The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, July 29, 1932, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE (- “ALL THE NEWS A LL FHE TIME” \ JUNEAU, ALASKA, FRIDAY, JULY 29, 1932. VOL. XL., NO. 6094. BONU * * * S VETER AN * 5 DR IVEN * * * * * * * ACK, P OIN * * * MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTY T OF BAY * * * * NETS * 0 * RADICALS IN RANKS BEING ARRESTED £ X ONERATION IS DEMANDED BY N Y. MAYOR Walker Asks Gov. Roose- velt to Remove Stigma Placed on Him DECLARES INQUIRY ONLY G. 0. P. PLOT Republicans Attempt to Blacken Reputation to Distract Attention ALBANY, N. Y., July 29—Pro- t g in fiery language that he as been made a “political football, the target for hostility and mis- ption,” Mayor James J. ‘Wal- of New York City, last night manded of Gov. Franklin D. sevelt complete exoneration of charges on which his removal een sought. This is Mayor Walker's reply the case brought against him Samuel Seabury, Counsel for Republican controlled State lative committee, appointed to investigate sensational allega- tions of corruption in New York City. to by the Le National Significance The Mayor's answer for the Governor's action holds national significance because the case has been injected intd~ the political campaign. Gov. Roosevelt will probably take whatever action is planned in the near future. Is G. 0. P. Plot Mayor Walker, in a 27,000 word document, charged the entire city of New York inquiry was mo- tivated by the Republican Party. o charged that the object of the drive again him was to blacken the reputation of the city admin- ation and thus divert atten- tion from those responsible for the “dreadful condition of affairs throughout the Nation.” ——————— ALIVE AFTER LOST FORT DAYS, NIGHTS Robert Kilg—:re Reaches Civilization from Wilderness SHELTON, Wash., July 29.—Af- ter being lost for seven days and nights in the Olympic wilderness, living on huckleperries and water, Robert Kilgore, aged 65 years, of Seattle, is alive. Kilgore - finally found his way to ~civilization. He walked to Hoodsport, on Hood Canal, after being located by fishermen. He attribes his safety to the heavy clothing he was wearing. COMMUNISTS DENYING PLOT NEW YORK, July 29.—Commun- ist leaders denied today the charges that members of the party are engaged in a whispering campaign against banks declaring the whole thing is obviously a Red scare in order to justify the police and gangster attacks on august dem- onstrations of Communists. . Son Just Returns To His Mother From World War TACOMA, Wash.,, July 29.— William Robertson got home today from the World War and surprised his mother, Mrs. Alice Doty, of Eatonville. “Guess you don’t know who I am,” William greeted his moth- er. Robertson had served in France and was gassed. Re- turned to the United States, he went to Georgia. His mother believed he had been killed in the war. Asks Vindication BROADCASTING STATION T0 BE INSTALLED HERE P. H. Pigg;—rgs. A. Har- vey Will Be Operating by August 27 Juneau will soon have a radio broadcasting station. For its es- tablishment, a permit was granted yesterday by the Federal Radio Commission at Washington, D. C,, to P. H. Pigg and S. A. Harvey, according to an Associated Press dispatch to The Empire. The wave length will be 1,210 kilocycles and the power 100 watts. The office and the studio will be Charles Goldstein Building, ard and Second Streets. in the Sew- Well Known in Juneau Mr. Pigg is well known in Ju- neau, being the son of Dr. and Mrs. W. J. Pigg. The young man is in charge of the radio service department of the Juneau Melody House on Front Street. Mr. Harvey is chief radio oper- ator on the United States Coast Guard cutter Tallapoosa, which is based here. His enlistment will ex- pire next September, and he plans to leave the Coast Guard Service then to give his time to the broad- casting station. Mr. Pigg will leave Juneau to- night for Seattle to get supplies for the equipment of the studio. On Air August 27 “We shall be on the air not later than August 27, Mr. Pigg said. “I expect to return from Seattle with all needed supplies inside of two weeks. Installation will not take long. I shall con- duct the station until the expira- tion in September of Mr. Harvey's Coast Guard enlistment, and then we shall work together.” A radio broadcasting station was formerly operated in this city by the Alaska Electric Light and Pow- er Company. It was closed down about a year ago. — e ——— NORTHERN AIR ROUTE PLANNED MONTREAL, July 29. — Capt Wolfgang von Gronau, German flier, who with three companions, flew here over the Arctic route from Germany, is going to Ottawa to confer with Dominion authori- ties on the possibility of a north- ern air route from Europe. Bees Finish Sugar Saved from Flames PARIS, July 29.