The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 9, 1931, Page 1

» ] % - THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XXXVIIL, NO.5715. JUNEAU, ALASKA, SATURDAY, MAY 9, 1931. MEMBER PRICE TEN CENTY CRIME LEADERS ARE CAUGHT IN ROUND-UP OF POLICE REAL ARMADA WILL BATTLE MIMIC FIGHT Six Hundred and Seventy- two Planes Will Ap- pear in Flight By OSCAR LEIDING (A. P. Aviation Editor) WASHINGTON, May 9.—An aer- ial armada that will appear -in flight as a column 20 miles long is preening its wings for the an- nual air corps field exercises this month. A skeleton of a full war-time air division, the force will have 672 planes, 740 officers, and 631 enlist- ed men, outstripping in size any provisional organization ever as- sembled by the army for its air maneuvers. Since the beginning of the year under leadership of F. Trubee Davi- son, assistant secretary of war for aeronautics, who conceived the large-scale operations, officers have been drafting plans for far-flung mimic battles. To Form at Dayton The * division will form in the middle of this month at Dayton Ohio. After several days of forma- tion and combat practices with flight demonstrations over Chicago and Detroit, it will move in a brok- en mass to arrive May 21 in New York. Starting the next night with a bombing attack on the city near midnight, operations will be car- ried on for two days. The attack will end on May 23 when the en- tire force will fly in combat forma- tion for the dedication of Floyd Bennett field, New York’s new mu- nicipal airport. The battle-line will then be flung into the New England sector, with a mass demonstration May 25 over Boston. A composite group of planes will break away from the force for a sally into Maine as far north as Bangor. End Maneuvers at Capital The division will be reformed the next day in up-state New York, to fly in a column down the Hudson river and past the massed ranks of West Point cadets. Atlantic City, Trenton, Jersey City, and Newark will be attacked by the armada May 27, and two days later it will move over Phila- delphia and Baltimore for the fi- al maneuvers over Washington Me- morial day. Brig. Gen. Benjamin D. Foulois, assistant chief of the air corps in charge of plans, will command the division. In assembling the monster force, the air corps hopes to settle by practical tests the problems of handling under one command an organization representing in minia- ture a wartime air weapon. It will seek to find out the num- ber of planes that may be handled from an airdrome, and the time required for a large organization to get into the air. It will test communication systems to see if they are adequate and whether op- erations may be controlled en route by radio. New Pilots to Try Wings New pilots will test their ability at war-time maneuvers. Problems of transporting, feeding and hous- ing personnel, will be approached. Supply systems for fuel and parts will be tested. The planes will be drawn from all quarters of the country. The airways to be covered will total about 50,000 miles, and every state in the Union will be crossed by units either in concentrating, dur- ing the exercises, or demobilizing. DO-X FALS IN TAKE-OFF RIO DE JANEIRO, May 9.—The National Telegram Company an- nounces a message from the giant German seaplane DO-X has been received here. The DO-X tried to take-off near Boloma, Portuguese Guinea, at 4 o'clock this morning but was unable to rise because of the heavy load. She was taken to Orango Island for a later attempt. e, Too Many Crashes; Changes Number 13 TONAUANDA, N. Y, May 9.— Alosius Burngasser of the police force is tired of his parked car being crashed by other cars in front of the police station. It has hap- pened three times. He thinks he has found a preventative. He has changed the number of his badge. It was thirteen. REV. ALLEN T0 " LEAVE JUNEAU CONGREGATION The Rev. E. K. Olafson to Assume Pastorate of Church Here Rev. Harry R. Allen, who has been pastor of the Resurrection Lutheran Church of Juneau for the past five years, will assume, on June 1, the pastorate of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Cnurch, Fre- mont and 43rd Street, at Seattle. The Seattle congregation sent a call to the Rev. Allen last July, but it was not accepted. Later in the summer a second call was again sent and the Rev. Allen ac- cepted it with the provision that he should remain here until a suit- able man could be found to scrve the congregation in Juneau. Last December, the Resurrection Lutheran Church, sent