The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, July 10, 1931, Page 1

& THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XXXVIIL, NO. 5767. JUNEAU, ALASKA, FRIDAY, JULY 10, 1931, MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS " PRICE TEN CENTY LARGE FORTUNE TO GO TO AVIATOR IN MAKING JAPAN HOP FORMER WORLD WAR ACE MAY LY T0 TOKYO Capt. Herbert G. Partridge Plans Attempt to Hop to Japan THREE LARGE PRIZES ARE NOW ANNOUNCED Sum of $7Z5_00 Reported Offered to First Non- Stopper for Trip LOS ANGELES, Cal, July 10.—| In quest of the bag of gold await- ing the first man to fly the Pa- cific from the American mainland to Tokyo, Capt. Herbert G. Part- ridge, former World War aviator, hopes to take off from Burbank, California, some time before Sep- tember 1. This is according to announcement made here by his manager, Roy Hampton, local at- torney. Hampton listed the prize of $25,- 000 offered by a Tokyo newspaper for the first successful flight to Tokyo and $35000 for a plane of- fered by another newspaper, if Partridge delivers it from Los An- geles. The sum of $12,500 is offered by Japanese leaders to the which includes Japanese crew, ‘The three prizes total $72600. Hampton said a 'co-pllot with Partridge will be a member of the Jupanese nobility, whose name is rot divulged. in the Siamese Twins Severed by An Operation BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 10.—Baltimore’s Siamese twins have been severed by an oper- ation called unparalleled in lo- cal medical history. The twins are alive and are apparently recovering, physi- cians said. The sisters weighed four and one-half pounds each and both have a splendid chance to re- cover, however operations are in prospect as they had only one colon. They were joined by a thick fleshy ligament through which the single colon continued. Former Congressman From Texas, Suicides HOUSTON, Tex., July 10.—For- mer Congressman Robert Lee Hen- ry, aged 67, Democrat, died here with a bullet wound in his head. He was found wounded in his home with a pistol nearby. He was elect- ed to Congress from the Waco dis- trict in 1896 and served twenty| years in the National House of Representatives. for the Democratic nomination for United States Senator in 1928 by Senator Tom Conally. SEATTLE MISS HAS WONDERFUL TRIP ON FIRST VOYAGE HERE “I had no idea anything could be so charming as the scenery and so delightful as the voyage from Scattle to Alaska,” declared Miss Florence Johnson, Seattle, who is a Prince Rupert passenger and spent most of her time here yes- terday looking for new things to e, ¢ rirst she took to the aerial route and on the seaplane Petersburg skylarked over Taku and crossed the mountains back to Mendenhall Glacier. To wind up her aerial tour she swooped down across the City Park for a close-up view of a ball game. Back on land, she went by auto as far as Lemon Creek, and finished her stay here with a visit to the Alaska Museum. “It has been de- lightful, and I'm surely going to return some day for a longer stay,” she said. SRS The index of the general level of f farm prices May 15 was 86 per cent of the pre-war level, 38 points below a year ago, and the lowest since 1910, plane, |, He was defeated | Post, Gatty | Are Greeted in Oklahoma ;State Gives Greatest Ova- tion Ever Accorded to Any Person CHICKASHA, Oklahoma, July 10 —Wiley Post and Harold Gatty | were accorded the greatest ovation jever given anyone in Oklahoma when they returned yesterday from their record breaking world flight Thousands of persons from all parts of the state assembled here to greet the fliers. The entire Post family, father, mother, five brothers and sisters, participated in the tumultous wel- | come, | The wives of the two fliers land- ed shortly after their husband’s plane, Winnle Mae, came down to the airport. | Post’s mother was demonstrati- ’veXy jubllant but his father taci- turnly shook hands with his son |and then with Gatty, without ut- | tering a word. ! REACH OKLAHOMA OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, July 10.