The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 18, 1932, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XL., NO. 6111. JUNEAU, ALASKA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 1932. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTY HYDER MAN AND COMP. NION BELIEVED DROWNED PROFESSOR AND ONE ASSISTANT OFF ON FLIGHT Belgian Scientist Starts As-| cension Into Higher Altitudes : IS ENCASED IN METAL SPHERE FOR JOURNEY | Balloon Sigl—]t_e—d— F) requently; —Reported Headed Toward Italy B UL LETIN — ENDOLO, ! Italy, Aug. 18.—The Piccard ! balloon excursion ended when | it landed after almost 12; hours following a strato- | sphere ascent descending' gradually and requiring two, hours. ! The entire population of 2,- 500 watched the descent. 1 Piccard, smilin%, said: “That was a profitable trip.”, It is presumed he learned | more about cosmic rays which ' held a clue as to whether the universe is running down or destined to live forever. Meas- urement of the cosmic rays was the main objective of | the trip. [ 1 1 'DUBENDORF, Switzerland, Aug. 18.—Prof. ‘August Piccard, Belgian scientist, who established a world's altitude rvecord by rising more| than 1C miles above the earth in| a aluminum airtight ball attached | to a stratosphere balloon, started ! last night again. | The ballooon, to which is at- PICCARD IS OFF INTO STRATOSPHERE Romance of Sport and Stage Mr. and Mrs. T. Philip Perkins are shown following their recent surprise marriage at the bride’s home near former Cecile pton, actress and sister of Peggy olf champion, is now a e tied for second place in the recent Americay ‘ Open tournament. Richmond, Va. Mrs. Perkins is the kins Joyce. Perkins, ew York broker and FOUR GERMAN FLIERS JUMP FOR B. C. PORT One Hop Flight Attempted to Prince Rupert— Invited to Juneau LACLABICHE, Alverta, Aug. 18. —Capt. Wolfgang von Gronau and tach=d a heremetically sealed sphere his three companions, who recently | containing the professor and his hopped over the Atlantic Ocean | assistant, Max Cosyn, has been from Germany to America in the | sighted frequently heading in a Dornier flying boat Groenland-Wal, | southerly course toward Italy. took off for Prince Rupert at 9:55 Messages dropped said both oc- o'clock this morning. cupanis were well but cold. Perfect weather prevailed. Up For Short Time Last minute changes lengthened Before starting the flight, Prof. the hop. | Piccard said: | The four fliers, leaving here,! “The nacalle (sphere) weighs Planned to follow the Athx:bascn‘ only 300 pounds, but with all the River to Jasper, through Yellow | instruments, Cosyne and myself Head Pass to Burns Lake, over aboard, plus a ton of powdered Stuart and Babine Lakes to Prince; lead hallast, she'll scale about 4,000 George, thence to Prince Rupert. i poundis. | They expected to make a one- “The balloon itself holds 14,000 hop flight unless head winds forced | cubic meters of gas, but we shall 8 landing at Prince George where inflate it with only 2,500 meters they would then refuel. at the start. It will gradually fill Capt. von Gronau intends to fly| out to capacity in the atmosphere. Y0 Toyko, via the Alaska Coast and “On our return downward there Kuriles. | is no reason why we should land ! far from Zurich. {INVITED TO MAKE “We intend being in air only| LANDING AT JUNEAU four to five hours and with little | Secretary G. h. Walmsley, of the; wind we should not drift far. !Junieau Chamber of Commerce, this | “At any rate I intend to rise afternoon radioed Capt.von Gronan much more slowly than on the at Prince Rupert, to put Juneau first flight last year. We have on his itinerary on his flight to (Continuea on PaRe TwWo) | Tokyo. French Wine-Growers Prepared For Prompt Deliveries to U. S. JPARIS, Aug. 18. — Winegrowers of Bordeaux, Burgandy and Cham- pagn> are prepared to deliver one appetizers and liquers that were som=what slighted in the era of| CAPT. MOLLISON OFF ON FLIGHT OVER ATLANTIC Husband of Famous Aviat- rix Plans Two-Way Trip Over Ocean STAG LANE AERODROME, Portmarcon County, Irish Free State, Aug. 18.