The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, June 17, 1927, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEW ALL THE TIME” JUNEAU, ALASKA, FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 1927. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS MARY PICKFORD IS UNDER GUARD | Pacific Coast Strangler Believed Under Arrest, Winnipes | LINDBERGH IN | INSIDE COOLIDGES SUMMER HOME' | AR ONTRIP | 10 3T. LUUISJ i Hops Off from New York, | After Four Days of i R:‘-('«-pnun. ’ BULLETIN — ST. LOUIS, | June 17.— Capt. Lindbergh { arrived over the city at 3:07 { ‘clock this afternoon. i MITCHELL FIELD, N. Y., June Capt. Charles A. Lindbergh| ff at 8:17 o’clock this| for St. Louis in the| Spirit of St. Louis in| his epochal flight| He ha unprecedented York City | of enthusia Im} the field and| this morning. | police had difficulty at times keeping the crowd away from rnir onoplane ch he made irk to Paris in New crowd at runway wdmix lined The hop-off | I'he take-off wild cheers teok the Capt reach St thi was perfect and went up as Lindy| air | Lindbergh is expectid to| at 4:30 o'clocky afternon, Louis time. | When he flew from St. Louis| to New York a month ago, Capt Lindbergh made the flight of 430 miles in seven hours and 15 min-| utes, establising a new record for the route Capt. Lindbergh said he plan- ned to, proceed directly west from here ARMY PLANE BE ENTERED OCEAN TRIP Louis St Two Lieutenants Probable f i Enter Flight, Pacific Coast to Hawaii. BULLETIN — WASHING- TON, June 17. — Assistant Secretary Davison, of the War Department, announces the trans-Pacific flight is under consideration by the Army Air Corps and will be from San Francisco to Hono- lulu and will begin within six weeks, if authorizd. June 17 the WASHINGTON, Army considering Coast to Hawaii flight. The War Department aid the flight of Lieut. Lester Maitland and Lieut. A. F. Heg- enbérger from Dayton to the Pa- cific C is in preparation for the trans-Pacific effort of Malit land and Hegenberger. They left Dayton yesterday for the Pacific Coast in tri-motored Fokker plane, It is understood the flight now in progress is for the pur- pose of testing certain new in- struments developed to aid navi- gation in the air. If they prove successful, it is believed the plane will hop-off for Hawail pon. Details, however, have not vet been worked out, it is said > Urges Same Trmung For Daughter as Son MANCHESTER, Eng, June An appeal to take daughters business for a training similac that given to sons was made the business men of England Miss J. P. Strachey, prineipal of Newnham College, Cambridge, addressing the Gentlewoman's Em- ployment Association, Miss Strachey deplored the lack of genuine openings in business for educated women and expressec the hope that as women come within sight of being full citizens their sex will count against them less in the business world. The is Pacific officials 8 17. PRINCE RUPERT, B. €., June 17.~—Halibut sales today totaled 131,000 pounds. American hali- but sold for 6 and 12.10 cents and Canadian for 7 and 13.40 cents. REVIEW SACCO- ANZETTI CASE These three men are studying the Sacco-Vanzetti case to assist Governor Alvan T. Fuller, of Massachusetts reach a decision on appeals to spare the condemned men, | Umr_fl. (left), former Probat: Judge; Lawrence Lowell (right), president of Harvard, and Samuel W. Stratton (below), the path the plane took on the| dent of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, They are Robert presi- Governor Kuller asked the men to investigate charges that Sacco and Vanzetti were convicted of the ders because of their communistic beliefs, United States Desirious of Naval Agreement | | | | RVA; June 17.—Rear | | Admival 3ilary P.-Jomes dn~ || formed the British represén- | | tatives that the United States H is taining | tation i from a | nation: i omics | Rear Admiral | the American came to Geneva with the | | idea of seeking, in a fair- | | minded way, a real equitable agreement. earnestly the of of at- al limi- aments inter- and econ- desirious al of r naval ndpoint good-will said delegation | | Jones - | T0 SEARCH FOR ORIGIN HUMAN RACE Scientists to Explore Sands of Sahara—Go from | Beloit College. ‘ | deputy June 17 the Sahara, seek to birthplace From Beloit wrest of BELOIT, the sands of college scientists the secret of the mankind. It is the conviction of Dr. George L. Collie, professor of anthropol- ogy at Beloit and lifelong student of the origin of man, that in the great desert of Africa lies the to the agedong riddle: | 2 did man first appear upon arth? Roy Chapman Andrews, New York explorer, who once studied under Dr. Collie, is equally con- vinced that