The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 17, 1934, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “4LL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME® ez RECOMMENDS JUNEAU AS AIRPORT WEALTHY MAN GIVEN FREEDOM: NO RANSOM PAID Kidnapers Get ‘Cold Feet, Authorities Claim, and Turn Victim Loose BREWERY HEAD’S EYES TAPPED, IMPRISONMENT Labatt Brothers Meet in Toronto Speed to Home —Gang Search Is On TORONTO, Aug. 17.—Despite the authoritative source saying ne ransom was paid, other in- formaticn said less than $50,- 000 was paid for Labatt's re- lease and another report that all of the $150,000 was paid. LONDON, Ontario, Canada, Aug. 17—John 8. Labatt, wealthy Eng- lishman, President of the Labatt Brewing Company, after held two and one-half days as hostage of his kidnapers, has been returned to his wife and children. No ransom was paid. Labatt;arrived here by auto from Toronto: where he had been re- leased on ch Is On The poli¢e of this section of Can- ada launched the search for the kidnapers. The authorities -commented on the “cold feet” when they were asked about the release of the ab- 5 ed victim without ransom. ®officers said they are de- d to make an example of first snatch gangsters in ada’s history. G tt Unharmed Labatt was unharmed but in a highly nervous state which sent him to his bed. Pelice surround the Labatt house. The victim’s throughout his imprisonment. After his release, Labatt hailed| a taxicab and went to his brother's hotel in Toronto where his' brother had $150,000 to pay the kidnapers as ransom. Speed 110 Miles The brothers met in the hotel, entered an automobile and sped here, a distance of 110 miles. Mrs, Labatt remained calm throughout the ordeal since her husband was kidnaped and a note left in his abandoned auto de- manding the large ransom. — MARY PICKFORD NOT DISTURBED BY LEGAL SUIT NEW YORK, Aug. 17—Edward Hemmer's $250,000 breach of con- tract suit against Mary Pickford, cinema star, was disclosed today to include allegations that he also was called upon to shield the late Jack Pickford, her brother, from unfavorable publicity. Hemmer's bill of particulars de- clared his efforts had preserved the actress’ reputation, but Miss Pick- ford in Los Angeles, described his claims as “purely fictional® W “I will not be intimidated, an will not settle this case for as much as a postage stamp,” said the screen star. “I'm not afraid of him—not one particle. HITLER MAKES RADIO SPEECH HAMBURG, Aug. 17.—President- Chancellor Hitler, in a radio speech, said foreign hostility to- ward the Reich prompted him to seize quickly the Presidential pow- ers with the purpose to forestall a natlonal calamity. B St s, et s The puffer fish, which inhabits coral reefs; inflates itself into an inedible, prickly ball when at- tacked. % outskirts of the city. | eyes were taped; UNITED STATES NOT TO EXPORT WHEAT IN 183 Will Surrender World Mar- kets According to Of- ficial Statements 'DROUGHT HAS CUT | | DOWN GREAT SUPPLY, | Curtailment Is Also Re- sponsible_to Some Ex- tent for Present Action ‘WASHINGTON, Aug. 17. — The| ravages of the drought received| new emphasis today when it be-| {came apparent the United Stgws] will surrender all wheat markets, abroad in 1935. | | The Department of Agriculture officials acknowledge that exports, |of American wheat, which have 'held a commanding position in |the world since 1890, will be zero }nexl vear. The officials were {quick to add that the United States | expects to reclaim its share of the world markets when the situation |returns to normal. | Crop Curtailment | | The crop curtailment put into! effect before the drought ‘“cracked | down” helped reduce the farm sup- | ply of wheat but the Agriculturall Department officials say the| drought would have hit the farmer | Wifitmnolmfm‘w% benefit of payments resuiting from AAA. Another Aspect Other drought aspects are that one-sixth of all cattle and one out| |of every ten sheep go into the tin case to be passed out by the Gov-| |ernment for the needy next winter. ! Secretary of Agriculture Wallace's | suggestion of an “ever normal gran- |ary” seemed likely to emerge as one | prime result of the farm rehabili- ation drive. This seeks to equalize the supply over the years of scar- city. | Rain Helps Some The abundance of rain which al- most reached cloudburst proportions in some parts of the Midwest yes- | terday, will benefit some of the; |1ater crops and renew pastures, but ' on much of the land where the | scourge of aridity hit the hardest, | plants are burned beyond recogni- tion. WHEAT ALLOCATED LONDON, Aug. 17.