The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, July 1, 1927, Page 1

THI VOL. XXX., NO. 4521. {LL. THE NEWS JUNEAU, ALASKA , FRIDAY, JULY ALL THE TIME” 1927. DAILY ALASKA PIRE MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS BYRD IS FORCED DOWN NEAR FRANCE MOVE AGAINST | WICK'S SUIT FOR INJUNCTION . Defense Attacks Complaml { 1B Suit /\g;\insl Govern- s Appropriations. A demurrer was filed late day afternoon in the Clerk of the District Court, Attorney General John Rust repr Walstein erritorial Treasurer, the suit of Wicker ham, Hiskins, and Wacker, which was filed Wednesday, asking for an injuction against the from paying out any moneys from the appropriation made by the last Territorial I re fo certain expenses of the Governor's addition to pro. by the Federal Govern the by rard Smith defendant in office in thos ided for ment The defendant omplaint on srounds 1. That nor either have legal c 2. That nor any ong the real parties that taxpayer such have ubject of th ize them to 3. That the state facts cause A hearing probably be 8, in the Court demurs to th following the more the plaintift of them aro in interest and or taxpayers a such interest in the action as to maintain it complaint does ufficient neither or apacity neither plaintiffs one of them or more a no author not to constitute of action on the held on § United lemurrer turday, will July States District e TWO ARRESTS _MADE IN L. A WATER STRIFE ANG b The Ang LOS CaY., July 1 Bureau of Water and Power h ceived word that two men were rested in Owen lley on Contra Costa County warrants charging them with il Jegzal P sion of high explosives The suspects, held ¥n connection th the repeated attempts to troy the Los Angeles water aqueduct, are C. Watson, said be former Major and expert on explos and A. J Betker, both of had been in Owens Valley, R. F. Delvalle, chairman of the Los Angeles Board of Water anl Power Commissioners said that arrests were brought abou! as, the result of investigation of yecent dynamitings of the aque duct during the “war” between citizens of Owens Valley and Los les city offic over con- struction of the aqueduct. Infor mation has been obtained, Del- valle said, that the two men pur- chased explosives from a powder concern at Martinez and transport- ed them to Owens Valley, where they were supposedly used in the recent dynamitings. Chamberlin, Levine Officially Received PARIS, July 1-—American avia- tors Chamberlin and Levine have arrived here and boen received by President (taston Doumergue at the first official function on the it to Franee. Earlier in - the ay the two aviators called on Madame Nungesser, wife of one of the missing French airmen. Los to a whom - WILL LOCATE IN ALASKA Rev. H. Kuring, Lutheran Mis sionary at large” of the Missou:i Synod, is looking over the central western. district with a view of locating either in Seward, Anchor- age or Fairbanks. ves- | office of | | Treasurer | Applied on Debts Says U. \\'.\\'HI.\H'I'U.\', United States n,“!vl for the hat ended at wa |s | i $611,000.000 to Be \ S. Treasury July 1 Treasury fiscal midnight 5,809,921, year last night s $6 the 8T countr Tre tod The t last year 111. The atest in the histo a Unite emer said States tal ordinary receipts $4,129,394,- Government operat | expens | against the | '] 493,584,519, ! A total in ex of $611.- [ | 000,000 will be used to re public debts, according the statement were ing es hargeable receipts tire to - CAMERON SAYS PAPERPROJECT BEATS HOPES Pu l)]ish('r Is Enthusia Over Outlook Here Exceeds Anticipations Enthusiastic the ituation at Juneau for ufacture of pulp and confident that the which he is associated for establishment of mills in thi would pushed rapidly, George T. Cameron, publisher of the San Francisco Examiner, sailed on the Alaska last night for the south accompanied by Mrs. Cameron Col. and Mrs. D, Jackling, Jake Baum, Business Manager of the Los Angel Times, and Frank Plaffinger, Treasurer of the Times. The all charmed with the scenery and other of Juneau “Condfiions here favorable for the pulp and pape- industry which we hopa tal lish, than I had anticipated,” said Mr. Cameron. “Like all first com ers to the Territory I am astonish ed at the charm and lure of th place, and find it beyond its repu tation, The Inlet was delightful er Lake power even more impressive power point of view that I bk been led to believe. Your € r Highway is a wonderful drive avd a very valuable asset of your com munit “Everyone has been more than cour , and I only regret that we were not able to stay longer, to see some additional sites, and do a little fishing,” declared Mr. Cameron. “I hope to stay longer on my next trip and enjoy some of the opportunities that seem to be so abundant for outdoor sports.” Canadian (;l’eiraii(;n Is Started at Ottawa OTTAWA, July 1.