The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 12, 1931, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” JUNEAU, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 1931, IN SOUTH A VOL. XXXVIIL, NO. 3795. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS | ALIGN FORCES MORROW LINDY HOPS TO SIBERIA TO FLIER DELIGHTED CUBAN REBELS [OFFERS OPENED } WITH CONDITIONS CARRY FIGHTING | ONTWO ALASKA IN NORTHLAND ~ INTO HAVANA} ROAD PROJECTS Squaw Is First to Greet Federal Troops Repulse B. P. R. Hetiisntods Ac-| Real American Princess (CONGRESSMEN ASKED TO STATE THEIR ATTITUDE [Letters Sent Democratic GLOSBL GIRDLER AND HIS BRiD.’Z Colonel and Wife Near Nome MOTOR CAR PARADE HEADED BY VISITORS Residents of Gold Camp Give Rest to Fa- mous Guests NOME, Alaska, Aug. 12. — Col. Charles A. Lindbergh and Mrs. Lindbergh plan to resume their flight from here to Japan tomor- row, unless prevented by unfavor- able weather. Their next scheduled stop is Karaginsk, Siberia, which is about 1,000 miles distant. “Alrplane traffic in Alaska can be made much simpler and more}; effective than is thought possible in the States,” the Colonel declar-|; ed today. “I do not expect to find conditions "in’ Siberia any more difficult than they are in Alaska.” Autos Race to Bay Immediately after the Colonel's plane landed at Safety Bay, 21 miles from Nome, yesterday after- noon, automobiles containing mem- bers of Nome's reception committee raced to the bay to welcome the distinguished fliers. The- Lindberghs in the meantime had gone to a nearby roadhouse and the first person to greet them in the Nome area was Jennie Dalquist, a full- blooded Indian squaw. At the roadhouse, after the ar- rival of the reception committee, Colonel and Mrs. Lindbergh en- tered an automobile and were es- corted by a motor car caravan to Nome. Street Parade Is Held A parade through the principal streets took place. All inhabitants, white and Indian, of the city and immediate neighborhod lined the sidewalks. The celebrated visitors are house guests at the home of Grant R. Jackson, banker. People of Nome are cocperating - to enable the fliers to have a good rest while they are here. —ll——— TERHUNE BACK FROM TRIP T0 WESTERN AREA Accompanies Walcott Par- ty from Kodiak to Fairbanks, Sitka After a month’'s absence largely occupied in accompanying the Wal- cott party on its tour through Central and Interior Alaska, H. W. Terhune, Executive Officer of the Alaska Game Commission, returned here yesterday afternoon by plane from Sitka. He left the party there, and it will arrive in Juneau about Friday after voyaging through Peril and Icy Straits and visiting Lynn Canal points. Mr. Terhune visited Cordova and went from there to Dillingham by plane before joining the Walcott party. He met Senator Peter Nor- beck at Seward and with him went to Kodiak where they united with €:nator Walcott's party on the Fisheries boat Penguin. From Kodiak they went to Sew- ard, Anchorage, McKinley Park, Fairbanks, returning over Richard- son Highway to Valdez where they re-embarked on the Penguin for Cordova and thence to Sitka. Senators Walcott and Norbeck have been actively engaged in an intensive study of wild life con- ditions- in the Territory, Mr. Ter- hune said. They have met and discussed bird and animal life with many persons and have gained real knowledge of these resources and problems connected with their ad- ministration, Mr. Terhune said. Senator Norbeck left the party at Fairbanks and went to Seattle on the steamer Yukon that passed through Juneau last Monday night. 