—Several hun- dred bees feasted upon sacks of sugar that had been removed from a store damaged by fire here. The owner of the sugar did not dare interfere as his merchandise rap- idly vanished. Italian Women Sell $900,000 in Gold ROME, July 29.—In the past two months Italian women have sold $900,000 worth of old gold and jewelry to the Bank of Ttaly to augment the gold reserve. 1In that period $300,000 in old gold 1Purt.lnnd. Ore. lcolm has been exchanged. BERLIN, July 29.—Every man French Ambassador. entire German nation. Get:ma;l Cd'binet Behimilflé;n. Von Schleicher’s Move to Arm Nation, Despite All Treaties Gen. Kurt von Schleicher’s threat to arm Germany despite the Versailles treaty, Foreign Minister von Neurath told Francois Poncet, Von Neurath said this viewpoint represents the mood of the The statement was in reply to the French protest to von Schleicher’s radio speech calling Europe to disarm or Germany would reorganize her defenses and secure stability and equality. in the German Cabinet is behind CLOSED SEASON ON TROLL FISH Trollers of—S:utheast Al- aska Can Now Operate for Rest of Year Upon the recommendation of United States Commissioner of Fisheries, Henry O’Malley, the De- partment of Commerce has revoked regulations for a closed season on |commercial salmon trolling in Southeast Alaska districts, it was announced here today by Capt. M. J. O'Connor, Assistant Agent of the Bureau of Fisheries. The modification of the original closure regulation is designed to aid the Territory's unemployment [situation and make it possible for the trollers to continue operations |unchecked throughout the summer and fall months. It was with this Jin mind that Commissioner O'Mal- ley made the recommendation to the Department. The new order revokes the clos- |ure of trolling between August 25 and September 20 in Icy Strait, the Western, Eastern, South Prince of Wales and Southern districts. WIFE OF PAUL DYER, SUICIDE, ON WAY SOUTH Says She Refused to Re- turn to Mate. He Then Shoots Himself KETCHIKAN, Alaska, July 29.— Registering at a hotel as Jane ‘Shelly, but admitting she is the estranged wife of Paul Dyer who suicided aboard the freighter Cur- acao at Big Port Walter last Tues- cday, the woman yesterday said she talked with Dyer but refused to return to him, whereupon he went aboard the ship and shot himself. She left Thursday night aboard the Admiral Evans for Seattle, wtih her daughter. TRIANGLE CASE SEATTLE, July 20.—Mrs. S. B. Dyer, mother of Paul Dyer, who suicided last Tuesday aboard the Curacao, said her son's wife lefo a month ago to go with another “Paul was so distracted, T be- lieve, that he took his two-year- old daughter, Pauline, north with him, and pleaded for her to return to him and his little child.” Dyer graduated from the Lin- coln High School and had been working for his father, a Seattle grocer, IN QUEST IN JUNEAU Paul 8. Dyer shot himself in the right temple in his stateroom aboard the freighter Curacao las: Tuesday while the craft was at Big Port Walter following a futile attempt to induce his. wife to return to him. She was a worker in a saltery at that port. The body was brought by air- plane to Juneau. United States ‘Commissioner Charles Sey conduct- ed an inquest and a verdict of suicide was returned. The body was sent south to Seattle aboard the steamer Queen. - PLANS PORTLAND VISIT Miss E. Kirkham of Douglas was IS ABOLISHED showed her to her ~mother, | a passenger on the Princess Alice|® this morning. She is returning to|e® Beauties Three Looking more like three beautiful sisters than a mother and her two children, Mrs. Robert Fairbanks (rear) sister-in-law of Douglag Fairbanks, cinema star, and hen daughters, Lucille and Letitia, are shown on their arrival at New York from Kurope. The Misses Fair- banks have been studying on the continent for the past year and are enroute to their Hollywood home on vacation, SPOTTED FROM AIR, SOURDOUGH RESCUED ALIVE Two Interior Fliers Final- ly Locate Missing Tim Murphy FATRBANKS, Alaska, July 29.— Tim Murphy, of the Salchaket River district mining man and trapper, was rescued yesterday by Aviators Percy Hubbard and Ar- thur Hines, who were searching for him because long overdue here. Murphy tried to come down the river early in June on a raft. The raft was upset, drowneing a dog. and sweeping away Murphy’s furs. ‘While making his way back to the camp he was attacked by blood poisoning but was cured by “home treatment.” Murphy was badly crippled and could hardly walk. He had about given up hope when he was spotted from the air and rescued. Murphy had only a few ounces of rice and corn meal left. The last person he saw, before rescued, was a visitor who called at his camp on March 27. —_——.