The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, September 18, 1933, Page 1

4 » HE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL, THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XLIL, NO. 6446. JUNEAU, ALASKA, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1933. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS SAN MARTIN REFUSES T0 QUIT OFFIGE Strong Oppostion Groups Present Their Posi- tive Demands THREATS ARE MADE AGAINST AMERICANS Communists in Santiago Plan to Seize United States Firms HAVANA, Cuba, Sept. 18.—In- creasing labor troubles, some af- fecting Americans, challenged the strength of the week-old Cuban Government today as powerful op- position groups completed a new plan designed to end political trou- bles. Americans throughout the Island ars said to be mervous as 37 business groups threatened a 24- hour cessation of business tomor- row against workers’ violence and the growing number of strikes and boycotts against American firms. Communist Threat Communists have threatened to goize American mills and banks in Santiago where American Wo- men have been taken to safety across the bay from the city. Meanwhile reports said a com- promise will be effected between President San Martin and opposi- tion factions which seek his re- tirement but the factions failed to get the Executive’s acceptanc2 of any of the three plans offered for a solution. It is understood in high circles here that the newest plan reiterated demands the Pres- jdent make way for a truly Na- tional Government representing all factions. Officers Hold Out Neither American Ambassador Welles or President San Martin would comment after their meet- ing with the Army and Navy o_f— ficers, which still presented a big problem. The officers are still quartered in the National Hotel insisting President San Martin quit his office in favor of the Despedes. On Sunday thousands marched the streets of Havana shouting against the American Government and Ambassador Welles. Antonia Guiteras, Secretary of War in the San Martin Cabinet, accused American business inter- ests here of seeking to overthrow the latest Government. NEW DRIVE ON FOR EXPANSION CREDIT SYSTEM President Puts Millions Be- hind Scheme — Cur- rency Inflation Next WASHINGTON, Sept. 19.—Presi- dent Roosevelt put another $150,- 000,000 Federal pressure behind the credit expansion program today as Southern Congressional spokesmen rallied for straight out currency inflation. The new Federal funds were made available to the Federal Land Banks by the Reconstruction Fi- nance Corporation to assist in im- mediate refinancing of farm mort- gages held by banks whose opera- tions are restricted by heavy port- folios of such paper. Jesse Jones, Chairman of the Southern Congressional spokesmen, announced a plan for a drive for currency inflation which would em- power the President to issue new currency or devaluate the dollar. Spokesmen here are cotton men and Southern political leaders. —— A truck seized by Federal Pro- hibition officers at Augusta, G2., last September sold at auction for $105. Nine months later it was seized again and this time sold for $190. Bathing beauties often do of Seattle, Wash,, is an exception. Seattle” and a trip to the world's was taken. Hiliary hopes to Seattle swimmer, Helen Madison. n't go near the water but Hiliary Beard follow the career of another famous | She recently won the title of “Miss fair in Chicago where this picture (Associated Press Photo) 0000 o000 0000 . . . GOLD PRICE o . —_— . . WASHINGTON, Sept. 18. © e —The price of gold, as ap- @ e nounced today by the e} ® Treasury Department, is @ ® $31.44 an ounce. . . L) . @0 e 20000000 00 PR e o LARGE CROWD ATTENDS FAIR ON SAT, NIGHT Carnival, Dance, Program| of Southeast Alaska Fair Attracts Over 2,000 Over two thousana people ga-; thered in the Southeast Alaska| Fair building Saturday night to join the revelers making merry on| the last night of the 1933 annual} fair. TWO CAUGHT, ATTEMPT T0 ROB THEATRE Detectives Surprise Thieves —Bullets Are Ex- changed in Fight LOS ANGELES, Cal, Sept. 18— Two detectives were critically wounded as they surprised two rob- bers looting a box office of a down- town theatre. One of the robbers, John Early, fired six bullets at the detectives after they wounded the other rob- ber, Jack Keating. The detectives, S. D. Moore and T. W. Nash, found the robbers menacing a woman and three men employees of the theatre with re- volvers and taking the box office receipts. Sen. Borah Approving Inflation Also Agrees with U. S. Policy in Cuba but No Intervention BOISE, IDAHO, Sept. i8.