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THE DAILY ALASKA
"IT
FIRE
‘ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME”
VOL. XXXV., NO. 5303.
JUNEAU, ALASKA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 1930.
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
PRICE TEN CENTS
SEVEREST GOLD
IN SIXTY YEARS
NOW PREVAILING
Unlold Suffering Is Report
ed from Famine
Areas in China
UNDERNOURISHED
REPORTED DEAD
Many Men and Women Are
Found Frozen to Death
by Peiping Police
PEIPING, China, Jan. 10.—Parts
of China are being swept by the
severest cold in 60 years and un
told suffering and considerable loss
of life is resulting, famine areas
being particularly hard hit.
The vernacular press publishes
dispatches from the Suiyan district.
Northern Shensi, estimating that
15,000 undernourished aged and
children are dead due to exposure.
The Honan Province reports the
coldest weather since 1870.
The Hah River is filled with
blocks of ice and 1.000 Junks have
been destroyed. Hundreds of per
sons have drowned.
The Peiping Police state that 167
men and 41 women have been
found dead here since Monday,
most of them frozen to death.
GOLD WAVE IS
SPREADING TO
STATES EAST
Only Middle Atlantic,
Southeastern States Im
mune from Winter
CHICAGO. 111., Jan. 10.—Only the
Middle Atlantic and Southeastern
States are immune from the cold
wave which has spread over the
country.
California and the Pacific Coast
shivered in subnormal temperatures.
Heavy snow fell in the mountains
and bl^zards swept eastward from
the Rocky Mountains, spreading
cold and snow far into the South
west across the western plains and
prairies.
It is the second edition of the
blizzard which visited the Mid
west just before Christmas and held
that section in its spell and the
countryside lay covered with 8 to
18 inches of snow.
• TODAY’S STOCK •
• QUOTATIONS •
NEW YORK, Jan. 10.—Alaska Ju
neau mine stock is today quoted
at 8%, American Ice 36%, Bethle
hem Steel 97 General Motors
39%, Combustion 6, Kennecott 60%,
Magma 51. Montgomery-Ward 46 ‘4,
National Acme 19%. Standard Oil
of California 61, Standard Oil of
New Jersey 64%, Texas Corporation
551 {•, American Radio 41%, U. S.
Steel 171U.
Whipping has been barred as a
punishment for unruly convicts in
the Texas penitentiary.
FRENCH RIVIERA SEES
ROSY WINTER SEASON
CANNES, France, Jan. 10.—Despite
the trouble in the financial world
leading hotel proprietors and casino
directors believe that this winter's
tourist season will be the best in
five years.
They content that British and
American travelers will not cancel
their vacation plans because of anv
stock market losses, but will tend
to select one spot instead of at
tempting to include several coun
tries in their itinerary. Egypt and
the Near East will suffer most, they
contend.
As an added inducement to at
tract tourists to the Riviera there
has been a general and widespread
decrease in the price of food and
drinks. Many of the most famous
restaurants are serving dinners at a
dollar a plate, a third of the price
charged three years ago, while most
drinks are from five to ten cents
under last year’s prices.
Prank Jay Gould's new casino in
Nice is one of the leaders in cre
ating lower prices. The entry is
twenty cents, entitling one of free
dom of the building, with the ex
ception of the baccarat room and
to the full-length movie show in the
theatre.
Another Innovation is a special
police station where identity cards
are distributed and expert inter
preters answer questions in thirty
five languages. j
WHERE FLIERS ARE EEING SOUGHT
4 KAC/AK /.
Where search is being conducted for Lieut. Carl Ben Eielson and
Earl Borland, Alaska airmen, lost between Teller and North Cape
since November 9.
International Higli way
Commission Is Proposed
For Canada-Alaska Road
V. S. Delegation
To London, Note
Sailing on Sea
• ABOARD S. S. GEORGE •
• WASHINGTON. Jan. 10.— o
1 • Clear weather today greeted •
• the American delegation to •
• the London Naval Confer- •
• ence, after a night of fog, •
; • which kept the ship blowing •
e the fog horn most of the •
• time. The sea was smooth, •
o however, and the big ship •
• lost little time as she plow'ed •
• on. •
AIRPLANE AT
i FAIRBANKS IS
! TOSSED ABOUT
Strong Wind Carries Mot-j
orless, Pilotless Craft
Into Air—Wrecked
FAIRBANKS, niaskd, Jan. 10 —
A motorless, pilotless plane, was
picked up by Wednesday's wind and
flew 100 yards at an altitude of 30
feet. It sailed calmly over the
hangar and came down to total'
destruction. The ship, a Swallow
biplane, was owned by Harold.
