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THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XLIL, NO. 6422. : JUNEAU, ALASKA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 19, 1933. “MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTY U.S. GOLD CAN BE SHIPPED INT0 CANADA -ALEXANDER ON BENCH AND KAS ~ FIRST HEARING * LeFevre Admis!ers QOath| of Office—Judge Be- gins Work at Once In the presence of the members of the Juneau Bar Association, Court and other Federal and Ter- ritorial officials, George F. Alex- ander, for many years & prominent attorney of Portland, Ore, and active in Democratic political af- fairs in that State for a long time,! was inducted into office at 10 am.! today as United States District Judge of the First Division, suc- ceeding Judge Justin W. Harding who has occupied that office for the past four and one-half years. The oath of office was administ- ered by Judge H. B. LeFevre, Presi- dent of the Juneau Bar Associa- tion, former United States Com- missioner here, and pioneer lawyer | of this city. As soon as he had| " affixed his signature to the oath) and other documents of office, the | new jurist went to work. | His first judicial action was to} set free George S. Hall, 72-year-old truck gardener of Haines on a writ of habeas corpus, who was brought here early this week to serve a “three-month jail sentence imposed | by United States Commissioner E. E. Zimmer of the Lynn Canal com- munity Hall was arrested on August 11 on a warrant issued by Judge Zim- mer, tried before him without a| jury and convicted of destruction | of personal property, for the al- leged shooting of four cows. He| was tried under section 1935 of the Alaska code which fixes LhE‘ maximum penalty at two years in| a Federal Penitentiary; thus mak- ing felonious crimes committed | under it. Attorney Frank H. Foster, petitioned on behalf of Hall for| the writ, pointed out that the| Commissioner was without author- ity in law to try cases and pass sentences under such circumstances, and declared that his client was being unlawfully held in jail. The | motion for the writ was not re- sisted by United States Attorney W. A. Holzheimer who said the pe- | ' tition was proper and recommended | the writ be granted. He said he was not familiar with the facts| regarding the alleged act imputed | to Hall but that the matter would be investigated. Judge Alexander immediately| granted the petition and issued the | writ, directing that Hall be released | from custody immediately. He will be returned to Haines by the Gov-! ernment. Judge Alexander was the honor; guest of the Bar Association today at its regular weekly meeting at| Bailey's Cafe. It was attended by every member who was in town. | — e STEEL INDUSTRY CODE DRAWN UP, NIGHT SESSION Announcement Made Plan Will Be Effective for 90-Day Period WASHINGTON, Aug. 19. — The steel industry code, shaped last night and agreeable to President Roosevelt, will extend for a per- jod of ninety days. The maximum per employee is 48 hours and al six day week. Minimum wages| were fixed at 40 cents an hour. The operators previously agreed to abandon the company union idea. The code permits of collec- tive bargaining. | | who . Machines Oust Blowers In French Bottle Work PARIS, Aug. 19.—The plight of French glass blowers, who puff- ingly complain they are losing out in the competition . against ma- chines in bottle factories, has been laid before Parliament by Francois Albert, labor minister. Revealing that a way is being sought to aid financially all work- ers who are victims of “technical Woerth, Texas, are honeymocning pictured after they returned from Elliott Roosevelt, son of President and Mrs. Franklin D. Roose- velt, and his bride, the former Ruth Josephine Googins of Fort in Santa Monica, Cal. They are a spin along the ccean highway. Sleeping Sickness Prevails| Epidemic, A_pp arently Checked in St. Louss, Breaks Out Again ST. LOUIS, Mo, Aug. 19.—An epidemic of sleeping sickness, ap- parently ‘checked two days ago, has taken a turn for the worse. Since July 30, nine persons have died and 100 have been hospital- ized. Three victims passed away yes- terday. Seventeen new cases have, been reported during the past 24 hours. | | PICKETING | IS STOPPED Miners Call Off Men Until Monday on Request of Governor MAHONEY CITY, Penn, Aug., 19.—Responding to a telegram sent, here by Gov. Gifford Binchot, the unemployed anthracite miners have, agreed to discontinue picketing un-| til next Monday. Although a truce! has been declared, collieries are not operating to near full capacity‘; and this week has been one of| general unrest among the miners. | Butcher Bird in Arkansas Kills Meat then Cures It ARKADELPHIA, Ark., Aug. 19.