The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, April 5, 1932, Page 1

-« THE DAILY ALASK “ALL TH‘E NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XXXIX,, NO. 59%. , 1932, TAX ON BEER PROPOSED NOW FOR VETERANS Legalized Beverage Spon- sored for Funds for Soldiers’ oBnus MISSOURI DEMOCRAT TO INTRODUCE BILL Claims Hundreds of Mil- lons Of Dollars Can Be Rased Annually INGTON, April 5—A tax 2 alized beer, which failed to 1in @ place in ‘the House wv*nu_ bill, is sponsored as a means ising funds for cashing soldier WA The plan came from Represen- | John J. Cochran, Democrat , as opposition to the hat mew currency be is- ued Lo pay the bonus. Congressman Cochran said he will introduce the bill to provide for paying veterans' oer! through a tax of three cents | nt on three percent. beer. timates that from $300,000,- to $400,000000 will be raised ally in that manner and will take care of the bonus| provide a way rse the Government. JAPAN IS NOT LOOKING UPON EHe € €00 U. S. ISLANDS Government Spokesman Says Nation Does Not Want Philippines TOKYO,, April 5—Possession or ¢omination of the Philippines would be as great a liability to Japan as ‘to the United States Government y in commenting on American etary of State Stimson's state- ment that withdrawal of Ameri- ersignity would result in n of the islands by some reign power. The Japanese spokesman ex- pressed the belief thai the Japan- ese will willingly enter into al caty guaranteeing neutrality and independence. ———.—————— NIGELY GIVEN FURTHER TIME T0 RAISE BOND Wednesday Is “Is Time Limit For Seattle Man To Raise $10,000 SEATTLE, April 5—Wallace B. Nicely, sentenced last Saturday to serve from four to fifteen years in' the State Prison following con- vicsion of diverting funds of the Puget Sound Savings and Loan Association, has been given until ‘Wednesday afternoon to raise a bond of $10,000 for release, pending appeal. Last Saturday, Judge Chester A. Batchelor gave Nicely until 1:30to raise the bond or go fto jail. Attor- ney Askren asked for further time and this was granted. GRAFF ZEPPELIN OFF ON FLIGHT FREDRICHSHAFEN, Germany, April 5.—After repairs were made to a rent in her side, caused by per. side-swiping a radio tower yes- terday, the Graf Zeppelin took off at 6:30 o'clock this morning on a second non-stop flight this year to Brazil Eight passengers are aboard the giant airship. —ll Wartime Foreign Minister Of Austria - Hungary Dies VIENNA, April 5—Count Oftto Karl von Chidenitz, wartime For- eign Minister of Austria-Hungary. died today at the age of 60 years. to reim- | CHICHAGOF WITH 4 ABOARD HERE FROM SEATTLE |Arrival Of S'e:plane Estab- lishes Juneau As Aerial Base With the arrival today of the seaplane Chichagof from Sealttle, this city is estblished as a com- mercial aerial base. The Chich- aplane Baranof, a sister ship of the Chichagof, wi come to Juneau to be operated from the local base. | Personnel Aboard Plane Persons who came to Juneau {aboard the Chichagof besides Mr. | Eckmann, were Gordon Graham, | {the plane's mechanic; Mrs. Harry E. Morgan, wife of Lieflt. Morgan, |U. 8. N., and daughter of John W. | Troy, and A. B. Hayes, who will| be Juncau manager of the Alaska |Southern Airways. ! Malter Stepp, son of M. 8.} agof will be operated by the Ala\-‘l ka Southern Airways, of which Eckmann, who piloted the on its flight north, is Vice-President and General Man-| 2z In ebout six weeks the | seven-place | |toms Bervice at Ketchik was | a passenger on the plane fnm] | | | | ‘h‘ epp of the United States Cus- | | Prince | kan, The Rupert, B. C. to Ketchi-| Chichagof took off from | Seattle at 9:20 o'clock yesterday | forenoon. A record flight was| made to Alert Bay, B. C., the dis- tance being covered in 2 hours and | 17 minutes. | Strong Head Winds From Alert Bay strong head winds were encountered. Pflozi Eckmann concluded to spend the| night at Prince Rupert rather than continue ‘to Kebchikan, a: originally scheduled. A snow storm prevalled at Prince Rupert this morning. Notwithstand- ing the unfavorable weather, how- cover, the plane left there at 10:10 o'clock this forencon. The flight ta Ketchikan was