The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, June 8, 1933, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XLIL, NO. 6361. JUNEAU, ALASKA, THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 1933. * MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENT§ MATTERN FORCED DOWN IN SIBERIA e o ____ CRASH AT START OF FLIGHT OVER OCEAN WHEEL DROPS FROM PLANE AT TAKE-OFF Capt. Mollison and Wife Have Accident on Proposed Flight WINGS CRUMPLED; GEAR TORN AWAY Noted Aviators Wreck Ship as Attempting to Leave Ground | | | | [} | LONDON, Jun: 8.—Capt. FOUND DEAD IN CAMPUS HOME =) i | 8an Jose, Cal., police held David A. Lamson, sales manager of the TARIFF POWER IS OVERTHROWN BY PRESIDENT ;Roosevell Abandons One Proposal to Make Ad- journment Possible WANTS CONGRESS OVER BEFORE NEXT MONDAY \Only Two lgi;_Measures Remain but Both Houses Are in Controversy BULLETIN—WASHINGTON, June 8. — President Roosevelt INVESTIGATORS T0 GET POWER | FOR BIG PROBE Two Committees Make Re-| port to Senate for Greater Authority INCOME TAXES TO BE LOOKED INTO Morgan Inquiry Is to Go Deeper to Give Depart- ments Working Basis BULLETIN—WASHINGTON, June 8.—The Senate has pass- J. A. Mollison and wife, Amy Johnson, crashed in their air- Stanford University Press, pending an inquiry into the death of his | wife, Allene, who was found dead with a deep gash in the back of her | head in the bathroom of their home on the university campus. (Asso- has summoned the House Democratic leaders to the plane as they attempted to ciated Press Photos) take off teday on a trams- Atlantic flight to New York City. The accident occurred at the Croydon Airport just after they started to rise from the field at 5:50 a.m. today, or 10:50 p.m. yester- day, Eastern Standard Time. The accident was apparent- ly due to one wheel coming off the undercarriage as the Mollisons sped down the field | to take off on the flight. | 4 Nothing to Say NEW YORK, June 8—A sweep- 1 ing stock market advance encoun- Aghast at their misfortune at- x 2 - tending the beginning of their ad-|lered some resistence today. Mod- " |erate reactions found sizeable or- venture planned for weeks, neither ders and many issues again touched of the Mollisons had a word to say., = i A indars | eatimatia’ the |a new high for the past year or piane; be repaired in about MINE STOCK AT HIGH POINT, 23 ‘Sweeping Advances Are i Also Recorded by Other Issues—Trade Feverish two! ToTe with final gains ranging from |fractions to three or more points. Trade was at a feverish pace dur- i entire session. ; Both right wings crumpled and, "¢ fhc ._‘n y ‘: S_S i Y the lower left wing was broken. | Today's turnovs 6:506,000 Both propellors curled up and Shares. kae ahl) the landing gear was torn away.| Mining and metal stocks exhib- The nose of the plane was also ited renewed strength and some dented | industrials moved up substantially. From New York the two fliers| Orains and cotton sagged. i Rail equities were inclined to expected to fly to Bagdad, then 3 back to London. (lag. Chicago and Northwestern The Mollisons will probably wait dropped around four points but re until the next full moon before Sained most of the loss. they make another attempt to span Four Point Gain the Atlantic. Allied Chemical came back for OF WINE WILL | BRING BIG TAX Gains of one to three or more Prohibition A dministrator points included Dome Mines, Mc- Intyre and Porcupine, Alaska Ju- Testifies in Support of Lea Bill neau, United States Smelting,’' United States Steel and Interna- tional Nickel. Stocks up fractionally to about |one point included American Tele- WASHINGTON, June 8—Major A. V. Dalrymple, Prohibition Ad- i > ministrator, told the House Ways Stock today is 23, American Can and Means Committee that al- 92% American Power and Light though he is unalterably opposedlw"r“h Anaconda 17%, Armour B 4%, n weeks. Is Cracked Scme was CLOSING PRICES TODAY NEW YORK, June 8— Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine phone and Telegraph, American | Tobacco B, Liggett and Myers B, |Sears, Case, Anaconda, Ward, Am- jerican Radiator and United Cor- poration. to the repeal of the Eighteenth Bethlehem Steel 30%, Calumet and Amendment, legalization of natur-|Hecla 8%, Chrysler 24%, Conti- ally fermented wines will increase Dental Oil 13%, Fox Films 4%, the respect for the law and brjng‘General Motors 27%, lntefnatmml needed revenues into the Treasury. Harvester 38, Kennecott 207, Pack- The' Major testified 'in support/ard Motors 6%, Standard l}rdr)ds of the Lea bill which will legalize' 24, United States Steel 55, Timken wines of 11 to 14 per cent nlcohol:ROller 26%, Curtiss-Wright 3% by volume. He said he believed' g -y g a tax on wines will bring up to | $100,000,000 annually to the Gov- | ernment. i American Beer Trickle ! IN GERMANY Shocks Paris Vintners, BerLIN, sun: s— A general moratorium has been declared on PARIS, June 8—French liquor|credits to Germany originating be- ealers who have been hoping coifcre the German bank ecrisis in flood the United States, have hadJuly, 1931. the shock of seeing the trickle start e Sk e | Junior Administrator Instead of sending wines across| the Atlantic, Paris has had a| Of Pribilofs Is Named chance to try the new American 3.2 per cent beer. Owners of American; SEATTLE, June 8.