—Post and Gatty arrived here this forenoon in the Winnie Mae, from Chickasha, and were greeted {by 2,000 persons when they landed at hte local airport. ARE MADE COLONELS OKLAHOMA CITY, July 10— Two men who saw more of the world in a shorter time than other humans, now are Colonels. Gov. William H. Murray awarded Coloriel commissions to Post and Gatty before he joined the aviators in a parade in their honor. STOCK MARKET HOLDING OWN, TODAY'S SALES No Uneasiness is Indicated —Steel Makes Fair | Recovery NEW YORK, July 10.—Financial markets continued to drift today but stocks, reflecting some uncer- tainty, failed to indicate any un- easiness and had a sold out ap- pearance after a downward drift at the morning session. There were short coverings on steel on an unfilled tonnage re- port. Registered gains of a point or more on early losses were made. U. S. Steel and Bethlehem recov- ered. | Issues up a point or more in- |cluded American Telephone, Public Service of New Jersey, Baltimore and Ohio, Northern Pacific, Mont- gomery-Ward, Sears. Roebuck Com- pany, International Shoes and Am- erican Tobacco B. Safeway Stores gained two points on the McMarr merger proposal. | Similar gains on Lambert, East- man and Columbia Carbon were made. —— - TODAY’S STOCK . QUOTATIONS ‘ ph SOt T € L Bl AFSST R S NEW YORK, July 10.— Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine |stock today is 15%, American Can 108, Anaconda Copper 25%, Bethle- ‘hem Bteel 48, Fox Films 16%, Gen- eral Motors 377%, International Har- vester 44%, Kennecott 20%, Check- ‘er Cab, no sale; Curtiss-Wright 3%, Hudson Bay, no sale; Packard Mo- |tors 7%, Standard Brands 18, Standard Oil of New Jersey 38%, 'Standard Oil of Ne wJersey 38%, Trans-America 7%, United Alrcraft 28%, U. 8. Steel 98. London Still Remains Largest City in World; Population Is Reported ! LONDON, July 10.—By counting as London all those living within the “outer ring,” which has been claimed as corresponding to Great- er New York, the census enumera- tion just completed shows London is still the world’s largest city by 2 margin of more than a million inhabitants over New York. | London's population is 8,002818. Last year's census gave New York " 6981917, NONSTOPPERS TO AGAIN ATTEMPT T0 MAKE FLIGHT Robbins and—Jones Plan- ning Second Venture, Seattle to Tokyo ARE TO INSTALL NEW MOTOR, FORT WORTH Same Refuelling Plane Will Be Used ;Four Fliers Are in Nome NOME, Alaska, July 10.—Reg L. Robbins and H. 8. Jones, who were forced down on a non-stop flight from Seattle to Japan, said upon awakening after a long sleep, they would put a new engine in the plane Fort Worth and attempt another Seattle-Tokyo hop . Robbins and Jones came here from Solomon with Jimmy Mattern and Nick Greener, in the latter's refuelling plan, leaving the Fort ‘Worth there. Weather continues bad here. The same refueller will be used on the next attempt. Earlier in the day it was indi- cated the Fort Worth would be sold in Alaska, if a sale was possible, and a new plane would be used for the next hop. SEATTLE GETS BUSY SEATTLE, July 10.—Civic lead- ers got busy last night with plans %6 have ‘Robbins and Jones returs here and try again to make a non- stop Tokyo fiight. Darwin Melsnest, Manager of the Washington Athletic Club, where the two fliers were guests while here, said they would be welcomed and aided in every way to make a second attempt. W. W. Connor, Governor for ‘Washington of the National Aero- nautical Association, cabled the fliers at Nome, urging them to re- turn and make another attempt. FUSE CAUSES -FIRE DAMAGE COCORAN, Cal, July 10.—Three cotton gins and an oil mill were destroyed by fire today with a loss estimated at close to $1,000,000. The fire is believed to have been caused when a fuse blew out in the oil mill and tanks of cotton seed oil exploded. WOMAN JUMPS T0 HER DEATH SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., July 10— Mrs. L. E. Titus, of Olympia, Wash- ington, jumped from the fourteenth floor of the St. Francis-Drake ho- tel today and was killed. No rea- son is given for the act. OLYMPIA, Wash,, July 10.