The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 16, 1934, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE - “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XLIIL, NO. 6548. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS CONGRESS WORKS ON MONETARY PLAN CARLOS HEVIA PRESIDENT OF CUBAN NATION * Graduate of United States Naval Academy Accepts Chief Executiveship BULLETS ,WHIZ IN SPORADIC OUTBREAKS Rumors Heard of Rift in Army—New Revolution Feared, Isle Republic FAVANA, Cuba, Jan. 16.—Carlos g graduate of the United States Naval Academy, ac- cepted the Presidency of Cuba last fter a chaotic day during y knew who was run- y and while bullets the Presidential ee supporters of the Ramon Grau dead on the fell Grau San Martin re- day night. ¥ new Saying that he would work for evia, Provisional i , teok up his new duties amid rumors of & rift in the army and fears of another revolution. Sporadic outbreaks disturbed the Capital City last night. Hevia was' given the oath of President by his father-in-law, Dr. Juan Frederico Edelmann, Supreme | union, arrived in New York on his boat was William C. Bullitt (right), ciated Press Photo) U.S. NAVY ~ SOVIET ENVOY ARRIVES IN U. S. world peace, but refraining from comment on trade or other international affairs, Alexander A. Troy- anovsky (left), first ambassador to United States from the soviet way to Washington. ‘On the same American envoy to Russia. (Asso- NOTED ADMIRAL OF WAR FAME DIES IN CRASH Was First to Command Convoy Across Atlantic, Recent Assignment SAVANNAH, Jan. 16—Rear Ad- miral James Joseph Raby, aged 59 years, who took out the first mer- chant convoy under American es- cort during the World War, was killed yesterday in an automobile accident near here. The automobile turned over when Lieut. E. B. Abernathy, Raby’s aide, attempted to pass another car. Lieut. Abernafhy and his wife were not seriously injured. Rear Admiral Raby was recently Naval District with headquarters at San Francisco. He was to have assumed his new duties on Febru- ary 1. X ———————— FIVE CONVICTS ARE SET FREE, AMBUSH GANE [Notorious Desperado Res- | cues Pal from Guards | —Girl Friend Aids assigned to command the Twelfth| Court President. ————————— VIOLATION OF CODE CHARGED BY GOVERNMENT Action Is Filed Against Standard Oil of New Jersey—Injunction ‘WASHINGTON, Jan. 16— The Government has filed a suit against the Standard Oil Com- pany of New Jersey charging vio- lation of the oil code and asking dictum: “Go west, young man,” by | COAST PIONEER, GREAT INDUSTRY, DIES IN SOUTH ‘Andrew B. Hammond, Lumberman, Passes Away —Created Reforms | { | | i SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Jan. 16. —Andrew B. Hammond, aged 85, | pioneer lumberman of the Pacific { Coast, is dead here as the result 'of a heart attack. He was ill for several months. He maintained his activities until he was well past his four score of years. | He anticipated Horace Greeley's . e GOLD PURCHASES ABROAD STOPPED HUNTSVILLE, Texas, Jan. 16.— e | Five convicts have been freed, in- o ! cluding Raymond Hamilton, pal of o | Clyde Barrow, notorious Dallas des- ‘e | perado. by men who hid in a ditch e | near the Eastham State Prison e Farm headquarters. e | The hidden men suddenly sprung e out and ambushed guards as they ® |took a squad of men to work. e e @0 e0ee o0 e e e Two guards were wounded by | | machine gun bullets. Barrow is said — e 1 |to haye been in the ambushing Twu ARE DE AD gang and he and the others were ] aided by a girl friend. BOAT AGCIDENT, Fatalities Follow in Wake . o| | WASHINGTON, Jan. 16. —The Reconstruction Fi- nance Corporation ceased gold purchaszs abroad at noon yesterday according to an announcement made this morning. GOAST DISCUSS ECONOMISTS OF an injunction against.