The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, June 27, 1931, Page 1

“ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” JUNEAU, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 1931. MEMBER OF THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE 'ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTY FLIERS NEARING ALASKA; MAKE FAST TIME BIG CONFERENCE ON MORATORIUM HELD IN PARIS Mellon and Laval Are Con- tinuing Momentous Negotiations VOTE OF CONFIDENCE CIVEN BY CHAMBER| Secretary Stimson Off for Europe—Says Set- | tlement Is Near BULLETIN—PARIS, June 27. —Premier Laval's conference with Secretary Mellon was con- cluded at 6 o'clock this after- noon. No announcement was made as to results. Word from Washington ,D. C., said the American reply to the French counter proposal is not expect- ed for Several days. TO HARMONIZE POINTS [ PARIS, June 27. — Momentous | negotiations, seeking to harmonize the French and American view-| points on President Hoover's debt suspension plan opened today be- vesn American Secretary of Treas- Mellon and French Premier By stormy session ending this morning, the French Chamber of Deputies approved of a motion favoring the Government's reply to thej Hoover plan and authorized Pre-, mier Laval to continue negotiations with Secretary Mellon. ‘I The Government made the mo-| tion a question of confidence. The vote approved the stand, wichout‘ qualifications. I STIMSON OFF TO EUROPE WASHINGTON, D. C., Jupe 27— President Hoover kept in close com- munication today with the Parislan! conference while Secretary of State | Stimson is leaving New York for Europe. ! The Secretary said before sailing | that the French vote of confidence ) in the Laval Government was a clear indication that France and the United States would reach a satisfactory agreement on the debt moratorium. i GERMAN PRESS OUTSPOKEN BERLIN, June 27.—A large por-{ tion of the German press, respect- ' ing the Government's request not a 386 to 189 vote, after a _ ion the most desirable angles of |sell, Jr. ifirst he has ever made north of llon, 'PRESIDENT RE-DEDICATES TOMS . ] | Assurrated Presy Photo President Hoover (left) and Governor Emerson of lllinois are shown leaving the reconstructed memorial to Abraham Lincoln in this Associated Press telephoto. Hoover placed a wraath ~= +ha crypt dur- ing the ceremonies in Springfield, 11l CAN. NATIONAL SHOUSE OKEHS IS TO FEATURE HOOVER DEBT ALASKA VOYAGE HOLIDAY PLAN Director of Tours andPub- Democrat Characterizes licity Makes Trip to | Proposed Moratorium Obtain More Data | as Statesmanlike The Southeas Alaska tour is to be featured in the national and in- ternational advertising of the Can- adlan National Lines beginning |tee, last night endorsed President next winter, according to Arthur |Hoover’s plan to suspend for one Burns Smith, Director of Tours|year payment of war reparations and Publicity, with headquamrsjand debts. ~The endorsement was at Montreal, who was here Thurs- | given before -a group of Georgia day night gathering photographs | Democrats at a testimonial dinner and conferring with local interests |for Gov.-Elect Richard B. Rus- He sald: publicity to.be followed. | “The President’s position shows His present trip, which is the |statesmanship, courage and decis-| It followed, the plan out- ATLANTA, Ga., June 27.—Jouett Shouse, Chairman of the Demo- cratic National Executive Commit- to comment on the French mm_‘l’rinee Rupers, {3 jmalnly the Tesul torium reply to the United States, | Of correspondence between (the obeyed, but the more outsponnvwmp"n” publicity office and the journals denounce the reply in the Jocal Chamber of Commerce anent ;everest S 5 [two mislabled pictures appearing in One af the .sharpest commentors, | #dVertisements carried last win- which surprisingly enough is the|tr in its national campaign. Democratic Boersen Courier, under| Sold en avur the caption “Laval's Unsatisfactory | It is one of the greatest at: Note,” declared: tractions in any part of the world,’ |lined would give the world a breathing space, and Germany in particular will be relieved for the time being of burdens that have been pressing her and which con- ceivably might have led to collapse. Such a result would have reacted with terrific force on the political and economic structure of the en- | tire world.” “If the Hoover plan is an at- tempt to spin a thread of business and political understanding, this attempt will unspin it. The bur- dens of Germany are heavier than ever: Germany cannot be con- vinced that France is really sin- cere in its wish to effect a com- munity of nations after such a veply is made.” BELGIUM’'S REPLY ‘BRUSSELS, June 27.