The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, April 26, 1927, Page 1

VOL. XXIX., NO. 4464, E DAILY “ALI, THE NEW'S {LL THE 1 IME” ]l-JNEAU' ALASKA, TUESDAY, APRIL 26, 1927. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS —— — —————— PRICE TEN CENTS PAPER MILLS FOR JUNEAU * _Pacz'fz'c Coast Puyblé'shefs} ; Get J&Weau Timber NOEL DAVIS IS KILLED; PLANE CRASHES DOWN Comm.’mder; Preparing for New York to Paris Flight, ! Is Kiued. Accident. NEWPORT NEWS. Va., April ~Commander Noel Davis, who was preparing for the New York to Paris non-stop flight, and Lieut Stanton H. Wooster, his alternate nilot, were killed when the giant airpla An ed near Messick, afternoon Reports said the engine trouble whil tempting a forced landing came unmanageable and eral hundred feet to the g The plane was carry over 13,000 pounds. Messages said the machine bad-| 1v damaged | Neither airman had time to jump The plane erashed into four feet of water, MEN WERE SUFFOCATED NEW YORK, April @ Davis and Wooster were suffocated by gasoline s and were not killed, by injuries from the crash, Richard] Blythe, of the Keystone Aircraft Corporation, builder of the plane| Amerjcan Legion, told the Associated Pre He safd Kenneth Boedecker, Field Engineer, in a message, re ported “Davis and Wooster found i glass-covered cockpit. Neither had a broken bome or ent that would have cansed death. It is quite ev dent h was caused by gasoline 1umes which flooded the cockpit and which suffocated the men.” Blythe explained the accident was caused by turning the tail of the plane to the ground while heavily laden. TWO INDICTED RAYMOND CASE Stage Actress and Man Al- leged Conspired to Com- pound a Felony. Virginia, early plans Davis developed was at and he tell sev ound | a load of LOS Dorothy W, J ANGELES Tackaye. Sullivan, Cal., April 26 stage actress, and have been indicte by the County Grand Jury on two felony counts in the alleged plot 1o cover up the details of the death of Ray Raymond, the woman's husband The indictments charge the woman and Sullivan conspired to compound a felony and were accessories after the fact. Sullivan, who attended the slain man, appeared before the Grar Jury and denied the charges Raymond was slain last woeke by aul” Kelly, stage and screen actoi nd has been indicted for the mur- der. It was shown that Kelly anl Dorothy Mackaye were exceedingly friendly and in fact were togethe: the night of the slaying. Kelly ad mitted he was in love with the Mackaye woman. Bank Sues Railroad on Salmon Bills of Ladings SEATTLE. April ~Carl Ruben stein, Manager of the Canadian Bank of Commerce has filed a $20,000 sui inst the Great Northern. He al leges the Railroad issued bills of lading to Elmer W. Smith, Seattle broker, for salmon shipments that were not received by the railroad Smith obtained cash from the bani on the worthloss bills. Smith iz charged with violating the Federal Bills of Lading act Woman Ends Sixty Day Fasting Period VER, Colo., April 26. —— Mis=s Gimbel, suffering from the ef fects of a 33 day fast, came out of a four day coma and was conscious of the presence of relatives in the room but is unable to speak. She is expected to recover. A young chiro- practic student started what was to have been a 15 but was 20 day fast and at the end of that period at- tempted to take food and was unable to do so. X IN PLANE CRASH NOEL DAVIS the American entered in the New York to Paris flight who was killed in accident -e 0BSTACLE HALTS TREASURER BILL IN HOUSE TODAY Murray Raises Point of Order Against Bill for Election of Treasurer. Commander of Legion plane This afternocn Speaker Smith overruled Mr. Murray's point of order and on the appeal from his ruling the House sustained his decision by a vote of 9 to 7. ha to consideration of a measure pro election of the A possibl the House viding for popul Tervitovial Treasuver, and hestowing won lim ¢ in functions sreised by Governor ropped out the House 12 when Representative ) rais W of order. It was taken mder ment by Speaker Smith who would render his lecision this afternoon The measure, it understood virtually identical with the