The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 7, 1934, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XLIV., NO. 6644. JUNEAU ALASKA, MONDAY, MAY 7. 1934, 'MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS MILITARY AIRPORT SOUGHT FOR ALASKA JUNE RUBLES MAY BE FREED DURING TODAY Abducted aSaid to Bel} Alive—Return to Parent Expected in 24 Hours CRIMINAL DEPUTY MAKES STATEMENT Fears Were Expressed Vic- tim Had Been Killed— Officers Not Interfering TUCSON, Arizona, May 7.} —Returning from an extend- ed trip to the State of Son-| ora, Mexico, Oliver White,| Chief Criminal Deputy of Santa Cruz County, said June; Robl six-year-old girl kid- naped on the afternoon of April 25, is alive and may be returned to her parents with- in 24 hours. The local authorities said a man and a woman, with a child, were seen crossing thw border last Saturday. White said: “I can that June is still alive probably will be returned| within 24 hours. Beyond that I have no statement ta‘ make.” ‘. For several days rumors have been circulated the little girl would | never be found alive as it was believed she had been killed. The zuthorities have agreed to do | slute and | CROWDS AWAlT WORD OF LITTLE KlDNAPED GlRL While the country around Tucson, Ariz,, was be ing scoured by manhunters for a trace of six-year-old June Robles, anxious citizens (lower right) stood ou tside the courthouse reading bulletins or progress in the search for kidnapers of the little girl. Gov, B. B. Moeur visited the home of her grandfather with Car- los Robles (left), uncle of the missing tot, who is a deputy district attorney. The home of Bernabe Robles, the girl's grandfather, and her parenh is shown at upper right. (Anccmtud Press Photos) CHILD WELFARE COMMISSION IS | NAMED BY TROY Board of FIVC Headed by J. F. Mullen Is Created by Gov. John W. Troy ‘The appointment of a new Child | Welfare Commis isions of a law passed by the Ter-| ion of five mem-i % bers was made known today by | | Gov. John W. Troy, under the pro- | ‘Miss Prosperity’ AIR MAIL FOR ORIENT IS TO B0 VIA ALASKA Service Is to Start from London—Pan-American | Line Is Interested | EDMONTON, May 7—A five-day air mail service from London to Japan, via Edmonton, Alaska and Russia will be feasible within the next five years, Major R. W. Hale, . S. RAVEN HAS TAKEN POSITION IN WASHINGTON City Superintendent of Schools: Resigns After Seven Yearsin Juneau After seven years with the Ju- neau Public Schools, nearly four of which he was City Superin- tendent, R.'S. Raven has submitted his resignation to accept the Sup- erintendency of Schools at Marys- ville, Washington; it was announced by the Juneau School Board today. The resignation is to take effect on or before September 1, 1934. Mr. Raven came to Juneau as principal of the high school in the fall of 1927 and became Superin- tendent the middle of the year 1930, upon the resignation of W. K. Keller, who became Territorial Commissioner of Education at that time. He has been Superintendent since then, and has, in addition, taken an active part in the life of the city. ’ Many Activities A member of the American Le- gion, Mr. Raven took an interested part in the organization activities faithfully attending meetings and is nmow acting as Service Officer of it. He is also a member of the Hrottish Kite body of Masons, and is at this time an officer in the Blue Lodge. For the last four summers Mr. Raven has attended the University of Washington summer school and last August received his degree as Master of Arts. Before coming to Juneau, Mr./Raven acted as prin- cipal of the' Silah High School at Silah, Washington. 7 Years Long Enough Samuel Insull (above) landed today at Princetown Junction, New Jersey, from Greece, and was placed aboard a Chicage bound train which left immediately for the scene c¢f his utilities ventures. Insull was in good humor and pesed for pictures, The above pic- ture is a remarkable new closeup oi Insull {aken abeard the Exilcna on which he was a passenger under guard. The once-powerfal industrialist has aged preceptibly in the last several months. INSULL MAKE;S PRINCETOWN JUNCTION, N. J, May 7.