The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 15, 1931, Page 1

2 THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME" DAY, AUGUST 15, 1931. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS LY AT KAGARINSK, SIBERIA HERNDON, PANGBORN FINED $1,025 EACH FLIERS INJAPAN ARE SURPRISED BY PUNISHMENT Tokyo Court Forbids Air-| men from Further | Flying in Japan AVIATORS CABLE TO AMERICA FOR MONEY/| Plane Not gnfiscated Be-! . | cause Relatives Are | Part Owners TOKYO, Aug. 15—Hugh Hern- do mand Clyde Pangborn, American aviators, were fined<2,000 yen, or! $1,000, each on the charge of hav-| ing taken from the alr photo-| graphs in Japanese fortified areas, | and 50 yen, or $25 for the minor infraction of having flown over; Japanese fortifications. The air- men were prohibited Arom doing | any further flying in Japan, which may prevent them from trying for the North Pacific flight prize. | Herndon and Pangborn werei amazed at the amount of the fines. | The aviators cabled to America, for money. Imprisonment is the| alternative. They received funds from America today. H ‘The fines were imposed by the District Court at Tokyo, to which the public prosecutor had referred the charges. | The Rengo News Agency of Tokyo quoting official sources, said the plane was not confiscated because Herndon's mother and sister, resi- | dents. of the United .States, have an interest in it. Pangborn denied | that they had knowingly taken pic-| tures while flying over fortified areas. They admitted having had a motion picture camera in their plane. MONEY SENT FLIERS NEW YORK, Aug. 15.—Besides funds sufficient to pay the total fines of $2,050, an additional sum of $2,000 was cabled Hugh Hern- don and Clyde Pangborn to enable them to pay for iustallation of an additional fuel tank. Backers of the flight hope the Japanese offi- cials will permit it to continue. GOVERNMENT AID ASKED NEW YORK, Aug. 15—W. W. Farley, former chairman of the New York State Democratic Com- mittee, today sought the aid of the American Department of State in behalf of his son-in-law, Hugh Herndon, in trouble in Japan for alleged violations of that coun- iry's aviation laws. “Japan seems full of jingoes who want to make an example of Hern- don and Pangborn,” Farley wrote the State Department. Sl KODIAK SHOWS ASIATIC TREK T0 AMERICA Dr. A. A. Hrdlicka Finds Prehistoric Villages on Island SEATTLE, - Aug. 15—Prehistoric villages on Kodiak Island, Alaska, are among the oldest in North America and evidence the trek of the human race from Asia to Amer- ica, declared Dr. Ales A. Hrdlicka, famous anthropologist, who has| Just completed a visit of research and investigation in Alaska in the interest of the Smithsonian Insti- tute of Washington, D. C. and who is now returning there. Dr. Hrdlicka announced here yesterday that he had discovered Drehistoric villages on Kodiak, and that these settlements had flour- ished, died and been revived many times before the advent of the Russians into the Territory. The eminent scientist sald that he would return to Alaska next jear to continue his studies. ————— Lieut. H. A. Kurstedt, of the U. S. Engineering Corps, accompanied by Mrs. Kurstedt, arrived in Ju- neau on the steamer Alaska to take up his dutles with the Alaska Road Commission. 4 MANY Assoclaled Pres Mayor James J. Walker (le'h of New York In all his =xrtorial splendor and ready wit, sailed for Germany for a five weeks’ rest cure. Here he is With Police Commissioner Mulrooney who was on hand to bid him good-bye. He expects to spend the time at various Germanm s seeking to regain his health. WEEK-END IN STOCKS SHOW Saturday’s Half-day Trade‘ Is One of Heaviest GOTHAMMAYOR GIVEN MEDICINE James J. Walker Will Visit Carlsbad to Take Waters Inot attend the stampede. He ex- UPWARD TREND._FOR B HEALTH PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 15.—Hope by dotted lines. that Alaska would be admitted to| ¥ statehood was expressed in a let- | e wreen v o auiora e FISHERIES ARE chot of Pennsylvania, and read at the opening in Portland yesterday ! of the annual stampede of the Alaska-Yukon Sourdough Associa- ] 0'MALLEY SAYS among the miners in the Penn- —— sylvania coal regions prevented him ! s (1 from leaving the state. His letter ‘Commissioner Gratified sald: i 1 : ith Evidence of Sta- “I recall with gratification that W E d ; 20 years ago I was hanged in ef- bllfl)’ Of Runs The Alaska salmon fisheries this' tion. | Gov. Pinchot wrote that he could figy at Cordova, Alaska, and that Jack Dalton prevented citizens year are in a very satisfactory