The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 31, 1933, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS VOL. XLIL, NO. 6354, ALL THE TIME” 11 LINED AGAINST WALL, MASSACRED | FOUR GUNMEN PUT VICTIMS ON SPOT, FRE Ten Men and_F ifteen-Year- Old Boy Face Murder Squad, New York KILLERS MAKE ESCAPE; POLICE HAVE NO CLUES Escort of Former Congress- man’s Niece Shot in Mouth and Killed NEW YORI\ May .ll.-— Four gunmen, employing the' same tactics as in the St. Valentine Day massacre sev- eral years ago in Chicago, lined 10 men and a 15-year- old boy against the wall of a cafe last night and poured a pistel volley of shots into! them and then fled while the East Side nelgllborllood screamed in panic. A boy’s curiosity put him before the murder squad. He was standing outside the cafe when the killers entered and peered through the wmdow. 110 S )hvl(&u in EAIlA ai,\l!u up with the others. The police are seeking a mone for the shooting but have been' unable to uncover anything. Protests Cause Death Earlier in the evening, Charles Mehling, aged 25 years, sitting in an automobile with Miss Marion w | | | | | | | | | |Armisn'r0 Is |Reported, ]\orlh China SHANGHAL May 31.—A for- mal armistice in the North China warfare has been signed by military represcntatives of China and Japan. HOLZHEIMER 1S 'NOMINATED FOR DIST, ATTORNEY President Roosevelt Sub- | mits Ketchikan Man'’s ‘ Name to Senate President Roosevelt today nom- inated Judge Willlam A. Holzheim- er of Ketchikan to be United States § District Attorney for the First Judicial Division of Alaska, accord- ing to an Associated Press dispatch receivéd by The Empire. The nom- ination was submitted to the Sen- ate this afternoon. i National Committeeman J. J.; ' Connors expressed his pleasure at| this action when he was mforde’ of it by The Empire. “That's |fine,” he said, adding: “More nom- inations can be expected at any (time now.” Judge Holzheimer was endorsed by the Democratic Committee for| 'the First Division, the Territoriall Committee, Mr. Connors and Dele- ga.tz- Dimond, and his application| o Ao oviL of 2k -Hgtisel) Committee. It is understood there| iwas no opposition from any source. The Ketchikan attorney was named Federal District Judge ‘thc Second Division in the Wilson| | Administration and served there| several ,years. After the appoini- ment of Judge G. J. Lomen by, President Harding, Judge Holz- O'Malley, neice of the late Con-' heimer returned to Southeast Al-} gressman Matthew V. O'Malley, of aska with his family and has made Titan of Finance Reveals Se('rets of Prwate Bank at Inqlury A Senate inquiry into the affairs of J. P. Morgan and Company, Jarge financial institution, brought out the information its heads had paid no income tax for two years and that prominent personage nand Pecora, ccunsel for the taken in the commlflec room while the banker was q|c||v glving his testimony. Dlmond’s Bill for Loc;ll z Control of F isheries to Delegate Dimond’s measure for eries, debated last week before the Chamber of Commerce, is slated to come up again before that organi-| zation tomorrow for final action. A similar measure covering game and fur-bearing animals is also on tomorrow’s calendar. Brooklyn, was shot in the mouth his home in Ketchikan since that; and killed as he objected to the Janguage used by two robbers who had taken Miss O'Malley’s purse. They tossed Mehling’s body out of the car and then did the same thing to Miss O'Malley, and drove away in the car. Shots Pcur Cut In the cafe shooting, one of the, gunmen said, as he lined the men against the wall: “Now you rats —how do you like that” and then the volley of pistol shots rang out. Charles “Buster” Dominico was shot dead. Five of those lined against the wall were not struck by bullets. WIFE FOUND SLAIN, MATE 1S IN JAIL Stanford UnTersity Man Is Held Pending Investigation SAN JOSE, Cal, May 31.—David Lamson, sales manager of the Stan- ford University Press, is held in jail pending further investigation into the death of his wife, the attractive Executive Secretary of the University Y. W. C. A. No charge has been placed against Lamson who is suffering from the shock and is in a semi- hysterical condition. Mrs. Lamson’s body was discov-| ered in a bathroom of the couple’s home, head crushed as the result of a terrific blow. Lamson was working in the yard for several hours and chatting in the meantime with a neighbor. Lamson of his house escorting prospective summer tenants through it. A mo- ment later he ran to the front door crying his wife had been murdered. ————— Sue Carol and Nick Siuart to Separate LOS ANGELES, Cal, Sue Carol and Nick Stuart, stage and screen stars, have announced entered the rear door; May 31—| time. He was City Clerk there for several years, but was not an ap- ‘plicant this year as his appoint- ment to Federal office was vir- tually assured. There are now two Alaska ap- pointments pending in the Senate. Mr. Connors was nominated last week to be Collector of Customs| and his confirmation is expected within a few days. No delay is expected to be encountered in the confirmation of Judge Holzheimer. |Rear Admiral Leahy | Nominated Today for Chief Navy Bureau [ S | WASHINGTON, May 31.