The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, November 30, 1934, Page 1

'THE DAILY VOL. XLV., NO. 6819. MOUNTAINSIDE MY “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” ALASKA EMPIRE JUNEAU, ALASKA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30, (OKI HIROTA BIVES POLICY OF JAPANESE Foreign Minister Pictures His Kingdom as New Champion EVADES DISCUSSION OF SEVERAL ISSUES Gives Views on London! Conference, Sidesteps on Other Subjects TOYKO, Nov. 30.—Foreign Min- ister Koki Hirota today pictured Japan as the champion of the “principle of non-menace and non- aggression” at the deadlocked Na- val conversations in London. The diplomat told the House of Peers in extra session that the Empire is actuated by a spirit of disarmament. The foreign minister side-stepped | the mention of Japan's prepara- tions to abrogate the Washington Naval Treaty but declared the Ja- | panese were continuing efforts in | London for a “new and reason- able treaty.” Hirota did not mention the dip- lomatic conflict with America and | Great Britain over the Manchurian | oil plans and also Japan's alleged | violation of the open door policy. The present session is scheduled | to last seven days and is regarded | as a test of the present Japanese Cabinet. MINING SALE IS RECORDED, 2 PROPERTIES Kensington and Comet Are Purchased by A. B. Trites, Vancouver A deed was recorded today for the sale of the Kensington and Comet gold mining properties, ad-l jacent to Berner's Bay, on Lynn! Canal, by Attorney H. L. Faulkner. A. B. Trites, Vancouver, B. C, capitalist and mining man who hag had the properties ‘'under option; from Charles Hayden, of the New York brokerage firm of Hayden and Stone, for the past year re- cently exercised the option, and today's recording of the deed to] the properties transfers them from | Hayden to Trites. | During the past year assessment work was done on both properties under the direction of the Trites organization. { Although no definite statement | could be obtained today as to the future plans for the two mining| properties, it is believed that de- velopment work leading to reopen- ing and operating of the mines will be underway by spring. The exact amount of the con- sideration involved in the deal was not announced but it was said to be substantial. & — STOCK PRICES GIVEN BODST, STEEL FLURRY Greater Part of Session Witnesses Only Mod- erate Trading NEW YORK, Nov. 30.—A late flurry in steel brought a moderate- ly improved tone to stocks after prices had moved irregularly for most of the session. Trading was | comparatively quiet. Today’s close was steady. CLOSING PRICES TODAY NEW YORK, Nov. 30.—Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 17%, American Can 106%, American Power and Light | 4%, Anaconda 11, Armour N 5%, ! Bethlehem Steel 317%, Calumet and Hecla 3," Curtiss-Wright 2%, Gen- eral Motors 33%, International Har- vester. 38%, Kennecott 17%, Unit- ed States Steel 38%, Pound $4.97%. Murderer of Gallaher Girl Called Menace to Children; Still at Large Despite Hunt A two-month manhunt has failed thus far to reveal the where- abouts of Merton Ward Goodrich for the bratal slaying of 11-year-old Lillian Gallaher. (right), wanted by Detroit police Shown with him is his wife, Florence, wanted for questicning. DETROIT, Nov. 30.—A two- months’ search for Merton Ward Goodrich, charged with the murder of 1l-year-old Lillian Gallaher, continues—spurred by the state- ments of psychiatrists that he is a menace to children. Lillian Gallaher, known to her chums as Lily, walked from her home in Detroit the afternoon of September 20, a charity punch- board under her arm. She was one of many children going from house to house selling chances to aid their parish school. Body in Trunk Six days later police found her body in a trunk behind a bed in a small, two-room apartment here, Evidently she had been slain by | a field. In the apartment was found a file of photographs, all of little girls, obscene scribbling on them. Goodrich, a trap drummer in a beer garden orchestra, and his crippled wife had lived in the apartment. They were last seen one day after Lily disappeared. He is charged with murder, and his wife is wanted for questioning. Records showed Goodrich was re- leased from a hospital for the criminal insane at Lima, Ohio, in January; that he had been com- mitted there twice for molesting school children. Rewards Total $3,500 A manhunt was organized; re- wards amounting to $3500 were posted; descriptions of Goodrich and his wife were printed and broadcast—but there are no clues to the Goodriches despite the pe- culiarities that marked the two. Goodrich, 26 years old, is thin- faced and tall, with protruding ears and bad, broken teeth. His wife, Florence, is small, and has brown, bobbed hair. She has a small mole on her upper lip and limps perceptibly because her right foot was crippled by infantile paralysis. Goodrich was not believed able to raise enough money to leave the country. N ew‘ Farm bénsus Seeks - Drought, Depression Data ROYAL GOUPLE WEDDED;SHOW GORGEQUS ONE Two Ceremonies Join Prin-| cess Marina and Duke of Kent in London - LONDON, Nov. 30.