The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, September 24, 1927, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XXX., NO. 4592. JUNEAU ALASKA SATURDAY bEPTHVDBER 24, 1927. FLYNN ENTERS FIGHT PR()TEST OGDEN CONFERENCE ENDORSES SMITH Coolldge Indlcates Another Lar DEMOGRATS OF WEST ENDORSE GOV, AL SMITH Democratic Western Con-| ference Votes to Nomin- ate 'N. Y. Governor STANDS FOR, IDEALS AND BEST TRADITIONS | | Resolutions Praise Smith as! Best and Most Available Man — Some Oppose OGDEN, Utah, Sept. 24— After three hours of debate the conference of Democrats of Western States adopted a resolution endorsing the can- didacy of Gov. Alfred E. Smith of New York for the party nominaticn for Presi- dent in 1928, While the reso- Intion had a sweeping ma- jority, it was not adopted unanimously. Utah delegates particularly opposed action at this time. The first discordant note was . sounded Louis 8. Francisco of San Diego, Cali- forma, w%oo said he ieved didate.” "He outlined pflnni nles and plans for relievine the farmer and solving the Prohibiticn question, Judge Joshua Greenwood of Salt Lake said he doubted if the Republicans nominated Charles E. Hughes, Gov. Smith could car- ry his home State. All Western States were rep- resented at the conference except Washington and Oregon. Committee Starts Debate The debate over the endorse- ment of Gov. Smith began when the report of the committee on order of busiress recommended it. The report sa‘d: “Gov. Smith represents the best traditions and ideals of the Demo- cratic Party and is the most available mentioned for the Presidential nomination.” Louis S. Francisco of San Diego was politely asked to withdraw from the conference when he an- Jwunced that he was a candidate ¢ for the Presidential nomination. Francisco said: “I think this meeting #& very inopportune. I had understood that it was a meeting of the Democratic organization, but it apparently is more than that. It is an Al Smith booster gather- ing.” (Continuea on t'age Two.) — “Grinders” Seized, Earning Power Impaired, Says Hubby SEATTLE, Sept, 24.—Ar- | thur Reid yesterday filed {n affidavit protesting that his wife seized his false teeth when they separated and | kept the ‘“‘grinders,” thus impairing his ability to eat and consequently his earn- | | ing ability as a furniture mover, The affidavit was filed in proceedings in which Mrs. | Reid pleads for $100 with which to pay attorney fees in the separation suit. | | —_—— CAPT. KIDD AND HIS PIRATE CREW Levine’s Effort to Set New Long Flight Record Fails VIENNA, Sapt. 24— Charles A, Levine’s attempt | | to set a new long distance flight record ended here when the mopoplane Colum- bia landed at yest day afternoon. pouring | rainstorm proved the un- | doing of Levine and his companion Ceptain Hinch- cliffe, forcing them to land here. 5 A AMNESA, SAYS MINISTER WHO WEDS SEVERAL Wives and Famlhes in Four Cities Claim Him as Husband and Father GRAND RAPIDS, 24.—Rev. Columbus, Georgia, is being held here by authcrities to face num- Mich., Sept. Willis Jordan, late of erous charges of family desertion! and probably other charges. Offi- cers from:Charlotte, M. C., a_ warrant. for an unknown charge are enroute here after the preacher Rev. Jordan told local police authorities that he left the Geor- gia city at the urging of some of its citizens, being sorely har- rassed by persons claiming him as husband and father. While the preacher is the sub- Ject of communivations from var- ious cities where it he is wanted for desertion; confronted with accounts of left with! SEES DIRIGIBLE is claimed| and 1 NAVAL EXPERTS FIND CHANGES IN NEW BRITISH DREADNAUGHTS inis 18 the new type uf British dmdmuxht., cnmbnung lessons’ learned in the World War. Amencsn naval experts are studying it closely to find what new secrets Britain has discovered in ! nnval b\uldmg The inset pictures Sir Clmt]e.y lhdden, First Sea Lord of Britain, ‘Dtstnbutwn Becomes Vital Problem;Solution Necessary If Busmess Is to Prosper wives and families in four cities,; Rev. Jordan. cxclaimed: are records against me of these! {Chesapeake & Atlantic 1 am sure they Oc-‘reporle(l marriages, “If there Local 'Railroad Engineer Re; FALL IN TREES: rts Dirigible Wreck—Ma Be an Army Craft SAULSBURY, Md., Sept. 24.—- offices of the Baltimore, Railway that shortly after 11 curred while I was under thelo’clock this marning,a construc- spell of amnesia from which I'tion engineer of suffer frequently.” Koennecke Leaves Angora ANGORA, Turkey, Sept. Lieut. aviator, and his two companious hopped off this morning on the, 24. German Otto Koennecke, second leg of their flight from States via the east. The plane's immediate goal is' Basra, Irak. Koennecke hopes to cover 1,000 miles by tonight. MacMillan Expedition Is Now in Winter Quarters 'PORTL:\Z\'D, Maine, Sept. 24.