— A bird that kills and cures its meat before eating it is found in Clark county, “Arkansas, and is called the ‘‘butcher” bird. The butcher's habit is to kill lizards and other small reptiles progress” M. Albert added that the “problem is vast, and up to now the results have not been very satisfactory.” and grasshoppers, impaling the meat on barbed wire fences or thorns for “curing.” When the meat is dried, he eats it. OIL MAGNATE'S SON IS GUARDED ON TEXAS TRIP Patrol Established About Dining House—Feder- als Act as Escort FORT WORTH, Tex., Aug. 19.— Winthrop Rockefeller, aged 21 years, son of John D. Rockefeller Jr., dined with W. H, Slay Jr, Yale classmate last night, while armed guards patrolled around the house. The two departed at midnight in a plane for New York. Two federal agents accompanied the young men as a guard to the airport, heavily armed with ma- chine guns. Young Rockefeller refused to an- swer questions relative to the guards and smiled when asked if he feared kidnapers. The Federal agents said they were “jist riding around.” e e — West Australia Sinking: Higher Tides Visit Perth PERTH, Aug. 19.—That the coast of western Australia has subsided 20 inches was revealed by an un- precedented alteration of the level of the transit at Perth Observatory, five miles from the sea. Careful tests revealed no fault in the instrument, but it was found that the foundations of the obser- vatory had sunk and that there was general tilting of the hill on which it stands. H. B. Curlewis, government as- tronomer, said the subsidence ac- counted for very high tides noticed on the city’s water front. Chicks Travel Fast MIAMI, Fla. — Chicks hatched here on a Wednesday morning ar- rived in Bogota, Columbia, on Thursday, making the trip to the South American country by air express, CAPTURED AFTER LOCAL ROBBERY Ralph Reischl Captured Him After He Had Rob- bed Oil Co. Warehouse Charles Pearce, escaped Wran- gell prisoner and robber suspect from Ketchikan, was captured ear- ly this morning by Ralph A. Reichl, local agent for the Union Oil Company, following a robbery of the company's warehouse on the Thane road just south of town. The man at first gave his' name as Charles Wilson, but this morning when grilled by Unit- |ed States Marshal Albert White | admitted his identity. Pearce, after his capture by Mr. Reischl, was turned over to a combined force of Federal and City officers. He was booked at| the local Federal jail and today ! charges of robbery and escape from a TUnited States jail were filed against him. Burglar Alarm Traps Him | A burglar alarm installed some- time ago by Mr. Reischl in the company's wareh ouse trapped Pearce. Mr. Reischl was awaken-! led when the alarm' sounded at 12 o'clock this morning. He armed ! himself with a shotgun and hur- ried to the plant. | | Pearce had already left the | building and was headed across Gastineau Channel in a small boat equipped with an outboard mo- tor, owned by Mr. Reischl. He | couldn’t get the motor to start. { The gas supply had been turned | off by Mr. Reischl. While Pearce labored at the mo- tor, Mr. Reischl got a -skiff and overtook the former and held him off shore to await the arrival of the officers who had been sum- moned to the scene by telephone by Mrs. Reischl. Federal Depu- ties, Newcombe, Booth and Sulli- van, and City Patrolman Camp- en and Hoffman answered the call | and brought the prisoner back to town. | | Stole Gas and Oil Five gallons of gasoline and two gallons of cylinder oil, taken from the warehouse, were recov- ered from the boat Pearce had ta- ken. He is also charged with having (Continued on Page Two) BEER AND WINE TAXES HELP T0 AID GOVERNMENT i i Statement Issued Relative to July and June, Also Previous Year WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.—Aided by $16,444,000 through beer and wine the Government’s tax collec- tions for July rose $70,000,000 above the returns of one year ago. Collections from all sources for July aggregated $131,115,696 compar- ed to $251,600,997 for June. Most of the June collections or $146,574,827 were from income while July was slightly less than $12,000,- 000 derived from income returns CHARLES PEARCE | Press, was taken into custody fol- Friga;esi in Cémpus Mutder Trial Basy arcsorw AVID A AMSON Dotores RopeRTS ARTIUR FREE Accused of the murder of his pretty wife, Allene, David Lamson, 80-year-old sales manager of the Stanford University press, is scheduled to stand trial at San Jose, in the bathtub of their home on the campus of Stanford UC al., on August 21. Mrs. Lamson’s body was found niversity. She had been bludgeoned to death, Cir cumstantial evidence resulted in the husband’s arrest and indictment. Miss Dolores Roberts, maid in the Lamson home, is expected to be one of the star witnesses at the trial, during which Lamson will be defended by former Congressman Arthur Free. The most pathetic figure in the case is Allene Genevieve Lamson, 2-year-old daughter of the accused man, who was rendered motherless by the tragedy. SAN JOSE, Cal, Aug. 18.