con- dition, evidencing substantial im- from keeping me from landing| provement over preceding cycle from a steamshlp there. While I was head of the Federal Forest years, declared Henry O'Malley,’ United States Commissioner rof Service, I struggled to prevent cer- tain men from trying to plunder Alaska. My interest in Alaska be- |Fisherles, in summing up today his view of the current situation. He arrived here last night with the gan when I was a green young forester there, long before the - Walcott party on the Penguin,, Capt. O'Donnell. | called Ballinger case. He has practically completed his! e {ORAN‘GEMEN AND annual inspection of the fisheries, and seal herds, and will leave on the Penguin Sunday morning for plained that serious suffering | 3 | Since June NEW YORK, Aug. 15.—At the! BERLIN, Aug. 15.—Mayor James close of the week’s business on the J. Walker of New York, in search| New York Stock Exchange, the of health, left Berlin today for final record showed that the mar- Carlsbad to take the waters there., Ket had regained virtually all it He was carrying some “medlcme"; had lost since United States Steel that he could not get legally in his reduced its dividend rate July 28. own country. He had been made BELFAST, Ireiand, 'Aug. Belfast police waded into a crowd of fighting Orangemen and Hi- bernians today and swung clubs indiscriminately so as to disperse HIBERNIANS WAR s & s wom o day will be spent, 152 ( | No New Regulations ! “I do not believe any new regu-| lations are needed at this time, and so far as can be told at this time. no additional restrictions will be necessary in 1932, he said. PINCHOT HOPES ALASKANS WILL Pt (7 My GET STATEROOD LT e RE i 4 BAKER { Pennsylvania Governor 3 N 2 S o Writes to Sourdoughs SR g w@ T at Stampede TR o et o, ,\'\1 4 s, S vve,e e = L4 : Interest in Terrilory Be-! Q2 sy DS, V"E‘ch; ganY:)Xl/l:ge %oijeztre: = —————-——————K\q"‘— iid Sporues ._U > | Progress of flight of Col. Charles A, Lindbergh and his wife on their air trip to Japan is shown BABY LINDBERGH GOES RIDING Bulls, impeded by week-end prof- it taking, were less aggressive to- !day than on Friday, but never- theless Case gained five points,| Union Pacific and BEastman Kodak three points, United States Steel, ! Woglworth, Johns Manville, Loew’s, International Telephone, American: Telephone, New York Central and! American Tobacco one point or two points. The Saturday half-day trade was| one of the heaviest in volume since last June. Close to 1,000,000 shares: changed hands. | . . I TODAY'S STOCK | [ QUOTATIONS K ; L2 . | NEW YORK, August 15—Clos-| ling prices of stocks today on the New York Exchange were: Alaska {Juneau Mine 17%, American Can 197%, Anaconda Copper 256%, Beth- lehem Steel 42%, Checker Cab 9, |9, 9, Curtiss-Wright 3%, Fox Films '12%, General Motors 38%, Inter- | national Harvester 38%, Kenne- icott Copper 18%, Packard Motors |7, Standard Brands 19%, Stand- {ard ©Oil of California 39, Stand-| ard Oil of New Jersey 40%, United | Alrcraft 30%, United States Steel 3. ——————— BEER ON CUTTER | SAYS BOWMAN SEATTLE, Aug. 16—“Beer could be smelled all over the ship” tes- {tified Lieut. Carl G. Bowman of the United States Coast Guard Cutter Tallapoosa today at the court martial here of Lieut. James A. Hirschfield of the same vessel, who is accused of having failed to report drunkenness on the part of fellow officers. Lieut. Bowman referred to the Tallapoosa at the time of her visit to Kodiak when some of the offi- cers attended a shore dance there. He, himself, is among officers of the cutter that will be tried later. —— Mr. and Mrs. A, H' Goddard, of Chichagof, arrived in Juneau yes- terday afternoon and are registered at the Gastineau. !Monday, he will be protected by 4 a present of a bottle of Rhine wine by Dr. Vondrigalsky, health com- missioner for Berlin. JUDGE ORDERS CLARK GUARDED LOS ANGELES, Aug. 15—When the murder trial of David H. Clark, former deputy district attorney of| Los Angeles County, s resumed an armed guard, in compliance with an order issued today by Judge Murray. The order was issued aft- er Mrs. Clark had revealed that a note handed her in the crowded court room by an unidentified wom- an contained the following warn- ing: “Mr. Clark: Watch out for a rather stout man, who wears a light suit and a straw hat. He! carries a gun. You will understand.” | Clark is on trial for having| killed Herbert F. Spencer, News- paperman, and Charles Crawford, politician. The prisoner testified yesterday that he committed the homicides in self-defense. KING LIKELY T0 HAVE HIS WAY, MONTREAL, Canada, Aug. 15— Lady Bess Borough, wife of the Governor General of Canada, gave.! birth to a son yesterday. Bom? are doing well: King George cabled | his congratulations and asked per- | mission to be the child’s godfather: —————— Trimmer Coiffures Favored by Paris PARIS, Aug. 15—Coiffures are| adopting trimmer lines. Many smart ;h;ebe,l‘llgepe!xex:)tmgrou:: ;I;‘h: ;";:;’:r “The salmon fisheries are ap- when dispersed at one place, would mec:fl‘ys vemry agn::?