The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, September 26, 1927, Page 1

VOL. XXX., NO. 4593, AILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” JUNEAU, ALASKA, MONDAY S EGION TRAIN TEMBER 26, 1927. JACK PREPARES FORMAL APPEAL FROM DECISION Asks Slalefilelic Board to Declare Him Win- ner by Knockout DEMPSEY GIVES NO | Five Thousand Lose | Lives in Chinese ! Typhoon, Tidal Wave| HONGKONG, Sept. 26.— | The Exchange Telegraph Agency announced today the | receipt of a report that 5, | 000 persoms perished when | an nmenge tidal wave | and typhocn struck Yeung Kong., in the Province of Ywang- tung September 10. Twenty | thousand homes were dam- aged und 4¢0 junks and som- pans destroyed The total estimated loss | *oxceeds . $1,000,000. Ywang- tupg is located 150 miles | south of Hongkong. FLYNN INDICATES MAY APPEAL, COMMISSION, Jack's Manager Is Still Ap-| pealing—Dempsey Acts to Back Him Up CHICAGO, Sept. 26. — A formal appeal against the de- cision in the Tunney-Demp- sey fight here last Thursday night will be filed with the Illinois State Athletic Come# mission by Dempsey, himself, it was made kncwn here to- day. If this is ignored, it is_probable that an effort will be made to get the issue before the National Boxing Commission. This was indicated by de- velopments here over Sunday. Dempsey, it was announced, has wired the State Commis- ;‘;‘g PRV T 1. iy LOS ANGELES, “Cal., ‘Sept. 2¢ Is Preparing Letter —~Two men held up three officers The telegram from Jack to the|of the Los Angelés Water Power Commissfon said: “My manager [ Bureau just afier the offices open- and T are preparing a formal let-| °d this morning and escaped with ter, which will arrive in your of-|2 sum estimated at $85,000, all} fices Tuesday, asking you to re-|in cash. The robbery was pulled yerse the decision and declar:|off while hundreds of persons Dempsey the winner by a knock- rassed in front _0( the building out over Tunney.” in which the cffices are housed. Manager Leo Flynn indicated| Fred Kimble Boar, a guard, was| that an appeal would be made to]in the way of the robbers as they | the National Boxiug Commission, which is an association of com- missions of 18 States banded to- gether for the purpose of making aniform regulations. It was reported that Dempsey’s protest was made against his own judgment. His closest associate: said Jack was not inclined to make any objectins to the de- , but felt in duty bound tc 1 by Manager Flynn. PAYS HIS WAGEE CHICAGO, Sept. 26.—George A. Tuma, who bet $150 on Tun beat Dempsey and paid wager, said he counted 14% seconds while Tunney was down in the seventh. He paid because he thought Dempsey was entitled to a knockout victory. COOLIDGE NOT OUT, SAYS EDGE New Jersey Still for Presi- dent’s Renomination Says Senator Edge WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 26.—New Jersey still favors the renomination. of President Cool- idge at the Republican conven- tion next year in ‘spite of the “President’s statement that he does not choose to rua again. A gtatement to this effect was made today by Senator Walter E. Edge, New Jersey, atter a call at the White House. v | Benator Edge expressed the opinion that New Jersey would send an uninstructed delegation to the convention, one prepared to vote for President Coolidge unless he makes it more emphatic 1 that he will"not .be a candidate. _The Senator said Charles Evans * Hughes, and Secretary Herbert “had very ‘strong support in New Jersey, declaring that Dboth hed a fitty-fitty chance to secure the State’s. vote in the convention . the President take himself out of the race. through Juneau - et ——— BANDITS MAKE FINE HAUL IN - DAYLIGHT RAID Secure $85,000 in Down-' town Los Angeles Office in View of Hundreds | i } 1 f was kidnapped. He was hustled | across the sidewalk and bundled | inlo a waiting automobile. Ten ! miles out of the city he was| thrown out of the car. i Just after the offices had opened | today, two men entered the hulld-! ing, vaulted ihe counter and sat. down. No particular attention was paid to them, as the officers| through they were employees. | George Pessilla, cashier, was, forced to open the safe wher:| the payroll was kept. The money | was scooped up by the robbers and placed in a satchell they car-| ried with them. The three officers were bound with school book straps. Rubber balls were pushed into their mouths, to prevent theni from giving an alarm, and held in| rlace by handkerchiefs. Anbther' cashier, entering shortly after the robbery, discovered. their pligh* and released them. Nye Claims North Oakota Will Support F.O.Lowden 26.