man sprung from the Gobi desert of Mongolia, and teach- er and pupil are engaged in a friendly contest to find the birth place of humankind, one believing the goal is in Africa, the other hoping to find it in Asia. Collie and Dr. Alonzo W. Pond his young assistant, started their quest with five months of re- search in the Sahara in 19265, travelling 2,500 miles by motor and camel, studying the Tuaregs, veiled nomads of the central de- sert, and discovering stone imple- ments of an age more than 300, 000 years gone by. Last fall they spent another month in the desert at Mechta el-Arbi, Algeria. A skull of a child believed to have lived 60,000 years befora the time of Christ, found at Mechta, supports the hypothesis that man originated in the great desert. It is now in the hands of Dr. Fay-Cooper Cole, University of Chicago anthropologist, for classi- fication. of agent \on | |of doll out op (Continued on Page Eight.) South Braintree payroll mur- (LN Exclusive) CHAMBER GETS FINAL REPORT UPON CLEANUP Capacity Crowd Attends Fine Meeting of Cham- ber Commerce Today. The final report of the Clean-up Committee, by Mrs. Marie Drake, Chairman, a report on the Boy Scout encampment by H. L. Red- lingshafer, and talks by P. R Bradley, and Wallis S. George featured the noon luncheon meet ing of the Chamber of Commerce today. A capacity crowd was pres- ent, virtually being taken. R. A every seat Denny and George Mullen, collectors of the Bureau Internal Revenue, were guesis the Chamber. H. L. McDonall successor to H. G. Walmsley a for the Pacific Coast Coal welcomed by the as a new member. Makes Detail Report Mrs. Drake reported in the accomplishments clean-up campaign. detail during the In con clusion shie urged the importance of continued activity on the part | | of the community to keep clean, eliminating the need an annual, intensive drive. This, she pointed out, is a matter rs and cents to the com- munity, business proposition by which the community has every- thing to gain. She suggested tha: the Chamber co-operate with the Boy Scouts, enlisting the latter as rol organization to cover the at regular intervals through- the year, reporting on cond:- fions to the Chamber of the City Council. She declared the Clean-up Com- mittee had recelved splendid co- ation from many sources and desired to express its appreciation to the Chamber, municipal autho.- ities, the Garden Club, newspa- pers and citizens generally for their assistance. Extent of Work Some idea of the extent of th: work done this year was given in the report. The number of vacant lots which were cleaned up was 54; yards made spick and span, 154; old buildings destroyed, 11; old buildings repaired, 33; build- ings painted 22; old fences re- moved seven; new fences erected 10; fences repairéfl and painted, 16; lawns made and sowed to 61; flower beds planted window boxes installed 9. There are 15 entrants in the con- test closing next September, Mrs. Drake said. The work was general through- out the community, the report said. Some outstanding localities were cited as evidences of im- provement. Vacant lots owned by non-residents, it was said, had the city city KILLER IS IDENTIFIED Two Murders Is Under Arrest in Winnipeg. WINNIPE lice announced June 17.—The po- that the “gorilla man, charged with many strangle crimes. captured after a chase n Killarney, has been positively identified. The fugitive I'was brought here by a special train manacled to two city. detee- tives and guarded by a squad of armed officers. The prisoner was paraded fore a number of citizens had encountered the killer dur- ing his in Winnipeg and all were positive of their identis fication Seventeen identified the man The prisoner was subjected a gruelling but stay to barrage of questions steadfastly maintained his him, but according to meagre in- formation divulged by the police, he gave a conflicting story of his movements during the week. He gave the name of Virgil Wilson, |of Vancouver, on the special train. When he arrived here he claimed he was Earl Nelson, of San Francisco. Examination vealed s of sealp re- to have {been inflicted by Mrs. Emily Pat- terson, whom he is alleged to |have murdered last Priday. His other victim here was Lola Cowan, 14-year-old schaol girl. Held as Strangler Haggard and unkept, Wilsop, alias Nelson, fs held as the “dark strangler” and has been formally charged with the murder of Mrs. Patterson and the Cowan girl, The preliminary hearing been set for mext Thursday and the public will be barred from the courtroom, The prisoner has been fled as “Adrian Harris” wanted in a dozen American cities for ngling women, and is closely guarded. Seattle police have ad- vised that Wilson is the man wanted there for slaying Mrs Florence F. Monks and also for the murder of four women Portland. There is little likeli- hood that he will be extradited to the United States unless is acquitted here. FINGERPRINTS SENT SEATTLE, June 17.