made in 45 min- ‘utes, | After a stay there of about an| hour and a half, the Chichagof took off for Juneau. Enroute, she circled over Wrangell. She arrived | there at 2:15 this afternoon. The Alaska Southern Airways has acquired the hangar at the north end of the harbor that was used last year by planes of the Alaska- Washington Airways. Mr. Eckmann} and Mr. Hayes are staying at the Gastineau Hotel. For the present I‘hcir headquarters will be there. KEPT WIFE IN LEATHER DRESS FOR 20 YEARS Farmer ‘Padlocked Apparel| On Mate So She Could Not Move Head BUFFALO, N. Y, April 5. John Bartz, a farmer, was today accused at his trial for assault with forcing his wife to wear a padlocked leather and canvas har- ness for 20 years as part of a sys- tematic course of cruelty. | Mrs. Bartz, his wife, testified he clamped a leather device on her as a dress which even pre- vented her from moving her head and had lashed her with a strap. ———————— GOVERNORS SEEK COPPER TARIFF PHOENIX, Arizonn, April 5— The Governors of Arizona, Utah, Tennessee, Michigan, Idaho, Wy- cming, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Washington, Oregon and California have signed a petition urging President Hoover to advo- cate an immediate tariff on cop- & The executives of the various states charge the domestic indus- try is in extreme distress as the result of cheap labor metal from Africa and South America. —_————— HOLD NOVEL SWIM MEET SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, April 5—A novel swimming tournament cifie.” of Lieutcnant Massie. mdwtcd for second dcgrre murder. CraRENCE DARROW The so-called “honor slaying” trial has started in Honolulu and in terest in the case has risen to fever heat in the “Paradise of the Pa- Mrs. Granville Fortescue, New York and Washington society w oman, stands side by side with her son-in-law, Lieut. Thomas Massie, Lord, te answe r the charge that they took the law into their own hands and killed | Joseph Kahahawai, one of the five Hawalian youths accused of a bru tal attack on Mrs. Thalia Massie, daughter of Mrs. Fortescue and wife Clarence Darrow, most famous criminal lawyer in the United States, leads the defense of the accused Americans and two enlisted men, Albert O. Jones and Edward J. MLMBm OF ASSOCIATED PRESS AQ a9 Judgl: Charles S. Davis is presid Jowes: ® Mgs Sosrase Prmapals in Honolulu “Honor-Slaying’ illg at the trial. i Trlal | Ed. Lo Lr Massig ROSE COGHLAN, NOTED STAGE ACTRESS, DIES Made First Appearance at 18 Years, Achieved ‘Great Success HARRISON, N. Y. April 5— Rose Coghlan, aged 60 years, not- | ed American actress, is dead here. She achieved distinction seldom equalled in the dramatic world dur- ing her stage career of 53 years Rising to fame rapidly both in her native land, England, and the country of her adoption, America, she scored successes in every de partment of drama with the ex- ception of classic tragedy. She made her IJlast appearance as “Mme. Rabouin” in David Bel- asco’s prdduction of “Deburau” at the Belasco theatre in 1921, cele- brating her 70th birthday in that role. Born March 18, 1851 in Peter- boro, England. Miss Coghlan came of a distinguished family. Her father, Francis Coghlan, was an intimate of Charles and himsedf well known as a writer and the publisher of Cough- lan's Continental Guid Her brother, Charles, whom fol- lowed before the footlizhts, was récognized as one of the foremost comedians of his time. First Appearance Rose, at the age of 18 made her first appearance on stage in 1869 as one of the witches in “Macbeth” in Greenwich, Eng- land. Soon afterward, she won favor as “Tully Price” in the dra- matic version of “Nicholas Nick- leby” on her first appearance in London. E. H. Sothern, brought her to the United States in 1871. She made her first appearance in “A Heppy Pair” and “A Woma White” in the now demolish Wallack theatre in New York, ter appearing in support of Sothern in “Our American Cous- in,” “Brother Sam” and “Dun- dreary.” turning to England the fol- lowing year to star in “The School for Scandal,” “East Lynne” and in support of Joseph Jefferson in “Rip Van Winkle” among other engagements, she