a call to Rev. Erling K. Olafson, a senior in the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Seattle, which was accepted by him a few weeks later. The Rev Olafson will arrive in Juneau on June 9, to become the pastor of the local Lutheran Church. While the Rev. Allen was a sen- for in the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Chicago, Ill, he heard of the desire of a number of Luth- erans in Juneau to organize here but the Mission Board of the United Lutheran Church did not want to sanction a congregation without the assurance that a min- ister would come to take over the work. The Rev. Allen informed the Board that he would be willing to come to Juneau and so the con- gregation was organized on April 11, 1926. The Rev. and Mrs. Allen and their son Jobn, will sail on the Yukon May 18. Their new home will be 507 N. 43rd Street, Seattle. The Rev. Allen will preach his farewell sermon on May 17. He has also arranged a Mother's Day service for tcmorrow morning at 11 o'clock. The Rev. Allen has succeeded in building a congregation to a large membership in Juneau. Church property was purchased and re- cently an addition was made to the church at the corner of Main and Third. The Rev. Allen entered spiritedly into the life of Juneau from all standpoints and not only members of his congregation but the Ju- neau public at large will regret his leaving this city. Mrs. Allen has also ingratiand herself with the public as has her husband. Chu;ch and Government in Trouble Spanish Rep—-ublic Resents Recent Letter of Car- dinal, Report MADRID, Spain, May 9. — The Republican Government has an- nounced it has protested to the Papal Nuncio in Madrid on the re- cent pasoral letter of Cardinal Primate Pedro Segura of Toledo urging Spanish Catholic to vote at the coming election for Depu- ties who would defend the rights of the Church. The Cardinal may go to Rome and rteport on the situation to the Pope. Unconfirmed reports said Fer- nando De Los Rios, Minister of Justice, charactérized the letter as a “frank assertion indicating hos- tility of the Church to the Re- public regime.” He said the “Gov- ernment will not permit in the future, such undercover attacks.” Woman Jurors for Illinois Declared as Unconstitutional SPRINGFIELD, Ill, May 9.—The Illinols law giving women the right to serve on juries is unconstitution- al. This was the ruling of the su- preme court recently in a de- cision directing that & writ of man- damus be give to Charles M. Thomson, Chicago, compelling the jury commissioners of Cook Coun- ty to draw a list composed of male Jjurors exclusively. ‘The law was passed by the legis- lature in 1929, subject to a refer- endum. It was approved in the November, 1930, election, largely ‘because of an overwhelming favor- able vote in Cook County. First Lady’s Aide Mrs. Frederick B. Butler (above) has been chosen by Mrs. Herbert Hoover to be her soclal secretary, succeeding Ruth Fesler, who is to be married in May. “BURN MENOW" SAYS YOUTHFUL N.Y. DESPERADO ‘Two Gun’ Crowley Wants to Pay for Crime— No Trial Needed NEW YORK, May 9.— Francis ‘Two Gun” Crowley, youthful des- perado, captured by the police Thursday afternoon and who has confessed to the killing of Patrol- man Frederick Hirsch last Tues- jay night, today asked the authori- ties to “get it over with quickly. What's the use of foolin’ around th a trial and all of that bunk? If I'm going to burn, might as well be right away.” TEXAS GUINAN GOING ABROAD Is Taking Her Show of Girl Dancers, Singers and Orchestra NEW YORK, May 9. —— Texas Guinan will desert New York's night life on May 22 and sail for a tour of European night clubs. She will open first in a Paris cabaret, taking over her show of girl dane- ers, an adagio team, a quartet of singers, an orchestra and a press agent. English newspapers are hinting that Miss Guinan may not be per- mitted to appear in London, espec- ially in view of the fact that she is asking $10,000 a week. CREW TAKES TOBOATS AS VESSELS HIT Denmark, German and Brit- ish Steamers Collide in Baltic COPENHAGEN, May 9. — The Denmark-German steamer Esstrom collided in the Baltic today with the British steamer Pacific. The latter is badly damaged. The crew of the Pacific took to the boats and were picked up by the Es- strom. The Esstrom finally got a line aboard the Pacific and is tow- ing her to Kiel. Reports indicate no lives were lost as the result of the collision. FUMES KILL 3YEAR-OLD SPRINGFIELD, Iil, May 9.