—Celebration of the Sixtieth anniversary of the Dominion of Canada began today and will continue for three days. The first official ceremony was the laying of the cornerstone of the new Confederation Block by Viscount Willingdon, Governor jeneral. A message of greeting from King George was read by the Governor General on Parlia ment Hill. over the man paper and with the city project be 8 were are even mor to es nd the lon sites we from the S eee PORTLAND MAN HERE Dunham, Treasurcr stockholder of the Irwin-Hodson Company of Port- land, arvived on the Alaska last night from a trip to Fairbanks and other western towns., He will be in Juneau for several days be- fore leaving for home. George A, and leadibg TOTEM POLE ASSET. OF KANSAS TREASURY TOPEKA, Kas., July 1.—A totem pole” is among the assets in the Kansas state treasury. Its gaudy and grotesque faces grin at Carl R. White, state treas- wrer, who has placed it near his desk, because nowhere else in the office is the ceiling high enough. The' pole was purchased from Indians in Alaska at the request of the Kansas State Historical Society. The friendly traveler who made the purchase expected th> society to refund his $300 im- mediately, but he must wait until 1929, when the legislature will. be afiked to make ‘an appropriation for that purpose. stic| favorable | | did not surroundings | Mi Snettishan | {Hops Off }rou; St. W OMAN’S PARTY CONVENTION IS FIRST SINCE SUFFRAGE PASSED Top, left to right—. Woman's Party. COLORADO SPRIN July 1.—The first » vention of the National Party since the suffrage amend ment was passed six years will held in Colorado Springs, Co! July 710 con Colorado, tional con Woman's ago be A new stitution adopted, national officers and plans for international operation with foreign feminists will be arranged Last summer the Women's Suffrage fused to admit the Party convention, that employ will be elected co International Alliance 7 ational Wom to membership at the The former body the two group the same working Pari contended methods “A strictly feminigt internation-| al is being urged upon us,” said | Mable Vernon of Wilming ton, Delaware executive secre LINDBERGH 1S GOING, OTTAWA Louis | Today to Attend Jub- ilee Celebration. LOUIS, A. | Col. | July 1 5 Lindbergh hopped this forenoon, unaccompanied, for Ottawa where he will partici-| pate tomorrow in the Jubilee! braticn of the Confederation of Canada ST, Charles EXPRESSES REGRET ST 1 of “the Byrd and LOUIS, July Informed landing of Commander his three comrades on| the sea in the plane America, Col.! Lindbergh said: “That is too bad. it happened that way. Byrd and his crew are wonderful men and it is no fault of the aviators they were forced down on the ocean.” - e Wild Cats and Snakes Bother Kansas Towns TOPEKA, Kan, July cats and bullsnakes 3 a menace to western vicinities, according to here. Warden J. B. Doze, of the state forestry, fish and game commis- sion, in a report just released, de clares thousands of cats are roam- ing the rural districts of ' th« state around Pratt, in Pratt coun ty, and arve killing birds, chickens and small farm animals at an alarming rate, These cats, Doze reported, are not real wildcats, but have been town or city cats that went wild Bullsnakes in the vicinity of Junction City are spreading ter- ror even. though the reptile 1s comparatively harmless, 1i is not a poisonous species. e g VIENNA, July 1.--The mystery of a series of attacks on the Buda- pest Orient express and on the I am sorry 1.—Will becoming Kansas reports abel Vernon, | woutd | thronghout | Woman' off | & famous Simplon express which have recently occurred is believad to have been closed up by the arrest of eight' exrailroad men near: Subotiea.. . 