The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 14, 1933, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE \/ “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XLIIL, No. 6520. JUNEAU, ALASKA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1933. & MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS 'PRICE TEN CENTS ’ el - RINGLEADER I UNDER ARREST, | SECRET PLACE John Von Hexberg, Son ofz Theatre Magnate, In- | tended Victim —— | CHIEF OF DETECTIVES | MAKES ANNOUNCEMENT| Authorities Are in Quan-‘ ry as to Just What | Move to Take \‘ | E TTLE, Dec. 14—A plot 10| kidnap John Von Herberg, 18-year- | old son of the Pacific Northwest| theatre magnate, and hold him for | a $40,000 ransom, was frustrated with the arrest of one of the plot- ters and his confession. Chief of Dectectives Luke S. May made the annoncement last night| in the midst of a conference of representatives of the Department of Justice and Snohomish County peace officers, all of whom he said ted in thwarting the plot. More arrests are expected, &c- cording to the announcement made last night. The name of the suspect who is| held in custody, in a seeret hiding place, is withheld. a: is | | ARE IN QUANDRY | SEATTLE, Dec. 14—The author-! ities are in somwhat of a quandry | today over steps to be taken in‘ connection with the thwarting o: the kidnaping plot directed agamsn John Von Herberg. The alleged ringleader, said !o he a former managing editor of :m Eastern newspaper, is held on open charge. His name was not announced today. No threats had been made against the youth as the arrest| was made before the kidnaping was carried out and no crime commit- | ted. ‘ | MORE ARRESTS SEATTLE, Dec. 14—J. B. Logan‘ aged 52 years, a laborer, and Ed| Brown, aged 43, a mechanic, hme‘ been arrestedd’in connection with the Von Herberg kidnaping case. Logan was arrested first and im-! plicated Brown. EXTORTION PLOT SEATTLE, Dec. 14. — A reported extortion plot with threats of) death against a dentist, whose name is withheld, is reported by | the police today. The dentist told the police he, had received telephone demands and threats believed to come from members of a Detroit racketeering JAMES 1. REED | WEDDED AGAIN Surprise Marriage Takes, Place Last Night in Kansas City KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dec. 14— James A. Reed, outspoken Missour- jan in the United States Senate | from 1911 to 1929, was married at a surprise wedding last night to Mrs. Nell Donelly, aged 43, forj * whom he diréctéd a search, as he?’ attorney, at the time of her kid- naping in 1931. She is a wealthy garment manufacturer. The marriage is the second for both. The former Senator's first wife died. A divorce last year lerm- inated 26 years of married life for Mrs. Donclly from Paul Donelly | crat of New York, at | mended a $5 a gallon One Way to “Sxt” at the Bar Helen Morgan, Broadway night club queen, ra with Don Dean. piano to toast the new Repeal e you can LIQUOR TRUST WHEAT PLAN IS ORGANIZED RETARDED BY | U. S, CLAIM SAYS WITNESS Repeal Opens Way for| | WASHINGTON, Dec. 14. — The! Graft, Political Influ- ence, Claim Made { opinion that strict Tederal and State regulation of the liquor Lm(» fic since repeal has * door to more opportunit! forcement, graft and political in- | fluence that never existed under | Prohibition,” was voiced today by O'Connor, Demo- the joint on liquor Representative Congressional hearing taxation. O'Connor said there is a scan- dalous situation in the liquor in- dustry and he supported the charg> | made earlier in the hearing by Harvet Smith, representing the in- dependent Kentucky distillers, that a “whiskey trust” is in existence Representative O'Connor recom- tax, the highest levy yet proposed. Economic Congress Next Year 't stand ut the bar. deserts her perch on the The N. Y. law says Well, who's standing?. Gold l’rue Not Changed For Today WASHINGTON, Dec. 14— The price of gold today, as an- nounced by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, is un- changed at $34.01 an ounce. This is the same price as pre- vailing since December 1. TROY DEVOTES MUCH TIME T0 CWA ACTIVITY WINTER HOLDS GRASP ON BIG WORLD SECTION Below Zero Temperatures| Prevail in Many Re- gions of Europe DEATH TOLL MOUNTS AS REPORTS COME IN Eastern Part of United States Also Shivering | tion Officials About | Local Organization | WASHINGTON, Dezc. 2.