( the company mlany years, for he 1aid the founda- to prevent it from giving premiums. $ig f his fortunes in Montana The action was filed in behalf 100 Of TS fOTAINSS ; in the decade after the civil war.| of Small Craft Being Capsized, Foul Bay MONETARY PLAN of Oil Administrator Ickes and j s Banks, railroads, steamships and hearing was set for January 31. | finally lumber, particularly red- m:}‘mx,s 0‘5 :::IP?;;C tf:‘:unig&g:g‘svtflo% wood, were the media on which he Jation of the tode. ¢ | constructed far-reaching interests. The specitic ch.a;'ge is ke Stan-{ He was credited with moderniz- dard Oil Company of New Jersey ing _the redwood industry in Cali- and subsidiaries inaugurated a fomm: although he: did not €0 boys' contest and refused to accede into it until 1900, when he was e mére than 50 years old. VICTORL, B, C, Jan. 16—Arthur(One Makes Succinct Com- Hinder was drowned last evening| ment He IS for It But | when a rowboat, loaded with bark. | gathered by Hinder and Mrs. Mar-| - Does Not Know Results |garet Bales, was swept into kelp| off Foul Bay and capsized in & SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Jan. 16. southeast wind. | —Leading economists of the Pa- at the request of the Oil Admin- istrator, to discontinue the prac- tice. ——t———— Noisy ‘Guns to Halt Raids of Elephants BULAWAYO, South Africa, Jan. Railroad Builder Hammond was born in St. Leon- ard’s, N. B, July 22, 1848. and in 1867, when he was 19, went to Mis- soula. He op2ned a store, organized a bank and a Jumber company and built a couple of short railway lines before moving on to other fields. These first rafl lines of Fred Sterling, a denti one of several who went to the rescue of the couple, died from exhaustion after the boat he and his com- panion were in, was swamped. Mrs. Bales was finally rescued and sent to the hospital as were several others. ‘The police car which was rushing to the scene with oxygen, was | cific Coast are agreed that fulfill- | est monetary steps will probably |tend toward higher prices with a | consequent benefit to busi men jand larger debtors and at 'least | with temporary financial setbacks | to salaried persons and wage carn- ers. Here is the succinct comment of | ment of President Roosevelt's lat- | 16.—Herds of elephants have raided f T mond now form part of the the already sadly depleted water :::hem Pacific system. holes near here, and drastic steps While in Missoula Hammond was are planned to protect the scant .. ...4 in 1879 to Miss Florence supply. Heavy fancing was uscless, sppoit ghe died several years ago. . she “eph“;“ mnfi :)xok(z They had four daughters and a through. - Now: 1 is propase 8l som, Leonard C.. who won fame as up a cordon of alarm guns, in the 10 wax Avlobort Tate Yiope the noise will frighten the b e r the son elephants away. ' (Continued on Page “Three) Judge Decides Reporter May Keep Information Source from Publication ~ PATERSON, N. J., Jan. 16—The | Paterson Evening News, declined to " right of a newspgper reporter w?give the source of a story when refuse to give the source of his in- |asked by the Defense Attornéy, formation of any particular story | pointing to state legislation enacted has been upheld by Judge Joseph |last year making reporters immunz A. Delaney. |in such cases. Cahill was immedi- The devision came during pre-|ately upheld by Judge Delaney. wrecked. | Ira Cross, Professor of Banking at | the University of California.” “I know what President Roose- | velt is driving at"and I am for it, COOK STOVE IN HOME EXPLODES, -WOMAN KILLED Probably Poured Oil on Fire—Daughter Not Expected to Live MOUNT VERNON, Wash,, Jan. 16—Mrs. E. S. Crumrine died last night in a hospital from the ef- fects of burns received in an ex- i plosion of the cook stove in her home. The explosion is believed to have been caused by pouring oil on the fire. Mrs. Crumrine's daughfer, Meta, (but T do not knmow what the re- | sults will be.” ————— OVER