—Mrs. Titus went to California following a breakdown. ed by She is surviv her husband, Leon Titus, of Olym- pia and Seattle, auto dealer. Two adopted boy twins also survive. Kanakanak Epidemic Eases Up; Serum Is Delivered by Plane KANAKANAK, Alaska, July 10— The epidemic which has been peril- ous is now well in hand. There are still 104 patients confined to their beds. There are 69 cases of scarlet fever and 30 cases of influenza. Eleven persons, including nine children in the orphanage succumbed but the serum which arrived by plane yes- terday will help the scarlet fever situation and no more deaths are expected from this cause. The employees have been over- worked. Three staff members are ill with the influenza. One out- side nurse and two members of the Education Staff are on duty on spare time, The Signal Corps men have cheerfully assisted where they could. .- Average costs for educating a student at the University of Idaho are $535 a year. et Gov. Bone on Political Situation; Admits that Gov. Roosevelt Is in Lead By SCOTT C. BONE maneuvering and warning Herbert Democrats of the East are groom-!Hoover what to do,_and what not ing Owen D. Young for the nomin- [to do. They insist upon the re- ation for president next year. Like [ nomination of Vice President Cur- Herbert Hoover, he is appraised |tis and avow their dislike of young as a super-man, and also like | Theodore 'Roosevelt, Governor of Herbert Hoover, he is as well|Porto Rico, as & runnning mate. known abroad as in his own coun- | The basis of their distrust of him try. His ascendency at this junc- |is not given, but he is plainly per ture tends to puncture the boom |sona non grata to the “dry” lead- for Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt, who | ers. Swapping horses while cross- however, is still manifestly in the |ing a stream, usually is not the lead. Frank Kent, of the Balti-|part of wisdom. No doubt, Herbert more Sun, a very able political | Hoover would be quite content writer and analyist, although he [again to have the Kansan on the favors Gov. Ritchie of his own ticket with him. He has given no state, in an article in Scribner's |sign that he wishes to replace ventures the opinion that Democra- him. It all remains for Curtis to tic sentimént may veer around to |say whether he wishes to run. That Young, as more acceptable to party |he prefers to resume his toga in masses, than the New York execu- |the Senate and descend from his tive, whose relations with Tam- pedestal is reasonable to believe many obstruct his path. Buf, as a stalwart party man, he The reparation plan for settle- |will answer his party’s call. Fealty ment of the European war debt|to the Administration, in his ca: to America is ascribed to Owen D.|will be made paramount to per- Young’s genius. France, Belgium, |sonal desire. Germany and Japan decorated him for his service on the Reparation Commision. He is now counsel of the General Electric and iden- tified officially with many other big corporations. His very name spells conservatism and to the West it likewise spells capitalism, The in- surgent group in politics, typified by Norris and Nye and young La Follette, who are friendly toward Roosevelt, on the power jssue, would never support Young, and his nomination would immediately stop any Republican bolt. ‘His candidacy, not yet announced, would appear to be akin to that of John W. Davis, in 1924, ‘who, ideally equipped, admittedly one of the ablest men ever named. for President, made a forlorn race and ‘The possibility may be remote, but two Roosevelt's may appear on the national ticket in 1932—Frank- lin D, as the Democratic standard bearer, and Theodore, as Republi- can - runing mate. Then would come a supreme test of the strength of the name. Franklin D., was put on. the ticket with Cox in 1920, in the hope of capturing a portion of the followers of the immortal T. R, but his' name failed of magical effect upon the electorate and cut no appreciable figure at the polls. Now, he is better and more favorably known, but, if he should be named and win a vie- tory and reach the White House, it would be on his merits as a statesman and his attitude in favor was easily vanquished by Calvin|of the repeal of the Eighteenth |cial did something for America," Coolidge. Amendment, not because of his|ard added the President should name. immediately make provisions to Bishop Cannon, stormy petrel of the Prohibition forces, and his co- adjutor, Clarence Trye Wilson, of the Methodist Board, are unalter- ably opposed to Franklin D. Roose- velt. Another bishop wildly pre- dicts that he would lose by 8,000,- 000 votes. Already these expon-|Then, whabéver happens, look out ents of the “Noble Experiment”are for a bolt unprecedented in both taking a-hamd in the prelimimsy (parties.” NIKOLA TESLA One of the most stirring cam- paigns in American history is im- pending. Hats innumerable will be ‘cast into the ring. James M. Cox shows a disposition to crave @ “second cup of coffee,” and other favorite sons are to be heard from. IND STORY ON WORLD PEACE NEXT STEP IN ECONOMIC RECOVERY PROBLEM LEWIS MAKING NEWPROPOSALS [Urges Administration to Give Moratorium to U. S. People RATIFY DEBT PLAN| Democrat ofr .i;nofs Believ-| es Time Has Come to | Help America WASHINGTON, D. C., July 10—/ The Administration is urged by Senator-Elect James Hamilton Lowis, Democrat of Illinois, to con- sider domestic relief since the moratorium on the debt agreement has been reached. Senator-Elect Lewis proposed an extra session of Congress to ratify the debt holiday plan. The Illinois Senator-Elect mad? the following assertion: “It is time some American olfi- give the business man, the farmer end the city laborer in this coun- try. their moratorium for relief by providing work, foed and credit to the United States. i T Four to Die “in Chair for Killing One SENATOR-ELECT [Radicals in [Massing Forces to Make LUTHER, MORET MUSSOLINI 1S " AGAINST WARS AMONG NATIONS [Tells Secretary Stimson, | Italy Chooses Road to Universal Peace INTERVIEW GIVEN BY ITALIAN DUCE German y to Take Action Attack on Moratorium of Hoover BERLIN, July 110G ermany's | Radical elements are macsing for- EXTRA SESSION TO o Hoover’s moratorium in the belief for an attack on President t is the bulwarks of the f Versailles, Delegates of all partles opposed Treaty to Chancellor Bruening's Govern- Suspension of War Debts ment met to consider ways and means of combatting *what they termed an “attempt of those now in power to continue the policy of fulfillment of the Treaty of Ver- sailles under veiled forms.” Adolf Hitler and Alfred Hugen- bery, Nationalict leader, both ex- Blazes Trail for Next Important Move ROME, July 10.—Premier Musso~ iinl agrees with American Secre- tary of State Henry L. Stimson, that world peace is the shortest pressed skepticism that the debt road to economic recovery and holiday would aid Germany in ynjversal disarmament. dominated deliberations. | Both officials believe that the R AR next mile post on the trail is al- ready blazed by suspension of war debts and reparations for one year. | The Duce granted one of his rare interviews communicating in it the result of his conference with the American official. ! “There are two roads, one to- cREnIT DEMAND ward war and one toward peace,” said the Duce. “I told Secretary Stimson I have chosen the road toward peace. “Secretary Stimson and I find ourselves in accord in choosing that road. German President of the Reichsbank Talks with Head of French Bank | “ialy for ner part wiil go to the i next. Disarmament Conference with PARIS, July'v10——At a council a sincere desire for peace,” com- | of the Ministers it was decided to cluded the Duce, send five experts, four Treasury!' Secretary Stimson said his con- officfals and one commercial at- ference with the Duce was most tache of the Foreign Office, to the satisfactory. GIVEN HONORS ON BIRTHDAY BLOMEREN BL, COSTS S0 Electrical Genius Remem-|Three Living Apartments bered by Inventors | and Scientists | NEW YORK, July 10—Nikola/ Tesla, one of the greatest electri- cal inventors since the day of Franklin, was 75 years old today. He was presented with a volume containing and congratulations from kindred and Two Office Suites Are Leased At an outlay of approximately $20,000, Gunnar Blomgren has just completed the addition of a sec- ond story to the Blomgren