The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, June 30, 1927, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE VOL. XXX., NO. 4520. BYRD NEAR ENGLAND EARLY TODAY ARMY DUTLINES 600D PROGRAM FOR AVIATION ans for Development Are i Announced by Assist- | ant Secretary. YOKN San | v fit 30.—Descrin Hawaii climax to the aviation, As- of the ncisco Progre 88 in Davison in an address Yonkers Rotary the army's pro- second twelve-monta its five aviation plan Secretary of retary artment e the outlined m for tho riod of year alopment Assi is in | mt Davison, charg army aid that “the hown by Lieutenant Hegenberger the air corp fficient performance used on the flight high standard set for aft.” new fiscal year rt he 1, $21,890,000 | wailable contindation aviation development axl will produce more wd better army field declared that “this country, plan is realized, will air 1,600 550 ofri enlisted ani rent aerp courage and typif pirit of army iile the the noint plane to the my aire With th tomorrow will be of army next year equipment The he ecrotary by of five year i the TS flying cers, 1 flying pur 185 hombard {ranaport, 412 amphibians, 47 11 an army officers corps of men isting of 4 attack craft 69 for | equipt con it planes, 95 planes, observation training planes of ant afrerafe miscellaneons | | | | typ Enthusiasm Prevails WASIHINGTON, June 30.—Tne flight Lieutenants Lester J Maitland 1wl Albert F. Hegen from San Francisco to ali has stirred official Wash- ington pitch of brought istant V of herge Ha en to a high nd he predic Secretary | Department | will un Distin 1siasm ) from Ass of the two be vison that the onbtedly hed Flying Vhile no specific recommenda- have been formulated, th department officials feel that | exploit warrants the highest ition decovation the govern ent can be The two flyers ill not return to the United tates by although they had nggested they be permitted department an r iators awarded the Cross, tow air, that do the GOLD MINING BIG INDUSTRY OF NORTHLAND Report of Geological Sur- vey Is Made Public— Decrease Is Shown WASHINGTON, June 30.—That gold mining still holds a high rank among the industries of Alaska is hown in the annual report of tha United States Geological Survey, made public today. The report gives the .926 pro- duction of gold in the territory 5 $6,707,000, an increase of §400, 000 over the previous year. A still further increase is promised next year with the development of placer operations on a large scale in several sections of Alaska. The mines output as a whole howed a decrease over 1925, how ever, the roport shows. The total value of Alaska's total mineral output for 1926 was $17,657,000, as compared with a tetal of §$18,220, 690 for the previous year. The value of all minerals produced in Alaska since 1880 is computed by the Geological Survey as $571,000.- | 000. Silver, copper, tin, and pla-| tinum outputs showed a small de- crease last year on account of | poor pric: Divorce Is Granted Mrs. W. K. Vanderbilt JLARIS, June, 30.—Mrs. William K. Vanderbilt has been granted 2 divorce, rendered by default. / The Third? — - ' verts AR Mrs, Medill MeCormick, widow of the Senator from Illinois and daughter of the late Mark Hanna, is seriously considering running for Gov- ernor of Illinois. Governor Len Small, whom she would oppose. is blamed for her husband’s de. feat for re-election just before his death, Elected, Mrs. Me Cormick would be the third woman to be a Governor in the United States. (LI-N Exclusive.) - - FIND ACTRESS "GUILTY, DEATH EVIDENCE CASE |Dorothy MacKaye Convict- ed in Husband Slaying Trial at Los Angeles. June 30.— Dor actross, was cony uperior Court here last night on a charge of covering up the facts surrounding the slay- ing of her actor husband, Ray Raymond. Right women and four men sat on the jury which re- turned the verdict of guilty against the comely young actress. Paul Kelly, screen player and friend of the actress, was recentls convicted of manslaughter in cou- nection with the death of Ray- mond. Testimony at trial showed that Miss MacKaye was in Kelly's apartment dFinking gin fizzes the time of her husband’s death, which was the result fight between the two men follow- ing. a quarrel the actress. othy One Hundred Indians Are Diad Influenza SEATTLE, of the steamship W. M. Tupper which has arrived from Alaska, reported an epidemic of influenza along the Kuskokwim River last winter that took a toll of more than 100 Indians. The vessel brough 600 reindeer car ses, $50.000 in furs and $3, 000 in gold bullion, Passengers included several gov- erninent school teachers and nurses. June 30, —Officers e - HALIBUT PRICES PRINCE RUPERT, B. C, Junc 30.