The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, September 30, 1933, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XLIL, NO. 6457. JUNEAU, ALASKA, SATURDAY, TEMBER 30, 1933. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS THIRTEEN KIDNAPERS ARE CONVICTED |, AUTO AND BUS CRASH; 3 MEN 2 WOMEN DIE Death Stalks Along High- way Near Snoqualmie Pass, Washington 2 SMALL BOYS AND OTHERS ARE INJURED Dead Are A—l_l_Residents of| Tacoma — Car Edged Off Road, Thown Back SEATTLE, Sept. 30.—Three men and two women, all of Tacoma, were killed last night in a collis- jon between an automobile and a stage at Snoqualmie Pass, seven miles west of the summit. The dead are: Rev. Ralph C. Sargent, Bap- tist Minister. George Diehlman, chiroprac- tor. Mrs. George Diehlman. J. E. Tuttle. Mrs. J. E. Tuttle. ....Too small boys and several others were injured. The accident occurred when a heavy bus, traveling eastward, crashed into the automobile driv- en by Tuttle The auto edged off a new pavement into a culvert and was thrown back onto the road directly into the path of the bus. Two Children Injured Mino Rupp, aged five years, of Bothell, received serious injur- jes about the head and Gerald Rupp, Mino’s brother, received a severe shock. Other passengers were.-jolted .sveroly. - The children were brought to a hospital here after receiving emer- gency treatment at North Bend. Tuttle was an employe of the Public Works Department of the City of Tacoma. e, TROY MOVES TO SEND PLANE T0 FIND THREE MEX Asks Permission to Land Plane in B.C. to Rescue Local Prospectors Gov. John W. Troy today acted to bring relief to three stranded Juneau prospectors, said to be in the upper Liard River country in British Columbia, asking Provin- cial authorities of British Columbia for permission to land an Alaska Southern airplane in that region. The men reported to be stranded are: Fred Cameron, Fred Alex- ander and a third person whose name was not obtainable. They have been prospecting around Stone Axe and Wolf Lakes for the past three months. 4 They were transported to the district early last Summer by the Aldska-Yukon Airways plane, own- ed by Capt. Willlam Strong. The same company was to have return- ed to pick them up on Septem- ber 26. Its plane was wrecked several weeks ago and is out of commis- sion. Recently, according to reports to Gov. Troy, Capt. Strong made arrangements with the Treadwell Yukon plane to bring the three men out. This plane, too, was put out of commission several days ago and had to be shipped out for repairs. Capt. Strong is at his Tul- sequah trading post and cannot be reached to make other arrange- ments. Due to the impracticability of relief by other methods, it is neces- sary to send a plane from here. Before ‘that can be done, the authority to land in British Co- Jumbia must be had. Gov. Troy telegraphed to Victoria today for that permission and hopes it wil be received not later than Monday as landing conditions are said to be uncertain after early in October. . To Act in Brazil RIO DE JANEIRO, Sept. 30.— Raul Roulien, Brazilian film actor in Hollywood, has written friends Jno bar to it GOLD PRICE TODAY ‘WASHINGTON, Sept. 30— Today's price of gold is $31.46 an ounce, according to an announcement made by the Treasury ernn- ment. GANOE TRIP ON YUKON IS MADE BY GOL. MILLER Commandant of Chilkoot Barracks Sails Small Boat on Long Trip If gne has the time, wants to see the country closely, and enjoys canoeing, he can find complete sat- isfaction in a voyage down the mighty Yukon River, in the opinion of Col. William C. Miller, Com- manding Officer at Chilkoot Bar- racks. He with one companion, an enlisted man from his command, recently completed such a trip from Whitehorse to Circle. “I think no trip could be more enjoyable. I am sure I never en- joyed one any more than I did this. It was an experiencé I shall always remember,” he declared. In Indian Dugout The voyage was made in a dug- out canoe made by an Indian at Klukwan. The boat was shipped to Whitehorse and launched in Lake Lebarge. From there Col. Miller and his assistant were on their own. They used a sail and, except for two days when a wind- storm forced them to seek shelter in a bight on the lake, there was