The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, September 12, 1932, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE JUNEAU, ALASKA, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1932. VOL. XL., NO. 6131, PRICE TEN CENTY MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS CLAIMS BONUS ARMY IS COMPOSED OF CRIMINALS | FLYING FAMILY IS LOST IN OCEAN STOCK MARKET it HIT TODAY BY SELLING WAVE Prices Sent Down in Ter- rific Attack—Rail Break First LOSSES RANGE FROM ONE TO SEVEN POINTS' ! Brokers Take Situation Philosophically—Re- | action Overdue NEW YORK, Sept. 12.—Selling' ders poured into the Stock Mar- today from all sides sending prices skidding in the most. vio- lent manner since the upturn of | more than two months ago. While| business and trade news continued to reflect seasonal improvements, traders discounted the better tone and there was a rush %o lighten commitments. Rails Take Decline | Rails broke widely with losses! of five to more than seven points.; Southern Pacific and Atlantic Coast Line issues were off three| or more points. Union Pacific Pennsylvania and New York Cen- tral took losses of three or four) points. | United ‘States Steel, International | Harvester, Westinghouse, Ameri- can Telephone and Telegraph, Am- | erican Smelting, American Can,’ United Aircraft, also took losses. | Others Break | General Motors, ‘General Electric, ' Radio, Anaconda and Kennecolt broke one or more points. Brokers accepted the set back philosophically saying the techni- cal set back was long overdue and the reaction would strengthen the technical position of the market. | i | CLOSING PRICES TODAY NEW YORK, Sept. 12.—Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today_ is 10%, American Can' 56, Anaconda 12, Bethlehem Steel 24%, Curtiss-Wright 2%, Fox Films Sentencing Of Slayers Is Delayed Affidavits for New Trial for Egan, Tinnin Are Being Studied SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Sept. 12. —Imposition of life sentences for Frank J. BEgan, former Public De- fender, and Albert Tinnin, ex-con- vict, found guilty of Kkilling Mrs. Jessie Hughes Scott, was post- poned last Saturday afternoon un- \til next ‘Wednesday. The postpone- men was granted to give the prose- cution a chanse to study the af- fidavits asking for a mew trial Sentence was to have been passed last Thursday but a postponement was granted to last Saturday to give a chance to ask for a new trial. — DEMOGRATS WILL TAKE KETCHIKAN STATES ZIEGLER Dimond Will Get 75 Per Cent of Vote, Says Pri- mary Opponent “Senator Dimond will receive 75 per cent of the vote cast for Dele- gate to Congress next November in Ketchikan and vicinity, and the entire Democratic ticket will be given as big a majority,” de- clared Representative A. H. Zieg- ler of that city, who arrived here this morning on the steamer Ad- miral Rogers. “Ketchikan is over- whelmingly Democratic this year and the sentiment on all sides | there is that Alaska will join the rest of the country in demanding the “new deal” so effectively ad- vocated by Gov. Franklin D. Roose- velt.” Mr. Ziegler's first question was: “How is Senator Dimond?” And 4%, General Motors 16%, Interna- i nesi words were an offer to tional Harvester 25%, Kennecott toye the stump for him if the 13%, Packard Motors 4%, United nominee and party leaders desired States Steel 45%, Armour B 1%, j: Colorado Fuel and Iron 10%, Chrys- ! Heads Ketchikan Committee ler 17%, Standard Brands 15%,! me left Ketchikan Saturday ev- Calumet and Hecla 5%, Continental 'ening and did not see an accouat Oud 7%, Columbia Carbon 34%, United Aircraft 25%. [TALY IS UP T0 SOMETHING 12. — Unofficial cominentators look upon [Premier Mussolini’s appointment of Baron Pompeo Aloisi as head of the Ttalian delegation at the “Autumm’s Assembly of the League of Nations as a possible indication that Italy is dissatisfied with her relations in the League, . 'of the accident at Flat until he read a paper on the steamer. He has wired Senator Dimond =at | Fairbanks offering his services. | Mr. ziegler, at a largely attend- ed Democratic rally last Friday evening, was elected chairman of the local campaign committee for Ketchikan and vicinity. Other members of the committee are: L. H. Martin former local resi- ,dent Mrs. Albert Reinert, Ed C. Austin and ‘Walter P. Sharpe Sr. “We will conduct an aggressive and well-organized campaign in our district, and there is no doubt that Ketchikan and surrounding (Continued on Page Two) | | Locked Baggage May Give Solution to Disappearance Of Woman, Bern Suicide Case SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Sept 12.