The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 2, 1927, Page 1

HE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL JUNEAU, ALASKA, WED‘.'hSD./\Y. MARCH THE Y THE T IME” 197 MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS ————— e —— PRICE TEN CENTS CONGRESS GIVES MONEY TO NAVY LITERACY TEST MEASURE GOES TO PRESIDENT Senate Passes Alaska Liter- acy Test Bill with Amend- , ment for Fo\mcn Voters. WASHINGTON, March 2 The United 8 nate yeste after- noon passed the House bill defining the qualifications for in the Territory of Alaska. The which now goes to the Pres that voters at the tion must be English langu of the United to write English Citizens who legal election in the 1924 tion will be exempt eracy requirement SUN'S DEFENSE OF PRIZE CITY ites 1y vote bill ident aof provides the elec read in the Constitution and be abie time of abie to the tes v voted at clec- Jit general from the HAS COLLAPSED Shangtunese Will Defend Shanghai—Sun’s Forces Have Withdrawn. THAL arch this city. the rich against the invading been left entirely in the ha the Shangtunese by complete al of Marshal Sun Chuan Fane g from Sunkiang and the Shang area. The collapse of lowed desertion of erals, Chao Yues, ally himself with St 2 Defense of military prize Cantonese, ha s Sun's one who the defence fol- of his Gen refused Shangtunese who recently pouring in ngkiang, 28 fill the left d Suns’ forces The Cantones entrenched near Sungkiang wher the defenders of Shangh re making their last stand arge numbers of Sun's broken troops are reported to have deserted to the Cantonese and others flecing. the Shangtunese, 1o Sun's aid, are numbers into south of here by the disor large miles W are General Strike Looms SHANGHAI, M h 2.—The TFor cign Police learned this afternoon that the labor radicals and pre- paring for another general strike whenever the Cantonese win de cisive victory. The Laborites have adopted the militarist favor wea pon. Terrorism and two murders and numerous shootings known to have taken p in the native city Leaders arve apparently to “correct weaknesses” shown by the recent strike which is regarded as a pre- paratory test for a real demonstra- tion. JACK GUCKER TO ENTER HOSPITAL uck and zon Jack, through Juneau this morn- on the Victoria enroute for Cor- dova to join Mr. Gucker. Mr. Guck- er will undergo an operation for hernia in Cordov. Mrs. Gucker has been visiting in Seattle with her parents since Christmas. They expect to retirn to Juneau after Mr. Gueker has re- covered sufficiently to make the trip. Famous Gold Mine l; Expected Be Reopened NELSON, B. C, March 3.—Re- opening of the famous Queen Gold mine on Sheep Creek near here is expected to result from the pur- chase by H. E. Ellard, of Spokane, and associates. The mine was oper- ated from 1908 well into the war period. It has produced many millions of dollars worth of ore. ———.———— LEAVES MONEY TO MAID NEW YORK, March 2 —The will e are to| Yoperated the reserve during | the they { Council | | | nds of | with- | | As @ result of this new development,, 01 came | 16L¢ [ Tn 1 Victoria IDOHENY LO Fb 'MILLIONS i | B BY I)LCISI()N OF COURT W Dolieny ult of cancel 0il ment. Ten it | 1 the - Courts decizion to the BElk the Navy dollar ASHINGTON March L. loses 9 B the Supreme leases from million held by 1 Vo Depart of liti of pay represents Doheny in min structing fuel the value ity th roy gation. It oil he repre received ment working the The expenditurcs mad the oil and Pearl Harbor the balance by reserve ing con tauks at EASTERN UNIVERSITY CLASSES TO WE Mass., March 2 history, the cli the ity IPor Univer weleome JOSTON, first time in Adminis the Univer the for ce Northwestern afternoon to welcome Leonard Scppala, No giving the ity nted request of dent sation of a University a husky me, Alaska dog University, The from the ground Palmer | va which |lu racer, is student station o University where President Frank Speare will accept the mascot - —— 10 LEISLATOGRS IN JUNEAU FOR BIENNIAL TERM Four Senators and Six Rep- resentatives Have Arriv- ed for 60-Day Term. Ten of (0 plan the 24 members of the Ter which convenes: for ity eighth arvived in Ju expected and two until next Legislature next Monday biennial sion, had neau today. Ten me 10 be by