The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, July 12, 1927, Page 1

VOL. XXX., NO. 4529. 1LY ALASKA JUNEAU, ALASKA, “ALL THE NEW TUESDAY. ALL THE TIME” JULY 1927. “y MEMBER MPIRK PRICE TEN CENTS OF ASSOCIATED PRESS 300 REPORTED KILLED IN EARTHQUAKE Fliers Across Pacific Ocean Are Given Noisy lVelcome COLUMBIA WINS POUGHKEEPSIE RACE . AFMY FLIERS RETURN HOME ; ARE. GREETED Two Ficutenants Who qlmn; Pucific to Hawaii, Reach San Francisco AN FRANCISCO, barrage of noise gri Albert F. Hegenber and Lester J. Maitland, United States Army when th returned today from Hawaii after na flight from July A tenant Fliers, N pioneer California to the Island Thousand lined the water- front and aboard ships and when th caught the first sight of the liner, Maui, carrying the fliers, ckeering started Scores of plane their the the flying colors a Golden Gate ui, which was went to qumn'.nu - .- CHAMBERLIN HOME BOUND in air as ship enter The M hours late, dipped 1 Holder ot Long Distance Air Record Returning to United States. SOUTHAMPTON, Eng., 2.—Carrying back to the Siutes his long distance ord, Clarence Chamberlin panied by his wife, home today oun thé than which left for to pick up Commander Byrd and his three compan m the Atlantic flight wlein Thea Masche, Ger many’s only woman licensed pilot boarded the Leviathan here with ler little stunt plane. - FICTION WRITER RETURNS SOUTH Peck, fiction who haw July United alr accom sailed for liner Levia Cherbourgh Richard Len Mrs. writer, and been guest Edward White and on their yacht, th the leisurcly cruise to Juneau from Sc this morning on the for their home in Peck, swart White Simba, during the yacht attle, left Prinecss Lonise the States While here, the the trip to Twin Glacier Camp with Dr. and Mrs. H. C. DeVighne, owners of the camp, and wera tremendcusly impressed with the vastness of the country. Mr. Peck declared he woull write a short story based on the trip to Taku, and the amusing ad- ventures, such as sticking on sard- bars, and having the motor fail completely, so that ihe end of the return trip was made with power turnished by oars propelled by the men of the party. Mr. and Mrs. Roberi Pinkerton, fiction writers, and the Rev. A. P. Kashevaroif were included jn the party which made the trip. Pecks mad Many Register At Ala | | Museum i s | Visitors at the Alaska Hi, | torical Museum yesterday re- | the number of mark. The total | | registration for the first 11 | days of this month, ending | last might at the closing hour, | is 1,029 | gistered to | 303, a high two | | AT i S5 MOMENTS o Radio kcpt anxious families of the crew of the Amenoa dnformed of the plane’s progress toward Europe. Picture shows !Mrs. Berta Acosta and her two ehildren, and Mrs. George | PNovxlle at Garden City, N. Y., reading Last messages from their | ‘husbands and fathers. (Internatioval Newsroel) m d‘s Apology BOPAH TALKS [t o~ ENFORCEMENT CHICAGO, July 13.~Aaron |ur just an accident of de in ‘vindication of the Jewish Must ple” as he doseribes himself—i completely satisfied with “Henry Ford's published apology for what | Ford's Dearborn Independent has I said about the Jews. Sapiro believed his lar libel suit against ettled out of court. “The retraction, apology and re-| cantation have fulfilled the pur of the suit so far as the | main intention is concerned,” said | th Sapiro | ighteenti 4 it s | | " LOSE COURT FIGHT; MUST GO TO TRIAL ANGELES, Cal, July 12 Los Angeles brokers, bank- and financiers indicted with Julian Petroleum Corporatior | financial fiasco, lost their first court skirmish when Superior Judge Stephens rejected all mo tions to dismiss or set aside thoj indictments and demurrers to us ury charges. All pleaded not guil- ty rand the trials were set for September 8 and October 3. S eee | Drunken Passengers Cause of Plane Crash Sa stiny Some Party “Mike Tonte b Eith | teenth Amendment CHICAGO, State Republican shteenth ome par ment “There ties who dr Amendmont,” said “Unless a party, as a party a pledge and prestige of the its enforcement, there ys be a balancing of pre wets and drys. Enfo now in m lo ckirmishing betwe Julv 1 William E Idaho, declares th Amendment will b d” unless a political makes an of enforc United Borah, | Million Dol | Senator Ford will be “fossiliz lssu | poses those winst t \ 1 I are ) Pt party behind will alwa cons, it a mere lines.” and ment | as is alitic - LOE | Fitty ers the Kiss in the Dark Frees Prisoner PARIS, July 1z dark got a Fi prison the other The prigoner Gabril | been behind the bars for twe and had several more to His wife came to see him. leave ing in the dark nd