The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, November 24, 1933, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XLIIL, NO. 6504. JUNEAU, ALASKA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1933. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS WARNING IS ISSUED ON CRIME WAVE IN SEATTLE ¥ "g&;) “ONFESSION ISMADE, CHICAGO MURDER BRUSH FIRE NOW BEYOND GCONTROL IN CALIFORNIA Flames Cross Ridge Into Canyon Thickly Populat- ed— Water Supply Is Threatened LOS ANGELES, Cal., Nov. 24. — The disastrous foothill brush fire roared on com- pletely out of control today. The fire has crossed the ridge into the thickly popu- lated BEarl Canyon and has headed toward Arroya Seco, source of the Pasadena muni- cipal water supply. There are several hundred cabins in Arroyo Seco. The flames are fanned on a five-mile front by a high wind. No towns are in the path of the fire STOCKSADVANCE QUIETLY WHILE GRAINS RALLY Utilnies Take Lead in Up- turn — Foreign Ex- . changes Slump NEW YORK, Nov. 24.—Utilities led the stock market quietly up- ward today as the currency stab- ilization war continued on many fronts. The upturn was coincident with a rally in grains. Sharp declines in leading foreign exchanges were recorded. Extreme gains were shaded by late profit-taking. The close was steady to firm and sales for the session were over a mil- lion shares. Dollar Pegging Dollar pegging rumors were nu- merous as the domestic gold price remained unchanged at $33.76 an ounce. The British pound slumped nearly 15 cents and the francwas off seventeen hundredths of a cent. Equities not benefited especially by monetary inflation made the best showing, while Government seeurities and prize corporation loans were in demand. Gains Made Consolidated Gas, North Amer- jcan Power and Public Service Corporation of New Jersey held gains of 1 to 2 points. Eastman was up 3 points. Stocks up frac- tions to more than a point were American Can, Union Pacific, Na- tional Distillers, . American Tele- phone and Telegraph, Chrysler, Sears Roebuck, General Motors, Santa Fe, Case Threshing and Johns Manville, while United States Smelting and Refining and som= ofher metals sagged around a point. CLOSING PRICES TODAY NEW YORK, Nov. 24—Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 22, American Can 99, American Power and Light 7%, Anaconda 15%, Armour B. 2%, Bethlehem Steel 34%, Calumetand Hecla 47, Colorado Fuel and Iron 4%, Curtiss-Wright 2%, Fox Films 13%, General Motors 32%, Inter- national Harvester 41%, Kennecott 21%, Packard Motors 4, Standard cil of California 42%, United Corporation 5%, Canadian Pacific 12%, Chicago and Milwaukee (pre- ferred) 8'%, United States Steel 47%. ———— BABY GIRL BORN TO MR. AND MRS. LUDWIG BAGGEN AT THANE RESIDENCE Mr. and Mrs. Ludwig Baggen, of Thane, are the proud parents Police May Have Army Head Brig. Gen. Glassford Maj. Gen. Fechet ‘l:yvo distinguished soldiers reported as being’ considered by Mayor-elect Fiorello H. LaGuardia for next Police Commissioner of New York. They are Brigadier General Pelham D. Glassford, former Chief of Police of Washington, D, C., and Major General Fechet, former chief of the U. S. Army Air Corps. SEASON'SWORK GF “BBY TAKU }Pasx 4 Days PLANT FINISHED jCold Price Same |Today as for . WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 ® —The price of gold today ® remains the same as for the e past four days, $33.76 an & ounce. The price of gold in Lon- . . L] . . . . B L] . Construction of MainBuild-' 4on is $3348 today, lower o X ps * L] . . ing, ‘Warehouse, Dock 1 Completed, Minard Says « than the domestic figure for the first time in sev- eral days. Work for this season is com- @0 0000 s pleted at Tne Libby, McNeill and Lobby cannery plant which is be- ing rebuilt at Taku Harbor to re- place the one destroyed by fire, under the direction of A. N. Mi- nard, superitnendent, who with part of the crew will leave for the south on the Northwestern, ac- FRIEDA WELTZ IS ACQUITTED OF | ering that we of an 11-pound baby girl born at their home last evening. Virginia Caroline is ths aftractive name chosen for ‘the young lady, who, ‘with her mother, is getting along nicely. cording to information received to- day by The Empire. They expect to be back at Taku Harbor early in the spring to complete the job —_— - so as to be in readiness for next N 3 season’s operations, Mr. Minard‘l\urse DEda,res Mmd Was said, | Blank at Time of Shoot- ing