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

HE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” “VOL. XXXIX., NO. 5903. JUNEAU, ALASKA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1931. " MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS T NOTORIOUS RACKETEER OF NEW YORK, SHOT, KILLED MRS. DONNELLY GIVEN FREEDOM BY KIDNAPPERS Wealthy Kansas City Wom- an Is Released, with Her Chauffeur KEPT 36 HOURS IN FILTHY RENDEZVOUS Police Receive Anonymous Call Where to Find Freed Couple KANSAS CITY, Mo, Dec. 18— Unharmed after kept for 36 hours in the “filthy rendezvous” of three kidnappers, Mrs. Nelly Donnelly, wealthy woman, founder of the Garment Company, and George Blair, her negro chauffeur, have been freed by their captors. The kidnappers demanded $75,- 000 ransom under threat of death to Blair and blindness to the woman. The money was not paid. Treated Courteously Mrs. Donnelly said the house where the abductors took her and her chauffeur was a filthy place but all except one Hidnapper treated her courteously. When the news of the kidnap- ping got into the newspapers, Mrs. Donnelly said the kidnappers came to her and said they realized they should never have taken her and were going to release her and the chauffeur. Taken to Kansas They were then put into an automobile and in less than an hour were released near a bridge on the Kansas State side. The police received an anony- mous telpehone call instructing them where the woman and her chauffeur -were and they were soon found. ‘The police have started an in- tensive search for the kidnappers. JAPAN 1S TO MOVE ABAINST BANDIT GANES Extensive Military Cam- paign Announced in Manchuria Region | TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 18.—Plans for a new and extensive military campaign against alleged bandits in Manchuria are announced today by the Japanese War Office spokes- man. The announcement of the cam- paign followed reports that there has been fighting in which one Japanese and fourteen Chinese were killed and several wounded. A Rengo dispatch from Tientsin says the Chinchow situation has SLAYER BiES ON SCAFFOLD Thanks Everyone for Kind Treatment Then- Goes to Death WALLA WALLA, Wash., Dec. 18. —George Miller, convicted slayer of a Spokane express messenger, was hanged shortly after midnight in the State Penitentiary here. Miller was led to the scaffold by Father Anthony Dosch. Miller's last words were: “I wish to thank Associated Registering the highest scores ever recorded In a national health contest, Gertrude Heikes, 16 (left), of Dakota county, Neb., and William 8anders, 18 (right), of Johnson county, Ind., were named 1931 health champions of the United States at the national 4-H club congress In Chicago. Miss Heikes scored 99.9 per cent and Sanders 99.1 per cent PARKS CONFER IN SOUTH WIT ERNEST SAWY Minus ““Alaska Sombrero,” Governor Visits Seat- tle Enroute Home SEATTLE, Dec. 18.—For the first time since he went to' Alaska, Gov. George A. Parks arrived here with- out his customary headgear — a hard-brimmed “Alaska sombrero.” “They are scarcer than hen's teeth and I don't know where I can buy one,” he commented. The Governor was met here by Ernest Walker Sawyer, Assistant Secretary of Interior, who came here from San Francisco to confer with him on Alaska matters. Gov. | Parks is enroute to Denven to spend the holidays with his ents. Special efforts are being e by the Interior Department to les- | tablish a chemical industry in Al-| aska, Mr. Sawyer said. There are; extensive quantities of coal and Police of Washington, D. C., are the crowd of unemployed Commun ace President Hoover and have him 2d in a body to the White House in a futile attempt to T — shown dispersing ists which march: to the attention o Reds, with signs | demands, are sho bring their plight ' we limestone in the Matanuska Valley region with plenty of power avafl-! e moee e st o be e JIINEAU GIRLS WIN GAME BUT - BOYS LOSE OUT Channel Hi.gh_School Bas- cium carbide. In California, Mr. Sawyer said,| he has been active with commer- | cial organizations planning trade excursions to Alaska next summer. He found the California Chambers of Commerce in favor of restoring lower freight rates on the Alaska Railroad. He is a member of the Interna-, He ichot Man_ AR OF WORDS House R p— Some of the paradin, ament an 1l women f Congress. calling out their pre wn in lower left. Se among the agitators. IS RAGING IN JACK “LEGS” DIAMOND DIES FROM BULLETS Death Comes Following Celebration on Acquit- tal of Kidnapping UNIDENTIFIED MEN " REPUTED ASSASSINS Rival Gangsters Charged with Crime—Merry- makers in Flight ALBANY, N. Y, Dec. 18—Jack “Legs” Diamond, one of the State's most notorious racketeers, was shot and killed, apparently by rival gangsters, early this morning, after a party in celebration of his ac- quittal on a kidnapping charge in connection with the disappearance of James Duncan, aged 20 years, a farm