Woodward, student flier, who was
overhauling his motor in a hangar
at the time. The crew of the
Alaskan Airways Incorporated, was
also called out to hold down the
cracked up Fairchild plane which
crashed last week and which had
been removed to the entrance of the
Hangar for salvage. The wind was
so strong that it threatened to take
the plane into the air again.
WASHINGTON, Jan 10—A spe
cial commission representing the
Interior Department, Agricultural
Department and Alaska Road Com
mission, to confer wiht Canadian
Government representatives for a
study of construction of a highway
between the Pacific Northwest and
Alaska, is provided in a bill intro
duced by Delegate Sutherland. The
Commission would confer with the
Canadians to study feasibility cf
such a highway.
REACH DEFINITE FORM
SEATTLE, Jan. 10.—Plans for the
International Highway through
Canada to Alaska have already
reached a definite form and a Na
val air squadron plans to make a
reconnaissance of the entire route
next summer, Donald McDonald, lo
cating engineer of the Alaska Road
Commission, said here. McDonald
has just arrived from Fairbanks.
BOMB SENDEB
CHARGED WITH
BRIDE'S DEATH
Leroy Brady Is Held for
Killing Girl Wife of
His Own Brother
SEAT PLEASANT, Maryland,
Jan. 10—Leroy Brady, aged 26 years,
a mechanic, Is charged with the
murder, as the sender of the gaily
wrapped bomb which killed Naomi
Hall Brady, bride of his brother.
Officials said they intended to
swear out additional w ar r a n t s
charging Brady with the slaying
of Samuel Hall, 19 months, and
Dorothy Hall, aged 4, brother and
sister of the bride, who crowded
forward eagerly as the package was
opened and then exploded. Both
died later from injuries.
The husband of the dead girl,
also held, will be released the offi
cers said, and will appear as a wit
ness against his brother Leroy.
Thirty Injured by
Four Explosions in
City of New York
NEW YORK, Jan. 10.—More than
30 persons were injured, four seri
ously, but four explosions In the
partly demolished Globe Theatre,
across from the City Hall.
The blasts followed a small fire
in the ruins of the building, believed
to have been caused by a spark
dropping into an acetylene tank.
Crowds were homeward bound
from offices and stores and the
workers scattered in all directions,
many being knocked to the ground
by the blasts and otherwise hurt in
ithe mad rush to safety.
Karl Theile
Is Confirmed
Secy, of Alaska
• WASHINGTON, Jan. 10— •
• The Senate has confirmed •
® the nomination of Karl •
o Theile to be Secretary of •
• Alaska for another term of •
• four years. The nomination •
« was sent to the Senate by °
• President Hoover last Mon- •
• day. •
• This is Mr. Theile's third ®
• term as Secretary of Alaska. •
• He was first appointed by •
• President Harding in 1921 •
• and next by President Cool- o
• idge in 1925. •
I* *
ARMY PLANES
TAKE TO AIR
TEST FLIGHT
Eighteen Pursuit Planes and
One Transport Start
for the West
SELFRIDGE FIELD, CLEMENS,
I Mich., Jan. 10.—Taking off from
| the ice on Lake St. Clair, the
; Army’s winter test flight, twice
postponed on account of weather
conditions, got under way this
morning on the first leg of the
flight that takes the planes itom
thio *fi.'.d to Spokane, WashingUm.
Headed by Major Ralph Royce,
Flight Commander, 18 pursuit
planes and one transport ship,
; took off in rapid succession in
jthe bright sunshine with a tem
perature of 10 degrees above zero,
j The air fleet will stop at Du
I luth, Minnesota, overnight.
| The planes are not expected to
I return here before January 18.
| The planes are equipped with
skiis.
COLLINS FOUND
GUILTY TODAY;
TERM IS OVER
I -
Walker Collins Convicted
on Two Counts in Li
quor Sale Case
After being out 19 hours and 30
! minutes, the Jury this morning re
J turned a verdict of guilty against
Walker Collins, local taxi driver,
| charged with violation of the Na
Itional Prohibition Act. The case
;went to the jury at 4 p.m. Thursday,
jand it returned a verdict at 11:30
jam. today before Judge Justin W.
| Harding in the Federal district
[court.
| Collins was charged with posses
sion and sale of intoxicating liquor.
The jury found him guilty on both
[ counts.