came back to this country in 1877 to become leading woman of Lester Wal- lack’s theatre where for nine- years she achieved some of the most noteble successes of her career. Perhaps the be:: known of her roles was “Stephanie” in Herman Merriwale's “Forget-Me-Not,” The lasi performance of the moted stock company at Wallack’'s was on May 5, 1888, when Miss Coghlan played ‘Lady Teazle” in “The School for Scandal” another part she made famous. She had ap- at the Olympic Club drew more than 80 entrants. Each partici- pant drew one of 50 numbers on a wheel, each number calling for a dgifferent stunt in the water. peared previously as the “Player Queen” in the all-star ‘ecast of “Hamlet” in 1887, which marked (Continuea vn Page Six) Dickens | ‘;Law Enforcement Lax In Hawaii Declare Investigators Makin g iRoport on Recent Wave of Crime WASHINGTON, April 5. in Hawaii is reported to the Sen- |ate by Assistant Attorney General | | Seth ‘'W. Richardson, but he found | | no criminal rackels and the |amount of sex crimes seemed | than reported from many cities and | i | localities with similar population |on the mainland. | Mr. Richardson and his staff | |spent two months in Hawail .mdr |$10,000 on an inquiry for Attorney | General William L. Mitchell l‘\m |the Senate requested. The report made to the Senat e pecifically opposed change of the | |I rm of Territorial governmen! Recommendations Richardson recommended the Federal Government assume clos- er responsibility for law and or-| der. He criticised the local offic- - | aly’ mmc laxity” in law enforcement |politics. |to the number of single men and The Assistant Attorney General | proposed Presidential appointment | of heads of the [Prosecution andi Police Departments and leading | to the Island Constabulary. | No Crime Wave | While no evidence of a crime | wave was found, insufficiency of tYhie administration of Justice, con- stituting an invitation to crime, | Richardson said, existed. This led many citizens to feel unsafe. Richardson said public reports | with respect to the alleged pro- | clivity of members of the Ha- wilan race to sexual crime, were not substantiated. There is much prostitution, however, due largely service men stationed in the terri- tory. “.._ HOUSE AIDS - PHILIPPINES Measure t;—Grant Inde- pendence After Eight { Year Acted Upon WASHINGTON, April 5.—The House has passed a bill granting | 1indf\p2nm to the Philippines |at the end of eight years. | Secretary of War Col. Pa |J. Hurley, when informed of action, said he regarded it “just giving President Ho: something to veto.” He said |bill was headed for fireworks vhe Senate. - eee o — J. F. DUTHIE PASSES AWAY PORTLAND, Ore., April John Frederick Duthie, aged pibheer shipbuilder of Portla and Seattle, died at his home he He hes been ill for several mon!.us He was credited with building the first steel submarine for the Unit- ted States Navy. Hindu Eavant Puri?ied After London Journey BENARES, India, April 5—Pan- dit Madan Mohan Malaviya, 70- year-old vice-chancellor of Benarss university, went through an elabor-| ate purification ceremony here in the Ganges river after his return from the London conference on In- dia. ‘The purpose was to destroy any contamination he may have suf- fered by going abroad. ‘The pandit, in accordance with B 9, d | attributed NEW CABINET (late today to Dr. Trevor Stamp, *SOVIET FORD PLANT STOPS, BreakdownT Attributed | to “Too Many Fingers in the Pie” MOSCOW, April 5—~The wheels| of the $119,000,000 automobile plant Nizhni-Navgorod, the Soviet’s chal- lenge to Detroit, have stopped, barely three months after they be- gan to hum. The plant was expected to make; Ford cars. The breakdown of the program is| by Soviet officials as “too many fingers in the pie.” It is proposed that a new administra- tion will take over the plant and speed production. TRV A N, IN BELGRADE BELGRADE, April 5.—Foreign| Minister Marinkovic has been ap-| pointed Premier. He will smmed- | iately form a cabinet to succeed | Premier Livkokitch's Government | which resigned yesterday following dissatisfaction with the way King Alexander is handling the affairs of the mation. Cousin Of Dawes To Wed English Physician EVANSTON, I, April 5.