The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, October 23, 1931, Page 1

HE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XXXVIIL, NO. 5856. JUNEAU, ALASKA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1931. ~ MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS NEW EVIDENCE SECURED IN TRUNK MYSTERY CASE CHEERFULNESS IS DISPLAYED FOR BUSINESS Charles Schwab Sounds Come-back Note in Nation’s Industry FEAR 1S LESSENED; NO COLLAPSE SEEN Sources of Credit Are Now Mobilized—Country ! to Pull Through | NEW YORK, Oct. 23.—“Restrain- ed cheerfulness” regarding the fu- ture of business featured the ad- dress of Charles Schwab at the second annual meeting of the Am- | erican Iron and Steel Institute. | Although recognizing a “wave of real depression,” the speaker de- clared the country has been through the perilous periods in times past and has always emerged to pros-’ perity greater than before. | “Fear has been lessened. There' When Miss Violet Shuttleworth married A. F. Coryton, secretary ox will be no collapse. The sources the Hampshire Hounds, at Petersfield, England, recently, a unique archway was formed for them by their friends. shown walking through an arch comprised of cricket bats, shepherds’ Who said there was no originality left of credit are mobilized and we will pull through,” declared Schwab. ! PANGBORN AND HERNDON GIVEN S5000 CHECK Actual Award Is Made to! Fliers for Flight to U. S. from Japan NEW YORK, Oct. 23.-—-Clyde Pangborn and Hugh Herndon re- ceived a check for $25,000 from the; Ashi, Tokyo newspaper, at a luncheon tendered by the represen- tatives of the newspaper. The cer- tificate for the check was given the two fliers at Wenatchee, Wash., aft- er completion of their nonstop flight across the North Pacific from Japan, but the actual award was! made 17 days later. DISCOVER BIG PLOT T0 KILL IN ARGENTINA President and Other Prom-| inent Persons Slated for Death | erooks, old sticks and guns. i~ the Unique Nuptial Archway The bridal pair is world? REPUBLICAN ' CONGRESSMAN | ARE TO CONFER PASSES AWAY {Fletcher Hale Dies Sudden-{French Premier Visits ly Upon‘Return from European . Trip WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 28— Representative Fletcher Hale, aged 48, Republican, of the First Dis- after he returned from Europe. Representative Hale was taken lill two days after he sailed from ments while the Army Band played London and his condition became so serious that the steamship in- creased her speed and she arrived 12 hours ahead of schedule. Representative Hale was born in Portland, Maine. He was a grad- uate of Dartmouth. The death of Congressman Hala leaves 213 Republicans, 214 Demo- crats and one Farmer Laborite in the House of Representatives. MAJ. DOOLITTLE T0 BE HONORED Mexicans Plan Air Festival: for Flier to Be Staged Next Sunday MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Oct.-23. —A plot to sasassinate President Jose Francisco Uriburu, of Argen- tina, and other prominent persons LAVAL, HOOVER | DURING TODAY Tomb of Unknown Soldier WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 23 | French Premier Pierre Laval began (a busy day with a visit to the | Arlington Cemetery. He placed a {wreath on the tomb and stood twith bowed head for several mo- the French national anthem. | Before the end of the day, the ! Premier will be in conference with | President Hoover. i t 11 o'clock this forenoon, the { Premier accompanied by the French | Ambassador, called upon Secre- tary of State Stimson at the De- |partment of State. At 12:45 jo'clock the Premier and his party {lunched at the French Embassy. This afternoon at 3 o'clock the | Premier went to the White House and at 8 o'clock tonight he will tdine informally with the President land Mrs. Hoover, ‘Tomorrow the Premier will be !the luncheon guest of Secretary of Treasury Andrew W. Mellon. | In the afternoon, he will go to| !the home of the Secretary of State and Mrs. Stimson at Woodley, where he will dine and pass the night. WICKERSHAMIS T0 ENTER RAGE FOR NEXT YEAR Delegate Announces Inten- tion to Seek Renom- ination Next April In a weekly news release received today from the Washington office of Delegate James Wickersham, the announcement is made that he will enter the Republican primaries next Spring, seeking renomination for th2 office which he now holds. While this did not come as a sur- prise to local politicians, who had predicted that the Judge would be a candidate next year, it is the first expression from him on the subject. The announcement is in the form of a copy of 2 lettar he has written H. B. Selby, editor of a local newspaper, whom Judge Wickersham thanked for promises of support. “Permit me to inform you and the people of Alaska that it is my intention to offer myself as such candidate (for Delegate) again to the Republican primary next April,” he said. “In the meantime Con- gress will be in session and I'will attempt in good faith to carry out the pledges contained in my plat- form upon which I was elected last ycar, and, also, such further meritorious legislation for the bene- | fit of Alaska as shall be presented to Congress. “I shall appeal to the voters for the continuous support upon the regord to be made by me in that effort, and upon the success- ful services performed by me in prior work for them in Congress.” By his announcement, Judge Wickersham mades himself the first candidate of either party to of- ficially take the field for any elective office. It is expected it will stir others-to similar promuyi-§ gations. ———.