This will be the last case tried
; by a jury during the current term.
' Judge Harding this morning ex
jcused all Jurors from further serv
j ice.
“An intelligent jury panel is the
prime factor in the administration
; of justice,” he told the jurors.
"Lacking this justice is not only
blind, but it possesses, also, all the
I other infirmities." He thanked the
j panel for its careful and intelli
gent consideration of all cases pre
'sented to it.
j Judge Harding and other Court
! officers will leave here next week
[on the steamer Alameda for Ket
chikan where court sessions will be
! resumed. A petit Jury panel has
: been drawn to report there on
[January 20.
AMATEUR GOLF CHAMP
BOXES TO KEEP FIT
ST. PAUL, Jan. 10.—When the
winter’s blasts keep Harrison R
[Johnston of St. Paul, away from the
golf links, on which he is national
amateur champion, he takes to box
ing and handball to keep in trim.
Johnson is more than a novice
at the leather-pushing as he trained
[several years under Tommy Gib
bons, a fellow townsman.
THREE KILLED WHEN GUARDS SEIZE RUM BOATS
1 rssrre k*kd
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Associated Press Photo
War on rum runners In southern New England coastal waters took the lives ot three liquor smug
nier3 and caused seizure of three boats and 5,000 cases of liquor. Upper picture shows speedboat
C 5677. known as the Black Duck, on which three met death when coast guard opened fire near New
pott, R. I., when order to halt was ignored. Below guardsmen are shown unloading 4,000 cases of
liquor from rum runner Flor del Mar captured off Montauk, L. I.
Representative
Of Wisconsin
Raps Prohibition
• WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 —
• An assertion that Prohibi
• tion "has ushered in an age
• of corruption, intemperance,
• disrespect of law and con
• tempt of Government, such
• as this nation has never
o before witnessed," was made
• by Representative John C.
• Shafer, Republican, of MU
• waukee, Wisconsin, today.
• The Wisconsin Represen
• tative made the charge that
• the “Constitution has been
• changed from charter rights
• and liberties into a criminal
» statute book."
• Shafer asked: “How can
• the people respect a Consti
• tution that makes an act of
• temperance a crime?"
PLOT CLAIMED,
SHOOTING CASE
—
DETROIT. Mien., can. 10.—Th >
Detroit News today said an investi
gation carried on by high Police
Officials into the shooting last, wear,
of Inspector Garvin, of the Comb
ing Squad, has brought out the \
charge that the attack was part of
a plot of a jealous Police Inspector
of the same department.
The News states that Detectiv"
van Coppenolle, of the Black Hand
Squad, accused one of the In- j
spectors at Police Headquarters, of i
having engineered a plot by gun
men to slay Garvin. Subsequently
van Coppenolle is said to have con
tradicted the charge.
Garvin is said to have been a
marked man by gangsters because 1
of his intensive action against them.,
HOSPITAL NOTES
Amos Solburg entered St. Ann's
Hospital Thursday morning for
medical treatment.
Chris Evanow entered the hospi
tal yesterday afternoon for medi
cal treatment.
Mrs. Jack Kobe, whose baby was
born December 29, left the hos
pital this afternoon for her home,
v
W kite Russians Get Gold
In japan Despite Soviet
CAPITOL WORK
PROGRESSING
SPLENDID WAY
Five Hundred Yards of
Concrete Poured—Two
Su!> Contractors Coming
Wcrk c.i the Alaska Capitol
Building is progressing rapidly since '
!he weather moderated. Five hun
dred yards of concrete ha. been
poured and the foundation struc
ture consisting of lootings and ped
i stals is £0 per cent complete, ac
cording to R. M. Curtis, Superin
tendent of Construction.
Eight concrete columns, which
will support the floor over the
boiler room took shape today and
the framing, of the ground floor
and first floor is about 40 per cent j
complete. The concrete work on i
these two floors will begin some
time next week. Three hundred i
tons of re-enforcing steel is ex -j
pected to arrive on the Queer.
There will be a call for more,
carpenters soon, said Supt. Curtis, j
and it is expected that the plumb
ing and electrical sub-contractor.; j
will use as many local men as are |
available.
The plumbing contractor Is ex-1
pected to arrive on the Queen1
and the electrical contractor will j
arrive about January 20, Mr. Cur
tts said.
REGISTERED AT GASTINEAU
The following guests registered at
the Gastineau last night; Homer i
Jewell, C. W. Layman and George
Dudley.