—The stand WASHINGTON, Sept. prediction that North Dakota Re-! publicans would instruct their de-! legates to the next Republicaa convention for Frank O. Lowden, cf Illinois, was made by Senator Nye, of that state. Although he personally favored Senator Norris of Nebraska for the nomination, Sehator Nye said he believed Mr. Lowden stood & rmuch better chance in the con- vention and said he was ready to go with his State for the Illinois nian. Democratic Women'’s Club Afoul Postal Laws, Report ' WASHINGTON, Sept. 26.—The ‘was informed by Postoffice, De- partment officials that the club’s natfonal campaign slogan contest in which an entrance fee of one dollar is required, was being con-. Qucted through the mails in viola: tion of the lottery laws. The Pulntem Department was convinced, it' was said, that the project involved simply an error in judgment and. was willing to on his waylwas conducted without require- Fi emerged from the building and! MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS APE TRAPS PRICE TEN CENTS Picks Up Note | SN '«‘»?‘SouthwesternlA—lfis'l;a Region - ANflTHER CLUE Presents Greatest Obstacle | i On Route of German Aviator 10 ILL-FATED LEAVING PRISON ‘ n “| tiiers, Lieut. Otto Koenn.:el;‘A Interesting study of former G ov. Warren T. McCray of Indiana. snapped as he was leaving Atlan ta penitentiary after serving three year sentence for using mails to d BATTLE LEGAL BREWING OVER TAX DEGISION Canadian Canners and Fish- ermen Prepare Suits to Recover Millions VANCOUVER, B. C., Sépt. 26. —Battle lines are belng drawn for 1a ecourt offensive which may cost {the Canadfan Government many | .| millions " of dollars in fees and taxes which have been collected from cannerymen and fishermen curing the past 60 years. This was made known here today. This action is the result of a degision handed down last Friday ty Justice W. A, MacDonald which Geclared Federal legislation pra-' viding for such taxation was ex- ceeding the powers of the Fed- eral Government. Just how large & sum of ‘money is involved i the actions which are sure to follow cannot be accurately esti’ mated but it will be large. QOperators began Iimmediately preparing to sue the Canadian Fisheries Department for monies adjudged illegally collected. In the meantimq, the Dominjon au Women's National Democratic club | thorities propose to appeal to tne! Supreme Court of Canada on the cecisiop which, it is estimated, will_ cost the Government $1,000.- 000 annually in taxes, Justice MacDonald’s decisior also opened another legal attack {vpon the Fisheries Department by 21 Japanese fish . who ware refused licenses despite the fact they are British subjects. They probably will sue for damages claimed to have been ined ere mot allowed mm."' LONDON, Sept. 26.—More than 48 hours have m without word of Lieu! t Ctto Koennecke and ‘two ccmpanions who left Angora, Turkey, Saturday for Brun.‘_ at the head of the Persian': Gulf, a distance of 1.050 miles. There are many miles of desert between Angora and Barra, as well as a sparsely, settled countsy. If the airmen were forced to alight in this region, it is almost certain they would g be some time before reach- ing a voint from which they could report. WASHINGTON, Sept. 26—Back tracking the history making Pa cific flight of the America rmy anl his companions, Count = Solms Laubach and Johannes ‘Herman, will tace one of the greatest na- tural impediments to human pro: gress if they altempt the crossing from Tokyo to Alaska by" the way of the Aleutian Islands, i was pointed out here by American cviation experts. The far southwestern .Alukn region 18 noted for its "wll}lo waws,” or small whirlwinds thay whistle’ down the valleys from tha mountain tops, into one of whicl Major Martin, Army flight com- mander, crashed and lost his plan» Nor is this the only hazard of this route. 1f Lieut. Koennecke undertakes this flight, he must make an oves water flight ot 878 miles to Attu Island. A- dense growth. of moss end grass makes it exceedingly d'fficult for a plane with wheels tu land in the Aleutians. After Attu comes Atka and, thence, the course reaches to Dutch Harbor, from there to Chignik. Between Dutch Harbor and Chignik the dangers to the flyers will in crease. Another menace are the inirages, showing headlands an islands In the air and painting snowy ridges which do not exist. The hop from Japan to Seward presents the greatest difficulty vlilch the Germans will encoun- ter on their flight from -Cologne to 'New York. Once that is con quered, they should not have great deal of trouble in making Seattle from Seward and complet- ing their attempted trip. Lieut. Osborne Wood Goes To Work for Mining: Firm SANTA FE, N. M., Sept. 26.