The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, June 1, 1931, Page 1

| DEATHS OF 5 HUSBANDS, 14 OTHE W s THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE e “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XXXVIIL, No. 5734. JUNEAU, ALASKA, MONDAY. JUNE 1, 1931. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRES: " PRICE TEN CENT! RS,CHARGED TO WOMAN AMERICAN NOT FLYING; PLANE LACKS QUALITY Aviator Declares Machine Unable to Carry Suffi- cient Gasoline MOTOR FAILS TO GENERATE POWER Controls Do Not Respond Properly; First Attempt Is Unsuccessful v BULLETIN—TOKYO, Jap- an, June 1.—The Regno News Agency, in a dispatech from Samushiro Beach, said Ash has abandoned his proposed flight to Seattle and is re- turning here because of fail- ure of his plane to come up to expectations. The message said the mot- or failed to run perfectly and ' developed power for only 1,- 650 revolutions per minute when 1,850 is needed to rise with a heavy fuel load. The message further stat- ed Ash also found the plane will not respond properly to the control. s gmic . Lo FIRST ATTEMPT FAILS SAMUSHIRO BEACH, Japan, | June 1—Thomash Ash, Jr., Amerij- can flier, indicated Sunday he may attempt a trans-Pacific flight to Puget Sound but may content him- self with a 2,600-mile hop first to Dutch Harbor, Alaska. Ash made his statement after his attempted take-off late Satur- day on his 4,400-mile flight to Se-' attle but the heavily loaded mono- plane Pacific would not rise from the mile-long beach runway. The flier directed 20 gallons of | fuel be removed but this he said would probably cost him his chance | to be the first to span the Pa-| cific by plane. “Without those 20 gallons of gasoline, it will be prac- tically impossible to reach Puget' Sound, unless by miracle. I should have a tail wind all the way.” | Later he abandoned the start of | the flight. Before his attempted take-off Ash formally registered with the Imperial Aviation Society of Japan in order to conform with the snpu-f‘ lations for the $25,000 prize offered | for the nonstop flight, Japan to! Seattle. Ash issued the following state- ment last Saturday, addressed to the people of America: “On the| eve of my attempt to fly a solo nonstop across the Pacific, I wish to give this message—if my ef- forts, whether successful or not— helps to establish a more lasting friendship between the two great- est nations on the Pacific, I shall be contented.” ‘othfls were killed in separate ac- W, ». and he now says he may make it Alaska. in which Harold Bromley failed in year. The map indicated his possible route. MEMORIAL DAY TOLL OF DEATH count of Rainy Weath- er, Largely Blamed CHICAGO, Ill, June 1.—Memoria) Day deaths reached nearly 100. This is one of the heaviest in years attributable in a large part to the rainy weather with re- sultant automobile accidents. There were a few deaths report- ed from heat. Drownings played only a small part in the death toll. More than one-half of the toll was taken in the Middle West. Eleven were killed in Indiana, the focal point where there were thou- Rl Thomas Ash, Jr,, shown at lower right, planned to span the Pacific from Japan to Seattle, on a nonstop flight . His load was too heavy in hops, the first to Dutch Harbor, He is using a low-winged high-speed monoplane, (above) his efforts to span the Pacific last CHARGED WITH EXTORTION; BI6 | ABOUT 5 SCORE - SUM DEMANDED {Automobile Accidents, Ac- Alleged Sought from Auto Maker TOPEKA, Kansas, June 1—Rich- ard Swallow, former newspaper- $40,000 from Walter Chrysler, auto- mobile manufacturer, have been freed under bonds pending a pre- liminary hearing on June 12. ed in the complaint. The three men asked $40,000, it is alleged for suppression of a story concern- ing the alleged relationship of sands of race-going motorists. Five persons were killed when a machine was struck by a train at Berne, Indiana. Three others met death near Lebanon, Indiana, and cidents. Three race bound airplane pas- sengers met death when their plane cracked up near Madison, Wiscon- sin. ACCIDENTS ON COAST SEATTLE, June 1—California, Oregon and Washington today counted 20 and possibly 21 deaths and 14 serious injuries as the re- sult of the toll of the Memorial Day Observance and other week- end activities. Ten deaths are the result of auto. street car and motorcycle accidents. Five deaths, and possibly six, are charged to drowning. BIG DIVORCE BUSINESS IN NEVADA CITY Is: Elected Grand Master, Old Order ROME, Italy, June 1.