The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, June 16, 1931, Page 1

R C ST o 20 % (T S e T TR 6 1 E e e % T A D e ot £ L e AL I Y S M I By ) B e AR T e s it )t el e e e gt 1 it THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE VOL. XXXVIIL, No. 5747. “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” FOUR HUNDRED IS DEATH TOLL SINKING CRAFT Officials of Owning Com- pany of Excursion Boat Estimate Loss HUNDRED BODIES SEEN IN WRECKAGE Aviator Makes Report, Tugs Put Off to Scene; Families Wiped Out NANTES, June 16.—Owners of the excursion steamer St. Phili- bert, which sunk in a gale Sunday night, have fixed the number of dead at “about 400.” Officials said not more than 50 of the party stayed behind on Noir Moutier Island. The bodies of several women passengers have been picked up completely devold of clothing so powerful was the lashing of the waves. The body of an unidentifi:d girl, body still warm, was found bat life was extinet after several hours of medical treatment revealed. Sixty-one bodies, mostly women, were recovered up to last evening. BODIES SIGHTED IN WRECKAGE FROM AIR ST. NAZATIRE, June 16.—At least one hundred bodies from the St. Philibert have been sighted float- ing in wreckage near the mouth of the Loire River by an aviator. Tugs have put off to recover them. Eight Army trucks have started for Nantes with bodies of 70 per- sons fished out of the Bay of Bis- cay. Late today company officials de- termined that 474 persons, includ- ing the crew, but excluding chil- dren under four years of age, were aboard the vessel when she left Nantes Sunday for the picnic. For- ty-three declined to leave on the return trip. It is estimated that 50 youngsters, who paid no fare, were aboard and lost. One faniily, mother, fathér and four daughters and two sons, was completely wiped out. Dozens of families of four, five and sx perished together. ——e INJUNCTION ON RECALL DENIED SEATTLE COURT Mayor Frank Edwards to Carry Case to State Supreme Body SEATTLE, June 16—Mayor Frank Edwards has lost his last effort in the lower courts to halt his recall election. Superior Court Judge J. T. Ron- ald has denied his injunction re- quest. Mayor Edwards will now appeal to the State Supreme Court. The recall election has been set for July 13. ——el e PLANNING BI6 NATL. SURVEY Hoover's Unemployment Committee Announces New Plan MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.,, June 16. —Fred C. Oroton, acting Chairman of Hoover's Emergency Committee on Employment, outlined what he described as the, most comprehen- sive mobilization of 'e““?d funds ttempted since the world war grivespm anticipation of relief needs for the fall and winter. The first step will be a national survey of all cities with ‘a popula- tion of 25,000 or more to ascertain the needs and resources. ———————— . MANDY GOES TO ATLIN e FOR FIELD INVESTIGATION Dr. Joseph T. Mandy, Canadian geologist attached to the British Columbia Mines Department, visit- ed here last night while the Prince Henry was in port. He Is enroute to Atlin and will spend several weeks In that district making in- vestigations. JUNE 16, 1931. Prof. August Pic ~aded salzly 100 MILES Ausburg Munich o 2/3’ o Verora v Dr. Cha in Tyio! alte HODVER SEES 600D TIMES | COMING SOON President Told Indiana Ed-| itors that Elements for Recovery Working INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., June 16.— President Hoover. predicted an era of prosperity “greater than ever before” is approaching the United States in addressing the Indiana Republican Editorial Association last night. Five thousand persons, including editors of Indiana Republican pa- pers and the members of their fa- milies, from the heart of the coun- try where Democrats scored great gains in the last election heard the President declare: “The underlying forces for re~‘ covery from the depression are now | | asserting themselves. The trans- cendent momentary need is a much larger degree of confidence among business agencies, and that they extend this confidence in more than words.” ‘The President advocated a