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

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” ]UNEAU, ALASKA, WEDNFSDAY, APRIL 20, 1932. . VOL. XXXIX., NO. 6009. " DIMOND FIRES FIRST GUN IN CAMPAIGN FOR DELEGAT " HONOLULU ATTACK STORY TO BE TOLD OFFICER'S WIFE BORAH SOUNDS Enlists Bankers in Tracing Ransom Money Paid IS EXPECTED T0 | WARNING OVER * V. GIVE ALL FACTS, DEBTS OF WAR Mrs. Massie to Be Witness|Tells Europe to Settle Own| Today in Honor Slay- Problems Before Let- ing Case ting Out Yelp ALIENISTS TESTIFY AT HONOLULU TRIAL Assert Lieutenant Insaneat Time of Slaying Assaulter ____ MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS IGN FOR DELEGATE VETERAN SOLON ADDRESSES BIG CROWD TUESDAY Nails Campaign Lie that He Had Withdrawn from Primary Contest EXPOSES PRETENSE OF PRIMARY LAW REPEAL Tells Juneau Voters Only Seeks Their Support on Basis of Fitness Lindbergh Kidnapers| $20 DENOMINATION > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA GOLD CERTIFICATES AND FEDERAL RESERVE NOTES (Series of 1928) TREASURY_DEPARTMENT © (WASHINGTON) (NowE—The cirtificatés o which the serial umber is preceded by the letler “A" ard United States Gold Certificatea 2 “The agrtificates on which the serial number is preceded by the letter B arc Federal Reserve Notes of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York ( ) ifeates on which the serial number is preceded by & star (*) and followed by the States Gold Certificates.) N / omceor TREASURER OF THE UNITED STATES) N L e Jottor “A" are United Sty Number \ * 00371416 A * 00416424 A 50 Number\ B 00006496 A B 00014430 A B 00015798 A B 00015922 * B 00026820 A B 00054273 A\ $10 DENOMINATION UNITED STATES OF AMERICA GOLD CERTIFICATES, (Serien of 1328) Plate Letter rosident ofy ik Banking_Institution eddressedy) OPPOSITION MADE e ‘ TO CANCELLATION| | s Chairman of Senate For- eign Relations Commit- tee Voices His Views Letior J F B E D c There 18 inolosed & 118t of the serial numbers of cortain United States Notes of the §5 denomination. United States Gold Certificates of | ¥t * 00004485 A * 00105779 A * 00200831 A, * 00242811 Al A 00452754 A A 00476182 A _ Number the $10 dencminiation and United States Gold Certificates and Fedsral fi 8%33: : Reerve Notes of_the $20 deromination) HONOLULU, H. I, April 20— Mrs. Thomas H. Massie, who un- WASHINGTON, April 20. — A sharp warning was sounded in the In a 20-minute speech last nght willingly played in the drama of passion and homicide which has shaken Hawaii, is expected to be the last defense witness today. Thé& directory story of the brus tality of the attack on Mrs. Massie by the slain Hawaiian, Joseph Ka- hahawai, is anticipated. There is a prospect the case may go to the jury this week, despite the belligerent prosecution. Doctors J. Thomas Orbison and dward Williams, of Los Angeles, ienists, insisted yesterday that Lieut, Massie was insane the mo- ment he faced Kahahawai with a Senate by United States Senator William E. Borah, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Com- mittee, that Europe must settle her own problems before coming to the United States for debt relief. This was roared across the At- lantic by Senator Borah who led the chortis in opposition to debt cancellation in the Senate as the news spread that Great Britain's budget does not include provisions for payment of the American debt. It is but idle pastime, Senator Borah said, to talk of debt can- cellation until Europe settles her received it and imsediately n Washington; D, C.. by telegraphl Wery~ be appreciated if you will_také note of tne source from which you' 3 he Treasurer Or the United Stotes, truly yours, N W. 0. WOODS Treasurer .of the United Staies These clrculars were lssued by W. 0. Woods (above), treasurer of | the United States, after failure of Lindbergh baby for $50,000 paid in ransom, Text of the circular ls| shown left. On right are three| of the several pages listing the serlal numbers of the ransom cur rency. IMPORT LEVIES REPORTED SC ENE OF LINDBERGH RAN supposed kidnapers to return the } $5 DENOMINATION UNITED STATES NOTES (Serles Number B 00621668 A B 01008695 A /* 01097041 A ‘A 01238240 A’ * 01645450 A ,* 01685840 A\ o 1928) Puie Letter* G L B> > CHAMBER PLANS at the Coliseum theatre, in which he reviewed briefly his legislative record as a Senator from the Third Division, challenged the so-called “primary repeal” issue, Senator A. J. Dimond of Valdez, candidate for the Democratic nomination for Delegate to Congress, appealed to the voters of Juneau to vote for him on the basis of his qualifi- cations for that office and fitness to represent them in Washington. A large and representative au- dience listened intently to his ex- posure of the pretense behind the primary repeéal