The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, July 22, 1932, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XL., NO. 6088. _ " JUNEAU, ALASKA, FR IDAY, JULY 22, 1932. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTY MURDERS, FIRE RAGE ON GAMBLERS' ROW, OFF COAST GONFERENCE AT GTTAWA IS NOT GOING SMOOTHLY Preference Tariff Proposals Indicate Much Opposition TWO DOMINIONS | ENTERING PROTEST| | Irish Free State, Union of| South Africa Are Already Bucking OTTAWA, July 22—The Irish| State and Union of South Africa gave indications at balking | at the principle of preference tariff dealing as the Imperial Conference ed down today to real work. In the Irish objection there is| an echo of a brewing tariff war| with Great Britain over President Eamon de Valera's refusal to pay land annuities. Another Protest The Union of South Africa em- phasized she will not subscribe to the theory of a self-contained and isolated British Empire for the| rest of the Dominions. | The proposal of Premier Bennett | to lower Canada’s own tariff walls| for British Empire products has been received with approval, a least in principle. Irish Viewpoint Sean O'Kelly, of the Irish Free State, said special difficulties have recently arisen which effect about | 85 percent of “our external trade which may involve substantial changes in the form of direction of that trade as well as the eco- nomic structure of the country.” Tariff Walls The Union of South WAfrica’s Minister of Finance, N. C. Havenga, said none of its members can ex- ist by trade within the common- wealth alone and if “our industries are to survive. Tariff walls are inevitable but it is our duty to sce how far they will be lowered or where preferential entries can be made through these walls.” ———eo———— BODIES OF TWO BIRLS FOUND: MYSTERY CASE Missing Garments and Two Men Are Sought by Authorities LAKE CITY, Mich, July 22.— The ald of clinic specialists was enlisted by the authorities today in seeking a cause for the myster- jous deaths of Louis Prigge and Frances Polikowski both 22 years of age. The scantily clad bodies of the two girls have been found, Miss Prigge’s in the Zumbro river, and her chum, who was visiting her, on the river bank half a mile away. The two girls were last seen alive Tuesday night when two men call- ed at the Prigge home to take them for an auto ride. The men were unknown to Miss Prigge’s parents but they thought that she had gone out with one of them before. The missing garments of the girls and the two men are sought. ULTIMATUM BY GERMANY GENEVA, July 22.—Germany's delegate has informed the World Disarmament Conference that his country will not participate in further deliberations after this summer’s recess unless the confer- ence clearly recognizes Germany's right to a position of equality among other nations. SITKAN IS ARRESTED ON CHARGE OF RAPE On a telegraphic warrant charg- ing rape, from Sitka, Nels Bernard Anderson was arrested yesterday at Petersburg by Deputy United He | be returned to Sitka on the| ¢ available steamer and have his preliminary hearing before Judge R. W. DeArmond in the United States Commissioner's Court, 7y Governor’s Lady as Wait Playing Lady Bountiful to her guests at her Hyde Park, N. Y., estate, | Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, wife of the Democratic Presidential nominee, is shown in the role of waitress as she attended to the wants of the State employees for whom the Governor gave a party on the eve of his leaving Mrs. Roosevelt’s charming manner has won her friends amone all who work on the staff of her distinguished husband in the State Capitol at Albany. on a vacation cruise. 