The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 24, 1931, Page 1

v o THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” 'VOL. XXXVIIL, NO. 5805, __JUNEAU, ALASKA, MONDAY AUGUST 24 1931, MhMBhR OF ASSOCIATI;D PRI:SS PR[CE TEN CENTS MACDONALD’S LABOR GOVERNMENT QUITS IN CRISIS LINDBERGHS IN NEMURO: FLIGHT IS SEVERE ONE Motor Trouble and Fogs Cause Serious Trouble on One Leg FLIGHT TO TOKYO POSTPONED 1 DAY Suspicious Authorities Con- tend Couple Violate Japan’s Laws NEMURO, Aug. 24.—Col. Charles A. Lindbergh and Mrs. Lindbergh arrived here at 7:51 a.m. today or 5:51 p. m. Eastern Standard time after a flight of 50 miles from Kunashiri Island com- pleting a flight started last Wednesday at Petropavlovsk, Siberia. Motor trouble and fog caus- ed the two American fliers to make several landings in the Kuriles. ; Col. Lindbergh and his wife landed on Lake Kunashiri last night when fog prevented them coming down on Ne- muro Bay. The Lindberghs hopped from Shana last Saturday afterncon for Nemuro. They arrived over the har- ber here at 4 o’clock Sunday and started looking for a place to land but were ham- pered by fog. The two fliers then returned to Kake Kuna- shiri. For several hours there was much speculation as to their whereabouts and plans. ON TO TOKYO TOKYO, Aug. 24—The Lind- berghs will not come here until Tuesday at the earliest. Three naval officers were killed in an air crash at the Kasumigaura Air- drome last Saturday and they were buried today. The Lindberghs were notified of the disaster and im- (Continuea on Page Two) e ———— CLEARING CREW LAUNCHES. WORK ON THANE ROAD SeSms - Spokane - Company Begins Construction of Thane Highway ‘With the opening of its camp at Thane today, Seims-Spokane Com- pany, contractors on the Thane road reconstruction project, has launched work actively and, if wea- ther conditions this winter, are at all favorable, will carry it to com- pletion without interruption. The work was started on the Thane end and will move northward. About three acres of clearing has been completed at Thane on the bench above the old causeway: The clearing crew will work toward Ju- neau and behind it a crew will fcllow with the grubbing. A steamshovel is expected to ar- rive here from Seattle tomorrow. 1: has a three-quarters yard ca- pdeity. A five ton dumpster will be used in connection with the shovel. It will take excavated rha- turials and dump them on the ne- cessary fills or along the route if not needed. Photograph May Reveal Fate of Capt. Amundsen LENINGRAD, Aug. 24—The officials of the Soviet Arctic Institute said every effort will be made to check the possibility that the object shown in a phot tograph, taken over Nova Zem- bla during the Arctic cruise of the Graf Zeppelin might be the remains of the airplane in which Capt. Roald Amundsen was lost on a rescue expedition in 1828. Sourdough § Estate Left to 6 Friends George Mueller Cuts Off Wife, Daughter and Two Brothers | SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Aug. 24. —Cutting off his wife, daughter and two brothers with $1 each, George Mueller, Alaska sourdough, {left his $12,000 estate to six friends. The will said his wife Eliza de- gerted him in Nome 30 years ago, and his daughter Bertha and brothers, Fritz and Leonard, took nc interest in him. Mueller left five shares of stock tc Mathilde Colas “with the in- formation if she had not neglected me she might have been my sole beneficiary.” ALASKA JUNEAU IS COMMENDED Prominent New York Fi- nancial Man Praises Work Done by the Bradleys If more of the country’s in- dustrial establishments were in such capable hands as the Alaska Juneau Gold Mining company, there would be less public restless- ness regarding values behind cor- porate securities. This is the op- inion of Bernard E. Smith, prom- nent member of the New York Stock Exchange and rated as one of the shrewdest judges of sec- urity values in the count:y. Mr. Smith " has been in’ Jiheau for a week chiefly surveying the Alaska