—Unit- ed States Senator Willlam E. Bo- rah declared himself in sympathy mer Thomas, of Oklahoma, for in- flation of currency. Senator Borah also said he agrees. with the Administration’s policy in Cuba, as he understands it, but is not in favor of intervention under any circumstances. He fur- ther said he will take no part in the Idaho Prohibition campaign because he arrived home too late. The State votes tomorrc™ on the repeal question. MANY REPLY WASHINGTON, Sept. 18.—Sena- tor Thomas this afternoon said he has received. more than 100 tele- grams - regarding inflation. Five percent of the replies. only are against the proposal. Modeled After Cathedral, HARTLEY, Ia., Sept. 18—A 20- room birdhouse, modeled after St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York, is a new landmark here. William H. Meier, hardware deal- er, constructed the edifice out of 950 pieces of wood. It is more than four feet high, weighs 105 pourids and, built in sections, can be taken apart for “spring house- cleaning.” Martens keep all apartments oc- cupied, with the proposal of Senator El-| Birdhouse Has 20 Rooms| W. E. HUMPHREY ASKED TO QUIT BUT WILL NOT Federal Trade Commission-| er Requested to Resign by Roosevelt WASHINGTON, Sept. 18.—Presi- dsnt Roosevelt bas asked and been refused the resignation of William | E. Humphrey, Republican mem- ber of the Federal Trade Commis- sion. President Roosevelt feels that a; Republican appointed by him wm‘ carry out his policies better than the Washington State man. Humphreys replied, when asked for his resignation, that the Fed- eral Trade Commission is an inde-| /pendent body and contends the | | President is unable to remove him except for wrong doing or ineffic- iency. The important question.is raised | | whether the President is empow- cred to remove at will members of a Federal independent commis- |sion who has been confirmed by the Senate. ———— MRS. J. 6. SITH DIES, WRANGELL Son Was Second White i Child to Be Born at Nome in ‘Gold Rush WRANGELL, Alaska, Sept. 18— Mrs. J. G| Smith, aged 60 years, resident of Alaska since she join- ed her husband in Juneau in 1894, is dead here. The Smiths mined a fortune at Nome between 1901 and 1905. Their son was tne second white child { born in the Nome rush. They have a fox farm near Seward. Locust Trees Valuable in Alabama Erosion Plan MONTGOMERY, Ala., Sept. 18— Black locust seedlings and sap- lings are proving valuable in soil conservation work of the Alabama State forestry commission. Col. Page S. Bunger, state for- ester, says approximately 25,000 of this variety of tree are now | here One of the largest crowds seen} in several years was pres- Vent to enjoy the fine program‘un persons are dead in North given and many more came tol dance and remain until the an-; nouncement of the winning numbers, for four big prizes to be given' away, in the small hours of Lhei morning. In spite of the large attendance| the crowd was orderly and caused, little trouble to the authorities. All of the booths and concesssions were well patronized and the dance floor was crowded from the time the Reveler's Orchestra began to play until they finally stopped af- ter 1 o'clock. Fine Band Concert On the program preceding the dancing, the Juneau City Band, which always performs well, gave | an exceptionally fine program that | was professionally expert and the boys of the Drum and Bugle Corps, thirty strong, surprised the listeners with e great slrides‘ they have made since their organ- ization of Mr. Setzer. Gaity was the keynote of the evening and everyone seemed in cornival spirits, greeting friends and laughingly responding to Lhc‘ cries of the ballyhooers at the dif- ferent booths. The high point of Saturday night was reached when the winners of the automobile, electric range, elec- tric washing machine and mangle, and overstuffed davenport and chair, were announced by the or- ganizations which sponsored them. | | Prize Winners Robert Smith, with the number 1194, was the successful ticket holder for the Ford V-Eight au- tomobile which was given away by the Juneau Fire Department. N. Lester Troast held the award- ing ticket No. 729, on the electric washing machine and mangle, which the American Legion gave away. The General Electric hotpoint range given away annually by Minnie Fields, was won this year by the Juneau Volunteer Fire De- partment, on a ticket purchased at 11 o'clock in the evening by H. O. Adams for the organization The winning number number was 205. B. M. Behrends, with ticket num- ber 1202, received the overstuffed davenport and chair, given away this year by the Junéau Business and Professional Women's Ciub. How Many Checker Fans? “One for Every Angler” ATLANTA, Ga., Sept. 18—The Georgia State Checker tournament was in progress here when some- one, wandering about the playing tables, wondered aloud how many checker players there