—Miss| Frances Bosworth, cousin of| Charles G. Dawes, will be married | young physician, son of Sir Joseph Stamp, one of the world’s outstand- ing economists. She met the doc- the rules of his strict Brahamanic caste, had never before left India. inefficiency and of - playing b« | Can | ternational Harvester 18'2, Kenne- | States {For Position DARROW LOSES ONE ISSUE IN MURDER TRIAL Six Tentative Jurors Se- lected in Honolulu Slaying Case f HONOLULU, T. H., April 5—Four | Orientals and two Americans have been tentatively selected as jurors, after the first day of the trial for Mrs. Granville Fortescue and three naval men on charges of second de- gree murder for the slaying of Jos- |eph Kahahawai, one of five ac- cused of attacking Mrs. Fortescue's | daughter. Clarence Darrow, 74-year-old vet- eran, lost his first issue to the young Prosecutor, Barry Ulrich, when Judge Charles S. Davis ruled | that the guilt or innocence of Ka- hahawai of assault had no bearing in the present case. il o S STOCK PRICES TAKE DECLINE, SLACK TRADING Rail Issues Leading Shares Sell Off For Losses NEW YORK, April 5—Offerings fell on a thinly supported stock | market today. | Santa TFe, facing a dividend meeting, opened 5'¢ points lower. Union Pacific was down three points and similiar losses are re- ported for American Telephone and Telegraph, Allied Chemical and Eastman. United States Steel, - American and New York Central sold | off one to two points. CLOSING PRICES TODAY NEW YORK, April 5.— Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 15%, American Can 56%, Anaconda 5%, Bethlehem Steel 16%, Curtiss-Wright 1, Fox Films 27, General Motors 14%, In-~ cott 6 Packard Motors 6, United teel 36%, Bunker Hill 20. - Women Apply Of Hangman BUDAPEST, April, 5~Hun- dreds of applicants, including three women and a number of college students, have applied for the job of public hangman. The post was advertised as va- cant last Thursday because the former hangman died as a re- tor when she went to London where Dawes was Ambassador, 1 sult of pneumonia following a It 7 p. m. by EARLY VOTING LIGHT; JUDSON TICKET LEADS About One-Third of Reg- istration Voted at Mid- afternoon Today At 3 p. m. today slightly more than one-third of Juneau's regis- tered voting strength of 1,161 had been cast in the annual municipal election, 486 votes out of 1,161 votes baving been chalked upat that hour mostly in straight tickets, accord ing to Indications at the polling places. The polls will remain open un- wheih time it is expected nearly all the registered vote will have been cast. The cen- tral heating franchise was declared to be doubtful. Precinet No. 1, voting at the fire apparatus room at City Hall, had polled a total of 285 votes sut of a registration of 581, at p. m. Precinct No. 2, registering 832 votes, had polled 138, and No. 3, had cast 83 out of 248 at the same hour. The rate of voting was accelerating at midafternooa, and it was believed that the total vote would be record in size. Watchers at the polls estimat- ed that the Citizens Ticket, head- ed by Mayor Thos, B. Judson, was leading by two to one on the early vole. Many straight tick- edy were apparently being voted during the early part of the day. Despite perfect weather condi- tions, the vote during the fore- part of the day was small. Sup- porters of the two tickets in the field were becoming more active after mid afternoon in an effort to get out a full vote. The polls close at 7 o'clock tonight. MAYOR BAKER OF PORTLAND IS INDICTED Are Two Commissioners Also Charged With Bribery PORTLAND, Ore, April 5. Mayor George L. Baker and two Commissioners, Earl Riley and John H. Mann, have been indicted on charges they urged a commis- sion of bribery and are guilty of malfeasance and negligence in of- fice. Olaf Laurgaard, City Engineer, has also been indicted for mal- feasance in office. Seven other persons are held to account by the grand jury in aceu- sations they advocated bribery in all 23 indictments returned grow- ing out of an investigation of ths citys’ selection for a site for its municipal public