The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, June 5, 1931, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” P —————— VOL. XXXVIIL, No. 5738. GIANT GERMAN MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRE SS LINDBERGH NORTH PACIFI LATE SUMMER Will Remain in New York Until After Junior's First Birthday PREPARATIONS BEING RUSHED FOR FLIGHT Trip Proba-l::l;—from Alas- kan Coast Over Aleu- tians to Japan NEW YORK, June 5.—Col. Charles A. Lindbergh last night gave the Associated Press his first direct confirmation that he and Mrs. Lindbergh would fly across the North Pacific to the Orient. Col. Lindbergh said the flight| would be made late: this summer, explaining his plans are so indef- inite and that he could not pre- pare for it within 30 days. Col. Lindbergh said {irey . have not determined when they will start nor how long they will re- main. Sometime after June 22, the first birthday of Charles A. Lindbergh, jr., his parents will leave him with Grand-parents Morrow and fly across the Pacific Ocean for a va- cation. This was the announcement made today by Col. Lindbergh. Preparations are - being rushed but all details have not been set- tled. The flight will probably be made from the Alaskan coast over the of Der Vaterland, called the “vest down the ways at Kiel to h weas to have officially launc! ene of the men, erack the traditi Under the guns of the whole German Fleet and wi was Germany in pre-war days, the er future element. hed the craft but owing to a blunder by , she took her plunge before her sponsor had time to. | onal bottle on her bows. Inset is President Hinden- | purg in his uniform of Field Marshal, | ; all the pomp that Deutschland,” newest battleship warship, is shown gliding President Hindenburg pocket” arriving for the ceremony, MAKES ADDRESS AUXILIARY CHIEF SCOUTS PLANT - WALNUT TREE CONFIRMS FLIGHT NAUTILUS OFF ACROSS OCEAN LONDON BOUND Undersea Craft Going to North Pole, Then to *Alaska, Starts Trip {MAKES GOOD TIME . DURING TRIAL TEST | {Graf Zeppelin Being Pre- pared to Accompany Submarine North | | PROVINCETOWN, Mass., June 5. The reconstructed submarine MILLS ADMITS GETTING GIRLS 'PANTAGES CASE [Tells of Arrangements with Hollywood Woman Over Phone PRICE OF $200 PAID FOR FEMALE COMPANY "Showman fiLefl Alone With Miss Nitto; Turns State Evidence SAN DIEGO, Cal, June 5.—John P. Mills, wealthy man, who turned | Nautilus proved efficient on a trial States evidence in the “girl mart” | trip, making 11 knots an hour @nd, case, freely admitted on cross ex- {is today en route to London across amination that he pleaded guilty DO-X FLIES ACROSS i S he wunid’s biggest, seaplane, after many atiempts, has at lasc completzd a trans-Atlantic flight and has reached the coast of Brazil. {the North Atlantic. The Nautilus to a misdemeanor charge rather |is expected to reach London in than take a chance of being con- | | where the voyage through ‘about 20 days. The craft is com- voyed by the cutter Ponchratzain ,as far as Newfoundland Banks. | From England, Sir Hubert kins plans to go to prube:":. and ub- der the Polar ice starts. | The route of the proposed Aretic cruise will take the submarine across the North Pole to Alaska. PREPARE GRAF ZEPPELIN FREIDRICHSHAFEN, Ger June 5~—The Graf Zeppelin is He- ing prepared for a trip to the North Pole to convoy the Nautilus on the prospective undersea cruise. e ) DRY FORCES - victed of a felony, at the session of the Pantages trial yesterday af- ternoon. Mills was formerly accused with Alexander Pantages, wealthy show- man; Jesse R. Shreve, San Diego business man; ' William ~Jobelmann {and Olive Clark Day, alleged op- erators of the Hollywood “girl mar- ket,” of conspiring to violate the Juvenile Court law by bringing Lydia Nitto, aged 17 years, here to 'a gay hotel party last October. Mills pleaded guilty to contribut- iing to a delinquency charge and was freed of the conspiracy charge. $200 for Girl Mills testifiéd that he and Shreve ,agreed to give Olive Day $200 to bring Miss Nitto and Helen Liv- ingstone to San Diego. He said they planned the conference for ENGINEERS TO ~ MANY POINTS - ALASKA STAFF ON EXCHANGE Irving MeK Reed and Earl Rails ‘Continue ‘to' Go Up! Pilgrim to Make Mining Followed by Leading Investigations Industrial Issues { | | The appoirtment of iwoeng:neers| NEW YORK, June 5—The stock for field work and plans for min- markst today extended the gains| eral investigations in Alaska were;of yesterday but encountered con- announced today by B. D. Stewart, |siderable profit taking on the rise Acting Territorial Mining Engineer, of shares. | who returned this week from ai Leading rails moved up vigor-’ menth’s teip.to western and intgr- |ously, Atc¢hison gaining 10" points for points. jand Union Paeific eight points, ! Irving McK. Reed and Earl Pil- New York Central, Pennsylvania,, grim, both mining engineers of New Haven, Southern Pacific, Mis- | Fairbanks, have been added to Mr. souri Pacific and others went up " PRICE TEN CENTY DO-X REACHES BRAZIL COAST AFTER FLIGHT Makes |,4FMile5 Over Ocean in 12 Hours 26 Minutes NO TROUBLE OCCURS DURING LONG TRIP Flying at L;;\llitude Re- 7 sponsible for Rumors ; Craft Was Down FERNANDO NORSNHA ISLAND, Brazil, June 5.—The giant German seaplane DO-X today rolled idly in the harbor here after a stirring flight across the South Atlantic Ocean from Cape Verde Islands. The DO-X arrived here at 11:18 o'clock last night having negotiated the 1429 miles in 12 hours and 26 minutes. Passengers and crew are en astic over the flight. The motors functioned penfectly. It is planned to refuel here and leave as soon as possible for Per- thusi- { nambuco. The extreme low altitude which the DO-X flew across the South Atlantic led to reports she had fal- len into the ocean. The flight was made without any untoward incident of anyekind, She took off at 9:45, Eastern Stand- ard Time, for Natal. REACHES NATAL NATAL, June 5—The DO-X ar- rived at 12:10 Eastern Standard Time, completing the Trans-Atlan- tlc voyage from Altenrhein, Swit- Aleutian TIslands, across the 600 ' | October 31 on payment of a $80,- zerland. miles of open ocean over the tip of Kamchatka Peninsula along the Kuriles to Japan. Mrs. Lindbergh won a pilot’s li- cense last week and has been do- ing lots of flying. FALL WILL 60 TO WASHINGTON TO ENTER JAIL Will Attem];t—; Make Trip from Texas Against Doctor’s Advice EL PASO, Texas, June 5.—Albert B. Fall, former Secretary of Inte- rior, is “determined to attempt” & trip to Washington, D. C., for pos- sible commitment to jail. This trip will be attempted despite concur- rence of four physicians. that he is physically unable to make the journey. Fall was convicted and sentenced to jail for one year and to pay a fine of $100,000 for accepting 2 bribe in Naval Oil reserves leasing. The Supreme Court of the United States recently refused to review the case. g — COL. HEMPHILL T0 BE RETIRED END OF MONTH Closes Mili;;y— Career of 31 Years; Is Known in Alaska SEATTLE, June 5—Closing a military caréer of 31 years, Col John E. Hemphill, of the Ninth Corps Area, U. 8. Signal Corps Of- ficer and well known in the Pa- cific Northwest and Alaska, will be retired from active service June 30. Col. Hemphill was in charge of the Signal Corps Communication system in Alaska from 1902 to 1908. —————— CITY COUNCIL TO HOLD REGULAR MEET TONIGHT * The City Council will hold s first regular June meeting in Coun- cil Chambers at City Hall tonight. ©Only routine husiness is slated to T0 JUNEAU UNIT Candidates for Delegates and Alternates to Pet- ersburg Named Lucid explanation of the aims and policies of the American Le- gion Auxiliary by Mrs. Ernest E. Laubaugh, national vice-president of the Western Division, and nomi- nations of delegates and alternates from Juneau to the Alaska De- partment Auxiliary convention to be held in Petersburg in August comprised the matters of chief importance that took place at the regular monthly meeting last night .