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

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE W’S ALL THE TIME"' VOL ALI., NO. 6192. TWELVE PAGES MEMBER O] ASSOCIATED PRLSS PRICE TEN CENTS SPEAKER GARNER EXPECTS BEER T0 BE LEGALIZED MASTER MIND OF NOTORiOUS GANG WOUNDED Mysterious Fxght Ending Fatally, Takes Place in Cleveland ABRAHAM AUERBACH SLASHED ON THROAT One Hand _Is_Nearly Cut Off—Man and Woman Are Shot Down VELAND, Ohio, Nov. 22.— persons were shot to death the alleged slayer, Abraham , Master Mind of a na- notorious alcohol conspir- was wounded lasi night in a 'rious speakeasy fight. Mr. and Mrs. Sem Grossman,| vho owiied the place, were killed Auerbach was slashed across throat and one of his hands was nearly cut off. Auerbach was taken to a hos- pital in a critical condition. Detectives said Auerbach con- fessed to the killing of Grossman after the latter cut him. rbach, and his brother Louis, were the principal figures about eleven years ago in a plot involv-| ing the illegal diversion of 400,000 gallons of alcohol for a Cleve- land bootleg ring under the pre- tense of making hair tonic and| toilet “water. ————————— [S SACRIFICED N ALTAR;CULT BEING PROBED Man Willingly Dies at Hands of Strange Voo- doo Organization CLE Two and DETROIT, Mich,, Nov. 22.—The olice are probing a fantastic Voo- doo Cult in which James Smith was apparently sacrificed willing- | ly on an altar to a strange god. Robert Harris, calling himself “Ring of Islam,” said: “God told me to find a stranger willing to be kifled and go to Heaven to be-| the savior of the world.” arris said he prepared for the 54 5 his wife and two children, and also twelve disciples who were present. | Victim Is Found Harris said when everything was complete,” he awent out on the street and found Smith. He invited | Smith into the Harris home. Smith at first was unwilling to be sacri- | ficed, but as the hour of noon cached, Smith agreed, Harris | Sacrificed On Altar Harris told the police that as, the “hour of noon approached, I said to Smith; ‘do you still want tc be killed because the command | has ordered me not to kil any- body who did nS want to be killed' Smith then nodded his head.” ris said he stabbed and beat th to death on the Altar. ne police are looking for the other disciples. —————— BREAKS RECORDS England broke all records in the number of books published last year, there being 9,907 new books and 5468 new editions, transla- tions and pamphlets. ——— Spinach Is Blamed in Divorce Suit LOS ANGELES, Cal, Nov. 22— Mrs. John F. Lehn says it's spin- ach and it broke up her home. Mrs. Lahn was granted a dxvorce‘ when told Judge Fenjamin| Scheinman: “He tried to make the children eat spinach, and when they would | n't he gave them a severe spank-| ing. We quarreled about that.” she F iery Garner in Jre——— NORRIS LIKELY TOLOSE POSTS Leaders Are Drawing Up Straight Democratic Slate in Senate WASHINGTON, Nov. 22, — In spite of the cryptic pledge of Sen- ator Robinson of Arkansas, Demo- |cratic leader of the Senate that Progressive Republican bolters of the Hoover-Curtis ticket would be “taken care of,” Senate Democrats are drawing a slate of committee chairmanships for their party |leaders. If the Progressive bolters were left at the heads of their com- mittees, Senator George W. Norris, | Republican, of Nebraska, would | confinue as chairman of the Ju- diciary - Committee, and Senator La Follette of Wisconsin, Chair- man of Manufacturers, Here's Demo Slate Such an arrangement would break all precedents and the Dem- ocrats in the Senatve are proceed- ity rule again will operate and the important chairmanships will| be as follows: Agriculture, Smith, of South Car- olina; Appropriations, McKellar, ida; Education and Labor, Cope- land, New York; Enrolled Bills, Mrs. Caraway; Finance, Harrison, Miscissippi; Foreign Relations, Swanson, Virginia; Immigration, King, Utah; Indian Affairs, ‘Ash- urst; Interstate Commerce, Pitt- man of Nevada; Irrigation and Re- clamation, Kendri ‘Wyoming; Judiciary, Walsh, Montana; Manu- factures, Wheleer, Montana; Mili- tary Affairs, Sheppard, Texas; Mines and Mining, Hayden, Ari- zona; Naval Affairs, Walsh, Mas- sachuse Postoffice, Trammel, Tydings, Maryland; Public Lands Dill, Washington; Rules, Robinson of Arkansas. Black Magic Still Practiced in London of disciples are being attracted daily in England to the practice ing on the theory that the senior- | Florida; Commerce, Fletcher, Flor-" Florida; Privileges and Elections,| LONDON, Nov. 22. — Hundreds Novel Rolfi As Head of Sodate enate cm Texas ctwbny to second highest official in the Nation runs the career of John Nance Garner, Vice-President-Elect. He is shown at lefi ahove in a iypical pese, at right in formal attire, and bcl\.w as he will .zppw pruld.m: over the Senate. LA FOLLETTE, e bR TEE f WASHINGTON, Nov. 32.—A nov- |€1 role waits John Nance Garner iWwheh he takes up his duties’ as | Vice-President . of thé United Slates, IM t.he role of presiding officer Senate a part far different from 'hL one he played as Speak- er of the House of Representatives last Spring. Then Garner guided jthe House with its 435 members through a seething session. As President of the more sedate Senate the flery Texan will rule "over a body of only 96 men who (are governed by bans on parlia- jmentary ferocity that may make their deliberations seem quite tame to him, Garner and Gen like Theodore Roosevelt Charles Gates Dawes, more dynamic than the conventional Vice-Presidential type. Strife-hardened the one-time cow- boy is reputed to be at his best and happiest in the give-and-take of Congresional combat. |Although he has evinced an ap- parent distaste for puiting on “Iront” and has taken particular pride in being considered one of the “plain people,” the Texan pos- sesses a simple dignity and the capacity to command the atten- tion of legislative bodies. It is believed unlikely that he jwill attempt, as did Vice-President Dawes, to cut much of the so- called red tape of Senate proced- ure. While on occasions he has been as explosive as the brusque Dawes, who flabbergasted the Senate by |the unorthodox manner of presid- ,mg, Garner has shown that he can' a patient conformist. The social duties of the Vice- | Presidency probably will present |the biggest problem for Garner who for years has almost invariab- ly been in bed every night by 9:30. He is a pleasant companion, a good story teller and a capital bridge player but neither he nor Mrs. Garner has gone in for the Washington society that is spelled with a capital S. Garner will be 63, twelve years older than President-elect Roose- velt when he takes over the Vice- Presidency. He abparently Is good health. In recent years he has been more alert to conserve his energy and it may be that he will be content (now to become a quasi-spectator |of the continuous baitle on Cap- itol Hall. Hideout of Slackers | ALAMOGORDO, N. M, Nov. 22 —A hidden cave deep in the fast- ] vMODlFlCATlON IS in | ‘Million-Dollar Opium Shipment in Barrels Found in New Mexico| of black magic. In London there are several temples of black mag- ic where devotees atiempt to raise spirits and invoke the aid of the prince of darkness, ness of the Guadelupe range was| recently revealed to have been a| hideout of draft-evaders during {the World War, { IGUVEHNMENT IS mermg Pvlon Dedicated on November 19, 'GRITICISED BY ~ SENATOR DAVIS ,Declaresj‘l;ion Should Have Prepared for Rdmy Day STRONGLY URGED Stands as Tribute to Air Pioneering Wrig rhts Loaf of Bread Piece of Cheese, Glass of Beer, Holds Homes | CINCINNATI, Ohio, Nov. 22.