The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 20, 1931, Page 1

iC THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TfME” PEOPLE FLEE DURING NIGHT FROM HOMES Two Severe Shakes Awak- |} en Portuguese—-Pan- ic Seizes Them THOUSANDS SLEEP IN OPEN FIELDS Men and Women Kneel in Streets and ,Offer Up Prayer for Aid LISBON, May 20.—Portu- gal’s capital was rocked by two sharp earthquakes, one being of 10 seconds duration. No casualties have been re- ported but much minor dam- age has been done. ! The first shock, coming during the middle of the night, created a panic amo the populace. Residents of all degrees de- serted their beds and to the streets or cellars. A long shock was felt soon after, shaking the city se- verely. Water mains have broken and buildings cracked. Shocks are reported from many other localities. | At Oporto and Braga, resi- dents rushed into the streets and knelt down in prayer. Thousands of Portuguese slept in the fields during the night and remained there un- til late this foremoon. ————————— VILLAGE SWEPT BY FIRE, DAWN Blaze Bursts from Center Section, Spreads in All Directions HARBOR GRACE, Newfound- land, May 20.—The most disastrous fire in many years swept the com- munity of Carbon, near Conception Bay, at dawn today. N Flames reached out from the center of the village to enwrap many homes on the outskirts. The damage is estimated at $1,- 500,000. The fire destroyed industrial plants, fisheries supply plant and scores of homes. Walter Bacr Released | From Custody, Seattle SEATTLE, May 20.—Walter Baer, to whose home Mabel Fouty, un- wed mother, went and died after swallowing poison, has been re- leased from jail. The coroner held he was not responsible. The girl had previously requested a com- plaint demanding that he support the baby but this was dismissed. "gineer Officer staked. Greetings from one good erahsman to another were exchanged when Lord Ampthill (left) ro-Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge of England, and Dr. Charles W. Johnson, Grand Master of the Grand MAJOR ATKINS . TOGIVE ADDRESS "MEMORIAL DAY, Firing Squ vad Has Eight Members and Frank | Metcalf Is Leader E Major L. E. Atkins, U. 8. A, En- with the Alaska Road Commission, will deliver the address at the exercises to be held under auspices of the American Le- | gion in Juneau Memorial Day. Ma- Jor Atkins will speak in Flks Hall 'at 11 o'clock the morning of the holiday. The program will also include an invocation and musi- cal selecnons r Atkins is Past Department Commander of the American Le- gion, District of Columbia. The firing squad, which will give salutes at the Pacific Coast Steam- ship Company’s wharf to those who lost their lives in the service of their country at sea and at Ever- green Cemetery to those fallen he- roes of land forces, has been or— | ganized. It consists of e bers and will be led by Frank M—*t- calf. cuw SEEKERS | ON STAMPEDE 'Americans Streaming Into Saskatchewan—Big Strike Reported SCCBY, Montana, May 20—A stream of American gold seekers jare passing through here today bound to Poplar River at Coronach, Saskatchewan, where a strike is reported. # The value of the find is not known but filings cover the river bottom for a distance of 20 miles and two milés wide. Four hundred claims have been Lords’ Affront to Commons Strengthens MacDonald Rule By EDWARD STANLEY LONDON, May 20.—The Laber party isn't begging for a general election—but it certainly is sitting pretty for one now. That wasn't true a month ago when the Conservatives sought to turn the Government out. For months on end Ramsay Mac- | Donald's Government had been shivering in this shadow, and the Prime Minister has been forced to play his cards with all the adroit- | ness he could command. Lacking a working majority in the House of Commons, he was compelled to maintain a somewhat irksome liaison with the liberals to retain power. It wasn't much fun and displeas- ed oth Laborites and Liberals. But if MacDonald temporized he at least stood as a master politician, a match for any. General elections in England roughly correspond to American presidential elections. ‘The technique calls for “issues” and accusations that can be flung hard enough to arouse mass re- sponse and, above all, a first rate slogan. If the Labor Party is forced to face a general election its battle- cry undoubtedly will be “peers against the people.” Generally considered a vestigal appendage, the Lords for the first time in years have challenged the power of the Commons. First, they dismantled the Gov- (Continued on Page Three) Lodge of New York, met at the 150th anniversary celebration of the New York Grand Lodze of Masons, held in the metropolis recently. E]ected Presldent Associated Press Photo H. Strawn of Chicago was United States Chamber of Commerce at Silas elected president of the Atlantic City, N. TRAIN LEAVES RAILS; 6 CARS UPSIDE DOWN Engineer Is Kllled but Pas- sengers Escape Se- rious Injuries J., meeting. WAYNOKA, Okla., May 20.