—Inside locked baggage which the authorities admitted could be opened only through a court or- der, the police hoped to find a solution of the disappearance of Dorothy Millette, alleged common law wife of Paul Bern, movie exe- cutive and husband of Jean Har- low, the platinum blonde screen actress, Who ‘took his life early last week by shooting himself, mn the home he gave Miss Harlow as a wedding gift. Ray Maxwell, manager of the hotel, where the baggage was left by the woman, said she checked out the day after Bern's suicide. He refused to permit examination of the wardrobe trunk and suit- case, unless ordered to do so by the court. The police admitted he was with- in his rights by refusing Inspector Dowell, of the Missing Persons’ Bureau, right to open the bag- gage but Dowell said he hoped to find a letter and other papers in the baggage which would throw a light on the Millette woman’s sudden departure from the hotel end the belief she may have sui- cided from a steamer on the Sac- ramento river. LOVE LETTERS FOUND 12.—Bfforts of the authorities were bent today to find Dorothy Mil- lette in an effort to clear up the mystery of the suicide of Paul Bern. Discovered, in a trunk she left in a San Francisco hotel, were letters from Bern which sent his love and best wishes. Letters also mentioned sending funds and also told of wishing to see her and would probably “come to New York in November, looking forward with pleasure.” Oné letter said it was up to her to go to San TPrancisco if she wanted to and a hotel was recom- mended. It was at this hotel she stayed at since last May 4 and her disappearance the day Bern's suicide. police fear the woman sui- from a river boat between Francisco and = Sacramento untfl after ‘The cided San DIMOND PLANS RESUMPTION OF CAMPAIGN SOON Will Be Out of Hospital in Week—Accepts Grigs- by’s Campaign Offer Injuries received last week by Senator Dimond at Flat, where he was hit by the propeller of his airplane, are not seriousenough to prevent him from finishing his campaign for Delegate to Con- gress, ‘according to advices receiv- ed by The Empire today. The Democratic nominee will be out of the Fairbanks hospital, where he was rushed for treat- ment, in not more than one week, and will immediately rTesume his campaigning. He will be in the PFirst Division mnext month, but the date 1s uncertain. Accepts Grigsby Offer In a telegram received today by John W. Troy, Chairman of the Democratic Central Committee, ‘Senator Dimond said he had ac- cepted George B. Grigsby's gen- erous offer to take the stump for him. As soon as he heard about the accident last Saturday Mr. Grigsby immediately offered his own services in case the injuries should prevent the nominee from continuing his drive, or force him to curtail his tour of the Terri- tory as planned. Representative A. H. Ziegler, who was here today on legal bus- iness from Ketchikan, also offerei his services in the campaign. “Any- thing I can do to aid the ticket or to assist Senator Dimond’s cam- paign I shall be delighted to do,” he declared. Plans Being Formed The remainder of the campaign is now being blocked out. Senator Dimond, after leaving the hospital, plans to resume his canvass in Fairbanks and that vicinity. He sald he still hopes to go to Sew- ard Peninsula and the lower Yu- kon River, but that is now un- certain, depending, of course, “on how fast and how far I can go before election.” 5 He will then cover the Alaska Railroad, Copper River and Prince Willlam Sound precincts. Complet- ing them, he will then come to the First Division for the final spurt. Senator Dimond’s injuries will keep him partly inPapacitated for scmetime, but they are not suffic- jently serious to confine him to quanters more than a week. The whirling blade struck his left shoulder and slashed through to the bone. His left arm and shou- der have been put into e cast snd will remain in that condi- tion for three or four weeks. Receives Many Telegrams PFrom friends and supporters all over the Territory, the Demo- cratic rnominee has received many telegrams of sympathy and offers of assistance in his campaign. He expressed appreciation for all of them. SEN, BARKLEY BRAVES JINX FRANKFORT, Ky, Sept. 12.