—Capt. J. A. Mol- lison, noted British distance flier, took off today on a trans-Atlantic flight to the United States. He planned to make his first stop at Harbor Grace to refuel and then fly to Roosevelt Field, make a quick turnabout and attempt a straight flight back to Croydon, England. If Capt. Mollison succeeds it will be the first trans-Atlantic solo hop east to west and the first crossing of the North Atlantic in a light airplane. Capt. Mollison is the husband of Amy Johnson, noted aviatrix. Has Tiny Plane Capt. Mollison is piloting a tiny plane weighing less than one ton. A similar one was used by the Princa teur fliers for sport. The round trip flight is ex- pected to take about two and one- half days. Ship Strengthened Capt. Mollison had difficulty in persuading the British Air Minis- try to allow him to try the flight in so small a ship but the wings were strengthened and other chan- ges made. The ship is called “Hearts Con- ————— TWO WOMEN of Wales and other ama-‘ bottle of choice vintage for every three persons in the United States as soon as prohibition dies—if it does. Thai is for immediate consump- tion—i sort of wake over the Eighteenth Amendment as a wine- growc: explained on the basis of 120,005,000 population. The matured reserve is 40,000,000 bottles, but there are 140,000,000 bottles of “green” wine that ex- porters would be perfecily willing to ship to warehouses intheUnit- ed States. Economists are anticipating a golden age brought by the sale of “golden liquids.” Considering both Republican and Democratic plat- forms they look for a breach in the dike of Volsteadism in six months at the earliest and three years at the latest. Wholesalers said they felt pro- hibition taught Americans how to drink in that it made the coun- +ry “tlLirst-conscious,” and created a moe widespread desire for wines, whiskcy and beer. { From 1908 to 1912 the United | States annually consumer 4,000,000 | STILL IN AIR bottles of French champagne and 50,000 gallons of claret and li- quers. Th: exports of champagnes to all the countries brought in $30- 000,000 a year but most of this money came from Russia. ‘While the French hope to dis- pose of their reserve stock in the United States, granted a modifi- cation of dry law, there is a gen- uine fear that the bootlegger and clandestine distiller of today will be e« serious legalized competitor of tomorrow. Tt is admitted ruefully that the domestic brewers will have an ad- vantage in khowing how to pr¢ duce the kind of ‘liquid kick” that American drinkers have learn- ed creve. The frequent complaint of Amer- ican tourists that high-powered Frencn brandies and cordials “taste like water” is proof to to 30 days in jail by Judge R. w.‘ wine-growers of the new appetite. . VALLEY STREAM, N. Y., Aug. |18.—An unfavorable weather fore- cast was made today as Mrs. Thaden aend Mrs. Marsalis com- pleted their fours days aloft. Mrs. |Marsalis suffered adnominal pains last night and it is feared there are indications of appendicitis. The ship has refueled sufficient gas to {last over Friday which will break the record for an endurance flight by women. ———ee——— SITKA MAN IS SENTENCED 30 DAYS, ASSAULT CHARGE Francisco Camarillo, arrested at Sitka Tuesday charged with simple assault, was found guilty yesterday in the United States Commission- er's Court there. He was sentenced DeArmond. STOCK MARKET MARKING TIME; TRADING SLOW Utilties and Rails Are Car- ried Upward in Mild Rally MANY ISSUES DROP ONE POINT OR MORE News of Da; TFails of Any Stimulus and Trad- ers Are Wary NEW YORK, Aug. 18—The Stock Market was listless today. Traders are inclined to withhold judgment for the immediate outlook, pend- ing more convincing evidence of the market's position. % A 1ild rally carried several utfl- ities and rails up one point or so but gains were replaced by losses at a mid-day sag and later re- covery lacked vitality Issues Drop Down Issues down two points included Westirghouse, American Can and American Telephone and Tele- grapa. Issues down a paint included United States Steel, Standard Oil of Jersey, New York Central, Loews and Dupont. Rails Rally Rails held up fairly well and the -morning advance carried Bou- then -Pacific, Unlon Pacific, SBanta Fe, Electric Power and Uight, General Electric and Johns-Mah- ville from one to two points or higner. The days news failed to bring any stimulus. Brokerage opinion is still bullish but the immediate situation is still confused. CLOSING PRICES TODAY NEW YORK, Aug. 18. — Alaska Juneau mine stock closed today ab 11%, American Can 53%, Ana- conda 8%, Bethlehem Steel 19%, Curtiss-Wright 1%, General Motors 14%, International Harvester 29%, Kennecott 10%, Packard Motors 3%, United States Steel 41%, Armour B 1%. —————————— WOMEN WILL GO ON STUMP, CAMPAIGNING Mrs. Roosevelt and Repre- sentatives Are Report- ed in Demand Fox Films 4%, WASHINGTON, Aug. 18. — The coming campaign is to be more colorful than ever so far as the womea are concerned. This is seen by Mrs. Ellis Yost, in charge