secticn cov. the Treasurcer in the famovs Cont ler Bill defeated in the Sen- e and in two bills dealins with the same One of the lattor me the House but was the Senat on a i )y now ex Alaska morn 1l point advis mnounced he House ubjoct passed knocked out in point of order No Debate on Point M. Murray merely stated his point, that the matter dealt with in the bill were substantially identical with matters considered in Senate Bill No 1. in House Bill No. 20, and Com- mittee Substitute for that bill, which had been defeated or rejected b (Continued on Page —— eee CHINESE FIRE Sur Three.) ON U. S, BOAT SHANGHAL States auxiliary vessel firerl on in the Yangtse River with vifle and machine guns and also field »s. Several of the Penquin’s m . injured, one said to be serious- The Unitel Penquin wa April 26 Situation Is Worse SHANGHAI April 26.—Attacks on American and other foreign warshi by Chinese troops along both sid>: of the Yangtse continues. Americans and Britishers, ter including a naval stopped at the point of rifles at Wuhu and prevented from landing .ept singly and at considerable in- s, the lat captain, were Missionary Is Free SHANGHAIL April 26.—Miss Mary Craig, of Philadelphia, medical mis- sionary, who was captured by ban- dits in Southern China, is reported “free and well.” Batteries Fire SHANGHAIL April 26. Nanking batteries repelled the attempt of Northern forces to cross the Yangtse in force and by stealth. A search- light revealed the boats and they were sunk by direct axtillery fire. It is estimated that 2,000 Northern sol- diers were killed. jA;ViATOR KILLED TODAY{SNYDER_GR AY - MURDER CASE ~ MOVING FAST OWN' DEFENSE | DOCTOR DOBBS TAKES STAND \Prosecution Makes Opening Denies He Had Anything to Statement Then Wit- nesses Testify. | | NEW YORK of Mis. Ruth Judd Gray got under speed. District Attorney completed his opening statement yes terday forenoon and six of the wi nesses {00 the prosecution were ex The defense making opening statement The ion yesterday almost April Snyder 26.—The and way Henry at full amined an wiived hy constant defense lawy | witnesses Mrs. Snyder and tailed accusations that they plotte | and brutally murdered Snyder, with out showing traces of emotion objection of the 15 over questions askea Gray heard de- i Zonfession ! omrs. Snyder and (kill Snyder because ito kill her. Mrs. onfession, which was said that soon after t hecame evident sh thand wepe unsuited | The contession rel ther mecting of sequeant intimacie Is Read Gray plotted he threatened vder's written read in cour her marviage and her hus to each other ed in detail with Ay and the sub he appealed ( tor nelp when Snyder threaten d ten kill her. *We dacided that the uly thing was to get my husban wiore he me,” said the con tession BIG DIAMOND ROBBERY L. A. 1$50,000 in Stones Stolen— Bystander Interferes— Back Is Broken. to LOS AN Jeddis roker, was late held-up in the State Building | business district, and cut diamonds which {valued at $50,000 | Jdeddis told the Itrontad as he April 2 Francisco diamond vesterday lobhy in the of the center robh he Lowes of the of un said wers he police he was cor passed through th 2|lobby of the building by a man whe thrust a pistol at him and seized 1w wallets containing the diamonds the holdup man as he fled | bandit tripped the bystander who fell down stairs breaking back e 50,000 in Chicago’s Summer School Army his CHICAGO, 50,000 students will invade this summer pursuit of tion, a survey indicates. | Chicago. educators say, s try. and many a midwestern col ] “summer school capital” of the coun professor or school teacher earns degree by pursuing college work he in summer sessions and teaching du ing the winter Most of the students are men, and a majority of them are married. Siy universities, 250 music schools, 12 jnurses schools, eight colleges of law 14 medical schools and almost 500 technical institutions find their stu dent bodies increased rather (han cut down during M. June and July April 26— An army of Chicago in educn he TOO YOUNG TO VOTE TEXAN WINS OFFICE AUSTIN, Tex., April 26.