——— :|GENERAL MOTOR \trict of New Hampshire, died last, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in {night in Brooklyn a few hours EARNINGS PUT AT $13,000,000 Third Quart? Profits Are Equivalent to 25 Cents Share NEW YORK, Oct. 23.—Income of the General Motors Corporation for the third quarter of the current year was equivalent to 25 cents a share of common stock, or one- third of the dividend requirement of the period. The net earnings of the com- pany for the third quarter totaled $13,000,000 compared with $25,000,- 000, or 53 cents on a share of | LATE ‘STROLLER' WHITE HONORED Geographic Board Names Mendenhall Peak ‘““Mt. Stroller White” |at a meeting in Washington on Oc- tober .7 gave the name “Mount Stroller’ White” to a prominent peak on the northwest side of Men- | denhall Glacier, 15 miles from Ju- jneau. By this action the Board, which is composed of representa- tives of all the surveying and map- ping organizations of the Federal government, has honored the iste E. J. White, able pioneer journalist of Alaska, who was widely and af- fectionately known as “Stro'ler” ‘White. The peak which will commemor- ate his work in the Territory is the higher and second inland of the two peaks on the northwest side of Mendenhall Valley and Gla- cier, the first being Mt. McGinnis. It's elevation is approximate'y feet. “Stroller” White came ncrth in the gold rush days of 1898 to serve on the staff of the Skagway News and he lived continuou: in Alaska and the Yukon Territory from that date until his death on Septebmer 28, 1930. While working on the Dawson Nugget he started the “Stroller's Column’ 'and from this he acquired the pseudonym by which he was thereafter known For the ten years just prior to Lis death he was the owner anc edi- tor of Strollers Weekly, published at Juneau, HARDING GIVES SENTENCES IN ELEVEN CASES Five Go _toHcNeil Island —Five to Jail and One to Reform School In the Federal District Court to- day, Judge Justin W. Harding im- posed sentences on 11 persons, ranging from two months in the Juneau Federal jail to 18 months in the Federal Penitentiary at Mc- Neil Island. Five were sentenced to McNeil Island, five to jail and one given a term in a reform school. Those sentenced to the peniten- tiary will be transported to McNeil Island on an early boat. The sentences imposed were as follows: John Pollock, violation of the National Prohibition Act, 18 months at McNeil Island; C. J. Simons, destruction of personal property, and Bill Keene, larceny BY GOVERNMENT The National Gcographlc Board MOTHER AND SISTER OF FLIER POLIGE CLAIM MKINNELL NOT TELLING FACTS - Brother of —/.\—ll—eged Slayer of Juneau Women Is Holding Back |BELIEVES HE KNOWS WHERE SISTER HIDES Coroner’s Inquest Is Start- ed—First Witnesses | Are Examined —— 7 LOS ANGELES, Cal, Oct. 23.— Possessed of new evidence which they say weakens the story of Burton J. McKinnell, brother of Mrs. W. O. Judd, wanted for the | slaying of Agnes Leroy and Hedvig Samuelson, both formerly of Juneau, Alaska, whose mutiliated bodies were found in two rtunks here, the police await the outcome of the coror:r's inquest before ques- tioning him further. The authorities said they do not . believe McKinnell has told them . SHES R g& Mrs. Dixon Boardman, mother of Hugh Herndon, trans-Pacific flier, BL‘ t‘e ;‘":WS L:““‘ the where- h i low Y. \ abouts ol 1s sister. shown at her home in New York City, reading to her daughter, Mrs. ["ORUS O W8 SR W. L. Shillaber, about the successful flight frcm Japan to the United | Slation, from Russell Hows, student-brother, that a few hours after McKinnell and his sister went to claim the |two trunks, McKinnell approached sTu c K PRIGES | Howe with a plea for money. | “If you ever wanted to help me, help me now. My sister is Y :11|vblved in a terrible tragedy, a | horrible crime. You must help me. | i I need money. Anything—$5, I've ‘ IN LAST H 0 u R none and she has practically none,” i | to the authorities. i e Coroner’s Inquest | Dr. W. O. Judd, husband of the | Howe quoted McKinnell, according ;lRails and Other Shares missing woman, was the first wit- i Respondto New Move- ment and Advance - . | cLof . of that country, has been discov- ered by the Carmelo police. The authorities sald explosives were to be used. The plot was to be carried out by Extremists ot: Buenos Aires, according to the evi-‘ dence