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THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE
“ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME”
VOL. XXXVI., NO. 5456.
JUNEAU, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY. JULY 9, 1930.
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
PRICE TEN CENTS |
THREE FLIERS ARE FORCED DOWN IN MID-ATLANTIC
SOVIET LUMBER
IS NOT WANTED
IN NORTHWEST
Association Wires Protest
to Secretary of Treas
ury—Enforce Law
SEATTLE, July 9—Striking at
methods of lumber manufacture in
Russia, the West Coast Lumber
mens’ Association, has telegraphed
the Secretary of Treasury against
importation of the Soviet product.
The telegram is signed by Col.
Greeley, Secretary-Manager of the
Association.
The telegram stated the lumber
men of Washington and Oregon
strongly urge the intent of the lav.’
regarding importation of articles
made by convict labor be enforced
in connection with cargoes of Rus
sian lumber.
The telegram further stated that
at least 40.000 sawmill and logging
camp operators are now out of
work.
NEW YORK CITY
POPULATION IS
NEAR 1,000,000
Metropolis Shows Increas
ed Population of 24
Per Cent, 10 Years
NEW YORK, July 9.—In addition
to the native born, children from
every civilized region on earth
added 1,338,744 souls to New York
City’s great miss of humanity dur
ing the last decade, giving the me
tropolis a population of 0,958,792
for the 1930- census. This is a
gain of 24 per cent, in the last ten
years. Four out of the five bor
oughs (all but Manhattan) showed
heavy increases.
New York’s population ten years
ago was 5,620,048 and in 1900 it was
3.*37,202.
The complete check will show
immense gains in population in the
metropolitan district beyond the
limits of New York City.
(rranted Divorce
From 10-Year-Old
JVife; Charges
• SPOKANE. Wash., July 9. •
• —Otto Ullbright has been •
• granted a divorce from his •
• 70-year-old wife. He testified •
• his wife carried on an illicit •
• love affair while he was un- •
• der the influence of a sleep- •
• ing potion. The Ullbrights •
• have been married 35 years •
• and all of their children •
• have grown up. •
PACIFIC COAST
IN THROES OF
GASOUNEWAR
Indications Are that Fight
Is to Be to Finish—
Low Prices Prevail
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., July 9.—
While gasoline prices ranged from
8 to 14 cents a gallon on the Pa
cific Coast, rumors today indicate
the present price slashing is a fight
to the finish and possible extermi
nation of weaker companies.
SEATTLE, July 9.—Eleven cents
a gallon for gasoline is the price
here. This is slightly higher than
other points.
TACOMA, Wash., July 9.—Mo
torists are paying 8 cents a gal
long for gasoline here.
LOS ANGELES, Cal., July 9 —
The price of a gallon of gasoline
here is 10 cents.
President o! Nicaragua
Urging Reduction Salaries
MANAGUA, Nicaragua, July 9.—
President Moncado is urging reduc
tion of salaries of all public serv
ants including himself.
Glass Heiress and Husband
madmrn-.- ■-i
The former Dolores Ford, Cin
cinnati, 0.. heiress, and Louis
Matthews, the unemployed
plumber whom she is reported
as having married within 24
hours of the annulment of her
Tourist Airplane
Service Opens in
McKinley Park
i -
• FAIRBANKS, Alaska, July
• 9.—A tourist airplane service
• in the Mount McKinley Na
• tlonal Park was opened late
• Monday by a plane carrying
• Gov. George A. Parks and
• other Territorial officials.
• The plane was piloted by
• Joe Crosscn.
• Gov. Parks described the
• flight as the most attractive
• he had ever made. The plane
• passed over Mount Eielson,
• Muldrove Glacier, the north
• east ridge of Mount MeKin
i • ley back to the Savage River
• Camp. The plane and mem
I • bers of the party returned
I • yesterday at noon.
»
«
G. 0. P. ROW
! IS GROWING
! ALL THE TIME
Difficulties Increase
Time for Conference
Draws Nearer
as
WASHINGTON; July 9. — The
difficulties of the Republican Na
tional organization are Increasing
jar the conference called for Thurs
day draws near. The foes of Chair
man Claudius H. Huston are re
peating demands for his retirement
i while he is apparently just as de
termined to carry on.
Republican Senators, primarily
the "Young Guard,” complained
against Chairman Huston to Sen
ator James E. Watson, Republican
Senate leader.