of the Republican Womens' activities. As an example of the political wings that thave been given to womenkind, Mrs. Yost cited Mrs. Edith Kermit Roosevelt, aged 71, who flew to attend the Hoover notification ceremony and who may appear as a speaker in the cam- paign. Mrs. Roosevelt, when mis- tress of the White House, was sO shy she never emerged . from the decorcus background allotted to wives of public officials. Mrs. Dolly Gann, sister of Vice- President Curtis, will speak in all corners of the country during the campaign. Representatives Ruth Pratt, of New York; Edith Nourse Rogers, of Massachusettes and Florence P. Kahn, of California, are in much demand as speakers. — Restraining Order Issued in Walker’s Case ALBANY, N. Y, Aug. 18— An order of the court demand- ing Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt show cause why he should not be restrained from removing Mayor James J. Walker, of New York City, has been obtained by Walker’s counsel. Gov. Rosevelt is ordered to defend the action before Su- preme Court Justice Staley to- MOrrow, e ‘ S N GARNER SAYS ELECTION IS ALREADY WON Democratic Vice-Presiden- tial Candidate Re- turns to Texas WASHINGTON, Aug. 18— John N. Garner, Speaker of the House and Democratic can- didate for Vice-President, has left for Texas, confident that all the Democrats will have to do is to sit tight until Novem- ber. “We've already got the elec- tion won. If the election was today, we would win by six to ten million plurality. Unless some mistake is made, we'll win in November.” Curtis Told §0V, ROOSEVELT He Has Been ggiNG 70 MAKE - Chosen Again ExTENSIVE TRIP TOPEKA, Kansas, Aug. 18.— Vice-President Charles Curtis | y BT § |Will Be 20 Days on'West- ern Trip — Stops at reached the starting point of his reclection campaign today Seattle, Portland with the formal notification that the Republican Party, for the sccond time, had chosen | ALBANY, N, Y., Aug. 18— him to be Herbert Hoover's run- Gev. Franklin D. Roosevelt will ing mate. touch 21 States and make 16 stops in 20 days on his Western trip next month in campaign- ing for his election as Presi- dent on the Democratic Na- tional ticket. Gov. Roosevelt will leave here September 12. He* will be in Seattle on September 20 and in Portland, Oregon, the next day, accord- ing to the itinerary outlined now. The notification ceremony was a simple cne. Party lead- ers from many parts of the na- tion and many constituents were presant. | Everett Sanders, Chairman of teh G. 0. P. Committee presid- ed. The notification speech was delivered by United States Sen- ator L. J. Dickinson, of Iowa, National Convention keynoter. Captain Lancaster Acquitted at Miami, Murder the charge of murdering Haden Clarke, writer and his rival in love | by a jury in a Miami, Florida, court, according to Associated Press dispatches received by The Empire. The verdict nearly precipitated a courtroom demonstration that threatened to go beyond control. The jury deliberated four hours and 48 minutes. The trial brought out the secret love of the lives of Lancaster, Clarke and Mrs. Jessie M. Keith-Miller, Australian aviatrix. Capt. Lancaster refused to say whether his future plans will be connected with the aviatrix. The above picture is a scene in the courtroom as Capt. Lancaster, indicated by arrow, was placed on trial. State Attorney N. Vernon Hawthorne (standing) chraged Lancaster killed Clarke because the slain man had won the affections of Mrs. Keith-Miller, and associate of Lancaster for five years. Clarke was found shot in the Miami bungalow occupied by the trio. Mrs. Keith-Miller testified for Lancaster at the SHBUSE HEADS CANNON SAYS HOOVER GOING ORGANIZATION OFAAT.P.A, TOLOSEVOTES Bishop Goes After Presi-| Announcement Made by dent for His Stand Pierre Dupont—Pur- _poses Are Stated on Prohibition GENEVA, Aug. 18.—Bishop James Cannon, Jr., who helped carry the WASHINGTON, Aug. 18. — The Association Against The Prohibition Capt. W. N. Lancaster, British flier, was late yesterday freed e pe s A 14l Woman in Case Mrs. Jessie M. Keith-Miller who testified for her lover, alive, Capt. Lancaster, as against her lover, slain, Haden Clarke. FARMERS ARE Amendment has anounced the ap- pointment of Jouett Shouse as President, succeeding Henry 8. Cur- ran, who assumes the Vice-Chair- manship of the Board of Directors. Pierre S. Dupont, Chairman of the Executive Committee made the announcement in which he said: “A somewhat different character of work confronts the Association Against The Prohibition Amend- ment and active steps