—Prince Don Chigi Albani has been elected Grand Master of the Sovereign Or- der of Knights of Malta, an organ- ization founded before the Cru- saders in the Eleventh Century. IHe is the seventy-sixth Grand Mas- lter of the Order and succeeded Reno Alone Handles 331 Divorces, 517 Suits | in One Month l RENO, Nev., June 1.—A ’WGIYV. County Clerk and his hard-worked ! staff checked back over the fllesl after the close of business last Sat- urday and found 331 been granted and 517 suits filed during the first month’s trial of! Nevada’s new six weeks' resicence law. This record was from Washoe County alone. It ‘s impossible 1o estimate the number of actions fil- ed and divorces granted in the six- teen other counties of the State The Reno Gazefte estimated that the local divorce colony paid out close to $100,000 in attorney fees during May. Prince Galeazzo, elected in 1905. Tough Guys Hold Up Poolroom, Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH, Pa, June 1— divor:es had Twenty-<five men were lined up with their faces to the wall by three in a pool room. One of the robbers singled out George Po- luski, aged 23, and shot him in the throat. The robber said: “That's just in case any of you guys think we don't mean business.” ——eeo—— Maj. Malcolm Elliott, President of the Alaska Road Commission, returned today from a trip to lwm Alaska points. Ulrich to the late Henry Chrysler, father of Walter. — e — IBROTHERHOOD OF TRAINMEN LIMITS WORK Eleven Tho:l;;ld Unem- ployed Men to Go Back to Work Regularly HOUSTON, Texas, June 1.—The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen in National Convention here has adopted a resolution calling on its officers to seek a cohference” with the Government officials and busi- ness leaders in a public effort to ing about an improvement in the economic situation. President Whitney was elated over the action of the Brotherhood voting to limit the number of work- ing days of This will en- able 11,000 unemployed men to go back to work regularly. Seek Repeal of State Dry Law in Oregon PORTLAND, Ore., June 1.—Re- peal of the State Dry Law, leaving enforcement solely a Federal prob- lem, will be sought in an initiative measure, Harry B. Critchlow says. Critchlow has written to Hal E. Hoss, Secretary of State, for a bal- lot title, preparatory to getting sig- natures for an initiative. Granddaughter of Mrs. W. G. Harding Married MARION, Ohio, June 1.—Miss Jean DeWolf, aged 22, grand- daughter of Mrs. Warren G. Hard- ing, and Charles Weil, aged 26, of a furniture store, have Forty Thousand Dollars, man; Ralph Ulrich and Fred Clark, | accused of attempting to extort Charges of blackmail are declar-l MAYOR "0ME POLICE PLOSE CLUBS, PLAYEROUNDS Fusther Trouble Reportéd. .Pope and Mussolini Hold Conference ROME, Italy, June 1. — Thtee | playgrounds operated by the Ain- erican Knights of Columbus were closéd by the Government last Sat- ' urday and not long after, the ce closéd all Cathalic clubs in the city. | It is believed the -action (taken on the theory the ts | of Columbus are engaged in activi- ties as a part of the Catholic Ac- ition Organization to the Faseist | opposition which resulted in gis- jorders last week. | The Knights are under the di-| jrection of Papal Count Edward IHearn who was out of town Jast ZBacurday‘ VATICAN CITY, Italy, June 1.— {The Pope, when informed the Gov- ernment had closed all Catholic clubs, summoned leaders of fthe Catholic Action Organization to the Vatican, by telephone, to determine the church’s action. Sylvester Andriano, representin ready received many extraordinary letters, one which said the women were killed by accident. TUREE. SLAIN: - MANIS HELD Kills Two a;ldren With Gas Uses Bayonet on j His Wife PORTLAND, Ore, June 1—Ira H. Ormond, aged 38, an ex-sailor, has been lodged in the City Jail accused of killing his two small children by using gas. Ormond killed his wife Helen Sal&nda with a bayonet as she fled from his vengeance for som mysterious “wrong.” The police are |stopped by the Catholic editors,' and her daughter buried under an MURE AID TU Maude Lewis, aged 50 years, wife e police are searching for night clothes and beside them was ! Even More opinion of James Drain, Past Na- Women were poisoned. in an address at Arlington Na- lcnn never do too much to brighten oty g | SETTLEMENT IN SIGHT : | ROME, June l.—Prospects for a settlement of the difficulties be-| {tween the Vatican and the Italian !Govemmen'. emerged from confer- FuR scflTL AND ences between the Pope and Pre- | ;mier Mussolini, Previously 24 uar-‘ |dinals met with the Pope and di-' YARD Tu suLvE rected the editor of the newspaper Asservator Ramann to discont, aue : editorial attacks on the Fascists % . students who participated in anti- Bodies of Two Women, in 'Catholic demonstrations. 