HUNDRED "~ DIE IN QUAKE CALCUTTA, Indla, Jan. 16— Quakes continued intermittently throughout India today as the to- tal known dead in yesterday's big temblor mounted to 112 persons. Hen Mothers 9 Pups ARKANSAS CITY, Kans. — A Rhode Island Red hen insisted on mothering nine red Irish setter liminary ‘arguments of jury fixing ‘The incident is believed to be the first actual test case of the aged two years, is not expected to|pups at a hunting lodge near here. live as the result of burns she!The miother of the litter made no received. objection. J 'OFFICIAL KILLED, ACCIDENT westward over the Golden Gate in formation. (extrme left) to arise. PLANE FALLS IN FLAMES; 10 PERSONS DEAD Victims Include Five French Officials—Ex- plosion Aboard Ship CORBINGNY, France, Jan. 16.— Five high French officials and five |others were burned to death when | CLOSEHEALTHY | Dollac. iiling. Mcishly. in | Foreign Exchanges— | Wheat gff_Z Cents i DETROIT, Jan. 16.—The myster- NEW YORK, Jan. 16.— Many |jous “voice” to which Erbay White, speculators today casiied in sub- |52, negro night watchman, paid $5 stantial gains from yesterday's|weekly for two years, has been con- sharp recovery in stocks. victed of extortion. Equities generally, however, re-| The “voice” is Harry Browne, who sisted realizing pressure. The close |stood in a shadowed doorway one on the Stock Exchange was only |recent storry night and took $5 in mildly irregular. Various rails and | marked bills from White while po- | specialiies displayed renewed|licemen watched from a concealed | I strength on the market today. To- |vantage point. | tal sales for the day were 3,300,000| White paid the money weekly to| shares. Browne—who claimed he was not| Trading on Curb the “voice,” but only the “voice’s” The Curb was narrowly irregular collector—until he fell behind in with considerable profit taking. lhis room rent, he said, and faced Bonds continued their upswing. eviction. He then told his story to Grains reacted, with wheat 10sinZ | the landlord who summoned the a cent or more. Cotton eased and |police. other commodities were mixed. The dollar rallied briskly in the foreign exchanges, rising about five cents in terms of sterling. Norfolk and Western was up 10 points, Union Pacific 4, Santa Fe 3, and Delaware and Hudson around 2. Other Gainers Other gainers of a fraction to around a point were United States Steel, both common and preferred, National Steel, American Rolling Mill, Westinghouse Electric, Gen-| FAIRBANKS, Alaska. Jan. 16— eral FElectric, Montgomery- War d|Sixty-six degrees below zero Sun- and Sears Roebuck. American Tele- | day was the coldest day in 30 years phocie and TSEEEL At p‘;‘;t";‘: in the bistory of Fairbanks accord- e ing to the Weather Bureau offi- wonunued on Page Two) cials. |corn.mercm1 fleet, fell in flames and exploded near here last night on a return flight from French Indo- China. The plane apparently cdught fire as the result of a leaky gaso- line line ‘and exploded when the pilot tried to land in a field. The dead include Emmanual] | Chaumie, Director of Civil Avia- {tion in the Air Ministry and Pierm[ Pasquler, Covernor General of| Indo-China, i 1 EVERETT SAFETY EXPERT IS DEAD EVERETT, Wash, Jan. 16— Thomas J. Kelly, aged 71 years, pionger and former Public Bafety Commissioner, died yesterday aft- r an extended {llness. Trapping in Kansas $1,000,000 Industry KANSAS CITY, Jan. 16. — The trapping of fur-bearing animals is a million-dollar industry in Kansas, ording to a bulletin issued by the State Forestry, Fish and Game Commission. The trapping season runs through December and Jan- uary. Oppossums provided the most fur in Kansas last year. Skunks were the next in importance in the num- ber of pelts taken, and muskrats were. third, In 1928 $1.250,000 was paid for furs fi’m animals trapped in Kan- Storting the longest non-stop