The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, June 11, 1931, Page 1

* N T ETmr———— T p— THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME" VOL. XXXVIII., No. 5743. JUNEAU ALASKA, THURSDAY, JUNE Il |93| ATTENTION OF WORLD FOGUSED ON WASHINGTON New Upnsmg in European Nations Is Cause of Great Concern AMERICA EXPECTED " TO SOLVE SITUATION Tangle of Re?ralions and Other Elements In- volved in Crisis WASHINGTON, D. C., June 11.— Economic forces, born of the World War and swollen to gigantic pro- portions by depression, face the statesmen of the world. On the surface, Europe is alone involved in the new uprising over the war reparations problem. Developments center in Germany and England, with the Government heads recently in intimate con- ference. France is a vitally interested on- looker. Yet on Washington and the Hoov- er Adminisi;ation, world attention is focused, looking for a sign that America will again be ready to lend aid in a new attempt to iron out the tangle on reparations, in- terallied debts, disarmament, tar- iffs, budgetary deficits and all other elements involved in the Interna- tional crisis of 1931. NOT DISCUSS REPARATIONS NEW YORK, June 11.—Secretary of Treasury Mellon is today en route to Europe for a vacation, He left aboard the Mauretania. Secretary Mellon said he js not to discuss reparations with the poli- tical leaders. He refused to pose for photos and said he was sick and did not wisih to be bothered. SEATTLE FIRM BIDS LOW FOR ROAD PROJECT Hubbell &_\V;ller Lowest of Four Bids With $7,482.50 Tender With a tender of $7,482.50, Hub- bell & Waller Engineerinz Corpor- ation, Seattle, was low bidder of four seeking the contract for con- structing a short road at Craig vil- lage, on the West Coast Highway. RBids were opened this morning by M. D. Williams, Districi Engineer, United States Bureau of Public Roads, in local headquarters of that bureau. Other bidders and their tenders were: R. H. Stock, $9,420.50; Saw- yer-Reynolds Company, $9,970; R. J. Sommers Construction Company, $11,037.50. Acceptance of the low bid was recommended by Mr. Wil- liams. The road is .37 of a mile in length. The work to be done consists of clearing, grubbing, ex- cavation and grading and surfac- ing. The bureau estimated the cost at $10,825. — - Governor Hartley’s Brother Passes ‘Away OLYMPIA, Wash, June 11— Gov. R. H. Hartley’s oldest broth- er, Wilder Wellington Hartley, aged 82 years, is- dead ;¢ Mountain View, California, his home, accord- ing to advices received here. Death was the result of a fall two weeks ago. 2 Archduke Otto Is To Wed Princess Maria; Tradition Fulfilletl ROME, June 11—It is reliably reported that Archduke Oftto, of Austria, will be married in October to Princess Maria, youngest dau- ghter of the King and Queen of Italy. His mother is the former Princess Zita. The marriage, it is said, will ful- fill the traditional obligation. — - — ‘William J. Fearson has return- ed to Ketchikan from a visit to his old home in England. He saw his three sisters for the first time in 55 years. ~Mr. Pearson was employed in the lighthouse service ¢ 30 years before retiring in 1930. | —With still movement place Minnesota in the Democratic ranks, where ! but once before in 71 years. LOST SEEKING Meimber of Wealthy ‘Eng- The body of John Noel Patch Ben- nett, member of a wealthy family |Will climax the sixty-seventh na-! of . Oakdene, found by Kelly Sunderman, a' guide, beside Tillicum Creek after a search of seven months. his trail and pack horse and took him a day to find again. going in the wrong directicn and had to retrace. nearly gone. worn out, frozen and he lost his horse again. Norember 16, where he spent a night. WRANGELL WOMAN BE IF arm-Labor Leader U rges Union with Democrats for Coming Presidential Race MINNEAPOLIS, Minn, June 11, the presidential elections nearly 17 months away, a has been started to it has been found The movement was launched through a proposal that the Far- mer-Labor party, now powerful in the state, join forces with the Dem- ocrats in 1932, in