toniorrow will not to arrive day Six m three early re are her he able Senators and arrived st cmb three members of the House this morning on the ner Those on that vessel were Se Charles W. Brown and Thomas D. Jensen, Second Division and Forest J. Hunt, of Ketchikan First Division; Representatives, Cha Benjamin, Wrangell, W. L. Paul, Ket chikan, First, and Fred B. Johnson Fairbanks, Fourth Division Senators Arthur Frame and Bartley Howard, Third, and John W. Dunn, Fourth Division, and Representatives, J. W. Murray, Thomas Scott um ner Smith and Ben Gri Third H. H. Walter Fisher and A. K. She don, Fourth, and Almar Rydeen, and R. N. Sundqui Second Division, are due to arrive tomorrow morning on either the Admiral Watson Northwestern from the westward, Senator Harry Pratt, Fourth, Representative Ralph Lomen, Second Division, are now in Seattle. have booked age on the sailing from the next Saturday | and will arrive next Tuesday. :nator Brown was accompanied here by his wife. They have taken the Gucker apartment in the Spickett Apartment building. Mrs. Lomen will also accompany her husband here for the session. There was some organization heard informally today but itors or talk until more members arrive it was evident} definite would be determin- ed. It said that a caucus of the Republi members would be called to be held sometime before Monday. At that meeting the questions of or- ganization will be brought up . for settlement before convening in reg- ular session. FUR TAXTO BE IMPOSED OTTAWA, March 2.—For the first time in 200 years a tax will be placed upon furs from the Northwest Territories and this will be done within a few days. Minister of In- nothing 0 of Rev. Percy Stickney Grant shows|terior Charles Stewart will introduce he left two-fifths of his estate tola bill to empower the Commissioner| nis chanbermraid, Mary Findleton This amounts to $100,000. Northwest Ter- pelt tax on in Council of the ritories to impose a per the $2,000,000 worth of furs taken — e NEW YORK, March 2‘ — Mary|annually from the territory. The tax Noyes, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. ‘Winchester Noyes, has left for Pekin|cost is to partially meet the the Northland designed of maintaining where she will marry Selden Chapin,| Administration and will be upon ex- United States Vice-Consul. portations only. Hills Vu]l‘ and | They | Alaska | Wilbur said | ! Department, | the reserve | converse all | effort | dril 1 Seerefary the policy which will itself the mad I partie: of Navy Navy ratc of the now o1 would be ground to e oil to He gotiate on aid he who the re; ang horder eIV Navy ment where Department favors by the drill within derive ased flow the 1e an government, the ¢ henefit to ceases 1o would the incre; outside serve, from wells some accuring of erve WILL SUSPEND LCOME HU \I\\ MAS H)I CHANNEL TEAMS - RETURN HOME ON VICTORIA TODAY . Douglas and Juneau Boys' Teams Return Alfter Tour- nament in Ketchikan. basket the | ci their|$ The hall Vietoria recent Douglas home Juneau and teams returned this morning high Ketchikan The Juneau win a game dur jotherwise than through with | Juneau boys | with grit fought hard ed ahaed or The Douglas game from Juneau contest to Wran and Ketchikan. | The game with the Kayhi boys a battle from the first whistle the end, Kayhi coming out on |long end of 13 10 score The made by tand those las follows | For Ag { Juncan 17 3 | Douglas 42 Wrangell 53 Ketchikan 68 The Ketchikan team hest team with 68 three in defense on from school tournament o but came | OV W game b and determination and| ¢! at every moment whmh-I behind High hoys were unahble the winning flying tourney i color into every nt Je team onge and dropped won th a 1 was| until | tha | K5 4 | it a o each them scores team are | made against ! 17 {u 12 (e 46 offered |n.l‘ total and e scoring the best a for ne were| i econd with a totaljy lot The points scored on them | Wrangell to |have the best defense 12 | points scored against the {three games | The Kayhi five has {game in Alaska thi success is accounted | weight and heightn ithe squad is near on I which aides materially in | gressivenes Peterson, | ward, proved to be the of the, ; scoring a total of 26 points in [two games. Wheeler, of Wrangell, of Douglas, and Connors of| { Juneau, proved to be the other scor ‘lmz threats during the tourney. ———— TOWN MARSHAL . SHOT, KILLED: SULTAN, Wash., March 2.