—The Rev B. L. Whitaker, youngest member of the Texas legislalure, was no. old enough to vote for himselt when he defeated an opponent three times as old, running for re-election in the Texas primaries last summer, Whitaker was 21 years, old Ser- tember 4, 1926, however, and thus was able to vote in the general elec- tion later The young legislator Baptist pastorate He hails from worked his resigned a to enter politics. Lamesa, Tex., and through the Way afternoon | A hystander attempted to m!vrm-]:vi trisi Newcombe ance, and was marka 1 {tooth a narcotic office Colvin indicated he intended to ] | | | enough { Tndge [argument dence MEXICO NOT TO President Coolidge Says Mex- | the Kana Do with Disappearance Whitehall Girl. ATTLE ing Letitia D vesterday testified: 1 door of my April 260 Unequivoca had anything to > Whitehall's disappean Chester €. Dobbhs took th: in own defonse escorted Leti & office, told her night and never saw her again Dr. Dobbs denied he extracied a administered any kind « to the girl Prosecuting Attorney unable 1o shake the testimony « Honry Dreiter, aged 16, who said he saw Letitia in an automobile severas) hours after she was at Dr. Dobbs some miles from Kirkland <ho varied the story telling investigators and that | did not know “titin ) to recognize her after dark Throw Out Evidence Prosecuting attorney Colvin the Court this morning 1o throw out the testimony of James and William Gevald, pivotal witnesses fo the State, hecause after a conference with the relatives of the boys it was learned the brothers were mistaken weto the date thev saw a man ro sembling Dr. Donbs with an appa rently unconscious girl in an auto mobile on the bridge pear Kirkland Defense Attorney Crandell moved directed acquitial verdict which Moviarty denied aft mue The Gerals were the only witnesses 1o testify they saw Dobis with the girl after she left the de tor's office for andell Iy with he stand his Colvin - wa the boy it to the actually asked | the defendunt’s dis Ao I the Stat “withdrawn only divect ey and there is no othe videncs to connect Dobbs with the crime Prosecuting Attorney Colvin replivi that the State's <till case s strong CONFISCATE ANY AMER. PROPERTY ican Government Has Made Promise. NEW YORK. April 26, Mexico has promised she will not confiscate A erican property, President Coolidge declared in a speech here last night at the United Press Association an nual banquet 1 President said: It will surely possible to reach an amic: adjustment” on the basis of Me L promise which was given to ths Mex Ambassador Tellez. The lat transmitted this information to President Coolidge. The President also expressed he lief that the Nicaraguan and Chinese situations will work out satis! R SEATTLE HALIBUT PRICES April here yest p A the prices were 143 and 191; cents for mediums and 12 conts for The boats large catches tak with 45,000 pound; with 12,000 pounds, Ocs 00, Royal with 5500, Eidsvold 00, Texas with 2000 and with 2,500, oo be 26 peles with 5 with Superio Only B;ys Are Born in Paris Flat PARIS, April 26.—There is =« “House of Boys” in Paris, an apar! ment building where only families with children are admitted and wher= the only births so far are of hoys A widow, with nine grand-children, M Abel Barre, built the place in }the floods continued over -|if he an airy quarter to make life easicr for large families. On one of the land Baptist College, as a printer. |six floors there are ten boys. He intends to quit politics when his term expires, as his 17-year-old | bride objects to it as a permanent vocation. He intends to study law L] Mme, Barre has a standing offer to pay for champagne for the party to celebrate the birth of a girl, but | haven't opencd a bottle,” she say:. ’l.()[’/"'(l Il’”‘" (’/ Virs. MePherson Causes Trouble LOS .\.