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

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XLIL, NO. 6438. JUNEAU, LASKA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1933. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS . MARKET PRICE FOR GOLD lS ANNOUNCEI) MAKE THREATS T0 OPEN FIRE ON MARINES IF FORGES LANDED Bloodshed to Be Provoked! According to Havana Re- | ports — Situation Is Quiet, Unsettled HAVANA, Cuba, Sept. 8—The spokesman for the Radical Junta of five Commissioners ruling Cuba| declared they will leave their office | in five minutes if the people “tell| us it is necessary to get out in| order to avoid American interven-| tion.” As American warships arrived; here it was learned the Com- munist Central Committee secretly agreed to fire on the American forces if they landed, thus to pro- voke bloodshed to “demonstrate %o/ the entire world that Cuba js not an American colony.” NEARING CLIMAX WASHING1ON, Sept. 8. — The Administration today regarded the swift developments in Cuba as ap- proaching a climax and possibly even a solution of the crisis, but| military mobilization for sea, land or air movements continued un- relaxed. It is stated here the Radical Junta of all Cuban political fac-| tions is studying the Nation’s prob- lems and this is considered by| some State Department qunroersf as an advance toward stabilization of conditions. FACTIONS MEET HAVANA, Cuba, Sept. 8—At- tempts to conciliate differences which have given Cuba two Revo- lutionay Governments in one month and brought thirty United States war vessels to Cuban waters, began today. Six men and one woman were named at a meeting of all fac- tions and the seven persons went into a secret session. Indications are that Provisional President de Cespedes will be re- instated and a coalition Cabinet will be chosen to supplant the five- man Junta. | | { PROTECTION ASKED WASHINGTON, Sept. 9.—Coast Guard cutters have been dispatched to several points on the Cuban shores on reports that American lives are endangered by uprisings. Secretary of State Hull an- nounced this afternoon that sev- eral requests have come for pro- tection from Antilla. FIRE STARTED WITH GASOLINE, TWO ARE DEAD Fifteen-Year-Old Girl and Grandmother Are Burned to Death SEATTLE, Sept. 8.—Mrs. Nancy Bock, aged 72 years, and her grand-daughter, aged 15, were| burned to death in their Redmond farm home this morning. The girl was trying to rescue her grandmother, whose clothes had caught fire while she was starting a fire with gasoline. Mrs. Denton, mother of the girl, is prostrated. President Roosevelt Planning Fishing Trip WASHINGTON, Sept. 8.—Presi- dent Roosevelt is planning a fish- ““ing trip over the week-end it was announced this afternoon. The Chief Executive will go down the Potomac, it was stated. AT L BALOCOVICH RECUPERATES Matt Balcovich is recuperating More Money Is Available for Public Works WASHINGTON, Sept. 8. e The Public Works Adminis- trator has made more than $17,000,000 available for con- struction in thirty states, including $13,500,000 for slum rehabilitation. Northwest National Parks have also received large al- lotments. e 00 ev 000 e —e e —— DR. PARKHURST HURT IN FALL, PASSES AWAY Famous Enemy of Political Corruption Dies— Walking in Sleep VENTNOR, N. J,, Sept. 8.—The Rev. Dr. Charles H. Parkhurst, aged 91 years, enemy of political corruption in New York City forty years ago, died today after a fall from the porch at his home. He| had been walking in his sleep late- ly, although in good health, and stepped from a window to the porch roof and fell to the ground. When elected president of the Society for Lhe ,Prevennonofcrime in 1891, Rev. Dr. Charles H. Park- hurst :mmedmwly engaged - in bitter conflict with his forces of corruption in New York City, even- tually emerged as victor and also gained a national reputation as a reformer. Fights Tammany He characterized his activities against corruption as a fight with Tammany, induced the legislature| to investigate the charges he had|{ made after being rebuked by New York City officials and a grand jury and had the satisfaction. of witnessing the defeat of Tammany tickets in two subsequent city elec- tions. ‘When he began his campaign for law enforcement and clean city government, Dr. Parkhurst had been pastor for more than ten years of the Madison Square Pres- byterian Church, one of the most influential Protestant churches in the city. Making his investiga- tions quietly at first, he gathered the material for his charges and when ready to shoot, trained his guns on the police and the other| officials charged with the duty of enforcing the laws. First Bombardment The first of his bombardments came in a sermon preached in 1892 in Madison Square Church in which he denounced the New York City