S. S. Magnate Construction of the cannery SANTA CRUZ, Cal, Nov. 24— building, 60 by 260 feet, the No.! 1 warehouse, two stories and 72, Frieda Wilhelmina Weltz has been acquitted on the charge of mur- by 272 feet in dimension, the dock with a frontage of 280 feet, was q tho c“?ml;:;:-tetiai;:;sd- se;.;on;‘d;&(;z;du:; dering Francis J. M. Grace, steam- the finished work, the crews have shi&magnat , by a jury here last driven and caj foundations for M&ht- the store, orf?o?dstockroom, botl- Miss Weltz, aged 43, was former- er house, work shop, blacksmith Iy employ?d_by Grace as his nurse shop and the No. 2 warehouse, and companion. ‘She shot Grace in which is to be the same size as the the garden of his home when she No. 1 warehouse. went to him seeking funds to re- “I feel that this work has been gain her health which she claimed completed in record time, consid- had been shattered as a result of have had some her associations with him. She contend with, testified she went to his home in- -operation tending to kill herself if aid was refused. Miss Weltz claimed her mind vent blank and she was unable why and how she shot very bad weather to We have had the best co with the men employed, particu- larly those who were hired in Ju- neau. The Juneau business hous- es have also cooperated in every !0 tell way to help us out, all of which Grace. is greatly appreciated,” Mr. Min- R s R 7 ard declared. The Libby. McNeill and Libby MPEAGHMENT cannery tender Willard B., com- manded by ‘Captain E. Kaarbo, was in Juneau today noon for a few Is vnTED FOH minutes to find out the North- western's sailing orders. ! At present, the Northwestern is ATTY GENER AL scheduled to call at the n2w can- ' nery at Taku Harbor and pick up 23 workmen for Seattle. Work on e the cannery is cl g down for TOPEKA, Kansas, §ov. 24 —The the winter, and the Willard B. will House of Represcntatives has vot- also leave for the south as soom ffi'nimé':f.fifmfio?f.;"é’f:e lf{ryn- : i 3 P , as| g8 e wi {the outcome of the state's million | * ' dollar bogus bond scandal. MRS. PERCY REYNOLDS AND The resolution calling for the GUESTS ARRIVE YESTERDAY impeachment of Will J. French, FROM KETCHIKAN BY PLANE State Auditor, is also “before the | House, with action, to be taken Mrs. Percy Reynolds, who has later. been visiting in Ketchikan fbr ?hel ARSI S last several days, returned to her "HUNTERS SAFE home in Juneau yesterday after- noon on the Lockheed plane of the Victor Klose and John Molchock, Alaska Air Express. who were recently stormbound in Mrs. Reynolds was accompan- their boat on a hunting trip and jed to Juneau by her sister, Mrs. were overdue several days at Ket- N. Minard and the latter’s in- chikan last week, returned to the fant son, who are here from their southern city under their own pow- home in Seattle for a visit. They er while several searching parties are house guests of Mr. and Mrs. were hunting for them in many Reynolds in their home at The of the coves and inlets between Empire Apartments. there and Wrangell, HUSBAND MAY CONFESS T0 SLAYING WIFE Earle Wynekoop Intimates| He Will Shield One He Believes Guilty BULLETIN CHICAGO, I, Nov. 24—A confession by - Dr. Alice Wynckoop that she fired a bullet into the heart of her daughter-in-law Rheta, while the girl was unconscious from chloroform, was an- nounced by John Stage, 62- year-cld physician, She confessed she chloro- formed her scn’s 23-yearold wife in examining her for a pelvic pain, in the basement of her surgical office in her home. She said the girl ceas- ed respiration and died. Then she fired a bullet in fear that her reputation as a doctor would be involved and attempt- ed to make the death appear as the result of robbery. Repeal “In the Bag” Liquor Business Booms CHICAGO, Nov. 24—After many hours of questioning, Earle Wyne-| koop, 24-year-old husband of Rheta ! Wynekoop who was found shot to death Wednesday, is said by the! police to have announced that he ! might sign an “ironclad confes- sion.” Captain Thomas Duffy Earle as saying, “I might sign an ironclad confession to protect one’ whom I suspect.” i His mother, Dr. Alies Lindsay Wynekoop, was also subjected to questioning throughout the night. | After his mother was sent to an-| other police station for a rest Earle| made his statement. He appeared wild-eyed and showed the effects of the strain of questioning. He appeared to fail to recognize his brother who hailed him. Two