The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, July 11, 1927, Page 1

THLE VOL. XXX., NO. 4528, DAILY ALAS “ALL THE NEW JUNEAU, ALASKA, MOND ALL THE TIME” AY, JULY 11, 1927. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS KA EMPIRE PRICE TEN CENTS VICE-PRESIDENT,IRELAND ASSASSINATED g BRITISH MAKE MOVE IN NAVAL CRISIS 1 hree Horrzble Crimes Are Revealed; Police Find Clues DARROW SEEKS TO SAVE BOY DEATH SERVES T0 BE OF AID. NAVAL SESSION | Collapse of Naval Confer-! ence Averted—British to Ma !\"c Proposals. CRUISER TONNAGE ISSUE RE-OPENED Great Britain May Au(‘pl f\()wmlmn \'[d(]v I,\, United States. VA, July Ii Kevin has GENE death of 5 nan destiny of events, served to vent any immediate collapse the Naval Conference. Out spect to the memory of O'H who was present at the Conference last week, the delegates decided to postpone in- definitely the plenary public sion which has been requested by First Lord of the Admiralty W. C. Bridgeman, head of the British delegation. Bridgeman had. asked for the meeting in order to give the Brit- ish delegation an opportunity to resta Britain’s position on the problem and to clear he called mis- ndings and also to ask of questions of the Am erican delegation What regarded as a signi cant « in the British atti tude toward the cruiser problem is indicated when it n nounced in authoritative circles that if Great Bri tha United States could agree limit the number of 10,000-ton cruiser to . about 10, Great Bri tain will be prepared to accept the American maximum of a to- tal tonna of 400,000 tons The idea back of the plan is that if only a small propertion of tonnage were expended upon larger cruisers, Gireat Britain will have enough tonnage left to maintain nymber of small cruisers which she regards necessary for the needs of British Y“'npir( - Con"ress May Oppose Third Term Proposal The tr O’Higgins, 1 st ;lYIL'."I | | by some pre of cruiser up what under was B a as the NEW YORK, July 11.—A new tempt by Democratic Congress men and insurgent Republicans to nave Congress adopt an anti-third term resolution is expected to be made soon after Congress meets again. Those Republicans who are disgruntled by the President's veto of the McNary-Haugen Farm Re- lief bill and now ‘are supporting Frank O. Lowden for the Pres dential nomination would like to 8 such a measure adopted as a deterrent against President Cool- idge's renomination. While there is reason to believe that” the Democrats would prefer to see some other Republican take the place of Mr. Ooolidge as a candidato, Democratic spokesmen have indicated that they would consider their purposes well serv. even though the resolution should - fail of adoption or, if adopted, if the President ignored it as an empty gesture, They are said to feel that bringing the third term issue before Congress would strengthen it as a cam- paign issue in the event that Mr. Coolidge, as most of them believe, ghould be the Republican nominee nexs year. “Balto Building” Is Dedicated at Seward SEWARD, Alaska, July 11.— The Right Rev. W. O. Shepard, of Portland, Ore., Bishop of the Methodist Church, yesterday dedi- cated the $60,000 “Balto Build- ed ing"” of the Jesse Lee Home. The|. building was constructed partly with contributions received from gchool children in the States. Cecilia Gullivan. shown, FIGHT AGAINST PRESIDENT IS Recent Prrrposml Attack Against Coolige Is Now Revealed. NEW Ame 3 ticle, says the mittee of the Anti-Saloon Lea debated and voted upon the pro- posal to issue a proclamation ing President Coolidge pub ¥ with misfeasance and mal- feasance in office at a mos in Chicago, November 8, 1 The members of the Exe Committee voting for is: the proclamation embody charges, according to the ican, we Arthur J. Davis, srintendent of the New York i-Saloon League; L. Breck grove, Alabama millionaire; Sup- erintendent Laughbaum, of the 4 Anti-Saloon League and ave, of Massachu- YORK, n, in nce of g the mer- Sup- n- Mus- The resolution was lost by a § to 4 vote. The proclamation read in part: ere e been presented to Anti-Saloon League reports clearly indicate misfeas- malfeasance in the Ex- ecutive Branch of the Federal Government. The League asserts as obvious truth that these facts constitute indictment of the Fed- eral Administration in respect to Prohibition Enforcement. The Constitution specifically places the duty of enforcing the laws on the President of the United States.” the which ance or TRUTH ADMITTED BOSTON, Mass., July 11.