—Finger- prints believed to have been left by the slayer of Mrs. Monks here Jast Thanksgiving eve, have been sent to the Winnipeg police for comparison with those of Wil- son. Captain Willlam E. Justis of the Police Detective Division declared the published descrip- tions of Wilson tally in every de idgnti- here. “At last I believe we have caught up with the strangler,” said Captain Justis today. ———— HOUSE RAIDED chell and United States Deputy Marshals W. R. Garster and Phil 0. Herriman arrested Mr. and Mrs. Marino Perez at their home near the Hillside Baths at moon today. Several complaints had been submitted to Chief Getchell alleging that the Perez's have ing the home several gallons of moonshine and a large quantity of beer were found. They were arraigned before U 8. Commissioner Frank A, Boyle this afternoon and both pleaded not guilty. Mrs. Perez is at lib erty on $100 bail while Perez's bail has been set at $200. e INDIANA WANTS FORESTS INDIANAPOLIS, June 17.—In diana has 600,000 acres of waste land which ought to be given over to reforestration, the state con servation department says. It re gards the acreage as good for no other purpose. - SOLE NEGRO DAILY CHICAGO, June 17.—A Negro daily newspaper inaugurated here is ~the only one in the United States. Others have been started in several cities, including Chi- cago, but have been short lived. ¥ “Gorilla Mén" Wanted for| be-| 1 who |, innocence of the charges against has Top in| President Coolidge he | |hail and rain storm which broke over of his private office. storm tail with those of the man sought| Chief of Police George A. Get-| | : \Sails Million Mile been selling liquor and upon raid-| 4 at 60 years of age Miss A | Dale, a Acquit Detroit Doctor | After the jury acquitted Dr. Frank R. | Loomis, w08 Rustic simplicity will terior of the State picture shows the be the Game Lodge in the Black Hills of South living room IR———— lot of President Coolidge with huge fireplace befo toes; lower picture shows a section of the dining room. COOLIDGEIN IBYRD'S PLANE HAIL STORM RAPID CIT | D.. June 17 raced from the State away, in an au- escaped severe Rapid City to Lodge, 32 miles tomobile and here shortly after he left the Executive Offices. The storm crashed in windows/ The President had progressed | far enough in the hills so that with speedy driving he was able to circumvent the hail and rain which seemed confined the Rapid City territory and did not hit the Summer White House. FISH FOR BREAKFAST RAPID CI 8. D., June 17.— For the second time yesterday, President Coolidge went fishing. After dinner he dropped his linc into Squaw Creek, which runs past the State Game Lodge and caught a mass of fish for break- fast. .. But Can’t Quit Sea PORTSMOUTH, Eng., June 17 ~The call of the sea proved too strong after five months’ idleness, New Zealand government matron in emigrants’ ships, is oncs more on the ocean. Just before starting on her 60th trip for New Zealand she said: “Five months ago I felt a sense of supreme gratification at the thought of settling down in my home. 1 quickly changed my mind. [ was restless and found a house too eramped and lonely.” In her round trips to minions Miss Dale has nearly 1,500,000 miles. AT N LI the * Do- traveled On Wife Murder Charge DETROT, Mich,, 'June 17.— deliberating 32 minutes, physician and surgeon, of slaying his wife on February { most | recent to! emy 22, Mrs. Loomis’ body was found on the floor of the family home. She had been clubbed to death. 1S INSPECTED ROOSEVELT FIELD, N. Y., June The Fokker monoplane Game|America was taken from the han-| for a final inspection gar preparatory to the France but it seemed there will be a take-off today weather reports were flight for unfavorable. - New Machine Records Bird's Acts in Flight PARIS, June 17.—Birds are to be made to give up some of their tricks of flying by an instrument | presented recently to the Acad- of Sciences. It is called an “accelerograph” and is attached to a bird’s back. On a smoked cylin der three needles record the time of the various movements, the variations in speed and the ex- tent of the wing-beats. The contrivance, devised by Huguenard and Magnan, two scien- tists working in aero-dynamics, weighs only two ounces, as com- pared with 28% pounds for a similar machine the same men in- vented to record wing movements on airplanes, Birds always have been studied by aviation engineers, but the ac celerograph is credited with mak ing it possible to determine with reasonable exactness a bird's prin cipal motions, - - - BOTHERED BY BUTTONS SAN FRANCISCO, June 17 If clothing manufacturers woull use more thread and if button- sewing were revived in the home, laundries could cut thousands of dollars yearly from operating costs, said Frank J. Huebsch, president of the Northern Cali- fornia Laundryowners’ association, His own plants paid $5,000 for pearl buttons last year. & R WILL BUY TENNYSON HOME LONDON, June 17.