—The home of Carl A, Sorling, banker, was fumigated yesterday, following a case of measles. Mary Ann Sorling, 3 who had been staying elsewhere with other members of her family, ran into the family home, in search. of her parents. The fumes killed her, SNOW STORM FORCES FLIER BACK TO LAND Seiji Yoshi};; Is Off on Another Leg To- ward Juneau NAIBOI, Island of Fiturup, Ku- riles, May 9.—Seiji Yoshihara, Jap- aness flier attempting a flight from Tokyo to San Francisco via Alaska, descended in the bay here this morning after flying about 135 miles from Nemura on another leg of his air trip. He had in- tended to fly to Muroton Bay when he took off from Nemuro but stopped here on account of snow storms raging over the ‘Kuriles and farther north. DCEAN LINERS IN COLLISION IN N.Y. HARBOR Dense Fog Hangs Over Water—All Traffic Is Paralyzed NEW YORK, May 9.—A heavy fog over the harbor has paralyzed shipping today and caused a minor collision between the liners Conti Biancamano and Eastern Prince In Ambrose Channel. The Eastern Prince radioed its bridge superstructure was damaged but she was proceeding to South American ports. The Conti Biancamano was not damaged. The liner Majestic with 539 pss« sengers aboard is held for sailing at midnight tonight in hopes the fog will lift by that time. Cutters and police launches are searching around Norton's Point for a vessel blowing distress sig- nals. Ferry schedules are disrupted. SENTENCED T0 EAT SPINACH Illinois Police Magistrate Helps Wife with Unruly Mate EVANSTON, Ill., May 9.— The next time Mrs. A. L. King cooks spinach for her husband it's likely that he'll eat it. He was sentenced to do so yes- terday by police magistrate Harry H. Porter. It seems that Mr. King was ac- cused by Mrs. King of becoming so angry when she suggested that he partake of the spinach she had prepared for him, that she feared his wrath would get out of bounds. So she called the police. They lock- ed him up. Yesterday he came be- fore the magistrate. “If yowll promise to be agreeable to your wife and eat your spin- ach like a man in the future, T'll let you go free,” said the court. King agreed. Conference Being Held at Rapidan Secretary of War and Heads of Branches Talk with Hoover WASHINGTON, D. C, May 9.— President Hoover intends to deal with facts, riot fish, at the Rapidan conferences with Becretary Hurley and other heads of the various branches of the War Department over the week-end. Special atten- tion will be given to non-military activities of the Department. VACATIONS FOR CONVICTS,SPAIN MADRID, May 9.—Annual vaca- tions of ten or twelve days for convicts are proposed by Seno Victoria Kent, new Director Gen- eral of Prisons. They would be given leave to visit their familics. Ice Moves Chena River; Break-up At Ne_nana, Next FAIRBANKS, Alaska, May 9—With water extremely low, the Chena River break- up occurred here at 4:24 o'~ clock Friday afternoon. The Tanana break-up at Nenana usually follows from a few hours to two days. . . . . . . . . S e e e s saaaa . ———e DRY AGENTS ARE CHARGED WITH MURDER {Warrants Are Issued for Arrest in Mississippi Killing COLUMBUS, Miss., May 9 —War- rants charging murder have becn dssucd against J. G. Hendricks, L. S, Wright and H. F. Furr, Prohibi- 'tion agents, as a recult of the Kill- ing yesterday of Wales Land, 27 year old farmer, during a liquor tald on his father's farm. i The agents reported the killing to the Sheriff’s office and declared they were forced to fire when Land made a motion to draw a pis- tol from his belt. Two negroes, farm tenants, the only known witnesses to the shoot- ing, made depositions that a pistol dropped from Land's hand as he fell mortally wounded. DR. MICHELSON PASSES AWAY Dean of American Scien- tists, Who Measured Light Velocity, Dies PASADENA, Cal,, May 9.—Dr. Al- bert A. Michaelson, Dean of Amer- ican Seientists, died this afternoon at 12:55 o'clock. He was born De- cember 19, 1852. Professor Michelson was the first American scientist to win the Nobel prize, and as head of the depart- ment of physics at the University of Chicago, he probably was best known as the discoverer of the length of light waves and for his accurate measurement of the speed of light. When past 70 years of age, he had determined the speed of light long given in round figures as 186,- 000 miles per second, to within 20 miles per second of its real value and he expected by further experi- ments to reduce the measurement to within five miles. ‘The experi- ments by which he established his figures were carried out on two Californit mountains 22 miles