toward or- ganization will be required in a number of States to bring about promptly ratification of the new amendment which Congress will submit. Mr. Shouse is named to |meet the need of the new char- acter in guidance, additional to that so successful in the past.” ————————— Time and money spent in spread- ing disease among grasshoppers to control an outbreak are wasted, says Dr. W. H. Larrimer, of the | department of agriculture, Southern States for Hoover in 1928, - STRIKING ON assailed the Prohibition stand set forth in the President’s acceptance | speech “as surrender to the speak- | easies, bootleggers and nullifiers of | the Constitution.” Bishop Cannon had criticism for R Hoover for not demanding more |Siuation Is Serious in lowa| money from Congress for enrorcv-[ O C l ment of Prohibition and asserted | PR Lo 1ty ls that as a result of the acceptancs| Hemmed in speech, Hoover may lose the elec- toral votes of scveral States. | | BSIOUX CITY, i, Aug. 18— T e { Street Directory Saves Cop’s Life CLEVELAND, O., Aug. 18.—Pa- trolman Norman A. Voss, twenty- six, owes his life to a copy of | Clevoland's street directory. Voss Sides was shot by a bandit he sought! The situation is so serious that to capture and the bullet struck the County Sheriff has appealed the directory he was carrying in to ihe State for help. Battles on the highways, resulting from strikes of farmers for high prices, are being fought on three fronts, Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota. Sloux City is hemmed in on all in his pocket before grazing hlsi One hundred farmers early to- stomach slightly and falling to!day forced sheriff's deputies to \ the greund, ;stop escorting a five-truck fleet | OREN HILL AND T.WATERS ARE MISSING;BOAT OVERTURNED Cutter Alert, Also Air- plane, Are Searching Portland Canal— Fears Felt KETCHIKAN, Alaska, Aug. 18. — The cutter Alert has reported that a sea sled, in which Oren Hill and Tom Walter left Hyder last Sun- day for Portland Canal, has been found overturned 20 miles from Hyder. Capt. Nelson, of the Alert, believes both men have been drowned. The cutter and a Ketchi- kan Airways plane started a search after the two men had been unreported since Sun- day. Hill is a wel known busi- ness man of Hyder. ——. WATER SERVICE MUCH IMPROVED, ASSERTS LEWIS Tells Chamber of Betters ments Made and Asks for Public Cooperation The made gram Juneau Water Company has much progress on its pro- of betterments o the local water supply and distribution sys- tem, as promised to the City Council last March, and will keep a crew of men going over the pipelines until next November, the Chamber of Commerce was in- formed today by R. F. Lewis, Pres- ident, who’ has been here since early Summer keeping in personal touch with the work. “We believe we have ample grounds for assurance we will have plenty of water next Winter, if the public will do its part to pres = vent waste. We are confident that the city will get along very sats isfactorily with that co-operation,” Mr. Lewis added. Much Improvement Made M-aterial betterments have been made tc the system during the past few months. New pipelines have been laid to replace old ones that, Mr. Lewis declared, were found to have numerous leaks causing considerable wastage. In others, leaks have been repaired. The reservoirs have been repair- ed uand are now in good condi- tion. A pump directly connects the fire reserve tank with the source of supply and tests have proved it to be more than suf- ficient to take care of all fire protection needs. A change has been made in the distribution lay- out by means of which the Shat- tuck Addition is now served sep- arately from the Calhoun Avenue section. Mr. Lewis is leavilng for San Francisco tomorrow. The repair gang, however, will be kept at work until winter weather sets in. By that time the entire pro- gram laid before the Council last Spring will have been completed. Waste Is Problem Water wastage in Juneau is a seriovs problem, Mr. Lewis point- ed ous, and his analysis of it was confirmed by L. H. Metzgar, Gen- eral fuperintendent of the Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Company, whica is jointly interested in the Gold Creek water supply. Both agreed that there is ample water at all times for all needs, both domestic and industrial, but during periods of extreme cold, the wast- age is unusually heavy, due to the fact that many persons allow the water to run continuously to prevent frozen and bursted pipes. Thace are between 400 and 500 " (Goutinued on Page EigbY)