The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, April 8, 1932, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” /OL. XXXIX., NO. 5999, JUNEAU, ALASKA, FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 1932. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS “MELTING POT” JURY SECURED FOR “HONOR SLAYERS” ROOSEVELT SWEEPS OBSTACLES ASIDE NOMINATION OF NEW YORKER IS ABOUT CERTAIN Opposition Surprised By Roosevelt Strength and Their Weakness SENATOR ROBINSON HAS STEPPED ASIDE Favorite S(;Bf Arkansas Not to Seek Henor; 5 . Hooverites Take Heart (By BYRON PRICE) (Chief of Buerau, The Associated Press, Washington) WASHINGTON, April 8.—Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt has con- tinued to sweep all obstacles aside and many leaders now speak of his nomination as an accomplished fack. The opposition has been sur-| not only by Gov. Roose- strength, but by the weak- oss of their own forces which flattened out hopes for former jov. Alfred E. Smith following the election of delegates to the Democratic National Convention, in New York and Wisconsin. Robinson Not in Race United States Senator Joseph I'. Robinson, of Arkansas, favor- ite son, stepped aside and lef! his delegation friendly to Gov. Roosevelt. 'Gov. Roosevelt now has 174 dele- gates so far to the Democratic National Convention. Gov. Murray, of Oklahoma, has 23 delegates, former United States Senator James A. Reed. of Mis- has 36, Smith has possibly one delegate from Wisconsin. New York's 58 delegates are ex- pected to go to Roosevelt. Hooverites Gleeful ‘The Hoover Republicans are heartened by the Wisconsin result where the La Follette Progressives rellinguished rule. The Conserva- tives captured 15 of the state's voes to 12 for the Progressives, who are favoring United States Senator George W. Nomris for President. 80V, ROOSEVELT PRESENTS THREE POINT PROGRAM Takes Rap at Present Ad- ministration’ On Eco- nomic Crisis ALBANY, N. Y., April 8—Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt today charg- ed the present administration is building from the top down in- stead of from the bottom up in econgmic adjustment. Gov. Roosevelt announced his following three-point program: 1.—Restore the purchasing pow- er to farming, which is half of the country . 2.—Aid small banks of the home districts where. farm owners are facing foreclosures by “at least as much” as the two billion re- construction program is now aiding the ‘“big fellows.” 3.—Revise the tariff to stimu- late trade. ————.———— 2 SHOT DOWN IN SPEAKEASY Brother Bartenders Killed In Their Chicago Establishment CHICAGO, Il April 8.—Shot-i gun slugs, apparently fired at| close range last night, killed Ben- jamin and Ernest Applequist, bro- thers, while they were tending bar | speakeasy. HEART AILMENT | five daughters: i o Vice President Curtis headed VICE PRESIDENT AT MOVIE PARTY! - | Fy Associated Press Photo the list of guests at the annual banquet of motion picture theater owners in Washington. Left to right are June Collyer, actress; Vice President Curtis and Conrad Nagel, ! actor. HARRY G BAYERS STOCK PRIGES DIES QUICKLY OF Well-Known Mariner of This City To Be Buried | At Sea Sunday | Death came unexpectedly . to| Capt. Haxry G. (Tay) Bayers, long- his | time 1esident of Juneau at | home on Glacier Highway Ilash| night. Having arrived at his| dwelling ‘place after a voyage from | Funter, he was in the house omiy| 20 minutes when he went to bed, scon after 1 o'clock a. m. Five minutes flater he had passed aw. His demise was caused by heart disease. Capt. Bayers at infrequent in- tervals in the past year had com- plained of feeling ill, but, of rug- ged frame, he disclosed mo symp- | toms of serious illness. He was 51 years old. To Be Buried at Sea In conformity with a desire that he often expressed, he will be bur- ied at sea. Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Sunday after- noon in the Charles W. Carter| Mortuary. Immediately afterwards, the body will be conveyed to a boat, either the power craft Lu or the Motor- |~ ship Prince of Wales, on beth of which vessels he had served as skipper. 