— | United States Senator James J. Davies, Republican of Pennsylvania today criticised the Federal gov- ernment for nct laying away some- thing for a rainy day in address- {ing the annual convention of the American Federation of Labor. Senator Davis said a wise’ busi- ness place and a wise Government should also plan for a rainy day. Prudence Needed b “If the Government had emulat- ed the ordinary prudence of a great corporation and set aside jeven as small an amount as five percent of the receipts in the last ten years, we should now have something like two and one-half billion dollars ready for immed- iate relief,” sald Senator Davis. Taxes Make Nightmares The Pennsylvania Senator fur~ ther said that taxes are g the' American™ people nightm: and all forms of Government from the villages to the Nation, must fInd new sources of revenue, Give Us Beer Senator Davis urged immediate modification of the Volstead Act “I have never seen a home brok- ¢n up which had on the table a loaf of bread, a piece of cheese, and a glass of beer, and I come from a home of workers,” con- | cluded Senator Davts | FATE OF BREED IN JURY HANDS; ARGUMENT ENDS {Speeches by Grigsby and| Folta Draws Capacity Courtroom Crowd | The fate of Frank Breed, charg- ed with murdering George Dick | at Sitka last June, rested in the bands of a. jury of six each men 4nd women in the local District Court late today. The trial, begun here last Friday, ended late this afternoon after a full day devoted tc arguments by opposing counsel. ‘The courtroom was jammed with spectators at both morning and afternoon sessions, largely to hear the closing arguments made by George B. Grigsby for the defense and George W. TFolta, Assistant United States Attorney. | Not. First Degree Although indicted by the grand jury for first degree murder, the jury cannot return a verdiet for that crime. This was made impos- sible at the conclusion of the Government’s case in chief when Judge Justin W. Harding granted a motion by the defense instruct- ing the jury to find the defendant rot guilty of first degree murder. Three verdicts are posible—guilt of murder in the second degreev The towering granite monum mark the site of the first succesful flight in a power-driven The shaft stands as a tribute to the Wright broth:rs, Orville (lef!) and the late Wilbur (right), who conguered the zir December 17, 1903, nent (above) erected atop Kill D alipla WILLIS NOWELL . FO-RETIRE. FROM A.S.5.00. AGENCY, Pioneer Res—i(‘;—nt Will Re-| main Here to Care for Own Business Willis E. Nowell, Juneau agent of the Alaska Steamship Company, will retire from the position Janu- ary 1, he announced today. Severance of his connection with| the transportation company does| not mean he will move from the city. He has mining holdings in this district and property inter- ests in town. “I shall continue to reside in | Juneau,” he declared. “I shall glve attention to my personal busines: Mr. Nowell is a pioneer resi- dent of the community. He has; been agent here of the Alaska Steamship Company for more than| 20 years. 6OLD BULLION LEAVES NOME BY AIRPLANE i Fifty Thousand Dolla Worth of Yellow Met- al Is Shipped NOME, Alaska, Nov. 22. | | | | bullion valued at $50,000 left here! — Gold yesterday via the Pacific Alaska {Airways mail plane for Fairbanks. | The gold is the last gleanings | from the dredg operations | which are now closed down on account of the cold weather. —ee—— Plants can be grown without soil, experiments in California indicate. Chemicals in water replaces soil components. - Private deposits in banks of Po- (Continued on Page Seven) land are showing a large increase SHANGHAI, Nov. 22.—Shanghai customs men are hard boiled when it comes to seizing shipments of |opium, but even the most blase were astounded at the latest haul. | Over 400,000 ounces were taken,| | | |estimated at more than $1,000,000 in value, Fifty wooden barrels, each weigh- |ing 700 pounds, had been unloaded from a Chinese steamer "arriving | | | house where one brok rrels, which g molasses, he ware- and from Hankow. The were listed as containis ‘had been whecled i a sticky substance Coolies at once r smell and reported to |ties. Examination opium stowed in each tween a top and bo molasses, barrel m layer lerbert H. Lehman, who was here shown congratulating Presiden (Roosevelt seated) more Hotel, in New York City. "ADOLF HITLER BALKED AGAIN | FOR BIG J0B Believed Efforts to Become| Chanceller of Ger- many Frustrated BERLIN, Nov. 22.