—In a statement to The Associated Press, Sarmuel Insull, returned fugitive, who is to face charges in connection with the failure of his utility companies, said: “I have erred but my greatest error was in underestimating the | PRUPOSAL | MADE T0 GONGRESS T0 BUILD AIRFIELD WITH GARRISON Bill Inlrodu-cg in House Today—Appropriation of $15,000,000 Is Recommended WASHINGTON, May 7.— Congressional approval is sought for a fifteen million dollar appropriation for the establishment, near Fair- banks, Alaska, of what is to be the country’s military base and airfield near the Orient. The plan was introduced in the House today. The bill calls for a squad- ron of 100 planes and a gar- rison for 230 commissioned men and 2,200 enlisted men. SOVIET RUSSIA INDEFAULT OF U. S. PAYMENTS | Decision Made by Attorney General Under Johnson Act—5 Nations O. K. WASHINGTON, May 7.—Attor= ney General Cummings has de- & ritorial Legislature last year. Judge | Postal S intendent id here| “While I regret to leave Juneau anci anic rica ritie: i nothing that might interfere with ! osta uperintendent sall ere 2l effects of the financial panic on American securities, particularly on the safe return of the child. The ;'n l;:'imi‘::“‘;’;m"‘“;‘:: Sn‘:'f:efi“"‘;;‘ today. and my many friends here, I feel|tne companies I was trying to build. I worked with all of my ability f,fif:“i::: ]:3“‘;, 1sum":;fagc - . parents declared soon after the|cy i g The Major said the Pan-Ameri-|that seven years is long €enough | gpg energy to sav those companies. 1 made mistakes but they were|anq i< noe enmledem l(]ln g l“:: child was abducted they would P2 |~ Other v ke Commis-‘ can Alrways is interested in devel- for an educator to stay in one PO-|y ., .o mistakes, They were crrors in judgment but not dishonest by the citizens of this c-ancta the $15,000 ”1"50'" demanded. Ision are: Dr. Harry O. DeVigh opment of the Northern service in|sition and also that this is In the manipulations. I am here to make the most important fight of my| The ]; pagsl e ‘; : Dr. Harry C. ghne, Alaska. It is expected that planes|nature of an advancement. There| 1 PR . | ruling was made in view of | Mrs. Ruth C. Metealf, Frank Booth \will pass through here for the|ere seven schools in Marysville,|life not only for freedom but for complete vindication. | determining what countries are to . SE A B ATTEREB Bl & Alcagpin o i |Territory within the next three four of which are in the city, the i be nt:amk::;:;, che Johnson et | | weeks on an inspecti other three being country school 1 3 urities % commission. eppoinied. fn. 1831 by| | ‘, b an inspection tour. i e b Sy e STucKs TAKE President Bows country or otherwise receiving fi- |then Gov. George A. Parks. Other | | is @ Senior High School, Junior |In Grief at Funeral | nancial assistance. 4 M TURSHIP Is members of the original Commis- High School and two grade schools | i ‘The Attorney General sald Great ’ Ision whose existence expired last [ F UND in the city. Thirty teachers are | Of Old Friend Britain, Italy, Czechoslovakia, /Lat- year were: Senator Allen Shattuck, I employed in the system,” Mr. Raven PR via and Lithuania, five nations Chairman, Mrs. J. C. Thomas, E.| A said today. NEW YORK, May 7.—Presi- |Which made token payments on | M. Polley and Mrs. J. A. Talbot of | | NUT Gu"-TY DF s e SLUMP TUDAYr dent Roosevelt sat almost mo- |War debc;,eare not in default. Ketchikan. | Resignation Regre tionless lsat Saturday after- ason for Default 9 —_— Object Is Defined “I am sure I express the opin- noon in an old-fashioned meet- | Soviet Russia is held to be in E .., | The Legislature, in creating the| R ion of the other members of the | ing house of Presbyterians at |default because she failed to recog- ¢~ Childar Towed to British|commission, dectarea its purpose Juneau School Board when I say| . Fifth Avenue and Fifty-fifth |nize obligations incurred preceding # C lumbia P Af |as follows: “To make a survey of| we greatly regret the resignation of || neses of One to Four or| Street as the funeral services |the Czarist and Kelensky ‘govern- L olumbia Qrt ter the facilities available in the Terri- | Mr. Raven. His work has been most 3 were held for his old friend and |ments. 59 Hours in Gale tory and the methods now employ- ‘New York Allomey Uni.