boy. Unidentified men burst into Diamond’s hotel room and sent three pistol bullets into his head at close range. Mrs. Woods, owner of the hotel, and Diamond's wife, were detained by the police. Police on Scene All members of the party had fled when the police arrived at the scene. Mrs. Diamond, at the police station, sobbed, moaned and smoked cigaretes incessantly. “I didn't do it. I don’t know anything about it,” Mrs. Diamond BOTH HOUSES Republican Senators and PRIN. SOPHIA ~ GASE BEFORE CIRGUIT BODY Arguments Made Yester- day in San Francisco Over Liability SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Dec. 18. —The United States Circuit Court lof Appeals yesterday took the case of the claimants of the Princess Sophia disaster under consideration after hearing arguments of coun- sel for the claimants and the Can- adian Pacific, owner of the ship which sank in Lynn Canal, Alaska, in 1918, with a loss of 353 lives. The case has been in the courts for 13 years. There are 227 claim- ants. Federal Judge Jeremiah Neterer, in Seattle, limited the lability to $8917, the amount of the passen- ger and freight tariffs. The heirs seek a total of more than $2,500,000. The claimants base their claims on allegations of insufficient life- boats, antiquated life rafts and insufficient. radio operators. ‘The company denied the charges, attributing the wreck solely to rough water. HARDYS ARRIVE FOR SEVERAL WEEKS STAY United States Fisheries Warden N. O. Hardy, and Mrs. Hardy, for- mer local residents, arrived here today on the motorship Northland after spending several weeks in Seattle. He was called there to attend the November conference on regulations for 1932. Mr. Hardy will remain here until Asst. Agent M. J. O'Connor re- turns from his vacation, about Feb- ruary 1. He and Mrs. Hardy will then proceed to their home in Cor- dova. e BOY, 4, PLAYS PIANO everyone for the kind treatmen: I received while in prison.” Father Dosch took charge of the body and burial will be in this city. SHENENDOAH, TIowa. — Robert Young,, 4, has never taken regular music lessons, but he can play 25 pleces on the piano—both by ear and by note. India Is Now Buying Most Of Its Old ‘WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 18— Fashion and business note—Mahat- ma Gandhi's countrymen are par- tial to second-hand clothes from the United States. This includes most everything but trousers. It is not that the In- dian doesn’t like the cut of Ameri- can-made trousers, but he has little use for them, no matter where they are made. Three or four years ago the In- dian liked British styles in second- Clothes in U. S. hand garments, so much so that he bought about 71 per cent of his supply from England as compared to 29 per cent from this country. ‘The Commerce Department today said that the figures were reversed for the year ending March 31. The United States sent $428000 wortn of discarded garments to India during the period. The department said the demand for overcoats continued good in MARKET TAKES GREAT ADVANCE TRADING TODAY Many Prominent Issues Gain from Three to More than Six Points NEW YORK, Dec. 18—The se- curity markets rebounded today in one of the most sweeping advances of the year, bonds making a par- ticularly impressive recovry. Some 4,000,000 shares were trad- ed today. Many prominent issues gained from three to more than six points and the olcse was buoyant. The upturn started in bonds in response to reports that leading bankers bid under the market for selected issues to prevent further wide breaks. It was also under- stood that the formation of a pool ‘had been considered. Rail issues were conspicuous to- day in the advance. The share market slumped to new lows in the first hour of trad- ing then quickly turned upwards. After bonds opened strong the ad- vace became a rout of shorts and in final dealings the ticker fell in- to arrears. Auburn made about 15 ponits. Union Pacific, Eastman, Balti- more and Ohio, Chesepeake and Ohio, New Haven, Southern Pacific, ‘Western Union and others. Steel preferred returned with a six point recovery. Copper sales were made at T% cents a pound, a recovery of one cent from the recent low price. CLOSING PRICES TODAY NEW YORK, Dec. 18—Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 127%, American Can 64'2, Anaconda Copper 117%,Beth- lehem Steel 21%, Curtiss-Wright 1%, General Motors 23%, Interna- tional Harvester 25%, Kennecott 12, Packard Motors 3%, Bunker Hill, on curb 21%, United States Steel 41%, Fox Films 3. 20 Per Cent More Auto Business Seen CLEVELAND, Ohio, Dec. 18— The automobile industry will do 20 per cent more business in 1932 than this year and will be in the front row when normal times re- turn, predicts Harry B. Harper, vice president of Willys-Overland, Inc. Harper told 300 automobile dis- tributors and salesmen that busi- ness is coming back and coming back “awfully fast.” — e THIRTEENTH HIS LUCKY DAY HARBOR VIEW, O.