—Presi- | dent Roosevelt has nominated {Rear Admiral W. D. Leahy to be !cmer of the Navy Bureau -of {Navigation. DUCKING AND LOSS OF TROUT FAILS TO SPOIL GOOD OUTING Steve Ward may have to change | his fishing habits, and fish seated {in skiffs instead of standing if he 'wants to go after trout with Dr. W. W. Council in the future. At fleast, it is due to his insistance on standing, that the skiff in which they were going down the stream out of Moose Lake turned ,over, according to Dr. Council. | Though they got a good ducking, the matter which is worrying Dr. Council is the loss of a boat full| >or beautiful trout. Dr. Council and Mr. Ward were |with a party whieh spent Memorial| Day fishing at Taku with abund- ant success. The total catch for | the afternoon was over a hundred| | and fifty trout according to mem- | Taku on the motor boat Betty Ross as guests of R. B. Mclver. Others in the party were Dallas Weyand, Joe Lynch, L. E. Tucker 'and Louis Kann. B Cure for Tramps PARIS, May 31. — Beggars and |tramps in France are being put| to work in penal colonies. Several' murders in gypsy colonies per-| suaded Parliament to authorize the| pollce to round up vagabonds. Onlyi bers of the group, which went to| Several members have signified their desire to address the general| meeting tomorrow regarding this pending legislation, and in order that all may be heard the Execu-' tive Board, agreed today that the talks should be limited to five min- utes for each speaker. Cliambes by the Territorial Legislature there- in}local administration of Alaska fish-| of in the manner hereinafter pro- vided: Provided, however, That the authority and jurisdiction hereby conferred upon the Territory of Alaska shall not extend to the fur- seal or sea-otter fisheries, nor to the superision and control of the | Pribilof Islands, including the {islands of Saint Paul and Saint | George, Walrus and Otter Islands, and Sea Lion Rock, in Alaska, but | that such authority and jurisdic- tion over the said fur-seal and sea otter fisheries, and supervision and control of the said Pribilof Island shall remain in the Department of Commeace as heretofore. Invited guests tomorrow will in-, clude Capt. H. D. Hinckley, Com- mandant of the Northwest Division of the United States Coast Guard, who will arrive here tonight aboard the cutter Haida, Capt. Michael Ryan of that vessel, James Phelan, football mentor at the University of Washington, and Eiler Hansen, recently appointed Superintendent of the Pioneers’ Home, Text of Bill The text of the fisheries control measure follows in full: “A BILL “Transferring the )urisdiction, sup- ervision, administration and con- trol over the salmon and other fisheries of Alaska, except the fur-seal and sea-otter fisheries, from the Department of Com- merce to the Territory of Alaska, and for other purposes. “Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States in Congress as- sembled. That all laws with refer- ence to the fisheries of Alaska now in force in the said Territory shall continue in full force and effect until altered, amended, or repealed by Congress or by the Legislature of the Territory of Al- aska; that the legislative power conferred upon the legislative as- sembly of the Territory of Alaska by the Act of Congress entitled, ‘An Act to create a legislative as- sembly in the Territory of Alaska, to confer legislative power thereon, and for other purpose,’ approved August 24, 1912, be, and the same | hereby is, extended to include any legislation pertaining to the afore- said fisheries of Alaska, and that any limitation upon the legislative power of the said Legislature of | the Territory of Alaska with refer- ence to the said fisheries con- tained in said Act is hereby ex- pressly repealed. Seal Fisheries Excluded “Sec. 2. That the supervision, adm imistration, and control over the salmon and other fisheries of Alaska,"heretofore and now vested in the Department of Commerce be, and they hereby are, their separation because of clashes invnhds and persons 70 years old transferred to and vested in the of temperament, are exempt from the work order, Territory of Alaska, to be exercised jurisdiction,' “Sec. 3. That any iaw passed by the Territorial Legislature with re- ference to the protection and con- servation of the fisheries of Al- aska, other than with reference to the administration thereof, shall