The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, September 18, 1931, Page 1

k! » THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL, THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XXXVIIL, NO. 5826. JUNEAU, ALASKA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1931, MAKE THREATS OF KIDNAPPING THREE KIDDIES Gambling Debts ontract- ed by Late Leo Ber- gin Cause Trouble DEPUTIES LIE IN WAIT FOREXTORTIONISTGANG Accidental Discharge of Pistol Probably Frighten Men LOS ANGELES, Cal, Sept 18.— Gambling debts of the late Lco P. Bergin, soap manufacturer, fell upon the second generation as ten sentries were assigned to guard over Mrs. Bergin’s mansion to keep her three children.from harm. The debts contracted were be- tween $50,000 and $75,000 to New York gamblers in 1926. Bergin attempted to repudiate the debts in the belief the dice games were unfair but a statement found in his effects after his death indicated extortionist meth- ods were applied after his return here. > Last week pressure descended on Bergin's widow who received sev- eral letters threatening kidnapping of her children unless he continued her husband’s payments. Mrs. Bergin appealed to Dis- trict Attorney ‘Fitts and yesterday fifteen agents of the District At- torney’s office lay in ambush be- lieving the members of the gang would appear to collect an in- stallment. Investigator Harry Deslie acci- dentally discharged his revolver, wounded himself seriously in the side, and Fitts believes the agci- dent prevented arrests of the whole group of extortionists. PARKS'S REPORT COMPLETED AND 1S SENT EAST Governor Finished Annual Report to Secretary Wil- bur on Conditions Gov. Parks' annual report to the Secretary of Interior on condi- tions existing in all forms of ac- tivities—industrial, economic, Fed- eral and Territorial administration _4dnd the state of its welfare— industrial, social and economic— has been completed and is now en- route to Washington, it was made known here today. The document is somewhat lengthier than usual, and contains more detailed information and data than has ever before been submit- ted to Washington. “Each year,” said the Governor, “we add some- thing to the details in order to pre- sent a more complete picture of Alaska to Washington authorities.” The text of the report and the Governor’s recom mendations for the next fiscal year will be releas- ed for general publication by the Secretary of Interior shortly be- fore the next Congress convenes in December. —— LINDEN FAILS FOR DIRECTED VERDICT TODAY Judge Denies Motion in Case of Former Bank President SEATTLE, Sept. 18— Superior Court Judge Willlam Steinert to- day denied the motion for directed verdict acquitting Adolph Linden of charges of misappropriating $116,000 from the Puget Sound Savings and Loan Assoclation, re- cently declared defunoct. Linden was a former President and his socond trial is now in progress. ———.—————— TENAKEE MAN OPERATED ON Harry R. Elliott of Tenakes suc- cessfully underwent a surgical op- eration at St. Ann’s Hospital this morning. At 30—and Now And here is Ramsay MacDon- ald—above as he looks today, below as he practiced law three decades ago. MacDondld and Gandhi each started out to do something far different from the tasks they nmow are under- taking. GIANT STILLS ARE BLOWN UP; FIRES STARTED Gang of RiJBootleggers Suspected by Police —Investigation LOS ANGELES, Cal, Sept. 19.— Rival liquor gang activities are being investigated as the aftermath of an explosion of two giant stills in a warehouse near the industrial section. The explosion sent huudreds of gallons of flaming alcohol into the air and set fire to tweive resi- dences nearby. Eight firemen were burned slight- ly. The total loss will piobably not reach $10,000. The police are of the opinion the blast was set by a gang of rival bootleggers. No arrests have been made. SIGNS CONTRACT FOR SHIP SALE WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 18— A contract covering the sale of 12 Shipping Board vessels comprising the Diamond Line Fleet to the Black Diamond Steamship Corpor- ation of New York for $1,660181 !has been signed by the Shipping Board. DEMPSEY MAY GET DECREE RENO, Nevada, Sept. 18.— The Dempsey divorce case is set for trial next Monday. It is expected here he will take the decree by de- fault as Mrs. Dempsey failed to answer his complaint within 30 days, as allowed. ———————— PNEUMONIA MINER HAS | George Hamoff, a miner of Ju- neau, entered St. Ann's Hospital yesterday. He is ill with pneu- *monla. Gandhi and M. acDonald, Careers, Are Meeting for First Time at Indiaiz Conference; Both Are Renowned : | MacDonald, a raw Scotch lad of By EDWARD STANLEY LONDON, Sept. 18.