—The Bel-l gian answer to the Hsover proposal is said to have been postponed until Monday at a meeting of the Cabinet. The answer is expected to reach Washington on Tuesday. ———,—— Mr. and Mrg Edd Reese, of Han- cock county, Tenn., report that their Mr. Smith said, referring to the! Shouse took the Republican Ad- Southeast Alaska cruise. “It is the jministration to task for the Gov- Flight to Bf-: Made io Fair- banks — Opening of New Air Service CORDOVA, Alaska, June 27.—As guests of the Gillam Airways, a | purpose of the Canadian National ernment deficit, the National un- |Lines to bring that truth before employment, the depression an the {the traveling public, not alone in difficulties of the farmers. the United States and Canada, but Fra St S A |we began to advertise internation- cuRDUVANs |ally, and next winter we will ex- tend this campaign on a much larger scale. things you have which will inter-| est other people, and to sell it to them through advertising and other publicity. The story will be told While here, Mr. Smith made a study of ‘pictures in local photo- graph shops and obtained a num- ber of striking scenes. Some of | {in all parts of the world. Last year | “Qur plan is to find out the| in pictures as well as in words.” these will be used in company pam- first garden, grown last year, was worth $200. delegation ‘of the Cordova Chamber of Commerce will fly to Fairbanks (Continued on Page Two) Chileans See Gains for U. S. and Canada in Customs Union By HAROLD BRAMAN SANTIAGO, Chile, June 27— That the United States and¢Can- ada would derive much benefit from a Pan-American customs un- ion, as suggested by Antonio Plan- et, foreign minister of Chile, is the opinion in international trade ecir- cles here. Plante’s idea, though suggested at first as primarily the need of Latin America, would be to in- clude all of the American nations, bringing Canada as well as the United States into the scheme. He has not sald so definitely, rather waiting for reaction to his first suggestion, but he has left the inference he would like to see the entire Western Hemisphere united by economic tles. He hopes the project will come up in an officlal manner at the‘the nations in mutual study. Monday morning to mark the open- ing of a new era in Alaska trans- | portation, a regular scheduled air route from Cordova to Fairbanks. | Selected for the flight are W. J. | McDonald, President of the Cham- | ber of Commerce; Dr. W. H. Chase, |Mayor of Cordova; F. A. Hansen, 1932 Pan-American Congress, in Superintendent of the Copper Riv- Montevideo, or perhaps at the,er and Northwestern Railway; H. I Pan-American Commercial Confer- O'Neill, pioneer merchant, and A. ence in Washington next October. ,C. Faith, of the Cordova Daily Canada is not a member of the Times. Pan-American union, but that need | not stop it from entering a Pan- American customs union. | The Canadians’ are known to be! much interested in commerce with Latin America, and have many | trade commissions already in the focren field boosting Canadian’ products. | WASHINGTON, D. C, June 27. Under the Planet plan, products —The Radio Commission has re- of all American nations would flow fused to permit voluntary assign- plentifully across each other's bord- ment of the license of station KGI, ers. E Chatham Cannery, by the New This would not necessarily mean 'England Fish Company, to R. R. the elimination of tariffs. But the Farish. duties would be minimized and TR R T * made subject to the interlocking . Soy beans, planted in corn, have customs agreements. established by increased about 20 per cent in South ‘,Ofl'nwu thig year. Refuses Assignment of Chatham Cannery Station KGI License SHARE PRICES PUSHED UP TO 'HiGH RECORDS Seven Days of Upturn Ended—Financial History Made SOME ISSUES GAIN FROM 1 TO 4 POINTS Wall Stre:Relieved at Confidence Expressed in Laval Ministry NEW YORK, June 27. — Share prices pushed up again marking a seven-day upturn of magnitude rarely experienced in financial his- tory. Stocks today gained from one fo four points or more in the