The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, September 5, 1931, Page 1

- 8 ¥ - THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XXXVIIL, NO. 5816. COM. PURCHASES WHEATINU. S. Fifteen Milion Bushels| Bought to Feed Desti- tute in Winter ! TEN MILLION WILL | REQUIRE FOODSTUFF President .Hoover A“'J nounces Price to Be | | Paid for Commodity | SHANGHAI, Sept. 5—Basing ac- | tion on the assumption it will have to feed 10,000,000 destitute per- sons throughout the coming winter, | the China Flood Relief Commission has disclosed that 15,000,000 bush- els of wheat have been purchased ! from the American Farm Board. | This amount will be less than half enough for the needs of the destitute. ‘The National Government num-| bers the sufferers in the flooded area at fully 50,000,000 persons. The feeding program, outlined by ' indicates that the Commission, about 1,000,000 tons of foodstuff will be required. The wheat purchased . from the United States provides | §. for about 150,00 tons of the total amount. PRICE IS ANNOUNCED WASHINGTON, D, C., Sept. 5.— The Federal Farm Board has sold 15,000,000 bushels of Wheat to Chi- na to be used in the famine area along the Yangtze ‘River ~where thousands; of flopd yictims are starving. PresidentiHoover announced that thexcost, e wheat. will be the price .quoted’ .om - the- market the day the cargo is dispa d and will be paid in equal instaliments during the next three years, 4 -per cent interest, for relief purposes only. Most of the wheat will be: shipped from the Puget Sound area. " RADID SAYS ALL IS WELL ON NAUTILUS OSLOSS ept. 5.—The Meteorologi- cal Institute at Tromsoe has com- municated by radio with the sub- marine Nautilus and learned that all is well aboard the craft. A five days' silence resulted in considerable am‘iety about the fate of Sir Hubert® Wilkins, and his men aboard the craft. VETERANS ASK MODIFIGKTION KANSAS CITY, Mo., Sept. 5— The National organization of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, in ses- sion here yesterday adopted a reso- lution asking for the modification of the Volstead Act so as to pro- vide for the legal manufacture, transportation, sale and consump- tion of beer with a four per cent. of alcoholic content. —pel Personal Estate of Sir Hall Caine Is Left to His Family; DOUGLAS, Isle of Man, Sept. 5—Sir Hall Caine, regarded as one of the wealthiest of Great Britain's writers, left his personal estate of $1,000000 to be divided among the widow, daughter and two sons.| It was indicated that the church — .- STOCK EXCHANGE CLOSED NEW YORK, Sept. 5—The New York Stock Exchange is closed today and also Monday. | | Ralston, film actress. Mary Esthe ! hood. OREGON TOWNS THREATENED BY FORESTFLAMES Two Localities' Are, Nearly Encircled by Fire— Much Destruction PORTLAND, Gregon, Sept. 5— | | Citizens of two beleaguered towns tand four logging companies re- | doubled the attack early this morn- ing against a fire which has al- ready burned two camps and wiped out one of the company’s timber | holdings, 40 miles west of here. The fire has sent 100 persons from- their- homes. Flames almost encircled the towns of Cochran and Mayo and are eating into new forest con- |taining some of the best timber in Northwestern Oregon. A train was sent to give relief but was prevented from entering the fire zone with fighters on ‘account of the terrific heat. — e e ! SYNDICALISTS ARE ON STRIKE| BARCELONA, Spain, Sept. 5.—| The general strike of Syndicalists, which was called off last night| after clashes between the strik-| ers and police, were resumed to-' day. The local press blames Provis- | jonal President Macia for thel present unrest. ' \ Vatican Reaches . Agreement with i Spain on Church' | MADRID, Sept. 5.