The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 12, 1932, Page 1

K | { { { | | ‘> ne L THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XL., NO. 6028. LINDBER ¢ " JUNEAU, ALASKA, THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1932. 'S ICELAND WILL NOW ABANDON PROHIBITION First Steps Are Taken to Go Back to Legalized Intoxicants PLAN IN EFFECT SINCE 1913 PROVES FAILURE Bootlegging and Home- brewing Has Corrupt- ed Morals of People BEYKJAVIK, Tceland, May 12.— The only prohibition country in world, aside from the United took an initial step yes- r toward restoring liquor. A Commission of the Parlia- ment has prepared a bill to le- gal the sale of strong drink the hours fixed by local hin n has been in force in eland since 1913. Officials asserted bootlegging home brewing is on the in- and the change to legalize r is therefore the only proper y to combat a growing evil. e eee———— SELLING OF RAILS HITS MANY ISSUES Entire Stock List Affected by Move on Stock Exchange Today . NEW YORK, May 12.—Selling that started in rail shares today gradually embraced nearly the en- tire stock list. The market re- mained sluggish but the firmer tendency of recent sessions disap- prared veral rails penetrated new low . nd. Union Pacific was off more than three points, going under 50. Santa Fe was off about the same to a new low. American Telephone and Tele- graph, American Can, United States Steel, New York Central, Standard Oil of New Jersey, East- man, Coco Cola, Allied Chemical and others were off one to three points. CLOSING PRICES TODAY NEW YORK, May 12.—Closing quotation of Alaska June mine tock today is 8%, American Can 3 Anaconda 5, Bethlehem Steel 13, Curtiss-Wright 1, Fox TFilms 2%, Kennecott 7, Packard Motors 2%, United States Steel 28%. KILLS YOUNG WIFE;THREATS MADE ON LIFE Shoolinfi Takes Place on Public Street—Mob Becomes Violent HAYWARD, Cal, May 12. Charged with shooting and killing his 17-year-old wife in front of the City Hall, Paul Hernandez, aged 24, ranch hand, has been taken to Alameda for trial and guard against possible mob violence, Hernandez 'was rescued by the police from an excited crowd who shouted threats of lynching after the shooting. He and his wife met and appeared t0 quarrel. His wife turned to leave and Hernan- dez pulled a revolver and shot her three times. OCEAN FLIGHT NOW SCHEDULED NEWARK, N. J.,, May 12.—Major James Doolittle inspected and ap- proved of the monoplane in which Lou Reichers expects to take off tonight on a solo flight to Paris. Eight Shot for Revolt Peru Navy Fourteen Other Sailors | Given Long Sentences in Prison LIMA, Peru, May 12.—Eight sail- ors convicted and sentenced to death, were shot Ilate yesterday afternoon for participating last Sunday in the naval revolt. 1‘ Fourteen other satlors were giv-| en long prison terms. | Three ' sailors were acquitted. | A group of sailors seized two | cruisers last Sunday and held them | for a while but surrendered when | submarines opened fire. | —e—— | i CHAMBER FETES SENIORS TODAY AT NOON LUNCH Members of 28th Graduat- ing Class of Juneau High School Are Greeted Twenty-two out of the 23 mem- bers of the 1932 edition of the graduating class of Juneau High School, and their” class adviser, Miss Helen Gray, were warmly welcomed today by the Juneau Chamber of Commerce through its President, Allen Shattuck, and M. L. Merritt, both of whom- assured the Seniors of the Chamber’s and community’s continued active in. terest in them. The 1932 Class is the 28th in number, and it is the second larg- est on record, the largest having been that of 1931, when 29 were graduated. The class of 1933, Superintendent R. S. Raven told the Chamber, will have about 35 members. Points To Opportunities Alaska, Mr. Merritt told the Seniors, offers a wide range of opportunities for them when they are ready to enter its business and industrial fields. Its three major industries, mining, fihing and lumbering, offer sources of em- ployment to the trained and edu- cated person that probably cannot be excelled anywhere else. He said local business men and the community, generally, will welcome and lend a hand to these grad- uates when they finish their edu- cation and enter the business arena. He pointed out that preceding Seniors of the local High School have made good here in various lines of endeavor, and menti‘ned many of them. They are repre- fsented in both business and pro- fessional activities. Interested in School The Chamber of Commerce, he said, is deeply interested not only