his wife em braced ial warmth, the! parting kiss being movie-lika | g in length that the guards noticed | ATTLE, July 12—A coroner’s it and were moved. | jury found that the drunken con- Gabril had a slip paper in|dition of passengers was respon- his cheek. It passed his wife's|sible for the death of O. H. John lips during the embrace. On the|son, pilot and threc passengers paper was written: in the Lake Washington crash on Tomorrow, during the July 5. tion hour, I will jump over the| Testimony indicated wall. Have a vehicle waiting for|front seat passenger, Fred Sta- me on the other side of the moat.” | cliff, seized or fell against the Mrs. Gabril had the vehicle. Her| dual control and swung it out of husband got away and hasn’t beei the pilot's hand. heard of since. She was detained - ceee — by the authorities. British Girls A chman day kiss in the out -t had | years sefve. At the corridor [0 of in recrea- that a Dugny Claims Renown Of Lindbergh Landing! LY PARIS, July 12.—Dugny, claim- ing thoe honor of receiving Lind- bergh on its soil, protests against the world-wide glory going to Le Bourget, a neighboring community. Dugny, maps shows, really has within its legal limits the ground where the man from the west came down. Le Bourget, howevar, has within “its jurisdiction par: of the airfield at the gouth and Marry Earlier, Men Later LONDON, July 12.—British giris are marrying younger than before the war, but men at a later age, according to statistics by the Registrar General, After the war many women mar- ried between the ages of 25 and 30. Thousands of marriageable girls lost their sweethearts during the war. Figures show that the majority of brides are now be- tween 20 and 25, They were children during the war. Many of the men now marrying were youths during the war, end where the military hangars are. It was because this army field , was the beginniug of the airport that the name Le Bourget was given the entire airdrome, nearly a mile long. Mayor Boisseau of the town of Dugny has taken upj with the Paris newspapers his community’s claim to’ at least some of the glory, little | prosperity 2 |8 | aition , wealth, ‘an Ancl beginning of the town and before | PROSPERITY IS DUE TO FEDERAL BANKING SYSTEM (S o enator Reed Credits Democrats for Basis of Countr Prosperity. Jul) 12.—Addres joint sesion of the Georgia ature last night, Senatom A Reed of Missou whatever there is of tod to the Federal banking system, and the Democratic Par the origin and perfec- James cribed Reserve ave to credit for tion of the system The Senator disputed “the at boast of the present Admin- istration that it produced a con- of prosperity He said no Government can produce which, he said, is pro- the people under given favorable conditions. He referred| specifically to the the Federal Reserve tem which permitted the mobilization of the wealth of the country as a basis for credits and financial flexibil- at was the marvel of the that duced by Speakjng of = the prosperity claim of the Republicans, Senator Reed said the present Adminis tration was run for and by the wealthy The part of the incidents and corrupt politics for lass nator devoted his address to a large reviewing of the secandalous use of money in many years past, B e INVESTIGATES DEATH OF MAN Motion Piclurc Man Found| Dead—Wife Hysterical —Much Drinking. HOLLYWOOD; € ectives have tigation into July 12 started n in the apparently violent death of Percival I. Lin wood, gged 49, motion picture employee, found dead in his home | with a two-inch gash at the base of his brain Mrs. Linwood is hysterical and| the police are unable to obtain information from her. The apartment was in great disorde There apparently been considerable drinking. Mrs. Linwood said her h\l«h-mrl was motion picture director but was unable to tell the name of the company. i PRINCESS LOUISE SOUTH The steamer princess Louis: pt. A. Slater, arrived in Juneau on her way south from S w this morning at 5 o'clock. T steamer remained in port an hour and sailed with the following pas senger Miss Josephine Ries George Nelson, Mrs. 8. Peterson Mrs. J. Pastle, L. W. Peck and Mrs. L. W. Peck for Seattle; Capt Chalk for Vancouver; erald K. Neéland for Prince Ru- pert. o .