two- hour session, despite a fair volume of profit taking. Closing prices were close to the top although there was a little recession in the final dealings. The Street was distinctly relieved that the Laval Ministry was up- held by a large majority and there is no impairment of confidence. The Street continued in strength. ‘The Berlin Boerse trading is re- garded as highly encouraging. The London markets are not open on Saturday. Some steels went up today after sagging 1% points, pushing to new high. Sales were 1,900,000. Advances were recorded by Allled Chemicals, American Telephone and Telegraph, Dupont, Eastman, Johns- Manville, Industrial Alcohol, Me- Keesport, Missouri Pacific, Pre- ferred Pere Marquette and isolated gains were made by Columbian Carbon and Crucible. ——————— TODAY'S STOCK QUOTATIONS NEW YORK, June 27.—Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 13%, American:Can 113%, Anaconda Gopper 317%, Beth- lchem Steel 537%, Fox Films 22%, General Motors 39%, International Harvester 48%, Kennecott 24%, Checker Cab 12%, 12, 12%, Curtiss -Wright 3%, Hudson Bay 5, Pack- ard Motors 8%, Standard Brands 18%, Standard Oil of California 39%, Standard Oll of New Jersey 41%, Trans-America 8%, United Alrcraft 30%, U. 8. Stee %. —————— WASH. STATE SAVES MONEY Calls in $5,000,000in Vet- erans 'Compensa- tion Bonds OLYMPIA, Wash., June 27.—The Btate Finance Committee, acting under the provisions of an act pass- ed by the last Legislature, has voted to call in $5,000,000 worth of Vet- eran’s compensation bonds, ten years in advance of maturity. This action will save the state $175,000 yearly interest, State Audi- tor Clausen said. e —— STEEL MERGER 1S ANNOUNCED Republic Corporation to Absorb Large Cleve- land Concern OLEVELAND, Ohio, June 27— The Republican Steel Corporation, the third-largest in the steel in- dustry, will absorb the Corrigan- McKinney 8Steel Corporation of Cleveland. A merger is negotiated, $110,000,- 000 being involved. The announcement of the deal was made here today by Willlam G. Mather, Cleveland capitalist. ——r DR. FIRESTONE IN PRIVATE PRACTICE AT SEATTLE Announcements have been re- ceved in Juneau from Dr. Charles Firestone, formerly in charge of the Government hospital at Juneau and in the 'Government service else- where 'in the Territory, announcing that he has opened an office in 'Seattle and will speclalize in ear, nose and throat practice. 19 LIVES ARE LOST IN HEAT 'WAVE TO DATE Temperatures Still Sizzling at One Hundred De- grees and Over RAIN, WIND STORM Lightning li;;onsible for Casualties—No Gen- eral Relief in Sight CHICAGO, Ill, June 27.-- Forty- aine lives have bnrned out since ummer went on a rampage last Thursday. The path of destructivn is across the country from the Ohin River Valley to Southern California. ‘Temperatures are sizzling at 100 legrees and over today and no gen- 'ral relief is In sight over the week-end. Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania were swept by storms and 12 lves were lost, A storm whipped across Erie and lashed the Bhore from Toledo to Cleveland. Lightning killed two in Cleve- land, including one woman. One boy was drowned in Maunee Bay near Toledo, when waves knocked his boat to pieces. A score of persons were injured as the wind and raim damaged buildings and homes and automo- biles. One woman in Pittsburgh died from fright where the rain was the heaviest since 1908. A tree was blown down at Som:- erset, Tllinols, and one woman was crushed to death. Heat deaths reached eight. — - HURRICANE 1S MOVING NORTH FROM YUCATAN Tropical Storm Reported Traveling Fast Towards Texas Lake line in Chicago have HOUSTON, Texas, June 27.—A tropical hurricane, originating north of Progresso, Yucatan, is reported moving about 100 miles east of Brownsville, headed west. ‘The barometer is falling rapidly here, at Brownsville, Corpus Christi and Galveston. The storm is apparently traveling at a very high rate of and with moderate intensity, the or Bureau reports. MAJOR FRANCO 1S DISMISSED Reports of Revolt at Span- ish Airdrome Caus- es Action eath- SEVILLE, Spain, June 27.