1'eSs o 2000000 CASE | PACK OF REDS IS PREDICTED O'Malley Believes Is Sure| to Reach that Figure for Current Year | | Delighted with the fine runs of red salmon reported from :Prince Willlam Sound to Bristol Bay and | confident that the red pack for Alaska this season will reach at least 2,000,000 cases and probably more, United States Commissioner Henry O'Malley returned here early today from a cruise in Prince Wwilliam Sound waters on the Bureau of Fisheries flagship Brant, Capt. E. L. Hunter. The Commissioner will spend several weeks in Southeast Alaska before returning to the States. He will leave tomorrow for Sitka, com- ing back here next weck, then go- ing to Petersburg, Wrangell, the West Coast and Ketchikan and re- turn here for a longer stay. Copper River had a fine run of reds this year and its pack was slightly larger than that of 1931, the Commissicner said. The pink salmon run in Prince William Sound is just beginning to pick up. Herring operators in that district have already shipped out 200 bar- rels of mild cured herring and good catches were being made last week. The fish were fine and large and ought to find a ready, market. The Brant had a rough voyage from Prince William Sound across the Gulf of Alaska. The vessel lay at Port Etches for several hours until the worst of the blow was over. When it poked its nose out from behind Cape St. Elias the wind wrecked the wireless aerial. The vessel crossed the gulf at three- quarters speed and was eight hours longer than usual in crossing. g ek 3 S N LIBBY OFFICIALS : ARRIVE HERE ON MARY - LOU F. B. Childs from Chicagol Office Visits Alaska Canneries From visits to Southeast Alaska canneries of Libby, McNeill and Libby the Mary-Lou arrived last night in Juneau. The craft brought Capt. C. E. Ahues, Superintendent of the company’s fishing and pack- ing activities in Southeast Alaska and F. B. Childs, an official of the company from its headquarters office in Chicago. The Mary-Lou was expected to leave for Craig today with a sched- uled stop at Kake. Mr. Childs remained in Juneau. He may sail for the Westward on the steamship Admiral Watson to- morrow night. S. Svensson, Alaska Superintend- ent for the Libby, McNeill and Lib- by Company s expected to arrive from the Westward next Tuesday. STOCK MARKET CLIMBS GRADE 70 JUNE LEVEL Rails Respond to Merger| Approval—Many Is- sues Make Gains NEW YORK, July 22.—The Btoukt Market negotiated another modest grade today getting up close to the peak of the levels of June. The Interstate Commerce Com- mission’s approval of a four party castern trunk line nierger had a beneficial effect upon carrier sec- urities generally. Oils Respond Oils improved in response to first samples of first quarter earn- ings which were reported. Stocks of Baltimore and Ohio, Chesapeake and Ohio made re- latively the best progress, getting up a point or so. Delaware and Hudson went up two points, New York Central and Pennsylvania about one half point and Union Pacific and Santa Fe gained a point or so. Other Issues Up Miscellaneous issues up one to nearly two points included Ameri-| can Telephone and Telegraph, American Can, Case, Proctor and 'Gamble, National Biscuit, Air Re-| duction, Homestake, General Rail- way Signal, National Distillers, Steel preferred. ‘The list sagged after a firm op- ening but soon resumed the climb. The market is regarded as en- couraging despite the adverse state- ments appearing in earnings. | CLOSING PRICES TODAY NEW YORK, July 22—Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine! stock today is 11%, American Can | 34%, Anaconda 4, Bethlehem Steel 10%, Curtiss Wright 1; Fox Films 1%, General Motors 9%, Interna- tional Harvester 137%, Kennecott Packard Motors 1%, States Steel 24%, Armour B ————————— GOVERNOR ACTS IN MINE STRIKE DUGGER, Indiana, July 22.—| An agreement has been reached | between Gov. Harry G. Leslie and | representatives of the Miners' Un-| ion for the release of 28 non-union | men besieged in the Hoosier Coal‘ Mine. Gov. Leslie headed Nation-| al Guardsmen into the district where serious trouble was threat-| ened as 1000 union sympathizers gathered around the mine shaft | awaiting the coming out of the| non-unionists. e e Capone to Buy 101 Ranch; Will Convert into Farms| PONCA CITY, OKlahoma, July| 22-It was learned yesterday that| “Scarface” Al Capone and asso- ciates hope to buy the famous 101 Ranch and convert it into a group of small farms of 40 acres each, worked by Italians to raise products United ; DORBANDT IS FORCED DOWN, MYERS CHUCK Anscel Eckmann Goes to Assistance of Strand- ed Flier (Special to Empire) KETCHIKAN, Alaska, July 22. — Frank Dorbandt was forced down at Myers Chuck, 30 miles north of here and cracked his struts badly. He had taken on bad gas and in starting his motor, it back- fired and he was