—Two world personalities are meeting face to face at the second Indian round table conference in London. Mahatma Gandhi is one. Ramsay MacDonald is the other. They know a lot about each oth- er, these two, and they may won- der more. So far as is known they never have met before; certainly not to work together. Each started out to do something far different in the world than the tasks that now are theirs. MacDonald planned a carcer Aas a scientist. Gandhi was a barrister. Each has joined seemingly for- lorn cautes and stuck with them. For MacDonald it was socialism. | For Gandhi, India's freedom. | Nearly Same Age They are very nearly the same | age. MacDonald was born in 1866, Gandhi in 1869. Both were born within sight and sound of the sea. Both have reiained love for their native shores. Both were finding their feet in |this world capital at about the | same time. 19, rushed down from his North | Sea village to study to become & | scientist. | Gandhi, a few years later, came | from India, to study law, a gawky | | Hindu lad, conscious of the fact that his hair wouldn't slick down. MacDonald was almost penniless. | Gandhi's resources were slender and borrowed. MacDonald stayed in TLondon, made friends, but didn’t prosper. He became a socialist. | Gandhi went back to India, with no ties in England, then to South Africa. He organized the Indians| to resist prejudice and unfair leg islation against ..them, won his fight, and left the bam During the world war Gandhi stuck to the Empire. Loyally he| did recruiting work, kept down -‘i ditious movements, offered to for an ambulance ¢orps. He was deco- rated. Later he revised his estimate of British rule and returned his med- als. MacDonald a Pacifist MacDonald fought against the war all the way through, was re- fused permission to do ambulance work and was reviled as a traitor. He received no medals to return. Now both are men of world re- nown. Gandhi sometimes rushes ahead before he can see the end. MacDonald plans slower, moves | cautiously. But each is dogged in pursuit of the goal, never admitting ultimate defeat. Tt may be that they will pull to- gether. FORMER 1DAHO SENATOR DIES INWASHINGTON John F. Nugent Succumbs/ to Heart Disease After Short Illness WASHINGTON, Sept. 18.—John F. Nugent, 63 years of age, former Democratic Senator from Idaho, died at his home here of heart di- sease last night. He had been ill only a short time. Mr. Nugent was appointed United States Senator by Gov. Moses Alex- ander in 1918 to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Senator James H. Brady. He was elected in 1918 by the people of Idaho for the term ending in 1921. He resign- ed in January of that year and ap- pointed by President Wilson to membership in the Federal Trade Commission ,0of which he became chairman. In 1927, at the expira- tion of his term, he entered the practice of law in Washington as senior member of the firm of Nu- gent and O'Hata. In Idaho, the Senate and Wash- ington City, Mr. Nugent Was recog- nized as an able lawyer. He is survived by his widow and son, George Ainslee Nugent. — HAINES MAN FINED SMALL SUM ON BONE DRY CHARGE Charged with possession of in- toxicating liquor in violation of the Alaska Bone Dry Law, W. H. Peterson, Haines, was fined $50 in the United States Commissioner’s Court there, according to advices recelved today by Marshal Albert White, PLANNED BY MOYLE 5 VOLUNTARY PRISONERS IN VATICAN CITY Will Be Ar?e_st—ed as Soon: as They Leave Pap- ‘ al Confnes Time Brings Changes DETECTIVE AWAITS | OUTSIDE OF GATES Wanted in Connection with Recent Italo-Vatican Controversy ! VATICAN CITY, Italy, Sept. 18 | —Five leaders of the Catholic Ac- | tion Organization are voluntary | prisoners in the Vatican and do not dare to leave Vatican City because of their participation in b the recent Italo-Vatican contro- versy. One of th2> voluntary prisoners is Count Della Torre, Editor of Observatore Romano, who has not left the Vatican since the dispute | four months ago. A detective stands outside the lgate of his editorial offices night and day to arrest him as soon as he sets foot beyond the Papal con- | fines. Count Della Torre, with the !Josuil Father Rosa, are slated for dismissal by the Pope as a con- cession to the Italian Government i recognition of the settlement of the controversy. Another prisoner is an officer of the Palatine Guards, who is said to have furnished the Pape with