—The appoint- bars imported the new brew ror!ment of T. H. Erickson, of Seattle, the benefit of American customers, as junior Administrator of the who wanted to know how it f.asted,;Pribilor Islands, with offices here, — - ——— \was announced yesterday. . A total of 215 high schools were H. Christoifers retains his post represented in triangular debates as Administrator. He sails for the sponsored this season by the Uni- islands on the Penguin next Sat- versity of North Carelina. urday. ed the resolution empowering the Senate Investigating Com- mittee to go into the individual | OVERCOME BY | FUMES OF GAS |Leaking Pipe Line Causes | Solo Aviator to De- ‘ scend Quickly ALMOST UNCONSCIOUS WHEN PLANE LANDED Repairs toE Made and Flight Continued— Record Dimmed | MOSCOW, June 8.—(Copy- right by the Associated Press)—Gasoline fumes from GIRL RETURNED FOR BIG RANSOM H.IER NEAR'.Y Miss Mary McElroy (left), 25-year-ol: a leaking gasoline pipe line, ALASKA JUNEAUJUNEAUIS TO | HAVE BREWERY; LOCAL CAPITAL Incorporation Is Perfected Today—~-Plans Are An- nounced by Three Men The Mt. Juneau Brewing Com- pany was incorporated today by three local property owners and business men, G. E. Krause, John Green, and Oscar Harri. The company was incorporated for $65,000, according to Mr. Krause ( and $22,000 has already been pledg- ed locally. The s of the brewery will be the present A. 3. Building., About $5,000 is to be spent on remodel- ling the building, according to Mr. Krause, and the brewery should be operating within two months. Plans Approved During Mr. Krause's recent trip south he took with him plans which passed the approval of the Federal Supervisor of Permits, in Scattle. All details as to placing of the various equipment, accord- ing to government regulatios was worked out with the assistance of Erwin L. Weber, industrial engi- neer, and recognized authority on brewery construction. ztome Beer Arrangements and options have been made for all equipment ne- cessary for the making of Mt. Ju- neau beer, and will be shipped upon instructions, according to Mr. Krause. Fifty barrels a day is the maxi~ mum capacity for the plant as now designed, and according to statis- ties this should be ample for the territory it will serve, as stocks are built up to take care of the peak seasons, during the more slack times, CABINET IN SPAIN QUITS MADRID, June 8.—The Govern- ment, headed by Premier Azana, has resigned after President Za- mora refused to concede requests for changes in the Ministry posts. e MRS. TED DOOGAN TO UNDERGO OPERATION free milling ore, said to avera Mrs. Ted Doogan, of Douglas, entered St. Ann's Hospital last evening and will undergo an op- eration tomorrow morning. Plane Hits 'Tension Wire, Crashes; 2 Killed OCEANSIDE, Cal, June 8. —Lieut. Jack Richardson, aged 36, and Chief Machinist Mate F. C. Glazener, aged 40, of ‘the . scouting squadron No. 2, from ! the Naval Air Station. at San | Diego, were killed at an emerg- ency landing field here. The plane struck tension wires and crashed while a landing was being attempted. White House for on the veterans’' economy pro- gram. He is prepared to tell the group the limits he will go in liberalizing regulations. WASHINGTON, June 8—Presi- det Roosevelt today threw over- board his plan to ask for tariff | reduction authority in order to obtain, if possible, adjournment of | Congress on June 10, next Sat~ urday. The new move to get the extrag session over before the opening of /the world economic conference in London next Monday was put be- fore Congressional leaders today while the two Houses of Congress| were in a seething controversy over the veterans’ economy and indus- trial legislation, now the only big measures remaining for disposal Promise Is Given The Capitol pilots promised to do their utmost to make adjourn- ment possible by Saturday al- though they admitted it looked doubtful and would only be accom- plished by a dint of hard work. Adjournment is not thought to be possible before early next week. however. Support for Vets Many House members cling to i\support for increases for veterans which the Senate voted for in the independent offices appropriation The President says the bill will wreck his economy program as the increases will require more taxes to balance