Earle S. Kensey, Republican Na
tional Committeeman from Ve''
, mont, denied that he had been
I offered the Chairmanship of the
| National Committee, although re
ports are prevalent that he visited
President Hoover this morning.
englanTto
BUILD SUBS
LONDON, July 9—The Admiralty
has published additional estimates
for naval construction for the cur
rent fiscal year. A sum has been
asked to be used for construction,
under the naval treaty, of three
submarines.
Six Boys Drowned
While Sea Bathing
BLACKPOOL, England, July 9 —
Six boys of a party of 91, bathing
on the sea coast, were drowned
this afternoon.
marriage to Eugene Newton,
alleged mulatto cafe entertain
er. The 24-y>*ar-old Smith Col
lege graduate is heiress to a
fortune estimated at $20,000,
000.
MARINE CORPS
COMMANDER IS
DEADJN EAST
Major General Neville, ol
“Lea th e rnecks”
Passes Away
MAJ. GEN. W. C. NEVILLE
! . _
t WASHINGTON, D. C„ July 9.
Major General Wendell Cushing
| Neville. Marine Corps Commander
! died here yesterday. He had beer
I 111 for some time.
OF HEROIC MOLD
An indomitable will, a sense ol
humor and conspicuous courage
were joined with personal magne
tism to make Major General Wen
dell Cushing Neville a soldier ol
heroic mold.
[ Pride of the "Leathernecks,” the
former commandant of the U. S
Marine Corps, followed the flag
over six continents and many
islands to win nearly two score
' valor decorations. “For distinguished
conduct” at Vera Cruz in 1914 he
was awarded the Congressiona
Medal of Honor, the first of a num
■ per of war medals to be won by
him.
In World War
It was the World War, however
I that brought him his greatest glory
I As a colonel he led the fifth regl
1 ment of marines through the fierce
! fighting in the Verdun sector and
j in the battle of Belleau Wood. Pro
: moted to be a brigadier general, he
1 next commanded the fourth bri
igade at Soissons, Marabache sector
St. Mihiel, Champagne, and the
Meuse-Argonne. After the ar
jmistice he marched the fourth bri
Igade into Germany during the oc
cupation. His outstanding bravery
and gallantry in action brought
decorations enough to cover hii
ample chest, as well as the new
nickname of “Follow-Me-Neville.’
Returning to the United States
with his brigade, he led it in the
big parades in New York City and
Washington.
General Neville was born at
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FISH RUNS IN
WEST SMALLER
THAN IN 1929
Reds in Bristol Bay and
Pinks in Central Alaska
Reported Light
A light run of red salmon In the
Erlstol Bay district, a short run of
: pinks in the Kodiak and Prince
William Sound districts and indi
cations of plentiful fish to come
, in Southeast Alaska are the fea
| tures of the current Alaska fishing
I season, it was made known by
| Henry O'Malley, United States
j Commissioner of Fisheries, who ar
rived here late yesterday after
i noon.
. He is on his annual Inspection
I and administration trip to the Ter
i ritory, and, as usual, will cover ail
; of the coastal districts as far as
Bering Sea.
Makes No Predictions
The Commissioner had no pre
dictions to make regarding the fin
al pack this year. "I’ll wait until
after the season ends,” he said
laughingly, when asked for his fore
cast. *
However, he declared, never be
fore on his many trips north at
this season of the year has he seen
as many fish in the waters be
tween Ketchikan and Juneau as
were observed on the present visit.
At Anan Creek there was a large
escapement for the time of the
year. Indications were seen every
where of good runs to come.
Reports received at local head
quarters of the Bureau of Fisher
ies said the run in Icy Strait and
vicinity was increasing in strength
with corresponding increases in
daily packs by the canned js in
the district.
Red Decrease Foreseen
The shortage of red fish in
Bristol Bay waters was foreseen
last year by Commissioner O’Mal
ley and is the cause of no aston
ishment. To protect the escape
ment additional restrictions were
imposed in the way of lengthened
weekly close periods and gear limi
tations.
Recent advices received from
Bristol Bay said the total pack to
date was slightly more than 60 per
cent of last year's pack at a cor
responding date. Ninety percent
of the total so far were red fish.