the abzence of a third National party. ‘This proposal was advanced by A. C. Welch, veteran chairman of the Farmer-Labor association, cen-| tral governing group of the party. The logic of the proposal, in ths | cpinion of some observers, is found in the fact that Floyd B. Olson, governor of Minnesota and the first Farmer-Laborite to hold that office, | | formerly was a democrat, as were Independent, others now in the front ranks of support of Farmer-Labor leaders, the Farmer-Labor party. Governor Olson has expressed the ' view that the third-party move- Democrat, trailing with 55913. ment represented a revoll against continued Republican domination of Labor party leaders to lay the par- state affairs, as well as a 'demand ty’s course in the 1932 campaign for a new legislative program. | ity but steadfastly regular Demo- |cratic vote, would easily equal the Republican total shown in the last elections, some Minnesota has presented a ma- Jority of its popular vote for presi- dent to the Republicans every four years since 1860, when its voters first took part in the election, ex- cepting 1912, when Woodrow Wil- son led. In 1916, Charles Evans Hughes, Republican, led Wilson with 392 votes. A combination of the strong Farmer-Labor vote with the minor- observers contend. In 1928, Farmer-Labor leaders, including Olson and Senator Hen- rik Shipstead, advised members of the party not to entangle the par- ty in the conflict of the two major national parties for president. In 1924, La Follette running asan received the active | Tecelving 339,192 votes to 420,759 for Coolidge, with John W. Davis, A formal meeting of Farmer- \will be held this summer. AN ADVENTURE BODY LOCATED lish Family Loses Life, Canadian Wilds EDMONTON, Alta., June 11— England, has .becn ‘The body was brought here and has been shipped to England. Bennett set out alone from Grand d’ Prairie last October, with a packhorse, intending to make his way over Pine Pass George, for adventure. to Prince lost it them He then discovered he was A diary entry showed he On November 9, supplies were His moccasins were matches spoiled, feev Bennett crossed a frozen river in kis bare feet. The last entry in his diary is wiiiten ‘n a cabin Bennett's body was found near the cabin. AT P SPUR EFFORTS T0 SAVE MEN | SUNKEN CRAFT British Naval Officers Be—i lieve Eight Men Alive | in Submarine ! TSING TAO, China, June 11.— Effords to save the eight men Y tof B trapped in the British submarine iaet gt 18 S main dvept: o Poseldon, sunk in a collision with a Chinese vessel during a fog two, days ago, is spurred on after Navy " g P officials said they firmly belleved LEhtwelght, won a six round de. the men are still alive. The rescue of the men depends solely on speedy action. Divers are working in relays to speed their efforts. —_———— 1 I SENT HERE FOR SENTENCE| Emma Jackson, convicted at Wrangell of violating the Alaska Bone Dry Law, was sentenced to serve 60 days in the local Federal jail and will be brought here on the first steamer north, according to word received today by Marshal Albert White. i iare urged to attend .o FARGHER GOING SOUTH ; i J. J. Fargher leaves mmamw[ morning on the Princess Louise for Seattle erroute to Bellingham, 3 Washington, where he is a Dele- yesterday by Deputy Fedéral Mar-[baum Cup prizes. amounting to gate to the Grand Lodge of Ma- shals Newcomb and Feero, charged | $2,000. sons. - He expects' to also be in with violating the Alaska Bone Seattle. and watch how the Elks Dry Law. stage their National Convention# raigned this morning. ;tional TEN THOUSAND T0 MARCH IN ELKS’ PARADE Route Selected in Seattle for Spectacular Event in July SEATTLE, June 11.