'The' remains will be ta- ken to waters off Taku, and low- ered into the sea there. Capt. Bayers was born in East- port, Me,, December 25, 1880. He came West in 1902 and he and his brether W. R. (Pop) Bayers| operated sardine canneries at Port Townsend and Vancouver, Wash. | Capt. Bayers came to Alaska in| 1904, and for years subsequently | was engaged in the cannery busi- | ness. He operated tenders for sev- eral of the large packing compan- | jes. From 1915 to 1918, he was| associated with John C. McBride and Earle Hunter in the ownership of mild cure plants at Washing- ton Bay and Juneau. | Operator of Boats i In recent years, the Captain had been engaged in operating boats. He had served as skipper on the Virginia IV, the Estebeth and oth- er craft. Recently he brought the| Prince of Wales from Seattle for Dr. L. P. Dawes who had pur- chased her there. Capt. Bayers| at the time of his death was skip- per of the Prince of Wales, which | was scheduled to make commervial | voyages between Juneau and Se-| attle. Yesterday, Capt. Bayers brought | the Lu, also owned by Dr. Dawes, to Juneau from Funter with a shipment of machinery. After ar- riving here the Captain had moor- éd the craft in Gastineau Channel almost opposite his home on Gilac- jer Highway. Surviving Relatives Capt. Bayers and Miss Vera So- boleff were married in Juneau in 1908. He is survived by the wi- dow end the following son and Lloyd H. Bayers, Mrs. Harold Stabler, Vera Bayers, Ethel Bay- ers, Roberta Bayers and Thais Bayers, all of Juneau. The Captain is also survived by three brothers and four sisters. They are: W. R. Bayers and P. L. Bayers of Juneau, Wallace Bayers of St. Johns, N. B.; Mrs. Ethel Mahar of Lubec, Me.; Mrs, Daisy Fan- i i graph TAKE DECLINE, 170 3 POINTS Liquidation Hits Market; Leading Shares Suffer Losses NEW YORK, April 8—Liquida- supported | ceived by the tion fell on a thinly tock market today and losses of from one to three points were num- erous. Union . Pacific lost two points and Union Pacific preferred broke to nearly six points. Norfolk and Western North Am- erican, Peoples Gas dropped two to three points. Amy n Telephone and Tele- dropped three points to a new low. United States Steel sold under 34, off a couple of points. CLOSING PRICES TODAY NEW YORK, Apnil 8.—Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine diock today is 14, American Can 50%, Anaconda 4%, Bethlehem Steel 13%, Curtiss-Wright 1; Fox Films 2%, General Motors 12, In- ternational Harvester 17%, Kenne- cott 6, Packard 2!, United States Steel 23%, Bunker Hill 19%. ning of Eastport, Me.; Mrs. Car- rie Bancroft of Grand Nanan, N. B.; and Mrs. Violet Small of Red Beach, Me. PIONEERS WILL CONSIDER PLAN FOR BENEFITS Formation of a Pioneer Mutua! Cub from among members of the Pioneers of Alaska will be dis- cussed at the meeting tonight in 1 O. O. F. Hall of Juneau Igloo of fthe order. The mutual club contemplates provision for payment of a small amount of insurance on the death of a member of the club. The meeting this evening will be called to order at 7:30 o'clock, so the business of the Igloo can be transacted before the beginning of the public card party that has been arranged by the Women's Auxiliary. President John T. Spickeit an- nounces that in view of possible action on the mutual club proposal all members of the Igloo be pres- ent tonight's meeting. - FOUR NATIONS FAIL TO SOLVE BIG PROBLEM LONDON, April 8—The four power conference failed yes‘erday o agree on a scheme tob solve the Danubian Valley economic cris- is. A further session will be held today, followed by adjournment to some future Gate With ses- France are the four powers in the conference, | Commission | partment, made a short time ago, EFFORT T0 GET ROAD TRANSFER UNSUCCESSFUL Transfer ;f* Richardson Highway to Interior Dept. Revoked An effort to have the Richard- son Highway transferred from the of the Alaska Road to the Interior De- failed only because Presitient Hoov~ er lacked authority to make the change. according to advices just received by the Alaska Territorial Chamber