The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 20, 1932, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL T'7E NEWS ALL THE TIME” \(,L XXXIX., NO. 5958. JUNEAU ALASKA SATURD \\ FE.BRUARY 20, 1932 P AVIATORS LOST ARCTIC BOUND FLYING COUPLE NOW MISSING Graham anM’s. Christof- ferson Fail to Reach Atlin, B. C. LAST HARD FROM EARLY LAST MONDAY Two Fliers Are Mi mg s Noto \ | ALASKA JUNEAU ‘ORE ENRICHES ON DEEP LEVEL T\xenly-exght Dollar Ore Is| Revealed in Work on 600-Foot Level EXPLORATIONS SHOW | of George Washington. For mo years we have enjoyed the bene is most appropriate that we sho increasing our knowledge of his by thus honoring his memory, are founded and be better enabl as citizens. The President of the United February 22, 1932, will be the 200th annivi between February 22nd and Thanksgiving Day, and Thirty-two, as a time of homage and respect to the memory e s e reee ) A Proclamation y of the birth re than one hundred and fifty fits of his achievements and it uld observe this anniversary by life and character. We s acquire a more comprehensive understanding of the great principles on which our institutions led to discharge our obligations States has designated the period Nineteen Hundred ]IN B. C. WILDERNESS | UNITED STATES 'BLOODY FIGHT Hoover As;df to Concur in Any Action that May Be Taken ‘PETlTlONS P R ESENTED TAKING PLAGE NEAR SHANGHAI Earth Shakes with Artil- lery, Machine Gun, Warship Fire SHOCK TROOPS, TANKS GOOD DEPTH VALUES [SENT AGAINST CHINESE I, George A. Parks, Governor do hereby invite the people of George Washington. Therefore, of Alaska, in conformity therewith, | |BY PROMINENT PERSONS | | Portland C};ni)er of Com- merce Is to Finance Searching Party William R. Graham and Mrs. Edna Christofferson, flying from the States to Nome, Alas- ka, thence into the Arctic in cfforts to locate the Hudson’s Bay steamer Baychimo, and re- cover a reputed fortune in furs aboard, are lost in the British Ccolumbia wilderness between tween Hazelton and Atlin. Search plans are being . and the Portland Chamber Commerce 'will ance the party. Mrs. Christofferson is a Portland resident. Last Reported Monday The two fliers recently left Yaki- ma, Washington, where they equip- their plane with skiis, for the They left Hazelton last Monday morning, destination Atlin, enroute to Fairbanks and Nome, but have not been reported since ‘phen, Mrs. Sarah 'W.Bates, of Yakima, mother of Graham, when told last night that a search should be made, and previous to the announcement the Porflafid“ ‘Chamber of Com- merce would finance the party, said Graham's wife and his partner, George Laiblen, both in Nome, were capable of financing the search flights and ¥f no other plans were made she herself would try to raise funds. of Experienced Fliers Graham enced fliers of Alaska. s. Christofferson is champion pistol shot of Portland, ell-known X-ray technician and widow of Silas Christofferson, pio- neer Oregon aviator. She is also a flier of prominence. The two fliers are using a Stin- son Detroiter plane. Both were well equipped for wintry weather and carried several days supplies of food, accordmg to press dispatches. MUST SERVE PRISON TERM SPRINGFIELD, Feb. 20— Conviction of Leo V. "Brothers for th> murder of Alfred Lingle, Chi- | cago Tribune reporter, has been upheld by the State Supreme Court. Brothers was sentenced to. 14 years in prison. TOKYO VOTES IN QUIET WAY TOKYO, Japan, Feb. 20—With election quiet as the populace watched the war with China, the Japanese are voting today for pub- lic officers. ——————————— Behind the Times, to Tourists’ Emergency DETROIT, Mich., Feb. 20.—Solo- mon Davis, thirty-four, is not be- hind the bars because he.was be- hind the times when police arrested him on a charge of driving wmle‘ intoxicated. Judge John V. Brennan dismiss- | ed the charge. “It's & good thing,” the Judge said, “you were driving a horse, not an automobile.” Roosevelts Have Luncheon with Japanese Royalty TOKYO, Japan, Feb. 20.—Col. Theedore Roosevelt, wife and daughter, lunched today with the Emperor and Empress of Japan. Col. Roosevelt is on his way to Manila to take up his duties of Governor-General of the Philippine Islands, made | undertake to fin-| is one of the expe'rh‘- { Mis. Edna E. Christofferson, of Alaska. They are shown in the DRIVE STARTED‘ T0 BRING BAGKi U. S, PROSPERITY Federal Reserve Expansnon‘ Bill Passed Late Yes- terday by Senate WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. 