The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, June 1, 1932, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XL., NO. 6045. JUNEAU, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE'1, 1932. REVEN * * * * UE PRODU * * * CIN * G MEASURE PAS * * _ MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS SED BY * * SEVATE GENERAL TAX RATES WILL HIT ALL YON PAPPENTO ORGANIZE NEW GERMAN CABINET Former Military Attache at Washington, Suc- ceeds Bruening NAZIS PULL OFF DEMONSTRATIONS * Hitler's Counsel Announces Policy Which Is to Be {Pursued BULLETIN— BERLIN, June 1.~Franz von Pappen has suc- cecded in forming a Rightist Cabinet. His list has been ac- cepted by President von Hin- denburg. BERLIN, June 1.—President von Hindenburg has asked Franz von Pappen, former military attache at Washington, D. C., and member of the Conservative Centrist Party to form a government to succeed the government of Chancellor Bruening. The latter resigned two days ago. Nazi demonstrations were staged in front of the Presidential Palace last night while conferences were going on. The Nazis shouted “Hail Hitler,” in the fashionable Bendeler Strasse. The police were stoned and they . ted with pistols, wounding one woman. men were injured. strators were arrested. SR police~ 8ix demon- HITLER CHANGES MIND BERLIN, June 1.—Adolph Hitler, who last night threatened to block the efforts of the swanking gen- s of the Kaiser’s old imperial y in efforts to form a new Cabinet, was inclined today to change his mind, leaders of Hit- ler’s party indicated. The Nazis will not support the Cabinet formed by Franz von Pap- pen, former officer of the imperial army and general staff, who is selected to succeed Chancellor Bruening. Policy of Neutrality Counsels of the Nazi camps tend- ed to show a policy of neutrality toward the Pappen Cabinet until the new general elections. 1t is believed the elections will be after the harvest time when farmers will have time to listen to political speeches. NO REVIEW IN CAPONE'S CASE WASHINGTON, June 1. — The Supreme Court has refused to re- consider the recent action in de- clining to review “Scarface” Al Capone’s case, definitely settling the gangster's sentence Tot Playing On Logs, Breaks Neck; Body Is Found KETCHIKAN, Alaska, June 1.—The body of Joan Stone, aged five years, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bertram Stone, formerly of Seattle, was found fleating in Troller's Cove on Prince of Wales Island, last Sunday night. The tot had evidently been playing on logs, Embassy Wedding A romance that flowered in the Far East reached a happy climax | when Matilda Moulton, geauv.lful St. I‘.oms, Mo., society girl, was| married in the American Embassy | at Tokyo, Japan, to Charles Gee, a prosperous Hor:g Kong business man. Hers was the first wedding ceremony ever performed in the Embassy. The bride was given away by U. S. Ambassador W. Cameron Forbes. JAPAN WARNED T0 KEEP AWAY rDNA _QIPEDIA 'T%u'nr‘.rm:mn Wants Territory to Pre- pare for War on .Umt- ed States, Claim MOSCOW, June 1.—A new warn- ing to Japan to keep hands off in Siberia is contained in an editorial in the newspaper Izvestia, coupled with the charge that certain Jap- anese elements want Eastern Si- beria to facilitate preparations for a war against the United States. The editorial said: “Siberia is not a street on which Imperialist rob- bers may walk with safety. If Japanese Imperialism seeks now to entangle its population in a new adventure in that direction, they will break their own teeth.” KILLS INDIAN, ROBERT REED FACES TRIAL White Man Held on Mur- der Charge—Tragedy on Alaska River CORDOVA, Alaska, June 1.—Rob- ert Reed, a white man, at the head of the Chitina, has been charged with murder for the death of Capt. Goodlata, Copper River Indian. A search by the authorities re- sulted in finding Goodlata’s body buried in Reed’s home. They also found 20 gallons of moonshine and part of Goodlata‘’s clothing. The motive for the killing is be- lieved to have been the result of a feud. Goodlata beat up Reed in a brawl last September. - e — Leo Rodigue, former Nenana and Fairbanks business man, is a pass- enger on the steamer Alaska for Seward. He is enroute to Fairbanks fell and broke her neck. and may resume his residence there. Mother of Girl, Wh; Posed in Near-Nude with Rector, Comes to His Defense, English Trial LONDON, June 1.