apart, Mount Wilson and Mount St. An- tonia, and at an originally perfect- ed test plot on the outskirts of Chicago. Light beams were reflected across intervening space and through a channel of vacuum pipes and their speed calculated. Testing of the Einstein theory of relativity also was one of the chief objects of these experiments. Fifty Thousand Is Sum Left by Early Gambler TACOMA, May 9—The will of the late Peter Sandberg, pioneer saloonkeeper and prominently iden- tified with gambling in the old days, has been filed for probate. The will indicated that the assets of Sandberg, estimated thirty years ago at $2,000,000, had dwindled to $50,000. To Mrs. Mathilda Sandberg, Se- attle, his former wife, S8andberg left $250, with the residue, estimated at $49,997.50, going to his daughter, Mrs. Esther Sheldon, Tacoma. e San Francisco to Be Name of New Cruiser: SAN FRANCISCO, May 9—The next U. 8. cruiser to be built at the Mare Island navy vard will be named San Francisco, Congress- woman Florence P. Kann was in- formed today by Ernest L. Jahncke, Assistant Secratary of the Navy. start in a few weeks. Urges Railroad Car: For Women Smokers NEW YORK, May 9.—Miss Olive ‘Cooper is President of the Women'’s International Smoking club, which i85 trying to induce railways to haye smoking cars for women. UNCOVER PLOT TO KILL CAROL " INBUCHAREST One ]ndiviE\:a—l Is Under| Arrest — Discovered with Loaded Gun BUC are reported to have uncovered a plot to assassinate King Carol to- mMOrrow The police arrested an individual found concealed under the from which the King and other members of the royal family plan- ned to waich the military parade. The man was armed with a loaded revolver. Queen Helen is coming home to- morrow from Belgrade, where she has been visiting, prepared, it is belicved for a reconciliation with the King. It is reported King Alexander of Jugoslavia proposed the reconciliation. - YACHT STRIKES "REEF ENROUTE . T0 NORTHLAND Hunting Party Bound for| Alaska Peninsula Is Hung Up PRINCE RUPERT, B. C., May 9 —The yacht Rio Bonita, owned by Melville Dollar, of Vancouver. struck a reef on Grindstone Point, leaving here by way of Meotlakatla passage. The yacht left Vancouver last Sunday for the Alaska Peninsu'a for a five months’ hunting cruise The yacht was chartered by Charles Deganahl, of New York. and he had a number of friends aboard. The yacht had taken the course inside the beacon. Efforts of tugs to pull the Rio Bonita off last night were unsuc- cessful and further effort will be made during today. RS A A S 16 PASSENGERS RBOARD YUKON ~ FOR THIS PORT SEATTLE, May 9.—Steamer Yu- kon sailed at 9 o'clock this morning for Alaska ports with 109 first class passengers and 90 steerage. Passengers booked for are: Louis Salvey, Nita M. Sjirk, Mrs. E. McCubrey, William H. Nieder- hauser, Anton Avonitas, Max Gie- gold, E. P. McCloskey and wife, Jerome H. Beach, F. B. Ohlbaum, Mrs. H. A. Jenkins, John Kazinsky, Viola Riendeau and threc steerage. e HUSKY STARS ' WILL PERFORM 1 - IN'WINDY CITY Juneau ! SEATTLE, May 9.—The Univer- Isity of Washington will have a iteam in the National Collejiite A A. track and field ch.mpionshi {Which will be held in Clucago ear!; in June This decision was announced by | Farl Campbell, giadn munager of the University of Wasringion and Coach Hec Edmundson was in- formed that as many Husky ath- letes as turn in meritorious per- formances during the campaiza and !recelve the recommen-ation of their coach, will be included on th2 Chi- cogo team. (NG S | GOLD MEDAL { STOCKHOLM, May 9. The Swedish Aero Club has awarded Capt. Ahrenberg a gold medal in recognition of his flight to Green- land in an attempt to rescue Brit- ish Seientist Courtauld. Ahrenberg landed at fhe scientist’s camp a few hours after he had been res- cued by a dogteam expedition. REST, May 9.—The police | stand | | AWARDED FLIER Work on the cruiser is expected to) Jack’s Next Wife? : | i With rumors of Jack Dempsey’s di- | | vorce from Estelle Taylor rampant, wossips are linking the ex-chame pien’s name with that of Mrs. Reg-! inald R. Church in whose company he has been seen on many occa-| sions. Mrs. Church is pictured| above as she appeared on her weds | ding day when she married Rege| inald Church, Pittsburgh, Pa., so. ciety man. She divorced him re- | eently at Reno. Nev, NEW MYSTERIES ARE UNEARTHED ON CAL, DESERT Steamshovel Digging at Purported Graves, Gang Victims LOS ANGELES, Cal, May 9.