The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 21, 1927, Page 1

“ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” T — VOL. XXX., NO. 4486. LINDBERGH LA ~ JUNEAU, ALASKA, SATURDAY, MAY 21, 1927. IN FR 'MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS e S— S———— PRICE TEN CENTS ANGE; IS GIVEN TREMENDOUS WELCOME MISSISSIPPI 1S CHANGING LIS COURSE Gotwals Says Indications that Great River May Have New Channel. NEW ORLEANS, May 21. — The possibility that the Mississippi River is changing its course so it will run to the gulf through Atchafalaya Basin was the opinion expressed today by Major John C. Gotwals. A'l that is keeping the current from cut- ting a new and shorter route was a paid of stone sills built in the bed of Atchafalaya in 1806, said the Major and these might collapse at any time. Refugees continued to pour out of points in Coupee Parish on warning that a crevasse in the levees i3 widening. If the flood waters break through there will be inundated 2. 000,006 acres, the last of the fertil: “Sugar Bowl” section and affect 100, 000 persons. NEW DISASTER THREATENS NEW ORLEANS, May 21.—Two thousand men are battling in a downpour of rain at McCrea to hold back the river current which is threatening the embankments protecting 2,000,000 acres and 107,- 000 persons in the Louisiana “‘Sugar Bowl.” Great chunks of embank- ments are being swept away from time to time but each time the men came up with new ramparts. 3% PASSENGERS ABOARD YUKON FOR THIS PORT SEATTLE, May 21. Yukon sailed at 9 o'clock this morn- ing for Alaska ports with 327 pas- sengers aboard including the fol- lowing fer Juneau: Rev. J. F. Hayes, J. G. Carlson, Mike Sullivan, Victor Quist &nd two sons, Fred Mortion, M. M. Boich, C. Pool, Miss V. Rutledge, Mrs. M. George, Mrs J. Conn and daughter, Bellie Barl- bay, H. M. Berg, wife and two children, Fred Blbert, L. Dyrdahl F. Holmes, H. K. Anderson, v Miller, H. W. Truesdale, E. Quist, R. Maisco and 10 steerage. Joseph Crew Is Named Ambassador to Turkey WASHINGTON, May 21.—Joseph C. Crew, Under Secretary of State, has been appointed Ambassador t Turkey. Robert E. Olds, Assistant Secretary of State succeeds Crew. Steamer Engineer Gives Ouwn Life to Save Three Women SILVERTON, Ore.,, May 21.— ford Lamere, engineer on the logginz railroad of the Silver Falls Timber Company, yesterday gave his life t save three women who were accom- panying him in the cab of his loco motive. He tossed the women from the cab as a train of 19 cars loaded with: Jogs appeared suddenly around a sharp curve apd crashed upon his tive. Lamere was buried under A huge tangled mass of timbers when the logging train crashed hea on into his locomotive. The women were only slighted injured from being tossed from the cab. = 1 French Women | Beat High | Cost of Scent | PARIS, May 21.—French wom- | en are discovering that if they | order perfumes by number in stead of name they can get them | at a fraction of the price charged by fashionable store here and in America. The numbers, however, carefully guarded secrets, sup- posed to be know only to n- ufacturers and their high priced clients, consequently they are dif- ficult for the average citizen to learn Dressmakers and specialty shops explain that much of the expense of costly perfumes is in the fancy bottles. are COUNCIL MOVES CONDEMN FRONT STREET HOUSES Committee Reports Decker| Buildings Dangerous — Hearing Announced. i The Decker building on Front Street, formerly occupied by Lewis's store, and which was partly wrecked | by fire recently, was surveved early | this week and found beyond repair | {by a special committee composed of | Councilman W. H. Wilson, Fire Chief . L. Gray and Chief of Police G. A, | Getchell. This was made public | a spe 1 report made last night to the City Council. The same report said no perm‘t should be issued for any repairs to| the building or for any other work | there except for entire new con-| struction. | Notice Is Given i The adjoining building, which houses Fargher’s Tailor Shop, is al | so in a dangerous condition, the same Committee reported. Notice has | been given the owner of this prop- arty by City Clerk Shepard of the Committee's decision, and of pending | condemnation proceedings. The Coun- cil has fixed June 3, it§ first regular | meeting in that month, as the time for the owner to appear if it is desired to protest against condemu- ing the buildings ani their demoli- tion. In the meantime, the Council was | informed, despite the notice that pro- ceedings were being had to condemr, repairs have been started without any application being made for u permit such as is required by au ordinance which a been on the| books since 1913. The Council or- dered thorough investigation of the circumstances amd authorized the | committee in charge of the matter to take whatever steps were neces sary to halt the work. Good Street Progress The rock fill on lower Fron! Street has been completed from near the Juneau Lumber Mills to above Warner Machine Works and will be carried past the new cold storage site within two or three days, Mayor Judson reported last night. The total cost for filling, installing permanent sewer mains, including cost of mate rials, and labor was $2,700. Of this sum $1,100 is represented in sewers and labor, making the street cost $1,600, which, it was pointed out, is less tha nthe cost of installing a new board street. Mayor Judson and the Street Com- mittee will make an inspection of geveral of the downtown streets, in cluding Front and Seward and Wil (Continued on Page Eignt.) DRIVE STARTED ON MARRIAGE MASTERS ——— MANILA, May 21.—Marriage mer- chants in Manila have been doing a thriving business but the matri- monial seas that lie ahead look stormy. Adverse criticism that was crystallized at the annual meeting of the Mothodist ministers has resulted in disclosures that threaten this lu- crative avocation. Opponents of the ‘“commercialized wedding” have dubbed unordained in- dividuals ‘who perform marriages “bottleggers of matrimony.” Many of these indviiduals, who call themselves “Marriage Masters” work at some trade or business during the day and officiate at weddings at . mnight. Some even have solicitors whu work on a commission basis. Some of them have complied with the cons ventions to the extent of organizing tuted by 8. 8. Kresge, ten-cent former, against his second wife are shown, KRESGE'S NEW SUIT FOR FREEDOM |3 | Coolidge Presses Key Opening P. C. Highway Span | | 1 SAN FRANCISCO, May 21 President Coolidge is to press a golden key in the White House at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon that will open to traffic the Carquinez Straits Bridge, the longest high way span in the world. Governors of Washington, Oregon, California and Nevada are to attend the ceremonies. The bridge links the Pacific Coast Highway system | extending to Canada and Mexico. >oo BUILDING S1T LEFT IN HANDS - OF COMMITTEE ;School Comr;lillee Given Full { Power in Purchase of Ground for Site. Final decision Juneau's new as to the site for | | i school building wa llrfl in the hands of the School Com | last mittee by action of the City Council night and, according to state ments made at that time, the selec [tion will depend largely on the views {of Harland Thomas, architect, who {has charge of plans for construction i Definite | 8chool action will be taken within days, it was said Council’'s committee and th» Board are in favor of the original site selected which was late; abandoned owing to failure of a few The Inégotiations to secur:’ fhe Rustgiard | proper Mystery surrounds the details of the latest divorce suit insti- store magnate and erstwhile re- , the former Doris Mercer. The Lill of complaint was suppressed when filed in Detroit. The twe UI-N Exluseive, INDICT 3 FOR EMBEZZLEMENT Nevada State Treasurer, For- mer Controller and For- mer Banker Involved. CARSON CITY, May 21 Ormsby County Grand Jury re. turned ctments against Ed Malloy, George Cole, former State Controller, and H. C Clapp, former cashier of the Carsou Valley Bank, on charges of em- bezzling more than $500,000 from state funds. The men will answer charges of using the bank to defraud on each of three cashier’s checks; embezzle- ment from the bank, forgery in re- ceiving Controller’s warrants to their own use and benefit, and aiding in each instance the Controller, h Crew of Steamer Wrecked On Cal. Coast Is Rescued SAN FRANCISCO, May 21.-—Saved after three days and nights aboard the Steamer Indiana Harbor, which is pounding to pieces on the rocks 25 men of the crew who manned her, arrived on a train today from Eureka, Cal. Coast Guardsmen shot breeches a little group into a church, thus becoming “ministers” but after the “ordination” the church passes out of the picture. One marriage master is a barber, daylight hours, .while another drives a carromata, a sma'l one-horse, two-wheel carriage that serves as a cab. The legitimate clergy of the city believe hundreds of couples have been duped into fake marriages or buoy line to the boat after it was thought impossible to do so. Woman Sobbingly Denies She Killed Her Husband LOS ANGELES, Cal., Between sobbing and fainting spells, Mrs. Sarah Kerrick, denied on the witness stand today that she fired the shots which killed her husband, Tom Kerrick, film cow- boy, during a drinking orgy. She said the gun was accidentaily dis- charged during a scuffle. .