— Lieut. Osborne C. Wood, son of the late Governor Gemeral of the Philippines, and whose Wall street activities but recently held him in the public eye, is here to work for a mining company. Asked about his financial ad- ventures, Lieut. Wood replied with a grin, “We’ll just forget about that. I've got & job and I'm go- ]ing to be busy with it.” L . o o Vienna Is Dying City as . | Deaths Mount Over Births VIENNA, Sept. '26.—Thix city is described as the “l?ylnc City,” in newspapers which today pub: lished Governmen t statistics showing an excess of deaths over births ip 1926. The Government figures say a total of 25,380 per- sons died here last year, while only 23,708 were born.’ Grandson of Slave First Nmfi_u_gqt()ficer NEW YORK, Sept. 26.—Wesley Williams, grandson of a slave, i« the ° first 0 flu‘b of the New York fire depsrtment. In a physical test. upon ce to be a letter becoming a fireman ago he was rated 100 per cent perfect. His rsndfather FLYERS FOUND Message in Bottle, Written on Airplane Linen, Is + Found in Atlantic THER TRANSOCEANIC FLIGHTS ARE PLANNED Two New Entries for Trans- ‘Pacific Hop Are An- nounced, New York NORFOLK, Va., Sept. 26. ~—Another clue tc the dizap- ~ pearance of the French av- 1dtors r and Coli was Teporte w to have 5:: 'Iot"d off the c-ast :;::r . It was a_message - ted by the two .flyers con- . tained in a bottle reported recovered by the Coast Guard near Manteo, North Carolina. If the message was a hoax, it was. very y plan- The note was written #on a piece of airplane linen, ¢z in English and read: send aid immodiately. Our airplane is wrecked. Finder* please notify.” Flight Last May Nungesser and Coli weie the first flyers to attempt the Paris to New York non-stop- flight. In the airplane White Bird, they took off from Le Bourget flying fleld near Paris, May 7, and no definite word was ever heard from or of them from that day. Clues of them have been various- ly reported from several locali- ties along the Canadian coast, and several searches were made without result. TWO MORE PLANNED NEW YORK, Sept. 26. — The transoceanic air adventure had two fresh entries today with California as a starting point. Australia and China are given ‘as destinations of the advetnurers. Four Australian aviators, back- ed by the Government of New Seuth Wales, are reported to be rushing pland for a 9,600-mile air journey from Oakland to Mel- bourne to be mnegogiated in five stages next month.’ Chinese merchants of San Francisco and South China are said to be jointly backing a good-will flight from San Fran- cisco to China to be made next year. / ONLY ONE LINDBERGH N YORK, Sept. 26.—Col. Charles A. Lindbergh has covered more than 25,000 miles in the Spirit of St. Louis .since’ he left San Diego prior to his flight from: New York to Paris and has been' late only once for am ap- pointment. Neither the plane nor motor has been overhauled. During the intervening four months, the noted flyer has been almost constantly flying in BEur- ope, Canada and has visited 50 cities in 30 BStates in this coun- try under all varieties of weath- er, conditions, —eo———— Mammoth Earth Fissure Discovered in Arizona PHOENIX, Ariz., Sept. 26.—A eigantic fissure approximately 400 yards long and in some places up to 6 feet in width with con- siderable depth, - has appeared three iniles west of Plchcho, about 70 _miles southeast of here. The * mammoth earth crack, crossing the Phoenix-Tueson high-: way and the Southern Pacific mainline tracks was exsmined bv Fayette 'A. Jones, geologist and former president of. Mexieo School of clared it to be the res earth® ‘.': Signed By e i e , Legal guardianship of Lorraine Snyder, 10, has been awa to_her grandmother, Mrs. Josephine raine is daughter of Mrs. TICE OF PROTEST %, [TRAGKS BLOWN | | | | ! V) rded rown of New York. Lor- uth Snyder, now in Sing Sing, con- rigted with Judd Gray of sash weight murder of her husband, YOUTH OF 19 KILLS 16-YEAR-OLD GIRL WHEN SHE ACCEPTS DOHENY FACES | NEW SUIT FOR CALIF, LEASES Government, Attacks Three Strips of Land Held— Pay Elk Hills Fine WASHINGTON, Sept. 26, Simultaneously with the announce- ment that the Edward L. Doheny oli compgnies had paid in full the court decree of $13,013,151 in the Elk Hills lease suit, the Navy Department made known that the Government had instituted a new suit against the companies at- tacking their c!alm to three strip leases totaling 861 acres of oil land, on the castern end of the Naval oll reserve in California. The payment brought to a close the Elk Hills lease litigation, the special government counsel, Owen J. Roberts and former Senator Atlee Pomerene, who prosecutet the case, reported to the Navy Department. It