SMALL SQUADS FOR WHITE |
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 10.—Don White,
former Purdue basketball star, be-!
lieves in small court squads. A few j
days after practice began, he cut
the Washington university squad j
to 12 men.
\
By GLENN BABB
(A. I*. Correspondent)
TOKYO. Jan. 10.—An echo of len
years ago, when the •■governments”
cf various White Russian adventur
ers were making their last stands
in Siberia against the Red ad
vance, has resounded through le
gal, financial and diplomatic circles
in Tokyo.
Two White Russian factions,
agreeing to end a ten-year squab
ble, obtained a court order on which
they received from the Yokohama
Specie Bank about 1.400,000 yen
i $700,000) to be used for unstated
purposes, in spite of the belated
protests of the Soviet Embassy.
The story began in 1919 when At
aman Semionov, White Cossack
leader In Siberia, came to Japan
with more than a million yen in
gold bullion, earmarked for the pur
chase of war supplies to be used
against the Bolsheviks. The gold
was placed In charge of Major Gen
eral Podtiagin, military attache of
the still surviving Tsarist Embas
sy, who deposited It with the Yoko
hama Specie Bank.
Later Semionov's “government"
collapsed and he took refuge in Ja
pan. Meanwhile General Podtia
gin had tired of his empty job In
Tokyo and joined the White Rus
sian colony in Paris.
There followed years Of litigation,
Semionov suing to compel Podtia
gin to make over the gold deposit
to him. while Podtiagin maintained
it should be held In trust for the
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PRESIDENT TO
GIVE REPORT
! TO CONGRESS
Documents Will Be Made
I Public Next Monday,
When Submitted
HOUSE LEADERS
BE GIVEN
Hoover Says (
Now One f<
mentary Pri
WASHINGTON, J
dent Hoover will si
his Law Enforceme
to Congress next M
at the White House,
The President wtU, p
various administrative officials of
the Government at the disposal of
the House Committees dealing with
Prohibition questions.
A further statement made at the
White House said the President
felt the question was one for par
liamentary procedure and desired
only expeditious legislation to adapt
itself. The House leaders may
adopt any methods they choose for
early consideration of the proposals
to be submitted.
SNOW AND RAIN,
nu VISIBILITY,
WORRY FLIERS
All Stations from Fairbanks
to Teller Report—
No Flying Done
FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Jan. 10.—•
All stations along the air route
from Fairbanks to Seward Penin
sula yesterday reported snow and
rain and no visibility and Eielson
search parties remain on the
ground.
Capt. R. A. Oaks, who came
north with the Candian fliers and
the three Fairchild planes, who was
ordered south to prepare for a
Canadian-Arctic exploration trip,
did not take yesterday’s south
bound train for Seward and will
lemain on the ground until Capt.
"Pat" Reid is found.
REPORT FROM DECKARD
NOME, Alaska, Jan. 10.—It has
been reported to Major H. C. Deck
ard that people at Unalakleet heard
an airplane last Saturday, the day
the two Fairchild planes left Fair
banks for Nome, Deckard says in a
report made here from Nulato. His
plane returned that way to the
Yukon River from the north side
of Unalakleet and the Major be
lieves the people there heard the
plane piloted by Matt Neimenen
and not the plane of Capt. "Pat”
Reid, now lost somewhere over the
Norton Bay district.
Dog teams have been sent to
St. Michael and enroute are noti
fying all in the district to be on
the lookout for Reid.
The weather at Nulato yester
day was imposible for a takeoff.
Major Deckard has wired to Alfred
J. Lomen. in charge of the Eielson
Search Expedition.*
ATHENS—The Greek budget for
1930 shows a balance of $113,815,
despite diminished taxation and
increased expense for national hy
giene. The naval and military es
timates total $22,225,812.
Bank Holdups Curbed
By Texas Death A ivard
DALLAS. Jan. 10.—Bank robberies
in Texas have shown such a marked
decrease since the Texas Bankers’
association offered a $5,000 reward
for every ‘dead bank bandit” that
the reward offer will be held open.
Texas had 38 daylight bank rob
beries in one year and 24 in eight
weeks before the reward was an
nounced in November, 1927. Since
then there have been only nine
daylight holdups in which five
robbers were killed and rewards
paid to their slayers.
Insurance companies were threat
ening to increase premiums or with
draw insurance when the reward
was announced. In the 24 robber
ies immediately before the reward
was offered, not a shot was fired,
not a robber captured and not
a cent of money recovered.
There are more than 1,600 banks
in Texas.