-- The McMillan tion in the Arctic regions has settled down for the winter at Bowdoin Harbor, northern Labra dor, in “a beautiful location which ) promises to yield some very valu- able scientific results.” This word has been received by Daniel W. scientitic expedi- ! On Second Leg of flightl‘ {making a mnose Langley Field, Cologne, Germany to the United| the road has seen a large dirigible apparently dive into tree tops six miles from here. There has, however, been no report of any dirigible accident. LAKEHURST, N. J., Spet. 24. —Two nonrigid Army dirigibles, ! TC-5 and TC-9, left Lakehurst today for their home station at Virginia. It is pos- sible that one of them has come |to griet. {Nairobi to Exterminate Marauding Hippopotami NAIROBI, East Africa, Sept. 24 ~—Maurauding - hippopotami have become so obstreperous that the pame department of Uganda has decided to exterminate them it possible. Several deaths have been |caused by the overturning of ca- poes by the beats. In one case a canoe bearing Maitland Warne, a game warden and four nRatives was overturned by a rising hippo, Hoegg of this city In a radio|which then crushed the craft in message from Lieut. Donald B. MacMillan. “We are all happy and well,” the message added. “We are in an unexplored and unmapped coun try and should add to ‘the map at least 100 unknown lakes and many beautiful rivers. “The Nascople Indians have vis.| —Samuel Commander | jts jaws. Three of the natives were drowned. Former Indi Mayor Dies Sudduly INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Sept. 24. Lewis' Shank, former ited us twice. This tribe we know | Mayor of Indiana, dled suddenly little about, NEW YORK, A Sept. . 24.—Dis- tribution has become a vital problem and unless it can bel qul(k)y solved, over-production |ehacked and under-demand cor- rected some business firms will hc forced to the wall and others wlll have only indifferent suc- cess, 39 corporation executives |say in a survey issued by the Farmers’ Loan and Trust Com- pany. James H. Perkins, President of the Trust Company, suggests in the introduction that consumers must lessen their demands for service if there is to be a sat- isfactory reduction in distribu- tion costs. Profit Is Small Edsel Ford says that while production is great and consum- {ing demand almost’equal to it, there is little profit in transac- tions. He believes that there must be either a survival of the fittest policy with the best pro- ducer winning out, or additional consumption on the part of the people. Walter P. Chrysler, Chairman of the Board of the Chrysler Corporation, is of much the same opinion. “Chain stores, mail ord- er houses, direét buying from producers by retailers and any other devices of a similar nature which prove themselves cuinpet.- tively advantageous should be encouraged,” he says, Charles B. Seger, President of the United States Rubber Com- pany, considers the policy of ““hand-to-mouth buying” a fac- tor in increased distribution costs, adding “it is our opinion that there is a greater oppor- tunity for reduction in this di- rection than in costs of produc- tion.” Eliminate Middleman George W. Hill, President of the American Tobacco Company, believes the tendency of distri- bution is toward elimination of the middleman, more efficient distribution at lower costs and saley direct from manufacturer o chain stores or associations of stores. On the other hand, George F. therefore, hope ba-|of heart disease this morning. He|Johnson, President of the Endi- fore spring to learn much P( in-{ had been active unmtil the last few |cott-Johnson Corporation, believes terest.” days, having appeared as a wit- ress at the trial of the presen: Mayor John Duvall, who was con- victed of violating the corrup: RECOGNIZED IN PARISH FESTIVITY |Practices act. MIDDLETOWN, N. J, Sept. 24.—Captain Kidd and his pirate crew were ‘accorded recogmition last week at the celebration o the 225th anniversary of Chri :::‘m the parish of which was db:'o have been foundodm ccaneer’s money, and w-‘.;. endowed by one of his testivities vi) of a treasure hunt and a pirate’ ball. Most of the participants were -&ttired in the proper cos- In 18 Seconds, nds, Speed Test fumie, ‘which included sea boots wunmm-on. Sept. 24.—Nino| kerohief, show the parish was|Navy transport ith \mmu of Captale men leaping successtully from a airplage in speed Navy Department officers. All of that chain stores have been car ried too far and that tRe small merchant is an important factor for good in the development of the vitally Important smaller communities. Alexander Legge, President of the International Harvester Com- pany, thinks the eost of high liv- ing rather than the high cost of living is for most of the economic ‘and that just as soon as consumer: stop broperty left by|tests today, cleared the plane Ir |the practice of ordering by tele- Leeds, & comscience-|1§ seconds, it was anmounced by|phone articles for which the cost of delivery is Sreater than the to him 'hgs|the parachutes th successtul-|cost of production, living costs th-cmud; may drop. By JAMES L. WEST, (Astociated Press Staft Writer). WASHINGTON, Sept. 20.