\“|‘:VT.V S, Cal The recent tween April wide open split \imee Semple Phersou and many of the mem bers of Angelus Temple who walked out with Gla Nichols band and choir leader. o form a new chureh precipitated by Aimee’s worldiness which was brought when she his is the Miss Nichols 24 he M Mrs lvs was o a o her nent hair made hy > FLOOD REFUBEES NOW ESTIMATED OVER 150,000 Death Toll Variously Esti- mated from Two Hun- dred to Five Hundred MEMPHIS, Tenn., April 2. As s aros er and disaster adding 1o deaths, dises exposure, of deaths fc rangd 200 and Refngees 150,000 All avaflalie Loa scouring the district marooned persons Additional nard=men have ain order and PICK P the B0 arei are estimated at over and afreraft e to take off ail and National heen called to main patrol the levees troops Jump from Fire unto Water MEMPHIS, T un., April 26 Tweu 1y-five whites and neg were drowned at o Heads, a small illage near Leland, when they jum ed into the flood waters to es from o burning building according 1o a dispateh to the Memphis Co; mercial Appeal, daily newspaper, from Leland Persons i Fire More Deaths ROCK Ark April deaths by drowning floods are reported drowned were white LITTLE Five move the Arkan Two of those persons New Orleans Threatened MEMPHIS, April 24 b situation abov New Orleans is srave that Gov. Oramel H. Simpson of Lounisiana, has asked official pe mission of the War Iynamite the levee south Orleans in an effort 1o save rom a flood that would follow if the devee breaks above the city Army Engineers in the valley admit tpprehensions for the safety of the city flood of the city - B gad Urges Business Men Refl_Three Months HOLLYWOOD, Fla Three months vacation every year is the prescription for the business man to take if he would live longer and be more successful, says Dv. George H. Simmons, for years aditor of the American Medical Jour nal A ma April should be satisfied with ordinary successes, take time off to live and not be always scrambling for more gold, he advises. Kvery man is due a vacation, the tor adds, has worked steadily for nine months, > Blue Rebinces Black For Formal Occasions LONDON, April 26— FEven the fu- neral dress suit and dinner jacket are showing the effect of the de- mand for brighter colors in men’s clothing. From blue instead be the correct according now on navy of solemn black will color for evening dress, to a London fashion note The Prince of Wales his approval to this color by ing dinner suits of blue, and tashion is spreading rapidly. The tailors say a very dark bln= material looks better 'under artificial light, than does black, which is apt to tuke on a dingy hue. e e — W. W. THOMAS DEAD has wear the PORTLAND. April 26, Widgery Thomas, aged 8§ to Sweden under five died here last night. William Minister presidents, ; f plant in production Department 1o | given | THREE COAST PAPERS TO BUILD MILLS HERE: WORK TO BEGIN SOON Ascociated Press dispatches and dispatches received today at the District headguarters of the United States Forestry Burcau hring the news that the Juneau pulpwood timber unit was alletted to Geerge T. Cameron of the San Francisco Chron- icle, represeniing himself and Harry Chandler of the Los Angeles (Times and €. A, Morden, Publisher of the Portland Oregonian and trustee of the Pitteck estate. Mr. Cameron was the only bidder and he bid thc minimum price of 60 cents per 100 ('uhi.c lle;l for spruce and 30 cents per 100 cubic feet for hemlock. I Water power in the district will be allotted to the successful bidder for use in operatiry pulp and paper mills. The opening of the hids was deferred from yesterday, the time advertised for (heir re eipl, upon the application of a prospective bidder. The prospective bidder asked for an ex- tension of time in order to make a field investigation. This application the Forest Service rejected, and opened the bids with the result as stated. It understeod that the group of publishers represented by Mr. Cameron to whem (he award of the Juneau unit was made will form a separate corporation to carry on the work of developing and operating pulp and paper mills and that their ymills will be located on Gastineau Channel, probably at Thane, bringing power from Speel River. They expect to get their rapidly as possible. It is believed that construction work will begin this fall or early nexs» spring, -naking the nieescary surveys in the nc.anime, ST R Rl Amply Financed Red Cross Committee, Aided by Fine Weather, Mak- ing Campaign, RUPERT HALIBUT PRICES PRINCE