re- vision of the whole National and local taxation system, relieving home land owners. He also ad- vocated a revision of the Federal Reserve National Banking system to provent stock speculation and failures. Mrs. Boley Dies In Milwaukee; Was B. B. Club Director MILWAUKEE, Wis, June 16— Mrs. Florence Killilea Boley, aged 29 years, Vice President of the Mil- waukee Brewers' Baseball Club died today after two weeks' illness as a result of blood infection followed by pneumonia and heart disease. She was perhaps the only woman who ever directed the destinies of a baseball club of the Brewers’ im- portance. —_——————— WORK HORSE SHOW WANTS NO BLUE BLOOD EQUINES PITTSBURGH, Pa., June 16— The sponsors of work horse shows are just as particular about per- mitting entrance of aristocrats of the horse world in their show as society folks are about allowing work horses in their blue ribbon contests. Dave and Al, two horses who pull a ‘truck for the city of Plttsburgh, were ruled out of the annual work horse show here because they once hndwan.wbomsmhnahow.‘ A pair of their stablemates, how- ever,” won the prize from the 800 other contestants. ] —————— About 60,000,000 words of traffic were handled Iast year by the naval.getectives and 42 lawyers, more radio systemy - Aasociated Press Photo The dismissal of Magistrate Jean H. Norris (above), first of New York’s two women magistrates, was recommended by Referee Samuel|® Seabury. Severity and unjudicial eonduct were two of the charges. WILL BECOME BUDDHIST NUN California Woman Renoun- ces Son, Country, Pos- sessions for New Faith SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., June 16. —To chant with Japanese Monks in an atmosphere scented with in- cense .and rose petals, Mrs. Mar- garet E. Ledson, aged 32 years, has forsaken her 14-year-old son, her country and all of her worldly pos- sessions, to become a Buddhist Nun. She is the only California woman, and perhaps the only American woman to be ordained a Japanese Buddhist Nun. She will soon leave for Japan where she will have her head shaven, don coarse cloths and enter a nunnery. She plans to return to ‘America after two years and aid in spreading Budd- hism. —————— FILES 500 SUITS BUDAPEST.—Arpad Miroczky of Budapest, former Hungarian artil- lery lieutenant, has, since the war, filed damage sults against his cap- tain, major, colonel, all his generals, the minister of war, six judges, 23 than 500 cases in ail 3 ALASKA JUNEAD{ SHOWS SURPLU OF 145400, MA Local Company Continues Fine Record Establish in First Quarter The Alaska Juneau showed a sumh plus above all expenditures of $145; 400 for its operations for month, according to the month! estimated results of operations i sued from San Francisco hea: quarters and made public today b| J. A, Williams, Acting Superintends ent. 4 Its recovery for the month w: $337,000 in gold and $1,500 in le: and silver, making a total of $3 500. The recovery per ton W $96.09, The monthly statement follo' in full: 3 Tons mines and trammed to miff, 352,270, RECEIPTS— £ Qents per ton Gold ... ... $337.000 95.67 Lead and silver ... 1,500 42 OPERATING EXPENDITURES— Mining and Tram- ming . $103.500 29.38 Milling .. 9,500 2257 All other Juneau Oper- ating costs 8,500 241 New York Stock Trans- fer and San Francisco Office Expense . 2,500 a1 Total ............. $194.000 $5.07 Operating profit ... $144,500 41,02 Other Revenue ... $ 900 Surplus . . $145.400 e STOCK MARKET SESSION DULL; PRICES DOWN Speculators Show No In- clination_to Hurry Any Trading NEW YORK, June 16.—The stock market moved downward -today. Speculators showed scant inclin- ation to prod the market any di- rection. Rails were soft and traders con- tinued to take profits on the re- cent upturn in advance of the fil- ing of a petition for higher freight rates, expected tomorrow. Trading was exceedingly dull and losses of two points or so appear- ed in several issues, Announcements of increased schedules by steel producers are not expected to have much effect be- fore next August. Atchison, Union Pacific, North- ern Pacific, Allled Chemlical, Co- lumbian Carbon, North American, Continental Can and others wav- ered in price during the day. YU U A TODAY'S STOCE QUOTATIONS NEW YORK, June 16.—Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 13%, American Can 102%, Anaconda Copper 22%, Beth- lehem Steel 42%, Fox Films 19%, General Motors 34%, International Harvester 41, Kennecott 17%, Cur- tiss-Wright 3%, Checker Cab, no sale; Hudson Bay 3%, Packard Mo- tors 7%, Standard Brands 17%, Standard Ofl of California 35%, Standard Oil of New Jersey 35%4, Trans-America 7%, United Air- craft 26, U. 8. Steel 91%. Empty War Cradles Bring Hard Years For French Trade PARIS, June 16—The empty cradles of world war days will be- gin to make themselves felt in the 1934 economic life of France. It has been figured out that there were 1,500,000 fewer children born in the war years than would otherwise have been the case. The boys and girls who did come into the world in those days will reach the age of 20 during the years 1935-39 Inclusive. Production is expected to be weakened during those years. ‘The number of youth available for military service also will be fewer, Economists and military writers agree ' that these will be difficult years for Prance, R e o e e North Carolina farmers purchase about 500,000 tons of hay annually from other states, _ MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS The Harding memorial in Marion, O., erected through the contributions of more than one million s |Perscns, and costing, with the park grounds, $777,183, was dedicated today. those attending the ceremonies honoring the memory of the late President Warren G. Harding (loft). MANY VISIT MEMORIAL T0 W. G. HARDING Estimated Over Four Mil- lion Persons Have Called at Spot MARION, Ohio, June 16—The Memorial to the late Pres'dent Warren G. Harding, dedicated here today with many notables aitend- ing, has been a point of Interest for hundreds of thousands of vis- itors since it was completed four years ago. No estimete of {he number has been made, but some say that more than 4,000,000 p.vs013 have visited the tomb. ‘ © Though sevcii years have elapsed since the president’s death, and five since the cornerstone of the me- morial was laid, there has beenno, decrease in the number of men, women and children coming here to see the monument. Monthly Stream of 100,000 ‘They have come from every state! of the Union and from several for-! elgn lands. For several months after the memorial was thrown open to the public, guards kept a check of visitors and found that some| 100,000 persons visited it monthly.' Many of the visitors take the opportunity while here to see the Harding family plot in the Marion cemetery where the President’s parents and his sister are burled. ‘The three graves are marked by uniform granite stones. The me- morial, to which the bodles of President Harding and his wife were removed December 21, 1927, is just south of the cemetery. President Harding's mother,; Phoebe E. Dickerson Harding, died in 1910. His father, Dr. George T. Harding, a practicing physician and a civil war veteran, died November 19, 1928, after he was stricken while giving medical attention to a north- ern war comrade. i I Memorial Proposed ©On the night of August 10, 1923, a few hours after the funeral of Mr. Harding, a group of his asso- | clates met and proposed the me-i morial in an informal conyersation. Early the next morning William, | Betty and Jean Foster, children of ' Frank Foster, a Marion Industrial leader, called at the office of At-| torney Hoke Donithen, a member, of the group who met the night before. ' They placed before Donithen the savings they had withdrawn from' their banks, and asked him to use the money to begin a fund for es-| tablishing a natlonal shrine. | Thelr contributions ~were ac-, cepted, and when the fund was established the names of William, 7, Betty, 5, and Jean, 2, were placed at the head of the list of donors. | From the original discussion a definite plan for the project was) evolved several months later and/ the Harding Memorial Association was formed at a meeting in Wash- 