—L K Shovar, four-term mayor of Har- bor Village, believes Friday the 13th is a lucky day. Running for 2 fifth term, he found himself in a tie vote with his opponent. They drew lots on Friday the 13th. Sho- lvm’ ‘won, to par tional Highway Commission which, he said, will hold a meeting in Washington next month. He is gathering data to be presented to the conference which is devising a program for constructing 'the Alaska-Yukon Highway. Mr. Sawyer predicted a gold mining revival in the Territory next year, and that thousands of tour- ists would flock to the North during the 1932 season. Ll B CULBERTSON AND LIGHTNER TAKE MARATHON LEAD Wins Thurs_ci;y—Night's Ses- sion and Lead in Series by 4,965 Points NEW YORK, Dec. 18. — With Theodore A. Lightner for his part- ner, replacing Mrs. Culbertson who forsook the game to give their two children a merry Christmas, Ely Culbertson gained 4,555 points on Sidney S. Lenz and Oswald Jacoby in their bridge marathon Thurs- day night. The Culbertson team has a total series led of 4965 points and has won 28 rubbers while Lenz and Jacoby have captured 26. The ses- sion will be resumed next Mon- day. TWO UNDERSEA BOATS GOLLIDE American Submarine Ov- ercome Odds of Mil- lion to One WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 18— Scientists and mathematician have figured it is a million to one chance against two submarines col- liding under the sea. Two Ameri- can underwater boats yesterday overcame those odds and met head on somewhere in the Gulf of Pan- ama. The S-16 and S-14 were the submarines to.collide. Neither was seriously damaged and no casual- ties were reported. They are pro- ceeding to Panama under their own power. ketball Teams Divide | Honors at Barracks HAINES, Alaska, Dec. 18.—Ju- neau and Douglas High Schools divided honors in the basketball tournament here last night. The Juneau girls won from the Douglas i ;| | |unabated, and was marked in the maidens, 14 to 11, and the Doug=| las boys defeated the Crimson ‘Bears, 23 to 20. | Both games were hard fought and !many penalties were called on the players. Eva Rocovich, forward, was put out of the girls’ game in the third quarter on per- sonal fauls, and Alvin Bloomquist of Juneau was eliminated for the! same reason in the second quarter of the boys' ‘fracas. Tom Red- lingshafer, another Juneau player, | |defeated the Post five by a score 1of 20 to 17. The Post did not get lgoing until late in the game. | on account of a bad knee. Tonight the Douglas High School team and the White Pass Club from Skagway play for the tourna- ment championship. The Gastineau Channel delega- |tion will leave for home on the Fornance Saturday morning. ————— | WALKER HINES MAY BE NAMED COMMISSIONER Geneva Considers Ameri- can as Sino-Japanese Investigator | ! WASHINGTON, D. C,, Dec. 18— The State Department has re- ceived word from Geneva that Walker D. Hines, Director of Rail- ways during the World War, is {being considered by the League of Nations as the American member of a Commission to inquire into the { Sino-Japanese troubles in Manchu- ria. —————— l Judge Casualty at Football JEFFERSON CITY, Mo, Dec. 18, —Another football casualty was listed in the person of Judge Ber- ryman Henwood of the Missouri |supreme court. He broke a finger and bruised himself playing with his eight-year-old son, proud own- er of a new pigskin. Everybody Has ST. LOUIS, Dec. 18—In every human body there are two skele- tons. At the seventeenth annual con- vention of the Radiological Society of North America here, scientists revealed, that by the use of the newer form of X-ray, a “second” skeleton can be seen in the human body. The process known as the | 2 Skeletons Radiological Society Told “soft” X-ray reveals the tissues of the skeleton as another structure of the human body. ‘The other skeleton of mankind is the bond or calcium structure of the body, and is visible through the old style of X-ray. new method, radiologists shows the tissues which are chemical nature, The claim, not of had to retire in the first period| The White Pass five of Skagway | Juneau | | | ciated Press Photo The Nyzam of Hyderabad |Is reputed to be the richest man In the world. He came into the news recently when he gave $200,000 in cash and a million dollars’ worth of Jewels to the former callph of Istanbul in return for the double marriage of the latter's dauahter and niece to his two sons MORATORIUN APPROVED WITH STRINGS TO IT Ways and Means Commit- tee Okehs Former Sus- pension but No More WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 18— House Ways and Means Commit- tee last night adopted a report approving Hoover’s debt - morator- ium by a vote of 21 to 4. Attached to the report is a res- ervation which declares that ap- proval of the moratorium does not mean that Congress has in mind any further review of war debts owing to the nation or to any ad- ditional extension of time for pay- ments. The reservation attached