— Senator Allen W. Barkley, the Democratic “keynoter” at the Na- tional convention, may be the first popularly elected U. 8. Senator from Kentucky to succeed him- self. ¥ Before 1914 Senators were chos- en by the General Assembly, but even beforé then Kntucky was reluctant, to give its Senators a second term. The last Benator chosen by the Assembly was Ollie James. The last time Kentucky elected a Senator for a secoad term was in 1901 when J. C. 8. Blackburn was chosen by the Assembly to serve until 1907. But even Black- burn did mnot succeed himself for his previous term had been sev- eral years before. Of the 50 men who have gome from Kentucky to the United States Senate only six have had more than one term. ——— MISS MERRITT LEAVES Miss Alice Merritt left on the Aleutian for Corvallis where she will enter college for the coming ast Tuesday night. year, Government Expenses to Be Cut More President Hoover Urges Elimination of Non- essentials ‘WASHINGTON, Sept. 12.—Pres- ident Hoover said last Saturday he has asked the Budget Bureau to hold estimates for the 1934 expenditures to a point of half a billion dollars below those for 1933. The President has called on Government executives “for a re- newed study looking to elimina- tion of every expenditure not ah- solutely essential to these times’” ——.———— 6.0.P. COMMITTEE NOW ORGANIZED, RASMUSON SAYS Hellerich Is Named for Second and Nerland for Fourth Division Completion of the organization of the Republican Territortal Committee was announced hers today by E. A. Rasmuson, Nation- al Committeeman of that party for Alaska, who has created the central committee by appointment of Committeemen in each ‘one &f the four judicial divisions. No Chairman was designated by him and all four will report directly to him. The last two members to be named by Mr. Rasmuson are: George Hellerich, Nome, Second Division, and Andréw Nerland, Fairbanks, Fourth Division. Both Mr. Hellerich and Mr. Nerland were members of the House of Representatives in the 1931 Leg- islature. Mr. Hellerich is a can- (Continued on Page Two) —lp GOV, ROOSEVELT STARTING WEST, CAMPAIGN TOUR Democralic—C:ndidale Will Leave Tonight — In Seattle Sept. 20 ALBANY, N. Y., Sept. 12—Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Democratic nominee for President, starts his Western tour tonight. The first stop will be at Cleve- land and then on through the EIGHT PERSONS BELIEVED DEAD INIcY WATERS Six Adults and Two Chil- dren Down in Plane in Ice Floes SOS CALLS SENT OUT; NO TRACE 1S FOUND Searching Boats Cruise During Night—Believ- ed All Drowned A'N G M AGSALIK, Green- land, Sept. 12.—Amid ice floes that gnashed ominously, res- cue vessels today searched for six adults and two little girls of the “Flying Family” of George Hutchinson en- route from New York to Lon- don. The flight culminated yes- terday in frantic S calls and then silence. Col: George Hutchinson re- ported the plane was down in the ocean 30 miles off here enroute from Julianehaad. It is feared the eight per- sons aboard the plane have perished in the cold water. A British trawler was 25 miles away when it picked up the SOS and made the loca- tion within four hours but re- ported seeing nothing. The trawler cruised all night with- out success. The Governor of Greenland set the rescue forces to work. The Lord Talbot, the British trawler, played sem;chhghts on the ice floes all night but saw noth- ing. Small boats were sent out and they scoured the ocean and thrust themselves through the ice floes. It is believed the flying boat sank, especially if it hit any of the floes. It is also thought the plane went down because it was out of gas. Those aboard the plane were Hutchinson, wife and two small daughters; Peter Redpath, navi- gator; Gerald Altfilisch, radio man; Joseph Ruff, mechanic, and Nor- man Alley, cameraman. bbbt 0 WS SPEAKING KEEPS HIM FIT BROWNSVILLE, Tex., Sept. 12 —Campaign, if you would keep fit. Judge A. W. Cunningham said he reduced his waistline two inches, but lost no weight due to the “calisthentics of speech-making Middle West. He will reach Seat- tle September 20. which developed my shoulders and arms.” Nothing Venture rd by Patr CHAPTER 1. A WILL IS MADE was not saying anything at all He had been speaking, but had fallen silent. His bed had been pushed close to the big jutting window and his eyes had gone from his lawyer to the green lawn and the lilacs, and beyond to the glittering blue of the sea. Tt was a May day, a wind blow- ing, and small white clouds rac- ing before it across a rain-washed sky. Ambrose Weare sat propped up in his bed. He was dying, for no very discernable reason except that, having lived 87 years with energy and a masterful disregard " |brows, still Leld a spark of mal- icta Wentworth ‘Ambrose Weare turned his head. ‘The eyes, under shaggy grey eye- icfous fire. “I wasn't saying anything. What you mean is that you want me to get on.” “Well—" said Mr. Page. Ambrose Weare laughed, not a very pleasant sound. “Lord! Page! What a bedsid> manner you've got! Why can’t you say straight out that I've no time to waste, and that even if I had, it’s a fine afternoon and a pity to spend it in a sick-room when you might be a great deal amid icc floes off Greenland. F bur ‘of Eigl:t— Missing F liérs The Hutchinsons, America’s best known ‘flyln‘ family,” down Pictured above are Col. George Hutchinson, with his wife and two daughters, Kathryn, aged 8, and Janet, aged 6. Four othcrs were also aboard the planc flying from Washington by easy stages to London. AMER. LEGION CONVENTION 1S | OPENED TODAY Predicted Demand Will Be| Made for Cash Bonus Payment PORTLAND, Oregon, Sept. 12.— Reversing the stand of one year ago against immediate payment of bonus is predicted as the Amer- ican Legion was called to order today for the Fourteenth annual convention. At least 35 State delegationshave come to the convention instructed to demand payment of bonus in cash. Becretary of War Hurley and Hanford MacNyder, former Canad- lan Minister, are attending the convention. MacNider said the rumors, wide- spread, that he and the Secretary of War had come to combat the bonus sentiment, were unfounded. REAVY REGISTRATION PORTLAND, Ore, Sept. 12.— The “Registration headquarters of | the American Legion was swamped last Saturday as veterans stormed the city in preparation for the convention opening today. Hundreds of former service men filled the hotels and former Gen- erals and buck privates swapped stories and experiences without thought of rank. Gen. Milton Foreman, Father of the Legion, with former National Commander Ralph O'Neil arrived early in the day. ‘The discussion of Prohibition grew as each new delegation ar- rived and it is believed that a resolution asking immediate re- peal will be adopted. The Ameri- can Legion has already been re- corded as favoring a referendum. Morris Bealle one of the candi- dates for National Commander, has challenged Secretary of War Hurley to debate the bonus on the convention floor. DUGOUTS RAIDED PORTLAND, Ore, Sept. 12.— Three dugouts were raided Sun- day by Prohibition agents and members of the Portland Police Squad. more pleasantly occupied with the young people?” Mr. Page experienced a faing resentment. He had manazed Am- brose Weare’s affairs for some 33 years without ever bec customed to his habit of away those decent veils I we hide from one of everything except the whim of the moment, he had now taken it | into his head to die. Mr. Page tapped upon his writ- ing pad. “You were saying?” he repeated. feelings as distaste bor | ennui. Tt was true that he had ! |thinking that it wouwld be a e |ant place in the garden whe |had got through the kusinesswhicn | (Continued on Page Four) | | persons. ‘The Federal agents raided the 91st Division dugout and arrest- ed Paul Resair, said to be the bartender. The agents said they| confiscated a4 quantity of liquor The Federals raided the Legion-| naires Rest and confiscated 165 quarts of beer and arrested three | | Washington, D. C., were found to ELECTION IS MAINE BEING HELD TODAY Both Parties Predict Vic- tories—Primaries on Tomorrow ‘WASHINGTON, Sept. 12.