—Adolf Hitler's Lid for the German Chancellor- ip has been frustrated again, enerally believed, as the con- ltents of Presidenf von Hinden- burg's letter to him leaked out It is understood that President von Hindenburg, responding to it| {dent Kilty Hawk, _ cated November 19. ne o was vernor of New York, is Bilt- elected Go Elect Roosevelt at the KING GEORGE TALKS ABOUT WORLD ISSUES British Pariia—ment Opened Today—War Debts Not Mentioned LONDON, Nov. z.: —King George opened Parliament today with a speecn from the t ne discussing fon the Presi- | t-elect The King war deb He Roosevelt proclaimed broad . cerfain counter proposals advanced ‘ry Hitler, Nazi leader, in connec- !tion with his accepts mandate to form a ne Cabinet, reiterated that gets the position of must have a safe and contin Parliament majority. ———o A weed that produces like the nicotine . of raying fruit trees aga has been discovered in Russi 0US A tobacco poison for nsects ng for the coming policie stressed world economic con- and also the need 'for y farm relief and ald for d in Creat Britain. > Only one in every twency-five of 1,190,030 families in London t+or more members. R baked beans are being in- troduced into London. the have Soviet disarmament | BEER BILL IS “QUIET CERTAIN ASSERTS GARNER Speaker and Vice-Presi- dent-Elect, Believes House Will Act \DODGES ISSUE OF ALCOHOLIC CONTENT |Believes Beverage Tax, Ex- pense Cuts, Will Aid to Balance ‘Budget WASHINGTON, Nov. 22.—Speak- er John N. Garner, Vice-President- ¢lect, said today he believes the “House will pass a beer bill at the coming short session of Congress.” Garner refrained from fcrecast- ing the probable time. The Vice -President - Elect sald that with revenue possible through a beer bill and reductions of gov- ernment expenses it might be pos- sible to secure a balaneed budget without passing other forms of t. tion. Asked what percentage of alco- hol in beer he favored, Speaker Garner said: “it is within the | constitution.” ‘Asked about 275 or 3 per cent, Garner replied: “Somewhere around bhat 'ROOSEVELT GETS ASBIGLEAD AS HOOVER IN 1928 Democrats Ed Republi- cans Almost Exactly as G.O.P. Four Years Ago WASHINGTON, Nov. 22.—The | Associated Press compilation of the | popular vote for President in the llate election shows the Roosevelt iand Hoover vote this year almost |the same as the Hoover and Smith totals of 1928. With a number |ot States incomplete this year's |vote is given as 21,357,000 for | Roosevelt and 15,051,000 for Hoover. In 1928, the total vote was 21,- 392000 for Hoover and 15~ 0 for Smith. This would give evelt a plurality of 6,266,000 as jazainst a plurality of 6276.000 for Hoover against Smith. The 1932 figures will probably be increased |when the totals are all accounted for, and probably give Roosevelt a larger plurality than Hoover got four years ago. The Associated Press tabulation lgives Thomas 616,000 votes, more than one million less than was ex- pected, but 349,000 more than Thomas received in 1928. The largest vote ever cast for the So- cialists was 919,000 for Debs in 1920, which was 303.000 more than was received by Thomas this year. Complete returns will probably increase the votes received by all of the candidates, and: increase the Roosevelt plurality over Hoover. b COCKROACHES Another scientific invention that may interest bugologists is one that measures the temperatures pre- red by cockroaches. It is said |that in dry air these odious crea- tures waste away and die in about four da in a temperature of 86 degrees. Unfortunately this dry air condition seems hard to obtain | around the kitchen sink. \I resident and |President-Elect |{Conferring Today W A S HINGTON, Nov. 22— With his own war debt ideas planned out, President Hoover awaited a visit today from Presiden t -Elect Franklin D. Roesevelt, hoping to evolve a joint scheme for dealing with the international financial ob- ligations. The meeting was scheduled for 4 o'clock this afternoen,