—(Special | Correspondence) — Appointed head |of the Civil Works Administration | in” Alaska, Gov. John W. Troy has | been devoting much of his time | during the last several- days to | perfecting the Territorial organ- | ization under which the adminis- tration will operate. It is in- tended to start work there within | the shortest time possible, as CWA | rules provide that all funds must | be expended by February 15. It is probable that Governor | Troy will be 'n Washington for 1mnother week or more before start- }mg on the return trip to Juneau. The grand jury for the Third Division, in presenting its final }report October 28, recommended | that a light be installed at Cape International C o m mission Finds Alleged Obstacle in Recovery Way LONDON, Dec. 14—The United States is among the countries, the International Wheat Marketing Committee has found, as being guilty of placing obstacles in the way of world wide recovery in that commodity. While the Americans have ta- ken the lead in efforts to raise the wheat price level, it is learned, the negotiators find that the op--| eration of the Pacific Northwest Emergency Export Association in| the United States a depressing factor. The organization, which oper- ates in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana, is listed by the del- egation as among the subsidies which are defeating the chances of success through any remedial in buying home wheat it at a loss on the the Treasury tak- Association’s losses process tax. measures and selling world markets, ing up the | from the millers’ PRESIDENT IS Pan-Americm‘Jations Will! GUN H DE NT UF \ Get Together Some- time in 1934 MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Dec. 14 —The Pan - American Conference delegates have voted to hold an Economic Congress of the Pan- American nations in 1934, the date and place to be chosen later. Mexico's debt postponement pro- posal is expected to be the chief topic of conversation. ———— SMALL FIRE IN FRONT STREET BUILDING CALLS OUT FIREMEN AT 3 0’'CLOCK Smoke from a sczcond story win- dow in the rear of the Front Street building occupied by the Alaska Electric Light and Power Co. no- ticed by Jake Willlams at a few minutes past 3 o'clock today, caus- ed him to turn in a fire alarm. The small blaze was quickly ex- tinguished by the firemen and was apparently caused by sparks from a nearby chimney. The portion of the building in which it oc- curred was unoccupied. RECOVERY PLAN NEW YORK, Dec. 14.—Presi- dent Roosevelt is confident his re- covery program is a success. This was expressed in a telegram read at a testimonial dinner to Grover Whalen, NRA Administrator for New York. The President. in his telegram, said: “The Recovery program is an established fact. It has worked, is working and is going to work.” . Body of University Crew Coach Is Found CHATHAM, Mass. Dec. 14— The body of Richard J. Glendon, Columbia University crew coach, has been found on the beach near here. He went on a hunfing trip yesterday. A gunshot wour is in the side, believed to have been an accident. ‘Whitshed, near Cordova, for the | protection of shipping. Taking cognizance of that rec- ommendation, Delegate Dimond presented the matter to the Com- | missioner of Lighthouses, calling lauenliun to the grand jury’s re- port and personally urging that the light be established. The Dele- gate was informed by fhe Com- | missioner that an investigation would be ordered immediately as |to the practicability of placing a |Tight in service at this time. | The winter scenes which are usually associated with Thanks- giving day were altogether lacking in Washington and as a result the members of the Alaska colony found the day strangely different to the Thanksgivings to which i they have been accustomed. The | temperature rose to a maximum of 75 degrees in this city on the | holiday, with a warm wind add- ing to the heat. | Miss’ Josephine Miller of Fair- banks has commenced her duties as a stenographer in the Public Works Administration. She was met at Seaitle and accompanied to Washington by her sister, Miss Albina Miller. The latter has since returned to Chicago, where she is secretary to Harold W. Snell, in charge of the Alaska Railroad office in that city. Lowell W. Lee, who spent some time in Alaska as traffic manager for the Pacific Alaska Airwaysdur- ing the Organization period of that company, and Mrs. Lee are in Washington. They plan to stay here about two weeks. Mr. Lee is doing special work at the Pan American Airways office, Raving come here from New York. After a stay of several days. in |a¥ew York, where he conferred with (Continued on Page " si%) MOSCOW, Dec. 14. years of isolation between was broken yesterday when Wil- bassadorial credentials to Michail Kalinin, Both pledged their respective governments to a “forward move- ment.” not merely normal but general friendly relations. At a press conference, Ambas- |Confers with Administra- Isolation Between United States and Russia Broken Governments Give Pledges : — Sixteen | | the | he expected to remain here only, ypjied States Steel 47% United States and Soviet Russia|long enough to decide on a sitel | —Victims Found NEW YORK, Dec. 14.