Building on Front Street. letters of felicitations |of concrete throughout,—basement, first and second floors—making it ‘The structure is inventors and scientists over the|fireproof. Its attractive appearance world. |serves to improve the entire busi- Tesla came to America from Ser-:m“ neighborhood. bia and after working with All material both for the original Thomas A. Edison, founded his pufiding, which was completed in own company. He sold to Westing- (1924 and for the new second story, house a series of patents which {work on which began three months revolutionized the electrical indus- ag0 was bought in Juneau. Like- try. Later Tesla turned his atten- tion to wireless and on his research is based much of the developed art known as radio, ———————— MINERAL FIND IS REPORTED EDMONTON, July 10. — T. G. Donovan, of Detroit, has brought here from an island in Ecko Lake, samples of ore which he claims] assayed up to $1,200 a ton. He | Clifford, wise the furnishings for the apart- ment and office suites of the up- per floor were purchased here. Architect and Contractors N. L. Troast was the architect; iE. J. Krause, the building con- ‘tractor and the Rice and Ahlers Company, the heating and plumb- ing contractor for the second story addition. The newly completed second floor | is arranged into three living apart- |ments and two office suites, have been leased. Fred W. Hen- ning, of the H. 8. Graves Com- pany, men’s furnishings; L. Kann, of Kann's Variety Store, and E. H, All representative of Mar- refused to identify the mineral in shall, Wells and Company, whole- the oré or tell on which island it was found on the ground it would be regrettable to cause a stampede to that part of the country. Donovan asserted that besides the mineral he located on the sale hardware, of Portland, Ore, and Seattle, have rented the living apartments. Kaser and Treeburger, dentists, and Paul Abbott, representative of the Dupont Powder Company, have island, there is also copper and!taken the office suites. radium there. ‘The apartments and offices will NIRRT be ready fsr°occupancy next week. The street floor of the Blomgren Tacoma Mill Plant {Building contains the Sanitary Is Damaged by Fire TACOMA, Wash,, July 10.—Fire today destroyed the main plant of the Mountain Lumber Company with an estimated loss of $100,000. Fireman A. V. Youk was injured Grocery, owned by Mr. Blomgren, and the Sanitary Meat Market, owned by A. J. Picken. -— Alaska Elks Make Parade Hit by falling timbers. \In Seattle —_—————— BISHOP CRIMONY IS ON HIS WAY TO NOME| —_— } Bishop J. R. Crimont, of Alaska, with headquarters at Juneau a passenger for Nome aboard (he Victoria which - sailed last < Friday from mflg for ~Beward Penin- sula, bt o SEATTLE, July 10—The Elks of Alaska, headed by Juneau, Ketchikan and Skagway, all dressed as animated Totem Poles, presented the most pic- turesque appearance in the imonster - parade held yesterday which clased the National Con- vention here, Are Sentenced to Death for Murder Which Is Done in Hold-up NEW YORK, July 10. — Four young men were sentenced yester- day to die in the electric chair during the week of August 17 for the slaying of John Moore, cashier, in a hold-up. The men are Robert Walsh, aged 22 years; Joseph Devore, aged 18 years; Thomas Tobin, aged 19 years and Louis Roy, aged 31 years. The latter was not present during the hold-up but supplied the weap- ons. The arrival of the four men at Sing Sing prison increased the pop- ulation in the death house to 24, the largest in recent years. R — SUING FOR 20 MILLION KANSAS CITY, July 10.