—In the great- est - and most gorgeous show Lon- don has seen in many years, Prin- cess Marina, of Greece, became the bride yesterday of the Duke of Kent, King George’s youngest son. Hundreds of thousands of visit- ors joined with London's populace and roared cheer after cheer as the young royal couple paraded in glittering processions from Buck- ingham Palace to Westminster Abbey and back again. The royal couple plighted their troth in two separate ceremonies, the English Episcopal ceremony in the Abbey followed by the Greek Orthodox ceremony in the private chapel in the palace. After the wedding breakfast, the royal couple sought seclusion at Ear]l Dudley’s Country Home, Him- ley Hall BRIDE'S FRIENDS RELATE STORY OF ROYAL WEDDING ATHENS, Nov. 30.—The ‘“ex- traordinary luck” of the Greek Princess in winning Prince George as a husband was astonishing to Marina’s own relatives and also her friends. It emphasizes that Marina's par- ents not only are impecunious, but that Marina is a princess almost without a country for she and her family had to leave Greece when it became a republic. “The luckiest girl in the world,” is the expression of those friends of Marina who recall her girlhood. Merina herself, these friends say, almost despaired of finding a hus- band after she passed 25. She felt that perhaps she was “too old,” for most European prin- (Continued on Page Seven) | By CARL C. CRANMER . WASHINGTON, Nov. 30.—Chang- | es produced by the drought and 1the depression, as well as by many trends in the habits and customs of living, are expected to be re- ‘vealed by the mid-decennial ag- | ricultural census that begins on January -, ‘ Because Of these changes the |census is regarded by many gov- ernment departments and recovery | agencies as the most important | farm census since 1840. | The data collected are expected |to be of great value in charting the future course of acreage ad- justment, subsistence homesteads, submarginal land buying and utili- zation, rural rehabilitation, farm credit, farm housing, soil erosion and reforestation. The census also may have a bearing upon such problems as unemployment and in- dustrial decentralization. True - Picture Sought Officials no longer have accu-|rated President of Mexico. rate information, only estimatees, as to the actual farm population | policy is seen. because of the shift in recent years of city workers to rural areas and because of the tendency of young people to stay on the farm. The movement of cattle from drought areas to the slaughter house and to other sections of the country will be revealed. The true picture of drought damage is ex- pected to be disclosed in figures showing the acreage of land idle in 1934 as a result of crop failure or destruction. .Changes brought about hy‘the campaigns for reduction of such basic crops of cotton, tobacco, wheat, corn and hogs will be re- corded. A clue will be given to the changing problem of the share cropper in the south as a result of these campaigns. Increased production of fruits and vegetables may reveal a die- tary change from wheat and meat in the habits of Americans, Fewer Questions Asked Despite the variety of informa- tion desired, however, Uncle Sam plans to ask fewer questions and get the information quicker. On; 100 questions will be asked by enumerators, campared with 233 in ——— (Vontinued on Page Two) NEXT CONGRESS, BEING PLANNED Administration’s Progré Expected to Be Given: Quick Consideration } SALIENT FEATURES ARE MAPPED 0! Relief Will Be Great Makes His Report WASHINGTON, Nov. 30.—As Administration’s legislative progi takes shape there are plain s a comparatively short session Congress is desired. Speedy action is desired on islation that will determine N future, housing relief, lower : li tariffs, old age pensions.and bonus compromise. 4y Officials who have been at War Springs indicate that President} Roosevelt is demanding quick tion on the legislative Relief will undoubtedly come' for much discussion as William Green, of the 'Ameriean Federation of Labor, has issued & warning that the coming winter will be the “most serious the Na= tion ever faced, based on predic- tions of his organization’s reports that October unemployment Was more than half a million greater than the same month last year.” SRR i s COMPROMISE IS PROPOSED;” BONUS ISSUE Chaiman of Senate Finance Committee Makes Flat Promise WASHINGTON, Nov. 30.