girl| friends of Earle's, brunette, were also questioned. Later police said Earle had con- fessed. He is to face his mother now. a blonde and, | — e | NRA EXECUTIVE CALLS CRITICS RUIN LEADERS Recovery Program Is Re- ferred to as ‘World's Seventh Wonder’ WASHINGTON, Nov. 24—Gen- eral. Hugh S. Johnson, head of the National Recovery Administration addressing an NRA rally last night called the results obtained so Tar by the Roosevelt recovery program the “seventh wonder of the world.” He assailed its denouncers as “leaders, guides and scouts on th old road to ruin” He said the recovery enterprise had already produced 25 per cent of the results expected of it and predicted that business is on the verge of another great forward surge. He termed opponents of the NRA as “tomtom beaters, corporals of disaster, and discredited leaders of the old economic system of the so- cial Neanderthalers.” Fox Claims Fifteen Million Dollars Have Disappeared ;Mystery WASHINGTON, TWov. 24—Wil liam Fox, former motion picture magnate, charged today before Senate investigators that $15,000.- 000 mysteriously disappeared from the Fox Theatres Corporation treasury since he sold control anc that there never has been any ei- fort to say where it went. With the removal of all limitations on the domestic preduction of alooholic beverages by President Rcosevelt, wineries and distillerics throughout the nation have taken a new lease stcnes give an idea of what is taking place. Top, girls are shewn at work cap a Philadelphia distillery; lower, ghipment of imported liquor arrives at New York, escorted by Diva Rcza Ponselle. s The above of liguer in ht, the first on he California grape crop, socon te become wine; and at rig w: GRANGE SCORES Stamp Out FARM STRIKES, RELIEF SYSTEM Demand Made by Conven- tion for Increase in Taxes on Wealthy -~ ROOSEVELT T0 STAND FIRMLY. | Fornics- Hotw Jork. Glarein ON GQED PLAN | or Makes Appeal to jPresident Expected to Re- Citizens of U. S. fuse Modification aof NEW YORK, Nov. 24. — Former Monetary Program Bootlegger w Says Smith Governor Alfred E. Smith urges BOISE, Idaho, Nov. 24—The Na- | private citizens to unite in stamp- tional Grange in general conven- | ing out bootlegging after repeal, | tion here yesterday definitely went | conforming to State regulations on on record condemning the farm | purchase of liquor. strike as a means of obtaining| “The people now have an op- WARM SPRINGS, Ga., Nov. 24. | —President Roosevelt today moved ahead resolutely with his dollar devaluation program in conference with Henry Morgenthau, Jr., Acting economic justice for agriculture. The Grange also demanded in- creases in the higher brackets of the income tax. Speakers warned against the sent system of welfare relief ad tending ‘to increase rather than decrezse the*number of applicants for assistance, CORRECTIVE INFLATION BOISE, Idaho, Nov. 24. — The | National Grange has voted for a ‘corrective inflation” of currency to re-establish the 1926 commodity price level. HALIBUT STUDY BE CONTINUED IN ALASKA WATERS Vessel with Scientists on Board Leaves South Next Sunday SEATTLE, Nov. 24—The hali- r Eigle leaves S y for ish Columbia and Alaska wat- ers to make a study of halibut propagation. Capt. Jacob Engdal is navigator of the vessel Richard VanCleve, assistant scien- tist of the International Fisheries staff, will direct the study. ———.———— JOHNSON DISCHARGED Axel Johnson, charged in Com- missioner’s Court with alleged lar- ceny, was discharged by U. S. Commissioner J. F. Mullen yester- day afternooh on account of lack of evidence. Home Owners’ Loan Cor p- to Soon Be Extended to Alaska WASHINGTON, Nov. 24.—Delegate Antheny J. Dimond, of Alaska, r2id teday the Home Owners"Eoan Association will scon establish headguarters in Juncau to make loans on mortgages. Delegate Dimond said agencics Will be. placed in the main cities in the Territory. portunity not only to be law abid- Secretary of the Treasury. ing but are given an opportunity He i5 also to consider other to help the country by increasing Government business with Gen. the revenue so that the budgel Hugh S. Johnson, in charge of the| may be balanced,” said Smith. Naticnal Recovery Administration. “The Government needs more The President will talk on the revenue and the citizens can do radio tonight bui it is not be- their part by purchasipg their li- lieved he will discuss Government quor supplies legally, No good citi- affairs as he