—The United| States has tentatively allocated the | 1034 and 1935 wheat export quota | of ten million bushels by the In-| ternational Wheat Conference, the Associated Press is informed. It is believed Canada’s allotment will be about 270,000,000 bushels, Australia 140,000,000 bushels and | Argentina 150,000,000 bushels. NOT DISTURBED WASHINGTON, Aug. 17. —The| Administration officials remained undisturbed over the prospective cut of United States wheat export “under the International Wheat| Agreement.” GIRL SLAYER TAKES LIF WILDWOOD, Alta., Aug. 17.— |After he had shot and fatally wounded Nysie Szutika, 16, Steven Pakan, 18, threw himself under the wheels of a Canadian National | Railway’s passenger train near here. Alaskan Air Mechanics in Washington, Moscow Bound for Decorations ‘WASHINGTON, Aug. 17.—Avia- tion mechanics Lavery and Arm tead, of Fairbanks, Alaska, have ar- rived here enroute to Moscow, Rus- sia, to be decorated with the Order of Lenin for the part they took in rescuing the Russian scientists from the Arctic ice floes several { months ago. THE expenses of the men are being paid by the Soviet Government. Makes Trip from Nome, Alaska,|ogL. ARNOLD IS to Ontario, Canada, to Hear of CALLANDER, Ontario, Aug. 17—/ An Alaskan prospector who had| not been outside for years, took and traveled from Nome ce to hear about the Dionne quintuplets. Dr. A. R. Dafoe, the physician of the infants, did not disclose the prospector’s - name and said the latter failed to see the babies. Dr.» Dafoe told the prospector 'Quintuplets, Gets Tooth Pulled all about the babies and as ths Alaskan was about to leave the physician’ home, he asked the doc- tor if he would mind pulling & tooth that had been bothering him for about 25 years. The doctor took care of the tooth and the prospector insigted upon paying him $1 and demanded a re- ceipt to “show the folks back | home.” STOCK PRICES UPWARD TREN AGAIN SLUMP; | FOR BUSINESS LOSSES SMALL S Fails to Stir Up Any Enthusiasm NEW YORK, Aug. 17—Scattered speclalty buying failed to shake stocks out of their lethargy and actional losses were numerous in ock Exchange trading toda Today's close was barely steady. The curb was mixed. Governments bonds were steady. CLOSING PRICES TODAY NEW YORK, Aug. 17.—Closing quotation - of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 197%, American Can 96, American Power and Light 5, Anaconda 12';. Armcur B 60, Ben- dix Aviation 12 Bethlehem Stecl 27%, Calumet a; Hecla 3%, Cur- tiss-Wright 3, General Motors 29 International Harvester 26%, Ken necott 19, United States Steel 33%, Warner Pictures 4%, Pound $5.10, Nabesna bid .92, ask 1.02. ., OLSON T0 POLL LARGE VOTE IN HOME DIVISION Democratic Candidate for Treasury to Carry Third Division Says Local Man Oscar G. Olson, Cordova Demo- crat and that party's candidate |for Territorial Treasurer, will be Two Months’ given a big mejority in his home town and carry the Third Division | by several hundred votes, declared | Albert Wile, lecal merchandise broker, who returned home today |after a trip to western and interior points. Mr: Olson, who is an expert ac- countant, has lived in Alaska 30 years. and has been a fisherman and miner at various times. He has a wide acquaintance among labor in both the fishing and mining industries and will get good support from them, he declared. The outlcok in the Third and Feurth Divisions is for a sweeping Democratic victory, Mr. Wile said. The effective recovery program launched in Alaska last year, the Administration’s monetary policy that has boosted prices of gold and silver, the NRA fisheries code that has increased earnings of cannery labor and fishermen throughout Alaska, are widely approved and the effects of all these activities will be to give the Democratic Party a big vote of endorsement in the September election. M. Oison, said Mr. Wile, had hoped to be able to come to South- east Alaska to meet Delegate Di- mond. However, he was unable to get away from his work and is making his campaign almost en- tirely by letter. It is possible he will find time to make a hurried rip tc Fairbanks just before the election. e .. STEEL COMPANY LIBRARIAN TOURS Miss Anne Protheroe, librarian of the Illinois Steel Corporation, is a tourist aboard the Prince Rupert. BEING