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THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE ———— VOL. XXX., NO. 4501. “y ]UN[;AU A\LASI&A WEDNESDAY, NEWS LL THE ILI, THE TIME” JUNE 1927, MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRES o ——. S PRICE TEN CENTS Aoviators CHAMBERLIN AND LEVINE GREETED BY GERMAN PRES, Dcean Fliers Given Splendid Welcome in Berlin at Ex- ¥ ecutive Mansion. BBRLIN, June 8.—Clarence D Chamberlin and Charles A. Levine Jast night made their triumphal entry into Berlin from Tempelhoter | Field Germany's President von Hindenburg received Chamberlin and Levine at the Executive sion and congratulated them their achievement of spanning Atlantic Ocean by air from \n\ York to Germany The intervie lasted 18 minutes at the end nf which the President handed each visitor a fine framed autog portrait of himself After questioning the fliers as to the details of the flight, the Presi- dent expressed hope it would con- tribute bringing the American and| German peoples in closer com- munion ! The fliers veteran on the Man- | n— SRS A | | Bears Bathing | In Mud Holes Stop Traffic ‘ || KELSO, Wash, June $—Be cause bears insist upon taking | | baths in mud holes on the Bra | | nyon Mountain District road, the | | tarmers must walk to town. The bears have made so many bath holes in the road that automo biles and wagons cannot pass $ s CAPT. WILKINS ABANDONS HIS | 1UBSERVANGE OF 'FLAG DAY NEXT TUESDAY, ASKED | | | | {President Coolidge Issues. | Statement to Cherish Na- tional Emblem. WASHINGTON, June 8§ is as necéssary to cherish the unsee things the American flag stands for as to respect the National Emblem itself, President Coolidge said in lling upon the public to observe Tuesday, June 14 as Flag Day Aberty, Union and Freedom of thought and speech under the of reason and righteousness ole ex ARCTIC FLIGHT raphed Ofl ‘IOIH BJTYO\\ f()l (Jl('(‘ll land but Forced to Re- turn—Fog Is Cause. FAIRBANKS, Alaska, June pressed in the Constitution and in the laws for protection of life and { property, the Constitution and justice !in our domestic and foreign rola tlons—there are among the high ideals of which our flag is the visible symbol.” ——wo—— CAPT, LINDBERGH were accompanied to!Capt. George H. Wilkins has wlnn\ ! the Executive Mansion by American,ed here and announced abandon-| Ambassador Schurman. |ment of his second Arctic Expedi-| The crowd massed outside thetion Mansion gave a rousing volley of| Fog, which last year abrutly “hochs” upon their entrance and|terminated his first efforts to ex-| AND GREETINGS exit. {plore the Arctic “Blind Spot” again Chamberlin today said he was not |blocked the explorer. On May 31 decided as to future plans. He said he was forced to turn back after “Amerfcan concern has offered him [flying 200 miles from Point Bar-| 4 . $100,000 if 1 fly back to the United |row enroute to Greenland. {Cruiser Memphis Is Less than States but naturally I can only begin Fog Very Dense | N to think about it now.” | The fog became so dense that | 1,500 Miles Off the Al o { Wilkins and Pilot Alger Grabam| PRt PR | were unable to see the ice below| Virginia Capes. I them. e s FLIER I_EVINE | Wilkins, Graham, A. M. Smith,| o o o MBEMPHIS, wireless to 5"“7“"“"*""“:"- "| o 1”": e Associated Press, June $.—Journey |radio operator, returned to St b et |ls being created with the planeiy,py The cruiser is less than 1, ABoEas tor shipment. ' 500 miles off the Virginia Capes | Plane Detroit No. 1 lies aband-|;gying gteady progress at the rate {omed: on"the ‘Arctic lss: where Wiliins 3o “Rnots \an hour. Knowing Letters Taken to Europe b)"k“‘” and Ben Eielson were forced|y;;"yei the round of greetings he Airpl € f R to descend and walk to BeecheY| i pave to under-go after he steps SRR NALSE OF TOW | Pint-masy ‘weeks g80. {ashore on his native soil, the Air with P. O. Dept | Makes Bumpty Landing | Hero s resting