clamor, and at the ON PRODUCTS OF FORESTS SOUGHT Pacific Northwest Lumber- men Making Appeal to Senate Committee WASHINGTON, April 20—Pa- cific Northwes; leaders today ar- gued for import tax levies on lum- ber and other forests products be included in the revenue bill before the Senate Finance Commitiee. ‘W. B. Greelcy, representing the West Coast Lumbermens’ Associa- tion, presented @& detailed pro- gram of the “terrific shrinkage of home consumption together with a heavy shrinkage of foreign de- mands due to depreciated curren- cies and the French and British tariffs have left us fiat.” Greeley said the Americans were undersold in wheir own markets by Canadians, Ossian Anderson, of Everett, Washington, said the tax would help woodpulp manufacturers and CLEANUP DRIVE IN SHORT TIME {Heads of Other Civic and Fraternal Bodies Asked to Join Campaign drawn pistol and heard the young Hawailan confess to the attack on Mrs. M: Lieut conclusion of the ‘talk, applauded him enthusiastically. Accompanied by Mayor Thomas B. Judson and Frank A. Boyle, both candidates on ithe Democratic ticket, he left at midnight for a tour that will cov- er from Skagway to Ketchikan, Praised by Shattuck Sepator Allen Shattuck, mem- ber of the House of Representatives in 1929, and the Senate last year, introduced’ Serator Dimond in a few well chosen words. During his asscclation with him during those sessions, and even before that, he said, “I was impressed with his integrity, honesty, sincerity and ability. “T was even more impressed with those qualities after 1 became a colleague of his in 1931. T am sure he will serve the Territory in Congress with the same high in- telligence and ability that he serv- ed the people of the Third Di- vision as Senator during all of the years 'that he represented them.” ‘Withdrawal Rumor At the outset, Senator Dimond spiked hard and fast an unirue report to the effect he had with- drawn from the campaign which was circulated recently by a week- ly newspaper published elsewhere in this Division. He read the own problems. PROJECT TO AID HOME BUILDING GETS ATTENTION John Rustgard and J. B. Warrack Consider Fi- nance Corporation Massie took all blame for firing the fatal shot. Mrs. Gran- Fortescue, mother of Mrs. >, and Navymen A. O. Jones and E. J. Lord are the other de- fendants in the Jwonor slaying trial. A, R. G. FUND MAY BE SLASHED TO 300,000, REPORT Delegate Hears House Committee to Use Knife onRoad Appropriation Heads of civic and fraternal or- ganizations have been invited to meet with the Chamber of Com- merce at noon tomorrow at Bail- ey's Cafe to formulate plans for the community’s annual “Cleanup and Paintup Campaign” it was announced today by Secretary G. H. Walmsey. It is the desire of the Chamber {o bring about the creation of a general committee, representative of the entire city, to handle the campaign, it was said. Wednesday, April 27, is the day and date tentatively suggested for formally beginning the drive against dirt, debris and unkept buildings, yards, streets, ete. Several other maiters are slated for discussion by the Chamber at its weekly lunch tomorrow. The operation of the information de- Censideration is being given to formation of a finance corpora- tion in Juneau for the purpose of loaning money for the building of dwelling houses. John Rustgard of this city, Attorney Gemeral of Alaska, and J. B. Warrack of the Wanrrack Constructon Company of Seattle have the project in wview. Mr. Warack’s company erected the Triengle Building in this city. He is in town, having arived Sat- urady on the steamship North- western. Details of the operation of the proposed finance - corperation have ‘Associated Press Photo | This Assoclated Press telephoto shows the spot (where men are standing) where Dr. John F. Condon, Lindbergh emissary in the kidnaping case, is reported to have handed over $50,000 ransom, although the baby was not returned. The spot is at a coiner of St. Raymond's cemetery in the Bronx, New York City. RAILS RALLY | NEGOTIATOR, CARRYING UP Slashing by Congress of estimates of the Bureau of Budget continues in Washington, according to ad- vices received from Delegate Wick- ersham. He announced that'it is probable the Alaska Road Commis- sicn’s annual appropriation, carried in the War Department supply bill Knows 5 English Words, But She’ll Be in Talkies at $650,000, will be cut to $500,- 000. The House Subcommittee on Mili- tary Appropriations which is in charge of the bill was holding hearings about the middle of this month and had made no report. A member of the committee is said to have predicted such a cut would be made. In 1931, Congress appropriated $800,000 for the Commission. This year the budget reduced this to $650,000. If the House makes the