—The mother of a 15-year-old girl who posed in the near-nude with the Rev. H. F. Davidson, ¢f Stiffkey, yester- day came to the defense of the Rector in his ecclesiastical trial for immorality. 4 The mother of the girl said the photograph of her daughter and the Rector, introduced by the pros- ecution, was obtained fraudulent- Iy. The pitture shows the minister holding a shawl, tively, girl. The Prosecutor contended the picture was proof the rector was somewhat indiscreet. The mother of the girl said she had asked the rector to be pres- ent when the photograph was ta- ken for an advertisement in the rather ineffec- against the form cof the United States and she had put her|ago for the daughter in his care, CAMP FIRE CLUB ABANDONS BEAR RESERVE STAND {Noted Conservation Or- ganization Rescinds Ac- tion of Last December . The Camp Fire Club of Amer- ica, which on December 14, lasi, adopted a resolution supporting the Holzworth demand for a brown bear sanctuary on ‘Admiralty Ts- land, early last month rescinded that action and adopted another resolution that expressed confi- dence in the ability and willing- ness of the Alaska Game Com- mission and the United States Biological Survey and other ciffic- jal bodies to take care of the of ascertaining whether any of the imens of said handwriting are similar mtl\oc.e.mdnused brown bear. above. * Should you have res grounds to suspect that any of the handwriting ylnch The Club also expressed its ap- you may observe is similar to that of the specimen forwarded, it would be appreciated if you proval of a tentative program sug- would, at the earbiest possible moment, transmit specimens thereof, together with all available gested by the Senate Special Com- data relative to the whose handwriting is forwarded, to— > mittee on Conservation of Wild X Tife Resouroes. ‘The organisation 0 3 COLONEL H. NORMAN SCHWARZKOPF, favors the conservation of bear May 31, 1951 4 Superintenden: of State Police, Trenton, New Jersey. and other wild life, but believes that “due regard should be had for the economic interests of Al- aska” at the same time. Text of Resolution The text of the resolution lately adopted by the Camp Fire Club follows: “Whereas, the big bear of Al- aska are characteristic members of American fauna and should be preserved [from extermination or serious “Whereas, the continued oxis- tence of these animals may be seriously threatened through unre- stricted killing and through lack of sufficient permanent sanctuar- les; “Be it resolved, that in the opin- ion of the Board of Governors of the Camp Fire Club of America and of its Committee on Conser- vation of Forests and Wild Life, the big bear of Alaska should be put back on the protected list; and “Be it Further Resolved, that the proper governmental guthori- ties including the United States Biological Sunvey, the Senate Spec- ial Committee on (Conservation of Wwild Life Resources, the United States Forest Service, and the Al- aska Game Commission be urged to take such action as may be necessary to set aside as National Monuments or inviolate sanctuar- ies for the big bear of Alaska such areas as may be properly located for creating the best possible re- sults in order that these charac- teristic American mammals may be protected and preserved; and “Be it Further Resolved, that these resolutions take the place of the resolutions adcpted by the Committee on Conservation of For- ests and Wild Life of the Camp Fire Club of America on Decem- ber 7, 1931 and by the Board of (Continued on Page Eixhtr)g e APPEAR BEFORE CITY GOUNGIL Ask Regulation on Travel- ing Agents—No Meet- ing Thursday The meeting of the Juneau Com- mercial Association scheduled for tomorrow night has been postpon- ed for one week, to give