20— | |With the Federal Reserve Expan- |sion Bill passed by the Senate late | ! sterday, the Government is today to restore prosperous times in the | country. I Plans are being made to issue special small denomination bonds. | President Hoover said the Ad- |paign to drive the bear raiders| out of the Stock Exchange in New ! York City and make rules, effec-| tive April 1, to curb short sellmg; Only minor differences in the| by the House and Senate before the measure is sent to the Presi- dent. | on the road for an intense drive ministration will engage in a cam-| Expansion Bill are to be adjusted! | | | | | DUTCH HARBOR, Alaska, Feb. 20.—Shishaldin volcano continues in a state of eruption and is throw-| ing ashes and smoke over a radius of approximately ‘ten miles. FORTY-FOUR FOR MURRAY OKLAHOMA C!TY Okla., FLD\ 20. — Forty-four delegates to the Democratic National Convention | are preparing to make a formal call | on Gov. William H. Murray as a |candidate for the Presidency. The | 44 delegates are prepared to back| him to the end. - e Jesuits to Leave i Spain for U. S., South America VATICAN CITY, Italy, Feb.20.— Dissolution of the Jesuit Order in Spain will be followed immediately by an exodus of Jesuit priests to! the United States, South America, Belgium and Holland, it was said/ yesterday in well-informed circles. Most of the Jesuits are expected to go to South America. There are | !more than 3000 members of the order in Spain. Alaska and the route of their flight. Portland, Oregon, and William B, Graham, Alaska flier, are missing on a flight from the south to Nome, picture above studying a map of Japanese Commander Associated Press Photo In a reorganization of the Japa- nese naval staff, Adm. Kichisaburo Nomura was placed in command of Japanese naval forces at Shanghai. {He is well known in Washington where he served four years at the | | embassy. SLAYER FAILS, SUICIDE TRY COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 20.—Pat MecDermott, convicted of killing Don Mellett, crusading Editor of the Canton Daily News, was un- i successful in a suicide attempt in his cell in the Ohio Penitentiary. McDermott was found suspended from the bars of his cell, bed cloth- ing wrapped around his neck. A |guard cut hlm down. NEW FLIGHT IS PROPOSED NEW YORK, Feb. 20. — N. C. Browne, former United States Army flier, is here awaiting favorable weather to fly to Old Orchard, Maine, from where he will start on a proposed nonstop flight to Buenos Aires. e |Last Pnncess of Hawaii Passes Away HONOLULU, H. 1., Feb. 20.—The last of the Kahehamesas has gone. Mrs. Frank Wood, Princess Kala- |nianaole, is dead from the effects of ageneral hemoirhage, at the age of 53. She was twice widowed. Her first husband, Prince Kuhio Kalanianole, died in 1922. She then |married Wood who died several years ago. Announcement of Results Made Public Recently at San Francisco That the Alaska Juneau has dis- | covered workable orebodies ranging from $2.60 per ton to more than $28 in its deep level exploratory operations, in progress here for more than a year past, vealed recently in an announce- |ment from San was published in various newspa- | values were found in pros-| g operations on the No, 8 |level, 600 vertical feet below ‘the present main haulage level. Text Of Announcement The following article appeared in the Boston News Bureau, one: of {the nation’s leading financial pub- |licatins, a short time ago: | San Francisco — Alaska Juneau |Gold Mining Co., in development work 600 feet vertically below ithe “runuel where main mining opéra- tions now are being carried on, has | struck ore that averages as high as |$28 a ton in gold for a distance of 15 feet in a drift 600 feet below the haulage level. This compares with an average vaiue of aboul $450 a ton for the full 600-foot depth and with less than the $1 a ton in main operations through- out all of 1931 | The prospecting winzes are be- ing deepened from four to seven feet a day with prospecting levels turned off from the winze about every 100 feet. Prospecting now is being done on No. 8 level, or about 600 feet below the main haulage tunnel. Working west from ‘the incline |winze on the 600-foot level the first 15 feet averaged $6.98 gold a ton, the mext 10 feet averaged $8.72 a ton and the next 15 feet averaged $28.32 a ton. Prospecting east from the winze on this level, the first 20 feet |feet $2.60 and the next 10 feet $11.47. | Juneau's mill during 1931 handl- | ed approximately 4,162,350 tons of inst 3,924,460 in 1930 and | 836,440 in 1929. This is an average |of just slightly les sthan 4,000,000 |tons for the last three years. If the mill is operated under present conditions the highér grade |ore now available is sufficient to | maintain operations for another 10 | vears. However, because of e {isting conditions the mew ore [not