hit in the right arm. The arm is prob- ably broken. i Anscel Eckmann flew gas to Dorbandt and he is going to attempt to take off and land in Ketchikan. A Coast Guard boat is standing by as Dorbandt’s landing gear will probably! give way when he lands. | | Frank Dorbandt, mentioned! above, is believed to have been fly- ing from Seattle to Anchorage with Walter Holmes, brother of W. H. “Doc” Holmes, former Alaskan pros- pector, who died recently in Texas. Walter Holmes has the ashes of his brother and is to scatter them over Mount McKinley. . PLACID LAKE PROVES DEATH. TRAP FOR TEN Sudden Storm Arises— Waves Engulf Those Seek- ing Relief from Heat PONTIAC, Mich, July 22.—A placid lake, transformed suddenly by high winds into a death trap, is being dragged for the bodies of at least’ 10 persons believed to have been drowned as they sought re- lief from the sultry summer heat. The body of William Burns, a white man, has been recovered, but nine negroes, including two women, are still missing. Storm Arises The storm descended suddenly. Occupants of 100 rowboats on the lake pulled frantically for shel- ter from six foot waves. Sheets of rain and hail shut out the scene from the witnesses ashore but they saw several per- sons in the water, four from one boat. Boats Battered Two boats have been found bat- tered to pieces against the dam. The storm also cost the life of Ralph Soper, aged 12, of Fenton, when the waves overwhelmed the members of a picnic party. CONGREGATION OF METHODIST CHURCH WILL MEET TONIGHT This evening at 8 o’clock in the Methodist Parsonage, there will be a meeting of the members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The purpose of this meeting is to re- organize the work and get ac- quainted. Every member is invit- ed to be present. SOME MONEY ORDER FEES ARE INCREASED Effective Wednesday was an in- crease of 1 cent in the fees for postoffice money orders for $29 or less. The increase is in ac- cordance with recent revenue leg- islation by Congress. No change is made in the fees of money orders for more than $20. - SOBOLEFFS MAKE FAST RUN TO JUNEAU; RETURN TODAY Vincent Soboleff and wife, ar- rived in Juneau recently on A brief business wvisit, making the run to this port from Kootzna- hoo Inlet in their gas boat Wood- row in fourteen hours. Mr. Sobo- leff has made occasional trips 0| Juneau at infrequent intervals but this is Mrs. Soboleff’s first visit in many years. They will leave for now imported from Italy and sold| at fancy prices in America, their station on the Woodrow late this afternoon, { Camert{ Catciu;s Pl AGUA CALIENTE, Mexico. saw Neel Sharp, pilot, and R, H. the plane in the air just before it started a nose dive te the ground. ane As It Cr { § ashes « — i .—There is no question as to the cause of an airplane crash which . Evans, passenger, narrowly escave death. An alert cameraman caught The picture definitely shows that the left aileron of the plane is missing. The ship dove from a height of 200 feet and crashed cn the pitch-putt course at Agua Caliente. Sharp, who is a liconsed pil lot and Evans were reported recovering in a San Diego hospital. The photo at the right shows the plane plunging carthward with the aileron missing, and the photo at the left, the wreckage. DUCK EDICT IS MODIFIED; MORE DAYS PERMITTED Hoover Permits 60-Day Open Bird Season— Sept. 1 to Oct. 31 The Hoover duck edict that la summer shaved down the open sea- son of migratory wild fowl to 30 days has been modified by the President to permit 60 days hunt- ing this year, according to an Associated Press dispatch received by The Empire, and confirmed by official advices to the Alaska Game Commission. ‘The season in Alaska, applica- ble to all the Territory alike, will begin September 1 and expire on' October 31. Some reductions were made in bag and possession limits and an open season was provided on eider ducks, protected for sev- eral years heretofore. Limit on Species The telegram received by the Alaska Game Commission from the Department of Agriculture was | made public today by H. E. Ter- hune, Executive Secretary, as fol- lows: “Amendments to treaty regula- tions just approved on ducks, geese and brant in Alaska the open sea- son is from September 1 to Oc- tober 