The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, June 9, 1932, Page 1

' JUNEAU, ALASKA, THURSDAY JUNE 9, 1932 ILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL PHE TIME” CHARGES MADE AGAINSTMAYOR WALKER OF N.Y. Is Termed as Being Unfit to Hold Office as Chief Executive JUDGE SEABURY SENDS| REPORT TO ROOSEVELT losnmony leen at Recent Hearing [s Submitted Without Request — Mayor NEW YORK, June 9. James J. Walker is termed to continue in office by Judge Samuel Seabury who last night dis- patched to Gov. Franklin D. Roose- velt his analysis of testimony given by the Mayor, for such action as the Governor “may deem just and prop Judge Seabury said he had “no| request of petition to make inrefer| nce to his matter,” but he made it clear he was satisfied the evi- dence would warrant the removal the Mayor. Acts as Citizen Judge Seabury said he sent the record of testimony to the Gov- ernor in the capacity of an indi- vidual and as a citizen and not as representative or counsel of the joint legislative committee which examined Walker's administration and his private financial transac- tions. of Previous Case Following a similar investigation iuto the affairs of Sheriff Thomas Farleyy, Tammany leader, Gov. Roosevelt removed him from of- fice when the Sheriff failed to give a satisfatory account of his|t income. REPORT REACHES ROOSEVELT ALBANY, N. Y, June 9. — The testimony of Mayor Walker, as sent by Judge Seabury, reached Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt last night. The Chief Executive with- held comment until he had studied the report. “UNDER THE GUN” NEW YORK, June 9.—Political observers feel that the Walker case has been put up to Gov. Roosevelt “under the gun” and if the Mayor is removed from office it undoubtedly will incur the dis- pleasure of Tammany leaders, which some feel will be more than offset by support of such action it would bring from other parts of the country. MORE CHARGES GOING NEW YORK, June 9—William Schieffelin, Chairman of the New York Committee of One Thousand Against Racketeers, has sent a wire to Gov. Roosevelt announcing formal charges against Mayor Wal- ker are in process of preparation and will be forwarded to the Gov- ernor. ———————— ADMIRAL LINE WANTS MINERS T0 COME NORTH Policy of Encouraging Prospectors Approv- ed by Alaskans While dissuading unemployed persons without funds from com- ing to Alaska in search of work of any kind the Pacific Steam- ship Company, known as the Admiral Line, is encouraging the movement that is finding favor in some places of grubstaking pros- rs to come to the Territory to seek gold-bearing ground, and this policy of the navigation com- pany has the hearty indorsement of the Ketchikan Chamber of Commerce. The Ketchikan Chamber com- municated with the Alaska Cham- ber of Commerce on the subject and recommended that the Alaska Chamber inform its member cham- bers of the steamship company’s policy and aesk their approval of it. Request Complied With The request of the Ketchikan Chamber has been complied with by the Alaska Chamber, according to announcement issued today from the office of the executive secre- tary. The Ketchikan Chamber wrote " (Continued on Page Two) unfit | HOOVER DENIES HE APPROVED, RESUBMISSION Prohibition?ill in Center of Stage — Repudiates Promises of Friends ROOSEVELT STILL | | FOR STATE CONTROL| Leading Democratic Candi-| date Says Party Will Find Way Abrocate Prohibition WASHINGTON, June 9.—Prohi- bition, unbidden guest of poli |for a decade, has started for the | National Conventions with main |entrance tickets and a seat on the platform. It will present a fight for the Eighteenth Amendmentand the laws passed under it in both| conventions. The White House took occasion today to repudiate reports that President Hoover had approved the proposal for a Republican platform plank favoring the resubmission of Prohibition. He made it plain thiat promises for such approval had been made hout his con- sent. Other Republican leaders indicated that such a plank i receiving approbative considera- tion. [ Rcosevelt Is Still Wet Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt said today that he believed the Demo- cratic Party would ‘“clearly indi- cate” din its platform a way to! abrogate the Eighteenth Amend- ment. He has not changed his views since 1930, when he said the Eighteenth Amendment ought to | be repealed, and liquor control re- urned to the separate States. M’Adoo For Referendum William G. MoAdoo today studied |the reaction from his suggestion yesterday that a National refer-| endum, authorized by Congress, be conducted next year at which all the people could vote “yes” or “no” on the question, “Shall the Eighteenth Amendment be Re- pealed?” — TURKISH GIRLS NOT MASSACRED BULGARIA, June 9.