as much as possible £/ ¥ With fuel reduced to three gal-|during the day WASHINGTON, J SZoanty lons and the ||lan;l equipped k\\:l]h, , - N N, June 8-—Charles|gkijis, Grabam made a remarkable| A. Levine, who had trouble with|janding here with the Destroit No wuva? TI’I\I‘JS'I;Hfi“l‘I}iD Capt tho Air Mail Service before he em-|2 ~ When the landing gear con-|y wott, ™5 LE O Tl barked on the Atlantic flight to Ger-|tacted with the ground, Pilot Gra-|LiDUber&l bas rejected the proposdt many, is apparently headed into a|ham gave the engine “the gun” for| ¢ SEVERR ' CREISS GO IR BTl Tow with the Postal officials, m-ja series of humpty hops, bringing| W'G, (PENE SRVET WEL P PRI cidental to his flight and involving |it to rest, however, without mishap.[8% & CERRSE, O HEEEC SO0 Postmaster Sealy at Hempstead,|The fuel was nearly spent in de-| S S0 & “._:“. Bavis Bamhibeoh “tol Long Island | touring to avoid a storm. L atiaated to. sevea as hasd of tH& Sealy has been asked to report on Wilkins and his party intend to f‘u,x;m‘m_“ Sot enksive. ERANGHDLIONE action cancelling air mail stamps |reach Seward in time to leave or|{¥IERCEC T9, KRGS BHDT on 250 letters which Levine took |the steam Ale on June 12 . across the Atlantic monoplane Columbia Information received by the Post Office Department is that Sealy can-| celled the stamps away from his post office and delivered the letters to persons not authorized to receive mail. The Postal officials estimated thats the present value of cancelled stamps to dealers and collectors will with him in the | be $1,000 each since they are the tirst stamps on mail to cross the Atlantic by airplane, Last March Postmaster General New refused to award an air mail contract to_tho North American’ Alr- | 100 C. Boswell a dunlor in the Pk of C“;"':““.‘]‘ """f‘fi”‘“’ Levine | joz0 has been elected President of AN, 9oy Beit ot the stock. |the Student Body Association for [the school year 1927-1928. Boswell Electrical Storm Hits is registered from Vale, Oregon, Portland; Heavy Rain Fall PORTLAND, Ore, electrical storm hit this city last nigh tand one inch of rain fell in 45 minutes. The thermometer dropp- ed during the same per(od from 86 1o 59 degrees. - — BABY BOY FOR STICKNEYS A baby boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Donald Stickney last night at 9:30 o'clock in the St. Ann's Hos- pital. Mrs. Stickney was formerly Miss Linda Pademeister and is a graduate of the Juneau High School. Mrs. Stickney and son are doing micely today. June 8. An CONGREGATION RISES AGAINST ITS PASTOR BERLIN, June 8—Bloomers worn by young girls at a public school exhibition of calisthenics are de- ounced as “improper and immoral clothing” by the local pastor (of Grafhorst, Brunswick, who for the past year has persistently refused to serve communion to any of the maidens whom he considers guilty ot having committed this misdemean- Indl‘muon among the parents and relatives of the offending girls spread {JUNEAU BOY AMONG THOSE HONORED AT FAIRBANKS COLLEGE| FAIRBANKS, June 8. Edward Naghel of Juneau was honored by the Student Body Association of the Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines by election as Sec- retary. he is a letter man in basketball and this vear served as Business Man- ager of The Farthest North Collegian. Charles Thompson registered from | Libby, Montana, was elected Vice- President. Genevieve Parker, of Fairbanks, Alaska, was elected Treasurer, e COOK 1S INJURED Jack Cook, brother of Mrs. Fred Henning, was badly bruised yesterdav afternoon, when a pile of lumber fell on him at the Juneau Lumber Mill. He was rushed to St. Ann's Hospital in an unconscious condition, but later recovered sufficiently to be removed to his sister's apartment in the McKinnon Apartments. apace and ultimately came to a climax when it was agreed to boycott the guardian of morals by not at- tending his church, but to assemble | yps R, every Sunday for divine services at|and Mis: the respective homes. As a result the pastor for the last prize at whist. preached before | prizes were The con- | scores. few months has practically empty pews. sistory, after vainly trying to back - e MAN ON RAMPAGE AT PORT ALEXANDER In response (o a telegram receivel at the United States Marshal’s office Sunday night, from Port Alexander, saying that Patrick Henry had gone temporarily insane from drinking moonshine whiskey, and was threaten- ! ing the homes and residents with a rifle, and that “unless an officer is sent immediately, Henry would be done worse by,” United States Mar shal Albert White dispatched the patrol boat Helmar with Deputy Marshals P. O. Herriman and Frank Price to the place. United States Attorney Justin W. Harding accom- panied the party. Last evening a wire was receivel from Deputy Marshal Herriman, from Petersburg stating that Patrick Hen- ry had been arrested, pleaded guilty to violation of the Alaska Bone Dry Law and was sentenced to served eight months in jail. The telegram stated that Henry was in a pretty bad shape and suffering from de- lirlum tremens and wished instruc- tions as to where he should serve the sentence. Mr. White has sent notice to bring Henry to Juneau and expects the party to arrive *some- time today. EASTERN STAR BENEFIT CARD PARTY NETS $90 FOR JUNEAU FAMILY The benefit card party last night in the Odd Fellows’ Hall given by the Eastern Star, was very success- ful although a small crowd atended owing to the other many attractions last night. The proceeds, amount- ing to about $90, will be given to a needy family in Juneau. Mrs. 8. Weston won first prize, E. Robertson second prize, 8 Barlett consolation prize at bridge. Mr. R. E. Mize won first Many other small given for other high The committee in charge of the up the reformer, finally deemed it|affair wishes to thank all those do- advisable to transfer him to another | nating refreshments and also those|and may remain, if the new tenant | District Court e attending the party. GRESS IN OCTOBER Make Tmumbhal LEntry, Berlin; Bzg Welcome ‘ CHEERS FILL LINEEY’S EARS MORN TO NIGHT l | -/ O— “Cheers to the front of him rs to the rear of him Charles dbergh, iptreg York-Paris aviator, achknowled n ovation from the erowd as he stands before the Embassy in Paris In inset he | hown with Ambassador Herric%, who had no rest |u|\u rrgh 'Il.llliHlL | Haida Breaks ORDER CARROLL e B TAKEN AT UNCE 015 At W arhan ADM. FARRAGUT ON WAY NORTH Petersburg and graduate of the high bilities urder the Constitation.” | 00010 that "place, and: Berling Royal Waiting Room L el F'X;E‘ON‘ oTEAMER |l who has'rosided i Pet & ” .|~.hm" for several years and who At Windsor “To Let AM % ) lis about to enter the drug business CORDOVA, Alaska, June 8.—In an effort to save the life of a ‘l lite HH'H carrying a doctor | Aqmiral Farrs agut sailed for Hn.«kflu ok ugh the ice to St. Paul ports at 10 o'clock this morning ‘ll nd r‘! red the fsland with with 57 passengers, the following L woman e wind shifted and|for Juneau: E. H. Sherman, Charles Convicted Perjurer Must Go| bezan clos ice in again. The g, Watters, wife and three children, woman is being rushed 40 a hospital Mrs. A. D, Gardner and daughter to Pcmlenhary to at Cordova. Urgent calls from the | H. L. Faulkner and K. B. Serth -8 {Naval Radio Station on St. Paul| pydden erve dentence. | 1slanl brought the Haida there g E, E. BEARD PURCHASES BULLETIN, ATLANTA, Ga, DRYS Tu WAGE OLYMPIA WEEKLY PAPER | June 8—Earl Carroll, New York | sy theatrical producer, entered the | | 1. B. Beard, for a short time| Federal Penitentiary here this | publisher of the long aso defunct afternoon to serve his sentence. | Juneau Capital, has purchased the The usual prison formalities were | Olympia Weekly News from Frank dispensed with and Carroll was Satterlee and will conduct it here taken to the prison hospital and | after. After selling the Herald at placed in a private ward. | Port, Angeles, which was conselidated ¥ oz ., [Major Pohtlcal Parties De-|witi the Port Angeles News, Mr. GRENVILLE, 8. C., Junie 8.