SHOW pecialty Buying Boom\Most Favorable Repori | Made in Review of Dun- | Bradstreet, Inc. NEW YORK, Aug. 17—A turn to more favorable weather, par- ticularly easjng of the drought con- ditions in the Midwest, brightened business prospects and sentiment says the weekly review of Dun- Bradstreet, Inc, with the predic- tion that many well posted ex- ecutives's estimates of the fall trade trend need revision upward. The review further says: “With no exiension of the boygnd- aries of the drought areas and with the heat wave definitely brok- en, preliminary estimates place the farm income at 20 to 25 per cent higher than last year. “The reduced yield at the pres- ent has advanced prices plus the process tax and gives the farmers more money than last year and !also a large crop. “The billion dollar home renova- tion drive is expected to bring an early upturn in employment. | “The volume of retail sales were ger this week than the previous week with gains ranging from 20 to 30 per cent, the latter in the Southwest and on the Pacific Coast.” LS AN ADMIRAL BYRD FAGED DEATH; - EXPECTEDIT Old Message Is Made Public from : Lonely Outpost | ANTARCTICA, Little America, | Aug. 17.—Admiral Richard E. Byrd |had prepared himself for a lonely death on his recent “lost” exper-| ience to the remainder of his ex- pedition force and from which he was rescued after a third attempt to reach him in his distant out- Ppost. Yet, with death facing him, Byrd sent no appeal for aid to the out- side world. This was learned two months la- ter when a message from his ad- vance weather base, where Byrd spent nearly five months' isolation, told how he resigned himself to death. He left a note for the re- lief party which he feaved would “‘arrive too late.” Radio reports from the rescue party said Admiral Byrd became ill last June from fumes from his oil stove and he thought the end was near. ONE CANADIAN ‘TOWN BURNE COLVILLE, Wash, Aug. 17—A stage driver, arriving here from Cascade, B. C., said that tows has been destroyed by fire, ten business structures and a number of small homes included. The driver said he drove throug the flames, 8 STRONGLY FOR 600D AIRPORTS Alaska Ofigfinest Op- portunity for Air Trans- portation Says Chief TOTEM POLE GIVEN TO ARMY AVIATORS R. E. Rob;—rtson Makes || Speech of Presentation to Col. Arnold for Juneau “Juneau is the logical and na- tural point of entry into Al- aska for wheeled planes and as such must prepare to re- ceive them by having the nec- essary facilities to handle mass- ed flights of planes. This pres- ent flight is only the forerun- ner of many that will take place for various purposes in the future,” declared Col. Henry | H. Arnold, commanding officer of the United States Army flight of ten Martin bombing planes, after his acceptance of the Totem pole presented by the City of Juneau at the air- ' port this morning. Col. Arnold expressed apprecia- (tion for the Thunderbird totem pole ,Which was presented by R. E. Rob- ierfson in behalf of the city, and .ald he Wi take pleasure irf turn- |ing it over to his chief in Wash- ington, D: C. as a memento of |the first massed army flight. to | Alaska. | “I wish also to leave a mes- sage to be conveyed to your | Governor of appreciation of the great assistance we have re- | ceived everywhere in the Ter- ritory regarding information | concerning landing fields, fly~ ing conditicns and many other | -matters which have greatly fa- | cilitated this flight. People in all parts of the Territory re- ceived us with great courtesy and went out of their way to | help us in every possible man- | mer. | Alaska Ideal for Aviation | “During the past month it has |been the privilege of my officers {and myself to study the airways situation in Alaska rather closely. It is beliced that Alaska offers a better opportunity for air transpor- tation than practically any other Part of the United Sates or is pos- |Sessions It is only through air transportation that real develop- |ment of Alaska will ever be real- ized and to prepare for this trans- portation it is essential that satis- factory airports, with well-equipped { airdromes, radio beacons and com- passes be installed at Juneau, Fair- | banks, Nome, Anchorage and Point Barrow. There should also be good landing fields at Valdez, Cordova, | Kuskokwim Valley, Ketchikan and (Skagway with emergency landing fields in ‘between. & Principal Airways “From a commercial standpoint it is