After they left the it required but 10 days to make Circle. They went to Fair- banks over Steese Highway, and after a short visit there returned to the coast via Richardson High- way with a side trip over the Na- besna road, now under construc- tion, to the Whitham mining prop- erty. On the river trip, they camped at night and ran during the day- light hours. They either slept in unoccupied cabins or under the boughs of some spruce tree. Saw Little Game They saw but little game of any description. They saw a cow moose and two calves on the Yukon Ter- ritory side of the border, and a small number of caribou on Steese Highway. They saw numerous smaller game, ducks and grouse largely. The entire trip required little more than one month. Col. Miller left the post on August 17, and returned there on September 20. Suggests Road Extension On his visit to the Nabesna mine, he was impressed with the possibilities for extending the road serving that district to the Can- adian boundary, and the feasibility of linking it to Southeast Alaska by construction of a route through the Yukon via Lake Kluane across to ‘the Chilkat River to connect with the Haines-Pleasant Camp road. “All of the area traversed by such a road is known to be min- eralized and there are always some operating mines in it,” he said. The Shushana district is attracting more and more attention. And on the Canadian side, Squaw Creek has already produced some gold. He was informed by engineers that such a road offered no en- gineering problems and could be constructed at a fairly reasonable cost. lake, Leaves Here Today Col. Miller arrived yesterday on the harbor boat Fornance. He left again today for Port Frederick to pick up a hunting party from the post. A second hunting party at Berners Bay will be picked up there early next week and taken to the post. Indian Secret Credited With Aiding Peach Crop PAWHUSKA, Okla., Sept. 30.— Thanks to an old Indian planting secret, it looks like a bumper crop in George Labadie’s 2,000-acre peach orchard this year. Most of the peach crop in the Osage country was killed by late frosts, but Labadie’s trees were un- harmed. He plants a large sandstone rock hers that he plans to make sev- eral musical shorts in Brazil dur- ing a forthcoming vacation. Rou- lien also would like to make a full length film in the Amazon coun- try. near the base of each tree when he sets it out, and the rock, filling with water and freezing, keeps the roots cold and prevents budding antil all chance of a late frost is past. COURT UPHOLDS AUTHORITY OF SCHOOL BOARDS Refuses to Mandamus Supt. Bowman in Two Cases —Matter of Health The right of Public School au- thorities to bar unhealthy or un- sanitary children from schools in the Territory was reaffirmed to- day in the Federal District Court by Judge George F. Alexander when he dismissed a suit brought against Conrad Bowman, Super- intendent of the Douglas Public Schools, to compel him to admit two Indian pupils, Jessie James and Mary Hubbard, to the Fifth Grade room. The action was brought by Wil- liam L. Paul, and Frank H. Fos- ter represented Supt. Bowman. The case was heard before Judge Alexander without a jury. Testimony was introduced to show that both of the girls came from families subject to tubercu- losis and that conditions in at least one of the homes were a menace to health. Dr. W. J. Pigg, City Physician for the town of Doug- las, testified he had asked the City Council there to condemn the James' house and order it torn down. It was his opinion, he said, that neither of the children ought to be permitted to attend any school, but both should be kept out in the open to get all of the fresh air possible; that their attendance at school would constitute a risk to other pupils in the same room. Both of the children were ad- mitted to the Douglas school at the outset of the term. After a few days, both were informed by Supt. Bowman they would have to quit. He based his action, he tes- tified, on the need for protect- ing the health of the other pu- pils. Mr. Paul sought a writ of man- damus to compel their re-admis- sion. This was denied by Judge Alexander from the bench. ———— NEW PLANE IS PURCHASED BY A. S. AIRWAYS Schedule of Alaska South- ern to