are in the country. “At the minimum,” explained being used to chask erosion of the one veteran of the checked board | Carolina is estimated at $3,000,000. triet. soils. The black locust trees are|“there are from 50 to 100 people planted on and below sofl saving|who play checkers in every town dams in erosion prevention pro-|Multiply that by the number of jects where their extensive root|towns and you will get a pretty systems serve to bind the soil to-|large number.” gether and prevent washing. And another slave of the squarg T blocks added his estimate by this Persons receiving old-age pen-|line -of reasoning: sions in St. Louis County, Minn,| “I saw recently statistics to the were given a twor months “vaca-|effect that there were 20,000,000 tion”. when the county decided to{ fishermen in the npation. I am save $15,000 by not giving pensions| sure there are fully that many; during July and August, checker players,” 45 ARE DEAD IN HURRICANE ON MEX, COAST One Hundred and Fifty In- jured, Six Thousand Are Homeless MEXICO 'CITY, Sept. 18.—Ac- cording to reports received here, soldiers searched for additional victims of last Friday's hurricane as the cities of' Luis Potosi and Tampico set the total dead at about 45 and injured at nearly 150 with 6,000 homeless. The storm damage on The Mex- fcan Coast is estimated in the millions of dollars. The greatest loss of life was taken at Luis Potosi where the bodies of 14 women, 14 children, and nine-men have been recovered, all drowned when a dam broke. IN NORTH CAROLINA WASHING'I'ON, Sept. 18.—Ac- cording to reports received here, Carolina, where the storm headed down the Atlantic from Massa- chusetts and other New England States. The storm damage in North Tk drownings, on account of the' ‘storm, are ‘reported from Pennsylvania.. Damage by the storm is reported to be large. No deaths, as result of the gale, are reported in New York or New Jersey. CRANK SHAFT BREAKS; MAN | IS OVERBOARD! Mine OperaE J. H. Saw- yer and William Wood Finally Reach Juneau J. H. Sawyer and Willlam Woods, Windham Bay mining men, arriv- ed in Juneau last night in an outboard motorboat, making the trip in 11 hours and 45 minutes’ running time. The trip was per- fect, according to the men, until 300 yards from the oil dock, when the crank shaft broke, and in an endeavor to save the motor, Mr. Sawyer fell overboard. He was quickly rescued by his companion and the men rowed the boat to shore, Mr. Sawyer is in Juneau for| medical treatment. Both men are enthusiastic over the results of this | season’s prospecting and develop- ment work in the Windham dis- | ———————— NEW BUDGET SYSTEM HAS SAVED MONEY Taxpayers Reap Benefits of About Half a Bil- lion Dollars. NEW YORK, Sept. 18.—Postmas- ter General Farley said that the| day-to-day power of supervision over governmental spending given to the Director of the Budget by President Roosevelt has resulted in saving of “almost half a bil- lion dollars” to the taxpayers since July 1 in comparison to the same period last year. Speaking before the annual meéting of th Controllers’ Institute of America, the Postmaster Gen- eral expressed belief that the prin- cipal cause for the almost in-| supportable increase in Federal -xpenditures during the past 20 vears was a lack of financial plan- ning end financial leadership — e A Department of Aeronautics will be Convicted of Murder of Wife;‘ Jury Fixes Penalty at Death David Lamson, central figure in California’s most sensational murder case, has been convicted at San Jose, Cal, of first degree murder of his attractive wife Allene. The jury returned a verdict at a night session last Saturday night. The jury fixed the penalty as death. The seven men and five -women deliberated only five hours according to an Associated Press dispatch to The Empire. Lamson, pictured above, with a photo of his wife, inset, is 31 years old and was an executive of the Stanford University Publish- ing House. His wife was found beaten to death, in the bathroom of the family home on Decoration Day. Before the trial he said he would prove his innocence. Lamson is a graduate of Stanford, as was his wife. Before their marriage she was Executive Secretary of Stanford Y. W. C. A. The Lamsons lived on the college campus only a few blocks from the home of former President Hoover. Fortune,in Gunnysacks, Hidden| Under House, Reported Missing; Four Boys Held, Investigation WELLKNOWN short more than $20,000, the police { having recovered $6,300. Search will Mrs. B. D. Stewart Passed|be made under the home in ex- A A{ B . f“l pectation that the remainder of way Alter Driel lliness— |tne fortune in golf, Liberty bonds Private Servies Tuesday TAMOMA, Wash,, Sept. 18.