- MRS. BIGGS ARRIVES Mrs. J. H. Biggs, wife of J. H Biggs, who with Capt. J. H. Cann, recently purchased the Gastineau Hotel, and her sister, Mrs. Mar garet Jones, arrived today on the | Alaska to make their home in Juneau. Mr. and Mrs, Biggs and Mr= Jones will live in the newly re novated apartment in the Gas- tineau Annex. Mrs. Biggs and Mrs. Jones wil! take over the management of the upper floors of the Gastineau Ho tel in the near future. — . e FELIX BROWN SELLS OUT Felix. Brown, “See Me Felix,” rage merchant from the that a Nome merchant, has soll his store and stock of goods to Leo Koslosky of Seward and will leave soon for the States to reside. Failing health is assigned for hi: | France,” of which Briand is a|the move, he advantages of | ™ had| and | | Columbia—a dark horse—wins the annual four-mile varsity crew race on the Hudson af The Columbia shell is shown at the rlght being trailed actgss the finish line by . i Pouglikeepsie. ‘he \\d«hnw(on ]Inskuq. Cali fornia was third, EARTH SHOCK CAUSES DEATH T0 HUNDREDS “Fve Witness Describes Scenes Attending Earth Movement in Arabia. July 12.—An eye wit- arrived here today by airplane from Transjordania sa'd 300 persons were killed in yos- terday's earthquake. The eye witness Maan, Arabia, CAIRO, {ness who said that af most of the honses | were damaged or collapsed com- pletely while the Mosque, in | course of erection, was serlously | damaged. The movements of the earth |1asted 47 seconds and were visthla |in surrounding lava beds. The . eve witness said the effect of the jearth shocks was terrifying | Many persons were killed at | Amman, Palestine, while others DETECTIVES FAIL TO GET CONFESSION an ('hdrg,cd wnh Munlm of Women Withstands NEW YORK, time sailor to withstood gince last akmozt continuous barrag of | questions fired by relays of 20 detectives, who believe him guilty of hacking pieces’ the bodie |of two women in Brooklyn | rooming house where he is jani tor. Dnring July 12.—A y had sueceasfully Sunc the to a it all, the suspect Ludwig Lee, sat unmoved and calmly protested his innocence District Attorney Dood, of 3rooklyn, sald: “It does not real [1ly make such a difference wheth- [er he does confess. I am |fident we have strong enough to conviet him.” Parts of the bodies of the two women were found in ash cans nn the cellar of Lee's rooming house, lin a drain pipe that became| clogged and caused the cellar to be flooded there. | Lee said one of the dead women| | was Miss Sarah Brownell, aged 60 years. con- | a case, . HALIBUT BOATS IN PORT Three halibut boats arrived to- day from the banks with ap- proximately 19,000 pounds of fresh fish, which will be shipped to the States tomorrow on the Yu kon. The boats arriving were the Dagny, Capt. Mrs. Olaf Winters; Fern, Capt. John Lowell; and the Ford, Capt. Martin Erstad. The boats will remain in port for a few days and will then re- turn to the banks. Splendid weath-| er was reported during the en-| tire trip of 10 days. - e | SOMMERS AT ANCHORAGE R. J. Sommers, territorial high- | way engineer, arrived from the | north today (July 1) on the Brill car and will remain here on busi- |ness until the middle of next | week. He is stopping at the Ho- |tel Anchorage. (Anchorage | Times). S s GERMAN MASONS AID | INTERNATIONAL POLICY | BERLIN, July 12.—Grand Mas- ter of German Freemasonry Muel- lendorff stated in a speech, ac- cording to an article in the New York Times, that the ceremony of Germany's entry into the Lea- sue of Nations was a Masonic demonstration; that Stresemann in | his speech used Masonic termin- | ology, speaking of the “Divine | Architect of the Uhiverse,” and | that he pronounced the words in la special posture having a secret | meaning for Masons. The Grand Master also attribui- jed the whole Locarno policy f» ’Masunlc activities, especially 14| co-operation between German | lodges and the “Grand Orient of member, one-| PARENTS OF Long Quizzing. t | R | i | mobile ‘qnml*\\’)u re Ten in Court Following Assassination Ireland, July 12 Plunkett, son of Plunkett was men appear DUBLIN, George Count George one of the ten ing in court charged with | conspiring in the murder of Kevin O'Higgins, who was assagsinated on the tast Sunday, ntieet || ALASKA MAN ARE KILLED Wash., July 12.—Mr George Peeblor, an aged was killed when an auto plunged down a 100 foot embankment into the Yakima Ri ver. Their grandchildren, Vivian and Sylvia Poterson, who were driving with them said Mrs. Peeb. ler saw a boulder start a slide down a hill and seized the steer. ing wheel from her husband to( steer the car from the path of the rock. A YAKIMA and Mrs. couple, a son of the couple resides in Alaska. ELLENSBURG, Wash., July 12.—While speeding to the scene where her parents were killed in an automobile accident, Mrs. O. H. Peterson, of Seattle, was in- jured when the car driven by her | husband collided with another machine, Her injuries are not serious. Mrs. Peterson’s parents were Mr. and Mrs. George Peeb- ler, killed when their car left the Yakima Canyon highway and plunged down 150 {eet L:ghtnmg Sh'lkes Paris, Much Damage PARIS, July 12.