Juneau properties, but tak- ing a vacation as well. He is ac- tompanied by Mrs, Smith and their daughter, Cynthia, who have been delighted with their stay here. In the Smith party also are Basil Prescott, consulting mining engin- eer of El Paso, Texas, and Emil Hurja, former Alaskan newspaper- man, now a security analyst in New York City. “I am greatly impresed by the marvelous development here,” Mr. Smith said. ‘“Particularly by the thorough-going job that the Brad- ley management has turned in on the Juneau property. They had a battle, but they have won, and I am glad to take off my hat to them. The new work has attractive pessibilities, and I feel confident that the years to come will see increased profits. “We have had every -courtesy of the management, and I cannot speak too highly of the kindness extended by everyone from Mr. P. R. Bradley and Mr. Metzgar down. It is a pleasure to be a stock- holder in such an enterprise.” Mr. and Mfs. Smith yesterday made an aerial trip by the Wash- ington-Alaska Airways’' seaplane “Petersburg” to Glacier Bay, flying over the entire glacial area; later in the afternoon they flew to Skag- way. “The scenic wonders of the Jun- eau territory are limitless,” Mr. Smith continued. “We have en- joyed the superb scenery and the Glacier Bay area in particular I ccunt as one_of the great wonders of the world. You can put me down as a booster for airplane sightseeing; I think it's great. “Some day Mrs. Smith and I hope to come back for a more ex- tended stay and see more of Alaska.” —————— MISSIONARIES ARE CAPTURED PEIPING, China, Aug. 24—Dis- patches from Tsiananfu said 30 American missionaries are being held prisoners by bandits at Tam- ingfu, 250 miles south of here. The missionaries are described as belonging to the Nazarebe, Men- nenite and National Holiness churches. Eagle Claws Being Shipped to Juneau to Collect Bounty KETCHIKAN, ‘Alaska, Aug. 24.— The power boat Aleutian Native, owned by the Kanaga Trading Company, here last Saturday, lef: |ONE THOUSAND MANAGEMENT OF a sack containing 300 pairs of eagle claws for shipment to Juneau to collect the Territorial bounty. DIE DAILY IN CHINA SECTION Two Milli(fixpected to Perish from Flood, Disease, Famine BODIES OF VICTIMS THROWN INTO RIVER Swollen Yangtse Already Carrying Bodies of Dead Animals HANKOW, China, careful Press reveals that a least 1,000 per- sons are dying daily in the Wuhan area, comprising three cities, Han- kow, Hankang and Wuchang, from starvation and disease, accompany- ing unprecedented floods. The bodies of the dead are thrown into the swolien Yangtse river together with dead animals because of the impossibility of dis- posing of them otherwise. Some relief is seen in the fact that the flood level remained sta- tionary at present but human mis- ery goes on. It is estimated that 2,000,000 per- sons will perish as the result of the flood, disease and famine which will follow . Aug. 24—A SODIERS ARE ATTACKED HANKOW, Aug. 24—Hunger dri- ven refugees attacked a detall of soldiers as the latter started mov- ing a quantity of grain from the native section of the flooded city. The soldiers called reinforcements and the ‘crowd was quelled after the arrival of mounted machine guns. Several refugees were wound- ed. ‘A ‘panorama’ of death, madniess.). disease and starvation I5 spread ahout the watery street. Hundreds of additional houses gave evidence that they will col- lapse soon whether the flood waters subside or not. Thousands are still clinging to roofs in the flooded sections re- coneilled to the prospect they will soon join the procession of corpses flowing down to the sea along with countless carcasses of animals. ——————— LIEUT, FRENCH BEFORE COURT MARTIAL TODAY Another Tallapoosa Officer Faces Trial — Lieut. Bowman Exonerated SEATTLE, Aug. 24—Lieut. Reg- inald French, United States Coast Guard Service, the fourth of the Tallapoosa’s officers to face a court martial, went on trial here today charged with being intoxicated at a dance in