be reflected in operations for | some ' time, possibly mot for more than a year. No Comment To Make L. H. Metzgar, when shown the |above account, had no comment to make on the figures given. All such information, he said, must be made public from the general of- fices of the company at San Fran- cisco. The development program is go- ing ahead on schedule. New equip- ment, as was recently announced i The Empire, has arrived and is being installed at present to facili- tate the exploratory work. Prospecting at various level | carried on as the two main v |are being driven down. The I suits of this are reported regularly to the San Francisco offices and any publicity given them must originate there. Radio Telephone Station Permitted Ketchikan Company WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb The Federal Radio Commission has granted a permit to the Telephione Bond and Share Company, of Ket- chikan, Alaska, to build a radio experimental station. The company is seeking to estab- lish a radio telephone service to the Territory and to experiment and see if it is practicable to oper- |ate eight high frequency channels of 1,000 watts. There is no limit lm the hours of operation, was re- | Francisco that | averaged $5.84 a ton, the next 10| - |have been futile. of Alaska to- participate in GIVEN u Territ (SEAL) By the Governor: (Signed) KARL THEILE, Secretary of Alas] CANADIAN LINES ARE MENAGED BY HOUSE MEASURE Sale of Tickets by Them Between Seattle and Alaska May Be Barred WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 20— The sale of tickets between Seattle and Alaskan ports over steamships under Canadian registry may be- come unlawful under the terms of the Davis bill, recently introduced in Congress by Representative Davis. It seeks to prohibit foreign lines from making sailings between American ports with incidental stops at foreign ports. The measure has been favorably reported to the House by the Com- mittee on Merchant Marine and Chairman Davis is seeking a rule to permit taking it up for consider- ation. Wickersham Withdraws Objection The Davis bill proposed to amend the coastwise shipping laws. It is said to be designed to control the practice of trans-Atlantic lines, which during the slack season have been diverting large liners to mak- ing trips between Halifax and other | ports and the British West Indies, Cuba and South American ports with calls at New York and other large American centers. Delegate Wickersham, who pro- tested against the effect it would have on the Alaskan trade during|.. the hearings, withdrew his objec- tions to the bill after he was un-| successful in an effort to amend the bill so as to except Seattle| from its provisions. Freight Already Barred Freight shipments to Alaska were barred to the Canadian lines in 1921 by the so-called Jones' Mer- chant Marine Act. This law was strenuously protested by then Dele- gate to Congress George B. Grigs- by and made the subject of a test case by a local business firm which had the support of the Chamber of Commerce. The law was declared constitu- | tional by the higher courts. Efforts to obtain an amendment since then BESSIE LOVE IS A MOTHER HOLLYWOOD, Cal, Feb. 20—A seven pound baby girl was born to, Mr. and Mrs. William B. Hawks here yesterday. The mother is bet- ter known to the public as Bessiz Love, stage and screen star. | — WOULD CUT COSTS OF BIRDS TOPEKA, Kas, Feb. 20—The Kansas game commission has in-| augurated a campaign against cur- rent prices of $1.25 each for quail to restock farms of the state, claiming a monopoly of importa- tions from Mexico exists, this anniversary memory of Washington by demonstrating our his unselfish devotion to the services of our country. capital, ruary, Thousand, Nine Hundred and Thirty- two, and of the Independence of the United Fifty-seventh (Signed) |quiet. jors and other le (68%, Anaconda Copper 10%, and honor the appreciation for nder my hand and the SEAL of the ory of Alaska, in Juneau, the this eighteenth day of Feb- in the year of our Lord One | States, the. One Hundred and | Economic Pressuxe May Be Exercised to Stop Far East Conflict WASHINGTON, D. C. Feb. 20.