—Chair- man Harrison, of the Senate Fi- nance Committee, has made a flat promise that if the advocates of the bonus agree to a compromise to cash sewice certificates now for oply needy former servicemen, it will be passed by Congress. The statement was made after the Senator returned here from conferring with the President at ‘Warm Springs, Senator Harrison added that he personally believes the relief pro- gram should include a Federal and State old age pension system, a reasonable public works program, rural rehabilitation and low prices | houses and public road improve- ments. CARDENAS NEW PRES, MEXICO MEXICO CITY, Nov. 30.—Gen. Y |itself, the chief sufferer was that Laardo Cardenas, aged 39, revo- lution veteran, was today inaugu- Little change in the government's —————— FERRARIS INDICTED Lawrence E. Ferraris was indict- ed by the Fourth Division Grand Jury recently in Fairbanks on a charge of first degree murder. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS S TVA POWER IDEA WILL SPREAD ; l 14 In what was consid. d a significant extemporaneous speech at Tupelo, Miss., Pr ident Roosevelt declared that the experiment for cheap power and human rehabilitation in the Tennessee valley “is going to be copied in every state in the union before we get through.” The chief executive is shown as he spoke in Tupelo, the first community to buy power from the TVA. At left is an excellent closeup study of the President in gay mood 1oLtLILTh:nI§|n]vlpn holiday. (Associated Press Photos) CAPTAIN ULM | PLANS FLIGHT -~ OVER PACIFIC Will Make Practical Sur- vey of Air Route Be- tween U.S.-Australia OAKLAND, Cal., Nov. 30.—Capt. Charles T. P. Ulm, Managing Di- rector of the Great Pacific Airways, Ltd., will take off from here to- morrow or Sunday for Honolulu and Australia on a flight chart- ing a new commercial air route. Capt. Ulm, with Pilot G. M. Littleton, were to take off from Vancouver, B. C., on the flight, but a sufficient length of run-. way could not be found in the| Canadian City. | Capt. Ulm, who flew with Sir Charles Kingford Smith from Cal- | ifornia to Australia in 1928, said | the purpose of his flight is to| make a practical survey of the Pacific Route for a regular service by air. Old Board Bill Is Paid with Nugget' | GEORGETOWN, Md, Nov. 30~ 1t was last spring when an old, prospector talked Mrs. Fannie Wood into letting him stay at her hotel | for a short time. When he Was'njog gt sea and was barely felt|ywio i, there he cut some wood for her, and promised her he would repay her in the fall. A short time ago he reappeared. In his hand he had a gold nugget worth. several dollars. He gave it to her, thanked her for her kind- ness, and left, i, . HOLSTROM DIES Gus Holstrom, known as “Con-| trary Gus” & resident of Seldovia | for 80 years, dropped dead recently in thet city from a heart attack.| Price Sees “Old ' Republicanism as Steadily Declining Since Edrly in’26 By BYRON PRICE (Chief of Bureau, The Associated Press, Washington) The pronouncement of political obsequies always is a hazardous | undertaking. The departed has a confusing habit of sitting up and showing every sign of life in the| midst of the ceremonies. But in| the case of the Republican “Old | Guard,” the evidence at the inquest seems particularly convincing. Not only in the election returns, but in the course of the campaign rock-ribbed conservatism which for so many years controlled not only the Republican Party, but the Guard? of whole course of Government policy at Washington, The true extent of the change of front appears not to be generally realized. Many have referred to Reed of Pennsylvania as the last epostle of that school of thought. Even he, however, said in his cam- T ign that he favored a more lib- eral viewpoint than the old Re- pubican viewpoint. i Hanna and Aldrich probably would have considered him a young man tinged with radicalism. His campaign, as well as his ultimate defeat, were eloquent -testimony (Continued on Page Two) . Earth ?ovement Felt in Juneau W ednesday Night A quite distinct earth move- ment was_ felt in Juneau last ‘Wednesday night about 8:15 o'~ clock. It lasted, according to reports from various localities, from 10 to 15 seconds. Dishes rattled and pictures swayed on the walls, There was a low rumbling sound accompanying the movement. The shock might have been caused from the submarine dis- turbance as reported from Honolulu, which is estimated to be about 2,000 miles out in the Pacific Ocean. HAWAIIAN ISLES NOT WIPED OU BY TIDAL WAVE Only sught_éfiock Is Felt from Severe Submar- ine Earthquake HONOLULU, H. I, Nov. 30—A severe submarine earthquake sent alarming radio reports to the States that a tidal wave would sweep the Hawaiian Islands but this caused scarcely any stir here. The shock was centered 2,000 here. No tide out of the ordinary was experienced. ——elp Mother Disowns Her Stranded Daughter NEW YORK, Nov. 30—Marion Greenland, eighteen, of Boston, was to have been sent back to her mother after she had been arrested with no money, no job, and no place to sleep. The police wired the mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Green- land, telling of the girl's plight. Her answer read: | “Not interested as the girl is of Refuse to have any-| no account. thing to do with her.” - eee Reports Show How Wealth of Nation Vested WASHINGTON, Nov. 30.