—When the Elks put on their “big parade” that convention in Seattle, on July 9; it will be one of the greatest spectacles ever staged in the city. There will be ten thousand uni- formed marchers, thirty-five bands, fifteen drum and bugle corps, ten large floats, fifty cowboys on ponies and thirty drill teams. The parade will be three and one-half miles long and will take three hours to pass a given point. Line Of March The line of march, selected by Arthur Morgenstern, chairman of the executive committee, will be as follows: Parade to form south of Jackson Street from Third to Fifth Ave- nues. It will head north on Pine to Westlake, north to sixth Ave- nue, northwest to the reviewing stands that will be constructed two blocks in length north of Virginia Btreet. 150,000 Spectators “The parade should attract a crowd of 150,000 .spectators,” de- clared Morgenstern, “and it won’t be contests among the bands and drill teams and the floats, sponsor- ed by various Elks' lodges and com- . munities throughout the country, | with all the spectacular as they will | compete for money prizes." - STEELE WINS FROM OWENS SEATTLE, June 11—Freddie Steele, Tacoma welter, pounded his way to a six round decision over Jimmy Owens, of Enid, Oklahoma, fight program. BSteele took four rounds handily. Billy Petrie, of Vancouver, a cision over Ah Wing Lee, of Port- land. ——————— RECEPTION FOR NEW MINISTER At 8 o'clock tomorrow evening, in the parlors of the Resurrection Lutheran Church, corner of Main and Third Streets, a reception will be held for the new pastor, Rev. Erling K. Olafson and his wife. All members of the congregation the pub- affair. lic is also invited to t! TOBE ERICSON ARRESTED Tobe Ericson was arrested here He had not been ar- i prove feasible. It seems likely they imile gasoline liné between Provi- RAIL SYSTEMS | THREATENED BY‘ NEW PROPOSALS Net of Gasoline Pipelines, Latest Competitors, aré Projected By J. R. BRACKEIT NEW YORK, June 11—Three thousand miles of gasoline trunk pipe lines—the newest competitor in the transportation field—are pro- jected, have been or are bamg built. America’s great railroad !ylteni already harassed by highway transportation, crude oll pipe lines, and airways, now is faced with new losses of freight if the gasoline lines will. Railroad men regard the lines as largely experimental, rather than as economically expedienb—bgt they are growing. Once crude oil lines were ex- perimental, too. Now they move most of the ofl. Pipe line construction appears e be at the beginning of an era. Largest Line 1,218 Miles The largest gasoline pipe lifie under construction is that bein built by the Great Lakes Pipe company (a company owned by-a group of mid-continent refiners), to move gasoline from the mid-con- tinent area into the highly compe- titive Great Lakes territory. Y ‘The line will be 1,218 miles long with a total capacity of around 1,~ 260,000 gallons a day. Six-inch sections from the Ponca City, Okla., refinery of Continental and from' Okmulgee, Okla., plént of Barnsdall will join at Barnhsdall. From there an eight-inch line will be laid 415 miles to Des Moines, Ia. A four-inch section, 115 miles long, will branch to Omaha, Neb.. and another four-inch section, 261 miles long, will lead from Des 'Moines to Minneapolis and St. Faul, Minn. The 837-mile stretch between Des Moines and Chicago will be six- inch line, while a 980-mile section will be run from Chicago to Mil- waukee. 760-Mile Pipe Lald Phillips Petroleum company‘ has built an eight-inch line covering the 760 miles from the Tekas Pan- handle to St. Louls. The Sun Ou company Is build- ing a 500-mile gasoline line from Marcus Hook, Pa., through south- ern Pennsylvania and northern Ohio with branches to eastern Pennsylvania and northwestern New York. £ 1t will be operated by & subsidi- ary, the Susquehanna ‘Pipe Line company, and will extend via Co- lumbia, Harrisburg, Chambersberg and Pittsburgh, Pa., to Youngstown, Akron and Cleveland, Ohlo. Branches will serve Reading and Allentown, Pa., and Ccommunities through New York state to Oswe- go on Lake Ontario. The Atlantic Refining company contemplates construction of a pipe line from fits refinery at Point Breeze, through ' Philadelphia to Scranton and thence to the New York state line. Two Main Lines ¢ Later the company p! fohave two main lines from Point Breeze one to Scranton ahd Harrisburg eventually extending injd New York state ,and one westward through Pennsylyania to [Pittsburgh and Franklin, Pa. Standard Oil of New Jersey has rehabilitated the old Tuscarora of' pipe line for use in moving gaso- line. This 500-mile line stretch s from Bayway, N.