found. ——e————— SCREEN STAR IS MARRIED DELMONTE, Cal, Oct. 23— atrice Joy, screen actress, and Wil- liam S. Hook, Los Angeles busi-| ness man, were married here yes- terday afternoon and left by mo- tor for Banff, B. C. MEXICO CITY, Oct. 23. — An aerial festival including racing, parachute jumping and stunting is staged for next Sunday at the Military Aviation Field in honor of Major James Doolittle who is visiting here following his 12% hour flight from Ottawa last Tues- day. Major Doolittle is waiting for al new cylinder for his plane to re- place the one burned out on the flight. . — J. O. Stenbratten was an outgo- - |ing passenger on the steamship Alameda this afternoon for Skag- way. From there he will go into the Upper Yukon River country, where he will spend the winter in | mining activities. Recent Activities of A. F. of L., Condemned by John Coen, . Grand Exalted Ruler of Elks - BELLINGHAM, Wash, Oct. 28. —The recent activities of the Amer- ican Federation of Labor at the annual convention in Vancouver, B. C. were condemned here by John R. Coen, Grand Exalted Ruler of the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, as criticism of the United States Government. I always have been a friend of Union Labor but when I read that the American Federation of La- bor, meeting on foreign soil and criticizing the American Govern- ment and American institutions, I got madder than I have ever been in my life,” said Exalted Ruler Coen. “The Federation delegates were not criticising Canada, Great Brit- aln or France but their own United States. I am against the man who cries out against his own country or his public officials at a time like this. What we need is mutual confidence and effort,” concluded Coen, MORROW WILL " FILED, PROBATE Large Amounts Are Left to Institutions and Individuals ENGLEWOOD, New Jersey, Oct. 23.—Leaving approximately $750,- 1000 to various institutions and an- ;ather $250,000 to individuals, de- |ceased United States Senator | Dwight W. Morrow, bequeathed the !rest of his fortune to his widow, leaving her, as she saw fit, to pro- !vide for the children. This is ac- cording to the will filed for pro- bate today. RICHARD R. JONES TAKEN BY DEATH Richard R. Jones, 58 years of iage, an old-time resident of Alas- ka, died in Juneau today. The re- mains are at the Charles W. Car- ter Mortuary. Mr. Jones is known in many, | parts of the Territory. For the last |nine years, he has been employed {in the U and I restaurant in this !eity. He was unmarried. His only sur- viving immediate relative is a sis- | ter. ‘ Arrangements for the funeral )havz not yet been made. common stock, for the same quart- er last year. ALEX SOKOLOFF HOME ON VISIT TO HIS PARENTS Private First Class Alex Sokoloff arrived this morning from Spokane, Washington, where he is engaged as chief radio operator. He is sta- tioned with the Fourth Infantry at Fort George Wright. Sokoloff was honorably discharged the last of September and automatically filled his own vacancy as chief operator. Splendid results are reported with the use of short wave communica- | (tion with S8an Francisco, the Ninth Corps Area Headquarters of the Pacific Coast fortifications. Soko- loff will be home to spend the holidays with his parents after an absence of four years, in a dwelling, each one year and one day, McNeil Island; Hugo Bergstrom and Henry Johnson, larceny in a warehouse, one year and four months, McNeil Island; Louie Oden, larceny in a store, 11 months in the Juneau Federal jail; Jesse Kessner, larceny in a ware- house, seven months in the Juneau Federal jail; Henry Micaelson, lar- ceny on a boat, two months in the Douglas Federal jail; James Erwin and Albert Johnson, larceny in a dwelling, seven months each in the local Federal jail; Alfred Willard, burglary, three years in the St. Anthony, Ida., industrial school. ————— Miss Mildred Cornforth, who 13 employed by the Cordova Drug Company, and Miss Grace Dooley, ‘Who is with the Lathrop theatre in Cordova, are homebound passen- gers on the Alameda, having en- Joyed a vacation in the States. i]?tcle Sam Seeks?atent of New Indicator Used On 8-Day World Flight WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 23.— The fruits of the Post-Gatty eight- day dash around the world have been plucked by Uncle Sam. From the work of the two fliers lessons will be pieced together to teach military fliers more about aviation in general. The major development of the {light under consideration by the Government is the novel drift- ground and speed indicator that Gatty devised and tested out to his satisfaction on uncharted air- |ways of the world, Gatty has been in Washington for several days and tentative ar- rangements have been made by the War and Navy Departments to seek patents and obtain a Government license for use of the instrument. Detalls of the indicator are withheld until the rights are set- tled. [ Gatty said the instrument was |used over oceans and in some