4 Mrs, tary Party, of the National who will be in the convention “Leading feminists all over the world, such as Lady Rhondda and Mrs. Pethick-Lawrence of England Dr. Aletta Jacobs of Holland and Betty Kjelsberg of Norway, ar for the American femin ists form' such a group, since the existing intornational en's organizations are not devoted wholly to feminism. Lady Rhondda of Door Council of Great written the National Woman’s Par: ty that she believed our de in rogard to international a have ‘great repercussion the world.” Lady Rhondda is on the International Advisor Council of the N Party Maria Verone, Woman"; charge of are ions to wom or the Open gion Madame France's Decide on Guns In Armament Of Submarines GENEVA, July 1.—It announced the naval experts of the present three Power Conference have agreed upon five inch guns as the largest ubmarines. is T SR S ‘DUGTUR“ 5 INDICTED AS REAL FAKER : Negroes Alleged to Be Vic- hmued —= Are Sold “Voodoo” Charts 8T. LOUIS, July 1.—"Doctor Samuel Kejoe Pearce, a negro who, postoffice inspectors declar ed, had victimized hundreds of negroes in many states by selling them “voodoo” charts by. mail was indicted by a federal grand jury here last night on chargos of using the mails to defraud. Under the name of the West African Remedy company, the Pearce Health Institute, the Orien tal Institute of Seience and fhe Africa-American Institute of Sc ence, Pearce was said to have done a thriving business from hi home here. His stock in trade consisted of a “Tie '"Em Down Powder Guaran teed to Keep Your Husband Home ixcept in Cases.” The powder sold for $25 in lots of twentyfive. A “Bring 'Em Back Powder, to be Used in Serious Cases,” was advertised at §50 for 25 powders. Postoffice inspectors said Pearce admitted that he collected from $8 to $500 from each of his man customers throughout the country -, Douglas Austin, Emporium, who has been to th- westward for the past two months 0. H. P. Belmont, Anita L, Pollitzer Inset—Madame Maria Verone, President of the Frene¢h League of Women's Rights Britain has | tivity | mal | Z of the National militant suffr of the League would, like Party play Shoalso agist and pre for Women's Righ see the Woman international role the formation of an international which would lobby for_equal rights and | feminist action at steategic points in uch as Geneva P. Belmont Woman's Party founders, is women could abroad by a policy, she beliov to an favor zroup Europe, Mrs. O. H of the of it rican presi and | Paris, | stimulate dent one Awme feminism i3] more ag easive Vgs Anita {‘sdrotary for the Colorado straighy from Pollitzer, the part national will go to Springs convention year abroad io| talk on the international situation. | Repreaentativ from 37 states will present t Colorado | ings well siting dele from other countries a be s as v Aggravated | of Coldstein’s | BLUE FOX IN £00D DEMAND ‘Top Price at Seattle Sale $184 — Average Pelts Go for $86 and $75. TTLE, July 1.—With blue ing at a top price of $184, attle Fur hange closed June auction yesterday. The sale will be July 27 lot of 130 blue fox an of $86 ge entire lot SEA fox | the he next One hrought the ave pelts while was { Beaver sold on the open market, on a ba the best lot bringing $38.50. The average for the collec- ion was § Wolf sold at an advance of 10 per cent over the previous sala, the best lot being bid in at $21.50. | Timber wolf brought as high as | Fisher sold well, the best being |$84. Wolverines showed an in | crease of per cent, the best lot going for $38.50, the average at $28.30. Bear showed no | Miscellaneous items almost all old at full market values. B e ooy Miners Killed; Drill Into Unexploded Blast Ariz., July 1. killed and seriously injured when they drilled into unexploded dynamite on the 800 level shaft on the Copper Queen Mine here, - Wil Urge More Voney for Work in Alaska SEATTLE, Juiy 1 Percy Smithp chief geologist in the Al aska work of the United States Geological Survey, will reach Se- attle tomorrow from Washington, D. C. While here, he will be the |guest of the Mines and Minerals | committee of the Seattle Chamber f Commerce and will discuss with ocal mining experts the necessity |for increased appropriations for b improvement Two fwo ota late | foot FOUR FLIERS LOST IN FOG DURING TRIP Without Knowing Where Th(‘y Al‘(‘.. C()lne DO\’\'“, Make Safe Landing. REACH SHORE IN SMALL RUBBER BOAT lPléum Strikes in Shallow | Water and Is Quick- ly Submreged. VERSURMER. France July 1.