—Major Ramon Franco, who was dismissed yesterday as Chief of the Spanish Air Force, denied there was any revolt at the Tablada Airdrome or that any such movement was con- templated. Gen. 8an Juro ordered a column of infantry, cavalry and artillery to prepare to march against Tablada Airdrome where it is reported the air troops intended to resist the dismissing of Major Franco. e gemmar e o v anad British Columbia Store Is Destroyed by Dynamite Blast NELSON, B. C., June 27—The general store and post office of R. J. Cunningham, at Crescent Val- ley, near here, was destroyed by a dynamite explosion early today.The damage to the building is estimated at $6,000. Grocerics and drygoods were destroyed It is believed rob- bers placed too large a charge of dynamite in attempting to blow the safe in the store. - .o — William and Edward Gibbon, min- ing men from the Taku district, are retutning aboard the Princess Charlotte after a businzss trip to Prince Rupert TAKES DEATH TOLL | Princess Beatrice, daughter ot Orleans, ALFONSO’S DAUGHTER BETROTHED arried to Don Antonio Alvaro de Orlsans (Inset) in November or | December of this year. Don Antonio is the son of Don Alfonso of TWO AVIATORS OVER HALF WAY WORLD FLIGHT v [Reach Siberian Town and y Expect to Take Air Immediately |PELL MELL SCHEDULE | IS BEING MAINTAINED 'Both Fliers Feeling Fine— } Have Had Only 8 i Hours Sleep SHANGHAL June 27. — Post | and Gatty arrived at Blago- vestchensk at 3 o'clock, Pacific Time, landing in a mud hole but unharmed after an 850-mile trip from Irkutsk. According to radio information, the two fliers | planned (> hop for Khabarovsk almost immediately. \ MAKE ANOTHER LEG ( IRKUTSK, Siberia, June 27— Wiley Post and Harold Gatty, out Ito attempt to beat all records in !cirling the globe, arrived here at (noon today or 11 o'clock p.m. Fri- day, Eastern Standard Time. They completed the flight of 11050 miles easily from Norosibirsk Assoctated I'vess "hoto Alfonso, exiled king of Spain, will START 200 FOR YACHTING PARTY Rio Bonita ‘Goes on Short Trip to Arrange for Goats and Bruins With two black bear cubs frisk- ing at ends of chains made fast to a staunchion on the aft deck, the motor yacht Rio Bonita, which ar- rived in Juneau Thursday after- {Winston Spencer Charged |on another leg of their around 777777777 ——— the world air trip. “ Off on Another Dash SE | Far ahead of their pel mell schedule and well past the half |way point in their world flight, Post and Gatty sped out of here |for an 850-mile hop to Blagovest- | chensk. | It took only one hour for the A Y SPRUGE:WO fliers to prepare for the hop | after landing here. l Over Wild Country The hop to Blagovestchensk is over some of the wildest country cn the globe. Post and Gatty planned to go Ito Khabarovsk but decided to make Izhe shorter hop in order to pick by Two Brownies— Finds Refuge in Tree Treed by two big brown bears on up weather reports. a hilltop back of Murder Cove,| Post and Gatty expected to south Admiralty Island was the reach their destination tonight and uncomfortable experience of Win- 'rest until dawn then proceed to ston Spencer, United States Tran-, Khabarovsk, weather permitting. noon on a wild animal quest, weighed anchor this afternoon and | lald a course for Mole Harbor, Seymour Canal. | The vessel's charterer, Charles F. | de. Ganahl, wealthy retired oil re-j finer of White Plains, N. Y., who is collecting specimens of Alaska fauna for the Zoological Gardens sitman, in charge of a Public Sur-| They expect to make a nonstop vey party working in that district. flight from Khabarovsk straight to The incident occurred on June 7, Nome, Alaska, a distance of 1,200 last, and word regarding it was miles. brought to town last night by E.I Post and Gatty are feeling fine C. Guerin, Chief of the local Of- although they have had only eight fice of Public Surveys, returning hours sleep since they started from from a short trip to the camp. |the United States. Spencer, who was unarmed, was — e at San Antonio, Tex., is anxious to chased away from his transit and engage the services of Allen Has~:cllmbed a spruce when the two selberg, guide and hunter, who brutes charged him. After keeping lives at Mole Harbor. With him, him on his uncomfortable perch the Eastern millionaire hopes to|for a considerable length of time, make arrangements to get two the bears lifted the slege and moved young mountain goats in the Tracy |off the scene. Arm area, which is about 50 miles moars big as Cows south of here, and also two brown| oOn June 7, Spencer had to go' bear cubs on Admiralty Island. A |yup the hill to take a sun observa- | OCEAN FLIERS GIVEN HONORS