administration as “a damna- ble pack of administrative blood- hounds, polluted harpies and a ly- ing, perjured, rum-soaked libidin- ous lot.” Called upon to prove his charg- es of corruption, he made a per- sonal investigation in the then no- torious “tenderloin” district and set detectives to work obtaining evidence of violations of the ex- cise, anti-gambling and social laws. Alleged Violators In a month Dr. Parkhurst re- ported to his congregation the re- sults of the inquiry conducfed by himself and his investigators and in so doing used even more em- phasis than in his first denuncia- tion. He presefiled the names of hundreds of alleged violators of the law, charged that the police were protecting them and demand- ed that the places be closed. The minister experienced numer- ous rebuffs One cold night in December, 1893, his home was be- seiged by women who had been driven by the police from a raid- ed place into the street. They were given to understand that Dr. Parkhurst and the Society for the Prévention of Crime were respon- sible for the raid. Many of the women were taken into his home and fed. Rec eiving no encouragement from the district attorney and a grand jury before whom he had placed his charges, Dr. Parkhurst carried his fight to the State Legislature. There he succeeded in | saying that | Moore and took a vigorous stand KING FEISAL NARY PICKFORD DEFENDANT IN §250,000 SUIT Echoes of Actress’s Mar- riage with Owen Moore Once More Heard NEW YORK, Sept. 8.—Echoes of the days when Mary Pickiord and Owen Moore's marriage was terminating reverberated down the| years to mingle in a compalint! of a graying actor who is suing the film actress for a quarter of a million dollars. Edward Hemmer has filed a suit in the old days he acted as foster father, adviser and business manager for the actress and her family. Hemmer says he is entitled to cOmpensa- tion. The document, quoted by the! Herald-Tribune, said Hemmer and| Miss Pickford’s mother, ‘“vigorous- 1y opposed associating of the de- fendant and Douglas Fairbanks prior to her divorce from Owen in opposition thereto, but she per-| sisted in associating with Fair- banks, although the wife of Moore” PASSES AWAY, HEART ATTACK Scholar and—Deserl War-| rior Dies Suddenly— | Charges Cause Anger LONDON, Sept. 8.—An of- ficial dispatch from Bagdad says Prince Ghazi has been | crowned as his father’s suc- | cessor. BERNE, Switzerland, Sept. 8.— King Feisal, of Iraq, aged 48| years, scholar and desert warrior, | and with the aid of the romantic| Lawrence of Arabia, wrested the| kingdom frem the wreck of the| Turkish Empire during the World| War, died here today following| a sudden heart attack. His heir is Prince Ghazi, aged 21 years. Death came on the heels of the| Assyrian troubles in Traq, me‘ youngest Nation in the League ofl Nations, which culminated in re-‘ ports that 600 Assyrian Chrlsnans‘ were massacred. King Feisal, broken in health, was deeply angered by these charges which undoubedly contri- | buted to weaken his heart. MRS. G. H. WALMSLEY, SON GEORGE, BACK | AFTER VACATION| After a delightful summer spent at Three Tree Point, near Seat- tle, Mrs. G. H. Walmsley, wife of the manager of the Pacific Coast Coal Company here, and their young son, George, returned early this week from the south. Mrs. Walmsley and George took passage for Seattle as soon as school was dismissed in June and spent the entire summer at the popular colony between Seattle and Tacoma, where they had a cottage. During the summer many of Mrs. Walmsley's relatives who live in the vicinity of Puget Sound visited them. —————————— BOMB THREAT PHILADELPHIA, Penn., Sept. 8. —A threat to bomb the home of Cardinal Dougherty unless he pro- duces $50,000 is revealed by the police. | —— MISS MARY PARTRIDGE LEAVES HOSPITAL FOR HOME YESTERDAY P. M. Miss Mary Partridge, of Hoon- ah, who spent the last week in St. Ann’s Hospital receiving treat- at St. Ann’s Hospital from a mi- nor operation performad early this week, obtaining the appointment of the Lexow committee to investigate the New York City police department. ment for an abscess on the leg, left the hospital for her home yes- terday, S ) ‘ i Rumors of romance came as an aftermath to the accident in whmh Rudyl Vallee, crooning orchestra leader, and Alice Faye, a dancer with his/ orchestra, were the firmcmals on a Delaware highway while enroute from Atlantic City, N. J., to Virginia Beach, Va. Vallee escaped un- | injured, but Miss Faye suffered cuts and bruises. She is shown (lower) . recuperating at Virginia Beach, Officials of Government May Get Salaries Raised WASHINGTON, Sept. 8. — Hope for higher salaries cheered Government officials today as the Budget Bureau, in calling for expense estimates for next year, asked that |salary figures be submitted