—W. M. Forgrave admitted the Amer- ican's story was true and said no renunciation of President Cool- idge was intended. DROPS DEAD AT ;i WORK ON BOAT Arthur Wright, aged 70, resi- dent of Tacoma, and for 10 years employed by Arentson and Com- pany on the gasboat Einar Beyer, dropped dead aboard the boat at Big Port Walter, Saturday morn- ing at 9 o'clock, while preparing breakfast. Heart trouble was pro- nounced the cause of the death by the attending physician. ‘Wright is survived by his wife, residing in Tacoma and a grown son, in Seattle. Other relatives llfl not known, . L0ST, ONE VOTE ing| utive Clarence Darrow is making good a promise made by his son 23 years ago by using his efforts to save John O. Winters, Windsor, Vt., youth condemned for the alleged murder of Miss >aul Darrow, son of the lawyer, while a stu- dent at Dartmouth College, ran down and killed the ssa of Mrs, Arthur Cooley, aunt of Winters. promised the Winters family that if ever a Darrow could be of | #id to them, they needed only to ask. Darrow and Winters are Moved By their grief, he Alaska “I'lying Court” Off on Another Hop Alaska July 11.—The world’s first Flying Court completed all legal business here and Teft Satur- day afternoon for Bettles, Alatng Hughes and Ruby Entertainment for the Court Party, which includes Judge Cecil Clegg was featured by Bskimo interpretative dances M AN 'FRENCH AND TAYLOR HERE Men Implicated in Haines Shooting Affray Are Brought to Juneau Justin Di W. Harding, United trict Attorney, United Marshal Albert White, and Deputy Marshal Phil Her- riman, returned from Skagway this morning on the Alameda, bringing with them Earl French and Bert Taylor, who are held in connection with the Albert Chisel shooting case at Haines, on July 4. Taylor is charged with second degree murder, and French with assault with a dangerous weapon. Lee Donnelly, who is charged with perjury in comnection with the case, is at large after posting $3000 bond. Marshal White continued on the Alameda to Petersburg and Wran- gell. At both places he will pick up prisoners to bring to Juneau. He expects to return to Juneau by the end of the week. i — MOVE ON WAY FOR SHERIDAN STATUE NEW YORK, July 11.—The Gen eral Sheridan’ Memorial Associa- tion has begun active preparations to raige a fund with which to “rect a statue of Gen. Phil Sheri- dan in Central Park similar to the Sherman statue. The General Sheridan Memorial Association is headed by Francis D. Gallatin, and includes in its membership E. F. Albee, Murray Hulbert, Major General John P. O'Ryan, Nicholas F. Brady, Mar- tin Conboy, Father Francis P. Duffy, General George R. Dyer, Michael Friedsam, James W. Ger- ard, Morgan J. O'Brien, Jacob Rupert, and Franklin Simon. T . Mrs. J. K. McAlister left Sat- urday night on the Alameda for Skagway where she will visit with friends for a few weeks, TWU WOMEN . DISMEMBERED; BODIES FOUND Trail of (nmc Leads toy Discovery of Third Trag- edy—One Arrest Made BULLETIN—NEW YORK, July 11—While the police were unraveling the mystery of the axe murder of two women, the decomposed head of a woman was found in Brooklyn which the police belicve might be the head of Evelyn Martino, friend of the women. She has been missing since June 30. NEW trail the the an's YORK, July 14 — The that started Satutday vw-'h finding in Battery Park of dismembered parts of a wom- legs has led to doublo murder mystery and arrest of a man suspect. Bit by bit, of the slain woman came to light. the trall finally leading to a Brooklyn house where the dlis- membered body of another wome an was found, a WASHINGTON, July dren of today must to deal with future international Yioblems, believes Miss Grace 11.—Chil be trained Victims Identified The victims were Miss Sarah, Brownell, aged 60 years, and; Mr Altred Bennett, aged 48| years, mother of four children. | | The police are holding on 'l homicide charge, Charles Ludwig Lee, aged 38, janitor of the house| where Miss Brownell lived. The theory of the police is that| Miss Brownell was slain for rob-| bery and Mrs. Bennett was killed when she chanced on and sur- prised the murderer while at his crime. Another Mystery While the police are working| on the murder of the two wome: | another mystery cropped up. In a dark celler in the lower Rast Side, where a plumber was sent to repair a water leak, he came upon two bundles, containing the| dismembered portions of a man’s| body. Identification has not been established. Boy Finds Bundle The police were starting a sys- tematic search of all sewer inlets| yesterday when a boy walking in the yard of St. Augustine's Roman Catholic Church noticed a bundle wrapped in a piece of blanket. Policemen opened the package {and found the portion of the lower part of a woman's torso Three hours later the manager of a motion picture theatre in| Brooklyn told the police of find ing a package under a fire cape. This package contained the woman’s left shoulder, arm and finger which had been severed| from the body. : Lee Arrested Lee was arrested when the po-| lice found human fragments in three ash cans where he lived. Fred Schmidt, who lives oppos ite Lee, told the police he saw Lee leaving the building