—En- gineer James Tailferro was Kkilled when a Sante Fe-California-Chi- cago passenger train was derailed here last night. The locomotive, six cars, including the baggage and refrigerator, turned over. Six other passenger cars remained on the track. Few of the passengers were even slightly hurt. The firemen jumped to safety. ——e——— TWO YOUTHS ARE ROBBERS Face Life Imprisonment or Hanging — Loot in Possession RAWLINGS, Wyoming, May 20. —Two soldiers, Russell Howarth, aged 19, and George Bachman, aged 18, face life imprisonment or hanging, the only penalties for train robbery in this State. They were arrested * yesterday traveling on the same Union Pa- cific Los Angeles train on which two women and one man, from St. Paul, who had been gagged, taped, chloroformed and robbed of $66, and a watch in their berths. Officers said the soldiers had the loot. PIONEER RATES WILD BULL HUNT route to Chirikof to Hunt Animals Hunting brown bear in' Alaska indoubtedly has wider renown as a jport, but for thrills and excite- ment it has nothing on the chase of wild bulls of Chirikof Island. At 'east that is the view of Capt. Axel Olsen, master of the motorship Ruth C., owned by his wife, Mrs. Mary Olsen, which docked hers early this morning from Seattle. Mrs. Olsen ,their son Lawrence, and Dave T. Paine, a foster son, are Capt. Olson’s companions, They are enrcute to Chirikof where the three men will spend several months killing off the wild bulls, Stocked in 1891 Capt. Olsen came to the Terri- tory first in 1881, and proudly boasts he is one of its oldest pio-’ neers. He has lived in. virtually every section of ‘Alaska, including Juneau. He was engaged in car- pentering here in 1914, erecting a aumber of houses. In 1891, as mate of the old Bertha, operated by the Alaska Commercial Company, he aided in landing three cows and one bull on Chirikof Island for the Semidi Pro- in fox farming there for some years. The wild stock now on the island are descendents of the ani- mals landed there 40 ‘years ago. Leased to Frye Frye & Company now have @& grazing lease covering = Chirjikof, Capt. Olsen said. He has a con- tract with the company to kill off the bulls, and he and his compan- ions expect to spend all summer and probably all of next winter on the island. All of the meat possible will be sold fresh to canneries and other in- dustries in the western district. The remainder will be cured and pack- ed in tierces for shipment south. A survey of the island was made last year when it was estimated between 800 and 900 animals were on the island. Builds Own Boat The two Olsens and Paine built the Ruth C., at Seattle last year, It is 60.6 feet in length, 16.6 feet beam, and has a draft of 7.7 feet. It is powered by one of the latest diesel engine types, with a direct reversible gear, rated at 75 horse- power. It makes about 9 knols as its normal cruising speed. Seven former Alaskans, several oldtimers, were brought north by Capt. Olsen as his guests. They are being dropped wherever they desire. McCord Is Aboard Jack McCord, wellknown Alas- kan promoter, is aboard with some 15 muskrats and one horse. It is the island with muskrats. For some time he has been en- deavoring to promote a fur-farming venture on the island and also to raise livestock there. WRANGELL TO HAVE NEW CHURCH; BIDS MAY BE SUBMITTED Word has been received by Rev. C. C. Saunders of the Northern Light Presbyterian church in Jun- " leau that plans for a new church in Wrangell have been received and bids have been called for. Bids will be received by Rev Russell F. Pederson, pastor of ti Wrangell Presbyterian church, \.