—P. %, ¢ | Brewster, fown marshal, was shot| . {and killed when he attempted to Jjail la man whom he thought was plan- I ning to rob the Citizens State Bank. believed to be an ex was recaptured by a i posse walking down the main street three hours later The shooting followed the mar-) shal's seizure of an automobile at) the rear of the bank, containing two high power rifles and 100 rounds of ammunition. As the town marshal drove the car to a garage, the man shouted: “What are you doing with my auto- mobile?"” Brewster arrested him. As he at- tempted to place the man in a cell,! the prisoner fired. American Good-Will ! Fliers Take to Air BUENOS AIRES, March 2—The two remaining planes of the main I section of the American Good-Will fliers have arrived at left Corientes on the Paraguayan border and are proceeding to Ascunsion, team with them proved for not year lost @, Their| in their man for Every over on feot | g for- star series, | Martin ca of ni n ab B i i n|had couver nama, | days chan |small hoats off the b hip | under any of | he |Democratic Nominate Tennesseean for Finis J | candidate Speake cally floor leader Rodman Wanamaker Will York Philadelphia Commander York to Paris flight, ald-’ flight plans regions and Norwegian 'Iuwsur.\' Balance Shown To Be $1.077.245.15 On Ieb. 28, in Report The a ca balance on Febraary according the of Treasurer W was made public A, Parks m twice on hand of the last February 28, 1 report showed 1,291.88. The wiis Ali the $1.0 ly of had sury 15 report which Gov W Territory in o nith by sum as the today T as la at biennium George as more 1 balance ning On wsurer's the begin th bal same a of last in ar there Territory ye the I.ARGEST UM - BOAT, PACIFIC COAST, SEIZED oast Guard Cutters Seize Rum Carrier Federalship with 12,500 Cases. FRANCISC?) Guard cutte ave seized th o Federalship, 300 miles south Francisco with 12 SAN March 2 of of 0,000, trailed San Hoo Whis after the rum boat the California 5. 8. Stone was arrested an from the cutter Cahokia took captured ship, Officers said the I-'ul*'l’nI\]ll;A e storum runner on the ic hoard The ul Iship left \'unlmlvt-l ehruary . Haenaventur chowing in the 1x|m|i.v~l e port of destination The government boats found that the Federalship had | « from British to Panama rc stry and obtained further ‘\ulsm intended land her ) California closed runner The many miles at interpretation of the sta piracy on the high seas have upheld izures and it is not believed that of crew of the Federalship wiil prosecution on any involving the continental limit — b the Algonguin e Van to coast Capt crew er the 56 on Ya- two 1o « in after ast Patrol ptured ief exc hoats the hange seized then rum of shots was the te definin wrt opinion: eseape cality ree mil GARRETT AGAIN T0 LEAD HOUSE MINORITY PARTY Representatives' Speaker — Is Leader. March 2 Al Democratic members | the House of Representatives last ght nominzted Representative| Garrett of Tennessee party Speaker of the next Republicans have however, and recog- the Democrats pro- upon his defeat for Garrett will automat himself as minority WASHINGTON, ucus of the for The by 1t NEress. u fe majo zing this ded that Mr. eed r, suce Finance Bryd’s Flight 2 Marcn z.—The New Post today says Rod- New York and chant, will finance E. Byrd's New This will prob- NEW YORK, Evening 1 Wanamake! me Richard )y cost $150,000, Flight to Greenland YORK, March 2.—The says Byrd is planning a Greenland next June. His for making a scientific the lands and unexplored Scientists, Floyd Bennett Bernt Blacken, of the Navy will accompany wviators will fly to South- NEW ribune to call of Lieut yrd. The ern Greenland and the scientists will proceed by boat to establish explora- tion | an a 1 robbersy such | tech-| Her-| | | | | ASHINGTON With specd equall of fas i horscpower cqua |t siatha the that ‘ lengih | Washington trians ol the groeat and height monument and 2 greater than the height of the lof Liberty, the light ! American navy now lcaraguan and Chin pamong the principal "United States floet b fed cruisers of duty in waters ot on ar the a of the of her sister ships