Kodiak last Spring. The other three were acquitted of similar and other charges grow- ing out of the Kodiak visit. The charges were filed by Capt. Clar- ence H. Dench, Commander of the cutter. Lieut. Carl Bowman, charged with drunkenness and neglect of duty, who went on trial last Saturday was quickly exonerated. Prior to this hearing, Lieut. James A. Hirschfield, Executive Officer of the Tallapoosa, was ac- quitted of charges of neglect of duty in that he failed to report drunkenness of officers and men to the vessel’s commanding officer. Machinist Mate Z. R. Schoen, War- rant Officer, was also acquitted of drunkenness. . FLYING GLASS CUTS MELLON NEW YORK, Aug. 24—Secret- ary of Treasury Mellon was cut on the hand by flying glass when a flashlight bulb exploded asphoto- graphers were taking pictures of him when he arrived from Europe. He was given quick treatment. making light of the injury and left aboard a cutter which was sent down the bay to meet him. ——————— — IS IN HOSPITAL Gus Messerschmidt entered St. Ann's hospital at 9 o'clock Sunday evening for medical treatment. survey by the Associated | BLAZING DEMON NOW ATTACKING ON NEW FRONT [Residents of Three Settle- ments Forced to Flee from Flames IDAHO FIRES SPREAD: COMBAT IMPOSSIBLE Chilly Nights Add to Dis- comfiture of Refu- gees in Camps BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 24.—Three more settlements, Pioneersville, Golden Age Mine and Grimes Pass viere evacuated last Saturday night in the path of a fire thundering in the timber in the Boise Basin. | ‘The attack of the blazing demon on this new front forced dozsns of families out of their homes and formed a second refugee camp in the Basin. The Red Cross and Salvation Army are distributing food to the residents driven from their homes. National Guard tents have been set up for shelter. Chilly nights are adding to the discomforture of the refugees in the devastated zome. .The fires, which have been burn- ing for several weeks and whick became dangerous during the last few days, show no signs of abatipg. A number of ghost towns, relos of the old mining days, have bé:n wiped out. The fires are so scattered that & consoliduted effort to combat mam i lmposslble - ST0CKS TAKE FURTHER DROP N.Y.EXCHANGE Budget Cridm it England Provides Unsettled Conditions NEW YORK, Aug. 24. — The budget crisis in England provided somewhat of an unsettled back- ground for the start of the new week in the financial markets to- day. ‘Wall Street is optimistic over the prospect of the formation of a Coalition Government, however. Stocks continued to decline. Rails again were a conspicuous soft spot. American Telephone and Tele- graph broke three points but re- covered partly. Miscellaneous issues were off one point or two. ‘These included United States Steel, American Can, Woolworth, Safeway, North Ameri- can, America Tobacco “B,” Stand- ard Oil of California and Kreugei. e ——— ] TODAY'S STOCK | QUOTATIONS | L] NEW YORK, Aug. 24—Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau Mine stock today is 16%, American Can 91%, Anaconda Copper 24%, Beth- lehem Steel 387%, Checker Cab 8%, 8%, 8%, Curtiss-Wright 3, Fox Films 13%, General Motors 35%, International Harvester 37%, Ken- necott 17, Packard Motors 6%, Stan- dard Brands 18%, Standard Oil of California 40%, Standard Oil of New Jersey 40%, United Aircraft 27%, United States Steel 87%. MIDSHIPMEN ARE IN BAD WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 24— Four mlidshipmen, accused of mis- conduct on thg cruise to Europe, have been requested by Acting Sec- retary Jahncke, of the Navy De- partmient, to state any reasons why recommendations made by the Su- perintendent of the Naval Academy that they be dismissed should not be carried out. The midshipmen have been giv- en three days in which to make a reply. RETAIL GROCERS MEETING TONIGHT The retall grocers of Juneau will hold a meeting tonight at 8 o'clock in the American Legion Dugout. Various issnes are to be brought up and discussed. ‘police said today that Charles Mar- their two gir] companions by three The; Ausaciated Press Photo Harry Lore, 16, (left) and Thomas Wheatley, 17, were killed with men near Ypsilarii, Mich. Their bodies were found burned almost beyond recognition in an automobile, $100,000 18 DEMANDED BY KIDNAP GANG Family of E;sing N. Y.