become effective at the time and in the manner provided by law. Legislature Must Approve “Sec. 4. That the administrative { authority hereby vested in the Ter- ritory of Alaska over the aforesai | fisheries of Alaska shall not be- ! come effective until "ture of the said Territory shall, at any regular or extra session, ac- cept the jurisdiction of the admin- istrative and regulatory functior over the fisheries of Alaska herc-| by transferred to and vested the Territory of Alaska, and sha. make provision by law for the ad ministration and regulation there- of, as well as provision for de- fraying the necessary expenses o such administration, regulatior protection, and conservation ¢ such fisheries. “Upon the passage of the leg lation in this section provided ! by the Territorial Legislatur shall be the duty of the Gov of the Territory of Alaska to fort! with notify the Secretary of Con merce thereof, and the Secret: of Commerce shall thereupon range with the Gavernor of Alaska to transfer the administration the said fisheries, and the prope: hereinafter described, to (Continued on Page Seven) i W ! the Legisla- ; ar- pri including Government officials, were on a privileged list permitted to buy stock under the current market quotations. Senate Committee; Thomas W. Lament, Mergan partner; (Ast 'REVELATIUNS GONTINUE IN MORGAN PROBE Fabulous Ploflts Shown Up — Third List of Favorites Learned WASHINGTON, May 21—New tales of fabulous profits of famous persons favored w unwound in the investigation of the House of Morgan when the hearing reopen- ed after recessing late last week. A third list of persons allowed by the Morgans to make inside purchases of stock, was also re- vealed. George Whitney, partner of Morgan, defended the practice as one “to distribute the risk of underwriting.” Hoover’s Name This third list included the names f John W. Davis, counsel and mer presidential candidate; Col. Charles Lindbergh, Secretary of Treasury 'Woodin, Senator McAdoo, Gen. John J. Pershing, Norman Davis, J. J. Raskob and other in- \ding Edward Rickard, New York mining engineer, whom question- s tried to connect with Herbert Hoover, but Whitney did not give irther identification. Enormous Profits Stocks sold on this list for $40 ) $47 cost Morgan and Company The Senate Committee has ap-: yoved of the program produced at extensive session by Counsel Pecora for continuation of the nvestigation. COPPER PRIGE "UP, NEW HIGH NEW YORK, May 31.—Copper ld on the domestic market today 7% cents a pound, the highest ce in about one year, and a rise of one-fourth of a cent since Mon- Most producers are reluctant to ell at the price today and ut of the market. Senator Bone A sks House of Morgan to Do Patriotic Duty; Exchange Gold B ondsTheyHold ‘WASHINGTON, May 31.—Uni States Senator Homer T. Bone the state of Washington, called upon the J. P. Morgan and Com- pany, from the Senate floor lui¢ yesterday afternoon, to exchange its government bonds for new ob- ligations bearing a lower rate « nt eresc, as a patriotic duty Senator Bone asserted the ment ‘owed $240,000,000 to House of Morgan last winter. Senator Bone called upon the bankers to “share in sacrifices w must all make if this Republic is to be preserved.” J. P. Morgan, John W. Davis, Morgan attorney. ted Press Photos) Left to right: Ferdi- At the right is a general view I'leven Escaped Convlcts Free Warden, Held as Hostage,W hen LANSING, Kansas, May 31— Warden Kirk Prather late last {night telephoned the State Prison |here that he and two guards, taken |as hostages by eleven escaping con- victs, had been released unharmed 15 miles southwest of Welch, Ok- flight, have been released and are safe at Pleasanton. Miss Louise Wood, one of the hostages, said five of the convicts released her from a car Pleasanton last night and she went to a farm house and called the He Buys Them Bottle of Liquor, near, | aplece and brought in $8,500,000. | were | the | lahoma, The warden said the convicts, who tied a wire around his neck, held him captive until he obtained a bottle of whiskey to warm them up. He said he believed otherwise he would never have been released alive. The warden said six plotters told him how they obtained firearms and released the other convicts. HAD WOMEN LANSING, May 31.—The eleven desperate convicts are still at large but three women hostages taken HOSTAGES the men commanded in their sheriff. She said the convicts did not harm them. One Hostage An Invalid FIVE AMERICANS NOW ON WAY T0 BIG CONFERENGE Secretary of State, Four Others, Leave Wash- ington for Eu rope FINAL INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN BY ROOSEVELT 6l b Cut Speeches Short Get Fast Action on World Program WASHINGTON, May 31.