—Istambul dispatches Wednesday telling of an alleged massacre of 40 Turkish girls in the Bulgarian village of Kesarevo are characterized in gov- ernment Ccircles as fantastic re- ports. The reports apparently or- iginated from exaggerated accounts of the lynching of a Turkish shep- herd, who after being arrested for violation of some regulation, kill- ed the guard escorting him to Jjail. Girl Takes Boy Friend for Ride And Wrecks Bank DYER, Ind, June 9.—An en- tirely new way of wrecking a bank was discovered here. Walter Scott and his girl, Anna Schaub, drove over from Ham- mond. Anna was at the wheel of their car when she tried rounding the corner at Lincoln Highway into ‘Adaway Road. At high speed, the car caromed across the street and went right into the bank. Well, the bank’s roof caved in, The plate glass window was ruin- Alaska Girl In Trouble In Portland Theatrical I);)—ducer Held to Grand Jury on Her Testimony PORTLAND, Ore, June 9.-—Joe Tenner. theatrical producer, arrest- ed on a Mann Act charge, is held to the grand jury after a prelim- inary hearing. Miss Dorothy Hearne, aged 22 years, is the chief prosecution wit- ness. She testified at the hearing that she had spent most of her life in a Catholic Orphanage in Se- attle. She came to Portland on a ticket provided by Tenner with the promise he would find her em- 'FLYING BOATS ENROUTE NORTH T0 STOP HERE {Five Seaplanes at Hazellon‘ with Detroit Pros- pecting Outfit s | HAZELTON, B. C. June -9.— {Five flying boats, carrying a De- troit prospectors’ expedition, said to be headed for Scurvey Creek, arrived here Wednesday afternoon, | landing on the Skeena River. They will remain here two days then continue to Scurvey Creek. The planes, which left Edmon- ton last Sunday, flew west by easy stages and landed on Lake Tabor | ployment which she has never re- ceived. Miss Hearne said she was born in Nenana, Alaska. She testified further she was in fear of Tenner who threatened to beat her. She sald she had lived in several placcs in Portland provided by Tenner. - e SHORT SQUEEZE BOOSTS STOCKS ALL ALONG LIST Improvement in Govern-| ment Bonds Develops Better Tone Today NEW YORK, June 9.—A short squeeze in Auburn gave the Stock Market a much needed boost today just as it was slipping back to the bear market lows of last week. After a heavy tone at the open- ing, the list quickly met support of the run-up of about 10 points in Auburn accompanied by numerous gains of from one to three points elsewhere. The list however turned dull after mid-day and there were some slight recessions from the best. Bonds Help Out The advance was undoubtedly helped by the market improvement developing in government bonds and by a better tone of some of the principal commodities. American Telephone recovered early the point loss and sold up to more than two points. Many Issues Gain Issues gaining two to three |points were Consolidated Gas, Allied Chemical, Westinghouse, Coca Cola, Santa Fe, Union Pac- ific, American Tobacco B, Peoples Gas, Safeway and Macy. ‘Some issues gave up as much as one point of gains after midday. United States Steel failed to show recuperative power. SEATTLE, June 9.—No halibut schooners arrived today from the Western banks. 'luntil all charges are investigat- ed. Tuesday night. They hopped off ‘Wednesday morning for Hazelton, stopping enroute for two hours at Burns Lake, J. H. Eastman, inventor of the boats which are said to be spec- ially designed for flying in the northern interior country, is ace- ,ompanying them. They are brand new, equipped with Curtis engines, |and are making the flight slowly to break them in. i WILL COME HERE | The craft, after departing from 'Hazelton will turn west down the Skeena River to Prince Rupert and fly along the coast to Juneau. A short pause will be made here {to pick up other members of the party, including Tom Mitchell, who |heads it, A. M. Smith, Detroit |News representative who has béen | here several weeks, and H. F. |'Townsent, widely known mining | engineer. None of the party’s plans have been made public yet. It is equip- |ped for extensive prospecting. e HUNTED MAN SURRENDERS Harry FleisEeT, Wanted in Lindbergh Case, Gives Up to Police DETROIT, Mich,, June 9.—Har- Iry Fleisher, sought in connection with the kidnaping of Baby Lind- bergh, and Detroit’s Collingwood apartment house masSacre, also dry law charges, surrendered this afternoon. The Prosecuting At- torney said Fleisher will be held Fleisher's attorney said his client has not been outside of the Unit- ed States, as has often been stated. e —— DR. BENNETT COMING NORTH Arrivals from the local banks were as follows: Visit No. 5 with 5000 pounds,| SEATTLE, June 9.