1 become a commoner, but when a commoner becomes a princess—ah, that’s news. Above is the former Miss Aleene McFarland, daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Charles McFarland, of New York and Weatherford, Texas, who, it has just been revealed, recently became the bride of Prince Johann Von Zu Lichtensteub, a member of the reigning house of the Principality of Lichtenstein. The ceremony was performed in London, and the couple will come to the United States for a long honeymoon in New York and Texas. YOG PACT MADE TO FIT HUUYER PLAN United States Observer Present as Protocol Is Signed LONDON, Aug. 12—Representa- tives of Germany, France, Italy, Japan and Great Britain yester- day, signed. the protocol coordi- nating the details of the - Hoover moratorium arrangement with the provisions of the Young plan. A committee of experts has been aby work three weeks on the technical aspects of the protocol. Hugh Gibson, United States Am- bassador to Belglum, represented | the United States at yesterday’s | signatory action as an observer. INTEREST RATE LOWERED BERLIN, Aug. 12.—Directors of the Reichbank have lowered the discount rate from 15 to 10 per cent and the collateral loan rate from 20 to 15 per cent. PACHO TAKES MOREAN'S TITLE LOS ANGELES, Cal, Aug. 12— Bobby Pacho of Yuma, Ariz, won the California state lightweight boxing title last week from Tod Morgan. The latter failed to get down to the lightweight poundage’ —135 pounds. Pacho was awarded | the title before the bout, ~but| nevertheless he stepped in and took seven out of the scheduled ten rounds. Morgan had the best of two gounds and one Was a tie. There were no knockdowns. Pacho weighed 134 pounds, Mor-| gan 138. —ll | CHASE NOW SPORTS SCRIBE| NOGALES, Ariz, ‘Aug. 12—Hal Chase, declared by many to be the greatest first baseman in the history of baseball, has broken| into print again. This time as a sports columnist on a recently es-| tablished newspaper here. —— - Arrival of Stork Is Awaited by Mrs. Gene Tunney DAMARISCOTTA, Maine, Aug. 12—To await the arrival of the stork, Mrs. Polly Lauder Tunney, wife of the retired ! skeutl 9 GIRLS, 2 BOYS FOUND DEAD IN BURNED AUTO Death of Young Folks in Michigan Is Laid to Robbers ANN ARBOR, Mich, Aug. 12.— Two girls, Vivian Gould and Ann Harris, and two boys, Harry Lore and Thomas Wheatley, were found dead in the charred ruins of an automobile near Willis yesterday. The homes of the girls are in Cleveland. They were house guests of the Lore family at Ypsilanti. The theory of the police is that the four young folks were slain by robbers and that the automo- bile with the bodies in it was set afire, of both of the young men resisted the attempt at robbery and that the killing followed. TALLAPOOSA'S OFFICERS TRIED SEATTLE, Aug. 12—Two Lieu- enants and one warrant officer on the United States Coast Guard cutter Tallapoosa, the base of which is at Juneau, Alaska, are on trial in Seattle before a court composed of Coast Guard officers. The names of the accused and the exact nature of their offense are withheld by the authorities. Capt. Eugene Blake, who is pre- siding at the court martial, said that the charges do not involve violations of the Prohibition law, smuggling or financial wrong. “The offense is serious, however,” he added. “It coneerns the internal interests of the Coast Guard.” When the Tallapoosa left Ju- repert was' given out by the ship here that she was going south for a brief period to undergo repairs. CANNERY EMPLOYEE, BADLY INJURED, IS SENT SOUTH TODAY Enroute to Seattle for treatment by a secialist, R. L. Nielsen, can- nery worker from Western Alaska, was taken south today on the steamer Dorothy Alexander. He is accompanied by Mrs. Nielsen and a nurse, Mrs. John Salit. Mr. Nielsen suffered a fractured and other injuries when a retort door blew off and struck him with terrific force. He was heavyweighet champion pugilist of the world, entered a hos- pital here today, ment, neau recently for Bremerton, the| Revolutionaries with Casualties EFFORT TO DESTROY WATER SUPPLY FOILED vent Blasting of Oil Tanks HAVANA, Cuba, Aug. 12.