the budget. Others are hopeful a compromise will come to take the place of the Senate’s amendment,. —_————————— ORE STRIKE IS REPORTED NEAR CORDOVA Large Chute Found on roperty of Bremner Mining Co. a showdown CORDOVA, Alaska, June ‘After two years development we ithe Bremner Mining Company 1ports striking a large ore chuix |a depth of 200 feet which insurs ‘operation of the property on an |extensive scale. | A tunnel has been driven acr {the vein. The ledge is repor 118 to 24 inches wide containin income tax returns of Morgan’s partners. (right), city manager of Kansas WASHINGTON, June 8. — The Senate committees acted swiftly| hands of kidnapers after her father had contacted two abductors and | in the air, | paid a ransom of $30,000. News of the kidnaping was withheld until | the girl's safety was assured. (Associated Press Photos) d daughter of H. F. McElroy Mo., was returned from the Which almost overcame him forced Jimmy Mat- ltern. American solo flier, to City, | yesterday to assure examinations of Morgan's partners on personal| income taxes. In quick succession the Banking Committee and Audii Committee approved of the resolution permit- ting the investigators to get at the facts which “will enable the De- partment of Justice and Internal Revenue Bureau to proceed as may| be required.” The Senate is expected to ap-| prove of the resolution. { Queén of Roses | PROBE CONTINUES WASHINGTON, June 8.—After the Senate extended authority of Its committee probing Morgan and Company for examination of stock transactions by which the Morgan | partners reduced their income tax- es, the Van Sweringen transactions | Long Term—fimning Sys- tem to Be Reported i 3 | by Committee [ | | d 1$100 a ton. | ;President’s Son His Wife LOS ANGELES, Cal, June ¢ |Mrs. Pranklin D. Roosevelt ;nrrived here by plane last Tues inight, has left unexpectedl (New York after announcement \her son, Elliott, whom she to visit, that he will establisi | residence in Nevada to perm! | wife, Elizabeth, to obtain a d on the grounds of incompa The President’s son sepa vn'om his wife during the past i They have one child, o a4 for} DY | me| his. to Secure Divorce, | | | came in for further investigation. It was revealed that a special cor-| poration device was used in some of the Van Sweringen railroad op- ment, A : g | One of the Van Sweringen broth- 7 ers said at one time liability for the tax was removed on $13,000,000 | Jean Stevenson, brown-eyed brun- | Portiand, Gre, roi that proved terrifically destructive. | 5‘;;' a(A.m‘Lie; P Evidence was presented showing | that the Van Sweringen paper prof-| P4y its were $32,000,000 in forming the Alleghany Corporation in 1929. 1‘ | | [ To Battle BAGK TO WORK | D i | In Future | ‘Strike on Seattle Dailies [s Ended — Printers Back on Jobs WASHINGTON, June 8—Secre-!cept the publishers' terms, the tary of Commerce Roper announc-| members of Seattle’s International ed today that the Depnrtment’s"rypographicu Union went back to Advisory Committee on major in- work today on the city's three term planning against recurring The members of the union will depressions and this will be put in receive $7.75 for seven hours work operation shortly. |in the daytime and $8.20 for seven The movement has received def- hours work at might and work six nationally known business men. | Foremen are also given authority PR e | to select “subs” when the regular NEW ORLEANS—One of the men take their day off. It was largest pecan orchards in south,stated that “subs’ often failed to ies of the city of New Orleans. It| The printers previously worked is located on a plantation below|five days a week and this has been the immigration station and con-|in vogue for the past two years. tains 2,500 trees in good cun(iman.l ——————— RALEIGH, N. C, June 8— A When young Roosevelt came summer school in cotton classes ‘West, his wife and child did not has been conducted at North Caro- S years. Attendance has included men | PHILADELPHIA, Penn., June 8. from cotton-growing states in the —Neither Mrs. Elliott Roosevelt or south and from Japan, China, Ger- | her parents would comment on the many, Belgium, England, Egypt Roosevelt 15 the daughter of Will-| Tt T iam H. Donner, of Villianova, near, One-fourth of all fires in Cin- here. He is a millionaire and cinnati last year were caused by former steel man. She is living careless smokers, the underwriters’ erations to escape the tax pay- 1 by special business improvemenbs'et“' was selocted Glisan of th | | i i | | | SEATTLE, Suue o.