|in the Dugout of Juneau’s Auxiliary organization. Mrs. Laubaugh’s address was of great interest to the 30 members that were present. She showed what effective results could be ac- complished by cooperation between the national organization and the local units. Of Inestimable Benefit She gave an illuminating talk on the plans of the National Auxiliary, and how, when put into effect, they would be of inestimable benefit to OF MT, VERNON l‘Ceremony of Planting Cur- tailed Owing to Driving Rain Storm Local Boy Scouts tnis afternoon |Mt. Vernon in the presence of a ed largely of students from the Juneau Public 8chools and em- | ployees from the Federal and Ter- ritorial offices in the Capitol. The ceremonies were curtalled planted the black walnut tree from' | small crowd of spectators ‘compos- | WILL TEMPT BOTH PARTIES Dr. Poling Says New Pro- hibition Organization Out for Dry Candi- dates and Planks WASHINGTON, June 5. — De- mands for dry candidate and Pro- hibition enforcement plans will be presented to both the Democratic | | | | | | {owing to the driving rainstorm in anq Republican National Conven- which they were held. The dedl- tions next year by the Allied Forces |cation speech, to have been made for prohibition, Dr. Daniel A. Pol- |by Charles H. Flory, ex-officio ing of New York, Chairman, an- | Commissioner for the Federal De- younced. He said the new organi- |partment of Agriculture Was Can- sation's ultimate goal was to retain celled. the Eighteenth Amendment. Its y immediate objective is to obtain Despite the heavy rain, the Cit, » Y dry commitments from the political |Band paraded through the streets |immediately preceding the exercises, |and marched then to the Fifth conventions of both the major political parties. Dr. Poling was a leader in the Street side of the Capitoi grounds.! |There the ceremonies were held. Prohibition Party for many years, i attending their National Conven- | A Boy Scout Color Guard ad- tions in 1904, 1908 and 1912. In i vanced with the Colors as the bu- the latter year he was the Prohibi- gle call sounded, and the band tion candidate for Governor of all local auxiliaries. played America. Briefly, J. H. Nominations to the Petersburg puny, member of the Territorial convention, which will be .held A“'iWflshinxton Bi-centennial Commit- gust 26, 27 and “'HI"”"W'N dling, | fe¢ explained ' the significance of Delegates—Mrs. Homer Nor lg){ the occasion, the origin of the iy d € > ) . He announ 4 e M. E. Monagle, Mrs. J. D. Mcm"'imtlon was postponed ‘“until ald, Mrs. Edith Bavard and MIS. oyt year” Charles P. Seelye. He then formally presented the Alternates—Mrs. John - Lowell iniang to H. W. Douglas, Scout- Mrs. m’firn‘gg;“' :"Si{::;;’:f master, who dellvered the charge Robinson, Mrs John H. "to the Scout troop. The Scouts :fi’l’» G. HM 5““;;%‘:"”-:- r?,a'v efi'{gnve the organization pledge to the gesen, IS, . ', tree. Mrs, A. B. Clark. ! 'The seedling was set in the soil Baby Clinic This Month by the scouts and specially pre- A Baby Clinic, it was decided, will pared earth placed around it. The be held this month. The date wm‘ceremony was concluded by the be announced later. |star Spangled Banner, played by Ohio. He is now editor of the Christian Herald. He has written several books. CANADA TARIFF MAY CUT EXPORTS $25,00,000 | B WASHINGTON, .June 5. — The Department of Commerce after & study of Canadian tariff revision forecasts that higher duties may result in American concerns losing $25,000,000 annually in exports to .the Dominion. Assistant Secretary of Commerce |Julius Klein said exports equalling approximately four per cent of the 1930 shipments to Canada will be imperiled by the proposed changes The Poppy Committee reported that approximately 3,000 poppies were sold in Juneau and vicinity for Poppy Day. In this connection, an expression of appreciation and thanks was voted to business men (Continued on Page Three) J L. STODDARD " PASSES AWAY ROME, June 5. — John Lawson Stoddard, noted American author, aged 81 years, who has lived here several years, died today. Fifteen travel and- lectures writ- ten his best known works. [ in the Canadian tariff. 'Bebe and Ben Lyon ; Purchase Baby Togs HOLLYWOOD, Cal, June 5.