in the Senior Classes but in the schools throughout, and it and the entire community have supported them on every occasion, backed them to the limit and given them everything they have asked for. “We are proud of them,” he de- clared. Members of the class presented to the Chamber to rounds of ap- plause were: Misses Tona Messer, Mary E. Schramen, Lillian L. Pet- erson, Tyra Baldwin, Mary J. Whit - tier, Matilda Holst, Hildred White- ly Eileen Stanyar and Sue May, and Messrs. Robert L. Pratt, Pei- er Melseth, Tom Redlingshafer, Walter L. Holmquist, Elmer Lind- strom, David Tewkesbury, Robert Simpson, Alvin Blomquist, Ernest Weschenfelder, Edward Cowling, Francis Riendeau, Edgar Tarr and Arnold Hildre. Henry Weir, who graduated in January, is now at- teding the Alaska College near Fairbanks. i The Chamber’s luncheon room was decorated with streamers of purple and white crepe paper, the Class colors. Immigration Inspector Speaks D. L. Knight, Inspector of Im- migration in charge of the Alaskan district, whose headquarters are at Ketchikan, was a guest of the Chamber today. He said he made it a policy of working in harmony with such organizations and, while there wasn’t many occasions offer- ing opportunities for co-operation. when' any did arise he would be glad to assist the Chamber in any | (Continued on Page Twn) ECONOMICPLAN OF DEMOCRATS IS INTRODUCED Party Leader, Senator Rob- inson, Makes Proposal to Congress PROGRAM CONTAINS TWO MAIN ISSUES Two Billion D;)llars for Public Works—$300,- 000,000 for States WASHINGTON, May 12. — The | Democratic plan for economic re- covery, <calling for a two billion dollar public works program and /! $300,000,000 for lcans to States and municipalities for relief of suffering from unemployment, has been presented by Senator Joseph T. Robinson, party leader, to the| Senate. Financing would be by bond issues. | Support is promised the plan The Administration will study t proposal. Some sort of relief pro- gram must be worked out. Con- gress hopes 'to be able to adjourn June 10 but relief programs may hinder this effort. KODIAK HARBOR WORK PROPOSAL REFERRED AGAIN Deepening of Channel Goes Back to Engineers— Wickersham's Plea WASHINGTON, May 12. — The House Rivers and Harbors Com- mitte has referred back to en- gineers the report on deepening of the Kodiak Harbor channel, on appeal of Delegate James Wick- ersham, who said he did not think the Kodiak people shouldl be asked to contribute $13,000 because it was a public harbor used by all traffic. The Delegate also said the people of Kodiak did not have | that amount of money available to spend. Representative Carter said he understood the Kodiak citizens con- sidered ‘the building of a cold storage plant in order to make that town the center of the halibut industry in that vicinity. GASTON MEANS PLANS TO FIGHT Will Be Ar@ned Tomor- row on Charges of Embezzlement WASHINGTON, May 12.—At liberty on $50,000 bail, Gaston B. Means today began lining up his defense against the embezzlement charges for which he will be ar- raigned tomorrow. 1 Means scoffed at the charges| and shouted: “Mrs, McLean does- | n't have a leg to stand on.” Means is accused of obtaining $100,000 from Mrs. Edward D. Mc- Lean on promise he wculd return| the kidnaped baby son of Col| Charles A. Lindbergh. He said| he was never employed by Mrs. Finley Shepard, of New York, and never took a dollar from her, as implied in complaints yesterday. UNDER ARREST WASHINGTON, May 12.—Gaston B. Means was arrested today for disorderly conduct for fighting in a downtown drug store. A ————— COPPER SELLS AT LOW PRICE NEW YORK, May 12—Copper sales have been made at 5% cents a pound according to reports heard in the copper trade circles. This is said to be one-eighth of a cent COL. CHARIL Associated Press BABY LINDBERGH from one of the favorite pictures A. LINDBERGH AND HIS WIFE, Parents Photo A RITCHIE NOW FORMALLY IN THE BIg RACE Maryland Governor Gets| 16 Votes from Maryland | —Montana for Roosevelt .} ‘WASHINGTON, May 12.—The selection of 16 delegates in Mary- land pledged to vote for and seek the nomination of Gov. Albert C Ritchie by the Democratic Nation- al Convention marks the official entry of this favorite son of Mary- land in the list. The instruction of the Maryland delegates for Gov. Ritchie is sure to be made in the convention today. The District of Columbia Repub- lican convention last night instruct- ed the two delegates elected to the Republican National Conven- tion for President Hoover, inching his total instructed, pledged and claimed delegates to 931 in the convention out of the convention's total of 1154. Gov. Franklin D. Roosevell's manager announced today that all opposition to him in Montana had vanished. That State’'s eight votes will be instructed for him, the manager said. BRUENING, HIS CABINET. GIVEN APPROVALVOTE First Clash Between Gov- ernment, Opposition Occurs, Reichstag BERLIN, May 12.