—Accord- | .ing to reports assembled here, Eu- | 'rope and America today took stock | of the havoc caused by the ele-| ments. | A northeast gale continued to- day to whip the English coast line. Five additional deaths are re- ported, making 17 fatalities in all. Twelve of those perished when a cargo steamer was wrecked off the coast of East Suffolk. Below Zero Snow is predicted in England while parts of the European con- tinent has below zero tempera-| J()HN\()N tures. Eleven are known to have, died | from exposure in France. Traffie-across the English Chan- nel has been cancelled today due to 70-mile-an-hour winds. Ship- ping is greatly delayed in sections along the coast. Winter Grips East Winter continues to hold a grip on the eastern section of United) States where snow is predicted. New York had a blizzard which hampered the search for an es-| caped insane hospital trusty, Wes-| ley Alger, who was finally cap- tured near Dannemora. Three deaths as the result of the severe weather are reported in Cleveland and two in Baltimore. Deaths so far this winter !rom exposure or freezing have now| reached a total of 50. In the west, coast sections nre recovering from floods. | TRAGEDY OF SEA MONTEREY, Cal, Dec. 14—The ship that burned off Point Pinca, reported yesterday afternoon, has been identified as the Japanese abalone fishing boat Utah. The crew of four abandoned the craft, taking to the motor tender and towed here by a coast guard cut- ter. ————————— FLAMES CAUSE | STEEL BRIDGE : T0 MELT AWAY Sixty-five Thousand Dollar, Structure Near Se- | attle Collapses J !ler SEATTLE, Dec. 14. — A $65,000 steel bridge on the Sunset High- way, just above Snoqualmie Falls, collapsed and fell into the Sno- qualmie River after a huge gaso- line truck crashed into the railing and burst into flames The .heat. of- the the steel girders. | The driver of the truck was| badly burned. | . » 5 sador Bullitt told the newsmen for an American e¢mbassy, then recruit his staff. ! sohnson, NRA admi | Steel, \1()IHI R I\ v \NHIV( TON Mrs. Samuel Johnson (left) of Okmulgee, Okla.,, mother of Hugh S., after visiting at the Wi "SPECIALTIES ~ PUSH UPWARD ON EXCHANGE Mmmg Issues Close ngher on Hope of Advance in Gold Price Tomorrow NEW YORK, Dec. 14.—Specialties pushcd upward in a quiet session on the Stock Exchange here today. 'A majority of the issues, however, were content to follow the recent steady routine of heaviness. Grains were a retarding factor, although little selling pressure was evident except in a few spots. The close was irregular but bonds and curb securities advanced slightly The dollar had a relapse in the | foreign exchange market, Sterling | was up more than seven cents and the franc rallied around thirteen hundredths of a cent. Silver re- cuv(-rud Allied Chemical was up more than four points while Auburn Motors gained two. Metals, includ- ng Cerro de Pasco, United States Smelting and Refining, McIntyre Mines and Alaska Juneau, came |back one to three points on the {hope that the gold price might be raised tomorrow. Gainers of a fraction to one or more points were United States Case Threshing, American Commercial Alcohol, Dupont, Chrys- Motors, American Can and Continental Can. Stocks off two points were Western Union Tele- graph and American Tobacco B. American Telephone and Telegraph, selling ex-dividend, was off two and one-half opints. -flames - melted 7 ° CLOSING PRICES TODAY NEW YORK, Dec. 14. — Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine |stock today is 22%, American Can 98 , American Power and Light 7, Arnaconda 14%, Armour B 2% Bethlehem Steel 36%, Calumet and Hecla 4%, Curtiss-Wright 2%, Gen- eral Motors 34%, International Harvester 41, North American Avia- tion 5%, th American Company Chicago and Milwaukee (pre- Standard Oil of Cali- United Corporation 5'«, 15%, ferred) 5' fornia 42' - lim C. Bullitt presented his Am-| return to the United States and HEALTH OF MRS. G. F. He said he ex-| THOMPSON IMPROVED pected to return to Miscow early in | February. Tt any selection made will be tempor- ary as the American ambassador favors building a permanent Em- bassy. is understood that! Mrs. G. F. Thompson, recently operated on at the Virginia Mason hospital in Seattle, is rapidly im- proving in health according to iword received by friends here. strator, bids goodbye to Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt: e House. (Associated Press Photo) i THOMPSONTALKS T0 CHAMBER ON HALIBUT PLANS Says Flshermen Must Use Restraint — Chamber Elects Directors If the halibut fishermen of the Pacific Northwest are to spread their operations over most of the year, they will have to exercise a larger measure of self-restraint in the future than they have in the past, the Chamber of Commerce was told today by