—Pos- sessing as they do many charac- teristies not found in any other capital ships afloat, the new Brit- ish dreadnaughts Nelson and Rod- ney ‘ave being studied. by naval cofistrustors. in. an &fforg to de- mfige what ef!ectqthey should have ‘npon the designs of the replacument batlleships to be builc under the ‘terms of the Washing- ton naval treaty, beginning in 1931, These vessels embody the les- sons the British learned from th- naval conflicts in the World War, and naturally their plans are care fully guarded by the British ad- miralty. However, it is known that in many respects their da- sign is a distinct departure from the dreadnaughts which preceded them. Hull Puzzies Experts One of the most noticeable changes, and one puzzling naval officers most, is the absence of any signs of protective armor on the hull. These officers have about reached the conclusion that the main hull of the ship is in- side the shell showing, and that attached to it is the heavy armor these ships carry. This conclusion is predicated upon the known theory of British naval constructors that a torpedo should not first strike the major hull of the ship. It was because of this that the British adopted the blister as a protection to the main hull in its older craft. Tor- pedo protection for American bhat- tleships in furnished in a series of hulls within hulls 'with short spaced bulkheads, to enable the ship to keep aflout. The belief that the armor on the Nelsom and Rodney is placed on an inmer hull is further streng. thenel by the appearance of a series of plates placed along the hulls of the ships near the water line. Those studying the vessels conclude ‘that these plates cover " (Continued on Page Seven.) — Ft. Leavenworth Sees Famous “Third” Again FT. LEAVENWORTH, Kans,, Sept. 24.——The “founders” of Ft Leavenworth have completed a month’s’ wisit to the army post after & Iapse of 100 years. In the spring of 1827 General Henry . Leavenworth led the Third Infantry here from Camp Miller, ‘Mo, and founded the post. The Third Infantry did not re- turn until last month, when de- tachments from the fsmous regi- ment came from Fort Snelling, Minn., for duty as enlisted per- sonnel at & eitisens training camp. The Third is one ol the oldest regiments {n the service, its his- tory dating hack to the original Pennsylvania Infantry, orgsnized by Col 1774, It earned the IOE “The Old Guard of the Al with Oonnl Scott at Mexico ‘“” REVENUE FROM INCOME TAXES WILL BE HIGH President Expects Them to Be as High as They Were Last Year DECLINES TO OPINE DRY FAC F§ PRISON | 1 | ON RATE REDUC'HON‘ Cruiser Bulldmz Program Will Have Effect on Final Policy WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 24. — Another large Federal treasury surplus this year was indicated as a strong vrobability at the White House today, althouzh no definite sum was fixed. It was made known, however, that President Coolidge ex- pects the income tax collec- tions to be at least as high as last year when the treas- ury accumulated a surplus of ,000, This leads to the conclusion that there will be mater:al re- duction in the existing tax sched- 'lulhuldlll any ‘opinion eon % amount of reduction possible. j How much tax peduction will be affected by the action of Con- gress in regard to the naval cruiger construction progrum s, also, a matter of comment here. | Mr. Coolidge believes, it was made. known, that the failure of |the Geneva disarmament confer- ence between the United States, Great Britain and Japan, will have little effect on Congressional action in drafting a cruiser bwlding program. Nor does the President feel re- ceptive to the American Legion’'s proposal for a unified department of National Defense. He is con-~ !vinced that the suggeastion is not entirely feasible owing to the strenuous opposition which is known exists in both the Army |nnd Navy and, also, in Congress. BIG SNOW HITS 'WISEMANSEPT.11 Boat Arrivi;;_at Ruby Re- ports Unprecedented Snowfall, Koyukuk RUBY, Alaska, Sept. 24.—Three feet of snow had fallen at Wise- man, on the upper Koyukuk River, Ly September 11, according to r- ports brought here by Capt. E. P. Allard of the power boat Bes sie which arrived here last night cnroute to Nenana. Oldtimers said this was the most snow that ever fallen by that date. Capt. Allard said mining in the Koyukuk River district had been rrofitable this season. Operations Lowever, had heen severely cur} tailed by the short season, Hoosegow in Washington Kept Iuy with Drunks WA.BING‘I'ON Sept. 24.