——— 60-DAY SENTENCE GIVEN TOM MBRIAN BY COURT Arrested by city police authori- ties, Tom McBrian today pleaded guilty in the United States Com- missioner’s Court to being intoxi- cated in a public place. He was sentenced to 60 days in the local Federal jail by Judge Charles Sey. Alaska Crews to Get Half Million Dollars in Wages SEATTLE, July 29.—Lib- by, McNeill & Libby's six crews .in the Bristol Bay district will receive half a million dollars in wages ithin the next ten days, company officials announced today. The money will be divid- ed between about 1,400 work- ers. The pack in the district ftotals about 300,000 cases. 90000000000 i s |on eight of the past nine sessions. STOCK MARKET AGAIN SWINGS UPWARD TODAY Movement Comes as Sur- prise—sShorts Lines Out, ‘then Withdrawn LONDON IS BUYING AMERICAN SHARES Railroads Strong Owing to Persistent Rumors that Loans Be Advanced NEW YORK, July 29.—The bulls kept the whip hand today and stocks faced further flurries of profit taking. The market sagged slightly in the early hours of trading and then swept upward during midday. Active trading eased off this after- noon. The market has forged ahead Rallies Cause Advance Rallies today led to advances of two points or more for Santa Fe, Union Pacific, New York Central, Pennsylvania, and Southern Paci- fic. Most of the gains were not maintained. ‘American Telephone and Tele- graph, American Waterworks and United States Steel were up about two points, Dividend Omitted Bethlehem Steel reacted when it was announced omission of the preferred stock dividend but later recovered most of the loss. The brisk upswing took the street by surprise, brokers think-| ing the reaction was due to trad- ers and put out short lines but these were withdrawn quickly add- ing to the momentum of the up- turn, . London Buying London buying again was report- ed today. Strength of rails accompanied rumors that the Reconstruction Finance Corporation might make the railroads a substantial loan to renovate the equipment. CLOSING PRICES TODAY NEW YORK, Julq 29.—Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 10%, American Can 89%, Anaconda 6%, Bethlehem Steel 13, Curtiss-Wright 1%, Gen- eral Motors 10%, International Harvester 17%, Kennecott 8%, Packard Motors 2%, United States Steel 28%, Armour B. %. —e————— 3 BROTHERS SHOT, KILLED PITTSBURGH, Pa., July 29— Three brothers, John, James and Arthur Volpe, long political pow- ers in Wilmerding Borough, were killed by five men who walked into a restaurant today and with- out a word began shooting. A year ag> the Volpe brothers sought to extend their alleged li- Guor activities to Pittsburgh. The killing today occurred the center of the new territory. — TUNNEY WILL AID DEMOCRATS NEW YORK, July 29. — Gene ‘Tunney branded as silly the re- ports he was going to seek public office. He said he will make speeches for the Democrats but will go no further. “Good government only is one of my responsibilities and my in- terests,” said Tunney. PLACER STRIKE: STAMPEDE IS ON MEXICO CITY, July 20.—Ome thousand families are reported to bave moved into the State of Sinaloa %o the old placer mines in F = ¢ R Esteue Tavor LOS ANGELES, Cal, July 20.— Line Basquette, film actress and dancer, ™ in a critical condition as the result, of self-administered poison. The 25-year-old actress, former wife of Sam Warner, had announc- ed her engagement to Teddy Hayes, Jack Dempsey’s former trainer, in! order to scout rumors she would become the bride of Jack Demp- sey, recently divorced from Es- telle Taylor. The police broke into the apart- ments of the actress, following an anonymous telephone call ancl| found the young woman in pain. They also found a note addressed to Dempsey only, reading as fol- lows: “I love you and you only. I couldn’t help it, I couldn’t go on without you.” Hayes was in the apartment when the police arrived, giving first aid. Miss Basquette's critical. She tried suicide before when she was unable to get custody of her child from Warner. condition i3 DEVELOPED AT RENO Several weeks ago rumors of a romance between Jack Dempses former heavyweight champion of the world, and a beautiful Span- fard, with whom he had been seen frequently with in Reno received added impetus with the discovery that “Rosita Gonzales,” as the mysterious beauty called herself, was none other than Line Bas- quette, glamorous ornament of the silver screen. At that time Lina's mother said ker daughter changed her name for business reasons and was not in Reno for any purpose except to obtain a rest. Apparently Lina found Dempsey’s | company restful, for she spent | most of her time with the ex- champion. The séreen queen was going about with Teddy Hayes, Dempsey’s former