—Agreement between the Spanish government and the Vatican over the status of church property in Spain was re- ported to have been arranged, fol- | lowing a meeting of the papel nun- cio and the minister of the inte-' rior. ] would agree to submit to separation |from the state, while the govern- ! ment signified its willingness to les- sen its demands imposed upon the ' church. Savants Find Lost City of 400 B. C. Under Black Sea MOSCOW, Sept. 5—On the south west extremity of the Crimean pen- |divers and motion-picture pho- Soviet archaeologists an ancient, buded city which is believed to have thrived between the fourth and second centuries, B. C. ., An expedftion which was sent ‘there three months ago, reported its operations hiad uncovered the re- tence of which has long been sus- pected, but never verified. About forty feet under the sea, tographers found the ruins in the shape of a gigantic horseshoe, with Two weeks old Mary Esther Webb poses with her mother, r is known as the “$100,000 baby" as Mrs Webb turned down that much in contracts in favor of mother GETS IN MONEY FOR HIS FLIGHT Wins Tropg Also Two Casfi‘%?rizesflior Trans- continental Trip 8t. Louis, Sept; 5—Major “Jim- mie” Doolittle, former Army pilot, left for the Cleveland Air Races early this morning having flown here last night from the east, Major Doolittle yesterday broke the transcontinental airplane record from Burbank, California, to New- ark, New Jersey, held by Capt. Prank Hawks. The flier won the Bendex Trophy in the National Air Races and also 82,500 in cash. He also receives $7500 prize money offered for the transcontinental record flight of 2,046 miles making it in 11 hours, and 15 minutes against Capt. Hawks' 12 hours and 25 minutes. Major Doolittle averaged 225 imiles an hour on the flight from Burbank to Newark. ——————— DEDICATION OF FOSHAY TOWER COST BIG SUM Government Trying to Prove Company Af- fairs Mismanaged MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Sept. 5.— ‘The dedication of the Foshay Tow- er, a 32-story office building pat- terned after the Washington Monu- ment, cost the W. B. Foshay Com- pany $116449, a Government wit- ness testified here yesterday at the trial of seven former officials of the company charged with using the mails to defraud. The Government charges the af- fairs of the company were not han- dled in a manner to safeguard the interests of the investors. The Foshay Tower was dedicated with a three day ceremony three ‘months before the company went into the hands of receivers. —————— Farm Loan Group Disbanded by Hyde WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. §.— The national advisory loan com- mittee, which Secretary Hyde ap- pointed last spring to supervise the loaning of federal funds to agri- cultural credit eorporations and Iivestock loan companies, has dis- banded, it is announced. The committee had acted upon all applications for loans and the secretary of ture has writ- ten all local organizations that there will be no longer any necessity for their continuance. ———————— 0 has been vaca- James tioning in the is a returning 1S DISPLEASED WITH CHINESE Resentment Expressed in Seeking U. S. Aid, Deportation Issue STATEMENT ISSUED BY FOREIGN OFFICE Action Is Claimed 10'B& it “Accord with Cir- " cumstances ( MEXICO CITY, Sept. 5—News that China has asked the United States to use its good offices in the behalf of the Chinese being deported from Sonora, was re- ceived with open resentment by the Mexican Government. A statement has been issued by the Foreign Office terming China’s action as being quite “unwarranted because of its imprudence.” The statement further said the Mexican authorities have been act- ing in the Sonora case in “accord with the circumstances” and added Mexico could not accept “inter- ference” by the Chinese Legation in Washington, D. C. Body of Trapper Is Found Believed to Be that of John Miller — Bullet Hole in Head ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Sept. 5— A body, identified as that of John Miller, a trapper aged 54 years, was found in a burned over thicket near the aviation field here. Miller disappeared last Novem- ber, with a borrowed rifle. ‘A gun was found by the body, which had a bullet hole in the head. DRY AGENTS NOT TO BUY ANY DRINKS Orders Are Issued by Pro- hibition 'Director Woodcock 'WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 56— Prohibition Director Woodcock is- sued an order yesterday forbidding members of the Federal Dry Army to drink intoxicating liquor as a means of obtaining evidence. The Director advised the agents that it would be better to proceed against speakeasies by cutting off their supply and any method of se- curing evidence is preferred tc buy- ing drinks. Sweeping Reforms Are Demanded by India BOMBAY, Sept. 5—India’s rep- resentatives at the second round table conference, in London, wili present g formidable list of India's demands, as established by the parliamentary committee of the In- dian nationalist congress. The main points of the com- ‘mittee’s “magna