Be Increased Next Season Anticipating an increased bus- iness in the commercial aviation | field in Southeast Alaska next year, Nick Bez, President of the Alaska Southern Airways, purchas- ed another plane which will be added to the fleet which the company operates in this section of the Territory, according to in- formation received by A. B. Hayes, Alaska Manager. It is hoped by Mr. Bez to in- crease the scheduled service of the company next year by regular trips to Seattle, which will be done if business continues to warrant such a service. Patronage of the Alafa South- ern Airways this season has more than proved that the people ap- preciate the schedules maintained between Juneau and the surround- ing vicinity and from Ketchikan to the outlying districts, Mr. Hayes said. The lower prices and regular trips make it possible for those planning trips to count definitely on the airplane service, which has proved such a time saver in Al- aska and the increased patronage during the present season has in- dicated irrefutably that the air service is appreciated, Mr. Hayes said. — BROTHER OF JUNEAU WOMAN WEDS IN SOUTH Mrs. J. C. Micaelson has re- ceived an announcement from her brother, Donald Deane Brindle, tell- ing of his marriage to Miss Kath- erine Larsen of Seattle. The cere- mony took place September 23 at Everett, Washington. Mr. Brindle was born and raised in Ketchikan and at present is completing a course at law school at the University of Washington. He is also Vice-President of the Ward's Cové Packing Company at ‘Ketchikan, Strikes Continue to Spread| Steel Workers Are Besieg- ed in Plant by 3,000 Miners NEW YORK, Sept. 30.—Strikes continued in various sections of the nation today with 1,800 steel work- ers slesping on hastily rigged cots|, at the giant Carnegie steel plant at Clairton, Penn., while outside are clamoring 3,000 coal miners who pushed into the town Ilast night seeking to call the steel workers out on a holiday. Tear|" gas has been released among the pickets, ceived here. Ford Silent Henry Ford remained silent over his labor troubles. His plant at Chester, Penn. is still closed. At the Ford assembly plant in Edgewater, N. Y., over half of the men remain at work and those who walked out are parading around the plant shaking their! fists at those inside. Shot From Ambush A truckload of miners, riding home from work, was ambushed at Madisonville, Ky., this morning. Six men were wounded by’gunfire which came from behind bushes. Many other strikes are still in progress, including 10,000 auto tool makers in Michigan. NRA mediators and others are being pressed for settlements. SHIP'S DANCE T BE BIVEN ON OCTOBER 3 Enlisted Personnel of Tal- lapoosa to Be Hosts to Friends Next Week Members of the enlisted person- nel of the U. 8. Coast Guard cut- ter Tallapoosa will their friends at a dance in the Elks' Hall on October 3. Music will be furnished by the Revel- ers and a number of novelty fea- tures have been planned for en- tertainment. The ship’s dance is to be entire- ly under the auspices of the en- listed personnel and for the crew of the vessel and their guests. Members of the dance committee, who insure a fine time to all who attend, are, C. C. Cress, Chalrmm\:" A. Ulrich, refreshments; C. W. Ayres, invitations; A. W. Sufalko, decorations; G. V. Silbernagel, en- tertainment. ~ Admission will be by card. * £l Announcement of the dance was delayed because .of the recent cruise of the cutfer in Southeast Alaska waters. PILOT ELLIS FLIES SOUTH IN 600D TINE Is Showing Mechanic Jar- man Big City Life— Warning Given BEATTLE, Sept. 30.—Robert E. Ellis, piloting the seaplane Chich- agof, arrived here Friday evenir bringing the first official cor signment of mail to be carried a plane from Ketchikan to Seat He \Jeft Ketchikan Friday morn- ing with four passengers, including Lemuel G. Wingard, Alaskan Ag- ent_of the Bureau of Fisheries. Young Mechanic Ellis's mechanic is Lloyd Jar- man, 17-year-old Juneau boy who is making the first trip of his life south of Kefchikan. As anx- ious as Young Jarman was to se¢ a big city for the first time, his first thought was to look after his seaplane, see that it was safe in the hangar and mechanism ready for another flight. After the seaplane was perfeci- ly housed, Pilot Ellis took his young protege out into the city life, instructed him how to observe the stop and go sir signals, hustle out of the way of fast moving triffic and warned ‘him about cramping his neck look- ing at the top of the scores of skyscrapers, according to advices re-|3 be hosts tof hlf—" AMERICAN IS 'WOUNDED AS BULLETS WHIZ freet Battles Take Place AVANA, Cuba, Sept. 30.