was commissioned in 19 built at a of [ proximately $11,000.000 is et long, with | displacement | [Marshal Foch ’H()rr‘ir( s $10 a Day | of cruisers i | One the is typical | Memphis | atter being cost | | | 1 ap. At a6 about foot beam ol 8,000 tons PARIS, March 2 the highest command - that |Joffre and four other of 90,000 francs under the new | Officers grade that of a draws part of There mall ome poor | miliating: A Marshal of military hono och salary given gets a L year, or §10 a day, scale down from this ccond lientenant, month, during the carect are small allowances, that an offic must have independent fortune or be as to rick having to make Inl cconomies > "NEAR FISTIC . BOUT IN MAL ~ ROBBERY CASE Opp()smg Counsel in Beattie i Trial at Fairbanks, Come to Near Blows. oy o who his but | | Federal- | FAIRE ! NKS ; With the Nellie case in defense called Alaska, March Jates-lditarod mail the third week, the witness: in o rapid succession yesterday in its first ef forts to prove continued resident of “The Black Bear” on her claim on Chicken Creek in the tarod in September, 1921, This lan attempt to prove that { €. Shirmeyer, government land also implicated in the previously cached the mail failed in this when the Court upheld objections several witnesses. A clash which verged on fisti resulted when Thomas A. Marquan, defense introduced affida- vits purported to have heen by Virginia Howard, government witness, in variance with testimony {on the stand. The prosecution charg- the affidavi government's Idi- robbery, Efforts to counsel, ed the from files. were stolen confidential >oo Theft of $17,500 in Jewg!ry Is Reported SEATTLE, Powis today theft of 1500 from her liner President Yokohama mouth ago SR e HALIBUT QUOTATIONS PRINCE RUPERT, B. C., rch ~One hundred and twenty-three thousand pounds of halibut were on the market today. American halibut brought 8 and 15.60 cents and Can- adian 8 and 15 cents, Mareh 2.~ Mrs reported to the jewelry valued at stateroom aboard the Grant, enroute from to Seattle, more than H. Poli $17,- e | the TO INVESTIGATE ECONOMIC STATE OF UNITED STATES March 2.—Sena- tor h will offer a resolution for the appointment of a committee to make a sweeping inquiry into the economic state of this nation. | — e WILLIAM F. HERRIN DEAD SAN FRANCISCO, March 2.—Wil- liam F. Herrin, Vice-President and for many years Chief Counsel of the Southern Pacific, and who for thre decades controlled the political des tinies of California, is dead as a re- snult of heart trouble I\ FUEL CAPACIT SPEED MARK CRUISER: alhouwr the Statue the Memphis, The and carly | mining | was | William | witness | made ' Y AND 100,000 Torse o e nearly fuel ca world rines have 1] knots, or I maximum taround the In zddition inch guns six-inel gun mounted another aft, the Memphi four antiaircraft gun ix | tubes, mine-laying airplancs which may into the an hour barrage #uns is 1 ing shell o The ranz ‘S\\ | in casemon ith a forward equipment, bhe peed and equipment Tl of miles, and an 105 pounds of the air at a of 60 for range the wrmor-piot can b torpedo xceed miles HOOT PREMIER DURING YISIT | ~ MINE I]hfiSTER CARMATIHE Wales | | Miners at CWM staged demonstration azainst Premicn win shortly he and his Larrgyod s condolen | those b in the mine disaster | vesterday in which 52 miners are be [ lieved to have lost their loves as the I result of an explosion | wnen the couple | the company's offices “m;:rv persons met them angry Bald wife for from of cry shricked “wh about the black vein?" Wmbored through jout the night driving their way !hl'c-l:h the rocks to reach the en- tombed men although no hope s held that any are alive Women hovered about thrsughout the night sing men - HAROLD POST IN LOS ANGELES AT TIME OF FLOOD Ju was emerged hund mostly voice inz in Welsh. One above the others men lying in the Rescue parties the pithead awaiting news who returned Admiral Rogers, geles during the recent flood and rain storms. Mr. and Mrs Post purchased a new Packard sedan in Secattle and drove to Los Angele last month. During their visit therc the first rain storm was encountered Mr. Post said he sitting in the lobby of hotel when the storm started and within a few hours tin water covered the floor of the hotel | Many the department