4 Wora has been passed along tnat ight Clothes Found lit ‘the attacks on the Fascists are Under Fish Pond y‘demonscrnnons will cease, leaving BELVEDERE, Eng., June 1.—Scot- the field open to diplomatic nego- land Yard is seeking a solution of tiations. one of the strangest mysteries it e e — has had in many years with the discovery of the bodies of a mother DRAIN URGES artificial fish pond at the subur- ban estate of the woman. The bodies were those of Mrs. of Charles Frederick Lewis, prom- inent educator, and their adopted WAR vETEH N daughter, aged 20, whose parents H died on the Lusitania. Th H ¥ Lewis but have been unable to lo- Says Government Is Doing cate him. WV ‘Much Bu! Must DO ‘The women were buried in their interred a pet dog. ki | The bodies had been burled sev- WASHINGTON, D. C., June 1.— eral days. There are no marks of The American Government, in the Violence and the police think the tional Commander of the American Legion, cannot ‘“overdo its aid to disabled war veterans.” | James Drain made the statement |tional Cemetery last Saturday, Me- morial Day. The country has done much but must do more, said Drain, and “wa | their dark roads of life or lighten their heavy burdens. We owe them ,everything. Their miseries were for us.” Yoshihara Will 'Resume Flight 'On June 25 | TOKYO, Japan, June 1.— ‘The newspaper Hochi Shim- bun announced today that Selyi Yoshihara will resume his flight to the United States, via Alaska, on June 25 with a new plane. His route will be the same as previously detafled. His first plane was damaged while he was several hundred miles on his way. ;N ear Death in Attempt to Ride Niagara Falls; Hill Saved by 17-Y ear-Old Son NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y., June 1 |himeelf, —Willlam “Red” Hill for the third | ‘The specially made barrel in time rode the Niagara Falls safely 'which Hill made his “ride” was last Saturday only to mill around |filling with water when the rescus (for almost three hours in the was finally effected. treacherous whirlpool from whichi “I am glad to get out,” Hill sald ‘he was rescued by his 17-year-old as he stepped ashore. that kid son, William, jr., at great risk to!nhas more nerve than I have.” however, for the slayings. L e i The West Texas Golf Associa- tion’s 1931 tournament drew entries from 19 Panhandle clubs. RS TO ATTEND FRENCH COLONIAL EXPOSITION Thomason, Mrs. Metcalfe, Mrs. Frignds of the family have al-' . ARE MADE ILL unable to discover the real motive, T.SEATTLE | | | | Associated Press I'hoto Group of mayors or thelr representatives and wives pictured In New York before sailing for Paris to attend the Inter-Colonial exposition as guests of the French republic. Standing, left to right: Victor J. Miller, St. Louls; Kirk MacKinney, representing mayor of Indianapol Richard L. Metcalfe, Omaha, Neb.; R. B. Marvin, Syracuse, N. Y.; ; R. E. Thomason of El Paso, Tex.; Daniel W. Hoan, Milwaukee, and g mayor of San Francisco. Seated: Mrs. Miller, Mrs. MacKinney, Mrs. Hoan and Mrs. Andriano. More Respect STOGKS SLUMP for Lawc, Also | yNDER ATTACK ™| BEAR MARKET Vive-Pres. Curtis Views Wth Alarm, Present Crime Wave ! L {Sharp Markdowns Follow | When Rails, Industrials GETTYSBURG, June 1.—Rededi- | Give Way cation of America to her constitu-| i ER tion and respect for the law was| NEW YORK, June 1. — Stocks urged by Vice-President Charles gumped to new lows today for Curtis at the Civil War battlefield the bear market. h?‘efi:z:s: f]:t“;g:dy :f;:”::g;‘e' than |, Finding nothing new to revive " 7 the low spirits, the market, influ- L th_sd c‘?untry, the Vice-lonceq by fresh breaks of rails, gfi:‘t‘i’:fiofi“ ;m;s ’r‘;‘;;ec’t‘cet:’ ::; pivotal industrials and utilities " fought off the trend but finally courts of the country. Tt is not gave way before sharp mark downs pleasing to notice the wave sweep- A of the carrier issues. ing over the country which disre- gards law and order.” lpc:;'.ss Steel common dropped four MRS Sl TS American Telephone and Tele- and four points. lYork Central dropped five points | | graph also dropped four points. | Many shares dropped off two | ‘points and these included Ameri- Atchison lost nine points, Jersey jand the Baltimore and Ohio, two | lcan Can, General Electric, North TRADE Is cuRE |American and American Tobacco. § | Foods were weak, some off three Central lost eight points, New | | Lloyd George Makes Ap-!|points. | peal for Change in if e . ‘ Policies L QUOTATIONS 1 | g B s . | LONDON, June 1—Lloyd George| ypy YORK, June 1.