trainer, until Jack appeared upon the scene and began to pay attentions to Lina, whereupon Teddy smacked Mr. Dempsey, who strangely did not re- tallate. However, Lina fired Teddy, who had been her manager, the next day. Meanwhile, Jack's for- mer wife, Estelle Taylor, though | reported engaged many times since her divorce from Dempsey, is ap-, parently heart whole and fancy free. She is finding a lot of fun in decorating her new home in Santa Monica, Calfi. Lina Bas- quette has been married twice, Her first marriage was with Sam Warner, film magnate, who died and left her a fortune. Her sec- ond venture, with Peverl Marley, cameraman, ended in the divorce courts. It was just recently announced that Dempsey and Lina were to organize a “girl” show. He was to meet all comers and she was to dance. She suddenly returned to Los Angeles, according to the above Associated Press dispatchs to The Empire today and attempt- ed to take her life. Whether the Screen Queen Attempls to Take Her Life; Note Left or Dempsey;‘I Love Y ow’ SA - AL acie DEMPSE | INJURED; BLAST IS PREMATURE Miner Flown to Whitehorse by Plane from Tele- graph Creek WHITEHORSE, Y. T, July 29.— Pilot Stanley McMillan arrived here yesterday with Frank *Red” Crawford, a miner, suffering from burns and cuts as the result of a premature blast on a mining prospect in the Telegraph Creek district. The flight was delayed on ac- count of rough weather, Crawford is Believed to be an American. Physicians cover, HECKLE CURTIS DURING SPEECH Vice - President Is Greeted with Cheers for Roose- velt for President believe he will re- LOS ANGELES, Cal, July 29— Vice-President Charles Curtis has arrived here to officially open the Olympic Games, bristling over as the result of his*®encounter with hecklers who chided him during a short address at Las Vegas. “You cowards, T am not afraid of any of you,” Curtis shouted. A heckler gave a cheer for Roose- velt for President and Curtis said: “If you wait for him to be elect- ed, you will be an old man.” .- RETURN TO SEATTLE R. P. Finley, mining machinery salesman, and A. Harris, who came | north to look over codl mining| property on Admiralty Island, tuok] passage on the steamship Princess| Alice, which called at Juneau this| TROOPS ARE IN COMMAND OVER RIOTOUS FORGE [Soldiers Ch:ge in Wash- ington—Bonus Camps Are Cleared INSTIGATORS OF PLOT NOW BEING SOUGHY |Orders lssued . by Hoover to Police to Arrest Trouble Makers . WASHINGTON, July 29.— Wholesale arrests of radicals active in the bonus army have been started under spur of President Hoover’s order to the police to find at once the instigators of the attack on the police which lead late yesterday afternoon to the death of one veteran. : More than 30 alleged radi- cals had been arrested up to 3 o'clock this afternoon as they were leaving the Com- munistic barracks and some 70 more were rounded up preparatory to being march- ed across the District of Co- lumbia’s line. The arrested men are held for the immigration officials. GRIP SMASHED WASHINGTON, July 29.— The might of the United States Army, summoned by President Hoover, smashed the tight grip held on Wash- ington for months. Thousands of bonus seek- ing veterans bear mute evi- dence of the struggle of which there is no parallel in American annals. Four war scarred areas mark the once populous camps of the veterans. One veteran is dead and scores are nursing injuries when the veterans failed to (Continued on Page Two) TARIFF ISSUES AT OTTAWA ARE CAUSING WORRY Many Difficulties Coming Up at Conference— U. S. Hopes Rising OTTAWA, July 29.—American observers at the British Imperial Economic Conference found hope that several major difficulties are arising in blocking attempts to in- crease the intra-Empire trade. A bright spot to American trade is the warning that Stanley Bald- win gave that the Empire should not jeopardize trade of other na- tions to reach a new agreement with the Dominion. Other difficulties also arose over variegated unstable relations of currencies and the divergence of standards of industrial products morning enroute to Vancouver, B. C. They are destined for Seattle. from the various units of the Em- pire. Nurmi Is Barred from Entering Olympic Games at Los Angeles LOS ANGELES, Cal, July 29.—Paave Nurmi, the Finn, the greatest foot racer of all time, winner of seven Olympic races, last night was barred definitely from Games here, less than three days fourth quest for Olympic honors. The disbarment is based on where a new discovery of gold Is 1eported. road show was abandoned is not stated. competing in the 1932 Olympie before he was to have begun his ground that Nurmi accepted ex- cessive expense money on a European barnstorming tour. Nurmi denied all of the charges.