—Henry L. Doherty, head of the Cities Serv- ice Company, has filed suit for | $20,000,000 damages against the Kansas City Star as the outgrowth of the campaign by the Star and Gov. Harry Woodring. The cam- paign was for a reduction in the Kansas gas rates. WOLGAST WILL FIGHT BRADLEY NEW YORK, July 10—Midget Wolgast, recognized as flyweight champion in many States, defends his title against Rudy Bradley, negro, in a fifteen round bout at the Long Beach Stadium tonight. Wolgast rules a heavy favorite in the betting. Miss Marion Ferriss, member of the reportorial staff of the Seattle Times, is making her first trip to the norfh on the steamer Prince Rupert. “One has to make the voy- age to really appreciate its beau- ties, even though you have lived as close to Alaska as I have in Seattle.” She flew over Taku and Mendenhall Glaciers last night in the seaplane Peterburg. - eee Complaints, naming 95 Wichita, Kas., business firms were filed in an effort to enforce the state's wunday “blue laws,” INITIATE WORK AT FUNTER BAY German Reichsbank, went into a conference with Governor Clement Alaska Admiralty Property Scene of Renewed De- - Moret, of the Bank of France, and other officials in connection with' velopment Activity the long-term credit loan to bolster | up German finances, Luther sald he talked as a banker to banker. He refused to make any other statement. CONSTERNATION CAUSED BERLIN, July 10—News from Paris that Hans Luther, President of the Reichsbank is coming back to Berlin immediately instead of going to Basel for a World Bank Resumption of the mining de= meeting next Monday, caused con- velopment program at Funter Bay sternation in political circles. The by the Alaska Admiralty Gold Min- belief is expressed that this means ing Company without delay was the French confronted him with announced here today by Sam' political demands as to the price Pekovich, President and General of financial aid. Manager, who has been here o ey /husiness for the past two days. He MORATORIUM WORKING 'returned to Funter ten days age LONDON, July 10.—Great Britain after spending seven months in is putting the moratorium in opera- New York conferring with his as- tion immediately, informing the sociates and arranging for going D.nk of International Settlements ahead with the work. that the British Government does For the present the work will be not expect payment of the German confined to sinking a 400-foot annuity due July 15. double compartment shaft, con= - B tinuation of tunneling, and possibly NORMAN PURCHASED resumption of operations of the BY CHICAGO CLUB pilot mill. Later a crew will be put on to construct a road from the property to the waterfront and CHICAGO, July 10—The White other activities are contemplated. Sox have purchased Willis Norman, A contract for sinking the shaft" an outfielder, from the Muskogee has been let to four partners, Club of the Western Assoclation. Matt Lani, Matt Nivala, George Norman will report at the end of Salo, and Otto Mikkola. They, with the Western Association season. (Continued on Fage Two) if fiiséo parlrian,si Mu yWMod i f;;f Remarriage Restrictions NEW YORK, July 10.—Marriage | The report will be submitted to of divorced persons in Episcopal 'the general convention of the churches with use of the Book of church in Denver next September. Common Prayer is favored in a re- Meanwhile a fina] report will be vised proposal by a commission of | drawn. The commission invites PUNE G, ¥ 25 pion i the general convention of = the!suggestions, SEATTLE NEWSPAPER WOMAN | hyreh, MAKING FIRST TRIP NORTH| pr,q April the commission offered At present the ehurch permits a plan to authorize Episcopal |the remarriage only of the innocent party to a divorce granted for in= fidelity. The Rt. Rev. Herman Page, bishop of Michigan and chairman of the commission, in a statement, said the remarriage plan was be- ing sponsored because marriage outside of the regular forms of the church “would really be allowing a sort of inferior or backdoor type of marriage, which is unworthy of . the church.” “We feel that a clear distinction should be made between a civil /martiage and the blessing of the - | chureh,” clergyman to remarry divorced per- sons. That plan barred the use of church and the regular prayer book. The revised proposal, just‘ published, would give clergymen the right to officiate. A minority re- port suggests marriage by a clergy- man in his discretion if there al- ready has been a civil wedding Under the majority plan one year must elapse after divorce before permission to remarry can be filed. An ecclesiastical court, appointed by the bishcp, must then pass on the fitness of the persons to be married,