If the Japanese vessels observed
in Bering Sea waters are equipped
with gear for salmon fishing, it
would not be surprising if they in
tercepted the Bristol Bay red sal
mon runs and materially reduced
the Bristol Bay pack this season,
the Commissioner said. Advices re
ceived by him from Coast Guard
' authorities said salmon fishing gear
j was thought to have been seen on
'the decks of the two Japanese ves
sels operating there.
No Way to Stop
As long as the Japs confine their
operations to international waters
and do not invade territorial wat
ers, there is no way to stop them,
| Mr. O’Malley pointed out. It was
j reported to him that they have
averaged 1,000 pounds of crabs per
day in their operations.
The Commissioner, who is accom
panied here by J. J. Underwood,
former Alaska newspaperman, and
later on the staff of Seattle papers,
now Washington representative of
the 8eattle Chamber of Commerce,
will visit Bering Sea waters later
this month. He, Mr. Underwood
and two others to arrive here short
ly, will leave in a few days on the
Brant for Illiamna, going over the
portage into the Bristol Bay dis
trict, and later proceeding to the
Pribilof Islands.
The party will return here about
August 1, possibly a little later, and
Commissioner O’Malley will remain
in this district observing operations
until the end of the season.
TODAY’S STOCK
QUOTATIONS
•-----•
NEW YORK, July 9—closing
quotation today on Alaska Juneau
mine stock is 5%, Alleghany Cor
poration 21%, Anaconda 49 », Beth
lehem Steel 8014, General Motors
41, Granby 21%, International Har
vester 80%, Kennecott 38 Mont
gomery-Ward 34%, National Acme
no sale, Packard Motors 13'*. 12%,
13, Simmon Beds 22%, Standard
Brands 18%, Standard Oil of Cali
fornia 80%, Standard Oil of New
Jersey 67, United Aircraft 50%. U.
S. Steel 157%, Pox Films 39%,
Hupp Motors 14, 13%, 14, S'ewart
Warner 20%, 20%, 20%.
LITTLE EAGLE IS AT LAST Gil 'EN A NAME
The baby boy has been named. An Associated Press dispatch to The Empire says a statement ha:
been issued from the home of Dwight W. Morrow, at Englewood, New Jersey, that the little son born U
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh and wife on June 22 has been named Charles Augustus Lindbergh, junior.
POLICE TRAP CHICAGO GANGSTERS IN WOMAN'S HOME
Five alleged gunmen, one of them, Frank Foster (center) sought for questioning in connection with
| the murder of Alfred “Jake" Lingle, Chicago importer, were captured in Los Angeles, in the apartment
i of Mrs. Frank F'oster (inset). Left to right: Marvin Apler, George Davis, Foster, Frank Fisher and Her
man Walters.
An Associated Press dispatch received today by The Empire under date of Los Angeles says Frank j
j Foster, wanted in connection with the Lingle slaying, has been given until July 15 to prove he was not j
j in Chicago on the date of the murder, before he will be returned under extradition orders.
MRS. HOOVER’S LAYS ARE BRIGHTENED
AS SHE RECUPERATES FROM INJURY
By BESS FURMAN
(A. P. Staff Writer)
WASHINGTON, July 9.—For Mrs.
Herbert Hoover, at her Rapidan
camp recuperating from a wrenched
back, long summer days are light
ened and brighter.
The little coterie of women who
have functioned under her direc
tion since her arrival in the White
House now make it possible for her
to "carry on" in spite of slowly
mending ligaments.
They shuttle between camp and
city, doing her shopping, greeting
her guests, carrying out her behests.
Only last summer Mrs. Hoover was
among the. hardest riding on the
bridle trails. Now her secretaries
and guest assistants cooperate to
prevent her finding enforced inac
tion too irksome.
There have been some changes
in the group. Miss Mary Ran
dolph, official social secretary, the
only one employed and salaried by
the government, resigned at the
close of the social season. Since
summer has no formal social duties,
her place will not be filled at this
time.
The rest of the group has the
Hoover background, and form a
working organization rather un
usual in White House annals. Mrs.
Hoover, with her varied duties as
President’s wife, her many inter
ests as an Individual, is the guid
ing spirit.
For the Hoover "8" street house
came Miss Mildred Hall and Miss
Ruth Pessler, private secretaries,
and Mrs. E. G. Bowman, closely
associated with Mrs. Hoover In her
Girl Scout activities.
The Intricacies of the daily sched- ]
ule, the Incessant telephone calls,
the official duties have fallen to
Miss Hall, brown-haired and brown
eyed.