information for a speech against the head of the Fascist University group. BRITISH GOVT. MUST REMAIN e FOR 2 YEARS THREE KILLED Dissolution of Parliament, ONE DYING IN * Copribicie TEXAS AFFRAY Attempt to Kidnap Gaso- Mahatma Gandhi and Ram- say MacDonald whose careers in some ways have run along parallel ‘fines have meet at Indisn- Round Table Conference. Gandhi is shown above as he appears now and below as a law student 40 years ago. LONDON, Sept. 18—The Mac-| Donald Government is confronted | with a divergence of opinion abouti the dissolution of Parliament and a General Election during the com- | 3 1 ()pE “ ing fall. lme Slatlon rator The Liberals voiced unanimous Is Fatal One opposition to the recall of the present Ministry. ATLANTA, Texas, Sept. 18.—| Home Secretary Sir Herbert Sam- | Three men, Hardy Luck, Bill F‘lshluel said the Ministry should not rff—i and Early Sullivan was shot lojsign until it executed its program death early today, and a fourth|to restore confidence in the pound man, Bill Sullivan, brother of |sterling and has stabilized the Na- | Early, is not expected to live. tion’s finances. J. H. Boyd, aged 50 years, gaso-| The Daily Mail is a strong op-| line station operator, did the shoot-|ponent of an early election and ing. He said the men lured him|sald bankers have told those of | from his station and attempted io|the MacDonald Emergency Govern- kidnap him and he defended him-|ment that the Government musi self. remain in office at least two years The cause for the attack on Boyd|in order to avert a disastrous drop is not known. in exchange. —_——— The request is made that Prime Minister MacDonald issue a state- ment spiking rumors of a General Election. i - e OFF uN FLlGHT ‘Irrigated’ Roof Lowers Temperature of Building Has 10 Passengers Aboard| aTranta, ca. sept. 18—1mi- Z gating” an apartment house roof {Ol‘ Ocean Tl‘.lp to in Atlanta has been found to South America reduce the temperature six de- —— grees on the top floor. FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany,| The experiment which was tried Sept. 18.—Making a second non-|this summer is explained by W. T. stop cruise to South America with- | Weekley, operating manager of the in three weeks, the Graf Zeppelin | building. is off again today. The big air- “The roof slopes slightly from | ship will remain at Pernambucojthe center. Along the center we | for five days before starting on the placed a three-quarter inch pipe return flight. Ten passengers are | perforated every twelfth inch aboard the Graf Zeppelin for!Throught the day the roof is South America. sprayed with water.” Impressive Development of D PRESS MEMBER OF ASSOCIATE AND HIS FAMILY SPEED ACE WITH e Associated Press Photo Maj James H. Doclittle, who won $10,000 prize money and set a new transcontinental speed record by flying from Burbank, Cal., to Newark, N. J., in 11 hours 15 minutes to break Frank Hawks' record, is shown with his son James Jr. and Mrs. Doolittle, who welcomed him at Cleveland. WALL STREET FORMERCHAMP TAKES REPOSE; = OF ORI DIES Decline Re‘porled to Be Marvin Hart, Heavyweight Most Sweeping in | Title Holder for Eight Recent Weeks 1 Months, Passes Away NEW YORK, Sept. 18. — Wall: | Street quickly lapsed back into a state of repose today. The late| upturn of share prices yesterday | proved merely another gesture and‘ stocks fell back abruptly in trad- ing today 2 The decline was the most sweep- ing in recent weeks although sell- ing was only of moderate volume. Some price averages dipped to new lows. ! Issues off three to six points were American Can, American Tele- phone and Telegraph, Allied Chem- | ical, American Tobacco B, Mc-! Keesport, Air Reduetion, Dupont, Consolidated Gas, Eastman, Santa Fe, Southern Pacific and Union Pacific. . General Motors lost a fration and General Electric was off about two points. MARVIN HART r oy i aifa | TODAY’S STOCK ', | QUOTATIONS B S i _o| LOUISVILLE, Ky. Sept. 18— NEW YORK, Sep:i. 18—Closing Marvin Hart is dead here as the quotation of Alaska Juneau mine result of high blgod pressure. Hart stock today is 17, American Can had been ill for the past nine 82%, Anaconda Copper 17%, Beth- months lehem Steel 34'%, Checker Cab 5%, Marvin Hart was heavyweight 4%, 5, Curtiss-Wright 274, Gener- champion of the world 1 the lean and just be- , Standard fore the white hope era that finally al Motors 30, International Harvest- pugilisiic days foll er 29, Kennecott 13, Packard 5%, ment of Jim Jeffries Standard Brands 16% Oil of New Jersey 33%, United Air- produced Jess Willard and Jack craft 19%, United