— ‘\Bebe Daniels, motion picture ac- |tress, and her husband Ben Lyon, also a screen player, are install a nursery in their Malibu Be /the band. e OHIO WILL PLANT TREES TO HONOR GRIDIRON STARS | | | COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 5—Ohio | State university plans to honor its {football heroes with a row of me- morial trees. | "Onio State’s five All-American ng .hl 000 note they had endorsed and which was overdue. Shreve sug- gested the party be given the night before to put Pantages in “good humor.” Mills said he called Mrs. Day on the phone and made the arrange- ments for her to bring the girls tq, San Diego. Girls In Room Mills sald he dropped in at the hotel on the night of October 30 and found Pantages, Shreve and Mrs. Day in Pantages' rooms with the two girls. Mills sald he stayed long enough to take a drink but when' he léft the others went up- stairs leaving Pantages alone with Miss Nitto. Mills admitted, among other things, that he felt District Attor- new Buron Fitts, of’ Los Angeles County had him “under his thumb” as the result of charges brought in that county. GIRL IN CASE FAINTS SAN DIEGO, Cal., June 5—Miss Lydia Nitto fainted this afternoon as she left the witness stand tes- titying at the Pantages trial. The jurors were filing out at the time and several sprang to her assistance. She was revived and taken from the courtroom. She Ibeen assigned to placer mining and {the latter lode mining investiga-| three or more points before buying subsided, Industrials showed a willingness | tions and general mine inspection. to follow the rails under such | Goes to Kobuk Region |strong leadership as Steel and Am- | Mr. Reed’s work this year will erican Can, which went up two take hinf’ to the far north and Points; Chemical Case, Vanadium | southwest. He will proceed to the and Westinghouse which went up Kobuk River district where there from four to 5 points. has been considerable interest in' The trade news offered little or developments during the last two DO support to the rally, although, or three years. From there he will resistance to the rally was fairly; g0 to the Lower Kuskokwim River Pronounced. region, paying particular attention| Early tiis afternoon the market to the platinum developments there Seemed in no hurry in resisting | and in the Good News Bay section, the trend and displayed a firm!: His work will include a general undertone under drives by short | survey of all placer mining opera- Offerings by traders who were fol- | tions and progress made in that 1OWINg the line of least resistance, | Stewart's staff. The former has e —— REV. HUBBARD FORCED DOWN IN AIRPLANE Reported Party Descends Safely at Ugashik En Route to Chignik SAN JOSE, Cal., June 5.—Father industry. After this is oomplebed\ he will prepare a report on it tor' publication and distribution. ! Mr. Reed was employed by Mr.! Stewart in a similar capacity dur-! ing the past biennium. His repon‘ was one of the most comprehensive s Bernard R. Hubbard has been forced down at Ugashik in a blind- ing storm according to a radio message received from Jack Ane derson, amateur radio operator at the Ugashik cannery. The mes- sage sald a perfect landing was TODAY’S STOCK - QUO’!‘ATIBNS 1 NEW YORK, June 5—Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine! ever issued by the Territorial Min- stock today is 19%, American Can ing Department. 99%, Anaconda Copper 21, Bethl Pilgrim Supplements Work hem Steel 44%, Fox Films 16%, Mr. Pilgrim will supplement his General Motors 347%, International| made by Pilot Harry Blunt. At the time of the forced des- cent, Pilot Blunt was en route with Rev. Hubbard to Chignik Teturned to the stand later. ———.———— RED SALMON ~ PACK DROPS ~ AT CORDOVA Far Behind aput of Year Ago; No Sign of Fish Running Now CORDOVA, Alaska, June 5—De- spite .the good catch of red salmon earlier in the season, local canner fes will end this week with the pack far behind a year ago and |wich indications there will be a repetition of 1926 when Only 8,000 ‘cases of red salmon were packed. Fishermen on the Copper River iflats report no sign of salmon | now, Several good days were lost ear- lode mining investigations of 1930. He will spend most of his time during the next year in central coastal and adjacent areas. His work will take him to Nuka Bay, the Prince William Sound regions, Valdez, Teikell River, and, if time permits, he will go to Bremner River, in the Copper River Valley,! where some new development work is being prosecuted. | It is possible, also, that he will extend his investigations to Kodiak Island and along the Alaska Pen-| insula. His field will not embrace the Alaska Railroad country, Mr. Stewart said. Extensive mineral investigations are being launched (Continuea from Page Two) BARRYMORE ON ALASKA CRUISE Comes North to Rest; Says He May Return to the i Speaking Stage ! KETCHIKAN, Alaska, June 5.