}l,::; ‘(;:)nsd;:.‘i;)hn_ ;'::’:;‘;r immediately afterwards at'east Alaska, despite voluntary cur- ¥ {tailment by the packers of fishing beA g:::ge;:nm wr::giese‘tve;cglgm and packing equipment, the mc;:;ve‘ and thereby blocked a rau.}"-”.‘.’;m;wl;.“:: l:eb::cp;nmui- every- road line over which delegates t0 gryore: the takes b H y seines and Aifinach; T astlon bha xnmrfm:.‘m’"‘ of fish to the spawning beds o anh 'reprxnl S tha astibn ol:sumdent to insure abundant seed- a so-called “Irish Republlcan‘.lm 23 ‘zemlmn n;ns“. " Army” in preventing Orangemen e Commissioner expressed re- from entering the town of Coothill| ooy that instances of seiners bein: in the Free State last Wednesday. & : i *|unable to dispose of their catches owing to the flood of trap fish Ex-Senator Kenney that has swamped canners. Thesc o were reported this week at Ket- of Delaware Dies! ;.. “We are endeavoring to maintain m?n‘émxemy A}xg. 1""_::":;‘_" a supply of fish for everyone, and , former Benatol,it, aqminister the industry in such died yesterdays He had not been i active in polities for 16 years. (Continued on Page Eight) Hoover Said to Be Gaining in Confidence and Deemed By SCOTT C. BONE Former Governor of Alaska . Herbert Hoover is coming into| his own as titular leader of hisiing groomed for the Presidency, party. A marked change has come (his. best friends admitted he was over him since his Indianapolis |a disappointment as a receptive speech and the promulgation of his and prospective candidate. At ban- proposed moratorium to ald Gcrw]q-uets and public meetings, he many. His vioce, as it comes on the spoke haltingly, and in rather a air, is round and full, vestige of timidity, and his picture, ment was evident. Occasionally, he thrown -on the screen, reveals al/seemed to be selzed with stgae man in fine physical vigor. The|fright. He could not attune him- trend of events is no longer unkind 'self to politics or & crowd. His to him. His leadership is recogniz- jfollowers were compelled to do his respect for him, hitherto granted altogether diferent. He is rejuv- grudgingly, if not actually with- enated and seasoned, assumes his held. He is more militant and leadership naturally and becom- sure of himseld. Convinced of the'ingly and imbues his party with women are foregoing the loosely waved hairdress of early summer | and curling their hair in tight| rolls or small chignons at the back | of the neck, Others have cut off their back hair and are dresskngl their short locks in the swirl which was in favor- two years ago. ‘ righteousness of executive acts,'enthusiasum. A looking ahead is not and glving -approval to congres-fraught with the. Republican mis- sional legislation, he champions givings of a few months ago. the Republican administration un=/" He is not a spell-binder, or flinchingly. He has swiftly evolved'phrue-maker. and rarely coins into the type of candidate the G. an epigram, but his utterances are O. P. deems necessary for the ab- concrete and gem-like in their normal - contest . soon . forthcoming: (Zontinuea wa Page S Worthy Republican Leader| A decade ago, when he was be-‘ with 10 school-boy manner. His embraass-| ed. Party men are exhibiting A’umpalgnmg for him. Now, it is! medical treatment. Copyright 1931 Associated Pres Charles Augustus Lindbergh Jr., now more than a year old, Is show as his nurse takes him for an airing at the summer home of his gran¢ | parents, Senator and Mrs, Dwight Morrow, near North Haven, Maim " He is ataying there while his parents fly to the Orient. 