—Closing made an impassioned appeal for | asks < | Free Trade here last Saturday, sug- ’quotanon of Alaska Juneau mine | g istock today is 17, American Can gesting it as a cure for Great . . 3 Britain's industrial ills JaR%, Apasudda Ooyies UG- Bt | Lioyd George drew’ frecly onllehem Steel 38%, Fox Films 15, | American examples to sipport lusi(_’c.“em] Mowrs‘sl-s‘, Qranky Oon- | arguments. |colidated 11, International Harves- I “We must get rid of the m‘"ablwr 39%, Kennecott 15%, Packard |International ~debts which are MOLOTs 5%, Standard Brands 15%, |crushing the Nationals,” he saiq, |Standard Oil of California 33%, | Continuing, Lloyd George said that | 3;2':;3:"112:;‘:1”1;3“'U“gsey&:ezl' i (if there was an election tomorrow : {there would be Free Trade majority 0 «: Checker Cab 3%, 3%, 3%, |of ‘more than 3,000,000 vores | Curtiss-Wright 2%, Hudson Bay | i 314, California Packing 21%, Trans- ! | America T%. | ) [Clara Bow Wants To | | Make More Pictures But Not at Present | AUTHORITIES | security | ST. HELENS, Ore., June 1.—Eight | |of 23 loggers who became seriously | |l from food poisoning are con- Ifined to their beds in the Clark {Wilson camp. All are past the danger point. County Health Office: Ross said | most of the loggers were ill as a iresult of eating tapioca pudding. |Some of those who did not eat ithe pudding were not ill at all. Train Derailed; Only ! Five Passengers Hurt i | | PUEBLO, Col,, June 1—Five per-| HOLLYWOOD, Cal, June 1.—| Clara Bow wants to make more motion pictures but does not want to do so now, said Rex Bell, spokes- | man for the actress. Bell said Miss Bow told the Para- mount officials a week before her| present breakdown she “would feel | better if she was relieved of her | contract.” Miss Bow’s contract calls for two | more pictures for Paramount. .- | KETCHIKAN COMMISSIONER HERE ON BUSINESS VISIT W. C. Arnold, United States Com- 'sons suffered minor injuries in a Missioner at Ketchikan, arrived to- |derailment of the Santa Fe-Colo- day on the steamer Queen on a rado Express near Fowler. Two business visit. He probably will hundred and fifty passengers were return on the same vessel later 'aboard the tratn, this week. ARE PROBING MANY CRIMES Nineteen Deaths by Poison Alleged Charged to Chicago Woman VICTIMS INSURED, THEN FOUND DEAD Relatives or Roomers Are Among Those Believed to Have Been Killed CHICAGO, I, June 1.— Deaths of five known hus- bands ef Mrs. Margaret Sum- |mers as well as deaths of 14 other persons are under in- vestigation in connection with the poison murder charges already made against the woman. Coroner Herman Bundesen said the inquiry has been carried back over a period of 25 years as the result of in- formation supplied concerning Stanley Jones and James Lynch, two of the weman’s husbands whose deaths ante- dated those of three others. The investigators are trying to learn whether Mrs. Summers in- su; these men as she did the others, James Fairfax, Stanley Kor- zen and Thomas Summers . for whose deaths by poison she is now charged. She is also charged with poisoning a nephew and two board- ers, on which she had insurance. All nineteen persons were rela- tives or roomers-of Mrs. Summers. Additional names have been ob- tained in a canvass of five homes where she lived since she came here, from Effingham, Illinois. Officlals have confiscated Mrs. Summers’ bible in which they said she had each death entered. GOVERNMENT BOND ISSUE TO BE MADE Long Termers to Replace Huge Short Term Se- curity Issue | | WASHINGTON, D. C., June 1— The first move by the Treasury to replace its huge short term issues with long term bonds was announced last night by Secretary Mellon. The Secretary said 18 year 3 1-8 per cent bonds totalling $800,000,- 000 will be sold to the public on June 12. B The bonds will be issued to re- tire $589,000,000 worth of certifi- cate indebtedness, issued while de- clining receipts and increasing ex- penditures created a deficit of more than one billion dollars, and for other purposes. BOY DESPERADO T0 BE EXECUTED MINEOLA, Iv. 7., June 1—Fran- cish Crowley, 19-year-old desper- ado, recently convicted of the mur- der of Policeman Hirsch, was sen- tenced today to be executed the | week of July 5. MILLARD LEAVES FOR EAGLE SUMMER POST J. J. Hillard, Deputy Collector of Customs and one of the veterans of ‘ne Alaska district, left Sunday on the Princess Alice for Skagway, He is enroute to Eagle, his summer headquarters. He will proceed directly to Whitehorse and take passage on the first river steamer . for that port. Mr. Hillard will return here at the close of river navigation next Fall. ]