Dr. W.F. Thomp- son, Director of Investizations and | Chairman of the International Fisheries Commission. He is here to confer with local fishermen on next year's regu ons and con- sult with them about agreements on operations. He told the Chamber he would meet the local fishermen tonight at City Hall and expressed the hope that his proposals would find favor with interested in the industry. Up to Fishermen He stressed the point, however, that in the last analysis the length of scason is largely in the hands of the fishermen them- gelves. The Commission has de- termined the quantity of halibut that e area can produce in safety each season. Due to im- provements on the banks, he said, the fleets can take the quota in a comparatively short period, eit- ing as an instance the experience in this area last season when the quota was exhausted in August. 5 question of self-re- fishermen,” he de- ation up to now ! been gzared for restraint but for exploitation. We hope, however, that we can bring about nents which will permit the| f operations to cover most | year.” Cites Commission Record | Briefly. Dr. Thompson told of the creation of the Commission,| why it was brought into being, and | its record. The halibut fishing| dustry of the Northwest began| about 1900, and, therefore is about | 33 vears old. The scale of its pack, he said, showed a steady de- crease each year, In 1924, Canada created Commission to study the situation. In 1931 it was clothed with author- ity necessary to regulate it. Since that time, the banks have showed continued improvement. Last year, those not f the " (Continued on Page Six.) the United States and | the International| KETCHIKANMAN PUT IN OFFIGE BY ROOSEVELT W. T. Mahoney, Organiza- tion Candidate, Named to Succeed A. White EXPECTED TO ASSUME DUTIES ABOUT JAN. 1 Is Prominent in Party Ac- tivities and in Business in Ketchikan William T. Mahoney, prominent Democrat and business man of Ketchikan, was today named Unit- ed States Marshal for the First Division of Alaska in a recess ap- pointment made by President Roos- evelt, it was disclosed in an Asso= | clated Press report to The Em= pire from the National capital. He will succeed the present en= cumbent, Albert White, resigned, | probably about January 1. Mr. Mahoney was the choice of the Democratic Committee of this Division for the office, obtaining its formal endorsement at a meet- | ing here last Spring. He was also backed by National Commitieeman | James J. Connors and the Terrie | torial Committee, and recommend= ed to the Department of Justice by National Chairman James A, Farley. Had Little Opposition In expresing the organization’s gratification at the President’s ac- tion, Mr. Connors said today that delay in the appointment had apparently been caused by a “lit= tle opposition” that developed sev= eral weeks ago in a small faction of the party at Ketchikan. “It didn't amount to anything and seemed to be more personal than political in character,” he said. He denied reports circulated here and elsewhere in the Berritory that Senator Norman R. Walker, prominent Ketchikan Democrat, had taken part in the fight made against Mr. Mahoney's appoint= ment. “Senator Walker not only did not oppose him, but was strongly for him,” declared the National Committeeman. “Mr. Ma- honey has made a splendid record as a business man, a public offic- ial and a citizen. He is a high- class man of fine ability and will make an excellent United States Marshal,” he conciuded. Ziegler Led Opposition Although Mr. Connors did not cBinment on the source of the op- position which developed against Mr. Mahoney, if is commonly un= derstood that former Representa~ tive A. H. Ziegler, who was de- feated in a three-cornered race last year for the party’s nomina- tion for Delegate to Congress, running third, headed the fight on his fellow townsman. While this' was going on the Idaho delegation in Congress made a bid for the place for a constituent and but for the strong representations of Dele- gate Dimond and Mr. Connors to Mr. Farley might have been suc- cessful. Several weeks ago however, Mr. Farley notified Mr. Connors and the Delegate he had recommended Mr. Mahoney to the Department of Justice. A short time ago, the Delegate advised organization lead- ers here that the appointment might be made at any time and would not long be delayed. Is Pioneer Democrat Mr. Mahoney has resided in the erritory for more than a quarter of a century, and has been acti! in his party’s activities all during that period. He resided at Sul- B (Continued on Page Two) - Notice to Juneau Advertisers Advertising copy for the Christmas Edifion of The Daily Alaska Empire, to be issued Sunday, December 17, must be in The Empire office prior to 4 o'clock Fri- day afternoon. L] . - L . Ld . . .