Hillig and Hoiriss, Danish Will Troll for Saimon The Rio Bopita is scheduled to! return north as far as Taku Gla- | cler tomorrow. Off the mouth of | Taku River, one of the iwo out-| board motor boats that the yacht carries on her deck will be lowered | into the water, and Mr. de ianahl| will troll for salmon. | The vessel Is expected to be! back in Juneau late Sunday night. She will leave hera Monday for neighboring waters. ! Time of Westward Trip | The yacht will not sail fr Ke- nai Peninsula, Kodiak and Bering Sea for a month or six weeks Be- fore departing for the Westward, she will go to Wrangell to make a trip up the Stikire River. H. W. Terhune exccutive Secre- tary of the Alacka Game Com- mission, with headquarters here, is cooperating in every way possible with Mr, de Gansall in the latter's effort to assemble specimens for the proposed Alaska sectioa of the San Antonio Zoological Cardens. | Yesterday Mr. Terhune cabled the Alaska Guldes Associaticn at An- chorage for two mourtain sheep ! L{w Mr. de Ganna. that the assocla- is reporte” lu have in 1ts pos- ‘on. Tre 3 r‘,lary[ the commissioa also sent a mes-| sage to Dr. W. H. Chase. of Cor-| dova, president of the Commission, | asking him to ge. if possible, wol- veripes for the .i*L Easterner. | Cubs B.arn: Herc The two bia~l, b2a: cubs thal are erjoying life aboard the palauial cal were bought yesterday from I’ ed Ordway of this city. Last evening Mr. de Ganah! was host to 12 at a motion picture show. The party included Mr. and Mrs. de Ganahl, Miss Milnora ‘de Beelan Roberts, of Seattle, who'ls a mem- (Continued on Page Ffour) condition In respect to the acquire- |tion over a corner post. He took ment of the brown bear cube is that their mother shall not be killed. with him only his transit. After lo- {cating his post, he sat his instru-| ment up and prepared to take the observation. Just then he heard a noise a short distance away and, turning, saw two big brownies emerge from the brush. And they were big, al- most the size of cows, he told Mr. Guerin. One of them raised to its hind feet and both fastened their eyes on Spencer. He stood their scrutiny without moving for a few minutes. Think- ing to frighten them away, he yelled at them. Immediately they charged directly at him across a small clearing that intervened. Aviators, Are Guests at Banquet COPENHAGEN, June 27.—Otto Hilig and Holgar Hoiriss, two Dan~ ish fliers, who arrived here early yesterday after a flight across the |Atlantic Ocean from the United' States, basked in fame today. The two spent the day shopping and paying calls. They visited the American Legation, newspaper offices and paid their respects to Admiral Claude Block aboard the United States battleship Arkansas. Tonight there will be a banquet in honor of the fliers over which (the King’s Chamberlain and Lord { Lieutenant Buelow will preside. ———— Spencer dashed for a small spruce nearby 2nd clambered up it out 01\ reach just ahead of them. They followed him to the tree; wandered ARE RETURNING HOME over to the transit but did not in-| Ms. F. Montleth, mother of Mrs. jure it; came back to Spencer's\Em“ Gastonguay, of Thane, and tree and settied down for a siege. |MrS: W. J. Abbot, her aunt, who Give Up Siege |have been visiting here for the After a time that seemed all too | Past two weeks, sailed south on the | Princess Alice for their homes in New Westminister, B. C. (Continuea on Page Two) jdnéaufl é.iof C. Pamphlet Attracts Life Termer; He W ants to Start Life Anew SACRAMENTO, Cal, June 27— Howard Nye, aged 80 years, me\abound in Alaska.” termer in the Folsom Prison, at-| Nye suggested the prison gates tracted by the “wonderful oppor- | be opened to himself, convicted of tunitiés” described in the .Juneau | first degree murder in Mariposa Chamber of Commerce pamphlet, | County in 1902; for A. Graves, serv- wrote Gov. James Rolph, jr., Pri-|ing a ten-year term for assault day, suggesting that he and two with a deadly weapon, and Al Ed other prisoners be released to Lake!w:u;, aged 61 years, serving a 15- advantage of them. | year term for burglary. “It would be a wonderful oppor- Gov. Rolph said he is inclined to tunity for the three of us to start |think California sunshine will be life anew. I have read the pam- |more beneficial for the trio, yet phlet from the Juneau Chamber of [awhile. Commerce and think opportunities