31.. “The daily limit on ducks, ex- cept wood duck, ruddy duck and bufflehead duck, 15 in the aggre- gate of all kinds, but not more than five eider du and not more than 10 of any one or of the aggregate of the following spe- cies: canvas back, redhead, grea'- er and lesser scaup, ringneck, blue- winged, green-winged, and crim- son-winged teal, shoveller and gadwall. “Possession limits, 30 ducks in the aggrezate of all kinds, but not more than 10 eider ducks and not more than 20 in the aggregate of all the varieties mentioned in the preceding sentence. “Not more than 25 live duck decoys may be ghot over. There is no restriction on the use of live goose decoys in Alaska.” Species Limit New The placing of dail slon limits on the sever: es of teal and other kinds of ducks is a departure from regulations of former years. Nothing is said relative to daily bag limits on geese and brant and is uncer- tain if it is necessary to include faem in the pos: limit 80, and daily bag of fixed by the Presid on the recommendation of the De- partment of Agriculture. — e SAM SOLBERG ARRESTED AND SENT TO KETCHIKAN Sam Solberg, alias Pete Fitzritch, was arrested herc Wednesday on a telegraphic warrant from Ketchi- kan charging him with larceny. He is alleged to have sold raffle tickets and pocketed the proceeds, and to have stolen a gun. He was returned to Ketchikan in custody of Deputy United Sta Marshal W. H, Caswell, 25 15, tes ._ | project, and confer with the Cham- % | labos iLonv Member of Last Man’s Club “(,'ulls Roll, Toasts BIVE KEYNOTER ON AUGUST 1 Speech of Formal Accept- ance of Renomination Is Slated WASHINGTON, July 22. A round of political conferences at the White House yesterday wound up with the announcement by Re- publican campaign leaders that President Hoover's formal accept- ance of the renomination for Presi- |dent will be delivered on the night of August 11. The speech sounding the keynote of his campaign for re-election will be delivered in the Constitution Hall, the large auditorium in the Executive Mansion and will prob- jably be nationally broadcast. STILLWATER, Minn., July 22. — Capt. Charles Lockwood, aged 89, the last man of the Last Man's Club, a group of vil War veterans, called the roll and toasted 33 departed comrades yesterday in keeping with a vow made 47 years ago when the club was formed. Although Lockwood hopes to live to be 100, yesterday was probably the last time the ceremeny will be held as the trip home to Chamberlin, South Dakota, becomes more difficult cach year, — e STOCK TO HIRE 15 WORKERS ON THREE PROJECTS = - lywre GIVEN “NOTICE” BY {Will Employ Alaska Labor| TWO 3-CENT LETTERS on Three Southeast Al- aska JObS, He Says jer Garner’s notification of his nom- {ination for Vice-President on the Approximately 45 men will be !Democratic National ticket will cost employed by R. H. Stock on the |two three-cent postage stamps and three road projects awarded him |Will take place within a few days. early this week by the United |Senator Barkley, the temporary s Bureau of -Public Roads,|chairman of the Democratic Na- | This was announced by him today tional Convention, will notify the in stating that he would employ | Texan by letter. Garner will reply all Alaska labor, largely men who in kind and the letters will be {have worked for him on other |made public. {contracts he had held in the Ter-| There will be no ceremony. ory. ‘ ————— | rit It will probably be three or more | weeks before any work can be| started, vequiring that time for| approval of award and signing of | ISLAND OF SYLT, off the coast (of Germany, July 22.—Capt. Wolf- the contracts and other prelim-) inary formalities. Work on the| |projects will be carried on simul- |gang von Groneau, German hero of two previous trans-Atlantic flights from Germany to the Unit- taneously. The projects are located at Sit- ed States, took off for Chicago, Tllinois, early today in a seaplane. | ka, Petersburg and Ketchikan. The |crew on each will average about 15 men, Mr. Stock said. He will |leave here probably Sunday for| He is accompanied by a crew of three men The first stop of the fliers scheduled in Iceland. |Skagway to prepare road building equipment used on his recent job there to other points where it