—Halibut faled 159,000 pounds. and Canadian for 6 and 11 cents. | royers is understood to have been “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” JUNEAU, ALASKA, THURSDAY, JUN.E 30, 1927. DESTROYER | SIZE IS T0 BE LIMITED aval Experts of Naval| | Conference Said to Have ', Reached Agreement. GENEVA, June 30.—An agree. {ment to limit the maximum size of | | destroy has been reached meeting of the Naval exparts the tripartite conference The experts also discussed the question of ratio in the number | ot destroyers ‘as between the United States, Great Japan. It is understood that an accord has virtually been reached on the ratio for but the ex declined announce the ratio figures The 1 s a of destroyers to iximum tonnage of des fixed at marcation destroyers 100 tons, being and the line of de- drawn between destroyer leaders GE ain hs the the try EVA, June 30.-Great Brit s no intention of contesting principle of parity between naval strength of that coun- and the United States, W. C First Lord of the Admiralty, made it known last night Lord added that he surprised to sees that the impres- sion seemed to ‘prevail in some quarters that Great Britain would | ask for permission to build its navy to a position of nn;m-mm-y‘, over that of the United States Bridgeman, British here The was FATE OF TWO FRENCH FLIERS Indications Nungesser and Coli May Have Drowned Off the Irish Coast. NEW Thomas Brooklyn, YORK, S 30, Dr surgeon of | has received a letter | from a priest in the parish of Morveen, Ireland, which Dr. Cusack believes throws light cn | June Cusack ot land on your side. It is too bad,” of a fistiter to Dr. Cusack. over affections of. Moflwr 0/ " Had Faith, Sons tho fate of French aviators Nun- gesser and Coli. The letter was written May )y Rev. Patrick Madden who m dispatches is described as me of the last persons to see the | 26, news fliers as they passed over Ireland | on the trans-Atlantic flight "to the United States. Rev. Madden described a fight | between two hawks and a carrier pigeon which is thought to have been released by the French air men, when they realized their plane was not properly function- ing shortly after they left Ire- land. “The pigeon came over Mor- veen, then two hawks attacked it and brought it down. The message must have been destroyed or lost in the attack as the ring rubbers for securing the message was still on the bird making back to Ire- land. The French aviators might have fallen into the sea 70 miles off Loop Head where no search was made, while valuable time was lost in searching the channe) said the Rev. Madden in the let- Tunnel Bandits MEDFORD, Ore., June 30.—Mrs. Belle DeAutremont, mother of the three brothers who confessed the Siskiyou tunnel train robbery mur- ders, left here yesterday for her home in Lakewood, New Mexico, where she will join her oldest son, Verne, who maintained her little store and business there during her absence in Oregon. “If it was not for Verne,” the mother said as she stepped ahoard the train, “I don’t believe I would ever have gone back.” at | Britain and | NEW LIGHT ON Up to the moment of their con- fession, Mrs, - DeAutremont said, she believed her three sons to be innocent of the murders to which they confessed after one of theia, sales yesterday to-| Hugh, has been convicted. The |men in the American | three halibut sold for 6 and 15.60 cents |sentences in - the Oregon state | neau have started serving life itentiary. | Route of Byrd as Charted by | MEMBER 7 NOVA SCOTIA ALIFAX 30 OF ASSOCIATED PRESS Commander Byrd on his transAtlantic flight is expected to co ver about 3600 miles on 1,324 gallons of fuel, which he believed | sufficient to keep him in the air hour. Map shows the course and dista uowards of 45 hours. Marble Plaque Is Dedicated To Lindbergh LEBOURGET, 30.—A marble memorating Col Lindbergh's feat the flight from New York to France, has been dedicated here, on the spot where the lone flier landed France, June plaque, com Charles A. of making LINDBEREH IS INST. LOuS Makes Flight from New York — Major Lan- phier with Him. ST. LOUIS, June 30. Charles A. Lindbergh, famc trans-Atlantic aviator, landed here last night in a single-seated army pursuit plane from New York. Accompanying Lindbergh wa Major Thomas G. Lanphier, com mander of Selfridge Flying Field Michigan. Major Lanphier, who was unofficial observer on the 1926 Wilkins Arctic Expedition, flew a | plane similar to that used by Col Lindbergh. The two aviators had planned to stop at Scott Field, Belleville I, enroute to St. Louis, but changed their plans at the last minute and flew straight to Lam bert Field, on the outskirts of this city. JUNEAU MAN DIES TRYIG T0 SAVE TWO Heroic Attempt Made by Joseph Bautin® with Movie Company:. CORDOVA, Adaska, June 30.