—Street tles between Communists and jers, in which six Communists killed' and fourteen other sons, including an American, e wounded, left this city in a fise condition. he shooting and other wild dis- er attended a demonstration of usands of Communists in mem- of a Cuban Communist leader ed in Mexico four years ago and | ose ashes were to have been in- térred in an obelisk a fraternity it Against Orders “The demonstration was in op- position to Government orders and apparently brought, on the shoot- ing from housetops near the park Where the demonstration was in progress. The shooting started a general battle and through the night shots were heard intermit- tently The feeling betwen the soldiers and Communists continued to run high today, forecasting another out- brack at any moment. The ashes of the slain Com- munist youth, Julio Mella, appar- ently are in the hands of the soldiers who plan to bury them in. the Colon cemetery instead of the obelisk. Indiana Sheriff, Kidnaped By Four Escaped Convicts, Set Free After Three Day's' HAMMOND, Ind., Sept. 30. — Haggard, hungry and weak, Sher- iff Charles Neel, of Harrison Coun- ty, captive of four of the ten convicts who escaped from the Indiana State Prison last Tues- day, was freed near here late yesterday afternoon. ’ Several hours later, James Clark, one of the Sheriff's abductors, was captured here. Sheriff Neel said he was forced to hide by day and stumble STOCK MARKET DIPS, RALLIES, SHORT SESSION ssues Given Good Support by Metal Leaders— Some Advances NEW YORK, Sept. 30.—The ner- vous financial markets dipped -and rallied spasmodically at the short session today and traders confus- edly attempted to form some con- clusion as to the government's fu- ture monetary program. Stocks received some support af- ter a sharp sell-off under the lead- ership of metals and climbed back to higher ground. The close was steady. Transfers 4 ATTITUDE UNCHANGED _WASHINGTON, Sept. 30.—Sec- rglary of State Hull said the %‘mm of an American in Ha- vahd has not changed the -attitude of the United States toward the Cuban situation. - e TALLAPOOSA ARRIVES WITH BOAT IN TOW After being away for the last 11 days on a cruise in Southeast Alaska waters, ending with an emergency trip to Yakutat where | the halibut boat Schorn was dis- abled, the Coast Guard cutter Tallapoosa, Capt. C. H. Dench, | commander, arrived here yesterday afternoon at 4:45 o'clock with the Schorn in tow. Word of the Schorn’s accident | was received by Commander Dench {in Sitka, on September 26, while fthe Tallapoosa was in that port with Collector of Customs J. J. | Connors and Asst. Collector M.S. | Whittier on the way home from |a trip to Southeast Alaska towns. | The Tallapoosa left for Yakutat |on Wednesday and arrived there at daybreak Thursday. The Schorn, while fishing on the halibut banks, had broken down, with a cracked web in the crankshaft, and was | unable to go south under its own power. With favorable weather conditions, when the accident oc- curred, Capt. Louis Jacobsen had decided it possible to make Yak- utat at slow speed and upon its | arrival at that place had notified | the Tallapoosa it was laid up and unable to proceed south. The Schorn, which is owned by George Burke, of Ketchikan, will receive temporary repairs here and | then proceed to Ketchikan to be laid up for the winter. In spite | of the accident, the Schorn brought in 9,000 pounds of halibut which were sold here to the San Juan ;mmng and Packing Co. |SPECIAL PROGRAM | AT CAPITOL BEER \ PARLOR TUESDAY Those who have been enjoying |the ‘special Scandinavian-American dance programs which have been attracting crowds to the Capitol Beer Parlors on Tuesday evenings, will welcome the news that that type of music will again be fea- tured on the coming Tuesday even- ing, at the popular