—Commander Richard E 'd told the Associated that just before the plane America came down, he and his companions had been turnine around and around in the fog without knowing where they were and with virtually no oil ft and no gasoline. We had no choice but to seck a landing,” said Com- r Byrd. “When we struck the wat- er we immediately began to get out the rubber boat. We werc up to our breasts in the water, LOCATION UNKNOWN “We got ashore but had no idea where we were. We on the beach until 4 o’clock this morning and waited until the Deputy Mayor and fisherman Marious arrived. I do not know what we will do now.” Commander Byrd said the compass went wrong shortly after reachine: France, then the thick fog held the plane. When the gas and oil was nearly gone ,the America headed in the direction of where the sea was thought to lie in hope of a safer landing. SEND DOWN FLARE Commander Byvrd said he sent down a flare then fol- lowed with the plane. The plene struck in shal- lew water and quickly sub- merged. The personal effects and a sack of mail were taken ashore in the rubber boat. FLY 4,200 MILES Commander Byrd estimat- el that the plane America flew 4,200 miles until the landing. He expressed hope that he and his comrades would be able to save the plane but the aviators, after seeing the ship, said their hopes are slight as it is breaking up. The citizens gave a recep- tion to the fliers, GOING TO PARIS PARIS, July I-—Commander Richard B Byrd ‘and* companions leave Versmurer for Paris this evening and will arrive about midnight, H. A. Gibbons, per- sonal representative of Rodman Wanamaker, sponsor of the flight, telephoned his wife. CONGRATULATIONS RAPID CITY, 8. D., July 1.-— News of the safe landing of Com- mander Byrd was relayed to President Coolidge from Wash-} ington. The President sent a message of congratulation. DATA IS LOST VERSMURER, . July scientific data obtalned by Com- mander Byrd on the flight, was lost in the sudden flooding of the Americd when it descended to the sea. Byrd expressed the keenest ppointment at the loss. e Movie Cabinet Formed To Study W!g_e Problems HOLLYWOOD, Cal, July 1.- The formation of an Emergency Jabinet of the Paramount-Famous Players and Lasky studios to stu- {dy problems of the movie wage dispute was annoumced today by Jesse Lasky, First Vice-President It is said he will join other movie companiés and defer a wage cut until August. The first Cabinet pledged to institute policies to solve excessive costs. > P N. Hirks Traffic Manager of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St Paul, accompanied by Mrs. Hicks n a fur buying trip returned 'nur\ey and research work’ in Al-| are making the round trip to Skag- home on the steamer Alaska, aska, * way and Sitka, | claiming 1.—Much | Long Distance Flying Record Is Establisl:ed NEW YORK new long di ord 3,812 have July 1 tance flying miles apy been established b mander Byrd in planc America. The previous rec ord was held by Aviator D. Chamberlin at of Com -+ RAISE PLANE, REPORT FROM FRANGE TODAY| Salvage Is Completed with Assistance of Naval Men, Fishermen. VERSURMER, France, July 1—The plane America has been salvaged with the assist- ance of fishermen and naval men from the Cherbough base. Aviators Acosta and Balchen superintended the job, The plane was dragged to the beach. The engines were demounted and carefully gone over and stowed away, Byrd is hopeful the plane will be completoly restored to use, TO REPAIR PLANE NEW YORK, July 1.—The plane America will be repaired, Commander Byrd cabled to Rodman Wanamaker, Presi- dent of the company and own- er of the plane. The cablegram said: “Deep- ly sorry did not reach Paris, Will report full details. Forced landing in the dark of the night was unavoidable. Crew safe. Will deliver flag and mail when reach Paris. Re- gards to you." The America carried the first pouch of official mail. >ee MONEY GOES TO DISABLED VETS July 1.