dedicates a new hall zen will patronize a bootlegger after here. repeal.” ! Indications are that any change| in the President’s attitude on the g imonetary policy were lacking when | WA;X"‘;:;ngG%;;“;fNS ho Morgenthau left Washington for | , S sl i here. The expectation here is that| Government plans tight regulations (.. qecision of Boasevelt, will be jon the alcoholic beverage Industry ., g, gnead without modification | through three codes promulgated o, \he monetary program, letting by December 5. These codes Will youiis rather than debate answer provide for a Federal Alcohol Con-'y1. agministration’s critics trol Administration to supervise s domestic distillers and brewers and a joint control over liquor import- ers by the Treasury and Agricul-' tural Departments. POLITICS MAY COST OMID CITY ratuep son RELIEF FUNDS DIE, GALLOWS Civil Works Administrator, Warns Youngstown Re- garding Employment IS AGAINST IT NEW YORK, Nov. 24—Al Smith today made public an editorial] in the coming issue of the New Outlook in which he emphatically declared himself against the ad- ! ministration policy of “currency experimentation.” EDMONTON, Alta, Nov. 24— Kenneth Willlam McLean and his !son were nanged here today for | the murder of Walter Parsille, WASHINGTON, Nov. 24. — The wanville farmer. charge that politics had been inter- | e mingled in the activities of the! Ccivil Works Administration at H Youngstown, Ohio, today caused Sllllif Boa"}l‘l Llf:ll:]oa&é th escue ronolulu bathers Harry L. Hopkins, Administrator,| to warn that city that it would get none of the work relief funds | if the reports are true. The Ad-| HONOLULU, Nov. 24—The Ka- ministration has repeatedly warned‘k ako rescue squad claims the dis- that jobs under the ecivil works Unction of being the only life sav- program must be entirely inde- ing organization in the world us- i pendent of any political cunsldera-}mg surf boards as standard equip- tion. fment A strong swimmer with a board ke headway through surf y to permit launching of |small lifeboats. The boards are| Margaret Lilliwitz and Gus used to support tired swimmers and | O'Leary were recently married ai retrieve bodies. Nome in the Catholic parsonage., Every Honolulu policeman must The ceremony was performed by pess swimming and life saving ———e——— | MARRIED AT NOME [REMAIN HOME - AFTER DARK IS URGE OF GHIEF OF DETECTIVES - Robberies, Burglaries Com- mitted Ater Nightfall —Few Arrests Made, Police SEATTLE, Nov. 24.—De- tective Chief Luke May has issued a warning to persons of prosperous appearance to keep off the streets at night to aveid being robbed or slug- ged eaking of the so-called crime wave, Detective Chief May said public economies may have reduced the effi- ciency of the police force. There have been 60 rob- beries and 272 burgiaries dur- ing the last month with rela- tively few arrests, he said. TRADE ADVANGE CONTINUES AS Dun-Bradstreet Declares Fall Business Best in Past Four Years NEW YORK, Nov. 24—Devel- opments of the past week indicate that further gains have been made in trade despite many cross-cur- rents caused by national monetary policies and rapid international adjustments, the Dun-Bradstreet Inc, Review said today. With merchants of many sec- | tions closing the most satisfactory fall season for four years, efforts are being concentrated on promo- tion of Christmas merchandise, |much of which has already been sold. Leading industrial indices give more indication of a trend toward stabilization as the rate recession has been narrowed more effective- ly. % In wholesale markets the center of activity is in holiday merchan- dise, postponed orders of last month reaching voluminous por- portions as early Christmas shop- ping exceeded expectations. ——ilr AMBASSADOR WELLES WILL BE RELIEVED WARM SPRINGS, Georgia, Nov. 24.—President Roosevelt announced last night that Ambassador Sum- ner Welles will be returned to the State Department from Cuba as soon as he has urged the troubled .| Island Republic to establish a stable government. The return to the State Department will be made in the near future. The President said that a prev- ious plan to transfer Jefferson Caffery, Assistant Secretary of State to Havana and the return of Welles to his post in the State Department, is to be carried out in the near future. Ambassador Welles, however, will return to Havana temporarily within the next few days, the President said. Father Menager, i tests,