—Revo- lutionary disorders have reached Havana. Rebels tried to explode a charge of powder under the reser- voir at Regla, which supplies Has vana with water. Before they could carry out their plans they were routed by Federal troops. A small party of rebels later tried to set fire to the tanks of the Shell Oil Company near the “capxtsl city, but were dispersed by | police. Fourteen rebels have been killed In these days of tumbling thrones it is no novelty for a prince to |and 19 wounded in recent engage- | ments, according to Govérnment re- | ports. Rebel leaders claim 30 Federal soldiers were slain in the fighting at Santa Clara. -4 GLACIER PRIEST 'WILL LECTURE TOMORROW EVE Motion Pictures Will Show Activities of Es- kimo Land Father B. R. Hubbard will de- o'clock tomorrow evening in the He will exhibit moving plctures taken last winter in the Interior Yukon. They will depict the ac- tivities of Eskimoland, show rein- deer herds and present winter scenes” up to an including the breakup of ice in the Yukon River. ‘The Glacier Priest will give a resume of his air and sled jour- neys the past winter. He will de- scribe his explorations of Aniak- chak crater, and tell of its recent eruption. States Friday. EVANS IS COMING WITH 6 FOR JUNEAU SEATTLE, Aug. 12—Carrying 24 passengers for Alaska ports, the steamship Admiral Evans sg'rd from Seattle at i0 o'clock this morning. Six of the vessel's pas- sengers are for Juneau. They are: Mrs. F. 8. Middleton, | Middleton, Mrs. Tuscher and two children, and one steerage, ‘Police in Capital City Pre-| - ceptance of Low Bids on Improvements | BRIDGE TO BE BUILT | " OVERSKAGWAY RIVER Addition to Be Made to Tongass Highway Near Ketchikan Bids on two public works con- | struction projects totaling $76,177.60 were recommended for award today to the Department of Agriculture by the United States Bureau of Public Roads here, it was announc- ed by B. D. Willlams, District En- gineer. One covered a bridge across| Skagway River at Skagway and the | other a short addition to Tongass Highway out of Ketchikan. R. H. Stock, Aberdeen, Wash,, was low bidder out of seven ten- ders for the former with $31,444.60. Sawyer Reynolds Company, Ket- chikan and Juneau, was the low bidder of four for the Ketchikan job, its tender being $44,733.20. Other bidders and their figures on the ‘Skagway bridge project were: Warrack Construction Com- liver an illustrated lecture at 8 Catholic Parish Hall in this city., Father Hubbard will sail for the Frances ! pany, Seattle, $32,850.10; R. J. Som- mers Construction Company, Ju- neau, $35425; Alfred Dishaw, Ju- neau, - $37,366.40; Curtis Gardner, Portiand, Ore., $39.836; Siems-Spo- kane Company, $4472640; W. T.[ Butler, Seattle, $46,052.60. This project i3 a six-span bridge 460 feet long and 10 feet standard {width. It includes construction orl | dirt approaches approximately one- Ithird of a mile in length. The bridge 'will rest: on seven con-| crete plers, i The extension of Tongass High-, way is on the Herring Bay section! and is about three-quarters of a mile long. Tt will be a 12-foot] !standard, two course crushed rock surface road. Other bidders were: R. H. Stock, $46261.20; Hubbell and Waller Fngineering Company, $49,067.20; Siems-Spokane Company $50,546.20. Hugh Herndon, Jr., and his bri record, TO ALASKA FOR GERMAN FLIER Gavekigepnd G Go 1o Aleutians for Capt. von Gronau British Polo Club Plans Series Against America| LONDON, Aug. 12—The Hurling- ham Club Polo Committee already | is laying plans for its mnext at- | tempt to win the Westchester cup from the United States. SEATTLE, Aug. 12—To a base on one of the Aleutian Islands in Alaska, gasoline and oil have been sent for the use of Capt. Wolf- The attempt will be made migang von Gronau, German avia- 1933, and the team probably Will|tor, who is now at Reykajavik, Bi- | |contain the old 1930 membership. |beria, having flown there from Ger- | Louis Lavy, the ~Argentine, - may |many. Information as to the dis- wish, however, to be replaced by & patch of gasoline and oil to the younger man. Aleutians was made public in Se-| ' cCaptain C. T. I Roar, star of | attle today by officers of the Shell the British play in the 1930 match-| Oil Company, but they declined to {es, likely will lead the new group.