twice| carrying parcels. ——————— DOCTOR VISITING JUNEAU Dr. C. M. Carlson of Ketchi kan, is in Juneau today on the, Dorothy Alexander, bound for Skagway. Dr. Carlson will prob ably visit Atlin and Dawson be- fore he returns to Ketchikan. -—re - | s » T | Jerusalem Is Shaken By Quake NEW YORK, July 11— Many persons were injured in a tremendous earthquake which shook Jerusalem says a dispatch to the Jewish Telegraph Agency. Walls of many houses were cracked. No details concerning casual- ties are given, | B | will | cussion ;| women | attempt | care | tal cr physical defects, Abbott, chief of the Children’s Burean of the United States Da- partment of Labot Her interest in child welfare take her as an unofficial de. legate to the Institute of Pacific | Relations, meeting in Honolulu, Jaly 15, for a two weeks session This is the first time women will have an active part in the dis- of major issues between and nations, conducted an- by the Institute | | rac | nually The conference is unofficial and | is composed of ledaers of thought | in the 10 countries on the Pacific Its purpose, according to its direc tors, is discussion of all questions that cause race friction. It hopes to create int ational understand- ing and alien points of view by rly discussions “America realize its women,” says Hume, an Amer for 20 years Yale-in-China. can reconcile its ¥ has only begun to possibilities for using Dr. Edward H n delegate, who president of contribution public life | only tapped.” “What otner countries do for their children determines the kind | of people with whom the Amer- ican child will have to deal,” says Miss Abbott, “In most of the Pacific coast countries,” says Miss Abbott, “they to safeguard the physical and mental health of children and to provide especially for the of those suffering from men- However, hardly more than a beginning has been made.” Other American women who will! ittend the conference include Mrs. | Carrie Chapman Catt, chairman of the National committee in the Canse and Cure of War; Miss Mary Woolley, President of Mt, Holyoke College; Miss Ada Com- stock, President of Radcliffe Col- Miss Mabel Cratty, general seretary of the National Board of the Y. W. C. A.; Mrs. Alfred Me- laughlin of San Francisco, and Mrs. Willlam G. Hibbard of Chi- cago. Both the latter are leading clubwomen in their respective cities. Miss Persia Campbell, research ecretary in the New South Wales Labor Commission, is coming from Australia, Miss M. J. Hunter from the British Red Cross, and Sophia Chen from China. - e | VISITING IN JUNEAU Mr. and Mrs, Ralph Bishop, of Lapeer, Mich., arrived here Sun day morning on the steamer Ad. | miral Evans and will visit here until tomorrow. They will sail on the Alaska for Cordova, going| from there to Chitina and to Fair banks by the Richardson Highway. w “The make begun to to has be [ot Delegates to the Honolulu convention of the Institute of Pacific Relations. parts of the torse|Mps. Carrie Chnpman Catt; Miss Grflce Abbott DA Edwnrd H. Hume. IDEAS ON TRAINING CHILDREN TAKEN TOPACIFIC CONFER Top—Ileft to right, Inset—Miss Mabel Cratty. New Industry for Alaska And World to bo Qtartod CONGRESS MAY AID AVIATION Believe Recent Aerial His-| tory Will Arouse Law- makers to Duty. WASHINGTON, Congress absent from Wash'ng- ton during the period that Am- erican airmen added bright places to aerial history, the Nation's lawmakers, when they return next fall will probably have more sympathetic than ever for requests for avia tion purposes, It is expected that aviation will be studied carefully than ever before, ing the coming winter. SMILES OFF ON HUNTING TRIP TO TAKU RIVER C. W. Smiles and Mrs. Smiles with their two sons, Kenneth and Wallace, from Pittston, Pennsyl- vania, who came north on the Alameda and made the trip to Skagway, stopped off in Juneau for a fishing trip to Taku River, and will centinue their journey south on the next trip of the Alameda. They leave today for Taku un- der the guidance of A. K. Money, Canadian guide who has had much experience hunting, fishing and traveling through both the Alaskan and Canadian country. Twin Clacier Camp, owned by Dr. H. C. DeVighne, will be the headquarters for the party, though many trips are planned farther into the country from there. This is the first trip any of the family has made to Alaska, and they express themselves as being delighted with the scenery and opportunities for sport whica they have observed while hero. Mr. and Mrs, Smiles and their son, Wallace, will return to th- east by way of California, and the other som will remzin in Se- attle, where he is studying law. July 11 ds the needs more dur- o HAWKE!WORTH RETURNS FROM VISIT TO KAKE C. W. Hawkesworth, District Superintendent of the Federal Bu- reau of BEducation, returned on the America [ last evening from Kake, where he has been for