will |be needed. After that is done, he e, Later he will go to both Peters- | burg and Sitka for similar cun-‘ WASHINGTON, July 22 |ferences with business men and /crease of $875,500,000 in t i | WASHINGTON, July 22—Speak- ber of Commerce there on the labor situation. That organization |has wired him congratulating him jon securing the award and offe |ing its services in lining up a local | crew. | expects to visit Ketchikan and 1f)uk1 over the Mud Bay-Point Higgins| Work will be launched lected by the Government during soon as the authority {received from the bureau and ca: ried forward until all of the jobs {are completed. is |the fiscal year ending June 30 is Ishown in a statement issued by the Internal Revenue Bureau yes- lterday. > e - The largest drop in income | TWO SENTENCED A’ AGWAY (taxes - which fell $803,300,000 as | FOR ABETTING DELINQUENCY compared to the previous year, — e ee —— ATTER TAKES ID NE MAN TO MORNINGSIDE | A R, Bates, 32 and Frank Han-|ST. {son, 16, were arrested this week | at Skagway, charged with con-| \tributing to the delinquency of | Chief Deputy jminor children. Convicted in the shal J. F. Statier left here last United States Commissioners’ Court ' Wedne: on the steamer Derothy there. Bates was sentenced to serve Alexander for Seattle, enroute to four months in jail and pay a fine Morningside Saniarium with Ed- of $100. Hanson was fined $25. ler Smith, an insane patient. ' United States Mar- | CHANGE BARGE BREAKS FORTH, FURIOUS FIRE [Crew, Croupiers, Dinner Guests Line Rail Ready to Jump COAST GUARD CUTTERS BEAT FLAMES TO MEN Two SlayingTEngage At- tention of Police—East- ern Gang Is Involved SAN PEDRO, Cal, July 22— | Gamblers’ Row, off Long Beach, is ‘'subdued today with one of the tleree barges of chance destroyed by an unexplained fire and anoth- er under surveillance because of a mysterious slaying. The police are making arrests in an endeavor to dnk the killing of Charles Bozeman, on Rose Is- land Monday, to a gang of eastern robbers whose activities resulted Tuesday in the death of John Miley. Barge Afire The Barge Johamma Smith caught fire and became a total loss last night after three hours. Forty members of the crew and croupiers and about 50 dinner guests were aboard the former lJum- ber schooner when flames broke out at the bow and stern simultan- eously. ‘Those aboard rushed to the rails and several were ready to leap into the sea when coast guard cutters sped up and removed all on board. Cash Is Saved The ship’s cash, usually from $50,000 to $100,000 was saved when Clarence Blazier scooped the mon- ey into satchels and carried it away with him. Four.men have been arrested in connection with the two shootings which are believed fo have been the outcome of gambling on tha ships of Gamblers’ Row. e, GOV, ELY WILL CONFER WITH GOV, RODSEVELT Indications Accord Has Been Reached Between Opposing Factions SPRINGFIELD, Mass., July 22— Gov. Joseph R. Ely, of the Anti- Roosevelt forces, has agreed in a conference with James A. Farley, | Roosevelt's manager, to meet Gov. {Franklin D. Roosevelt at Albany next week. Neither Gov. Ely nor Farley would make any comment, but it appeared an accord has been reached between the two opposing forces. ANOTHER CONFERENCE ABANY, N. Y, July 22—Owen D. Young and Gov. Roosevelt will weigh® national and international problems at a conference here to= morrow. Gov. Roosevelt said they would discuss a “great many things, in- cluding the foreign situation.” - .. VINES DEFEATS - GERMAN STAR PARIS, July 22. — Ellsworth+ Vines, American net star, today :dermted Daniel Prenn, ranking |German star, to give the United |States an even bréak in the first (day of the interzone Davis Cup fi- | nal. Frank Shields lost to Gotifried von Cramm, second ranking Ger- man net star. - e DEPUTY LEVYING ON CAR FINDS CACHE OF HOMEBREW | When he went to levy an at- {tachment yesterday on an automo- |bile owned by Pete Smith, local Indian, Deputy United States Mar- shal Don Martin found that it contained a sizeable cache of home brew beer. So Smith was taken ‘mtu custody for violation of the |Alaska Bone Dry Law. He plead- |el gulity to possession of intoxi- lcahmg beverages and was fined /$25 by United States Commision= ‘er Charles Sey.