|name the exact island for which | A suggestion is being considered |the supplies are detined. that a British army team be sent! Establishment of a base in the ,to America to compete against an| Aleutians leads to the belief that American’ army team, possibly next|Captain von Gronau is attempting year. There has not been such a!a round-the-world flight. When contest since 1925. he left Germany he made no an-! | nouncement of his plans. .- WRECKED FLIER i GO The Chattanooga baseball club is one of the most expensive in the minor leagues, representing an in- vestment of $70,000. moON Chapter 1 STRANGE TREASURE When the two chests had been brought up the stairs and de- posited in his room, Umberto gave Gabreau a four-bit piece. Gabreau | snarled, turning his face away. He | dared do little more. Umberto was broad and handsome. Gabreau was la dwarf, a scant four feet high, with large feet and hands, and deep-set eyes, wistful, like a mon- key's. But he was not content with a tossed coin for his labors, Um- berto keeping the spoils. He took the same risks as Umberto. To- night if the customs officers had caught them, he as well as Um- berto would have paid. More than ‘that, it was slavery. Slavery for one of the blood of Napoleon, Often Gabreau, born by the New Or- ,leans docks, slave of Umberto, said {to himself, “I am the blood of taken off of the steamer “Yukon Napoleon.” here Monday for emergency treat-: He had told his mother that he !would demand more, “To be quan.gw_r_.d'B,d_LHouMn.» of DELIGHT FACES TROLBLE Lisandro Garay, Honduran flier, who with his companion, Bert Acosta, was ‘picked up at sea 20 miles off Norfolk yesterday by the | steamship Biboco, faces more trou- i|ble when he lands at Savannah, | Ga., where the vessel is taking the aviators, The two airmen had been cling- 1ing to their wrecked plane 36 hours when rescued and were in a state of almost complete exhaustion. | tened till he heard the flat tread|canain Garay's jaw is broken and recede down the balcony, then he| f A & Bt Ve hibeis o0 S8 | e N P ) window and lit the lamp. faces prosecution for staying away A square room with a bare floor, |¢om there and thus avoiding mili- a table, a cot, a chair, an old|i,ry corvice during the recent revo- | armorie of carved rosewood, a Kero- | iionary gisturbances, and he is sene stove. Smoke from the swve]subjec& to prosecution in the Un! had streaked the walls and dim- o) Siates for having violated a med the rich ofl portraits, the 100g | 4455 regulations in taking off last| gilt-framed mirror. |8unday on a non-stop flight from Umberto set the lamp before the |ney york to Honduras without! mirror that he might have a slrong | notice to the federal authorities or light. He drew up the smaller Ch“""‘theufl permission. | It was nalled, but it came open RN e | quickly. Opals—crystallized rain-, John D. Martin, president of the bows, sleek and cool. | Southern Baseball association, is’ (Continueq vn Page Six) ya stort story wi ‘ sure, of course,” she had answered. “You are two times as strong.” “Half,” he mumbled now, “I wart half.” “You got half,” Umberto growl- ed. “Half dollar.” He pushed Gabreau out—Ga- breau who was stronger than he— shut and locked the door. He lis- | 4 Bennett field, N. Y., just bofere he and Clyde Pan- across the Atlantic on an attempt to beticr th AT Ty Assuciated de of a few wee! ess I'hoto , shown at Floye red, of the around the w SUPPLIES SENT JAPANESE FIND FLIERS TOOK NO FORT PICTURES Herndor and Pan ghorn Won't Hop for Seattle for Two Weeks ALBANY, N .Y., Aug. 12.