40,000 LBS. OF FISH THROWN IN KETCHIKANBAY 'Receipts Are So Heavy for Canneries to i Handle KETCHIKAN, Aug. 15— Forty thousand pounds of fish, which SWEETHEART OF MURDERER HELD IN JAIL Girl Says She l;ft Ypsilanti Slayers Before Crime ANN ARBOR, Mich.,, Aug. 15— Catherine Keller, 25 years old, the ——————— BABY GIRL FOR NABLES could not be sold to canneries yes- sweetheart of Fred Smith, one of chikan yesterday, were thrown into two boys and two girls near Ypsi- Ketchikan bay by the fishermen. lanti last Tuesday, was arrested swamped the canneries and all been with the murderers the night other fish-handling plants. of the crime, but declared she left ——————— ;had no intimation of it. H It has been learned that Smith ’\nnd Harry Lore, one of the slain ly went fishing together. Smith's associates in the crime HAVANA, Aug. 15—Mario Meno_‘Blnckswne, the latter a negro. All cal, former President of Cuba and !hree were sentenced yesterday to with being the leader of the pres- At Jackson. {ent: revolt in the country, was cap-| Th victims, besides Lore, were tollowers in the Province of Pinar- and Anna Harrison. dellio. He and they were brougmi Full courtesies as political prxs-‘J- E- to Menoeal and his captured {ux-t Mnn Dles o sea“le {lowers by President Machado, pend-| gpaprrg, Aug. 15—J. E. Car- Government authorities declare) i 2lern Lines of the Northern Pacific that the capture of Menocal and|p.yiwav died here today after a ‘point in the seven-day revolution and that it will soon be suppre«sed. | MISS KILOH IN HOSPITAL | Miss Margaret Kiloh, an em-| A girl weighing three and one- | mission, entered the hospital at'Sophia Nable, wife of P. W. Nable, i1 oclock this afternoon to receive early Friday morning at the hos- terday or fresh fish buyers in Kot- the three confessed slayers of the The heavy run of fish has|yesterday. She admitted having |them before its commission and ‘youths, were chums and frequent- |R E v 0 LT BRUKEN | were Frank Oliver and David icharged by government officials life In the Michigan penetentiary {tured yesterday with twelve of his Thomas Wheatley, Vivian Gould by a Cuban gunboat to Havana. . Carver, Railway oneps have been ordered acorded | ing, the disposal of their cases. | ver, general manager of the West- his associates marks the turning brief illness. ———— | ‘plo,\'ee of the Alaska Game Com- half pounds was born to Mrs. o pital, "~ PRICE COUPLE TRAVEL 300 FEET HIGH BECAUSE OF FOG |News of F lithIs Received | by Wireless at St. Paul Island | \WIFE_ OF AVIATOR | TALKS OVER RADIO Stretch of 250 Miles of Water Is Longest on Present Trip | LR i BREMERTON, Wash., Aug. 15—~The naval radio station here has intercepted a message from Mrs., Charles A. Lind- bergh saying that she and her husband would leave for Pet- ropaviovsk, Siberia, between 4 and 5 o'clock this .afternoon. SEATTLE, Aug. 15.—Guests of |Russians, Col. and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh are at Kagarinsk, Si- beria, their first scheduled station after leaving Nome. Their time of arrival was given as 10:40 o'clock last night, according to a radio message that was sent to the ra- dio station at St. Paul Island, Alas- ka, and that was intercepted by an amateur radio operator in Se- attle. Later the St. Paul Island ra- dio station broadcast several mes- sages it had received from Mrs, Lindbergh. Messages from WMrs. Lindbergh said the flight from Nome to Kag- aginsk, a distance of between 1,000 and 1,100 miles ,was made in less than 11 hours. The progress of the flight was told .by Mrs. Lindbergh in a se- rigs of messages which were fin- ally ended by one sent from Kagarinsk, saying: “Am reeling in antenna. Will see you at nine tomorrow. Thanks.” ‘The plane’s route yesterday took it through a stretch of dense fog. The craft traveled at an altitude of 3,200 feet. The flight between St. Lawrence Island and Cape Navarin, 250 miles, was the long- est over water that the Lind- | berghs have made on their present Journey. Besides communicating with St. Paul Island, Mrs. Lindbergh also talked by radio with the steamship President Cleveland. L R B ERE THIRD ROAD TO YUKON SOUGHT BY MDONALD Anothér Route to Canads | ian Boundary to Be Investigated FAIRBANKS, Aug. 15.—Donald MacDonald, of the Alaska Road Commission, left Fairbanks yester= day for Tanana Crossing to con- tinue reconnaissance of a route to connect the proposed Alaska exten- sion of the International Highway with the Yukon Territory boundary. He has already investigated two routes, which, he says, present ter- rain easy for construction opera- |tions except for a stretch of 10 |miles near the Yukon Territory | boundary. CALVESTON MAN HEADS EAGLES | TOLEDO, O. Aug. 15—J. C. |Ganty of Galveston, Texas, was elected grand President of the Or- = |der of Eagles at the meeting of " |Grand Aerie here today. % D ENDING 100,000-MILE WALK MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga., Aug. 12. —The Rev. T. E. Farmer is plan- ning a trip to Egypt where he ex~ pects to complete a 100,000 mile | walking jaunt. Farmer began his walking in 1901, he says, when h got out of college and found hin ‘sel( threatened with tuberculosis,