of Commerce from the Seattle Chhmber of Commerce, What few details of the matter are available were made public today by M. S. Whittier, Secreé- tary of the Territorial organiza- tion. An order was issued by &he President for the transfer, but was withdrewn after several tiays when he was advised it could not be legally done without specific leg- islative authority from Congres: Whether an effort will be made | to get this authority is mot known here. No Reason Assigned Charles D. Garfield, Manager of the Alaska Department of the Seattle Chamber, writing to Mr. ‘Whittier quoted the advices re- latter organization closed the matter. It reason was assigned “for the is- suance of the order,” but it wes suspected that it was intended to let the Highway fall into disre- pair. The competition suffered by the Alaska Railroatl from motor buss- es and trucks operating last year| over the Highway is believed to| have been at the bottom of the attempted change in its status. The raise in passenger and freight tariffs over the railroad is frank- ly admitted by the rail manage- ment to have resulted in the di- version of considerable freight and much passenger business to the motor vehicles. season 1209 passengers were carried over the highway, and in the same period the railroad suffered 1 decline of |about 1,000 passengers from the | previous year. Seattle Deprecates Order The Alaska Committee of the Seattle Chamber, to which the matter was referred, deprecated the action vigorously, leaving no doubt sbout its interest in Alaska affairs, Mr. Garfield said. He had no suggestion or any remedial ac- tion to be taken, but since the order was withdrawn after he wrote Mr. Whittier, none is now necessary. No additional information could be hiad here on the subject. The Governor’s office end the Alaska Road Commission, both of whom were consulted by Mr. Whittier, said they had absolutely no know- ledge of any proposal for such a transfer Lt e, FISH BROKERS IN AGREEMENT SEATTLE, April 8—An agree- ment designed to stabilize sales practices of the canned salmon in- dustry has been worked out by E. B. McGovern, of the Seattle- Pacific Canned Salmon Brokers' Association and announced yester-| day. Mr. McGovern said the organi- zation has joined the Pacific Sal- mon Sales Corporation in formu- lating a code of ethics to abolish secrst rebates, commission split- ting and indiscriminate consign- ment of shipments and other simi- | lar practices. —————a——— BIGOVATION | GIVEN MELLON LONDON, April 8—Andrew W. Mellon, former Secretary of Treas- ury of Phe United States, and now American Ambassador to the Court of St. James, mrrived here today. from Washington which first dis-| said mo| GRIGSBY MAKES FISHERIES BIG ISSUE OF YEAR Democyatic Aspirant De- nounces Bureaucracy— Makes Platform Public Reaffirming the party's tradi- ltional home rule principle as the b. for a contented and pros- perous people, George B. Grigsby, seeking the Democratic nomina- tion for Delegate this week an- nounced his platform which he is distributing widely throughout the Territory. He asserts that the future ad- ministration of fisheries is the big issue of the campaign, he op- posed bureaucratic control of that resource ‘and others, including game and fur animals. He pledges himself to work for ‘“home wule for Alaska.” Text of Platform The ftext of his platform fol- lows: “I am in favor of the direct Frimary law and absolutely oppos- cd to its repeal. ‘I consider the future admin- istration of the Fisheries in Al- aska the big issue of the cam- 1. Am utterly opposed to the eni bureaucratic control. “I am ‘in favor of THE ABOLI- TION OF FISH TRAPS, and as |end, will, if elected, work for the transfer of ‘all Federal control of the Fisheries to the Alaska Terri- torial Legislature. I believe this can be accomplished with the ad- vent of a Democratic administra- tion, which now seems assured. “I will do my utmost to put the Bureau of Fisheries out of business in the Territory of Alas- ka, except for the purpose of scientific research. “T am opposed to all forms of Bureavcratic government. No