1 i Calvin Coolidge was made honor- | ary president, Joseph S. Freyling- huysen of New Jersey was chosen president and George B. Christian, Jr., of Marion, secretary. Christian had served as secretary to Mr. The personnel of the association since that time has undergone but slight pevision. One of the changes| was the election of Hoke Donithen as seCretary. . Donators Exceed Million | There is no definite record of the number of contributors, due to the many groups and organizations (Continued on Page Eight) President Hoover was among Fumes ;)quring HARNNG TOMB rom Iliamna J from lliamna "|g DEDCKTE, Pilot Wein Secures Close—i MARI_ON’ 0H|0 up Photographs of iPresident Hoover and For- Westward Volcano mer President Coolidge | in Attendance ANCHORAGE, Alaska, June 16.— Pilot Noel Wein, returning from a flight to Dillingham, on Bristol Bay, reports sulphur fumes issuing from the side of Illamna volcano, 500 feet below the peak, in two places. Pilot Wein obtained close-up pho- tographs of the volcano. Pllot Wein took freight to Ger- ald Fitzgerald’'s geological base 70 miles north. MARION, Ohio, June 16.—This;: city which saw Warren G. Hard- ing rise from Editor to Presi- dent of the United States, witness- ed the dedication of his tomb to- day by two men who followed his Presidency. President Herbert Hoover dedi- cated the memorial and former President Calvin Coolidge accept- " g |ed memorial in behalf of the | Hardifng 'morfal Assoclation. ————— | | | ‘Both speakers depicted Warren G. Harding as a notable states- man who gulded the United States BY RIFLE SHOTS through the post-war troubles be- fore he met a tragic end. Neither President Hoover nor Hunter Saves Guide From Charging Bear but Hearing Impaired former President Coolldge referred to scandals which struck the Hard- ing Cabinet. | President Hoover described Hard- ing's death as hastened by disil- lusionments. Betrayal Scored ! President Hoover scored the be- | trayal of Harding by a “few men he trusted,” in dedlcating the me- morial to’ Harding. 1 KETCHIKAN, Alaska, June 16— The President ralsed his voice An enraged male brown bear rush- and pronounced official condemna- ing to the ald of a wounded mate, 'tlon on those who “betrayed, not near here, forced George Walker,'alone the friendship and trust of | of Texas, to fire his big gun so,thelr staunch and loyal friend, but fast as to deafen Wesley Myers,|whe betrayed their country. That guide. |is the tragedy of Iiarding.” Myers told Walker to shoot as! The President related the story the bear. |few men who were brought in of- Doctors sald Myers will recover ficial life by Harding but he did his hearing. not mention any names. Walker is with Charles Degra- | —_——————— nahl, of New York, on a huming’ party that came north on the yacht, Rio Bonita. .- WIDGEON LEAVES TODAY ON TROLLERS' CENSUS The Pisheries patrol boat, Wid- (g-on, Capt. Mangan, left this af-| iternoon for Deep Cove and will be 'PRICE TEN CENTY N FRESHMEN WIN RACE WESTERN LADS BEAT CORNELL AT VERY LAST Duel Takes Place During Last Quarter of M*;,gga;: of Course HUSKIES INCREASE SWEEP TO VICTORY '0ld Universities, Lose First Race Today for Annual Regatta BULLETIN — Poughkeepsie, N. Y., June 16—~The Navy wins the varsity race, Cormell, sec- ond and University of Wash- ington, third. POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y., June 16, —The yearling crew from the Uni- versity of Washington, at Seattle, came up the Hudson River today to whip the Preshmen boats of old Universities in the first race of the annual regatta. The Washington boys won by one length, Cornell, Navy, Columbia, Penn- sylvania and M. I. T. were behind. In the last quarter of a mile, it was a duel between Washington and Cornell. Washington was increasing the lead by every sweep of the oars as the younger Huskies finished. Syracuse Wins Junior The even rowing crew of the husky Syracuse reserves rowed to victory over the other junior var= sitles by more than a length in the second race after Columbia set the pace during the first mile. Syracuse had “suicide lane.” Rain pelted the river flat. ‘California was second, a length over Cornell. Columbia came in fourth, Navy fifth and Pennsyl- vania last. The time was 14:20.3 minutes. The time of the Freshmen race was 9:40.4 minutes. D e — Capone May Enter Plea of Guilty 'CHICAGO, Ill, June 16.