\— til June 23. The Wrangell church was the first Presbyterian church in Alaska The old church burned to the gr- ound last fall. ————— Yellowstone National Park is the home of 700 moose. HIGH AS SPORT Capt. Axel Ol Here En- pagating Company which engaged 4 reported he is to undertake to stock | 1734 — Selling Is Concentrated Market rallled abruptly and early today. The market, however, was quick] undermined by concentrated selling A few prominent issues, notabl merican Telophone and Telegraph @nd American Can and rails losz most of ‘the many advances. I Southern Pacific push~d up two points on the declaration of a' \quarterly dividend. The general market closed in a heavy tone. Trading was moderate. Continental Can dropped four points and American Can about the same. American Telephone hit a four- year low, off five points in spite of ithe regular $2.25 dividend. Steel closed unchanged after gaining two points. Short coverings brought partial recoveries in sports. Alaska Juneau mine stock reach- ed 17%. . TODAY’ STOCK QUOTATIONS NEW YORK, May 20.— Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau Mine stock today is 17%, American Can 96%, Anaconda Copper 26, Bethle- hem Steel 43%, Fox Films 12%, General Motors 38%, Granby Con- solidated 12%, International Har- vester 45%, Kennecott 19%, Pack- ard Motors 7, Standard Brands 17%, Standard Oll of California 35Y%, Standard Oil of New Jersey 34%, United Aircraft 28%, U. S. Steel 98%, Curtiss-Wright 3, Hud- son Bay 4, Checker Cab 10%, 10, 10, California Packing 22%, Trans- Atlantic, no sale. Gen. Dunlap Trapped by Avalanche Officer of T S. Marine Corps Buried Beneath Falling Walls TOURS /France, While his wife looked on, General Robert H. Dunlap, of :the United | States Marine Corps, was buried under a collapsing wall of the Cha- teau de la Farniniere, near here, which rains had undermined. Rescuers are digging in the deb- ris but hold little hope that the victims will be reached for several days. A | Gen. Dunlap was talking to Den- {is Briant, farm hand. Mrs. Bri- ant was in the cave. Suddenly a shower of stones fell. The woman shrieked. Briant and the General ran toward the cave and ancther avalanche of earth, trees and stones buried everything in its path including Briant and Gen. Dunlap. Mrs. Dunlap was several hundred feet away at the time and was not caught in the ava- lanche. “Jake the Barber” Has Surrendered; ! Swindle Is Charged CHICAGO, Ill, May 20—John Factor, alias “Jake the Barber,” sought for an alleged $5,000,000 stock swindle in England, has sur- rendered here to the Government authorities. LOS ANGELES, Cal, May 20— Col. Charles A. Lindbergh, in se- clusion since a year ago last Easter when he spanned the continent is toying with another idea for his fast monoplane, An order has been received here by the builders of his plane to con- struct a set of pontoons to be in- Lindbergh Planning New Stunt; Pontoons Ordered terchangeable with his landing gear. l What use he will make of the new equipment is not known. An unusual feature of the pon- toons will be that gasoline tanks are to be fitted to them enabling the carrying of a large load of fuel, present TAKES ANUTHERj ADVANCE TODAY {Reaches HigT_est Point ofl | NEW YORK, May 20.—The Stock MEy 20—| Associated Press Photo Mr. and Mrs. Charles Eskridge Saltzman posed for a photograph Iramediately after their wedding at the home of Robert P. Lamont, secratary of commerce, the bride’s father, Saltzman is the son of the POPPY SALE TU THOUSANDS OF BE STAGED HERE | BANDITS ROAM CHINA BORDER BY LOCAL UNIT Meniorial Flowers Made by ‘Hundreds of Women'in which disabled World War veterans portunity to buy and wear a poppy in memory of the World War dead | CUR(Y in thr - JACK CRAWFORD FALLS TO DEATH RU T, B. C—May wford, well-known , was killed accident- ilita DA tost ling them- is being developed by the Unit un- m‘m%”i, bl o ing them g selves “Red Armie; rmed with der the leadership of Mrs. R.|cqnnon, field guns and thousands Reischl, chairman of the poppy | ¢l vk i . committee. A larger sale of tlv“o memorial flowers than ever before is anticipated by the Unit. “The purpose of the poppy sale is two-fold,” Mrs. Nordling ex- plained, “first to honor the war dead by wearing the poppy which grows on the fields of France and Flanders where they fell, and ond, to aid the living victims of the war, the disabled veterans, their 2 families and the families of the dead. Every penny of the money ga]) which the people of Juneau pay g for their poppies will go to the’ relief of war sufferers, some of it| to needy veterans and families, right here in Juneau. PRINCE RSV Sy Corn fed to 19 hogs netted J.C.