—Hugh Herndon and Clyde Panghorn, avi- ators, have been exoperated of any intention or attempt to take pic- tures of the Hokodate fortifications in Japan—while flying over them —declares a cablegram reccived in Albany today by the wife of Hern- don. The two aviators had a camera in their plane, and this fact led {0 inquiries by Japanese authori- ties. Herndon and Panghorn will not hop off from Japan for Seattle for at least two weeks, the cablegram AGESCASE PANT - SET FOR NOV. 2 LOS ANGELFS, Cal, Aug. 12— Retrial of Alexander Pantages, mil- lionaire theatrical man, on charges of having criminally assaulted Eu-| nice Pringle, stage dancer, has been postponed from August 24 to No- vember 2. The postponement was granted on motion of Pantages’ attorneys, who set forth that a recent death in the family of one of the at- torneys had prevented him from preparing the part of the defense that had been assigned to him. e Yoshihara to Back Track On Lindberghs *SEATTLE, Aug. 12. — Seiji Yeshibara will attempt to back- track on the Lindbergh route in a third new plane, his rep- rezentatives here have been notified, thus changing from his former route. He will have a larger plane, according to the announcement, than he was to use on his flight to Seattle and San Francisco, via the Aleu- tians, Senators and Rep- resentatives 'CONSIDER DELEGATES * FOR CONVENTION Friends of Governor Begin [ Nomination Campaign WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 12— Additional interest was given to the movement for the nomination of Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt as the Democratic candidate for | President by the receipt of letters ) today by Democratic Senators and Representatives in Congress from the “Roosevelt Southern Clubs,” maintaining central offices in At- | lanta, Ga. L The letters were yirtually alike in text. The reciplent was asked if he favored the New York Gover- | nor for the Democratic presidential , nomination. | The purpose of the letters is plain. Tt is to secure information for use in 'the selection of dele- gates to the next National Demo- cratic Convention. Selection of {candidates for declegates to the | convention is now being made by the “Roosevelt Southern Clubs.” | CANADIANS PLAN TOKYD FLIGHT AND THEN BACK Aviators, Whose Names Are Secret, to Start from Vancouver VANCOUVER, B. C., Aug. 12.— Within three weeks, a round-trip airplane flight between Vancou- ver, B. C,, and Tokyo, will start at Vancouver, according to an an- nouncement made today by E. W. Dean, Vancouver alderman. At the request of the two aviators who will undertake the flight, their names are withheld for the pres- ent, he said. STOCK MARKET IS DEPRESSED BY SOGGY RAILS Steel Trade Reviews and Car Loading Re- ports Better NEW YORK, Aug. 12.—Condi- tions in the Stock Market were depressed today by the soggy ten- dency of railroad shares. Steel trade reviews and freight car load- ing reports were more encouraging than otherwise, but signs of a sea= |sonal upturn in general business were still lacking New York Central, New Haven, Union Pacific, Atchison Preferred and Missouri Pacific Preferred lost from two to three points. American Can and American Telephone sagged about a point, and then recovered. United States Steel moved nar- rowly | PRl BB SRS : TODAY'S STOCK .[ i QUOTATIONS | NEW YORK, Aug. 12.—Closing | qu tations of stocks on the New York Exchange, follow: Alaska Ju- neau Mine 15'%, American Can 93%, Anaconda 24%, Bethlehem Steel 38!, Checker Cab, 8, 8, 8, Curtiss-Wright 3, Fox Films 12%, General Motors 37%, International |Harvester 39%, Kennecott 17%, Packard Motors 6%, Standard | Brands 18%, Standard Oil of Cali- |fornia 37, Standard Oil of New |Jersey 37'%, United Aircraft 7%, | United States Steel 87%.