—The City News Bureau today says it has learned from a reliable source that Al Capone will plead guilty when arraigned on charges of vio- lating the Prohibition Act and In- come Tax laws. If he pleads gull- ty he may be sentenced immediate- ly. HE DID CHICAGO, Ili, June 16.—Al Ca- ,he had the only gun. He stopped of the trials and convictions of a|Pone pleaded gullly to evasion of the ‘Iricome tax laws and conspir- acy. against the Prohibition law late this afternoon, Judge James Wilkerson will sen- tence him on June 30. Capone decided to throw himself on the mercy of the courts rather than fight three indictments re- turned by the Federal Grand Jury, personally, Capone said “guilty” to each in- GOV, GEN, DAVIS MAY QUIT POST Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., May Be Selected to Go to Islands WASHINGTON, D. C, June 16.— Possible changes in two of Amer- lca’s Colonial Governorships furn- ished speculation in Government circles, ’ Reports that Governor General iabsem until about Saturday. It will continue to take the annual icensus of trolling boats on the, ! present cruise. I Death Penalty i | By SUE M'NAMARA WASHINGTON, D, C., June 16.— In company, she believes, with many women of the country Mary Dwight E. Davis, of the Philippine | poperts Rinehart, widely known | Islands, might resign, and that!author and writer of detective fic- Gov. ‘Theodore Roosevelt, jr., or‘“on' is abandoning her scruples Porto Rico will be selected DY|against capital punishment. President Hoover for the Far East| ne country wide prevalence of | post are again revived. crimes committed in cold blooded, | ¢k s TR | calculating fashion for profit is re- E ¢ sponsible. She believes punishment Indian Girl of to fit the crime is the only way to o remedy the present situation. Alf""“‘ Is Chosen In the quiet of her tree shaded Miss Modern SEATTLE, June 16—Miss work room in her spacious, cream colored house on one of the capi- tal's fashionable thoroughfares,she Marlita Davies, member of the ifalked thoughtfully of the trage- Tsimpsean Tribe of Alaska, |dies being enacted from Los An- was chosen Miss Modern In- |geles to New York. Her Queen dian of 1931 in a contest here |Anne desk was in order. Her day's Saturday night in which 31 |work finished. Indian maidens, representing “Only by the fear of punishment 18 tribes of the Pacific North- |is cosiety protected against the west and Alaska competed. criminal; by swift and sure ret- Miss Davies lives in Seattle |ribution,” she said. at present. “I am not talking of crimes of The contest was sponsored by the Northwesierners, a young Indian organization. passion, which are never affected by’ such fear, but of cold blooded ‘crimes committed for profit of one dictment. Three minutes later he left the court room under heavy police guard. Wins Favor of Woman Author te Check Rampant, Profitable Crime sort of another. “Crime has recently become prof- itable. The percentage of murder- ers who pay the extreme penalty is almost negligible in our mount- ing lists of killings, and the more profitable the crime, the more money avallable to defend the criminal.” Mrs. Rinehart, five timesa grand- mother but retaining her look of freshness and youth, continued: “We may have to return to the old idea of vengeance,” she sald, “an eye for an eye, a tooth for & tooth. “Along with respect for law, too many have lost their respect for property and even for human life. “It is absurd to blame crime on moving pictures, or to seek any other such explanation. The plain fact is that too many criminalsare finding crime profitable and are escaping its consequences. “The reign of terror should be reversed, and the bandit go in fear of his life; not the decent citizen.” It is Mrs. Rinehart’s custom to read and study the crimes pub- lished daily in the newspapers.