—The Loosegow in the capital of this prohibition country has been quite busy with drunks. Official stati: tics are that 5,874 persons or 49.2 per cent of those in the district jall last yea¥, were convicted of Intoxication.. Funeral Held in Bull R’-.dOwur’sReqnut |ules: The President, however, iul; DR’ EDWARD S, SMUMAKBQ [OACHRACH BmOTO) ( INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 24, — A penal farm and a fine of $260 for contempt of the Indiana su- preme court face Dr, Edward 8. Shumaker, superintendent of the Indiana Anti-8aloon League. Dr. Shumaker is at liberty um- der bond until October 5. The contempt alleged consisted of. statements in the 1025 annual re- port of the league charging the supreme court with prejudice lq deciding liquor cases. Anti-Baloon League counsel Iuv- Dr. Shumaker and his associates drafted the Indiana “bone dry” law, reputed to be the strictest state enforcement statute in the country., ————— DOMINION MAY LOSE MILLIONS IN FISH TAXES Supreme Court Rules Fed- eral Cannery Fees and Case Tax, Ultra Vires VANCOUVER, B. C., Sepnt. 24, —A decision which may cost tha Dominion of Canada $1,000,000 anuually in revenue collected in fish cannery fees and tax per case on salmon was handed down here yesterday by Justice McDonald of the Supreme Court. He held that Federal legisla®on providing for taxation was ultra vires. There is no means of, nppea’ from the Court's judgment. Final disposition, however, may be made by the Privy Coun- cil in London Another proceed- ing. is now pending before the Council in which the Dominlon Fishery Department is being sued for damages by the Somerville Cannery Company. BALTIMORE, Md., Sept. 24. - I'ire which last night raged more than an hour in an ammunition pit at Curtis Bay Army ordinance depot theatened for & time to wipe out the entire district similar to that at Lake Denmark last year. Shells dumped into the 16-foot pit for salvage purposes were detonated In a series of ex plosions héard and feit within the tadius of a mile. of the issue ge T reasury Surplus DEBATE RAGES OVERCOUNTIN SEVENTHROUND Athletic Commission Re- fuses to Consider Pro- test of Manager Flynn RICKARD IS WILLING TOREMATCH FIGHTERS Tunney Readv to Fight Anyone—Ten Fight Fans 60-day term at the Indiana state| not consider a reversal” of the decision which gave Tunney the victory, This statement closes the possibility 'of Flynn pressing his protest although the Com- mission is willing to listen to him if he des'res to appear. Greatest Dra Card Tex’ Rickard sald Jack Demp- sey s still the greatest drawing card in the histery of the prize- ring and there is a lot of money for him in the fieiit gme yet it he chooses to stick to It. ‘The New York promoter indi- oated there was a possibility of another serles of elimination con- tents for a challenger to fight Tunney for the title, and the possibility of Dempsey again fac~ ing the Champion. He said: “I will be willing to promote an- other Dempsey-Tunney mateh i Jack will go over the same route again, and can establish himself as the logical contender.” Tunney Heads Homeward Happy iLhat he rroved himself at last a fighter who is able to meet Dempsey at his own game and still win even though the issue was clouded by the *long count,” Gene Tunney prepared last night to head homeward to fireenwich Village. The Cham- plon expressed little sympathy " (Continued on Page kigat.) ? ——e——— 18 Federal Dry Men Dismissed from Service In Newark WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. | 24—With the dismissal of 18 Federal prohibition agents at Newark, N. J, plans went forward for a general cleanup of the State, it was announced from the Treasury Department today. The New Jersey situation is regarded by Treasury offi- | elnis as presenting every | problam of prohibition en- | forcemisnt that can be found | fa the entre country. e eT———— 1T MAN’S FRAILTY AND ACTIVITY OF MOSCOW, Sept. 24.—The day is not far off, in the opinion of MURCIA, ,lottn Sept. 24.—An- Prof. Alexander Techijevsky of selmo Lorenclo, nvn-r of a, bull | Moscow University, ng, made. his funeral and 0 stood twice regular (3 }'aquen tha' be held /in the ringz, bull fight fans “the body was borne the ring, then the were staged. when Jud in estimating the degree of guilf of a person convicled of crime, will demand t: know the meterological and astronomical conditfons obtaining at the time the crime wa3i c.mmitted, SUNSPOTS ARE CLOSELY ALLIED Tchijevsky claims to hi . dis- covered a decided relation lfi tween sunspot -eumy and hu- man, frailty, ®pared for the Uluo' feal Laboratory n “The neater a crime time when es its ma; responsibility ronl’nrtl'flh_