RUPERT, B. ., April 6. -Ninety-eight thousand pounds imple capit to earry ont an i\t the o ne timber unit has beea hey * wealthy themselves|tion of the efforts of the Forestey make newsprint for their been orking toward this end for beginning of last year 60.000 tons a vear and rapidi Neda who have followed the gituation |less than 250 tons a day, or 75,-| bination, initial |fnture of Juneau s concerned, has I neighbor 810 ) {timber unit. neighborhood of $10,00¢ 000 the stacsaeton. il ‘t provides | N D. ¢ Alaska Gastinean. and that it be doubled by 10 in the soason, assisted by Alaska ! i ! A-| tineau, Howard T tion, but it believed that it of the pulp and neper Extent of Sale of whole projact and a amount of timber is only about|for the timber. Mr. McHain spent wer the ground district of Southeastern Alaska, {available for the use of the local “We would like to emphas FuR Bls FUND cutting rights on certain areas, Istead or home sites, or industrial On these areas to' be placed serves the right to sell small committee appointed by B. M. Ben- . e O duy started the house to house caus companies or individuals who) A tlood sufferers, asked by President require timber for operation. neau will 2o over the top by at least itely without operating. They tribute, plant and they must be | Provision is made for further 4 of halibut were sold here tod contract if it should be desired.|American selling for 8 and 15 I officials of the Forestry Bureau in The group of publishers ]m‘.“}m W oore naturally elated with the W 1 O satisfa i " { 2lan {hat they might adopt, &8I marks (he euotRERL orn aiit. and have adequate financial con | Brrean 5 bring pulp and paper ma Inections. Their intention js to|ufacturers o Alaska. The Bueau has oWy g W!venr i Mro Heintzleman has given requirements at least, which is'j almost exclusive attention sinee lunderstood to be in excess of|the Best Possible Combination growing., The first unit of ‘thejp| The lnpression ar those int Jg mills will have a capacity of not 12 hve o the* best possihle com: s : < far as affecting the 000 tons a year. The Iplant investment will be in the | received the '~-\‘.u;| of the lvam-n'u 4 iy last year the pub more. Their cont el Wi . heir contra in negotfation with B. L. that the initial plant must have 'thoie, col Jackling aud others at least 200 tons daily capacity l""" ted in the | Mr i o . R Robert Semple, Emil Gast { They are given until 1932 tolguay ind others of the |have the first plant in opera- Taylor land, Ohio, and B, T {will be producing paper .ong be-|Portimnd. ore, two Bl g & cugineers of ths L . country mace a thorough investiga- g A A4 tion the Five billion feet of timber are|ravorable report upon it 1o the pub. finvolved in the =sale. This|lishers who now have the contrast ek . e S [sometine on e ground last sum- :.m-1 1’nuHh 1{)[1 the 'LHM: l-“lll; mer. M Taylor already had beea mated quantity in the Junea it TR AELERAR After the sale is made, suffi- cient timber will therefore bhe IVE STAHTS isaw mill and all other local in- |dustries requiring timber. the fact that the paper company to be formed simply has timber and within these areas, mining {claims could be taken up, home- sites can be granted,” said Mr. Heintzleman. under sale to the paper com- pany the Forest Service re-| aided by glorious sunshine, the quantities of timber to firms | rends, chairman of the Juneau Chap- such as canneries or mining|!e" Of the American Red Cross, to- 8 5 b v lvass to raise §500, Juneau's quota are operating in the immediate|or the $5.000,000 for the Mississippi vicinity of these sale areas, and Calvin Coolidge Under the terms of sale they There is no doubt but that Ju- cannot hold these units indefin-{iry or seventy-five per cent,” sald Mr. Behrends this afternoon. “It has are given not to exceed 2 yearsibeen a one hundred per cent sube to start construction of the|scription. no one has refused to cou ) : pro-| ducing paper in not more than five vears. texpansion of the operations be- yond the requiremenis of the Heintzleman Elated cents and Canadian for 7 and 14.90 B. F. Heintzleman and the olh«rl\enla. FOR SUFFERERS |