several important committees more time to complete their reports, according to an announcement made today by J. J. Connors, president of the Association. Membership in the organization is open to all business and pro- fessional people in Juneau and everyone is welcome to join, ac- cording to Frank Harris, chairman of the membership committee, who is endeavoring to call on all firms individually, but would appreciate any one desiring to become a mem- ber to contact with him at the Harris Hardware store. George B. Rice, John W. Jones, H. J, Turner, and J. J. Connors will represent the organization Pri- day night at the Oity Council meeting to request that: Ordinante 196, which was passed some time of itiner- ant merchants, be rigidly enforced. . Lindbergh baby in exchan Notes in These are l‘phntostntic copies of two of the notes given . Condon (Jafsie) by the kidnapers of the for $50,000 ransom. Dr. John They were broadcast by Colonel kioreqmdhlmmdnlnmrduonmfiu Lindbergh Ransom Swindle To All Law Enforcement Oficials, Wardens of Penal Institutions, Eic. of the handwriting represented by two notes Lindbergh case: coming under your observation or kopf of the someone may reco; Norman Schwarz- Hrwaenech Boach ana goy Hean the handwriting of all prisoners in cognizance, for the purpose New Jersey State Police in the hope that gnize the handwriting and give the authorities & clue to the identity of the swindlers, who police say, are also the kidnapers. WILL WRITE PLATFORM FOR Important Task by President WASHINGTON, June 1.—James R. Garfield, son of the ex-Presi-/ dent, has been entrusted by Presi- | ported to France, has been reached dent Hoover with the task of com-| piling the platform upon which Hoover and the Republican Party will wage theé coming campaign. Garfield will be Chairman of the Convention’s Resolutions Commit- tee. sembling numerous platform sug- gestions already drawn up by G. O. P. stalwarts. He has already began as- Garfield conferred with the President yesterday and is to call again next week. Garfield parried all questions on the controyersial) platform issues, such as Prohibi- tion, smile. with nothing more than a Garfield was politically active in the Progressive wing of the party up to 1912, when, after leading Roosevelt’s Bull Moose split he re-} tired to private life. PROHIBITION ISSUE WASHINGTON, June 1.—Post- “REPUBLIGANG T Heached James R. Ga_rfi—eld Assigned| master General Brown, high in the councils of the Hoover ranks, ex- pressed the opinion today that the Prohibition plank in the Republ we all can subscribe.” g 5 Divers to Attempt to Salvage Engine can platform will be one “to which | diving bell, by which it is believe: the engine of Nathan V. Browne's plane may be recovered. The engine lies in 600 feet of water. aircraft gun which, it is will hit a plane 40,000 feet up passed its first tests ‘here. towed by a fast army plane. of Browne’s Plane Harold Dollar, both of San Fran- SEATTLE, June 1.—Salvage ef- forts arc under way, by use of a years ago when the Robert Dollar‘; d | Company was organized. Five years | — FRENCH HIT HIGH TARGET TOULON, France—A new anti- claimed, on the coast It was fired at a targel Agreement . Over Trade France to Let Down Bars on Imports from United States PARIS, June 1.—An important |trade agreement, which is expected 'to shortly increase the amount of American goods which may be im- between the United States and |French governments. The agreement grants the United |States the most favored nation, |special treatment on imports which |is now curtailed by the French |system of quotas. | | AM.DOLLAR FOUND. DEAD, " HOME GARAGE 'Prominent Ship ping Man Expires as Result of | Heart Attack VANCOUVER, B. C., June 1—A. | Melville Dollar, aged 52, prominent | Pacific Coast shipping man, and | son of the late Robert Dollar, was found dead in the garage ab his home as a result of a heart attack. He had motored here from Seattle on Monday and was at his office yesterday. He is survived by his) |widow, seven children and two brothers, R. Stanley Dollar and J. | cisco. | A. Melville Dollar came here 15 later he became head of the Can- adian-American Shipping Company with a fleet of ocean-going steam- | | ers. | | ——————— Harry De Young, for many years head of the hardware department | of the Northern Commercial Com- | pany at Fairbanks, and Mrs. De | Young are returning to the interior | metropolis to make their home. Alaska Fur Bu yer Plans to Sled to Exposition at Chicago; Route Is Outlined Dog CHICAGO, June 1.