— A study be: on the much discussed concentration and control of the wealth of the nation is made available under a report made by the Federal Deposit Insurance Coporation. The figures show a group of 800,000 out of 50,000,000 deposi- tors in 14,000 banks, control two thirds of the $36,500,000,000 deposited. A large portion of the 800,- 000 depositors are undoubtedly corporations representing a large number of stockholders. PRETTY GIRL SUICIDES MOST HORRIBLE WAY Covers Nude Body with Towels, Séaked in Fluid, Ignites Them BULLETIN — DENTON, Tex., Nov. 30.—Helen Garner is listed as suicide after a note was found telling eof her iil- ness and intentions, DENTON, Texas, Nov. 30.—Death in flames of Miss Helen Gardner, pretty 18 -year -old North Texas Teachers’ ley student, puzzled the authorities here today. Screaming in agony, the girl was found in a bathroom of her room- ing house, her nude body covered with blazing towels that had ap- parently been soaked with a highly inflammable fluid, then ignited. The door to the bathroom was locked. Several roomers door down and flames. Miss Gardner lost consciousness and died later in a hospital. A not: was found saying she planned suicide but no definite motive has been learned. 7 Miss Gardner's distraught moth- er, younger brother and sister ar- rived here before death from a Falls B “FIND WOMAN” ORDERS ISSUED . TOFED. AGENTS Ninety-four Pound Blonde, Nelson’s “Widow,"” Now Hunted CHICAGO, Il, Nov, 30.—Find the woman and show her no quar- ter is the stern order Federal ag- |ents are under as they hunted to- day for Mrs. Helen Gillis, 94-pound synthetic blonde, the “widow” of !(;our;zc “Baby Face” Nelson, des- | perado, killed by Federal agents | several days ago. Through her capture, Federal ag- ents and other authorities hope to bring to justice John Hamilton, | another public enemy, believed to {have been with Nelson and Mrs. Gillis when Nelson was killed. B ‘l HARRIS GOES TO SITKA battered the smothered the | W. John Harris left for Sitka on the Kenai where he has secured the lettering contract on the new | Pioneers’ Home. He. will be absent |for about two weeks. PRICE TEN CENTS TERY CLEARED UP 5 BODIES ARE |DENTIFIED IN EASTERN CASE California M_an_Believed to Have Killed Daughters and Niece SLAYER NOAKES TAKES OWN LIFE Brother in West Believes Victims Are Relatives —Motive Unknown BULLETIN — CARLISLE, P Nov. 30.—Through Marine enlistment papers in Washing- ten, D. C., positive identifica- tion of the dead man, woman and three children has been made by the authorities, but no motive has been ascertained. CARLISLE, Pa., Nov. 30.—The mystery of the “Babes in the Woods” has virtually been solved. The autherities are convinced that the three sisters found on the mountainside and of the man and woman slain in a shack near Altoona, are those of Elmo J. Noakes, of Roseville, California; his niece, Winifred Pierce, aged 16, and his three daughters, Cor= delia aged 8, Dewilla aged 10, and Norma aged 12. The police are convinced the man killed his daughters by suffo- cation and then laid their bodies under a blanket on the mountain- side. Later the man shot his niece and took his own life. Ne¢ Motive Known The motive for the tragedy is lacking. Identification is made through the number of the engine of an abandoned automobile, and initials of all scribbled in a childish hand on a mirror found in the auto. Noakes' brother, in Roseville, R. O. Noakes, said he is convinced identification is correct as his brother and the girls left there some time ago very mysteriously. The brother is on the way here to claim the bodies. Further Identification Also aiding in the identification was the fact the niece is described as having a deformed foot simi- lar to one of the women who was found shot to death, also the name Norma scrawled on a page of a book found in a leather bag and picked up on the mountainside near where the bodies of the three girls were found. The brother of the:dead man, according to advices received here, said he knew of no reason why Noakes left home so suddenly as he had seen him a day or two pre- viously apd his brother had said he had ‘“hothing to worry about.” Last summer, Winifred began keeping house for Noakes, quitting the high school in Roseville, after Noakes’ wife died. STRUCK AGAIN BY HIGH WIND Hurricane Reported Raging —Seven Provinces Are Cut Off MANILA, Nov. 30.—Meager re- ports received here left no doubt that death and destruction has been caused by another severe ty- phoon, one of a series which so far has claimed 300 lives in the Philippines during the last three months. Seven Provinces in the Central Islands are today cut off from communication with Manila. The hurricane is reported to have reached a velocity of 125 miles an hour. - B /hopping day