The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 21, 1932, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL XL., NO. 6036. " JUNEAU, ALASKA, SATURDAY MAY 21, 1932. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATI:.D PRLSS PRICE TEN CENTS FIRST AVIATRIX, FLYING ALONE, SPANS ATLANTIC GANGSTER MYSTERIOUS RUM RUNNER NOW HUNTED Gave Tip TKDays Before ‘Baby’s Body Was Found in Woods MORE EVIDENCE ON CURTIS RUN DOWN Possibility that His Story Is False Receiving Po- lice Attention B A L T IMORE, Maryland, May 21.—A man long iden- tified with New Jersey liquor running activities, disclosed as “mysterious gangster in Ryland,” is sought for ques- tiening in the Lindbergh kid- nap and murder case. He remains unnamed. He informed Arthur Mills, identification expert of Mary- land House, that the body of the baby would be found five miles from the Lindbergh es- tate, two days before the baby's body was discovered. Mills, formerly on the State Police force, said the rum runner further informed him the baby had been killed by blows on the head. The body was found hidden near Mills’s father’s home. NEW NET AROUND CURTIS HOPEWELL, N. J.. May 21.—The possibility that the story told by John Hughes Curtis, may be false in part, today recefved the atten- tion of the police. A part of Curtis's confession has already been disproved, that inj which the Norfolk intermediary ex-| plained that his purpose in his lie was to get money by the sale of his story to newspapers. The police pointed out his hoax was three weeks old before Curtis attempted to sell his story then even so he was not sure he could dispose of the story unless he re- covered the baby which he must have known to be impossible. ; Quiet Inquiry An inquiry is quietly under way " to learn if Curtis may not have had some other motive. It has been learned that Curtis was in a hotel in New York on Aprl 2, the day Dr. John F. Condon paid the ransom of $50,000 and his actions have been accounted for, the police said. An attorney has been engaged in Norfolk to defend Curtis when | he is brought to trial for circulat- ing false reports in the case. Dean H. Dobson-Peacock, an- other member of the Norfolk inter- mediaries, is still under scrutiny. CANADIAN CROP OUTLOOK ROSY MONTREAL, May 21.—E. W. Beatty, president and chairman of the board of Canadian Pacific Railway, told shareholders recent- 1y thet crop prospects in Western Canada are better at this season than at the same time in any of the last three years. He said that “a wheat crop of from 400,- 000,000 to 500,000,000 bushels might reasonably be anticipated.” Beattty reported drastic econo- mies in the operation of the rail- road and steamship services, in conformity with reduced earnings. but pointed out the condition of the company’s properties had been maintained unimpaired. ——— ., SIX ARE SENTENCED BY ARNOLD AT KETCHIKAN Six persons were yesterday con- victed of liquor law violations at Ketchikan and sentenced by Judge SOUGHT, LIN German F lying Boat Off on Ocean F light HARBOR GRACI ¢’clock this morning fcr the faverable. CRUISER'S BAND T0 HEAD CHURGH PARADE SUNDAY Concert mn Triangle Place to Be Followed by Glacier Trip Music, charming and captivating; strains, at once splendid and fas- cinating, from the classics of Bee- thoven, Mend elssohn, Handel, Haydn and Hauptmann, and others of the German masters, will be the principal feature of programmed activities tomorrow in connection with the cruiser Karlsruhe's visit to Juneau. The band of the war vessel will head a parade of her sailors to the Northern Light Presbyterian Church for the 11 o'clock service and during the hour of worship will occupy the choirs’ gallery and render sacred sclections at appro- priate intervals. Cencert in Triangle Place Immediately after church, the Naval musicians will assemble in Triangle Place to give a public con- cert lasting until 1 o’clock. The band is composed of 18 members, led by Max Joas, for 25 years a bandmaster on fighting craft of his country. At 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon, men of the warship will be taken on motr rides to Mendenhall Glacier. This phase of entertain- ment. will b2 directed by E. M. Goddard, representing the Cham- ber of Commerce. He requests own- ers of cars to assemble them on the Government wharf promptly on time. This afternoon many of the sail- ors were taken to the Glacier. More automobiles gathered than were needed. This was because the of- ficers of the cruiser allotted only a certain number of cadets and| sailors for today's trip. Tomorrow | a larger number of the seamen will be granted leave for the glacier visit. Open House on Ship Tomorrow afternoon, between 3 and 6 o'clock, open house will bel held aboard the cruiser. Persons| desiring to visit the ship may go either in her launches or in private- ly