—A motion o! no confidence against Chancellor Bruening and his Cabinet was de- feated in the Reichstag today by 30 vote: This the first of a series ex- pected from the opposition, espec- ially from the National Bocialists. The vote bore out the prediction the Government is strong enou. to defeat all attempts made agains it. SIAM NOW OFF GOLD STANDARD BANKOK, May 12—S8iam went off the Gold Standard today be- ch cause of the slump in rice w is expected to be benefited mediately because the bulk of trade is in countries whose curr either is the pound or influenc by the pound. —————— ICELAND SCANS PROHIBITION REYKJAVIK — A proposal ' abolish Prohibition and subst a government monopoly in the port and sale of intoxicants is be- fore the Icelandic Purliament. The proposal was advanced when of d down from the previous level and all time record for a low, cial figures showed increasing con- traband trade and home brewin: Tariff Bill Of Democrats Is Vetoed WASHINGTON, May 12.— President Hoover has vetoed the Democratic tariff bill which would alter the flexible pro- visions by removing from the President to Congress the pow- er to change import duty rates. The bill also called for an International conference on tariffs, The House sustained the Hoover veto. JAPAN TROOPS BEING RUSHED | T0 MANCHURIA Soldiers Wit—ha_rawn froms Shanghai Sent to New | Battle Zone NANKING, May 12.—Belief is ex-| pressed here that Japan decided | to withdraw the Japanese troops from the Shanghai area only be- cause they were needed in Man- churia to swell the forces now there which are estimated to be| 100,000. Officials scoff at the the Japanese reason that the with. drawal was because of the senti ment of other nations and Japan’s} desire to show the nation had no territorial or other ulterior mo- tives in occupying Shanghai. Indignation is voiced in official circles the report from Tokyo quot- ng the Japanese officials as say- ing they hoped the Chinese v.x'oopsl will not enter within the 12'-mile zone at Shanghai after the Japan- ese troops leave. GIVEN TASTE OF BATTLE HARBIN, May 12. — The Four- teenth Japanese Army Division,| newly arrived in Manchuria from Shanghai, had the first taste of CERMAK PUTS TRAYLOR BOOM ON ITS FEET Illinois Delegation Will Go to Chicago Banker for Democratic Nomination NEW YORK, May 12.—Mayor Anton Cermak of Chicago, leader of the Democratic party in Tli- nois, has brought Melvin A. Tray- lor, President of the First National Bank of Chicago, definitely into| ‘the political picture as a candi- date for President when he re- marked Tuesday that Illinois's 58 votes in the Democratic National Convention would go to Traylor after the first ballot for her fa- vorite son, Senator James Hamil- ton Lewis. A wide-spread boom for the Chicago banker for the Democrat- ic Presidential nomination is be- ing directed from New York City. A large publicity organization, it was learned yesterday, is manag- ing his campaign and sending out thousands of pieces of literature. The literature quotes editorial com- ment on Traylor's availability and to list his qualifications for the Presidency. Large type pamphlets are being sent into every State igned by the “Traylor for Presi- dent Club” of Fort Worth, Texas. BIRTH GONTROL ADVOCATE ASKS GHANGE IN LAW |Margaret Sanger Appears Before Senate Judi- battle today when a detachment fought with 600 Chinese rebels ciary Subcommittee MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS " PRICE TEN CENTS SON FOUND DEAD BODY OF BABY PICKED UP CLOSE T0 HOME BULLETIN—TRENTON, N. J.,, May 12. — Late this lafternoon Gov. A. Harry Moore announces the lifeless body of the Lindbergh baby had been found near the flier’s es- (tate at Hopewell. Gov. Moore said he had no further details. Shortly before hearing the pronouncement, Col. Schwartzkopf, of the New Jersey State Police, summoned the reporters to the Lindbergh home where the announce- ment was made. At the Englewood, New Jersey, home of Mrs. Dwight W. Morrow, it was said they had béen informed the baby was found dead near the Lindbergh home. Both Col. Lindbergh and Mrs. Morrow were at the Lindbergh home. Gov. Moore spoke from the State House. Communica- tion with the Lindbergh home was disrupted immediately after he spoke to Col. Schwarzkopf. Every available motor vehicle for hire in Trenton was pressed into service to transport persons to the Lindbergh home. ANNOUNCEMENT FROM HOPEWELL HOPEWELIL, N. J., May 12.