—George GO~ shaw, of Shishmareff, Alaska, fur buyer, plans to journey here foxl the 1933 Century Progress ExPo-|Point Barrow, eastward to the Mac- sition by dog team, he said in @ kenzie River, across Canada Jetter received by the Exposition | oificials. l Goshaw plans to start next Oc- tober and he estimates it will take ! ‘he (six months. He will leave from | seven STOCK MARKET ADVANCE FAILS, “TRADING TODRY Leading Shares Drop to New Low Ground NEW YORK, June 1.—A swift rebound in the Stock Market to- day only invited fresh liquidation which eventually drove several leaders into new low ground. The militant drive of Congress to balance the Budget is hailed by leading banking circles as high- ly constructive but various finan- cial quarters are obviously disap- pointed over the measure and sell- ing from impaired collateral loan accounts at banks and from other sources quickly depressed the mar- ket after an early rise of from one to five points. Consolidated Gas was up nearly three points and then dropped about four points. American Tobacco B. rose four points and then dropped more than six. The completion of the tax bill had a distinctly good effect in for- eign markets where prices were generally higher. Berlin had a sharp rise. Brokerage quarters here felt the utilities selling was ac- celerated by a levy on revenues included in the tax bill CLOSING PRICES TODAY NEW YORK, June 1.—Closing quotations of Alaska Jueau mine stock today is 9%, American Can United States Steel 26. Hunters Shoot Off Top some citizen of Durham, OKla. shotgun shells “used jout a fire.” The hunters explained they shol ’orr the top of a power line pole of electric service in the town. PSREC > {2 Cape Prince of Wales, driving 35 4-year-old Stberian huskies. His route will be along the Arctic to in a will take pictures of animal life &flu'the way for exhibition Chicago exposition, 5 iwmwuz taking out a license. POSTAGE WILL | BEINCREASED Women Wile;;y More for Their Make-up, Other Toilet Articles CANDY, CHEWING GUM EVEN, TO BE BOOSTED Income Tax—C_hanges Will| Effect Married Per- sons, Those Single WASHINGTON, June 1.— Jesides the high income tax rate imposed in the new reve- nue bill, as passed by the Senate, the following are some of the levies which may be expected to fall directly on the average individual. First, there a higher postage rate beginning with 3 cents an ounce for letters which will hit practically everybody. Excise taxes of 5 per cent on radios, phonographs, mechanical refrigerators. Ten per cent on cosmics, jew- elry and sporting goods. I Threg -par cent on, automobiles. Four per cent a gallon on lub- ricating oil. One cent on gasoline. Candy Is Taxed Two per cent on candy, chewing gum and soft drinks. Miscellaneous ten per cent on all admission tickets costing more than 40 cents. Ten to twenty cents on long distance telephone messages over 50 cents. Telegrams—Cablegrams Five per cent on felegrams. Ten per cent on cablegrams. Two cents on all bank checks. Ten per cent on safety deposit box charges. Other charges are such as 3 per cent on gross receipts of electric utilities. Tariffs on imported oil, coal, cop- per and lumber may be passed on indirectly. is Income Tax . Income tax rates are raised—4 per cent on the first $4,000, eight per cent above $4,000 with grad- uated surtax beginning at 1 per cent. above $6,000. Exemptions are $2,500 for mar- ried persons and $1,000 for single in contrast to the present $3,500 and $1,500 exemptions. River Goes were rates. revenue bill President Hoover's the middle of next week. LETTER MAIL [HUGE TAX BILL BEING SPEEDED ON FINAL MOVE Revenue Measure Goes Over Shortly After Midnight in Senate SENT TO CONFERENCE; NO TROUBLE EXPECTED Over One‘BlTl_lion Dollars Will Be Raised when Hoover Signs Bill WASHINGTON, June 1.