— The American delegation to the London economic confer- ence left today for New York to embark for Europe. The delegation includes Secretary of State Cordell Hull, James M. Cox of Ohio, former candidate for Presi- dent; Senator Key Pittman of Nevada, Representative Sam D. McReynolds of Ten- nessee, and Ralph Morrison {of San Antonio, Texas. The members of ‘the dele- igation were told by President | Roosevelt to get fast action, cut speeches. short and im- mediately set out to translate into accomplishment the Chief ixecutive’s bold bit for world concord, stabilization of cur- Irencies, lower tariff barriers, | higher prices, more trade, employment and business. War debts were left behind as President Roosevelt is ex- | | | | | with them in a motor car which| Mrs. M. J. Wood, mother of Louise and an invalid, remained at the farm house while Miss Wood and Miss Cloris Wears, the girl's| chum went to town and communi-j cated with the sheriff and her father in Kansas City, Kansas. The convicts kidnaped the war- den during a prison baseball game and escaped with the guards, using them as protection against me’ls GUING Tu BE guards on the prison wall. The!‘ | ] wall guards were unable f to fire| | as they feared they would shoot (the warden and the guard host- ages. pected to deal with this deli- cate subject personally. e ko Phend u Man SITKA BUSINESS MAN APPOINTED SEC'Y OF BOARD John'B. McGralh to Suc- ceed DeArmond on Board of Trustees of Home John B. McGratl,, ptoneer of Sit- ka and one of the prominent bus! ness men of that town, has been selected as member of the Board of Trustees of the Pioneers Home | and Secretary of the Board, it was announced today by Gov. John W. Troy. The appointment will be effective June 15, the same date that Eiler Hansen succeeds Theo. Kettleson as Superintendent of the Home Mr. McGrath will take of R. W. DeArmond, Secretary of the Board for the past 12 years. He is well known througho | Southeast Alaska and is a lifelong Democrat. His residence in has given him a familiarity with the Home and its functions that will make him a valuable member of the Board, Gov. Troy said. Mr. McGrath has advised the Go nor he will accept the appointment - — TERRITORIAL TAX COLLECTOR ' LEAVES ON HIS ANNUAL TRIP Territorial Tax Collector E. M |Polley left on the Yukon on his nnual trip to the westward, go- ing to Bristol Bay and other sec- " | revealed to the place | Sitka | - {the orial Address by Am- bassador Bingham HYDER BACK OF SITKA AS SITE FOR NEW HOME ,Chamber of Commerce There Opposed to Selec- | tion of Any Other Place | | | | LONDON, Mav 21.—The Roose- velt Administration’s intention of being a “good neighbor” as ex- | bressed by United States Ambassa~ dor Robert W. Bingham in & Mem- orial Day address, was today hailed as presaging a new era ‘n Anglo- American cooperation and predict- lng that the United Staies isolation is over. General Approval Warm approval of the sentiment is expressed by the daily news- Hyder, through its Chamber Or\papers today, one saying it was ‘Lommerce has enlisted in support|an encouraging augury for the and has adopted a reso- | world economic conference. lof Sitka lution declaring it the logical placc> Stronger Union Ambassador Bingham said: " |for the Pioneers ; | | e Ploneers Home. This Was |y eve civilization that we have / when a copy of the known and enjoyed cannot exist received by Gov. much longer unless the burdens which oppress mankind are lifted soon “The foundation of hope for the world lies in wholehearted con- certed action between Great Bri- tain and the British common- resoiution the Hyder|wealths and the United States. Chamb id in part That the There is no prospect for such te of the present Pioneers’ Home action unless there is mutual con- lat Sitka possesses greater advan- fidence in the motives and pur- [tages as a location for the Pro-!poses both Jeople have attained.” iposed new Home than any other| .3, s g to be found in Alaska, judged from ' standpoints of location, en- lmh A“ H“ by vironment climatic favor, econ- | : Bonus Cut in U. S. jomy in construction costs and coszs‘ of maintenance, and the comfort and well-being of its inmates; that' DUBLIN, May 31—More than this Chamber believes further that 1,300 Free Staters, veterans or rela- such is the well settled conviction tives of Irishmen who fought un- of the greater number of the peo- der the stars and stripes in the ple of Alaska, and it is therefore civil or Spanish-American wars, opposed to the selection of any the Boxer uprising of the World other place in Alaska as a place War, are affected by the American of location for such new Pioneers’ economy program in wor bonuses AJ{«:me," and pensions. | [ i 1 | | resolution {John W. Troy. ; Petersburg recently aetion, and it is understood that sentiment in Ketchikan is strong- ly for Sitka In its was took similar