—Sel- dom has a murder trial aroused such interest as that which pre- vails here as the date of the trial of David A. Lamson approaches. Rarely, too, has the sordid busi- ness of murder been enacted in such a setting as that which serv- ed a8 4 stage for the Lamson mys- tery—Stanford University campus —which fact, coupled with the so- cial standing of the accused man, is responsible for most of the in- terest in the case. Circumstantial Evidence Lamson, 30-year-old sales man- ager of the Stanford University | lowing the discovery of the body of his beautiful young wife, Al- lene, in the bathtub of her home on the University campus, only a few blocks from the home of former President Hoover; last Me- morial Day. Investigations by the authorities disclosed* that Mrs. been slain by a blow on the head with a heavy instrument and her dead body placed in the tub. In the husband’s bedroom police came upon a suit of pajamas and a bath robe, identified as Lam- son's. These garments bore stains, which resultant analysis proved to be made by blood. A further scarch among the ashes of a fire Lamson had started in the garden vielded a 10-inch length of iron pipe. Stains on this piece of pipe were analyzed by a police chemist and pronounced to have been caused by human blood. With such array of facts against him, Lam- son’s protests of innocence availed | him nothing. He was arraigned and charged with wife murder. Disclosures Promised It is the state's contention that the Lamsons had had marital | difficulties for some time previous to the slaying and the prosecu- tion promises to present ample evidence to support this assertion. On the other hand, prominent campus neighbors of the Lamsons Dr. Charles E. Farr, who, the way, is professor of Surgerv at the Cornell University Medica School in New York City, and Clinical director of Surgery at thirty million dollar St. M Hospital for Children in the s city, believes that the Alaska T ritorial Museum should be expand ed. Also, that outside expedition should be permitted to take ou of the territory relics of the o Indians which are found, is wron according to his belief. Dr. Farr favors a plan of mitting these expeditions to only a part of their finds where and keeping the lion’s in Alaska, where they are a ! of the tradition of the counry “Nobody is allowed to take ti¢ relics of the old Egyptians ou me l Keep Relics F 017: ;ul in Alaska “in Territory;Enlarge Museum Is Declaration of Dr. Farr !in space?” he continued. of Egypt, or of the Aztecs from Mexico, except under very strin- gent restrictions,” said Dr. Farr, and they should not be permit- ted to do so from Alaska. I could have seen all the old stone knives and harpoon heads I want- ed to in New York, but I came| here to see them where they are a part of the country.” Ei Museum “What if the museum is small “It would be méney well spent to enlarge it enough to hold all that might| be found.” | Dr. Farr has become an enthus-‘ iastic fan for Alaska, during his| short stay here, where he is reg- téred at the Gastineau with Mrs. Farr and their son, Hollon. They plan to leave next Tues-| day on the'Victoria for Sitka and Lamson had are emphatic in declaring that the Lamsons lived happily—in fact that the accused man was the per- fect husband who continued ‘to be a lover even after marriage. These friends scoff at rumors of infi- delity either on the part of Mr. or Mrs. Lamson. One of the most important wit- nesses whom the state will call is Miss Dolores Roberts, who was a maid in the Lamson household. Ghost of the Past One of the facts dug up by the prosecution in its hunt for evi- dence is that Lamson was held on a slaying charge once before. ‘When he was a youth, Lamson shot another boy to death while vacationing on the ranch of his father, A. E. Lamson, at Prairie Grange, Alberta, Canada. Although formally charged with manslaugh- ter on that occasion, Canadian authorities decided the shooting was accidental. Before Tragedy Lamson is a Stanford graduate, It was at the University that he met his wife, the former Allene Thorpe, daughter of Frank M. Thorpe, wealthy wire manufactur- er, of Lamar, Mo. They were married in 1928 at a brilliant so- clety wedding in Stanford Me- morial Church, attended by Dr. Ray Lyman Wilbur, President of the University and member of the Hoover Cabinet. Before the birth of her baby in 1930, Mrs. Lamson was execu- tive secretary of the Stanford Y. W. C. A. She continued in this post after the baby was born. Lamson will be defended at his trial, scheduled for August 21, by former Congressman Arthur Free, who threatened on his client’s arrest that he would file a malicious prosecution suit against whomsoever signed the charge. IS AGHIN SUED FOR LARGE SUM Lawyers Representing Hut- ton in Breach of Promise Suit Want Money LOS ANGELES, Cal, Aug. 19.