market. Mayor Baker and Commissioner Riley appeared in the Circuit Court, pleaded not guilty to the charges, and demanded an ‘im- | mediate trial. LIQUOR IS ON SALE, FINLAND HELSINGFORS, April 5. — The first legal sale of ligquor in 13 years was made today and hundreds were lined up before the shops. Many protests were filed against the high price fixed by the government of Finland. r—— e {PRINCETON GRID PLAYERS CHAMPS AT MAKING MARKS PRINCETON, N. J% April 5. Fritz Crisler, Princeton’s new foot- ball coach, shouldn't have many worries over scholastic eligibility next fall when he attempts to pull the Tigers out of a football depression. Fourteen football players, in- cluding Captain-elect PFred Bil- lings, have been listed among the honor students for the last term. In all 56 students who labor for the athletic glory of old Nassau, received the honor classification. PR L s Tests of paper-making quality of goldenrod stalks by the Burean of Standards showed the material cold he caught at a hanging. to be an inferior source of fiber, 2 MYSTERIOUS FLIGHTS MADE IN BABY HUNT Col. Lindbergh and Friend Make Trip; Return After Midnight HOPE ENTERTAINED FOR GOOD RESULTS Search Is M_a—(; for Criuser With Reported Gang Leader Aboard HOPEWELL, N. J, April 5— Optimism permeates the home of Col. and Mrs. Charles A. Lind- bergh as he comes and goes on mysterious airplane flights. He has made two trips in three days, apparently seeking a yacht off the Massachusetts colst. Ccl. Lindbergh has made an appeal for freedom from guestion- ing about his movements and newspapermen and police officers have acquiesed. Off On Flight Col. Lindbergh returned home this morning shortly after mid- night after a second airplane jour- ney. Late yesterday Col. Lind- bergh and Col. Hemry Brecken- ridge olimbed over a back fence of the Newark airport and shortly after sped away in a borrowed plane. They were seen later cruising over Martha's Vineyard. Secking Yacht The supposition is that Col. Lindbergh is seeking a yacht aboard which is supposed to be Harry Fleischer, reputed leader of the Detroit “purple gang” who has been identified as one of three men seen on a cabin cruiser with a crying baby aboard, on the after Baby Iindbergh was napped from his crib. Norfolk Negotiators It is also learned that the three Norfolk negotiators, Dean Dobson- Peacock, Rear Admiral Guy Bur- rage, retired, and John H. Curtis, are working on the same clue. It is said they were approached by a rum-runner, acting as an emissary from the kidnappers. Dean Dobson-Peacock pald two visits to Col. Lindbergh and gave him what information he had. Cur- tis and his wife are still absent from Norfolk, working, it is said, on negotiations. Newspapermen believe that re- cent details of anything import- ant developing are for the reason to prevent undo publicity in the search and return of the baby, abducted on the night of March 1. BRUSH FIRE RAGES AT LINDBERGH HOME HOPEWELL, N. J., April 5— Police, firemen and newspapermen battled a brush fire this afternoon which approached within 15 feet of the Lindbergh home. Lindy, in his shirt sleeves, used an axe and stick. The police attempted to prevent the mnewspapermen helping until Lindbergh interrupted and said let them go to lt COMPROMISE ON KEYNOTER SELECTIONS Barkley to Be Temporary Chairman and Shouse Permanent CHICAGO, April 5—The Com- mittee on Arrangemeénts for the Demoeratic National Convention to- day selected the temporary and per- manent chairmen for the Demo- cratic. National Convention which will convene here June 27. It com= promised between the militant sup~ porters of Gov. Franklin D. Roose~ velt for the Presidential nomination and their opposition on the com- mittee. Senator Alben W. Bark- ley, Roosevelt man, received the committee recommendation for tem- porary chairman and “Keynoter. Jouett Shouse, Chairman of the Democratic Executive Committee, was recommended for permanent chairman. He was regarded as the Keynoter candidate of the dripping wet element that is looked upon as the “Anti-Roosevelt” faction. e, Oharley Corbett, jockey, is - licensed airplane pilot in case | gets overweight. : 3 .