charta” for In- dia are: State ownership of key indus- tries, resources and transportation facilities. Real economic freedom for the masses. Adoption of universal suffrage. Right of every citizen to keep and bear arms. Creation of free primary edu- cation. Provision for the military training of citizens so as to organize means of national defense apart from the regular military forces. Protection of indigenous cloth and other native industries. Prohibition of alcohol and nar- cotics. ‘Adjudication of all debts incurred by the British in India during the past 150 years. State control of usury. TFreedom from duty on common salt manufactured in India. maximum of 500 rupeés monthly. Reduction of all salaries to & A striking plcture of the glant Sikorsky $.40, the world's largest land-sea MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS Associated Pr plane, as it Ikoto de its successful test flight over Long Island sound at Stratford, Conn. The craft, capable of seating 45 Passengers and carrying a load double their weight, will be put into South American commercial service. BREAKS HIS PROMISE AND 1S MURDERED Confessed Slayer Leads Authorities to Where | Body Is Buried COUPEVILLE, Wash., Sept. 5.— A. L. Stratton, confessed murderer | 'of ‘William ' Frawley,. retired army | || sergeant, led officdrs through the rain to the body of his former! comrade in arms. i The body was hall hidden by boards and grass on a lonely beach near a refuse dump at Penn Cove one mile west of here, | ‘Sobbing hysterically, Stratton, who said he killed Frawley ten days ago, ‘when he became angry when Frawley broke his promise to take Stratton and his sweetheart auto riding, collapsed and fell when he neared where the body was bur- ied. | Deputies and Ooast Guardsmen dragged Stratton along. He finally fainted and had to be revived. — .- OUIMET AND WESTLAND T0 MEET AT GOLF Former Boy Wonder Stag- ing Comeback at Chicago Series ‘CHICAGO, Ill, Sept. 5.—Francis Ouimet, the boy wonder of golf 18 years ago, has neared the end of his great comeback. The vet- eran has only one more obstacle to\ conquer in his march for the National Amateur ‘Championship,’ Jack Westland, of Chicago, form- erly of Everett, Wash, Seattle, Wash., and University of Wash- ington student. Ouimet beat Billy Howell, of Richmond, 2 and 1 and Westland routed Maurice McCarthy, of New York, 3 and 2, yesterday to make the finals today in the play of 36 holes. There is little choice between Ouimet and Westland to win. . PRISONERS COME FROM WRANGELL TO JUNEAU Deputy U. 8. Marshal Donald Martin returned' on the Alameda from 8t. Anthony, Idaho, where he had taken Alaska prisoners to the State reform school. He brought with him from Wrangell three prisoners to serve time in the Juneau jail. They were Emma Jackson, sentenced to 90 days; Lucy Hernandez, 60 days, and Lizzie Thomas, 80 days. They were sentenced at Wrangell on con- victions for violating the Alaska bone dry law. ‘While in Idaho, Mr. Martin visited with relatives in Salmon City. ——l————— The invention of a San Fransisco man, a new rotary pump for deep ol wells is driven by a series of oneshalf horsepower motors mount- ted in a vertical spindle. NEW YORK BACKGROUND FOR LINER yreidls Assoctated Press Photo Associated Press telephoto of the DO-X, giant German flying boat, | mgainst the New York skyline after a flight from Norfolk, Va. It had flown across the South Atlantic and up from South America on a four eontinent trip. MiS SIONARIES NORTH BOUND; Trio of Jesuits' Aboard Steamer Alaska on Way to Holy Cross SEATTLE, Sept. 5—Brotherns George J. Feltes and Martin Lay- eyre, with Father McKey, Jesuit missionaries, are enroute to the Catholic Mission at Holy Cross. They sailed on the steamer Alaska today with a plane with which to serve the Alaska Territory. The plane is diesel powered. The trio, is headed for Seward and Anchor- age. At the latter point they fly to Holy Cr B KLAWOCK MAN CHARGED WITH SHOOTING TO KILL Frank Paul was arrested atKla- wock by Deputy U. 8. Marshal J. H. Neilson, charged with shoot- ing with intent to kill, according to dispatches to U. S. Marshal Albert White. He was bound over ' td the Grand Jury and taken to Ketchikan and lodged in jail. Deputy Neilson also took Roy Williams from Klawock to Ketch- | ikan to serve a 90 day sentence for being drunk and disorderly, said the dispatches. .