Miss Fessler, a blonde, tall and
patrician, appears more often In a
semi-public capacity. She frequent
ly extends first greetings when Mrs.
Hoover Is occupied, and takes
charge of multitudinous gifts.
Miss Helen Green of Rochester,
Minn., who is to fill in for the two
secretaries on vacation, was a stu
dent at Leland Stanford and a
friend of the family in Palo Alto.
Bank Robber
Pulls New One;
Makes Escape
LOS ANGELEa. Cal., July 9.—A
robber accompanied by five men re
cruited from an employment bu
reau, held up the First National
Bank at Artesia. and escaped with
$750 yesterday afternoon.
His unsuspecting assistants stood
guard. The “accomplices” were
more or less stage shy, standing on
one foot and then the other, when
the Police arrived.
‘‘He hired us to work on a ranch
and told us to follow him to the
bank where he would get the pay
roll money. We did not know it
was a hold-up.” said the leader.
They were released.
I
AIR MEN WITH
BYRD IN SOUTH j
ARE DECORATED!
Two Reserve Officers and
Plane Mechanic Giv- !
en Recognition
- I
WASHINGTON, July 9.—Two Air
Corps Reserve Officers and one i
non-comirtlssioned officer of the!
Air Corps who accompanied Rear
Admiral Richard E. Byrd on his j
Antarctic Expedition, were deco- j
rated today by Secretary of War
Hurley.
Capt. A. C. McKinley, of St.
Louis, Second Lieutenant, and Dean '
Smith, of Cove, Oregon, were given 1
the Distinguished Service Crosses.
Master Sergeant Benjamin Roth,
of Brooklyn, who served as a me
chanic, received the Soldier's Medal.
MELLON'S SON
TO BE BANKER
PITTSBURGH. Penn., July 9.—
Paul Mellon, son of the Secretary
of the Treasury, has prepared to
start work in the Mellon National
Bank and will study banking for
the next two months and then go
to England for a post graduate
(course at Cambridge.
LAND ON DOUGH
SEA; SAVED BY
DISPATCH BOAT
Jean Mermoz and Compan
ions Attempting Non
stop Trip, in Trouble
OIL LEAK CAUSES
PLANE TO DESCEND
Left Yesterday from Brazil
with Mail Bound for
African Port
DAKAR, Senegal, July 9.
1—Jean Merino*. French air
mail flier, and his two com
panions have been rescued at
sea according to radio advices
j received here.
The three men and also 600
I pounds of airmail have been
| picked up from their seaplane
and are aboard the dispatch
boat Frhocec, one of the
craft patrolling the route in
case of emergency.
I An oil leak aboard the sea
plane caused the forced de
scent.
Mermoz recently made his
! first westward South Atlan
tic mail flight.
| In the same seaplane, he
| took off with his two com
panions from Natal, Brazil,1
j yesterday in aji attempt to
; make his first west to east
; trans-Atlantic flight, nonstop
to Africa.
His radio sounded out early
this morning that he was in
trouble and would be forced
to alight on a rough sea, well
lover half way across.
The dispatch boat Prhocee,
I in the vicinity of the sea
i plane, picked up his message
j and rushed to the scene of
1 where Mermoz alighted on
the water, picked him and his
| two companions up and saved
|the 600 pounds of airmail.
2 AMERICANS
ARE DROWNED, 1
DANISH COAST
i
German Flying Boat Cap
sizes in Rough Sea—5
Persons Lose Lives
j BERLIN. July 9.—Two Americans,
i Ruth Northop, aged 25, of Phila
delphla, Penn., and Dr. John Burk
holder, of Mount Pleasant, Penn.,
are believed to have drowned with
| three other passengers following
! the capsizing of a German flying
1 boat.
| The boat made a forced landing
off the coast of Denmark in a rough
' sea.
| The pilot, mechanic and one pas
senger were rescued by the Danish
.ship Maja.
HILLS PAt¥
UP TROUBLES
Ask Dismissal of Divorce
Suit—To Take Up
Home in Seattle
LIVINGSTON. Montana. July 9.
—Dismissal of the divorce suit
! brought by Mrs. Mildred Hill
i against Walter Hill, son of the late
I railroad builder, is sought in an
action filed here.
j The petition asks cancellation.
! Cross complaints filed by Hill con
tained no details but it is learned
that the Hills are to establish their
new home in Seattle. This is the
second time rifts have been smoth
ered. <