— Upon assertion of Mrs. V. A. Nel- son that she had $27,500 hidden under her Puyallup home, instead of $7,500, the sum estimated that four boys found a part of and which they spent, they are again| held for further investigation. Mrs. Nelson said she is still and currency may still be there. Mrs. Neison said the fortune grew through- savings, added to & legacy left her by her grandfa- ther 14 years ago and although her husband was making good Mrs. B. D. Stewart, wife of B. D. Stewart, Supervising Mining En- gineer of the Territory of Alaska, i Ann’: ital s gf::r a:osfi'clwkssfixfii;mm?z;fly\money she kept him uninformed tollgwiig /8" Dyiee" Hiness. Ml_;;‘or the cache beneath their home Stewart, was taken suddenly ill| th!:o ;2?:?;‘5\,, late Friday afternoon and an emer-| ..o 4 gt o i gency operation was performed the . git oy night, same evening, from which she fail- s <, her husband to Montana She said the A sacks were there just before they ed to rally. |left for Montana several months Friends and ccquaintances of |ago. She said she did not dig the family are shocked and grieved | the sacks up and put the contents at the unexpected tragedy which|in the bank as intended, because has befallen it and the high place | partially paralyzed in one arm and Mrs. Stewart held in the town is|unable to do the work. Nelson shoed by the expressions of sym-|said he did not know the money pathy which are heard from young|was under the house or that his and old. wife had such a sum until he re- Mrs. Stewart is survived by her|turned Saturday. | husband, one of the prominent citi- PR 90, o zens of the Territory, five children, ?, - all of whom live in Alaska MILI‘TG.IESCOPC, Napoleons GI“’ four sisters, all of whom are mar- | Still Used by Notre Dame ried and make their homes in the SOUTH BEND, Ind., Sept. 18— | A six-inch telescope given Fathe: Four of the children, John Ervin,| Edward Sorin, C. 8. C, first pr 20, Jeahnette, 19, Thomas Byrd, 14, ident of Notre Dame Unn‘ersny.“ and Mary Elizabeth, 11, make their| by Napoleon III and the Empress | home with their family in Juneau| Eugenie still is used in the ““": while the oldest son, B. D. Stewart, | versity observatory. Jr., is married and lives in the| Another gift from the French| Interior. | Emperor, a crucifix, only reesntly Mrs. Stewart, who was born in| was ‘“discovered” behind the al-| Fayette, Mo, 55 years ago, is a|tar, where it had been placed| relative of the famous Byrd tamn_v' many years ago and forgotten. Al-| States. Five Children Survive University this fall instituted as Louisiana State|. - though Invisible, its inscription was (Continued on Page TWo) ) hidden, NEGOTIATIONS COMPLETED IN BIG RECOVERY PLANS OF U. S. Operators of All Districts Affix Their Names to Proposals — Docu- ment to President WASHINGTON, Sept. 18. —The bituminous coal code which has been fraught with controversy through all nego- tiations for its formation, was signed late Saturday night by the operators of the various producing regions. NRA Director Johnson smiled broadly when the signatures were affixed. The code is now ready for Presidential promulgation. CODE APPROVED WASHINGTON, Sept. 18. President Roosevelt’s formal approval of the soft coal's fair competitive code topped today’s NRA program as Ad- ministrator Johnson turned his energies toward the re- tail price control plans. The code is to be in opera- tion October 2. v JEAN HARLOW ELOPES, WEDS ~ EARLY TODAY Harold Rosson Is Third Husband of “Platinum Blond”—Case of Love HOLLYWOOD, Cai., Sept. 18— Jean Harlow, known as the “Plat- inum Blond,” eloped by airplane today to Yuma and married her third husband, Harold Rosson, aged 38, movie photographer. She gave her age as 22. The two snatched a bite of breakfast at Yuma then flew back here. The actress was barelegged as the run to Yuma caused her to remove her stockings. The actress said she and Ros- son decided last night to get mar- ried right away after two years of friendship which grew into love recently. A honeymoon will probably be spent in the Hawaiian IslanTs af- ter she completes a picture she is now working in. —e,e—— NRA SETTLES 19 DISPUTES WASHINGTON, Sept. 18—N- RA’s Labor Board today reported settlement in 19 labor disputes dur- ing the last three weeks and said the troubles involved nearly 400 firms. SAYS TOBACCO WILL GROW IN OKLAHOMA OKLAHOMA CITY, Sept. 18.— A year of experimentation hascon- | vinced E. H. Davenport that to- bocco will grow in Oklahoma. A former commercial raiser of tobacco in Kentucky, Davenport planted an acre near here as a test. The crop exceeded his ex- pectations, he said, but its com- mercial value to him will be small as ther: is no market here. Oklahoma's chief agricultural products are cotton, wheat and broomeorn, « SOFT COAL INDUSTRY SIGNS NRA CODE