Fed- eral Bureau should have any pow- er of legislation whaltever. “It will be my endeavor, I elected, to open the public do- main of Alaska to settlement and development under the same lib- cral laws under which other Ter- ritories wexe developed. This in- cludes timber lands, oil and coal lands. I am opposed to the leas- ing system. Denounces Pinchot Conservation “I am opposed to the Pinchot theory of conservation as applied 1o Alaska, believing that nature and economic conditions present sufficient barriers to the develop- ment ©f the Territory, without ad- ditional restrictions. “The Alaska Legislature should bave complete control of Game and Fur-bearing animals. “The Demooratic doctrine of States' Rights, advooated for the past one hundred years, is partic- ularly applicable to this Terri- tery. We should be accorded Home Rule in the Territory, except on all subjects of legislation purely Fed- eral. “I have not recently adopted the above platform but have cam- paigned on the same platform for three successive campaigns, each ‘ime gaining more votes, and in the last election was beaten by two hundred and ninety-six votes. 1 believe those who vote in the ‘Democratic Primary all desire to 1ominate the candidate who has the best chance of success at the election this coming November. I will not, in this miessage, or else- where, reflect on the merits of the opposing candidates for the Democratic nomination. However, the friends who have urged me to again become a candidate, and I, myself, believe, that my past rec- crd in office, as United States Attorney, as Attorney General, and Delegate to Congress, the wide ac- quaintance obtained by my succes- sive campaigns, the increasing number of votes gained in each of them, all indicate that I am the logical candidate and deserv- itg of the nomination in the Ap- ril Primary.” BACHMANN WILL BE 6 .0. P. WHIP WASHINGTON, April 8—Rep- resentative Carl G. Bachmann, of West Virginia, has been named He was given a big ovation at the raiiway station, Republican whip, to succeed Con- 1mnmu Vestal, deceased. the most effective means to this| my Republican opponent by only| {tentiary to start serving |vear term, following conviction of PLAYWRIGHT AND ARTIST MARRY Associatea Press Photo Hugo Rumbold, brother of the British ambassador to Berlin and an artist, and his bride, the former Zoe Atkins, playwright, after their \wedding in Pasadena, Cal. FIREMEN NAME MRS, MRS. JUDD 1S OFFICERS FOR ' NEAR HYSTERIA, ENSUING YEAR STATE' PRISON FAlL Incumbents,.E xcept e |Slayer of Juneau Woman Trustee, Are Re-elected | Taken From Condemned By Volunteers Row To Ward FLORENCE, At the annual meeting of Ju-| Arizona, April 8.— neau's Volunteer Fire Department The condition of Winnie Ruth in Fire headquarters in the City Judd, convicted slayer of Mrs. Hall last night, officers were elect- Agnes LeRoi, former nurse of ed for the ensuing year. |Juneau Alaska, is bordering on All . the selections were re- hysteria, elections with the exception of A.| The woman has been transferred |F. McKinnon, who was chosen o from the condemned row to the |succeed J. Simpson MacKinnon 8s womens' ward in the state prisoa trustee for three years. The oth- pere, er officers are: | Mrs. Judd had placed pieces of _ J. L. Gray, Chief; O. E. 8c¢hom-gping across her cell, telling isi- bel, Assistant Chief; J. A. Davis, i they were “high tension wires.” Secretary; Minard Mill, Captain of " sttorneys ffor Mrs. Judd appealed Company 1, and J. Simpson MAc-! gy the conviction yesterday and Kinnon, Captain of Company IL hio automatically stays her exe- The selections made bY Whe guyon gef for May 11. Tt is not JACK GUZIK IS OFF TO PRISON T0 SERVE TIME | WASHINGTON, April 8—En- actment, of the billion dollar tax bill with minimum delay was de- clared to be the common object lagt night by both Republican and Democratic Senate leaders.. | Both Democratic and Republi- can leaders held a conference here yesterday and afterwards announc- ed determination to push the measure to completion. One rea- son for urgent action to enact the - measure is on account