— John Barymore, well-known stage land go over Wrangell Harvester 41, Kennecott 16%, Pack- |from Holy Cross. 2:d Motors 6%, Standard Brands, 16, Standard Oll of California 34%,, An Associated Press dispatch ree Standard Oil of New Jersey 34, ceived by The Empire yesterday United Aircraft 24%, U. 8 .Steel said the Rev. Hubbard and Pilot 92%, Curtiss-Wright 2%, Hudson:BIunc had arived at Dillingham en Bay 3%, Trans-America 7%, Check- route to Chignik where the party er Cab 9%, 9%, 9%. was to be joined by three Santa 3 Clara students. It is also planned lto fly around the crater of Aniak- TUROFF TO INSPECT |12, around & SOUTHERN PROJECTS' ™" "= ref ™ GIRL GOLFER OF CAROLINA L. W. Turoff, Assistant Engineer, VIIN HAMPI United States Buresuw of Public| o A COMING € o Roads, left this week on the tender | Highway, Capt. Nels Rogne, for m:_¥;§mm‘a‘ms&u: “;ui inspection of work on various road ' 1awson's golf. projects 'between here and Hyder., Miss Lawson, of Chapel Hill, N. He is expected to return next|c runner-up in the Carolinas WO; Thursday. men's Golf association tournament Mr. Turoff proceeded direct to here, is expected to go far in south- Hyder where a new section of Sal- ern golf circles in the next few mon River Highway is being com- years, observers declare. pleted. From there he will go| A steady swing that sends the to Ketchikan to look over the work ball far down the fairway and her on Tongass Highway; to Wrangell |physique are the features that golf Highway; | experts say will bring her toward and to Petersburg, then proceed-l‘the top. She has been playing ing home. tournament golf only one year. g EJL;.;A Iso fi;agering Now !g-rld players, Chic Harley, | Stinchcomb, Ed Hess, Leo Raskow- |ski and Wesley Fesler, as well as the first varsity team to wear the | scarlet and gray football jersey, in 1890, are those to be honored. The trees are to be planted by Scarlet Key, an organization of | managers of varsity athletic teams, and its alumni. The trees will line in 1898 and 1909 are probably a short road leading to the univer-!sands of spring lambs througi sity stadium. Pete | home, friends said. Miss Danie's|lier in the season due to stormy and Lyon, two of the most popular weather. members of the movie colony, were| - ‘This condition is not unexpected co-starred in & recent picture. as the year is the off-year in the XAy - Asie five-year cycle. ———e————— Farmers of Scotland county, Making motion pictures of 200, animals is ¢he hobby of A. D. Luz-; hrmann of St. Louis. N. ,C., have reduced their cotton acre- ‘age 15 per cent this year. AN There are 28735 4-H club boys ‘l‘d girls in Alabama. —o— : Alabama farmers have sold tr | oK he 'state farm bureau this year. and screen actor, has arrived here aboard his yacht for a vacation| cruise. He hinted at the possibility of returning to the stage but said nothing definite had been decided about the matter. | TALLAHASSEE, Fla., June 5.— Barrymore said he came to Al-'After 20 years of controversy, rac- aska because he was tired and ing and parimutuel wagering were wanted to rest. and fish on his trip. He left here House joined with the Senate. over- ¥ He plans to hunt legalized in Florida yesterday the|to herse and dog tracks. Legalized in Florida; V eto of Governor Is Overridden both Houses. islative action makes the law ecflve immediately and applies . A percentage of the income will Yesterday morning for the north- riding Gov. Doyle E. Carlton’s veto | be divided among the various coun= ward. jof the first racing bill ever to pass | ties.