—Lotta Crab. tree, one time famous actress who died in September, 1924, left an estate valued at $3,117,000, a re port filed by appraises in court here yesterday, revealed. Her will, leaving a $2,000,000 fund for disabled World War veterans, has been contested by several persons relationship with the but all the contests have out of court, eee Welsh Coal Exports Showing Big Increase BOSTON, actrass, boen thrown SWANSEA, Wales, July 1. Welsh anthracite coal exports to Canada bhave increased this monih from an average of 6,000 tons to nearly 100,000 tons. As a result of this remarkable increase all the collieries of West Wales are working at full pres. sure and it is hoped that Welsh anthracite will now become the standard fuel of Canada. By JOHN HOVOER, (Associated Press Correspondent) LEXINGTON, Va, July 1. They called him “Dick and “Dicky,” and knew him as an all round student in classes, military affairs and athletics when Com- mander Richard Bvelyn Byrd, the daring flier, was a cadet at Vir ginia Military Institute, More than that, he was a pet . “rat”—which is the same as plebe at,West Point and, Annapolis—of tite barracks and enjoyed extreme popularity. Pyrd entered V. M. I. with the class that graduated in 1908, but after two years accepted an ap pointment to the Naval Academy, and while waiting for a vacancy attended the University of Vir- ginia, fiASOUNEfiD oIL pour. PLANE AMERICA - LANDS SEA, OFF FRENCH COAST Four American Awiators Forced to Descend on Atlantic Flight. EXHAUSTED ON TRI? jf‘lms Grope Way m an and Rain Then Come DO\NII N!"ar V('rsurmcr VERSURMER, France, July 1.—Out of gasoline and grop- ing blindly through the f-: and rain to find a safe haven, Commander E. Byrd ond his three comrades, in the mon- oplane America descende | safely in the sea early this morming near this town, en the coast of Normandy sne- cessful in the valiant attemnt to span the Atlantic Ocean, but 175 miles west of ther goal, which was Paris. LAND ON RAFT The American aviators, headed by Commander Byrl, made their way through ths sea, 200 yards to shore with the aid of a pneumatic raft which they were able to in- flate just before the planz struck the water. Tired by the long air voyage, the fliers went to bed as soon as they ma'e their way to shore, with the helo of fishermen and ths lighthouse k SAVE EQ IPMPENT Manning their rubber row- boat or raft, the aviators saved almost all import nt equinment of the PLANE SUB ED. Only the top edge of tho plane’s wing was above the surface of the water of the sea. Commander Byrd declarcl the America encountered bad weaher all the way from the United States, DENSE FOG The fog kept the aviatows from finding the air lane to Paris and forced them to grope blindly in the air unt| they had no chance but to make a descent as best they could when the gasoline ran out. The aviators divided int» two groups, going to diffes- ent houses and slept until 3 o'clock this afternoon. Early Reports Late yesterday afternoon iy Empire received the following As- sociated Press Dispatch from Lo bourget Field, France: “At 1 o’clock a. m. (July 1) Commanduc Byrd sending “SOS” signals sc -k ing to locate Lebourget Wil which he apparently unable to te: because of rain. Visibility low Believed Byrd unable to see lights because of fog. Gen. Hergault representing French War Mini t» Painleve, was the first to go to the Field ready to welcomo th» fliers. Rain is a regular down When the “SOS8" signals started to come through, corks began to pop and champagne flowed freely. The crowd becama ayer and gayer.” " {Continued on Page Five ) B yrd Popular as School Boy Teachers and Classmates Say “Dick was a very young m n when he entered,” Charles Panl, of Roanoke, Va., a member of the class of 1907, recalls. “He tock everything coming to him as 2 ‘rat” in fine spirit—and the lot »f a ‘rat’ is a hard one.” Ready to Fight On one occasion, however, Diek took exception to a slurring yo mark about hig”size from a third classman, Paul says, .and ewevz. thing was set for a fight on th banks of North River when uppor. classmen intervened. Dick wus more disappoinfed than anrons else, but had the satisfaction of: not hearing any further remarks about his size. “Dick and T were on the g - nasium team together for twao (Continned on Page Five.)