States Steel 77':. Dempsey . it e ! /He held the title eight months and estimated that it netted him ASKS REPURT only about $10,000 39 he \ rown as a gift from n the retiring chax ed a bout at Re- no. 3, 1905. The con- who succumbed to a knockout in} AL Ty | the twelfth round of a fight sched- | 0 fH soig {uled for twenty stanzas. ne ol 0O0ver s Decle-| Root was small compared to taries Asks Census |Hart's six feet and 195 pounds, but | {he was bigger than Tommy Burns Bureau for Figures [who cethroned Hart on February Alaska Predicted by Sar When Highway Compelted OAKLAND, Cal. Sept. 18—Fr- nest W. Sawyer forecast impressive development of the ‘Alaska miner- al wealth with the building of the Pacific-Arctic highway linking the states with the territory, in an ad- dress at the Eighth Annual Pacific Foreign irade Convention here yes- terday. “Population and prospe follow the motor car,” Sawyer said.| Sawyer declared that the im-| portance of the highway was indi- cated by figures showing 70 percent of the world's population was With- in 5000 miles of Fairbanks, Alis- ka, ting will at Los An That 20 rounds and Hart lost —_— 23, 1906 eles WASHINGTON, D. C. Sept. 18. fight went —Walter Newton, one of Presi- the dec dent Hoover's secretaries, said to-| Imag day he has requested the Census champ Bureau to give him figures on the de number of men employed in the!ly brewing industry for several years previous to the Volstead Act ip of the world on a fart exclaimed disgusted- he left the ring Not a Square Deal always claimed at he did Newton said he had not asked not *ive a squar in thi the information for the Presi-conte 3urns ca the title dent’s use or anyone connected with across the Pacific a lost it in the W House but for outside | Australia to Jack Johnson, the big sources, J (Continuea or Page Three) losing the heavyweight | PRICE. TEN CENTS ALLEN RADIO ADVICES " INDICATE NEXT - AR MOVEMENT Two Fliers Contemplating Continuing by Plane | to Seattle STRANDED AIRMEN ARE |(PPOSITEALASKATOWN |Storm Prevents Steamer from Making Direct [ Communication ST. PAUL ISLAND, Sept. 18. — Late radio messages from the Russian steamer Buriat c¢aid Don Moyle and A. C. Allen planned to hop from Maino Piligno to Nome, Alaska. One radio message said the fliers will go to Nome then ‘m Seattle in possibly two hops. The message did not indicate where the stop en- route would be. AT FISHING VILLAGE TOKYO, Japan, Sept. 18. — The Rengo News Agency says its in< vestigation revealed that Maino | Pilgino, where Don Moyle and C. A. Allen were set ashore from a Soviet steamer, is a fishing village on the Siberian mainland and not on an island as previously re- ported. The village is southwes. of Cape Navarin which is almost directly cpposite Nome, Alaska. Cap> Navarin is abcut 500 mil o selected by (ke h of the cours s Fhia o 500 fog kgt - S T ‘;é, Foxky which put up a%§25.000' pr itie flight, angr yve Mo and™ | about 32,500 for Lk bravery.” 3 The St. Paul Island Naval Radio station reports the Russian steamer Buriat is standing by the two fliers but the water is so rough no com- munication cowld be had with the two men. , The report -said the Buriat will put off small boats to go to the fliers as soon as the storm is over, FLIGHT NOT HOAX LOS ANGELES, Cal, Sept. 18.— Frank Bresson, backer of the Moyle and Allen flight, and his sister Franccs, are indignant over re- ports reaching them that the land= ing of the two fliers on the Siber- ian coast was prearranged and the flight was a hoax. Miss Bresson said: absurd and impossible.” Bresson said that to say the landing near the desolate Siberian coast was in order to carry out plans for a hoax was a horrible injustics. “I have been hearing these res ports but no one seems to be will« ing to come out and stand back They are just groundless said Bresson. PANGBORN AND HERNDON MAY LY SHORTLY TOKYO, Japan, Sept. |Rengo News Agency said today |it is understood the authorities 1ave decided to grant Clyde Pang- |born and Hugh Herndon, permis- n to take their plane to Samu- 0 Beach preparatory to a transe fic flight. The two fliers were recently |fined for having flown over pro= ubited territory and taken pice tures. Since then permission was | withheld for them to fly and their plane was in custody of the Jap= anese authorities. CRUISE ARCTIC “Why it is 18.—The SYDNEY, Nova Scotia, Sept. 18, After a cruise of nearly one ar in the Arctic, the Scottish. Trader has arrived here from Peterhead, Scotland. The crew was in excellent condition, and a prof- table trip is reported. DO, FOR ONE YEAR