the last week inspecting the condition of the school there. There wi:l be a complete change in the staff there next month, he stated, With | SEATTLE, the s t of a for Alaska and motorship Sie men Reindeer purchased, 18" to load July 11. new industry the world, the which the Lo Company recently arrives in Seattle July a crmplete one-line cannery and by-products equip- ment for the reindeer packing plant at Golovin, The machindry is equ a two-line salmon cannery. It is expected 10,000 cases will be packed before navigation closes this year after which king will be continued at the tional Fruit Canning Company in Se attle. The Sierra will bring the can- ning product and frozen carcasses Lo Seattle for canning and ship- ment to New York. Two thousand cases turned out here proved quite satisfactory to the company. Alaskan labor will be used exclusively. It is planned to contract for Alaskan veget- ubles, a deal now pending for the Matanuska potato crop which will be used with the reindeer meat for putting up meat loaves HENDERSON STOPS OFF ENROUTE HOME Word was received today from L. D. Henderson, Territorial Com- missioner of HEducatien, who has been in Seattle attending the meeting of the National Educa- tional Association, that he has stopped off in Ketchikan and will g0 to Kasaan to select a site for a new school building at that place; Mr. Henderson will come to Juneau on the Northwestern which is due here next Saturday ELKS CANCEL PICNIC SUNDAY ON ACCOUNT OF CLOUDY WEATHER Rain and cloudy weather again interferred yesterday with the Elks' Annual Picnic and at the last minute the outing was called oft owing to the inclement weath- er. It was announced today that thie event has been postponed indefinitely. The Bills had all arrangements made for a big time. The Picnic Committee went to Marmion Island late Saturday night and unloaded picnic stores, fixed up landing accommodations and built tahles. Rainfall started about 4 a. m. Sunday and when, at 7:30 4. m., there was no indications of a break in the weather, the stores were re-loaded and the Committee returned to town in time to prevent boats from de- parting with picnickers for the island. It is not believed the pienic will he held this summer. Making hoth ent to N "NCE MUSSOLINI OF IRELAND SHOT FROM AMBUSH “Strong Man" of Irish Frez State Government s Assassinated. MURDERERS LAY IN WAIT FOR VICTI Official Forgives Assassins in Dying Breath— Arrests Made. DUBLIN, Ircland, July 11, —Kevin 0'Higgins, known a3 “The Strong Man” of ths Irish Free State Government, has been shot down in ths street and killed, His murderers lay in wa't for him as they did in the case of Michael Collins. 0'Higgins, who was Vies: President of the Irish Free State Council and Minister of Justice and Foreign Afl- fairs, gasped out, as he on the street mortally wou “I forgive them all.” Six bullets passed through t%s head and body. O'Higgins died at his home four hours later O'Higgins was konwn as the “Irish Mussolini” on account of the strong measures he adontcd for suppressing the Republican attempt to smash the Free State by force of arms. He was prob- ably the most respected and most handy man in Ireland. O'Higgins began his career aa a clerk. He was arrested anl imprisoned during the disordcis of 1919 to 1921. Eamonn do Valera, Republican leader, lat r gave him a post in the Govern- ment but he supported the treaty of December 1921, and was made Minister of Justice the next year. Later in the same year, his father was shot dead in Queen's Couniy. ARRESTS ARE MADE DUBLIN, July 11. — Several arrests are reported made, Erow- ing out of the assassination of O'Higgins but no indication has been made that the actual per- sons implicated in the crime ca.2 been found. Official accounts state that five men were engaged in the asiaj- sination, two of whom act:d as scouts. EXPRESSED LONDON, July 11.-—Fears ars expressed in some newspaners this afternoon that the O'Hig- gin’s assassination might maes the beginning of a fresh per.od of lawlessness in Ireland, pei- haps a renewal of Civil War. SHEPARD OFF ON INSPECTION TRIP Gowey Shepard of the Ta: ritorial Mine Inspector's offie, left this morning on a mine fu- spection trip to Chichagof Isind. Ho took the Alameda to Skt and intends to secure a boat frowm there to the island. The Apex Bi Nido Mine, Hirst Chichago® snd the Chichagof Development Com- pany will be visited by tha 1 spector. Mr. Shepard expects '9 be gone 10 days. J. |OLD-TIME MUSICIAN IS VISITING JUNEAU Victor Durand, one of the bert known musiclans in Alaska, has arrived in Juneau from the I'ot - land Canal District, and intonds to remain here for some timl. Oldtimers, as well as recent ar- rivals, especially in the interlor, personally Know or have o of Durand. Durand has scores of friends in Juneau who are exteiid ‘ln: the glad hand,