— David Hutton, Aimee Semple Mc- Pherson Hutton, baritone husband, had another suit on his hands to- day with the filing of a recovery action by Lawyers W. L. Engle- ‘hardy, G. J. Oppegard and Mark Jones, who represented him when he lost his breach of promise suit to Myrtle Joan St. Pierre, Pasa- dena nurse. The lawyers are asking for $7.- 500 from the portly singer, now playing in San Francisco, in vau- deville. Hutton is discharging his $5,000 obligation to Miss St. Pierre, in installments. — i Depression has struck Vienna's leather industry to the extent that believed tQ be almost inexhaustible the South. Lara now jobless, M. AIMEE'S MATE | TTER TIMES ARE PREDICTED FOR NORTHLAND Gov. Troy Advocates More and Better Road, More Airplane Fields ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Aug. 19.— Gov. John W. Troy, Collector of Customs J. J. Connors and other members of the official party, left yesterday for Seward from where they sail sometime Saturday for | Juneau after a 5000 mile inland tour .of the Territory, half of which was covered by airplane. At a banquet given here, Gov. Troy predicted times would be bet- ter In Alaska within a year. He advocated more and better roads and airplane fields. ( BE 2 KIDNAPERS ESCAPE FROM POLICE PLOT {Ex-convicts Identified as | Abductors of John Factor Get Away | CHICAGO, Il., Aug. 19.—Chief | of Detectives Charles Connor§ To- day said two notorious ex-con- viets, both of Detroit, identified from photographs as two who es- caped the dragnet set last Tues- day, kidnaped John Factor, mar- ket operator. The pair escaped when the po- lice plan to hand the men a dum- my package of money failed to work out. GANDHI IS ON A THFAST DAY POONA, India, Aug. 19.—Mahat- ma Gandhi began the fourth day lox his fast unto death by disdain- ing the Government's offer of free- Idom if he will quit his disobedience | campaign. Doctors watched him but made no statement. —— Chicago Exposition lears Attendance of Ten Million People CHICAGO, Ill, Aug. 19. — The Century of Progress Exposition awaited the tenth millionth visitor today to set a mnew attendance irecord. Yesterday 255325 paid ad- | missions. It was Farmers' Day. The previous high day was Jewish iDay in July when there were 244,- 124, YELLOW METAL PRODUCERS ARE | T0 GET BREAK World Market Is Now Op- ened to Miners—Re- quests Granted GOVERNMENT OF DOMINION ACTS Regulations Are Announc- ed by Ministry—Charges Are Made Known OTTAWA, Aug. 19.—Min- ister of Finance Rhodes an- nounced today that the Dom- inion of Canada has decided to permit shipments of gold ore concentrates, precipitates and unretorted amalgam from !the United States to Canad- ian smelters. After the gold is sent through the smelters it will be sent to the Canadian Mint, refined and then shipped to the Department of Finance for the world markets. The Department will act as agent. Charges The cost of refining, ship- ping and necessary expenses plus one per cent for a handling charge will be de- ducted. The announcement wa made shortly after a meeting this morning of the Domii- ion Cabinet. The Ministers spent practically all yester- day wrestling with the ques- tion and the governing regu- lations. Grant Requests Several days ago requests were received from gold pro- ducers in the United States and Alaska for permission to ship their gold ore to Canada to take advantage of the mar- ket rates which have been as high as $30 per ounce. The United States has been pay- ing only $20.60 an ounce. - e ROAD PROJECTS UNDER NRA ARE GIVEN APPROVAL Forest Road Program in Alaska Is Approved by Secretary Wallace , Five road projects, comprising the Forest Highway program cov- ered by the $350,000 allocation made to Alaska from the Forest Road section of the National Recovery Act, were approved yesterday by the Secretary of Agriculture. The | projects will be advertised for bid within a short time, it was an- nounced by B. F. Heintzleman, Asst. Regional Forester. The funds alloted to the five jobs aggregate $200,000. In addition to that sum $12,000 was approved for location surveys on other projects. Fifty thousand dollars were al- loted to Glacier Highway for im- provement and surfacing the Ju- neau-Lemon Creek section. Part of this will be done by day labor and part by contract. On Tongass Highway at Ketchi- kan, $130,000 was approved for widening and ssurfacing the Ket- chikan-Bugge Beach section. For clearing and grubbing the cannery- landing section of Mitkof Highway, Wrangell, $40,000 was approved. The sum of $35000 was approved for grading and grubbing the Hoonah village road, part of the proposed Gartina Highway. The fifth project is located on Seward Highway. For improving and surfacing the Seward - Kenal Lake section of that route, $35.000 was authorized,

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