—Ten States, as far flung as Washington and Maine, are the nation's poli- tical focal points this week. The general election is being held in Maine today where unusu- al interest is nationally manifested A governor and three House mem- bers are being elected. The State has been a regular battle ground. Burleigh Martin is the Republi- can candidate for Governor and Louis Brann is the Democratic candidate for that office. The Re- publicans claim they will have a victory by more than 25,000 votes The Democrats claim a victory by 20,000 votes. Both parties stump- ed the state in the most brisk campaign in years, From Maine the political scene shifts tomorrow to other states where primaries are being held, ‘Arizona, Colorado, Louisiana, Mich- igan, New Hampshire, Vermont, Washington and South Carolina. On Wednesday the Georgia pri- maries will be held. OFF AGAIN T0 LOS ANGELES, Cal, Sept. 12— Unsuccessful in their first attempt to break the 647-hour endurance, refuelling fight record, when forced down by a broken oil line, Fred Murillo and John Sheasey took off at 5:16 o'clock Sunday afternoon to try again. BREAK RECORD ATTY, GENERAL MAKES REPORT TO PRESIDENT Police and Other Official Records Are Quoted by Mitchell COMMUNISTS ARE BLAMED FOR RIOTS Is Political _Kl—ibi Declares Organizer of Khaki Shirts WASHINGTON, Sept. 12. —Quoting police and other official records, Attorney General William D. Mitchell has reported to President Hoover that the Bonus Army here during the summer “probably brought into the city the largest aggregation of criminals ever assembled in this city at one time. While the Army contained a very considerable number of genuine war veterans of good intentions and clean records, there is definite proof that of 4,723 at least 829 have been convicted; that out of the first 3,656 named on the roster of B. E. F., 877 could not be identified as ex-serviee men; that it is known that Communists not only promot- ed the march on Washington but sought to incite the marchers to disorder. The prompt use of the military to outnumber and overawe the disturbers prevented a calam- ity.” Situation Intolerable Continuing, Attorney General Mit- chell says in his report that “this experience demonstrates that it is intolerable that organized bodies of men, having a grievance or demand on the Government, be allowed to encamp in a city and attempt to live off a community like soldiers billeted in an enemy country. “It is appalling to think what disorder and bloodshed would have occurred if darkness had fallen on the city, with the police hopelessly overwhelmed at the scene of dis- turbance and the balance of the {community without police protec- tion” Was Preventive Move Attorney General Mitchell con- tedend there is no difference in | opinion about the necessity of call- ing out the troops as preventive jto further disorder and bloodshed. The report devoted much space to assertions of Communist activi- ties and declared the Communist central organ, The Daily Worker, urged the delegations to go to Washington. « The report concluded with the statement that the “right of the | peaceable to petition Congress for jredress and alleged grievances does !not include assemblage of disorderly thousands at the seat of Govern- ment for purposes of coersion.” Political Alibi ‘The report is termed a “political (Continued on Page Two) Republican Con Charges that PIERRE, South Dakota, Sent. 12—Congressman Royal C. John- | son, Republican, charges that 982 members of the bonus army in have criminal records. The Congressman made the charges in a letter to Carl C. Lauxman, President of the Sioux The police raided the Navy dug-| out and arrested Frank Russell| -land seized 1415 quarts of beer, - |20 gallons of moon, 18 gallons of alcchol and @ quantity of other| liquer, Falls Service Mens' Voter's League which chalienged the report thet ynamite, guns and ammunition were found within the ranks of the bonus seekers. J Congressman Johnson sa(dlnngerprinu taken,” gressman 982 Members Bonus Army Are Criminals “witnesses of unimpeachable stand- ing will appear before the Grand Jury in Washington, D. C.,, shortly and there will also be published the names and addresses of 982 criminals who were members of the B. E. F. Many of these indi- viduals have been convicted as many as four times. These are from a very small sroup whose fingerprints have of- ficially been taken. Nine thousand of the marchers refused to give their names and refused to ba