| Broker Ready to Meet Terms. it Is Said NEW YORK, Aug. 24—The vin Rosenthal, aged 24, missing | stock broker, is safe in the hands of kidnappers who have been in touch with the Rosenthal family over the payment of a $100,000 ransom. ‘The police reveal that Rosenthal’s mother is ready to meet the de- mands of the kidnappers. ———.————— M'DERMOND ON WAY T0 JUNEAU Leaves Seattle on Seaplane| with Eckmann at Controls' : { SEATTLE, Aug. 24—Near the| half-way mark of a 14,320-mile| flight from Maracaibo, Venezuela, | to Juneau, Alaska, and return, O. C. McDermond took off for the| North with Anscel Eckmann on a| flight to demonstrate how closely | aviation links the North and South | American points made over regular | commercial air routes. McDermond has been taking the| regular pilots’ place on previous| hops but Eckmann is at the con-| trols on the Alaska flight. —————— W. L. “Young” Stribling has grown a mustache since his bout with-Max Schmaling for the world, tne title. !were committed by him JURY IN CLARK CASE NOT ABLE 0 GET VERDICT |[Eleven Reported to Have Been for Acquittal— Another Trial LOS ANGELES, Cal, Aug. 24— |The jury in the case of David H. Clark, former ney of Los Angeles County, discharged Sunday. It is said eleven jurors stood for acquittal and one for conveltion. Clark will be tried again. Prosecuting Attor- was Clark was charged with first de- | gree murder in connection with the shooting and Kkilling of Herbert Spvencer, newspaperman, and |Charles Crawford, rich realty own- | {er and politician. contended the homicides in self- Clark defense, The case went to the jury at 3:15 o'clock last Thursday afternoon. - SMITH PLANE GROUND LOOPS NEW YORK, Aug. 24—The hope that Elinor Smith, aged 20, will take off September 1 for Europe was dashed when the plane ground looped at the Roosevelt Field late last Saturday afternoon as she landed. ST 24,000 SEEK CLERK'S POST WASHINGTON. — About 34,000 persons have applied to participate !in civil service examinations for the position of junior and underfile cie: Throughout the whole of ear, only 500 file clerks were 'wpulmcd to federal positions. GIRL VICTIMS OF THREE MICHIGAN KILLER> A few hours after they confessed, three slayers of two girls and two boys near Ypsilanti, Mich,, were in the state prison beginning life terms. They admitted killing Anna May Harrison (left) and lean Gold (inset) with their two boy companions after ro:bing them. charred vwreck is shown at the right. y then set fire to the car. The _ BRIDGEWORK AT - MENDENHALL 18 MOVING AHEAD Fust Span Exrected and . Second Estimated 30 Per Cent Complete Construction of the new bridge over Mendenhall River is progress- | ing satisfactorily and in less than a month it is expected it will be completed and open Glacler High- | way's main line for traffic that is now diverted around Auk Lake | Loop. The bridge is being built by | Alfred Dishaw and Son, local con- \!X‘EAC!DK‘S. The first span of the bridge is 1106 per cent complete. The second span is going forward in a good | rate of speed and is estimated to be at least 30 per cent completed. The United States Bureau of | Public Roads today began speed- (ing up its own maintenance work on the section between Juneau | Dairy and Mendenhall Dairy. Three | additional gravel trucks were put [on the job and are hauling crushed 10ck from the Alaska Juneau dump 1mr the road. The job was ham- pered materially because the bu- | reau was unable to obtain rock in any quantities while the Switzer reconstruction job was in progress. The latter project was officially cempleted last week when the bu- reau formally accepted it from R. H. Stock, contractor. It is