— Ray Thompson, of Los Angeles, stunt man; Joseph Bautin, of Ju- neau, and F. H. Daughters, of Spokane, lost their lives in the swift icy rapids of the Copper River in Abercrombie Canyon while filming the ““Trail of '98" for the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Company: Bautin lost his life tryipg to save Daughters and Thompson. Joseph Bautin, aecording to all information, worked at the Al- aska Juneau mine for a short time before joinfng the 25 men who left Juneau for Cordova to work on location of the ‘““Trail of '98." That he gave his life in an attempt to save the two others proves he was a real he- man. Ray Thompson, also drowned, was one of the best known stunt ovie colony in Cali- fornia. He has been seen on Ju- streens ‘“doubling” for many prominent actors. | Colonel The above picture shows Lieutenants Albert F. (left) making the and Lester J. Maitland, flight from PACIFIC AVIATORS who realized FLIGHT TOGS Hegenbe Army's dream rger the by San Franeisco to Honolulu, JACK DEMPSEY IN 600D FORM SARATOGA LAKE, N. Y, June | J0 —Kight physicians attending the Conference of Public Health | officlals at Saratoga Springs, agreed that Jack Dempsey is in proverbial pink of condition for his | fight, staging a comeback with | Jack Sharkey next month. 5 b= Non-Stop Drummers Establish Records! ~ : BRUSSELS, June "30.—Non-stop drumming gdontests are setting' new records in the provincial distriets. Alphonse Robillard, 60 years old, ' marched from Mons to Ath and back, more than 30 miles, drum- ming all the way. He was allowed an hour for lunch at Ath and was 11 hours making the round trip. The previous record was about | 5 miles, and the newest seeker | of the title starts soon on a 36| mile hike with continuous drum- ming. ' Wthole companies of drummers are organizing long distance con- tests, big crowds gathering for the start and finish and the coun-| try people cheering the drummers along the roads. - e - | | | First Womah Makes Air Trip, Nome-Anchorage CORDOVA, Alaska, June 30. | Dr. L. Von Zesch, dentist, is a passenger south on the steamer Alaska from Nome to Oukland.' She is the first woman to fly over thé mew mail route from Nome | to Anchorage. “Wimbledon Lawn Tennis HELEN WILLS WIMBLEDON, June 30. Wills reached the finals women’s singles today Joan Fry, of England, 6-1. Elizabeth Ryan, of California, was eliminated when defeated by Senorita de Alverez, Spanish chain- pion, 2-6, 6-0 and 6-4, Henri Cochet, of France, in a great uphill battle, eliminated William Tilden of the United | States from the singles of the chan plonships. Cochet took the match in' the semifinals by 2.6, 4.6, 7.5, 6-4 and 6-3. Helen of tha defeating 6-3 and Fatherflgs Plper;: Pays for Law Course CHAMPAIGN, 1L, June 30. A 3l-year-old “newshoy” with a wife and two children has won a doctor's degree in the college of law at the University of Illinols, He is Dudley Woodbridge, and he has delivered The Champaign News-Gazette since 1917, Sometimes Woodbridge studied as he walked his route, on whica he averaged 20 miles a day. The $1,600 to $1,800 he earned each year as “paper boy” defrayed most of the expenses of his education He was accepted an assistant professorship of jurisprudence at William and Mary college, Wil- liamsburg, Va. TO PROTECT CHILDREN MOSCOW, June 30.—The Com- missariat of Education is organ- izing a special ‘“children mil- itia,”” whose duty, besides endeav- oring to control the “bezprizor ni,’ ‘or homeless walfs, will be |to protect children against efces- His three-motored plane is expected to travel between 30 and 100 miles per nees the American will cover in terms of mileage, as chartered by the Commandler, CAMERON BACK FROM TRIP TO SPEEL RIVER Party Visit Speel River and Taku Inlet Points— Going South. 4 aay spent in visiting several points between Juneau and Speel River, the Cameron- Jackling party returned here last night. Today it went to Salmon Creek and other points along Glacier Highway, conducting its Inspection of power plants and other local properties The party went direct here to Speel River morning to look at the power group held under permit by George T. Cameron and associates for development, From there it returned to Taku Inlet, looking over areas withdrawn by the Government for cable landing sites and the Annex Creek pow- er plant, The party then went up the inlet for a view of Taku Glacier, returning to town 11:30 p, m. Today the to Salmon amining Atter from terday at entire party went Creek and, after ex- the power plant and {lines there, expected to go over 1S IN FINALS Glacler Highway to Bagle River. Mr. and Mrs. Cameron, Col. and Mrs. D. C. Jackling and Messrs. Jake Baum and Frank Pfaffinger (had reservations on the Alaska for Seattle, sailing late this afternoon Robert A. Kinzie will leave to- morrow for Ketchikan, accompan- led by Assistant District Forester B. F. Heintzleman. There he wilt examine the water power group held by the Zellerbach interests. .