on the base pay without the 15 per cent reduction. The Budget Bureau did not promise to change the policy but most of the Federal agents feel that by January first, President Roosevelt will restore half if not all of the present 15 per cent reduction. PLUNGESTO WO BALLOONS, DEATH WITH ANNUAL RAGES, 2-YEAR- (ll.D ARE MISSING Mother Takes Leap with| Four Men Believed to Have Her Little Daughter Been Carried Out to in Her Arms Sea to Doom Sept. 3-"“"! CHICAGO, TIIl, Sept. 8— A that hallunci-| widespread search is underway to- J. H. Logan|day for two missing halloons inthe * | International James Gordon Ben- s| nett balloon races. Fears are expressed that four occupants of he Goodyear Ninth and the Polish entry may have drifted over the Atlantic to DALLAS, Texas, vastigators believe nations caused Mrs. to plunge to death with her old daughter Elaine in her 3 from a seventh floor hotel dow. Officers said fear for the of her husband in the Rio Gr Valley hurricane and concern over| their doom. a supposed plot to kidnap her! The United States Navy, Coast child apparently caused Mrs. Lo-| Guard and Army crafts and planes gan to take the death leap. The officers said they found no, authorities are also joining evidence of the abduction plot 9 —,,———— ©ee0eg0 00000 PAY DAY WILL BE TOMORROW, TENTH FALLS ON SUNDAY thi the As the tenth of month falls on Sunday, monthly pay-day will be to- morrow, according to an- nouncement made today. GRAVESEND, England, Sept. 8. ® —Local police carry small cameras ® so that officers may “shoot ® tographic records to sup) ¢ | their inquiries and own obs b tions about road accidents, ement 90000000 the | | are making a search and Canadian| BEING 'SHOOT pho-| BANKING BOARD H. I. Lucas, O S. Weaver and J. G. Johnston to Examine Terr. Banks Three Territorial bank exam- | iners were appointed yesterday by the Territorfal Banking Board, it | was announced today b} Gov. John | W. Troy, Chairman. * They will { make the annual examinations of | conditions of all banks that hold charters under the Territorial laws. } H. I Lucas, former assistant | cashier of B. M. Behrends Bank, jand for several years past a Ter- | ritorial examiner, was named for | the First and Third Divisions. O. S. Weaver, Nome, was appointed for the Second Division, and J. G. Johnston, of Flat, for the bank in that district. No examiner was appointed for Fairbanks, and the only banking | institution there operates under a | national charter. There were two ‘ther appli- cants for the First Division, T. A | Hellenthal and R. H. Stevens.” Nei- ther of them wanted to cover the Third Division, however, and Mr. Lucas was an applicant for both of them. Mr. Weaver, like Mr. Lucas, has ; been employed in the same capac- ity in the past, examining the Merchants & Miners Bank of ‘Nome for several 'years. He is manager of the Nome Electric Light and Telephone Company. | Mr. Johnson is an accountant and | bookkeeper at Flat. PRESIDENTS OF RAILROADS ARE GIVEN WARNING Federal Transportation Co- ordinator Is Sending Out Questionnaire WASHINGTON, Sept, 8.—Jos- eph Eastman, Federal Transporta- tion Co-ordinator, is sending out questionnaires to Presidents of all railroads to determine whether they are observing the labor protection provisions of the Emergency Rail- road Act. Co-ordinator Eastman issued a blunt statement that rail officials must keep hands off so far as la- bor organizations are concerned. He said the law gives the em- ployes absolute freedom to organize unions. MRS. MARTIN BORLICK PASSES AWAY THIS MORNING AT HOSPITAL Mrs. Martin Borlick passed away at St. Ann’s Hospital this morning at 9 o'clock as the result of a serious illness for which she un- derwent an emergency operation a week ago. For several days she seemed to be improving, but her condition was extremely grave and the possibility of recovery was considered slight. The cause of death was given as mesenteric thrombosis, or blood clot in the artery. Mrs. Borlick is survived by her husband and two children, a girl, Rachel, of high school age and John, 5 years old. Funeral services will be held on ! Monday according to the Rev. Er- | ling K. Olafson, who is in charge of the arrangemetns. ———-ee —— THREE ARE SENTENCED ON LIQUOR CHARGES AT CRAIG| Howard Alexander and Ivar Adams were each sentenced to serve 90 days in jail, and Leonard Charles to pay a fine of $50 for| violating the Alaska Bone Dry |Law, by Judge Peters in the United | states Commissioner’s Court at Craig. All of the defendants are Indians. E——— | | is meteorological observer at Fav-‘ Roosmoll ,4sk.\‘ |Country to Help Aid Destitute DEP ARTMENT OF TREASURY SAYS SELL AT $29.62, OUNGE Daily Quotation Is to Be Made by Government Agency—New In- novation Today WASHINGTON, Sept. 8.