—Again flooded by a violent storm, lightning last night struck many places and heavy damage is reported. German Woman Flier Makes Flight, Storm LONDON, July 12,—Braving the tlements, a severe rain and wln(l] storm, Fraulein Thea Rasche, Ger man flier, flew with Mrs. Elliott Lynn in the latter's plane to Sonthampton where Rasche salls today on the Leviathan for the United States, Crowd Creeting DeTnpley Is Throxn Into Water WHISE SULPHUR SPRING N. Y., July 12.—A crowd rusl ing to greet Jack Dempsey when| he started on a marathon on Lake George, was too much for the wharf which collapsed throw- ing 100 persons into two feet of water. Dempsey came out of the water dragging a woman from the heap. No one was hurt but accident furnished much amusement, | plane !Wdl Fight Gov. Hartley were killed at Ludd and Ramleh. 2 KNOWN DEAD SALEM, July 12.—Latest reports from Nablus, 80 miles north of Jerusalem, g 28 the earthquake casualties as 62 known dead and 250 injured, while at Ramlet, 12 were killed and 25 injured At Ludd were injured. b A bazaar collapsed at Nablus, | which accounts for many of tae dead and injured there. ll‘,lll | offi¢ial 8y 2 -+ at i Lou Gehrig | Makes Twenty- Ninth Homer NEW YORK, July 12.—Lou Gehrig drew abreast of Babe Ruth in the home rum ract when he smashed out his | twenty-ninth circuit drive of the season yesterday. Bo'h men are six home runs short of Ruth’s record in 1921. to Berlin. Members of the Berlin branch, however, turned like the prozer- bial worm. After stressing the'r thousands of war veterans at the recent “Steel Helmet" demonsfra- tion in Berlin, they withdrew. M»-‘ “‘ g the “Koenigin Lulse Bund” and formed an organization of M own under the name of “Lui bund.” Abbreviated hair and are not viewed with disfavour the new ‘“verein Col. Renee, French War Ace, Plans Round Trip - Pa"s' 24 Hou's‘ ‘NEW TME i | ald-Tribune says Col. R. Rex Ren nee, former officer of the LaFay-! ette Kscadrille and World War Ace, ennounces he will in | I to Paris and vetirn In 34 hours Rebel Leader Is Served Col. Rennee s credited with| with an Ultimatum by having shct down 10 planes during s c the 'World War | ommander. will be propelled by two| MANAGUA, Wic., July speci twelve eighty - Packard mofors and he will use a special ing the United States Marina fuel which he has inventsd. The Corps, has sent an ultimatum fo of a Rebel Leader Gen. Sandino to crulsing speed of between 200 lay down his arms at El Octal by and 375 miles an hour which ex- ceeds the speed plane record of July 14. 278.84 miles. | Thé rebel leader was notified | that unless he complied, a jolnt attack will be made by the Am- In Auto Accident Case Gen. Sandino has been operat- - |ing American mines and is sald SEATTLE, July 12. — A. W. to have a force of 1,000 men and Grotefeld, Chicago produce mer- four machine guns. H. Hartley on charges of driving while intoxicated. The Governor's p ey car collided with Grotefeld’s ‘ Sacco-Vanzetti Hearing the other night and Mrs. - BOSTON, Mass., July 12. Grotefeld will attempt to prov".llulxo Thayer, who presided the Governor’s car bore exempt the detail of Sacco and Vanz licenses and a piercing siren, both | against the law, when the cars Advisory Committee appointed by | Gov. Alvin T. Fuller to reviw ————-— |'the case. | - Search for Missing 3 B B 5 ST. JOHNS, N. F, July 12— Major F. Sidney Cotton’s airplane search for Nungesser and Coli has ended following a disagree- sociates. —————— Rotting Bananas Is Cause of Three Deaths bananas rotting in a cellar caused ) the deaths of three women in the Paris Central Markets. . . Bobbed Hair, Short Skirts BERLIN, July 12.—Bobbed hair [ promptly. dispatched and short skirts started a violent conflict within the feminine ranks legion of war veterans. The provincial groups of the “Koenigin Luise Bund,” as the woman's branch of the legion is tion by the bobbed hair and short skirts worn by their patriotic sis- ters in Berlin. A resolution setting forth what they regarded as the NEW YORK, Juiy 12.—The Her- l I H A Sop- | tember attempt a flight Col Rennoe's trans-Atlantic) Major G. D. Hatfield, Command- machine will be capable 8 o'clock on them orning ‘of lerican and Nicaraguan forces. chant, is ready to ftight Gov. R.I Judge Thayer Called in was injured. appeared today before the specia crashed. Airmen Comes to End | ment between Cotton and his as- PARIS, July 12.—Fumes from G Women Disagree on of the “Stahlhelm,” the German called, were stirred to indigna- error of the Berliners’ ways was