—Mrs. Alice Hunt Bartlett, American editor o! the Poetry Review, contributed £5,000 to the Poetry Society’s fund for the purchase and pre- this Summer kota which unlikely | Pictures show the in- Summer White House. President may toast his the the at Strike of Trollers Not Settled KETCHIKAN, Alaska, June 17. All efforts to settle the strike! of salmon trollers have failed,| Ketchikan dealers have ordered their fishing boats to return from Baranof Island. The Alaska” Trollers Associa-| tion called the strike three weeks It is reported many trol- are going back to work. Karl Hanson is the only buyer remain-! ing on the Baranof grounds. NO PROTEST - BY POWERS - T0 RUSSIA GENEVA, June 17.—Any at- tempt to establish a united front against Russla will be foolish and only increase Russian Na- tionalism and Radicalism, Gus- tave Stresemann, German Foreign Minister told the press represen- tatives today. The Minister added Powers had a perfect right to eriticise Communistic activities of the Third Internationale in their respective countrie e Wives of Chamberlin And Levine Join Them BREMEN, June 17.—Avlators Chamberlin and Levine, accom- panied by their wives who ar- rived from New York today, left | by air for Hamburg. From there | they will go to Madgeburg and then back to Berlin that the Form Club to Teach Aviation to Women CHICAGO, June 17.—Six wom- en flyers of Chicago have organ- ized a club for women who wish | to learn air navigation under com- petent-—and masculine — tutelage. There are no dues and the club will have no profits, explained | Mrs. E. Lewis Campbell, presi- dent. The sole purpose of the club is to recruit aviatrices. Mrs. Camp- FILM ACTRESS GUARDED, FEAR OF KIDNAPING {Police Getfi;f Plot and Place Amed Men in Studio. BEVERLY HILLS, Cal, June 17. — Mary Pickford went to work today under the protecting muzzles of machine guns in the hands of police who thrcughout the night guarded her home here. The film actress and Doug- las Fairbanks, her husband, received information that she had been selected as the first victim in a million dollar kidnaping plot. Fairbanks accompanicd her to the studio today. Rumors have been in cir- culation for the past two months of plans to kidnap prominent motion picture players, _ The latest tip to the po- lice caused the situation to assume a serious aspect and the police ordered a s; guard about the Fairl home and studio. HOPE DYING OF FINDING WO FLIERS anks |Flares in Canadian Forest Are Explained—Trapper Makes Statement. QUEBEC, June 17.—Hope of finding French Aviators Nunges- ser and Coll is dying hard despite explanation that flares reported seen in St. Germain and Beguin Townships were merly lights of the power house at Chute aux Galets. Reports of unusual still being received. No explanation has been foun! for the statement of Georges Rousseau, trapper, he had heard an airplane on the night of ) 9 while on St. Marguerite River near Saguenay. B lights are WILL ROGER UNDER KNIFE LOS ANGELES, Cal, Juns 17, ~—Will Rogers was placed on the operating table in a Los Ang les hospital at 11 o'clock this morn- ing for a serious operation to remove gall stones, The consult- ing physicians suddenly decided to resort to surgery after the humorist’s condition became sa- rlous. He has been ailing for weeks, Rogers's personal physican, after the operation, said his con- dition was “satisfactory.” Boxing Commission O_f_lli Is Cleared SPRINGFIELD, IIl., June 17 — The House of Representat.ves Committee which investigated charges of professional bhox'ng under the supervision of the State Athletic Comission had not been conducted properly, gave the Commission a clear slate. The Committee recommended the Commission hold a tight reign on sports under its super- vision. Ford Now to Make 20-Passenger Planes DETROIT, Mich., June 17.— The Ford Motor Company is plan- ning an all-metal airplane which will carry 20 passengers. Will'am B. Mayo, Chief Engineer for the Company, declared the plane wijl be twice as large as the ship now manufactured by the Com- servation of “Aldworth,” former |bell's husband heads the Chicago|pany which carries 10 passen- home of Tennyson, Flying club, Bers,