— The Los Angéles Times today said San Bernardino County officersand | Faderals, equipped with a steam- shovel, are on the desert near Vic- torville to explore purported gang- ster burial grounds. Officers hope to solve mysterious disappearances, among them being | Frank Baumgarten, wealthy wine dealer, and Joe Neuman, former associate. Five days ago, the Los Angeles Times says, officers found six piles of sand and rock which are be-| lieved to be burial places of vic~ tims of gangsters. - e Sugar Pact Agreement Now Signed Seven Exporting Countries Trying for Better- ment of Trade BRUSSELS, Belgium, May 9.—| Seven great sugar exporting coun- tries of the world have signed the Chadbourne International Sugar Contract. The nations hope to assure producers fair profits and guard the consumer against unduly high prices. The plan calls for a rigid re- striction on exportation by the sig- natory national and will result in an increase price of sugar to the point which will make export prof- itable. LAST RITES FOR SELIG ARE HELD KETCHTKAN, Alaska {Under the auspices of |of Elks, the funeral Steve Selig, victim of the plane crash on Karta Lake, last Sunday | night, is being held today. C. J. Alexander who suffered two breaks in each leg and also a| broken arm, is slowly improving. | Al Dano, who has two crushed | legs, a crushed chest and other in-| ternal Injuries, also shows signs of | | improvement. | Pilot Jim Dodson, with one leg in | splints and suffering other injuries, is getting along nicely. May 9.—| the Lodge services for |Temperature of Capt. Robert Dollar Is High| | SAN RAFAEL, May 9.—The con- |dition of Robert Dollar has in- creased the watch at his bedside. His temperature was 104 this morn- ing. His son, Melville Dollar, has GANGSTER FLAT IS RAIDED; TEN MEN CAPTURED- Notorious E;ier Amon§ Those Captured by Police in Illinois BANK ROBBERS, ALSO KIDNAPPERS, CAUGHT Estimated that Proceeds from Robberies Over Six Million EAST ST. LOUIS, Illinois, May en men, including the notor- us gangster Tommy Hayes, were ted late yestorday in what the deccribed as the “Gangster ar Flat. Chicago detectives, who aided the local police, said the gang was wanted for a series of kidnapings, murders and robberies in the Chi- cago area and for a bank robbery at Sterling, Illinois, and elsewhere. Officials said those arrested were the “worst of the Fred Kieder Burke’s gang.” KIDNAPPERS CAUGHT EAST ST. LOUIS, May 9.—The authorities contend that the cap- tures in the “Gangster Flat" in- clude a gang of kidnappers and bank robbers whose loot and ran- som money ran into the millions of dollars, including $200,000 taken in a hold-up of the Denver Mint in 1922, The proceedings of the raids are estimated by the accusers to run over $6,000,000 of which $1,000,000 is fixed as ransom money in kid- . napping cases. SIX ARE MANACLED CHICAGO, Iil, May 9.-8ix des- peradoes, accused of the nation’s largest bank rebbery, sped man- acled and guarded by a large police | force to Sterling today where they will be served with warrants charg- ing them with the $2,800,000 rob- bery of the Lincoln, Nebraska, Na- tional bank a year ago. They were arrested in the “gangster flat” at East St. Louis. The men are Tommy Hayes, Thomas O'Connor, Jack Britt, How- ard Lee, E. Hawks and Willlam McQuillan. i Seven cars carried the prisoners and guards. s Ay BOOTLEGGER 1S SHOT DOWN IN'HIS HOME Warfare Over Denver Con- . trol of Liquor Has Fatal Flare DENVER, Col, May 9—Gang warfare over control of Denver's liquor traffic flared again late yes- terday as Sam Carlino, aged 41, North Denver bootlegger, was shot to death in his home, and Joe Col- letti, aged 19, of Pueblo, was seri- ously wounded. Mrs. Carlino, the slain man’s widow, named Bruno Mauro, aged 17, of Pueblo, as the slayer. he killer had not been appre- hended up to late last night. Eloped in Haste, Are Now Divorced IONIA, Mich., May 9. — Peggy Green Tyrrell, daughter of former Governor Fred W. Green, has been granted a divorce from Norval E. Tyrrell in circuit court. She charg- ed cruelty. They eloped to bowl- ing Green, Ohio, and were mar- ried May 3, 1927. At the time both were students at Michigan State College. ——————— Irs All 0. K., Lad, Here's Our Blessings LONDON, May 9—American Ambas:zador Dawes and his wife today gave their blessing to their adopted son, Dana, and his bride, Miss Eleanor Dil- lingham, whose marriage months ago was disclosed yes- terday at Williamstown, Massa- chusetts. “We sent him our love and best wishes and welcome the young lady into the family,” arrived here from Vancouver. said the Ambassador,