—Henry | Beard was appointed to a position Cunningham. Depuiy Federal - Mar clared Standing in with i (he " State Department of . shal, has received instructions fr ; ficiency, and has resided in Olympi Washington, D. C., to take Earl Ce Wet Elements. for sbY): yourd: Hepent Pt D | roll, theatrical producer, to Atlantd - |neau to Port Angeles. For many Penitentiary | KANSAS CITY, June 8§ "‘h' years he was editor and publisher Attorney General Sargent said that | Major Political Parties of the |of the Columbian at Vancouver, on the basis of reports from two |tion are declared to be uuhwl\un!‘\\"hh physicians who examined Carroll, he [to Anti-Prohibition elements and| OB saw no reason for further postponing | “organically incapable” of effective] WRANGELL MAN JAILED execution of sentence. { Prohibition Enforcement, in a reso- : , Carroll has heen a patient at the |lution adopted at the Midwest Con-| p.u0 par w8 was arrested at Wran- City Hospital here since April 13 |ference of Dry Workers. gell for possession of four gallona when he ‘was taken from a f{rain| Plans for the 1928 Presidentiali " "% S L O and sentenced suffering from a nervous collapse. |campaign under the bamner of the| )t SRUASTUE VKR SO O TCREE He is under senténce to serye one ational Prohibition Party were dis- $200 by United States Commissioner year and a day as a result of con-cussed and the delegates to the Con- W. G. ‘Thomas ‘of that city, sccord: viction of perjury charges in con-|ference declared President Coolidge|, o 40 (o0 received here yesterday nection with the “bath tub party” |“has failed to exalt our ‘Constitu-| oo ' = ) 3 staged in his New York theatre. J:an'l minuplul above party lnm.l-l«. SRR R Mrs. Carroll said: “It means more |but has on the cont repeatedly | to me.than just taking Earl to prison, | appointed - wet Judges, wet District| PETERSBURG PEOPLE WED It means taking him to Atlanta m:.\n;.u;w_» 1 \“;“’mvl rmx‘ux‘\"”tlr.n“u‘v;il:[ Mish Selma Martinsen, daughter " and has any ays fa J ar 7 2 die. Short of his powers and responsi.|of Mr. and Mrs. N. Martensen of | 1EXTRA SESSION | OF CONGRESS IS NGW PROBABLE Senator Smoot Confers with President and Indicates Special Session. | { { | | | BULLETIN — WASHINGTON, June 8.—An informal announce- | ment from the White House late this afternoon said President | Coolidge has not reached a de- cision on a special session of Congress. The President, it Is said, believes it is too early to make a decision and does not in- tend to commit hlmlefl | WASHINGTON, June will called in a special session in October, United States Senator Reed Smoot, Republican of Utah, de- i forenoon after con- nee President Coolidge. represented the Presi- dent as being convinced of the wis- {dom of a special session, Senator { Smoot added, and said there is mo |doubt abont a call being issued so Congress can get in running to stait a legivlative program. October 1 or | October 15 are the mostly likely dates, Senator Smoot said Senator Smoot predicted the Repub- licans will lave no difficulty in or- ganizin he Senate of the special | sesstion is called and that Congress will be uble to adjourn late in May lor early in June Seuator Smoot said Public Opinion |has fairly w ' shaped itself on the fmportant pyoblems : which Congress will be called upon fto dead with. In his opinion there will ng major | difficulties in solving questions. He |sad farm relfef will take an fm- | portant place in the next Congress 14:“1\«-11;:!! he predicted a bill similar |t votoed MeNary-Haugen meas- |ure will have no chance, ienator Smoot predicted some farm | relief legislation iy meeting the views |expressed by the President. 8.