- May 21— at least marriages performed by per- sons without legal qualifications. The Methodists have adopted a resolution asking the legislature to outlaw these marriage masters and require more publicity in connection | of shooting and wounding Einer La-| with weddings. They have agreed to announce from their pulpits each Sunday the number of weddings they VANCOUVER, B. C., May 21. The trial of Milo Eggers, of Seattle, on a charge of robbery with violence is scheduled to begin in Victoria on May 28, Eggers, who is accused rum, helmsman of the launch Hadse! during a hijacking expedition thres years ago, was recently brought to The ! GERMAN NAVY BOAT COMING {Cruiser Emden Is Schedule : to Arrive in Juneau Lat- | ter Part of June. The German cruiser Emden will ar | ve in Jun on June 26 and re- main here until July 7, a telegram received this morning by F. A. Boyle, Secretary of the Juneau | Chamber of Commerce, from the| German Embassy at Washington, D | C : The telegram is in answer to one sent to the Kmbassy by the Chamber fot Commerce asking that the ship !come into Juneau on her round-th - world cruise this summer, and says | that the German Navy Department has aeccepted the thanks. The original announcement of the fcruise stated that the Emden would |stop in Sitka and Skagway as it went down fhe coast, but did not mention Junecau invitation witn | 9 Sentenced to Die for Torturing Rgs_mn Peasants BUKHAiA. Asiatic Russia, May 21.—~Nine persons including Meutdii Maxum, former Soviet official, have been sentenced to death for mist- | reating peasants. Twenty others have been convicted of the same offense all receiving prison sentences fron. three to eight years. All were charged with gross abuse of autho,- ity, touring and even killings per- sons under arrest ———————— Can Now Travel By Air Between \’ Portland-Seattle PORTLAND, Ore., May 21. — Tlie Paelfic Air ransport has established a regular passenger cabin airplane service between Portland and Seattle One trip each way will be made daily in an hour and an hall. Ex- cursion rates for the first month will {were turned ov | two cording ‘o | [ | plies $100; janitor service $435; Chairman Freeburger re ported a new offer had been made by Mr. Rustgard under which the city could acquire his holdings for the sum of $8,000. 1f Architect Thom- as can adapt his plans for the lower site to the ground originally desired it was indicated the Rustgard offer would be epted. Deeds for the orge properties on Fifth Street r to the Council last by Dr. Freeburger and title to the remaining portions of the site will be acquired as soon as word is received from Mr. Thomas, Submit Annual Budget The School Board last night sub- mitted its annual budget for operating the local public schools during the year 1927-28. It calls for a total of $48,000, an increase of approximately $4,000 over the current year and bout $8,000 more than in 1925-26 The cost of operation to the com munity, however, will be decreased $4,000. For the current year, the city was required to put up $22,000, while the Territory refunded $20,000 out ot a total of $44,079.12. During the nex! vears, the town will receive 30,000 annually from the Territory The largest increase for next yeav in salaries togteachers which is imated at $35815, or $2,646.10 more than this year. Increase in cost of fuel is placed at $750; general school supplies $150; janitor’s uupi and night § is light and power $675. Items in Budget ’ The items in the budget, whica covers both the present structire and the building to the comStructed dur ing the summer, are: Teachers Salaries Substitute Teachers Janitor Secretary $35,8156 300 * 3,470 240 $39,826 $ 100 g 300 1,800 1,250 % 450 360 T 56| 300 1,600 200 Total Cables, Home Fuel Gen. School Supplies Hauling Incidentals Janitor Supplies Laboratory Supplies Laundry Library Books and Magazines Light and Power Manual Training Poslnge,. Box Rent Economics A $ 6,565 $ 420 1,200 $ 1,620 $48,000 Total Répairs New Equipment Total Grand Tota Sources of Revenue: From Territory From City *Increase due to additiona plant. The Council adopted a formal re solution authorizing the issuance of the school bonds in the full amount of $100,000. This resolution fixed the form of bonds, 90 of a denomination of $1,000 and 20 for $500 each. Thl"_V are all redeemable in a period of 3V vears from June 1, mext. “The Council reserved the right t begin redemption within three years $30,000 18,000 1 school he §$12 one way and $20 round trip. | Tae amount of patronage will de- of the date of issue, and provided for such redemption in sums not to have performed with the names of|Vancouver from Tacoma where he |iermine whether the low fares will|exceed $10,000 annually, but seral the persons married. was under arrest. be continued. number in numerical order. | (13 | FLYING FOOL” REACHES . PARIS AHEAD SCHEDULE: WILDEST OF ENTHUSIASM | LONE FLIER SAFELY CROSSES ATLANTIC OCEAN IN MONOPLANE IN NONSTOP FLIGHT FROM NEW YORK CITY; CROWD OF 25,000 GREET AVIATOR ON FLYING FIELD WHEN HE LEBOURGET FLYING York City, U. S. A. to the east of the field. upon him. citement. their shoulders. on thq back. flashed. REACHES FRENCH COAST NEW YORK, May 21.