was passed by a vote of 16 to 9. The reservation attached to the moratorium resolution by the House Ways and Means Committee de- clares that Congiess 1s opposed to any further war debt reduction and is not committing itself to dis- cuss that question nor to approve any future delays to payments when they shall become due. NO DIVORCE FOR PEACHES NEW YORK, eDc. 18—Frances (Peaches) Browning was today de- nied a divorce from “D: k |Browning by Supreme J ‘Walsh. PRBREILS L i HUNTER BAG SGOLDEN EAGLE| OKLAHOMA CITY, Dec. 18—| A golden eagle, witha wing spread of ninety inches was shot near Ok- lahoma City by Dr. J. J. Clopfen- ,stein. He used an ordinary quail| | Representatives Continue to Berate President WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 18— The storm of debate raging in | Congress over the policies of the Hoover A dm inistration continued Senate with the entry of Senator | William E. Borah, one of the big 1\mm‘; in Hoover's campaign for election, who assailed the Presi- dent for failure to submit to Con- gress a program to meet the situa- tion caused by the economic con- ditions existing throughout nation. The House thundered away on the moratorium where Republicans kept up their attacks on the Presi- dent. The reservation attached to the moratorium resolution by the Ways and Means Committee is considered certain to be passed by the House. The charge that Germany con- cealed the amount of her reserve in order to promote the morator- ium again arose in the path of President Hoover's debt suspension measure. Representative Louis T. McFadden, Pennsylvania Republi- can, again sought an investigation to determine the extent of Fed- eral Reserve Board or banks might have entered into the negotiations. No decision was reached on the length of the holiday recess. Sug- gestions range from one to three weeks, the one most favored being from next Wednesday to Decem- ber 28. MAKES RULING, | Kentucky Judge Will Issue Warrants Under Cer- tain Conditions LOUISVILLE, Ky, Dec. 18— General Judge Cochrane of the Eastern District of Kentucky has announced no warrants will be issued out of his court for persons charged with possession or trans- portation of liquor unless the quan- tity is more than one gallon. Ex- ceptions to this rule, he said, might be made if the cases were aggravated. the | LIQUOR CASES kept saying. Three Men Involved Mrs. Woods told the police that Diamond had gone out, then re- turned. The automobile in which he returned in drove away and a few minutes later she heard three shots, then the sound of men rush- ing down the front stairs of the hotel. They paused a second in the hallway and she said she heard one of the men say: “Oh Hell, that's enough.” Then the |men ran out of. the hotel and de- |parted in a waiting automobile. Acquitted by Jury Diamond was acquitted by a jury | early last evening, the case having ended late yesterday afternoon. | Diamond had been in the spot- light for several years, especially !in New York City. He has been |alleged involved in score of crimes but when brought to trial was |always acquiteed. “Calls” Gave Tip It is rumored that the first in- | formation the police had about Diamond’s death was from gang- ster calls from Chicago and St. | Louis asking if Diamond had been 3 “rubbed out.” [ One shot entered Diamond’s head at the base of the skull and the other two entered the side of the (head near the right ear. | Officers believe he was seized when h2 entered the room from {the automobile ride Mrs. Wood told about and was shot as he struggled and afterwards tossed on ° jthe bed in the room. e MARJORIE GLASSMAN IS MARRIED TO MIKE KARY At the home of Mr. and Mrs. |J. A. Gustafson on Willoughby Av- enue yesterday evening, Mrs. Mar- { jorie Glassman became the bride of | Mr. Mike Kary. The ceremony was { performed by Judge Charles Sey. Mr. and Mrs. Kary will make their | | i | CHICAGO, I, Dec. 18. — The public may soon have to take the business of law making away from the lawyers, Frank J. Loesch, pres- ident of the Chicago Crime Com- mission, warned in an address op- ening the first annual meeting of nal Institute on Mercen- ary Crime, The institute has been formed to study the social and economic causes of crime for pecuniary prof. Lawyers constituted a large ma- jority of the Legislatures, Loesch Foa.d at about 40 yards, said, and lawyers therefore could Crime Weary Public Seen On Job If Lawyers Fail not escape the blame for failure to provide remedies for crime. “If this attitude is persisted in | ] | very much longer,” the veteran ate ' | torney said, “the public will do as |the English public did in the last century, set aside the lawyers and through laymen force enactment of | laws which shall secure to the pub- | lic the legal protection against the criminal which peace, good order |and safety of the citizens and so end obstructive tactics i our legislatures which are fast be= |coming a crying scandal,” E