— The Treasury Department to- day announced that Federal Reserve Banks may sell new- ly mined gold to art crafts and foreign purchasers at $29.62 an ounce, subject to revision any moment to con- form to the fluctuating mar- ket. This is the first announce- ment of a daily price which {will be established by the Treasury Department every twenty-four hours. The Treasury Department plans to have an approximate world market price less the { handling charges. The prevailing price at United States mints has been $20.62 an ounce. o .. ———— MILD RALLY ON EXCHANGE; PRICES DROP Trading Un.c_e;ainlies Still Predominate Today— Sales Are Light NEW YORK, Sept. 8—A lat: mild rally proved brief on the stock exchange today and issues dropped. The close was about steady. Trading uncertainties continued to cloud the price horizon and this accounted for the small vol- ume of sales. CLOSING PRICES TODAY NEW YORK, Sept. 8.—Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 29', American Can 90'4, American power and Light 11%, American Smelting 36%, An- aconda 17, Armour B 2%, Bethle- hem Steel 38%, Calumet and Hecla 6, Colorado Fuel and Iron 6%, Curtiss-Wright 3%, General Motors 32, International Harvester 38%, Kennecott 20%, Missouri- Pacific, no sale; Packard Motdrs WASHINGTON, Sept. 8. —Summoning the country to contribute for relief of the d ute, President Roosev today also ar- raigned ‘‘some areas which lately have not done their share and have been com- ing hat in hand to the Federal government.” The President in his talk dispelled from the public mind the belief the Govern- ment is to do all of the re- lief. ®e0sc0evc00000000 0 ®e0o0cesese0 o0 PORTLAND MEN ARE MISSING ON MOUNTAIN Hope Fades for Rescue but Extensive Search Par- ty Is Organized PORTLAND, Oregon, Sept. 8.— The hope of finding three Port- land men believed lost on the treacherous east slope of Mount Jefferson since Labor Day has fa- ded in tha opinion of veteran mountaineers. The search is being continued, however, as the Portland Advers tising Club has guaranteed the expenses of 20 hunters and the American Legion Post has sent an airplane with provisions, A base for the hunters will be established at Olallie Lake where John Thomas, Davis McCamant and Don Burkhardt, all prominent Portlanders, disappeared. GEO, SUNDAY IS BELIEVED TOBEDYING Soo of ‘Beanhiss Falld from Window — Is in Critical Condition SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Sept. 8. —George M. Sunday, son of Billy Sunday, the Evangelist, was ser- iously injured in what the police| described as a fall from a window | of a fourth floor apartment Doctors said they are doubtful if Sunday will recover. Mrs. Sunday said her husband has been ill with a nervous ail- ment and financial worries -—— R. L. ‘BOB’ TURNER PASSES AWAY AT PIONEERS’ HOME R. L. (Bob) Turner, resident of Juneau for over 26 years, passed away yesterday at the Pioneer’s More than 120 tons of green va- garden produce are sold daily to!today. supply the people of Toledo, Ohio Outside in several years, 47, Chicago, Milwaukee preferred dard Brands 27'i, United States Steel 51%, Western Union 64%, Home in Sitka, where he has been| g B. no sale. Mr. Turner, who was born in Indiana, about 70 years ago, wasl ’ not practice 'his trade for long af- tér coming to Alaska. In the early candy and ice cream parlor on the|, - Corner of Front and Main Streets|Aviator Attempts to Bank gt ontdsges Do e vl Without Getting Suf- the corner of Seward and Second at which he was engaged until he| CORVALLIS, Ore, Sept. 8— suffered a stroke, about five years Ray Bicknell was killed when his Though many people knew Bob, ter hopping for the north from the Turner, he had few intimate friends | Corvallis Airport. | fore he came to the Territory, oth- | sufficient altitude. er than the place of his birth. | Bicknell was a garage mechanic MRS. HOWARD J. THOMPSON | vears, He is survived by his widow ENROUTE SOUTH TO VISIT and two children. mer local resident, whose husband JUNEAU MERCHANT HAS MAJOR OPERATION TODAY next week on the steamer Yukon | Halvorsen's, Incorporated, entered enroute to the States to visit| St. Ann's Hospital last evening and It s her first trip to lm.{npmqon She withstood the op- 13%, Radio Corporation 8%, Stan- United Aircraft 36%, Ward Bak- living for the last two years. a tinsmith by trade, though he did part of the century, he opened a PLANE GRASH which he operated for a number ficient Altitude and later he had a taxi service, ago. | plane crashed to the ground af- and little is known of his life be-| Bicknell tried to bank without AR N P and had been flying for three Mrs. Edward J. Thompson, for-| PROSRN . EOTR banks, will pass through Juneau| Miss Christine Halvorsen, of relatives, it was made known here | this morninz underwent a major / eration very well, according to her