- Parisian Lawyers To Hang Out Signs PARIS, June 30.—Paris lawyers are going to advertise in a modest way. The governirg committee of the bar association recently author ized attorneys to put at the street entrance to their quarters platss bearing heir names and profes- slons. For generations this has been forbidden by professional ethics, but times are hard and business is business. This puts the lawyers on a par with doctors and dentists so far as publicity is concerned. Many professional men, however, never have had even their names on their doors, some because they felt any form of advertising to be undignified and others because many building proprietors forbid | signs. Most of them have oflices in apartment buildings and more often than not in their own living quarters, ———— Chamberlin, Levine Are Now in Paris PARIS, June 30. — American aviators Clarence D. Chamberlin and Charles A. Levine arrived at Lebourget from Berne. They will remain in Paris until Sunday when PRICE TEN CENTS RADIO SAYS AMERICA 1S IN FOG BANK Commander of Trans-At- | lantic Flight Talks with French Liner Paris. | | | PRI L [PLANE 600 MILES OFF ENGLAND 7 A. M. Freezing Fog Is Exper- tenced — Future Plans for Byrd Outlined. LONDON, June 30.—Com- mander Richard E. Byrd, in a radio ccmmunication from his plane America, now fly- ing from New York zn France, with the French lin- er Paris at 7 o'clock this morning, Eastern daylight time, said: “We are 10,000 feet up a freezing dense fog. Positon, 11 Greenwich meridian tima 49.35 latitude 18,10 west longitude, We are fine, Thanks, you have helped us a lot.” The position 600 miles west of England. iven is about Lands Enl, WILL FLY BACK NEW YORK, June 30.—Qnii- mander Richard E. Byrd intends to fly back to the United Sent~ from Paris according to Harold Kinkade, motor expert, who [a on his way to Cherbourg on' tie liner Roosevelt. Just before Kinkade sailed, ke sald: “Ome of the last: things Commander Byrd sald to me was to get aboard the Roosevelt and ‘meet me in Parls. I want you to get this plane ready for a trip back to the United States,’ " NEW YORK, June New York American in a copy- right story says Byrd will sail September 16 at the head of a flight expedition to the South Pole. The Amerlean says work has already Dbeen started on three Fokker planes which will be piloted by Byrd, Floyd Benn:it and Bert Acosta. A complete crew has been lected, says the American, as wi as the ship to transport ti: party. Edsel Ford, John D. Rockefel- ler, jr., and others interested in Byrd's conquest of the North Pole, will finance the newest pro Ject, according to the American RibButsee- <3h i BIG AVIATION ACADEMY NOW WALSH'S PLAN CHICOPEE, Mass., June 30 Jnited States Senator David I Walsh, Democrat, of Massachu- setts, declared he will introducs a bill in the next Congress provid- ing for a “West Point of the Air" United States Aviation Acad. my to rank with West Point ani Annapolis. 30.—The BERL June 30. — Wilh lm Furtwaeneler, guest conductor of the New York Philharmonic #+d permanent conductor of the Ber- lin Philharmonic and Leipsie Gewandhaus orchestras, was awarded the honorary degree of doctor of philosophy by Heidel berg university at the annual Heidelberg music festival which Furtwaengler conducts. The degree was awarded in recognition of his services in 1. terpreting music and in enhancing Germany’s reputation abroad.” Chamber Cancels Weekly Luncheon Tomorrow T | | ! | Owing to the fact that lo [ eal business men are actively | engaged in preparing for the Fourth of July celebration. | there will be no meeting of | the Chamber of Commere | tomorrow, it was aunnounced | today by Secretary Frank A | Boyle. There was little busi | ness on hand that requirei Dr. Von Zesch holds the recorc |sive physical punishment by par-|they will fly to England then for long distance dog team trave!l-{euts, and to see that they receive|leave for the United States on the i lpmper education, A ing, for a woman, Levyiathan on July 12, attention and this will be hw' ' 1 'x over until July 8, it was said. | g i