—The French Cable Company an- nounces receipt of official ad- vices saying Capt. Lindbergh passed over Bayeua, on the French coast at 8 o'clock to- night, French time, or noon Pacific Coast time. At the rate he is reported trave eling, Capt. Lindbergh should reach Paris shortly after 9 o'clock tonight, French time. Bayeux is 150 miles from Paris, SIGHTED OVER IRELAND BELFAST, Ireland, May 21. —Capt. Charles A. Lindbergh’s plane “Spirit of St. Louis,” is reported sighted over Dingle Harbor, County Kerry, South- western Ireland, at 5:30 o'clock this afternoon, flying towards Cork. PARIS IS AGOG PARIS, May 21. — This city is agog over Lindbergh’'s flight A slight storm, apparently local, arose this afternoon, but as evening began, weather conditions were fav- orable Piles of cablegrams are awaiting Lindbergh’s arrival and each hour sees mew plans for his entertain- ment Crowds are gathered in front of ing of bulletins. The crowd of Americans before the Paris edition office of the New York Herald-Tribune became 8o great that the police abandoned ef- forts of trying to keep a way clear for pedestrians. All lights are being lit to guide the “Flying Fool” to Lebourget Flying Field, including the largest searchlight in the world atop of Mount Valerian, which can be seen from the coast when visibility is good. | | 2 HOURS SLEEP IN 60 NEW YORK, May 21.—If Capt | Lindbergh reaches Paris on sched (uled time, he will have passed 'hours with only two hours sleep from midnight Thursday to 2 o'clock in the morning. FLIGHT TO AUSTRALIA CAPT. LOUIS, May 21. — Capt. Lindbergh plans to be the first per- json to fly from the United States mala City, all newspaper offices awalting vusl-{ 60| LANDED TONIGHT; CARRIED ON SHOULDERS BY THRONG OF ADMIR- ERS; CHEERING LASTS 20 MINUTES » FIELD, Lindbergh landed safely at 10:21 o'clock tonight, two and one half hours ahead of schedule on his nonstop flight from New i AMERICAN PARIS, May 21.—Capt. Lindbergh came over Lebourget flying high and slightly He circled the field twice and slowly settled down landing safely with the grounds’ lights flashing A crowd of 25,000 gave a great roar and rushed forward. Dozens of people were swept off their feet in the wild ex- The crowd lifted him from his cockpit and carried him on The cheering lasted for 20 minutes. PANDEMONIUM LOOSE LITTLE FALLS, Minn,, May 21, — Pandemonium broke loose when the crowd here heard the announcement that Lind- bergh had made the flight over the Atlantic to Paris. bergh grew to manhood in this town. Lind- SR NEW YORK GOES WILD NEW 4\()RK, May 21.—The city practically went wild when news ('nf Lindbergh’s safe arrival in Paris was reported. Women - eried and -men shouted -and slapped. each other The u_'nwds in the theatres pounded upon the floor. The city went literally mad when Lindbergh’s success was MOTHER GLAD OF SON'S SAFETY DETROIT, Mich.,, May 21.—“That is all that matters,” was the way Mrs. Evangeline Lodge Lindbergh, expressed when told that her son had safely won over the Atlantie, to Australia according to Knight, onz of his backers. ANOTHER PLANE TESTED MINEOLA, N. Y., May 21.—The monoplane America was given a radio and weight test today, both of which were reported sutistactory in a 33 second run of 1,800 feet the raft lifted 1 10 pounds. The Paris load will be 14,207 pounds. George Noville, aboard the plane, communicated with his wife by radio. DE PINEDO TO HOP-OFF ST. JOHNS, Newfoundland, May 21.—De Pinedo has definitely de- cided. to hop-off from Trespassy, Newfoundland for the Azores on the last leg of his four continent flight at 5:30 o'clock eastern stand- ard time, it was reported this after- noon De Pinedo completed his overhauling and loading his effects and expects to make the hop in 14 hours. He is stripping the plane of all unncessary equipment, includ- ing the wireless, CAPT. WILKINS PLANS FLIGHT T0 GREENLAND Harry |Ready to Take Air at Fair- banks for Barrow on Long Air Trip. FAIRBANKS, Alaska, May 21.—Capt. George H. Wilkins is prepared for his take-off to Point Barrow on the first leg of a long flight with Etah, Greenland, as the objective. Capt. Wilkins is awaiting favorable weather, Oveihung skies and light rains prevented his contemplat- ed early start this morming. - e MANAGUA, Nie, May 21. — Dr. Sucasa, head of the Liberal governmen | has left Kuerto Cabezas the sloop Wawa yesterday ae- compauied by his entire cabinet. He touched at Port Limon, Honduras, last night and proceeded north. His destination is reported to be Guates ———— e -