- — — MRS. FLOOD HERE Mrs. Floyd Flood, wife of the superintendent in charge of the painting at the Federal and Ter- ritorial Bullding, arrived on the Norco this morning. e Miis Helen Gray and Miss Doro- thy 1Israel, Juneau high school teachers, are passengers for herz aboard the Alaska. x INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON - HAVE };IRPLANEI SILVER CALLED Experts from Many Coun- tries Meet in Paris September 17 WASHINGTON, D. C,, Sept. 5— An unofficial International Con- ference of financial experts will be held in Paris on September 17 un- der the auspices of the Internation- al Chamber of Commerce to study the problem of the depressed price of silver. Great Britain, France, India, China, Japan and United States experts have been invited to at- tend the conference called without any idea of stabilizing the price of silver but to advance, if pos- sible, suggestions to prevent its wide fluctuation. India’s Natives Possess Secret of Healthy Teeth WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 5.— Decayed teeth are far less common in India than in the United States. Plentiful sunshine, universal breast feeding of infants and care- |ful teeth cleaning may be the rea- sons, says the U. 8. Children’s Bu- reau. | Breast feeding is common for practically all babies in India, and is continued until the child is about 13 months old, the bureau reports, If lack of vitamins is a cause of tooth decay, and the mother's milk supplies these vitamins, it is be- lieved breast feeding may be an important factor in insuring good ‘teelh. ~ PRICE TEN CENTS | OLDTIMER, MINING MAN, IS MURDERED T0 WESTWARD IALASKAN SLAIN WHILE ASLEEP IN HIS CABIN John Arnott Is Found Dead i Chitina District— Shot ‘and Killed CRIME COMMITTED DURING WEDNESDAY Authorities A_re Seeking Cldtimer’s Widow and Recent Bride CORDOVA, Alaska, Sept. 5.—John Arnott, aged 61, mining man who has been in Alaska for the past 25 years, was shot and killed last Wednesday while asleep in his cab- in in the Chitina district north of here. Word of the she "‘(l here yesterday. The authorities said they are seeking he widow, formerly Mrs. ting was receiv- ~|Anna Martha MacNell, of Anacor- tes, Washington. WAS MARRIED RECENTLY It is reported here that little is known of Mrs Arnott in Anacor- tes, except she lived there for two years and also resided in Belling- ham for a short time. She is said o be a former nurse. It is reported she married Arnott in Cordova seve eral months ago. ALLEN, MOYLE ARE PLANNING PRCIFIC HOP Plane Is Flown from Tokyo to Samushiro—Flight Be Made to Seattle SAMUSHIRO, Japan, Sept. 5.— C. A. Allen and Don Moyle brought the old plane City of Tacoma II here from Tokyo today, confident they will succeed in their projected 4,400-mile flight to Seattle. The two Californian fliers an- nounced they would not attempt to start before Sunday because of heavy rains here and unfavorable weather off British Columbia. Allen and Moyle made the flight here from Tokyo, a distance of 375 miles, in four hours and sixe teen minutes. 20 Years More Life Given Average Tooth CHICAGO, Sept. 5—The life ex- pectation of the average American tooth Is twenty years greater now than it was in 1885, says the Chi- cago Dental Society. Advancement in the sciences of oral ‘hygiene and of preventive and corrective dentistry, the society says, has increased the life of the average human tooth in this coun try from eight to 28 years. Mrs. La Follette Estate Is $90,000 MADISON, Wis., Sept. 5.—An es- tate estimated at $90,000 was left by Mrs. Belle Case La Follette, widow of the late Senator Robert M. LaFollette, her will revealed when filed in probate court. Einstein to Visit America in October BERLIN, Sept. 5—The newspaper Vossiche Zeitung sald Prof. Albert Einstein intends to visit the United States again in October to continue his sclentific work at Mount Wil- son Observatory. Mrs. Einstein, however, said nothing had been settled about such a visit. e — BUFFALO, N. Y. Sept. 6.—The proposed Buffalo-to-Rome trans- Atlantic flight of - Mrs. Geraldine Grey Loffredo has been postponed until spring, it was announced to- day. - e Mrs. G. F. Frecburger and daugh- ter Doris are coming north aboard the Alaska after. visiting in the states during the past summer months. —— e — Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Blake are bound for their Juneau home aboard the Alaska which sailed from Seattle this mirning.