of ‘bu.»'iness conditions. Firemen must be ratified by the ;. e City Council to be effective. Rati- m‘ezmi"lmm;r’flf:]. WL 20e " Wamd of course. | Members of the Department ten- TAX MEASURE A. Metcalf, City Engineér, for the presentation of the City map show- | boxes and all water hydrants. { Tfl BE PusHEn Republican and Democra- tic Leaders In Senate fication is expected, as a m'.m,or' dered a vote of thanks to Frank ing the location of fire alarm| Urge Action Business Manager of Ca- pone’s Gang to Leav- enworth for 5 Years CHICAGO, TIl, April 8-—Jack Guzik, pudgy business manager o° “Scarface” Al Capone's gang, left last night for Leavenworth peni- a five- ettempting to cheat the Govern- ment out of his income tax. Guzik occupied a private draw- ing room in one of the cars of the regular train as a paying pas- | esnger, accompanied by two guards as his “guests.” 1 The Government charged Guzik | owed $823,000 in income taxes. Grow Fat and Famous Goal of Heavy Turks * o ISTANBUL, April 8—Fat ’I‘urks,? Miss Wethered is 30 years old; members of the Istandbul 20¢-!Major Hutchinson is 54. pounders' club, are trying to add| oy i 100 pounds each before embark- ing on 2 summer tour of Burope. The president of the Aggregation & 24 s Akif Bey, holds the record for Eucharistic Opening ‘high endeavor. | Aoy Since last autumn he has con-| VATICAN CITY, April 8—It is sumed 44 pounds of cod liver oil report>d that Pope Pius probably and has undergone 12 injections would inaugurate the Eucharistic of a strengthening serum. He now Congress at Dublin next June with weighs 280 pounds. a radio broadcast. Joyce Wethered’s Marriage Is Off LONDON, Amvfl — The mar- !riage of Joyce Wethered, noted Britisn woman golfer and Maj. C. 'had been planned for next June, will not take place, it was an- Pope May Broadcast | Hutchinson, also a golf star, that| HONOLULU CASE IS NOW READY FOR EVIDENGE Twelve Males Are Selected To Hear Testimony, Slaying Trial ADJOURNMENT IS TAKEN TO MONDAY Five Men of American Des- cent Sitting in Box With Chinese, Others HONOLULU, H. I, April 8. — A jury composed of five' men of American descent, one of Danish ancestry, three Chinese, one Por- tuguese, one German and one Ha- walian was accepted late yester- day to try Mrs. Granville For- tescue and three Navy men ac- cused of slaying Joseph Kaha- hawai, alleged assaulter of Mrs. Thomas H. Massie, daughter of Mrs. Fortescue and wife of one of the defendants. Judge Charles 8. Davis then took adjournment until next Mem- iay. Defendants with Mrs. Fortescue, in the case are Lieut. Massie, hus- band of the assaulted woman, A. O. Jones and E. J. Lord. Clarence Darrow, veteran crim- inal lawyer, is the chief counsel for the defense. Prosecuting Attorney John C. | Kelley has as his associate Barry { Ulrich, prominent young Honoulu attorney. — eee ——— HUMAN FINGER IN MESSAGE T0 - GIVEUP S3OM {Second Demand, Extor- tion Plot, Made on [ Cleveland Man CLEVELAND Ohio, April 8. — A finger, hacked from a human hand, and with a demand for $3,000, was sent to John B. Wil- berding, President of two building |loan companies, and former boxing commissioner here. This is the second extortion de- imand 2gainst him in one week. | ‘Wilberding's life was threatened in a telephone call and he was im- mediately placed under a special (police guard. - eee — DELEGATION BOUGHT SAYS GOV. MURRAY NORFOLK, Nebraska, April 8.— Gov. Willilam H. (Alfalfa Bill) Murray, of Oklahoma, in a cam- paign address here last night, (Charged that the sum of $50,000 was brought to Nebraska to buy the Democratic convention dele- |gates for Gov. Franklin D. Roose- of New York. Today the charges were em- phatically denied, according to telegrams received by Demdcratic ) | i leaders in Nebraska and New York. Arthur Mullen, National Com- mitteeman, said less than $200 was spent in Roosevelt work in |Nebraska and this was paid by Mullen personally. - eee ITALIAN TOWN SLOWLY SINKS |8—Camplete abandonment of - this town by the 2400 residents has been ordered by Premier Mussolini after collapse of the central dis- trict into ancient caverns { ) J