—Voting to ac- dustrialists will introduce a long daily newspapers. inite endorsement from a group of days a week. Louisiana lies within the boundar-'come up to the standards required to Allow | I ~ accompany him. |lina State college for the past 12 Los Angeles announcement. Mrs. and South Africa. now with her parents. salvage corps reports. OF FISHERIES ;By Overwhelming Vote | Jones put the question. A volume {of ayes greeted it, and four noes| ...q flight are dimmed but tha { administration l !suddenly land yesterday at Propkopiecsk, Siberia. Mattern told the Associat- ed Press, over a telephone line from Belovo, a workers’ settlement, that he was sick from the fumes and could not hold food on his stomach. “l expect to get off for Krasnoyarsk in" five or ten hours,” phoned Mattern. Discusses Leak “I was four hours out from Omsk, about 600 miles, when I discovered a leak in the gasoline pipe line. “I was "almost unconscious when I brought the plane down and in this I broke the stabilizer. CHAMBER BACKS LOCAL CONTROL Adopts Motion Endorsing Dimond’s Measure By an overwhelming viva voce vote, the Chamber of Commerce today adopted a motion by J. J. Connors endorsing the bill, now pending before Congress, of Dele- gate Dimond to bring the control of the Alaska fisheries to the Ter- ritory, transferring the right to regulate the fisheries from Con- “T am s gress to the Alaska Legislature. going to take off, Every available seat in the lunch- | after temporary repairs, and eon room of Bailey’s Cafe was oc-|run into Krasnoyarsk.” cupied when President John W. Hopes Gone Mattern's hopes for a record n:;‘ L:‘c‘t’:;fld 0:5 a”:ma“ly OPPOSI-| flier jg not discouraged and hopes 4 ar MEasure| ¢, make a whirlwind finish to relating to game and fur-bearers| ¢ flight. " - his log book sala In regard ta the fisheries vote was reached. time, Mattern replied: Is Supported by Many “Hell, I've lost all track of time, Practically every member of the|I believe, however, I landed about Chamber who spoke today defend-|an hour after passing over Novosi- ed the measure and acclaimed the|birsk.” principle of home rule involved. Was Groggy S. Hellenthal, former Delegate| Mattern said he climbed out of James Wickersham, Henry Roden,|the plane himself but he was so J. J. Connors, J. P. Anderson and |8roggy he could hardly stand. He Senator Allen Shattuck were amongy Was taken to a nearby hous? the speakers. None of them, ex-|where an attempt was made to put cept Mr. Shattuck, had any doubt|him to bed.” He sat down for a as to the ability, financial or other-|few minutes and then went back wise, to administer the fisheries|to his plane. industry and regulate it. Senator| Mattern said he could not keep Shattuck did express doubt as to|down anything he eats but “as its financial ability to do so, al-|soon as I get these fumes out of though voicing. his adherence|my system I'll be all right.” through 35 years of residence to the home rule doctrine of Govern- ment, including control of local] NEW YORK, June 8—Jimmy resources, Mattern, who has been forced He cited from personal experi-{down on his flight at Belovo, Si- ence difficulties encountered by the| beria, because of a broken gas line, Legislature in finding adequate|ls 127 hours out of New York, far funds for the support of functions|behind the Post-Gatty record time now performed by the Territory.|for the same hours. He said he could see no source| Post and Gatty were at Khab- of revenue for funds for fisheries|arovsk, more than 2000 miles control except additional taxation|farther east than where Mattern is on the industry itself or upon other|Wwaiting recovery from sickness industries and private individuals.j from fumes, to continue his flighi, He suggested, however, that the Chamber endorse the bill but with BEHIND RECORD TIME |a reservation that the Delegate ve|Kreuger Prosecutor Asks requested to amend it to require that Congress provide at least part of the money to deftay costs of This suggestion was ignored by the Chamber, and Sen- ator Shattuck voted with the ma- jority to endorse the measure. Right of Contrel Mr. Hellenthal opened the dis- cussion by defending the right of Alaskans to control their resources. In the past 25 years, during his residence here, he said, the right of the Territory to control the fisheries has been one of its major contentions. “I believe it ought to have that . - right, and that is all this bill seeks| Marietta founded in 1794, was the to do, to give Alaskans the right|first permanent settlement of white (Continued on Page Two) persons in Ohio. New Swedish Fraud Law STOCKHOLM, June 8—Clarifi- cation of Swedish law regarding bankruptcy and fraudulent book- keeping has been asked by K. G. Sandstrom, the prosecutor of the investigation of the affairs of the late Ivar Kreuger, “match king.” Under present conditions, Sand- strom says, it is possible for an in- dividual to defraud thousands of persons of large sums and go un- punished while one who defrauds a definite persons of a definite amount is severely penalized.