de- | gree over fog banks. | It gives the pilot measurements J‘nn drift of ground and speed nec- essary to maintain a course, ,hem Steel 27%, Curtiss-Wright 2, ! Fox Films 8, General Motors 27, { International Harvester 297, Ken- | necott 164, Packard Motors 5%, Standard Oil of California 33%, New Jersey 33%, Mrs. Hugh Herndon, wife of the flier, who with Clyde Pang- born made the first flight from Japan across the North Pacific to the United States. J. L. WPHERSON DIES SUDDENLY Former Head of Alaska Bureau, Seattle C. of C. Passes Away | ness called at the coroner’s inquest: !today. He identified the body of [Miss Samuelson. He said he had KT \been treating her for tuberculosis NEW YORK, Oct. 23— :ne Stock # Phoenix, Arizona. He said he Market pushed up strongly during knew her for seven or eight the last hour of trading today and[ (Contined on Fugr Elght) ! many issues showed gains of two T R to five points. Sales today were over 1,000,000 FusHAY JURY l shares, | United States Industrial Alcohol ! | raised about five points. | ’nlscHAHGEDl Shares gaining two to four points ! ] included United States Steel, Am- | erican Can, American Te!ephone.‘ American Tobacco B, Eastman,' Sears-Roebuck, Woolworth, North | American, Consolidated Gas, New ek York Central, Union Pacific, New - Haven, Southern Pacific, Baltimore Unable to Reach Agree and Ohio. ment After Deliberat- ing Over Week TOCK PRICES MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Oct. 23.— s —® After deliberating for over one NEW YORK, Oct. 23—Closing week, the jury in the Foshay case quotation of Alaska Juneau mine v':s unnl:':: #0: fprce 400 W) stock today is 14%, American Can "ar8%d Fo:h:’y":"n‘:’"s'lx s 87, Anaconda Copper 18%, Bethle- were charged with using the mails to defraud and the case was the result of the crash two years ago of the Foshay enterprises. The defendants with Foshay, 0 4 : promoter of the Foshay Comj - {ead Ol of ersey 3%, {oo"'Core H. H. Henley, R, J. An- | nited Aircraft 17, United States drus, H. E. McGinty, P. V. Mabry, | Steel 70%, Fox Theatres, on curb, y p e and C. W. S‘allsbun" Tl e | The trial lasted for many weeks, | then the defense argued for sev= | (eral days for an instructed ver- .LINDBERGHS |dict. This was finally denied. The defense offered no evidence | 'and arguments occupied several ! more days and the case was:fin- IN ILLINGIS ally given to the jury. i Two days ago the jurors reported ot |they were unable to agree. ‘ MOLINE, Illinois, Oct. 23.—Col. Judge J. W. Molyneaux said the |Charles A. Lindbergh and Mrs. case had cost the Government Lindbergh were here 20 minutes a large sum of money and asked SEATTLE, Oct. 23—James Len- | today while they had their plane the jurors to attempt to bring in nox McPherson, aged 55 years, 11| refuelled. They said they planned a verdict on 17 counts for each years ago head of the Alaska Bu-|to reach home tonight. defendant. reau of the Seaftle Chamber of |- s TR T Commerce, died here suddenly yes- | . . trday; Hoover F ial Pl Mr. McPherson was born in Qll(?-l 0"”"" ln(lncla (l,l bec and came here 48 years ago and engaged in civil and mining | Off(?rs HOP(? tO Farmers engineering here and also in Alas- ka. 5 for Loans on Property During the time Mr. McPherson was head of the Alaska Bureau, | he made several trips to Alaska. He | was succeeded as head of the Alas- | ka Bureau by Charles D. Gar-| field, present incumbent. i — e By FRANK I. WELLER ( It Hoover's proposal that “eligibil- (A. P. Farm Editor) ) 3 i 5 | ity provisions of the federal re- WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 23.— | serve act be broadéned” contem- | President Hoover’s suggestions to | Plates the addition of farm mort- J. H. Eaton, 8. Andrus and A. R. |congressional leaders for support of | 2ages to the classification of prop - Yuill, mining and electrical engi- the nation’s financial structure|erty eligible for rediscount, agri- neers from California, are passen- touch sympathetically on two pet |culture may hope for a more lib- gers on the Alameda. ‘tney will|issues of organized agriculture. ;c:al policy by national and state visit the Interior before returning| Ever since the deflation in farm |bank authorities in the matter of to the States. "values began in 1920-21 the farm- | property loans. ———— |er has complained that the limited Difficult to Get Loans | Mrs. Fred Parsons and Slunle\':ablluy of banks, insurance compan- It is currently charged in farm Parsons, of the Parsons Hotel in|les and other financial institutions circles that from the time the fed- | Anchorage, enjoyed the sunshine in|to rediscount farm mortgage paper |eral reserve board increased the re- Juneau today while the Alameda,through the federal reserve system |discount rate on farm paper with: was in port. They are returning has made it extremely difficult to|out changing the rate on other o i i se= | home from a sojourn in the States |get adequate loans. (Continued on kage four) il