- Csteen, of Sumu S.C., a return of $1.12 per Saturqay, May 23, the Saturday fore Memorial Day, will see the whole nation wearing the memorial poppy,” Mrs. Nordling continued, “Poppy sales conducted by 7200 Auxiliary Units will cover prac cally every city and town in country. More than 10,000,000 Americans are expected to pay tribute to the World War dead and! HARTFORD, Conn, May 20.— The science of boring a rifle barrel help the war's living victims back to health and happiness through buying and wearing a Ppoppy on that day.” - ., has been brought. to the drilling the lof | connecting rods {under pressure to the wri | Half a dozen advant Vets Placed on Public “Red Armies’ Terror- Sale Saturday izing Countryside The little red memorial poppies HANKOW, Z‘Aui a, May 20.—| hordes with semi- | when he fell from | near Stewart. He was unAi PARCHING HEAT WAVE CONTINUES FOR THIRD DAY Forest, G rass and Brash Blazes Menacing Cali- fornia Section 'TEMPERATURES SOAR NINETY-TWO DEGREES State Agencies to Coordi- nate for Fire Service if Necessary SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, | May 20.—The parching heat | wave entered the third day and carrying in its wake a series of menacing forest, grass and brush fires, from Santa Barbara to Northern Sierras. Temperatures at Oakland and San Jose reached 92 de- grees. San Francisco, Sacramento {and Red Bluff report 90 de- | grees. | Fire fighters fought blazes \‘in the countryside and for- | ests. ]‘ In San Francisco, the city | firemen had one of their | busiest days in years. .Goy._James Rolph, Jr., an- i nounces that the State is pre- | pared to coordinate public |and private fire fighting agencies and use of National Guardsmen also State High- way Patrecls for fire service . should the situation continue. POLICE CALLED, " MURDER TRIAL | | | | | Twenty thousand bandits, including | have been making “through the | hundreds of women, are ravaging| winter and spring, will be sold in ‘Mc border area cof Hupeh and An-,vrh Juneau on Saturday, May 23, Mrs. |kives Provinces, devastating the 1nousand Women Attempt Homer G. Nordling, President of |towns and countryside. | 1 Alford John Bradford Upii, Ameti- | he region 15 being depopula ;1; to E‘l:ar Ewdf:nce of can Legion, announced to4ay. A |us harassed natives flee to safer | auty Winner complete organization which will | 5on05 | give everyone in the City an Op-| .y, pangits are pouring over the| NICE, France, May 20—The po- lice were called today to handle the crowd of 1000 women who stormed’ the court room when Mrs. Fred G. Nixon-Nirdlinger, the for- {mer Charlotte Nash of St. Louis {Who won beauty honors in 1923, ent on trial ior the shooting of |h»r husand, Philadelphia theatre magnate. The girl testified that she shot 'in self-defense. The police witnesses testified that ‘evidemly there was a struggle be- rure the shooting. ‘ —————— lMlSS PULLEN IS HOUSE GUEST OF MISS M'BRIDE Miss Mary Pullen, of Skagway, larrived on the Alameda and will |remain until the Admiral Rogers ‘noe‘ north. While in Juneau, Miss Pullen is the house guest of Miss Miriam McBridc lelo-Makors Mothods Solving Drilling Task more complete lubrication. Cheap- r upkaep is claimed. Drilling long holes in metal has always presented difficulties, for the ordinary tool breaks, clozs or runs out through the side of the work. To meet this problem in rifle Ruth Nichols ing manufacturer and owner manufacture the Pratt & Whitney 0 " “claimz-d esult of the de company developed the rifle drill- To Attempt Ocean ment by the & Whitney com- | ing machine. Its principle is sim- . pany of a new high-speed machine | ilar to the new device. Flight Soon tool for this purpose The drill has no spiral, but has Through economic advantages 1n | a deep groove on the outside cdowa |e -’iflfii‘?: C‘T‘l{l- LM”Y 2“)‘-‘( . hine is sdid to|its entire length. The cente: is | ® Ruth Nichols will try an At- e within reach | hollow. | lantic flight, solo, within a e ry price class.! During the drilling oil nnder e week. This is according to e d rods” are said to!high pressure is passed through the e an announcement made this ® requce the tendency of wrist-pin | hollow part of the tool to the cut- e afternoon by Clarence Cham- ® ynocks the danger of rod|ting point and returned along the e berlain, her advisor. ® preakage and pin failure. The |groove on the outside. The oil keeps ‘ ® cbjective of pressure oiling is to|the point cool and carries off tie L) |jve0 2000000000 ase the life of the auto by | chips.