—The formal announce- ment that the bedy of the baby had been identified through clothing and other means as the missing Lindbergh baby was made at the Lindbergh estate: “We have to announce that apparently the body of the Lindbergh baby was found at 5 o'clock this aftermoon by William Allen, a negro, who was riding from Mountrose to Hopewell with Orville Wilson on a truck load of lumber. “They stopped the truck near the woods. Allen went into the woods near Montrose. Going under a brush he lowered his head and as he raised a branch he saw a skele- ton on the ground and a person’s foot. He called back to Wilson and Wilson ran into the woods and saw the body. They decided to go to Hopewell and get the police. “The police reported finding the body of the child estimated between one and one-half and two years, in a bad state of decomposition, having blonde hair and wear- ing what appeared to be an undershirt and flannel band around the body. These afford identification as that of the Lindbergh baby.” STATEMENT BY COL. LINDBERGH Col. Lindbergh in a statement said: “William Allen and Orville Wilson say the body was well concealed by leaves and dirt and brush. The skull had a hole about the size of a quarter above the forehead. Apparently there: had been an attempt to bury the body. The body was face downward and in a bad state of decomposition. “The Mercer County Coroner and County Physician was called immediately. The body was found about 75 yards off the road in the woods.” The statement was read ‘to the reporters by Col Swartzkopf. Lindbergh was not in evidence, as the state- near Yukimsho, routing them with| WASHINGTON, May 12— Mar- ment was read, neither was Mrs. Lindbergh nor her mother, garet Sanger, Internationally known | pye Morrow, Both are understood to be in the residence. heavy losses. - .- - SLAYS MOTHER; BOY CONVICTED SEATTLE, May 12.—Leslie Bar- rett, aged 19, has been convicte | of manslaughter for the shooting of his mother March 1. The jury deliberated two hours. Barrett smiled as the verdict was read which carries a sentence of six months to 20 years. Leniency was recommended. I AR KENTUCKY CLASSIC DRAWS ONE WINTER DERBY VICTOR LOUISVILLE, Ky, May 10. Tom, owned by J. J. Robinson, is the only winter derby winner which is eligible for the Kentucky Derby May 7. lana Derby at New Orleans. Evening, winner of the Florida |1 derby, Ague Caliente and Minks First, were not nominated for nt, He won the Louis- | the the Kentucky ev-| | birth control advocate, renewed her | battle today against the laws pro- ihnmmg disseminaton of informa- tion, before the Senate Judiciary Subcommitge, urging approval of the bill by Senator Henry D. Hat- field, Republican of West Virgini His bill would exempt physicians, hospitals and licensed clinics from the existing bans. Miss Sanger said the issue di- rectly affects the health, happiness and future developments of 25~ 000,000 women and the future lives of 45,000,000 children. BRAKES FAIL: WOMAN DEAD SEATTLE, May 12.—A runaway with the driver helpless at 1eel, plunged over a hill here ck and fatally injured Miss rion Clark, aged 25, a steno- her. The driver, Dealo Pickett, aged 20, brought his auto finally to a aut The Colonel made the announcement from a long table in the Lindbergh garage where he has had his headquart- ers since the kidnaping. ‘ KIDNAPPED FROM CRIB MARCH 1 Baby Lindbergh, 22 months old, was kidnaped from his crib in the nursery at the Hepewell home of Col. Lind- bergh between the hours of 7:30 and 10 o'clock at night on March 1. The baby was clad only in his night clothes. Within a short time all available resources of the State and even the Federal Government were cailed into the abduction case. Clues, countless numbers, were run down but no evidene of the kidnapers or the whereabouts of the baby developed. Underworld Negotiators The underworld joined in the search by permission of Col. Lindbergh. Negotiators were named but nothing def- inite resulted. Then three Norfolk intermediaries claimed they had clues and the sum of $50,000 was paid to the alleged kid- napers but the baby was not produced. stop. He told the police the brakes | Zailed, (Continuea ¢n Fage Six)