—Dr. Ralph selling for 4 and 9% cents; Ali-|Bennett, of the Massachusetts In- tak with 8000 pounds of halibut|stitute of Technology, arrived here and 5,000 pounds of sable, selling|yesterday and leaves immediately for 4 and 8% and 4 cents a pound; |for Alaska to study cosmic rays at Flamingo, 4,500 pounds of halibut [Fort Yukon and at Kennecott, Al- and 6,000 pounds of sable, selling|aska. for 4 and 7% and 4 cents. Sweden Planning Andree Memorial STOCKHOLM, June 9—A mon- ument in granite commemorating CLOSING PRICES TODAY NEW YORK, Jume 9.—Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 7%, American Can 35%, Anaconda 4, Bethlehem Steel ?z" 2;;2?& umsgm%énr‘o;;wf;x’;x:s the Swedish Aretic explorer, S. A. tional Harvester 13%, Kennecott|Andree, Who in 1807 attempted to (THREE KILLED, THREE WOUNDED INGUN BATTLE Officeis ind Two Suspects Shoot It Out in San Francisco SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, June 9. l——Threc are dead and three are gravely wounded and not expect- ed to live when Glen Johnson shot it out with the police after they arrested his companion, Ben Moore, early today. The dead are: Ben Moore. Policeman Marvin Reardon. Harry Darling, a bystander, The police traced the two sus- pects to a house and found Moore in a clothescloset. He was then handcuffed. Opens Fire ‘As the police stood around Moore Johnson rose from behind furni- ture in the room and opened fire. Moore sprang to his compan- ion’s side and both were brought down by shots as they were at- tempting to back through a door, shooting at the police. The wounded were all shot through the stomach, Policeman Andrew Bell, Frank Loftus and Johnson. Before the Battle Before the battle took place, the police arrested Mark Pool, alleged companion of Johnson. Policeman Bell was awakened by his wife’s screams. He jumped from his bed and saw two men run from his house. The police were informed by Darling that the suspects had entered a residence mearby, The house was surrounded, the police entered it and the battle began. KELLER VISITS MANY SCHOOLS ON LONG TRIP Commission_;;f Education Home After Inspect- ing 28 Schools After an inspection of schools from Cook Inlet via Kodiak, Alas- ka . Peninsula, Island Bristol Bay, to Kuskokwim and Yukon River points, W. K. Keller, Commission- er of Education, returned home early this week. He visited 28 Territorial schools and conferred with school authorities of others. Educational work generally was found to be satisfactory, and most of the school plants are in good shape. Minor repairs are needed at one or two places, but expendi- tures for that purpose this year will be kept down to an abnor- mally small figure, Mr. Keller said. Stars in Cook Inlet Commissioner Keller visited Sel- dovia, Ninilchik, Kenai, Homer and port Graham in the Cook In- let region, and conferred with the teacher and a member of the school board of the Portlock school. From there he went to Uzinkie, Kodiak, Wood Island, Anchorage Bay, Chignik, Sand Point, King ‘Cove, False Pass, Dillingham, Snag Point and Nushagak. He was un- able to stop at Sanak and Nak- nek, owing to stormy weather that | made it impossible to discharge passengers there. From Dillingham he took a Pa- ¢ific International Airways plane, ed. The door was smashed. Front and side walls fell down. Walter and Anna climbed out 5%, Packard Motors 1%, States Steel 24%. United reach the North Pole in a balloon |visiting Bethel, Akiak, Marshall on | but perished, and whose remains|the lower Yukon, and Napamute, were found on White Island in|Crooked Creek, Tacotna and Mc- 1fimew;repuvhisdefleme. unhurt. BOMB WRECKS PASTOR'S HOME PORTLAND, Ore., June 9.—The home of the Rev. Johannson, lead- er of the recent movement to re- call Mayor Baker, was wrecked| by a bomb placed on the front | porch. The Minister, his wife and two children, in the house, escaped injury. Doumer’s Assassin PARIS, June 9.—Paul Gorgu- loff, who assassinated President Doumer, probably will go on trial July 7. His lawyer was refused an application for a new sanity 1930, will be erected in ‘the Stock- Faces Trial July 7| examination, but was granted more i holm City Hall. Tt is designed by Anders Jonssen, a sculptor, and Martin Westerberg, architect, and shows Andree attired in heavy furs, with his two comanions Fran- kel and Strindberg. JUNEAU ITEMS ARE TAKEN UP WASHINGTON, June 9. — The Senate has passed the House bill to permit the City of Juneau to use funds from bonds issued in 1925 for improving the town's sew- age or construction of streets. The Bouse Bill asking the Sec- retary of War to submit to Con- gress an estimate of the cost of maintaining the Government wharf at Juneau has also been approv- Petersburg Bill The Senate has approved and | sent to the