anticipated cut, the fund for the coming fiscal year will be 37% per cent below that of last. Local headquarters of the Com- mission was without official ad- vices on the status of the bill to- day, and had no knowledge of any proposal to reduce the Com- mission’s item below the budget figure. It was, however, considered not unlikely that it would be slashed in view of the reductions made in other departmental supply nieasures. SCHNABEL ON LEAVE; REPLACED BY PRICE Due to ill-health, Deputy United States Marshal William Schnabel has been given a leave of absence to go to Goddard Hot Springs, it was announced today by United States Marshal Albert White. While he is absent, Deputy Frank Price has been assigned to duty at Sitka. not, been worked out, but in a gen- eral way it will finance two-thirds of the cost of erecting a dwelling house providing the owner can provide one-third of the cost. MOVE 1S MADE INSETTLEMENT, SHANGHAI CASE League’s Committee of Nineteen Passes With- drawal Resolution TOKYO, April 20—It is stated on good authority that Japan will not agree to yesterday's draft of the resolution by the League of Nations’ Committee of Nineteen that a mixed committee arrange withdrawal of Japanees troops from the Shanghai area. The Japanese Government Wwill oppose any provision for the com- mittee to fix the date of with- drawal. CHINA TO AGREE NANKING, April 20.—China will accept the draft of the resolution of the Committee of Nineteen, ac- cording to official statement. offset the advantage gained by Great Britain and Sweden going off the gold standard. A ftelegram from Gov. R. Hart- ley, of Washington, said: “We cannct endure another winter with- out help.” RECORD IMPORTATION WASHINGTON, April 20—The Tariff Commission today reported a record importation of pulpwood into the United States during the first quarter ‘“this year but voiced no opinion whether a duty should be imposed. The Commission said many con- tracts were let even before the depreciaton of currency in foreign pulp countries but the bulk of the countries, Canada, Sweden, Fin- land and Norway. —_—————— COPPER IVER R . RESUMES CORDOVA, Alaska, April 20— The Copper River and Northwestern Railway has reopened with the first train leaving for Ohitina, Me- Carthy and Kennecott. It took only 48 hours to clear the tracks. ——————— business was coming from those| OTHER ISSUES {Selling Crops Out and Gains Made Early Are Cut in Half NEW YORK, April 20. — Rails |succeeded temporarily in rallying the stock market today although \they relinquished about half of |their one to three-point gains |when renewed selling cropped out. Industrials and utilities came in for hard pressure with losses of one to two points. Allied Chemical, American Can, and North American went to new lows. CLOSING PRICES TODAY NEW YORK, April 20—Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 12%, American Can 43%, Anaconda 5%, Bethlehem Steel 13%, Curtiss-Wright 1%, Fox Films, ino sale; General Motors 137%, In- | ternational Harvester 19%, Kenne- cott 7%, Packard Motors 2%, Unit- led States Steel 20%, Bunker Hill 120 DR. DOELKER RENTS OLD CABLE OFFICE Dr. G. A. Doeizer has leased the quarters formerly occupied by the cable office in the building at NEW YORK, April 20.—Anna Sten knows only five words in English but in three weeks she will be playing opposite Ron- ald Colman in a new talkie. “Darling Sweetheart, I lof you,” are the only English words she has learned so far. She explained the words were in the most demand in Holly- wood. Anna Sten is a Russian-Ger- man actress. Hollywood's latest find drrived here last week. —e————— SHOT HURLED AROUND WORLD DURING NIGHT Anniversary of Battle of| Concord Celebrated in East | SCHENECTADY, N. Y., April 20.(‘ —Science made a shot heard around | the world, something more than a | figure of speech, on the 157th an-| niversary of the battle of Concord. Gov. Joseph P. Ely, of Massa- chusetts, pulled the trigger of an lold flintlock last night. | The short wave radio caught up WORK, SWEAT, KIONAP CASE, IN' ACCIDENT Dr. Condon Thrown Into Water—Message from Abductors, Claim NEW YORK, April 20.—Dr. John' F. Condon’s boat capsized at the dock when he was returning after rowing to Pelham Bay and he got a ducking. Dr. Condon, who paid the $50,000, ransom for Col. Lindbergh, to the kidnapers, who failed to keep their agreement to return the baby, said he got a message from the kid- napers. — e IS ADVICE OF CHAS.SCHWAB NEW YORK, April 20—Charles M. Schwab said the rich man has virtually vanished from the Amer- ican picture and those who were once wealthy are now “afraid to| look in their ledgers to see if they | partnient, open seasons on migra- tory wld fowl, and further action in regard to the proposed transfer of Alaska Road Commission acti- vities to the Interior Department are among the matters to be con- sidered Two out of towm guests have been invited to attend the meet- ing. They are C. L. Cameron and Dr. 