resort Gabe Paul, proprietor, has re- celved many requests from patrons, |that this evening be set aside for thats form of entertainment and |the fast rhythms of the Scandi- navian music, and is in hope tha! it can be arranged, as a regular ’Wtekl! -event, were 900,000 shares. Another Drive Rebounds Another drive was started on American Telephone and Telegraph but it came back for a two and one~half - point. gain., . TUnited States Smelting spurted seven points. Grains rallied with colfon and some other commodities. Bonds were mixed. Dollar Easier The dollar was easier on foreign exchanges. Homestake was up ten points. American Smelting, DePasco and Dome-McIntyre were up one to three or more points. Stocks up fractionally to about two points included Union Pacific, Western Union, Allied Chemical, United States Steel, United States Industrial Alcohol, Chrysler, Case, Santa Fe. Fresh reports that the Adminis- tration will soon define the fis- cal policies did not create any un- usual market excitement. CLOSING PRICES TODAY NEW YORK, Sept. 30.—Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 26%, American Can 89%, American Power and Light 8%, Anaconda 15%, Armour B 2%, Bethlehem Steel 33%, Calumef and Hecla 5%, Colorado Fuel and Iron, no sale; Curtiss-Wright 2%, Fox Films 15, General Motors 28%, Infernational Harvester 36%, Ken- necott 21%, Missouri Pacific 4%, Packard Motors 4, Standard Oil of California 40, Chicago Milwau- kee preferred) 9%, Radio Cor- poration 7%, Standard Brands 24, United States Steel 45%, United Corporation 6%, United Aircraft|is the scientist and where he is|\. 30%, Ward Baking B 2%. BARANOF BRINGS SITKA PASSENGERS HERE YESTERDAY On its return from a trip to Hawk Inlet, Chichagof, Kimsham Cove and 8itka, the seaplane Bar- anof, of the Alaska Southern Air- ways, piloted by Gene Meyring, Chandler Hicks, mechanic, arrived here yesterday afternoon at 4:30 o’'clock. Those who returned here on the seaplane from Sitka were F. A.| Metcalf, and Elliott Fremming. This Morning ‘This morning the Baranof, pilot- ed by Mr. Meyring, left here for Hasselborg Lake with Harry Sper- ling, of the U. 8. Forest Service, fresh meat and supplies for the Forest Service crews which are doing trail work on Admiralty Is- land. The seaplane was to land in Hasselborg Lake and after unload- ing supplies, it was to freight further supplies from a Forest Service boat into the various camps located on lakes of the Island. - — An old bill of sale for a slave, dated August 21, 1828, is held by the Dr. J. D. Terrell family, Pren- tiss, Miss, through woods by night, for three days, as his captors sought to elude posses after them. Clark “I am glad over,” arrested. Sheriff Neel was bringing the prisoners to the penitentiary at the time of the break. The out- laws seized him and his automo- bile and fled. The Sheriff treated him ° said: it is when said the convicts 1 right.” 10 CASES AWAIT GRAND JURY TO CONVENE 0CT. 2 Three of Them Involve Murder Charges—Others Robbery and Larceny Forty bindover cases, including Ithree charging murder in the first | degree, await investigation by the | Federal Grand Jury which is scheduled to begin its labors in | the United States District Court here next Monday morning. It is ordered to report at 10 o'clock. This is .the first grand jury to sit here in 12 months. The petit jury panel will report for duty on October 9. Four persons are held in the local Federal jail without bail on murder charges which the grand jury will investigate. Albert Dick, a Yakutat Indian, is accused of murder for killing Sam Henninger, Alpert Matthews and Paul ‘John= son are held in connection with the death of Mrs. Eva Lawrence in this city several months ago. Harry DeGroot, local barber, is charged with murder for the shoot- ing of Abe Hansen at Chichagof last Spring. Most of the other actions in- volve charges of robbery and lar- (ceny. There are but a few cases involving alleged violations of the Prohibition laws, which is an un- usual circumstance. Heretofore, for the past decade, most of the work of grand juries has been connected with alleged dry law infractions. e e——— SOVIET PLANE GIVEN PERMIT " TO LAND HERE Auth’orized? Fly Over and Land in Alaska for Shipwrecked Scientist Mystery today surrouded the ABDUCTORS OF FOUND GUILTY Jury in Okl;:ma City Re- turns Verdict Against Seven—3 Acquitted SENTENCES LEFT TO COURT’S DISCRETION Convictions Secured in Kidnaping of Aged Illinois Banker OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., Sept. 30.