President the House bill authorizing the City of Pet- ersburg to issue $100,000 in bonds for the purpose of enlarging the municipal light and power plant {Coolidge Is {To Condemn Prohibition WASHINGTON, June 9. The prediction in the House by Representative Emanuel Celler that Calvin Coolidge would condemn Prohibition in the July issue of the Cosmopoli- tan Magazine, which was quick- ly denied by the magazine pub- lishers, brought from the New York Democrat the statement that Coclidge would do just that in the “next issue” Cel- ler said he got his dates mix- ed. l.nd for other civic improvements. Y i .7t Grath on the Kuskokwim and back to Anchorage by plane, and Seward by rail. Was Second Inspection His trip was the second of in- spection on the Alaska Peninsula made by the Department of Edu- cation since its establishment. L. D. Henderson, first Commissioner, paid the other one. Applications for three schools ‘were investigated, Nushagak, Wood | River and Big River. The first| had a Territorial school at one time but it was closed sometme ago. Tt will be re-opened next Fall. A special school will established at Wood River which| is near Snag Point. The petition from Big River in the Kuskokwam area was denied. “No_repairs are necessary to most of the buildings I inspected | and no injury will be done to the| system by deferring improvements be | “Bonus Army” at Capltal Part of the latest “Bonus Army” to invade the national capital is shown above. Upper photo shows some of the veterans wha trekked to Washing- ,ton to demand payment of their soldiers’ bonus certificates being fed at 'the headquarters of the Volunteers of America. Lower panel f shows some new arrivals resting after their arduous journey to the capital by foot, truck and box car. Many vacant houses have been placed at their duposnl until their plea goes before Congress. The veterans say they are there to stay until thau' demands are met, VETERANS WILL 'HUMEGUMlNG IS STICK IT OUT HIGH LIGHT OF INWASHINGTON STEWART'S TRIP Comubnder Waters: A Mme Signs of Prosperity nounces What to Ex- | Here than Anywhere in pect from Marchers | Whole Country, He Says “The only real high light of my recent three-month trip to Wash- WASHINGTON, June 9. — The veterans demanding payment of their bonus, raised $3,000 last night ington was the lights of Juneau at a boxing benefit. |lon my return” declared B. D. Today the veterans constituted Stewart in an interesting talk to themselves an Army of Occupation, shrugging off police invitations to go back to their homes. the Chamber of Commerce today. | “We have a much better place here |in which to live than any I saw ‘The police officials promised that|or know of,” he added. trucks will take them 50 miles Mr. Stewart was the principal north but Commander Waters, of speaker at today's meeting of Portland, Oregon, said the vets the Chamber. His talk touched will accept homeward transporta- tion “when the bonus bill is passed.” Commander Waters predicted that 50,000 veterans will be camped | in Washington within the next two weeks. briefly on business conditions he observed during his absence, More Building Here He said he saw more new build- |ings in the process of erection jon his return here than he saw anywhere else except in Wash- ington, D. C., where a compre- hensive building program is being carried out by the Federal gov- |ernment. 1t is tearing down a COMMUNISTS WATCHED ‘WASHINGTON, June 9.—Federal aid for veterans who are here for bonus payments is sought in both | houses by resolutions. |Since then he has been le |signed by P. H. Sims, Meanwhile special details of po- lice are watching over Communist headquarters to preclude any sur- price demonstration. |Jacoby Dropped From Ranks of “Four Horsemen” | NEW YORK, June 9—"“The Four Horsemen,” who have won monh contract bridge championships as a team of four than any other combination, have announced they dropped Oswald Jacoby and re- placed him with Howard Schen- |ken. Jacoby, in Dallas Tex., said |he had quit because his team-| mates were jealous of his fame. ’ Jacoby was the first partner of |Sidney 8. Lenz in the contract match with Ely Culbertson and various partners. He quit after a dispute over his own psychie bids, for the Culbertson orgar The “Horsemen’s” announce the cap tain; Willard 8. Karn and David Burstine, refers, without -elucid: |tire. from Congress December until the Territorial treasury is In|ang would, therefore, not parti- cipate in the short session next (Continued on Page Seven) !Wimer. e large number of commercial struc- tures south of Pennsylvania Ave- |nue to erect structures to house various Government departments. While residents of the larger ci[ios were outspoken about the | “depression,” there were few vis- xbm evidences of it to be found in them, Mr. Stewart said. Washing- ton seemed prosperous. Hotels were {filled as the result of conventions |being held, and th& session of Congress. 