believed there should be es- tablished in Alaska three principal airways, first from Juneau to Fair- banks and Nome; second from An- chorage to Point Barrow and third from Valdez and Cordova, through Anchorage and the Kuskokwim Valley to Nome. This system of airways would connect all the lar- ger cities and important centers of Alaska and would cover practi- cally the entire Territory. Radio Important “As radio is practically the only means of communication at certain points in Alaska where airplanes are now making scheduled trips. This means of communicaton is of tremendous importance if the true benefits are to be derived from the use of air transportation and a complete network should be in- stalled, available at every airdrome and emergency landing field. Juneau Should Prepare “Juneau, as the point of entry into Alaska, should prepare for this development as it is sure to come. The start which has been made in commercial aviation in Alaska has been 80 good that it is felt that every ald should be given the cour- @geous men who have pioneered in this work. I am amazed at the flying they have accomplished with- —— Led by Lieut. Col. Henry H. Army F lt:’rs R each Juneau N Arnold (inset) the United States Army bombing pianes have reached Juneau from Washington, D. C., via Fairbanks, Alaska, and are ncw on the return flight. the planes are pictured in the abo Three of ve cut. Personnel of ArmyvAif Cori)sfl % Aboard the 10 MRS. COLDSTEIN CHRISTENS ARMY PLANE, JUNEAU | | | | Crowd Witnesses Cere- monies as Mayor's Wife Officially Names Bomber Over three hundred people were present at Juneau'semergency land- ing field this morning to witness the christening of one of the Unit- ed States Army Martin bombing planes after the City of Juneau, by Mrs. I. Goldstein, wife of Mayor Goldstein, the presentation to Lieu- tenant Colonel Henry H. Arnold of a totel pole as a souvenir of the plane’s visit here by the City of Juneau, and the thrilling take-off ‘as the tremendous planes, one by one soared into the air bound for Seattle. Mayor Goldstein opened the cere- monies with a short speech of wel- come in which he expressed hls; Ppleasure and that of the residents of Juneau that the officers had reserved one of the planes, un- named, until they reached Alaska's capital. “It is with deep apprec-! iation of your stop here that the| city presents you this morning with a totem pole as a remembrance of your brief visit in Juneau. My wife will now christen this plane.” Mayor Goldstein said, introducing Mrs. Goldstein, Plane Christened Mrs. Goldstein, attractive in a dark green knitted suit and dark fox nevkpiece, smiling stepped for- ward and raised the bottle of champagne as she said, “I' christen you Juneau,” and broke the bottls on the undercarriage of the plane. Cameras clicked and there was a burst of applause from the erowd of onlookers as plane .officially as- sumed its new name. | The christening was followed by | the presentation of the Thunder-| bird totem, the purchase of which | was authorized at a meeting of the City Council last evening. The pole is six feet in height and was carved from Alaska vellow cedar by the Indians of Hoomah. It was pur- chased from the Nugget Shop of Juneau, ———— RAILROAD OFFICIALS | ABOARD PRINCE RUPERT Mr. and Mrs. Charles W, Pid- cock are passengers on the Prince Rupert, in company with Judge, Edward H. Lewis, all of Moultrie,| Ga. Mr. Pideock is President of the Georgia Northern Railway. and Judge Lewis is legal counsel for, the firm, . t i Martin Bombers The followingy officers are with the United Statés Army Air Corps squadron in the Alaskan Flight: H. H. Arnold, Lt. Col. A. C. Commanding officer-Commander 1st Flight. Hugh J. Knerr, Mijor A. C. Ex- ecutive Officer — Commander 2nd Flight. Ralph Royce, Major, A. C. Oper- ations Officer — Commander 3rd Flight. H. M. McClelland, Captain, A. C. Communications Officer and Met- eorological Officer. Westside T. Larson, Captain, A. C.—Navigation Officer. John D. Corkille, Captain, A. C. —Engineer Officer. Hez McClellan, 1st Lieut., A. C Finance and Supply Officer Lawrence J. Carr, 1st Lieut., C.—G-2. Charles H. Howard, 1st Lieut., A. C.—Ass't. Communications Officer. John 8. Griffiths, 1st Lieut., A. C. ~Ass't Operations Officer Ralph A. Snavely, 1st Lieut., A. C.—Publicity Officer. Leonard F. Harman, 2nd Lieut., A. C.—Ass't Engineer Officer Ray A. Dunn, Capt, A, C.—Ad- Jutant. M. C. Grow, Major, M.C.