—Harvey Bailey, Al- bert Bates, Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Shannon and their son Ar- mon; Barney Berman and Clifford Skelly were today convicted by a jury for the Charles F. Urschel kidnaping several weeks ago and hold- ing him for. a ransom of $200,000 which he paid. Isadore Blumenfeld, Sam Kronick and Sam Kotzberg were acquitted. Three days were granted for motions for retrials by Judge Edgar S. Vaughn. Judge Vaughn congratulat- ed the members of the jury for the courageous discharge of their duty. Attorneys for the conviet- ed kidnapers said a new trial will be. Sought. - i The verdict left the sen- tences to the discretion of the court. Life imprisonment is the maximum penalty provided by law. The Government Prosecutor an- nounced this is just the first skirm- ish. “We are going right down the line. Every criminal and gang- ster in the United States may well shake in their boots. This law is a powerful weapon and we are prepared and eager to wield it to a finish,” Kellys' Trial Next “Machine Gun” George Kelly and his wife, Kathryn Kelly, cap- tured at Memphis, Texas, will be brought here the first of next week to go on trial on the same charges, that of kidnaping the mil- lionaire oil men. The trial here is the first test of the new Federal Kidnaping Act enacted largely as the result of the kidnaping of the baby of Col. Charles A. Lindbergh. OTHERS CONVICTED EDWARDSVILLE, Ill, Sept. 30. —Prison terms from five years to life were given by the jury upon conviction of five men and one | request for and permission grant- |ed to a Soviet plane to fly over {and land in Alaska to rescue a | shipwrecked Russian scientist. Who shipwrecked constitutes the puzzle. The only information available lon the matter was contained in |a telegram received by Gov. John W. Troy from Washington notify- {ing him that such a request had | been made to and granted by the Department of Commerce. That in itself is slightly unusual as or- dinarily requests for such privileg- es are made through the State Department to the Governor and acted upon by him. The telegram to Gov. Troy said: “Commerce Department has grant- ed permission for an airplane of the Northern Air Transport, So- viet organization, to fly over and land in Alaska to pick up a ship- wrecked scientist.” This is the first and only infor- mation fiad here on the matter. No report has come to The Em- | pire frcm the Associated Press| or any other source of any such incident. —————— Dividends on Policies | Of Veterans Reduced ; { Will Build Up Reserve WASHINGTON, Sept. 30. — To| [ build up reserves to offset lowered | earnings - the Veterans' Adminis-| tration has reduced dividends of its insurance policies 53 per cent. affecting 613,000 soldiers of such obligations. The officials made this announcement yesterday. woman for the kidnaping of August Luer, T77-year-old banker, several months ago. Eugene Norvell, aged 33; Percy ichael Fitzgerald and Mrs. Lillian Chessen, both aged 50 years, were given life. Mike Musiala was given 20 years, Christ Nicola Gicho and Charles Chessen were given five years. The State demanded the death penalty. Luer was kidnaped last July 1§ but no ransom was paid. — e HALIBUT BOATS ARRIVE The halibut schooners Resolute, Capt. John Remn, and Celtic, Capt. B. J. Edwards, are in port to take on bait before returning to the halibut banks. The halibut boat Schorn, Capt. Louis Jacobsen, of Ketchikan, which was towed down from Yak- utat by the Tallapoosa brought in 9,000 pounds of halibut and sold it here to the San Juan Fishing and Packing Co., for 6'2 and 4% cents a pound. To receive repairs for a broken cylinder, the halibut boat Aretic, Capt. M. Stamnas came in port Thursday. The repair work is be- ing done here by the Charles G. Warner Machine Shop. - e, BRINGS SALMON With 12,000 pounds of salmon, the fishing boat Lu, Capt. Clare Krogh, came in port today. The fish was sold to the Oxenberg Brothers, WEALTHY MAN