1In all of the cities, |stores were filled with customers and in moving picture houses and theatres, particularly in the high- er cla shows, were drawing ca- pacity house: Hits Snow Storm Washington was most beautiful at the time he left for home, with | the cherry trees on tidal basin in BEVAN PRESLEY SENDS BULLET INTO HIS HEAD General Manager of North- ern Line at Seattle Takes His Life \BODY IS FOUND IN WOODS AGAINST TREE Mysterious —Ab_sence from Office Starts Search— Suicide Is Report SEATTLE, June 9—The body of BeVan Presley, aged 42 years, General Manager of the Alaska Steamship Company, was found in a patch of woods in West Seattle last night under circumstances in- dicating suicide. The body was reclining against a tree with a bullet hole through the head. An automatic revolver was lying at one side of the body. Mr. Presley recently arrived here from Alaska where he was man- jager of the Guggenheim interests, including the Kennecott mine and Copper River and Northwestern Railroad. Great Mental Strain Alaska Steamship Company of- ficials said Presley was under a great mental strain recently. Presley is survived by his widow and a small son and daughter. Presley left the steamship Com- pany's office yesterday morning telling his secretary he would be back within half an hour. Afier several hours had elapsed and he failed to return, search was start- ed. Abandoned Car Found Presley’'s abandoned car was found in a sparsely settled district and the body was soon located. The bullet entered the mouth. Presley's face was powder burned. Presley was a former University of Washington football star where he played center for four years. He was called the “Iron Man” because he was never taken out of the line-up. Amassed Fortune After leaving the University, Presley went East and amassed a large fortune, later suffering great losses in the stock market, friends here recalled. A check book, found in a pocket of his coat, showed a balance of $1,125. ‘The coroner’s report listed Pres- ley's death as suicide. AMAZEMENT CAUSED HERE ‘When information of the sui- cide of BeVan Presley became known in Juneau today, his many friends were amazed. He passed through Juneau several weeks ago going to Seattle to take up his new position. At that time he showed nervousness and worry, but was told to “buck up” for his new Jjob. JUNEAU COM. ASSOC. MEETS Session Will_Be Held To- night—Many Reports to Be Submitted Promptly at 7:30 o'clock tonight the Juneau Commercial Associa- tion meets in the City Council Chambers to vote on several im- portant commitiee reports, @ac- cording to J. J. Connors, president of the Association. Every member is urged to attend, (and anyone engaged in business in .iand worse than any he had ever | full blossom. Tt wasn’'t so pleas- ant when he arrived. He was greet- | ed by a snowstorm that, he said,| was the worst he had even seen encountered in Alaska. However, residents of various | places talked of little but the de-| pression. It was significant, ho who is in Ontario where he is boxiuiuurcd on Page Five) lwnn it Juneau, whether they are yet a member or not should be present tonight, in the opinion of Mr. Connors. The Executive, membership, ad- vertising and credit committees will submit detailed reports for ’me activities of the coming year. e tion, to “objectionable activitie: "(‘Ver that everyone effected was| lof Jacoby |displaying a lot of fortitude, mak-|Election Campaign e lmx the best of conditions, and Starts Rovoliis Ruth B Ow \lhen' spirit, Mr. Stewart added,| arts evolution ) u ryan en |was a fine comme on the| In Central Ameviea Concedes Defeat type of the American people. The| TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, July |seriousnes of the \"‘““"“ |9—The tension of campaigning for JACKSONVILLE, Fla., June 9.—|‘hroughout the country IS not 10|the October Presidential election Congresswoman Ruth Bryan Owen | Pe discounted. |snapped into ‘a revolution in the {of Miami, today conceded her de- | In New York he visited severalinorth and 51 men wers slain i [feat in the Fourth Congressional!former Alaskans, including E. T.|g pattle. District Democratic Primary to|Stannard of the Kennecott CoD-| The Government officials said the Mark Wilcox of West Palm Beach. Per Corporation, and J. L. Fozard,|men were revolutionists and carried She announced that she would re- former Latouche superintendent.|the colors of Gen. Tuburicio Carias 1,|He missed Gov. Thomas Riggs|andino, Nationalist candidate. Gen. Andino condemned the re- volt and denied any connection