— The huge new tax bill, bul- wark of the financial stabil- ity for the Nation, has been passed by the Senate and speeded immediately to the concluding formalities which will make it a law. The measure, designed to raise one billion one hundred and fifteen million dollars in revenue, passed twenty min- utes after midnight at the conclusion of a 14-hour dram- atic session without parallel in recent Congresses. After Presiaent Hoover's plea, made yesterday afternoon, the Sen- ate swiftly built up the bill by $280,000,000 with eleventh hour ad- ditions. Income Tax Increased Taxes on gasoline and electricity increased, also income tax The Senate turned a deaf ear to the President’s call for a manu- facturers’ sales tax and beat down in rapid order the whole succession of attempts to strike out tariffs and revise previous decisions. The bill has been sent to the House for a conference to adjust differences, none of which are ex- pected to prove dangerous. The prospects are that the new will be ready for signature by Many Bills Remain The passage of the revenue bill led to predictions that Congress might finish the national conventions but the odds are against adjournment by that time because the tax bill must be adjusted in conference between the Senate and House and the re- sult must be agreed to by both Chambers. its business before The national economy bill must be passed by the Senate and agreed to by the House. Six or seven regular appropria- on Rampage in Colorado) Twenty Thousand Acres of Land Threatened, Kennecott 5, Packard Motors 1%, of Burning Electric Pole BORGER, Tex., May 21.—A Bor- ger utility company got a bill from the other day for four boxes of in putting inches in diameter, which Inad been set afire by lightning. Thus they prevented disruption “BOW AND ARROW KID” HELD FOR TRAPPING ILLEGALLY Ralph Janson, known by the sob- riquet “Bow and Arrow Kid,”~ was sentenced recently to serve 60 days in the Ketchikan Federal jail for |illegal trapping. He was arrested southerly direction to Chicago. He at Hidden Inlet by Game Warden |Homer Jewell. Janson was accused at of trapping during 1931 and 1932[through the cloud of steam and the Colorado River the rampage. Three negroes have already drowned and seven others are miss- ing. More than 20,000 acres of rich farm land is threatened with inun- dation as the waters poured through | a break in the levee six miles is on northeast of here. tion bills must be passed by the Senate and agreed to by the House. The unemploymént relief meas- ure is also to be considered. Five Take Own Lives When Wife, 3%, Anaconda 3%, Bethlehem Inundation : Steel 7%, Ourtiss-Wright, 7% Fox Mother Dies Films, no sale; General Motors| BLYTHE, Cal,, June 1.—Swollen 81, TInternational Harvester 15,(to the highest point since 1921, NEW YORK, June 1.—Five members of one family died by a suicide pact in Brooklyn because death had taken the wife and mother. All were ad- ults. The dead are Carlossel Rio and his four daughters, Vincenzia, Josephine, Guadil- upi and Mrs. Matilda Munoz, natives of Argentina. They died by the gas reute. KANAKANAK, Alaska, June 1.— Frank Dorblandt, with Father B R. Hubbard and mechanic Herd Larison, landed his airplane inside the erupting Aniakchak crater las® Friday, in a fresh eruption. The plane was landed inside the crater after going through the roaring gates, a narrow cleft in the vol- cano’s wall. The plane dashed 7as. Plane Lan;le(lrlnside of | Aective Volcano in Alaska; Dorbandt, Hubbard Aboard The plane landed in a corner of the crater and Father Hubbard spent five hours walking around. Father Hubbard took 1,000 feet of film. Hot currents made a strong up- ward draft, aiding in the take- off. 'The departure took three minutes. Dorblandt used a spiral glide out of the crater. It is the first landing a plane has ever made inside of an active volc&no'_