mass fligh Kneffler McGinnis, soared from the calm waters of Paradise Cove, San Pablo Bay, Cal, and swung hours of difficulty in taking off due to stillness of the air delayed the hop. Center: two auxiliary planes (in lead) roughén the water to help the third flight plane Navy’; F lygng Fleet Heads Into Settiiig Sun MONEY PRUGHAM HEARING STARTS - IN COMMITTEE over water, six Navy planes, commanded by Lt. Com. bound toward the Hawaiian Islands, 2190 miles distant. About two At top: the six planes The flight was Bottom: Closeup of the P-3 just as it rose frem the surface. suecessfully made in 28 hours and 38 minutes. (Associated Press photos) "I’iunvvr Woman ;Uf Fairbanks {Found Frozen, Bed 1 FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Jan. 16. —Mrs. Mary' A. Woodin, aged 78 years, pioneer of Dawson, and a resident of Fairbanks for 37 years, was found frozen in a bed in a rooming house occu- pied only by herself, last Sat- have died as a result of heart trouble and then frozen. — - — i STOGKS RESIST | |the glant trimotored airplane Em- | PRUFIT TAKING. |eraude, the pride of the French | [ | # urday. Physicians said she may KILLS FATHER, SON IS FREED FROM BLAME | Justifable Mot i oner's Jury Verdict, Oregon Shooting ST. HELENS, Oregon, Jan. 16.— A coroner's jury has returned a verdict of justifiable homicide and freeing Edward Wagner, aged 23, lof Rainier, from blame for the fatal shooting of his father, Carl ‘Wagner, aged 53, Sunday morning 'at the ranch of the Wagners. Young Wagner stepped in and defended his mother from his fath- er's attack. Blackmailing “Voice” Haunted Him 2 Years Daily Empme want Ads Pay Treasury Secretary Mor- genthau Brings Data on Stabilization Fund DOLLAR WORTH 60 CTS. NEW GOLD VALUATION “We Will Run Our Busi- ness Without Other Countries WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.— The new Gevernment gold price has slashed the dollar to just 6Q_per cent of its legal value as legislation to allow the President to flex its gold content within a 50 to 60 per cent level began its wordy journey through Congress. Secretary of Treasury Mor- genthau was summoned be- fore the Senate Banking Com- mittee to explain President Roosevelt’s plan for impound- ing all outstanding monetary gold and allowing a flexible dollar revaluation. In his pocket he carried data on the plans for a two billion dollar stabilization fund to guide the nation’s currency. Democratic l1ea ders mar- shalled forces, sure of opposi- tion from Senator Glass and other stalwarts, The Republi- cans went into a caucus to decide their course. ' On the House side, the Banking Committee plunged into the Presidential Money Bill while the Coinage Com- mittee prepared to hear fi- (Continued on Page Seven) —— ., JOHN DOE'S $10 1S NOW WORTH §10 U, 5. MONEY Experts Agree that New Dollar Plans Will Not * Change Immediately WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.— What would happen to $10 in John Doe's pocket under the new dollar plans of President Roosevelt? Most experts agree that virtually nothing will happen now but any number of things may happen in the future. John Doe cannot' exchange his $10 for gold. Nearly all economists agree that there will be at least a temporary \nrloe rise but after that opinion ranges from the belief the rise will be only short lived to predictions of not only a long term rise but |also new ability of the Govern- ment to make prices stable. | 'The devaluation of the dollar | means a profit of several billions |to the Government and thus indi- rectly to John Doe. (Continued on Page Two) Cold Wavé" Hits F airbanks; Elks, Ladies Attend Banquet, But Some Stores Keep Closed It wu“degrmmtadayufi this prevented some stores from opening. Four hundred Elks and their la- | dies attended an Elks' banquet | Saturday night with the thermome- | ter at 65 degrees below zero.