% Ji, refineries westward through Lebanon, Pa., to Negley, on the Ohlo<Pennsylvania state line. Standard Oll of New York Ias announced the building of a 1 dence, R. I, and Springtleld, Mass. B — KIRKWO0OD IS COME-BACKER i_o Take rench Returns tomi:s Second Place in Open DEAUVILLE, June 11—Kirkwood who finished seventh in the French Open, returned to thé Deauville links to score 72 and to take second place at the end of the first round of the 36 hole play for the Mast- Pleere Alsuguren is leading -the International fleld with 67 and has tiéd the course record. SGIENTISTS 0 STUDY GLAGIAL BOULDER FORMS Prof. We r:;;o rth Tells Chamber of Mission and Its Main Objective Results of a close study of glu-l cial moraines and of glacial bould- ers carried by ice-carrying sub- Arctic streams may prove to be the solution of how glacial boulders were deposited in gravel beds scat- tered from Virginia to North Caro lina, northern Alabama and north- ern Mississippi, the Chamber of Commerce was told today by Ches- ter K. Wentworth, Associate Pro- fessor of Geology of Washington University, St. Louls. He and L. L. Ray, teaching assist- ant in the same institution, are conducting the investigations which will require work here and at 8kagway for several weeks; a sim- ilar time on the upper Yukon Riv- er between Whitehorse and Cir- cle; and additional time in Prince ‘William Sound glacier areas. History of Research Some 10 years ago, Prof. Went- worth said, a study in the terraced gravels in Maryland, considerably south of the known reach of the Pleistocene ice flelds, revealed the presence of glacial boulders. It was at first thought these had been carried Into the district by the action of tidal waters, move- ment of large bergs, etc. Later work in areas of Virginia Tennessee and North Carolina, northern Alabama and Mississippi revealed similar boulders beyond the reach of tidal influence. Tt was then concluded that the bould- ers had been carrled Ly rivers in which ice floes were running. Seeks To Prove Difference Prof. Wentworth and Mr. Ray seek to determine if there is any discoverable difference between boulders deposited by glacial reces-. slon and those carried by sub-Arctic streams when they are carrying ice. Superficially, he said, there doesn't seem to be any difference. However, the two scientists are taking exact measurements, noting the effects of the grinding of gla- cial masses and looking for other data. After studying the glacier re- glons here and near Skagway, they will visit gravel beds on the Yu- ko nRiver and make similar stu- dies of the boulders in them. They will then visit Prince Wilham Sound glaciers for any additional data needed which may not have been obtained in their earlier work. Apply To States If it is found that there is a dif- ference in the composition of the two classes of boulders, the crite- ria will be applied to the areas in the States where the original prob- lem arose and where it may be en- countered in the future. Even if there should be no dif- ference, Prof. Westworth said, the trip would not be without profit since it will afford an opportunity to observe at first hand glacial action and that of sub-Arctic streams. Mr. Ray was introduced to the Chamber and expressed apprecia- tlon for the courtesies shown them since their arrival here. Push Highway Work R. HStock, of Wright Construc- tion Company, told the Chamber his firm would rush work on the Glacler Highway project near Swit- zer’s dairy ranch, for which it holds a contract. Work will be started next week and completed as soon as possible. Anscel Eckmann, chief of opera- tions - of the Alaska-Washington Alrways and'first flyer to make a non-stop flight from Seattle to Ju- neau, was welcomed back here by the Chamber today. Finest Air Flight Mr. Eckmann arrived Tuesday evening with M. Anderson, 8an PFrancisco