| satistactory and while we hate to More Points Occur—No advisor, Wiliam H. Woodin, Negotiations are now in progress o~ ed for the care of dependent chil- ’ lose him, we wish him success and Spe cific Reasons Given former Secretary of the Treas- | Moscow seeking adjustments of VIGTORIA. B. 0. May 7—W“h‘¢mihwt:?ke itx}xlqléiries to determ- versity Professor Are ';’If.i‘.‘.“’ifi in hisRnewE mififi;fi: ury. :?xe:fitzfize;nctehe :‘vo gov- g % 50 e |ine the best methods now in use i ndings,” R. E. son, a «f o neral Cum- the master, Capt. J. Matttssen, |08 106 Dest Mesiads now 'n te 1o ‘ Among Acquitted e o the achool board d6- | MEVW YORK, May 1—Slock BBVE| pare s sk ot d::’ 4 | mings indicated a successful con- and three members of the crew“remn its findings to the next clared. way again today under fresh sell- row on his face through the 17 clusion of the negotiations that will still aboard, the battered wreck of regular session of the Legislature.” That's the official title of CHICAGO, Tll, May 7—A jury| «No succkssor to the superinten-|ing and losses of one to four or! L iiniee service, After the Apos- | probably remove the stigma of de- ¢ the Norwegian motorship Cl_mdsrl The Commission will have aboui| Gleta del Glass, of Coral trying seventeen men on charges dency has yet been selected, but|more points occurred. tles Creed wa; read,” he joined faulter from the Soviets. is now in the harbor at Bsquimalt. | ion montn in which to complete| Gables, Fla. She is wearing a [ Of racketeering in four service|we expect to make an announce-| Commodities rallied slightly. in the Lord’s Prayer. The serv- e Underwriters changed the course |y "™ iccion “ac the next Legisla.| bathing suit made of “cur- trades, has returned a verdict of| ment concerning that position and| Today's close was very weak after| juo wag simple at the request FRENCH TO DEFAULT of the craft from Port Angeles 0y o win oonvene here in January| remey” for the State-wide cele- |10t 8ullty for all seventeen de-|the teachers to fill the vacancies|some of the leaders came back| of Mrs. Woodin. PARIS, May 7— The fourth iy SequmAlt of mext year instead of March as| bration in Florida to signalize |fendants. occurring this year, sometime dur- |mcderately. The President and his party |French default in war debts to the Coast Guard Praised et hfonn" the return of prosperity. Prominent among the defendants|ing the mext month,” Mr. Robert-| The curb was also down. Bonds| jefy for Washington after the |UPited States is considered certain » Those rescued from the craft s Without Compéneatios _— are Attorney Aaron Sapiro, of New |son said. ware mixed. Savioia by high officials who -spoke prie during the terrific storm of late E _”“"‘ o~ T [ ek, organizer for trade associa- KSR SN A Commission brokers are unable to s R vately on the matter. last week, said they owed theirlcu::'himi‘;'enn";isi:’;‘ ;Jrnolmwot:(e “;‘Lh- c APT HINGKLEY g‘:::e B{:ld iDrC.mBenJamm Scluu"e:'l assign any specific reasons for the — lives to the crew of the Coast et TSity of icago professor an break. | Guard Cuitter Redwing. ;i:,r?u:;s ";: ::Egeitsu::; pm“g:,d Federal Labor Mediator. BL“E EAGLE Tu Wheat jumped three cents a EIGHTY MINERS THousAan gu + The Redwing transferred her nses. % o e o bushel. . tow to the seagoing tug Roosevelt|that reason, and in order that RESIGNS cuAsT Silver developed strength. | after a 59 hour battle with the|meetings can be held frequently, TRA Ts Rubber at New Toj | += sea ; Eae Sepermar ol ok sEpatal by r | s | oeiak i tiew: four In Bad Shape + GI0He cofelde OF JutieAu ag" 1" Bbe GUARD sERvIcE year tops before profit taking s w The Ch3dar's plates are buckled one out-of-town member on the Corporation bopnds were lAuwy e | original Commission, Mrs. Talbot, ¢ 2 MUELLHEIM, Germany, May 7. WASHINGTON, May 7. — A staunchions twisted and booms Hiow datbis 1o 16 1 [] Government loans reached new k wholesale march of th out. ¢ VISt - During the day, many shares fell 7 . g Huge waves lifted the ship over ::‘;u ;:z;t r::l;. e;f:l;efl:ngesxgme Division Commadnder of BELLINGHAM Wash,, May 7—| Onl Firms Under NRA G 28 1ors tor the vear. ?