'W. H. Cameron, Los Angeles, big game bhunters who are here for a Spring bear hunt. KILLS HER SON THEN SUICIDES California Woman Leaves Note Giving Reasons for Crime MONROVIA, Cal.. April 20.—Mrs. Agnes Holmes, aged 45 years, shot and killed her 23-year-old adopted son, C. Dwight Thomas, then killed herself, because a note said, she could not bear to see the youth face this rough world and financial difficulties. “This is the best way out,” she wrote. President de Valera Upheld by Dail Over statement which declared he “ad- mittéd his defeat,” and would not make any campaigh in the First Division, and that reports received by it from the Third and Fourth Divisions indicated a landslide for A. H. Ziegler. The first allegation, he declared, “is proven false by my appearance here tonight, asking for your vote, and the second claim contains just as much truth as the first.” The same publication asserted that former supporters of George B. Grigsby were switching in large numbers to Mr. Ziegler and the speaker said he suspected it was the same kind of a fairy tale as the other stories. One-Woman Organization ‘Turning next to the clamor over the Primary Election Law, Senator Dimond said sometime ago he re- ceived a letter from the Alaska Woman's Primary Law Club seek- ing information about his posi= tion on the primary election law. Investigation, he added, showed at that time it was a one-woman club, and feeling that it set itself up to be something it was not, he did not answer the query. “If it had been a personal in- quiry, I would have been glad to have answered her, but I have no use for pretense.” He called attention to”the fact that John W. Frame, “a former Republican National Committee- man for Alaska,” was using the same stalking horse in an effort = to ride into cffice as the Demo- Mr. Schnabel has been ill since % rning fo_ nis st Wealthy Realtor, o of Front and Me'ine sound and hurled it around Abolishment of Oath|qatic National Committeeman. returning to his station from Ju- neau recently. He suffered from a severe cold and rheumatism. Dr. Nicholson, of Sitka, advised him to go to the Springs for recupera- tion. ———————— AMERICAN STUDENTS UNITE BUDAPEST, April 20—With 20 members the American University Club of Hungary has been founded by undergraduates here. L. John ‘Thoma, a medic, is President. B, C. LIFTING RESERVE BANS VICTORI, B. C, April 20—Pav- ing the way for development of re- sources, the British Columbia Cab- inet has announced lifting of the bans against petroleum, coal and natural gas reserves in the Prov- ince in an effort to encourage private enterprises. Former Alaskan, Dies in South SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, April 20. —The body of John T. C. Coleman, aged 59, accompanied by the widow and son, arrived here today from Los Angeles, for burial. Coleman died yesterday. He was a wealthy realtor and former Al- aska prospector and newspaperman in Mexico. Strees, He will establish the Drugless Health Institute. The in- stitute will be ready to receive and treat patients within the next week or ten days. ————- CHURCH GOES TO BEACH MELBOURNE, April 20—For the first time in this country a full cathedral choir of the Australian church sang a service on the Edith- vale Beach, Victoria, before a con- gregation clad in beach pajamas and bathing suits, 1 world, He made a brief address before the microphone, the loudspeaker returning his words from the world trip just short of a syllable behind the intonation by the speaker. .- MRS. ELLA ROWE ILL Mrs. Ella Rowe is a patient at St. Ann’s hospital, having entered yesterday for medical treatment. the are worth anything” He is Chair- (man of the Bethlehem Steel Board. | Schwab prophesied better times| ‘and better conditions if men will| “just go to work and sweat al little.” | | -, — | UNDERGOES OPERATION | i ] Mrs. Eriing W. Olafson this| morning successfully underwent 2| |surgical operation at St. Ann's j | L DUBLIN, April 20. Eamon de Valera’s bill to abolish the oath of allegiance to the Brit- ish Crown, today passed the Dail on the first reading without di- | vision. | - e, GETS MEDICAL TREATMENT Floyd Mills of Juneau is re- celving medical treatment in St. Ann’s hospital, having entered the institution yesterday, — President | Washington and Lincoln were con- sent to stay in their own camp, but not Frame, who wants to oc= cupy both,” he declared. Approved Direct Primary “Although it is not properly an issue in the contest in this pris’ mary for the office of Delegate, my position clearly as to the primary law. It 1-70munwmmm,