owned boats. Many residents of the city at- tended the public reception that was held aboard the cruiser this afternoon. Tonight 100 officers, cadets and sailors will be guests at a dance in Elks’ Hall. Last night 22 officers and 18 cadets attended the De Molay Ball in the Scottish Rite Temple. At the midnight motion picturs preview at 1 o'clock tonight and at the Sunday matinee at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at the Capi- tol Theatre the personnel of the warship has been invited to be guests of Eric Paulson, Manager of the Theatre. In many homes of the city, din- ners and luncheons have been ar- ranged for this evening, tomorrow and Monday for officers, cadets and’ sgilors of the visiting vessel. .- RETURNS TO JUNEAU Mrs. Frank A. Metcalf returned home to Juneau on the Northland accompanied by her daughter and| her mother, Mrs. Mary Grefe. The| latter’ will remain here indefinitely. W. C. Arnold. Conrad Taylor was fined $250; Dake Helmer sentenc- ed to 75 days in jail; James An- derson, 75 days; James Norwasky 75 days; Pete Larson 15 days; and Mrs. Harriet Henry, 30 days. .- Land values in Palestine, co- incident with a large population increase, are approximately 50 per Newfoundland, May 21.—The Azores enroute to Germauy. Woman Abducted After Doctor Companion Beaten BY, Cenn, May Dr. Ru_\.l.l Pinney, retired ph: cian of New Haven, reported to the police that two men ab- ducted Miss Agnes O'Neill, his companion on an auto ride af- ier they had beaten him sec- verely. Dr. Pinney, reputed million- aire, told the police the attack cceurred last night when he ctopped his machine on a side road in Orange to enable his companion, Miss O'Neill to light a cigarette. The bandits, one armed, dragged Pinney from the auto, bcat and robbed him of his watch and $15 in money, then dreve away with Miss O i1, after they had thrown him into a clump of bushes. The police have found no clues of Miss O'Neill or the phywrhns zuw PLANE STUNT CAUSES DEATH T0 TWO MEN Salute to Wife of One Flier Is Salute to Death in Los Angeles 21 LOS ANGELES, Cal, May 21— An airplane stunt, a salute to the wife of one of the performers, re- sulted in a tragic death before the wife's eyes and those of sev- eral hundred spectators yesterday afternoon, in the residential dis- trict here Roy Smith, pilot, and A. A. Pehron, official of the company death as the wing of the small craft collapsed in a dive over Peh- ron’s home. DOLE IS CUT, WALTERSHAUSEN, Germany. May 21.—Two demonstrators were killed, and seven policemen and twelve others were wounded when unemployed attempted to rush the Town Hall yesterday after a 10 per cent cut in the dole was an- neunced. The police shot into the crowd. Grain Inspector at 89 Drives His Car to Work MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., May 21.— At 89 Col. R. A. Wilkinson drives his own automobile 20 miles to work every day, plays chess every noon to relax frem duties as grain inspector, and drives home again at eventide. He is a Civil War veteran who 25 years ago was told he had "a year or less” to live. At that time he terminated his association with James J. Hill, the “Empire Build- er” to whom he had been legal adviser for nearly a quarter cen- tury, and, regaining his health in farming, re-entered politics. cent higher than the price aver- age a decade ago. ‘Wilkinson says he no thought of retiring. owning the plame, were hurtled to| GERMANS RIOT German DO-X took off from Holyrood at 8 Weather conditicns are reported to be STOCK MARKET STEADY, SHOR harly Sag Followcd by Re-, action — Several Is- sues Show Advance NEW YORK, May 21.—The Stock Market maintained a good under- tone for the short session today, but it was a sluggish session. An early sag carried a num.b“ |of lead off a point or The list hardened dur'ng thn regained. The market closed steady. Issues up a fraction included United States Steel, Eastman, Na- tional Biscuit, North Amcnmn, Union Pacific, American Can. Tabaccos, especially Bs, ran into | a selling market. Week-end surveys of the steel industry indicated a further slight' output, and gain. Standard Oil of New Jersey was off a fraction, American Telephone and Telegraph was unchanged. Foreign exchanges were marked by a slump in the Dutch florin. CLOSING PRICES TODAY NEW YORK, May 21.