importér, who has cov- :red practically the, whole country by air. Mr. Ander,»on termed the Alaska trip by -plane “the prettiest nd greatest he has ever taken and has promised to return either late this year or next Spring with six companions for a more extend- »d flight,” Mr, Eckmann said. Interest in the Seattle-Alaska awr voyage is growing rapidly. Sofar this year, the company has re- ceived about ten times as mauy inquiries regarding it as ever be- fore. The company expects to bring many north later in the yea~. Plans For Operations The Petersburg, with Pilot Bob Ellis, will remain jn Juneau. M1 Eckmann leaves here tomorrow with the Wrangell for Ketchika. That ship will be left there and the Sitka taken to Seattle for over- hauling, to remain about two weeks. (Continued on Page Three) Beautlful but Far l<rom Dumh |||||||||||‘l| Beauty is merely one of the attributes of this lovely German gu-L Fraulein Ginz Falkenberg, of Berlin, woman golf champion, she holds the amateur championships swimming and hurdling, a record that explodes the “E MLMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS In addition to being German 01 eautiful but dumb” fallacy beloved of our cynicw LABOR GOVT. NOW FACING NEW CRISIS. ON EXCHANGE Deiat Looims w- Poseible in Commons on Land Tax Bil ! LONDON, June 11.—There is the( possibility of a defeat for the La- bor Government in the House of Commons next Tuesday on the Lib- eral Amendment to the Land Tax Bill. It is admitted in Parllamentary circles that if the amendment is adopted, the resignation of the Mac- Donald Ministry, dissolution of! Parliament and the calling of a| general election is regarded as cer- tain inasmuch as the Land Tax Bill proposal is one of those major question’s which the government views as a matter of confidence. MUSSOLINI AND POPE EXPECTED T0 END STRIFE Catholic Offlcnal Resigns; Government Makes Proposals ROME, Ttaly, June 11.—The end of the current difficulties between the Pope and the Italian Govern-; ment appears imminent as Mon- signor Guizeppo Pizzardo, Under Secretary of States, resign- ed as Director of the Catholic Ac- tion Organization. The Itallan Government on (i part is disposed to permit the re- opening of Catholic Clubs if the Vatican “purifies” them by elimi- nation of what the Government re- gards political aspects of the clubs and substitute officers who will be accepted by the Government. KNIVES, FORKS, CUPS, NEEDED, IMU DINNER Every person intending to goj from Juneau to the Boy Scout Camp on Eagle River to enjoy the Imu dinner to be given there at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon should take a knife, fork, spoon and cup. The food will be provided and served free of charge, but the camp has not sufficient knives, forks, spoons and cups to accom- modate visitors. Persons planning to attend the dinner should notify H. W. Doug- las, United States Weather bureau, in the Capitol by not later than 4 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. The information is wanted so provision can be made for ample food sup- plies. Mr. Douglas and J. W. Lelvers will leave Juneau Saturday morn- ing with supplies for the Sunday dinner. PP S Approximately 125,000,000 kilo- watt hours were consumed in Ger- many last year for broadcasting and other radio communication. STOCKS MOVE | Imer::htmts closed their shops. |lled Chemical, Papal | * |letics will IRREGULARLY Seems Unable to Break Out of Trading Rut; Light usiness NPW YORK, June 11.—Stocks (were irregular today and were un- \able to break out of the trading rut. Group movements were. indecisive. The volume of trading was light, the heaviness being in Steel, West- inghouse and a few other promi- nent issues. There was moderately active buy- ing in early dealings. Steel dragged most of the day and other soggy spots* included Western Union, Meseesport, Real Silk Hosiery, Alaska Juneau, Al- Consolidated Gas, and Southern Rallway. Fox Film rose on the strength of a Board reorganization. The days dividend news was largely unfavorable. e iy . TODAY'S STOCK L] [ QUOTATIONS | . NEW YORK, June 11.—Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 14%, American Can 103, Anaconda Copper 22%, Beth- lehem Steel 44%, Fox Films 19%, | General Motors 35'%, International | Harvester 42, Kennecott 17%, Hu: son Bay 3%, Checker Cab 9 19%, Ourtiss-Wright 2%, Packard Motors 7, Standard Brands 16%, Standard Oil of California 35%, S*2ndard Oil of New Jersey 35%, Trans-America 7%, United Alr-; 4, U. 8. Steel 91% MINISTER WU HAS RESIGNED WASHINGTON, D. C., June 11, —The Chinese Legation announced' today that Minister Chaochu Wu has resigned. Detalls are not giv- jen but his resignation is said to be |due to “political reasons.” Attaches of the legation said the !Minister was “out of sympathy with |the Nanking Government.” B ‘Turkish tobatco being grown ex- perimentally in Ontario under a Greek expert's supervision is said to be nearly frost-proof. SERIOUS RIOTS ARE STAGED BY GERMAN MOBS Streets are Barricaded in One City; Fight Police and Firemen 'TRAFFIC DISRUPTED STORES ARE CLOSED Marchers Parade Through Streets Shouting ‘“‘Down With Breuning” BERLIN, Germany, July 11— Communist violence against the emergency taxation decrees in four cities gave Chancellor Bruening food for more thought today. The most serious demonstration occurred in Mannheim when the Radicals recented the efforts of the s 8uthorities ' to break up a mass meeting. The Radlicals threw up barricades in the streets and fired on the police |and firemen, 'standing them off un- | til reinforcements arrived. Pavements were torn up and street lights smashed on thorough- fares. Traffic was disrupted and Many arrests were made but no serlous injuries to persons are re- ported. A policeman was killed at Kas- sal by shots in the dark as the authorities broke up a Communist demonstration. Officers were bombarded with beer mugs, flower pots and stones by mobs in other cities as they marched through the streets shout- ing “Down with Bruening.” Not a single political party has approved the tax decrees. The press is clamoring for a re- E duction, STRANGE FLIES SWARM ISLANDS IN S. E. ALASKA Wings are Half Inch Long:, Legs are Red; Head Like and Ant WRANGELL, Alaska, June 11.— J. G. Smith, a fox farmer on Vank Island, reports a cloud of strange flies on Brown Island. The flies had wings half an inch long. The legs were red. Head and mouth resembled those of ants. The cloud was so dense that Smith could grasp the insects in the air by the handfuls. The flies ate a single hole in each leaf whenever they alighted. Btrawberry plant leaves turned black. A heavy rain killed the flies and the next morning the bay surround- ing the island looked like it was covered by volcanic ash while the dead flles lay in windrows over the ——elee—— Nine “Little Theatres” will com- pete in a tournament at White Plains, N. Y. i island. Nation’s Highway— Program Is Far |Ahead of Time WASHINGTON, D. C, June 11.—The Natlon's Em- ergency Highway construc- tlon program is four months ahead of time. Employment has been furnished to about 265,000 men. The cost of the Federal aid projects approv- ed this far, in a plan to aid the idle, is $241,200,000. ® 9 00000000800 eecececccose to Inactive PHILADELPHIA, Pa, June 11— After a quarter of a century as an active player in the American League, Edward Trowbridge Col- lins, King of Second Basemen in his day, will be retired to the in- active list on June 15. On that day, Connie Mack's Ath- be required to reduce the active list of players to 25 men and it has been decided that Col- lins step into the inactive list. Ed- die has been comparatively on the King Colllns to Be Retired List on June 15 inactive list for the past two years. Collins will remain with the world champions as Captain and coach, advisor and general right hand man. The tall tutor of the Athletics is 4. He was one of the famous $100,000 infield of the Athletigs which won pennants and World Championships. He has played all thetime with either the Athletics or the White Sox. Collins has a life batting average lot 333, Heinrich ,