regarded a3 an excellent piece of work, and despite abnormal rains recently has | stood up in fine shape. ———— OPPOSITION. ~ TOKAROLY | |Supporters Turn Against Count in Forming New Ministry BUDAPEST, Aug, 24—Count Jul- ius Karolyl is having difficulty in trying ‘to form a new government «|to replace that of Count Stefan Bethlen. Bethlen résigned’ last ‘week Some of those who pledged sup- port to Count Kerolyi are npw giving him opposition’ on the be- lief he intends to inaugurate strin- gent economies, e i L A COAST GUARD BOAT | HERE ON CRUISE | The U. 8. Coast Guard cutter Alert, Chief Boatswain Albert Nel- con in command, arrived in Juneau early yesterday morning from Ket- chikan, via Port Walter and Craig, on a 10-day cruise. The Alert will return to her base in a few days, cruising via Peters- burg and Wrangell. L D L Joe Knight heavyweight from Cairo, Ga., been matched with Carl Knowles for a bout in Savannah. 4 promising light has, 'NEW BRITISH CABINET WILL BE ORGANIZED Liberals and Conservatives to Join to Help Save Country FORMER PREMIER TO ALSO AID M’'DONALD Discord in Labor Organi-, zation Scuttled Reign of that Party LONDON, Aug. 24. — Pre- mier Ramsay MacDonald’s Laber Government has re- signed in the face of the National financial crisis. The Premier has been ask- ed by the King to form a temporary National Non-Par- ty Government whose first duty will be to balance the budget. The new Government will ., include Conser vatives and Liberals. Former Premier Baldwin, of the Liberals, who had tak- en over the management of that party during the illness of Lloyd George, agreed, in the presence of the King, to participate in the new Cab- inet in which Baldwin will serve under MacDonald. The new Cabinet will also have a war on its hands and must attempt to restore Great Britain’s threatened credit in world finance. Discord Responsiiza Discord in the Labor Party, scut- tled the MacDonald Cabinet after two years, two months and 15 days in office. Differences arose over the meth- ods of avoiding a threatened de- ficit of $600,000,000, unemployment dole and proposal for a new taxa= tion. The party went down with the slogan “equal sacrifice for all” nail= ed to the mast. The Cabinet proposed to stave off the deficit by levying $300,000,- 000 in new taxes and lopping off about the same amount from the national expenditures, mainly by cutting the dole, King in London King George returned to London last Saturday night, cutting short his' visit to Balmoral, Scotland, where he only went on Friday. The King's return was immediately interpreted as foreshadowing the iresignation of Premier MacDonald who was unable to obtain the en= tire support within his own party on the economy program. Former Premier Baldwin return- ed from France last Saturday night and this also indicated a change in the Government. ———————— United States Commissioner L. B. Chisholm, and U. S. Deputy Mar= shal H. D. Campbell, both of Wran- gell, took passage for that ecity on the Dorothy Alexander today. Bernard Smith Buys Thousandth Brick Made by Alaska Juneau Probably one of the most costly souvenirs of Juneau ever taken out of the coun- try was bought yesterday by Bernard E. Smith, New York Stock Exchange member and one of the large stockhold- ers in Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Company, who has been {n Juneau on a visit for the past week. The souvenir was a $25,000 brick of solid gold bullion, weighing nearly 100 pounds, which emerged from the bul- lion room of the Alaska Ju- neau mill stamped “Brick No. 1000, A. J. G. M. Co.” The weekly “melt” of the mill on Saturday included Bricks Nos. 999, 1000, and 1001. Usually they are con- signed to the U. 8. Assay Office at Seattle, Wash., but as a courtesy to Mr. Smith, who Is an important stock- holder in Alaska Juneau, it was sold to him for the iden- tical price that tha mint ° . . . . . . . . . . . . . e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . e credits the company. eeeeeecssccsas