—Closing ! quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 9%, American Can 37%, Anaconda 4%, Bethlehem Steel 13'%, Curtiss-Wright 1, Fox| Films 1'%, ‘General Motors 10%, {International Harvester 17'%, Ken- necott 6%, [Pachard Motors 2% United States Steel 29. B — FOUR KILLED, NEW YORK, May 21 — Private, advices received here said the Re- public of Salvador has been shaken by a quake. ported to have been killed in the interior. No damage has been done in the capital, San Salvador - SESSION TODAY last hour and losses Wwere laiyply | be convictions. EARTH SHOCK | TO MORNINGSIDE Four persons are re- BLACK LETTERS IN SNOW BIVE 0UT 600D NEWS Missing Membe. of Cosmic Ray Party/Safe— Plane in Accident FAIRBANKS, May 21. — Pilot Jerry Jones flew over the Moldrow camp of theill-fated Carpe Cos- mic Ray Expedition yesterday and {learned that Nicholas Spedececkia, missing for 12 days, and Pilot 8. E. Rcbbins, were both safe, also Percy T. Cutler, Jr., whom Robbins {intended Yo take out:. Huge black letters in the snow told Jones of the safety of the pen. Jones was unable to land on the |glacier because his plane was not cquipped with skiis. ®e sald the jaxle of Robbins' plane was » ap- parently damaged in the attempt lo taks off from the glacier. Jonss took off again after re- furning ‘here with another axle |and . tools intending to drop them by a parachute. Letters in the snow were made from lampblack which Jones drop- lmd to the marooned men. FOUND GUILTY OF CONSPIRACY, LIQUOR TRIAL Mayor of Indiana Town, i Nine Others, Convict- { ed by Federal Jury ‘ TINDIANAPOLIS, Ind, May 21.— ,George R. Dale, Mayor of Muncie, iIndiana, and mine co-defendants, have been convicied of conspiracy to violate the Prohibition Act, by la Federal Court jury. i One of the defendants, Raymond |Hoover, was acquitted. | The other men will be sentenced |June 1. The other defendants included |{Fred Massey, Chief of Police. Dale gained prominence several iyears ago in a fight on the Ku Klux Klan in his weekly newspa- jper and came into conflict with mhe officials of his home county, !and was sentenced to six months ’.for contempt but was saved sery- ing the sentence by a pardon. Dale indicated an appeal awill taken from the prohibition TWO INSANE COMMITED ASYLUM Helen Margaret Kaiser and Frank Williams, adjudged insane yester- day by a jury in the United States Commissioner’s Court at Ketchi- kan, were committed by Judge W. C. Arnold to Morningside Sanitar- ium at Portland. They will be {taken south on an early hoat. JOHN BARRYMORE AN visited \“th John Barrymore, who Southeast Alaska in 1930, | Mrs. Barrymore (Dolores Co: |and their little daughter Mr. Barrymore's yacht, writing to Capt. J. H. ‘Cann, said he and Mrs. Barrymore expected to visit this section again next year. e sald he could not leave to go so far this year because the Barrymore's are expecting a visit from the stork next month. Mr. and Mrs. Barry- moere visited with Mr. and Mrs. Cann while in Alaska. Mr. Barrymore's letter except omissions, was as follows: “Forgive me for not answering your letter soonmer. 1 have been absolutely up to my neck in these damned movies, having done in a row. They are over now T can sit down and think fo minute. T would give anything in the world to come up to Alaska for a real bear hunt with you. * * ‘We must certainly all get together coon.® * * *“Feel certain, however, we ‘can get together next year as {the new baby will be old enough D WIFE (DOLORES COSTELLO) EXPECT TO VISIT ALASKA NEXT YEAR to travel, particularly in that amaz- ing climate of yours. “My sister-in-law (Helene Cos- tello) met Jack and Mrs. Ritten- house in San Francisco just before they started on their usual world- tour, » * * * “Hvery once in a while, while I was doing these infernal ryovies, I would think of that flight of geese we saw and wish with all my liver I could be back again. Then I would think of those crabs in that big iron pot, and then I just had to stop thinking, or there would have been no work done that day at all. “Much love to you and Jennie from us both. We think about you and talk about you more than I imagine you have any idea of. “Please give my best to all th grand guys T met up in Alaska, if you happen to see them 1':1'")' certainly are the salt of the earth when one is back here In Holly- wood, © ¢ ¢ * “All the best as always, and one appreciates them a lot|he is released from jail. A feature in connection with Ireland. DETROIT FLIER Seattle on Monday or Tuesday SEATTLE, May 21.—Nathan C. Brown, Detroit flier, who has been here several days, will take off on an attempted flight to Japan Monday or Tuesday. He had hop- ed to start tomorrow. Brown attempled a flight from Maine to Argentina last Febru- ary. His present attempted flight is to win the prize for the first flight from the United States to Japan. e MAN IS FOUND WITH 5 WIVES Bluebird’s Matrimonial Agency Is Blamed for Latest Affair ATHENS, Ohio, May same matrimonial age served Harry Powers, West bluebeard, is blamed by the au- thorities ffor the trouble in which George Stevens, aged 55 years, finds himself, Stevens is charged with having five wives all of whom he met, the police said, Yhrough the Amer- ican Friendship Society Matrimon- ial Agency, now out of busines Stevens is also held on a charge of the theft of an automc Stevens s alleged to have de 21.