«:a}edlmhan efort to stop ka fxerce!::'-:’:;(es le]:z hes: ififfin?mmm the North Spit at the entrance to|"edured from members residing| Northwest Asked to Be |Bawara Hook, 14-year-oid son of o Wl] Be Allowed Recon- | Brokerase firms are sending out | fife which trapped the workers. Six| L0y 2oL, "and. oul minery the Columbia River last Priday,| . "o o00 ) i s Placed on Retired List jocal sea diver, missing for three| il OW? €CON~ | new margin calls. | ROy RN P walkout in Vanderfrift, Pa,, s re- o Where she had grounded, and “we (‘' SHCS ¢ A weeks, was found shot to deats| dition Nation's Homes Today's Losers | 5% ported here today. 4 picked her up on the first bounce,”| 1% Selecting MCOmmmd e, uc) near the Police Pistol Range. A/ AL Losers today around two to five p rt Ang les M I | PSRt AR, ¢ said T. R. Lloyd, boatswain of the|pove'ine tegal fraternity the medi.| SEATTLE, May 7.—Capt. H. D,|Dote said he suicided because he| WASHINGTON, May 7—Build-|points included U. 8. Alcohol, Un- ol ngeles Man Is {Smith Ma Redwing. (Continued on Page Eighty | Hinckley, Coast Guard Division| Was tired of school. |ing companies must be under the|ion Pacific, Auburn, Allied Chem-| Killed, Auto Accident| ™ y Choose v Commander, who has been ordered . Blue Eagle to obtain any of the|ical, Bethlehem Steel, Chrysler, ! Amenun Am Wine Bottle Drifts Marri J transferred to the Chicago Coast Fi T s two hundred million dollars worth|Hudson, National Distillers, U. S.| PORT ANGELES, Wash, May 7.| SYDNEY, Australia, May 7.— 5 Marriage Just Guard Station, announces he has|[‘Urst 1ourist to of business the Government is go- |Smelting. | Frank Thompson, aged 59 years, Kingsford Smith, conqu Over Seas to France Didnw't Work. resigned from the service. He was|J/jcis I Alaska |ing to create in extending aid in| Off one point or two were the|County Clerk, was killed, and Hays | Pacific Ocean, querar of the —_ e eligible for retirement seven years aon amjous ” }rwwmng the nation’s dis-|following: American Can, American | prichett, Deputy County Assessor,|plane in W%{:"::m MEDINA, N. Y—In June, 1932,|Says Jean Harlow ago and has asked to be placed on|Valley, Dies, Portland | ‘ressed homes. Smelting, United States Steel, Case, | was seriousiy injured when thelr| air races from England to Austral Charles Brennan threw an empty —_— the retired list. s | Possibly, also, a similar restric-| General Motors, Montgomery-Ward auto smashed into a tree here Sat-|ia next October, An u- champagne bottle, containing a HOLLYWOOD, Cal, May 7. Capt. Hinckley said: “I love this| PORTLAND, Oregon, May 7. |tion will be imposed on the pro- and many others. urday afternoon. Prichett is expect- | mirer has given‘ mw«:fi; ailte in mid-Atlantic whilereturning| Jean Harlow, platinum blonde, |Northwest scenery 00 much to| —Rodney Glisan, aged 65 years, |8Tam to stimulate private spending pd ed to live. the cost of competing, and in July to this country on the Mauretania.| screen star, today announced |leave now.” attorney, amateur mountaineer |Of one billion five hundred mil- CLOSING PRICES TODAY e — he will leave Australia for the gy < Recently he received a letter from| the had separated from Harold Capt. H. R. Searles succeeds Capt.| and world traveler, first tour- |lion dollars for other than dis-| NEW YORK, May 7. — Closing| The agricultural department of |United States to look over the Fred Daniau, of Bordeaux, France,| Rossom, film cameraman and |Hinckley. ist to vicit the Valley of Ten | tressed homes. quotation of Alaska Juneau mine the University of Kentucky says available machines. Later he will v who said he found the bottle at the| will seek a divorce. Capt. Hinckley is also a member| Thousand Smokes, in Alaska, | This became known Sunday m].‘slock today is 17%, American Can|the outlook for tobacco growers in|go to England, and his final cholce foot of the sand dunes on Cape “With us” the blonde said, |of the Washington State Game| died here as the result of heart |1OWing examination of plans of the 9%, American Power and Light|that state has improved greatly|of a plane will depend upon his o Ferret, near Bordeaux. “marriage just didn’t work.” Commission. ' Home Owners Loan Corporation. (Continued on Page Seven) lsmce last year. estimate of speed and efficiency.