stores wer flooded with several inche water The streets and side w wer flooded and traffic was for hours From Los Angeles Mr Post motored to Culver City where they were joined by Mr. and My B. A. Rosselle on a trip to San Diego After a short visit there they went to Tia Juana where they attended the horse races. From there they returned to Los Angeles and Long Beach, visiting with Mr. and Mrs E. R. Jaeger, former Juneau resi dents, The Posts ing in San In Portiand snow fall on their travel. Mr. Post Post the Harold to | neau on A Wil a a of of ks halted and Mrs, proceeded Francisco they met and chains car wheels north visit and Portland with heavy placed further a weare for today ox next home received a wire from Barney Rosselle stating pects to sail for Juneau on the steamer, and will make his here he e CALCUTTA, British India, March 2 ~Twenty Moslems were killed to- day and 10 wounded when the police fired upon Communal rioters at Pen- abalia 200 miles from here. CHICAGO, March workers, drifters and trek annually to Chciago wide open spaces for the presenting an increasingly blem for the city to meet Chicago. the biggest center in the country for homeless migrant work- ers, has its population increased each winter by from 40,000 to 75,000 men, young and old, who listen oniy to the call of work on the open road. 2, who the “hoes" from winter hard pro. In the spring they drift out u;min,v twin and two catapulted miles laying a six-inch | northern Migratory are | APPROVE FUNDS FOR INCREASING RANGE OF GUNS Congressional Action Com- pleted when Senate Pass- ‘ es House Bill. MODERNIZATION IS TO BE CARRIED OUT S( nate Also Passes House Bill for lm;nmlmn‘ Certain ; Naval Stations. WASHINGTON, March 2. Congressional approval of the propriation for funds to increase nu {fiving range of big ‘guns on the ships Oklahioma and Nevada ven with the passage by the of the bill which the House approved on Monday ‘The Senate’ action close of the night The vote was taken sion and apparently only a few ators realized the existence of provision in the bill Besides elevating the Nevada the bills provides modernization and carries a $1 this purpose. The provides for an ad ditional §12,000000 for completion of the airplane atoga and Lexington, and for sub- marine V- Another House bill passed by the Senate and send to the President appropriates $4.500,000 for improving naval stations in the Panama Canal Zone, Hawaii, Sand Point, Wash., and Hampton Roads, - Royal Artist Gives Pictures to Museum 3 came at the night. discus- Sen- this session last without guns of the for their total of 10,000 for measure also carriers £1,000,000 March 2 Prince royal artist, who TOCKHOLM Eugene, Sweden's has old a picture and whose work for sale, has just given his pictures to the Gothen- Musenm. The donation in- Swedish landscape, and the are studies from Rome and the artist’s own residence, near Stockholm The entire life of the been devoted to art, and subject Swedish landscapes, ially light effects of the lingering summer twilight. Some of the new public buildings in Stockholm have been decorated by him, notably the Northern High | School the new City Hall. He has also contributed an altar piece to the church at Kiruna in Lapland. Sometimes he work moving studio mounted on a motor car >oe - ltalian Flier Accomplishes IRecord Flight Bl OS flier Franc rived here romade never is not seven of burg cludes one others Prix has his favor- is ite [ the and miners’ 9 AIRES, March 2. Italian de Pinedo has completing the first flight from Italy to Argentina. se0 President Signs Naval Bill W hick He Opposed WASHIN(C President March 2. Coolidge has signed the Naval bill carrying an ap- propriation for three new light | crnigers which measure he has | vigorously opposed | TON, COLD BLASTS DRIVE DRIFTERS TO CHICAGO centers, logging construction 1o agricultural camps, and railroad jobs. A lodging house, open the is one thing necessary to care for this ele- of its floating population, in view of Mary E. McDowell, com- of public welfare. The city lodging house now s open only in the winter, but with its limited facilities cares in a few months for 5,000 men. Miss McDowell (Coutinues o0 Page Bight) central year around, |if the ment the missioner city is