—~T and money. Hunter Breaks Law On All Five Counts TRAVERSE CITY, Mich 21.—Wayne Horton does things in a complete way. That is why he is spending ninety days in the coun- ty jail. Horton shot a female deer and when arrestbd foufit not only was it against the law to kill the mal, but he had no permit to car- ry a firearm, and no deer-hunting His had killed a de in a closed county and during the clos- ed season. On top of all that, Tonia Mich Reformatory officials will charge him with violating his parole when He had been paroled on a bad check charge after serving seven months of a nine months to fourteen years’ sen- May “JACK BARRYMORE.” tence, | ed several women out of jewelry S DBERGH CASE Amelia Earhart Putnam reaches Ircland the United States, being the first woman to fly the Atlantic alone. the flight was that it was exactly five years after Col. Charles A. Lindbergh hopped sclo for France. He landed on May 21 near Paris and the aviatrix landed today in Solos Across . Atlantic Associated Pren Phol‘o by p lane from ADMIRALBENSON PLANNING TRIP DIiES SUDDENLY ACROSSPACGIFIC IN WA SHINGTON Expects to * Takeolf from Chief of Naval Operations During World War, Passes Away ASSOUATE: S, WML WASHINGTON, May miral William H. Benson, Chief y the ebral hemorrhage. yea of of Naval D PRESS (UNDERWOODY NSO World War, 21.—Ad- aged 76 Operations died sud- William Shepherd Benson be- William Shephard Benson during his guished naval career, officer came, I 19 of Chairman and Shipping Admiral Benson enj inction of time, d the the en the mos the He he wa time t ing cla as as cad after 47 years which of the se Operations of ‘the Board. He 22 wer of being t constituted membership of important government, long Board be- and dis- the high- er and later United States| was retired of active re spent in e member at one| yed the uh‘} of- himself one of agencies Born in Georgia was g midshipman ved as s m celving in 1861 on the u. born in H‘ai When vduated members of thy commissioned were not imme mid uch unt a full mid: commi after two 8. 8. Con Macon, ld y Naval which | t that e graduat- diate en. ., but Benson | 1879 when he man, re- as ensign years’ service ution. (Conunucd ou Pnge Sevrm »—Chief | of | ISAFE FLIGHT ACROSS OCEAN IS NEGOTIATED {Amelia E ar—l*; rt Putnam Flies Over Atlantic, Lands in Ireland PART OF TRIP IN STORMY WEATHER Mechanical Trouble Causes Landing—Plane Down in Pasture LONDON, May 21.—Amelia Earhart P utnam, American aviatrix, has made a flight across the Atlantic Ocean from Harbor Grace, New- foundland. She landed at {Culmore, Ireland, near Lon- donderry, this afternoon, be- ing the first woman to span the Atlantic alone. She had trouble with her exhaust manifold which burn- ed out. She and her plane were not injured when she landed. “I've done it. I had to land in a pasture. I'm not a bit hurt and I think the plane is to press association represen= tatives when she alighted from her plane. “In addition to the mani- fold trouble, the gasoline guage broke and there was a little leakage there so I de- cided to land and I came down in the open field,” said Mrs. Putnam. “I had trouble with the manifold exhaust about 10 hours. For a part of today 1 was flying through storms, mist, rain, and then heavy fog,” the solo flier said. Message to Friends Mrs, Putnam sent the following message: “To my friends in New York. I am very glad to have come across but I am indeed sorry I did not make France.” Mrs. Putnam soon found a tele- phone and everything was done for her to establish contact with her husband in New York. Mrs. Putnam made the 2,600-mile trip in 15 hours and 39 minutes. All of Great Britain and France had been waiting eagerly for news of her successful trip, special ine terest centering on the fact thai today was the fifth anniversary of Col. Charles A. Lindbergh's sucs cessful flight, solo, across the Ate lantic and to France. HUBBY TICKLED NEW YORK, May 21.—Georg! Palmer Putnam was informed by telephone that his wife had landed safely and he said: “Of course I'm overjoyed but we who know her were sure she would make it. She was more calm and full of courage than any person |T ever knew.” Late this afternoon word was received here by Mr. Putnam that his wife had hopped in her plane for London, expecting to land there within a few hours. | START OF FLIGHT Amelia Earhart Putnam left Has- brouch Heights, N. J., left Thurs- day night. She left Harbor Grace at 2 o'clock, Pacific Coast time, erday afternoon. Plane Bound For Cordova May * {Stop Here SEATTLE, May 21.—Wil- bur Irving and James Dav- idson, flying a new high wing monoplane, have left for Cordova, Alaska, taking off at 7:15 o'clock this morn=- ing. 5 Irving and Davidson ex- peet to stop at Ketchikan and Juneau enroute to Cor- dova. . . . . L . . . .v.l."“.'.v" all right,” the aviatrix said"‘