—Congress be this with The Senalor fe Appeals for Session WASHINGTON, June 8-—Appeals I'n|' a <pecial session of Congress i rh- fall are gaining the ear of Presi- dent Coolidge, in was announced last night but it is #aid the President was then not convinced that the jconvening of Congress a month or {two ahead of the regular session in December would be of material aid in meeting the flood problem in the | Mississippi Valley. | The President is listening to the | requests pending more definite re- lp #. It Is sald the President ap- m.-u.mvs the desire of Congress to adjourn early on the years when the | entire House and one third of the | Senate are up for re-election as will | be the case next year. | — .- — | . | Ambassador | P YRR Herrick Given Dime as Tip PARIS, June 8-~Myron T. Her- rick, American Ambassador in Parls, is treasuring a tip of ten cents re- ceived from a youngster in Illinois. This 14-year-old boy wrote to Mr Terrick several weeks ago and asked | for his aytograph and those of such Franch officials as he could send. The Ambassador, always kindly, | wrote in return enclosing five auto- graphs, among them those of Foch and Poincare which are almost price- | less. In return, the Ambassador has re- ceived a letter from the Illinols boy who thanked him for the autographs | and said the only others he wanted |in France were those of Doumergue | and Briand, delicately suggesting the \Ambdwudur turnish these. He ended his letter with: “I am so happy you have sent me these autographs that am encloging ten cents so you may buy vourself a good cigar.” The dime was carefully wrapped in [ paper and attached to the letter. Am- bassador Heyrick is keeping it as & | | | | age and cool room commiodities royal waiting rooms now_thronghout | [EIR Tin, (e ERCIE VD e the country, n< much of the traveling | 2" o 0™ iniiee without passen- by the King and Queen is accom- ,ors knowing anything about the| plished in motor cars mishap until everything Was over., BERLIN, June §-Measures 10 Thé royal waiting room here h“‘;\x 5t of the damage was caused|combat the heavy toll of student not been used much since the days |y, water and a pipe which burst|suicides have been taken by the of Queen Victoria. She was never in |, the cool room. | Prussian Ministry of Education iu the Windsor waiting room more than | S gy PRy lunh-rlng the abolition of written a few minutes at @ time, but the| JOENSUU IS NATURALIZED |final examinations in junior high quarters were always ready for l‘“f-i | schools. and have heen reserved for royalty| Carl Joensuu, native of Finland, all these years. | was granted his final naturalization ! Oral tests extending over periods The original decorations still exist, | papers today in the United States|of several days in each subject will Mr. Joensuu changed 'be substituted 80 desires. his name to Carl Johnson, Although the majority of instruc- e A oo Lo g | A small fire on board the steamer|at that place on his own account, . O Aleutian, Sunday morning, resulted|were nmrrn-vl recently. souvenir WINDSOR, England, June 8.—The { L ‘ royal waiting room of the Southern |!™ the loss of most of the cold ~l|u| Rallway at \indsor station I8 0| .y, known how the fire started n,..t;F XAMS ELIMINA"'ED e'-i'n ile is responsible b Jit is bellevedighat the wires short ’ M nsomobL e foaly. fow | Circuited and ignited the cork be | cauge there are comparatively tween the hull and the cold storage TO CURB SUICIDES tors and superintendents expressed doubt as to the advisability of dis- pensing with written final tests, the Minisiry of Education announced that the new sysiem will be given a trial appease thousands of parents who blamed nervous breakdowns of pu- pils for the large number of suicide: It is estimated that more t.ln 50 junior Lizh school students hllwd themselves m Prussia hll T, "™ e e — W s b - ¥a

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