—Flight Surgeon. A. Enlisted Men ‘The following enlisted men are with the squadron ‘Walter E. Berg, Master Sergeant, A.C.—Airplane No. 148, Radio. Artie L. Rivert, Tech. Sgt. A.C.— Airplane No. 142, Radio William B. Morehead, Tech. Sgt. A.C.—Airplane No, 144, Crew Chief. Gregory A. Mitchell, Tech. Sgt. A.C.—Airplane No. 144, Crew Chief. Staff Sergeant Anton F. Gill, A. C.—Airplane No. 145, Crew Chief. Staff Sergeant Henry V. Puzen- ski, A. C.—Airplane No. 142, Crew Chief. Sergeant Rua O. Hayes, A.C.— Airplane No. 146, Crew Chief. Staff Sergeant Otto Zachary, A. lané No. 148, Crew Chief. gt. Adolph Cattarrius, A. rplane No. 152, Crew Chief. Staff Sgt. Plato R. Miller—Air- plane No. 143, Crew Chief eant Edward W. Cushing, A. Airplane No. 152, Radlo. Staff Sgt. Roy White, A.C.—Air- plane No 160, Crew Chief. Sergeant Lynn H. McQuiston, A Airplane No. 153, Crew Chief Staff Sergeant Gustav Sonnen- burg, A. C—Airplane No, 144, Crew Chief. . Corporal Arthur R. Loftus, C.—Airplane No. 151, Crew Chief. Corporal AM 1ICL. Vance E. Murr,—Airplane No. 143, Radio. Alternates:—Staff Sergeant Be- sola Cobb, A. C. and Private Ralph M. Brosius. c o) A - Thomas A. Armstrong, prominent attorney of Phoenix, Ariz, and Mrs. Armstrong, are making the tour of Southcast Alaska on the Prince Rupert, 10 BIG PLANES REACH HERE ON GREAT FLIGHT Army Aircraft Arrive Late Yesterday Afternoon from Fairbanks PERFECT LANDING MADE AT AIRPORT Squadron Takes OF ot B} 0'Clock This Forenoon Bound for Seattle The Alaska flight squadron, afier an overnight stop, took off at 11 o'clock this foremoon from Juneaw's Airport-om & di- rect flight to Seattle which is expected to be within five or five and hours. Departure was dela; on ac- count, of reporte of foggy weath- er failing to clear over the Seattle area. ‘Ten 7-ton Martin rombing planes, the latest thing in United States Army Air Corps fighting air equip- ment in wartime, arrived at the | Juneau airfield from Fairbanks at 5:35 o'clock last night after & hours and 50 minutes. The planes landed on the field without incident, stopping within 20 feet and then taxied.into posi- | ton for ‘the receiving-of gasoline and ofl for the flight to Sgaftles direct from Juneau. Hundreds viewed the planes Jn the sky, their circling over the field and then their graceful - |ing. For about one mile, the cier highway was a parking place | for automobiles. Nearly all who went out for the landing of the greatest and only Army airplane | squadron ever to come to Juneau massed around the planes to get a ‘“close up” of the wonderful | machines. Many Visitors Hundreds more went out during the evening to make their inspec- | tion of the squadron ‘lway loud in praise of the flying *|equipment, and patriotically proud. ‘Two advance planes, including one piloted by Capt. H. M. Me= Clelland, took off from the Falr- banks airport at 1:25 o'clock, ar- riving at 5 o'clock. The others left Fairbanks at 1:45 o'clock, and landed on the Juneau field at 5:35 o'clock, an elapsed flying time of three hours and 50 minues. s Fast Travelling The planes averaged about 180 miles per hour over the distance in that time. 5 No photographing or mapping of any sort was done on the way down. Nome was really on tha program in the first place, and the Aerial photography, as doné by the Army Air Corps for mapping purposes, is accomplished at am altitude of 16,000 feet, and unless the weather is perfectly clear, the Pphotographs are not distinct enough ta be of any value. X Set Record Nearly perfect conditions mapping were encountered Fairbanks, according to officers the expedition. While based | that city, the entire project of) photographing the Fairbanks-An= chorage district was ¢ covering a total of u,wm miles. Of that area, 8,000 miles were photographed im gle day, a record for that typ work. R On that day five pl 3 used, each of them equip one of the standard 5-lense ping cameras. Capt. Ross G. Hoyt and E. D. Bebzien, advance the Corps, remained at Fairl after the alr armeda left.. X are to stay in Fairbanks until the flight reaches Seattle, WNén they will return ‘overland to the following the same route trave: in going to Fairbanks. Many Stops The squadron left Wasl D.' C, July 19, going to Ohio; Minneapolis, Minn.; nipeg, Man.; Regina, (Coutirued on Page Two) flight from the Interior of {hres ' of 640 miles which they traversed visibility was too low in any case. i Ede of Uncle = Sam’s fighting air force and came