— Petitions, whose signers Newton D. Baker and other prom- |inent men and women of fthe | country, were sent .to President Hoover today wurging that the | United States concur in the action|, |of the League of Nations in a GEO. A. PARKS, Governor of Alaska ka. Associated Press Photo 8¢rorita Otilia Norales, Cuban beauty, selected this crisp costume| of white and blue for the races a*| H-van- STOCK PRICES DROP QUIETLY IN DULL DAY Losses Limited in Most| Cases to Only About One Pomt NEW YORK, Feb. 20—Stocks sank quietly today and trading was also Losses were largely limited to one point although several issues | fell down three points. Auburn was an isolated feature, dropping 10 points. United States Steel, General Mot- were down | weak one to two points. CLOSING PRiCES TODAY NEW YORK, Feb. 20. — Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine Can Beth- lehem Steel 22, Curtiss-Wright 2, Fox Films 3%, General Motors 22%, International Harvester 24, Kenne- stock today is 15, American jcott, 9%, Packard Motors 4, United States Steel '48%, Bunker Hill, sale, no - e latter brir Far Bast | economic pressure the in an effort to stop the trouble. No statement was issued from the ‘White House regarding the petitions. Congressional authority to forbid clearance papers to American ships bound to Japan is regarded nec- essary in the event economic pres- sure is brought against Japan. Senator Borah recently warned against any such step, asserting that in his opinion, this lead to war. e, ALL MEMBERS, BRIT. CABINET STAY ON JOB Week-en d—Holidays Are Cancelled on Account of Sino-Japanese Strife LONDON, [Feb. 20. — Week-end holidays were cancelled today and all members of the British Cabinet emained in or near the city to keep a watch on the Sino-Japanese developments, The members of the Cabinet said they would remain in the city or nearby, ready to take action if an emergency necessitates. The British Comander at Shang- hai has been ordered to evacuate the British subjects in case it is necessary. — e e TWO KILLED, 12 INJURED MOHAWK, Arizona, Feb. 20— of here this morning. Eighteen pas- |sengers were on the bus at the time of the disaster. S eee VIOLENT DEATHS IN IOWA DES MOINES—Deaths from auto accidents and homicides have in- creased 238 per cent in Towa dur- ing the last 10 years. In the period deaths from tuberculosisand diphtheria have decreased 41 per cent. included | would | |Two men were killed and 12 others | were injured when a bus crashed | |into the rear of a tank truck west ame | Japanese Fail to Pierce Enemy Lines—Woo- sung in Flames SHAN G H Al Feb. 20.— General Uyeda’s war machine bloodily pounded its way inch by inch against the stubborn |Chinese at Kiangwan today in the most terrific battle since the World War. The earth literally shook iwith fury as artillery, rifle and machine gun fire and warships laid down a barrage and airplanes dropped bombs on the 16-mile front. Japanese shock troops fol- lowed the artillery and tanks waddled across the marshy battlefields. It was but a short time until ambulances began a steady run bringing out wounded from both sides. The Japanese tried desper- ately to pierce the Chinese line in separate forces on Chapei and Woosung but Gen- eral Chiang Kai Shek, former President, tenaciously held his ground. Late today, Woosung is in flames from the firing. The Japanese an n o nneed they have taken Kiangwan, which is a short distance from the Chapei sector but the Chinese declared they thave pushed the Japanes¢ back and overcome the fleet (Conzinuw on Psge “Eight) PAUL PAINLEVE UNABLE TO GET NEW MINISTRY Former Premier Abandons Attempt to Form New Cabinet PARIS, Feb. 20—Former Premier Paul Painleve today abandoned his attempt to form a French Cab- inet to succeed the Laval Govern- ment. Painleve attributed his failure to the fact that Laval and Andre. Tardieu both refused to join the new Ministry. President Doumer expected to renew efforts to find a Premier late today. Seattle Youth Mtssmg in Arctic, Mushing from Point Barrou Enroute Kotzebue FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Feb, 20— Merabers of the Baychimo crew, arriving here, report that Leslie Melvin, Seattle youth, is long over- due mushing from Point Barrow to | | Kotzebue. Melvin left the Baychimo camp with four dogs on New Year's Day, poorly equipped for was sighted on the trail twice since then and wasinbadshape. He was given dog feed by a mail carrier. Children in country schools of E:nsmnd are reported to be better ed than at any time on The last time he was seen was by la native about 35 mil rom Kot- | zebue, several weeks ago. Searchers have been organized at Kotzebue to go out and attempt young man. | Melvin came to Fairbanks last |~p-~mg He flew to Nome and then went into the Arctic on a mining | to find the venture. He disagreed with his partner and started down early in traveling. Hcv'ho winter and reached the Bay- chimo camp. He had samples of ore, went to Point Barrow and got a test and was convinced the ore contained radium. He started south . from the Baychimo camp New Year's day for Seattle to get back- ing and then return for the ore, )