was estimated by the Department that this payment brought the total recovery of - | made by miore than $30,000,000 to the Gov- ernment from the Doheny lease in addition to reclaiming title to 30,000 “acres of ofl land. ' 'The mew action is based on the ground .that the operation of the wells on the strip leases might drain Naval wells on the reserve and Roberts and Pomerene have been retained by the Attorney General In the case. Sehator Moses Is Against Regulation Distance Hops PORTLAND, Me., Sept. 26. — Tegulation of long distance flights i opposed. Senator Moses of New - Hampshire, “Progress is L " he says. “You cannot stop the a covered wegou days.” CARFARE FROM BOY FRIEND; W AS WARNED NOT TO TAKE IT CHICAGO, Sept. 26.— Because she accepted 16 cents carfare from another boy, Frank Schlie- ben, 19-year-old youth, last night shot and killed Steffie Clelic, a 16-year-old girl friend. He is be- ing held by police authorities after admitting his gullt. As the couple stood on a corner while returning from a dance halt, the girl asked Schlieben for 15 cents for carfare to visit som> friends. He told her she had better, go home, warning her not to accept money from another youth who was with him. Steffle aisobeyed the warning and Schliz. ben shot her. | The boy was later arrested at |the home of a sister and, accord ing to the arresting officers, ad- mitted the killing. SEVEH-YEA!.-(;I.; GIRL IS SHOT BY AGED MAN NEW YORK, Sept. 26.—A sev- en-year-old girl, as she lay asleep, was shot dead today by a 65-year-old man In revenge ter, police allege. Angeline Con- stance was asleep In bed when she was instantly killed with a shot gun fired by Baggio Arsenlo, who escaped over theroofs of adjoining Houses. Relatives of the elain child told police officers that -Arsenio was enraged over the elopement of his daughter with a young man who was introduced to her by the dead girl's parents. When her father left for work this morning, the police sald, Arsenio, who was waiting at the door- way, slipped into the bedroom and committed tha horrible crime. The little girl's mother was ab- sent. Mrs. Julla Saltarelli, an aunt of Angeline, heard the shot and appeared on the scene in time to see Arsenio climbing down a ladder from the bedroom window. Abie’s Irish Rose Fails To Remain Long, London LONDON, Sept. 26. — “Ahle’s i Irish Rose” may be a perenniel in city, it is touring the provinces. {for the elopement of his daugh-| Coli, Nungesser UPIN EFFORT WRECK TRAINS American Legion Special Trains Threatened as Tour South France PRECAUTIONS TAKEN TO PREVENT HARM Police Bdi;;e—— Sacco-Van- zetti Sympathizers Back of Bombing NICE, France, Sept. 26. Bacco - Vamaath ayepetatien 0 - 8, were behind u.!""&. at- to wreck M}:;Cll. France, Sept. 26.—Two goodwill traina carrying | . ot Amerlcan . - members en. route from Parls here had nar- row escapes from dissster from wrecking at the hands of dyna. miters who, apparently, planned to bomb the trains, it was an. uounced here to The two spse cial trains arrived here safely last night and ran into another huge welcome, Does Much Damage A bomb exploded on the track & few miles east of Cannes early Sunday morning, a few minutes after the regular express train had passed but 11 hours before the Legion train reached the spot. The ralls were torn up, a deep hole dug in the roadbed, and 57 tele- ph:me and telegraph wires were cut. Another attempt was discovered a few hours later east of Nice On the line near Monte Carlo, rocks were piled on the track but these were removed by a track crew. The Legionnaires knew no. thing about it. Two possible disas- ters to other trains were also averted. Authorities immediately called out all possible guards to protect France's American guests from other possible outrages. CANADA SHIVERS IN COLD'S GRIP Western Provinces Vlulld by Sleet and Snow— Prince Albert Coldest ' WINNIPEG, Sept. 26.—West- ern..Canada Is slowly emerging from a sharp cold wave which brought both snow and sleet to all sections of the prairie prov- inces. Freesing temperatures pre- vailed throughout the section. Prince Albert registered 10 de~ groes of frost and was the cold- est spot in the Dominion. ENGLAND HAS SNOW LONDON, Eng., Sept. 36.— Snow, two inches deep, covers a large part of northern England, said reports received here. Thers has been an abnormal drop in temperatures and shepherds pre- dict an unusually severe winter. WINTER HITS COLORADO DENVER, Colo, Sept. 2¢.—A cold, driving rain, punctuated with snow at intervals, gave Colorade its first real of winter. Bimilar weather ocom- diti ted in other sec 'uon‘:“ut";:‘:’bkl llannu” : . b Carl S. Willis, superintendent of ' daring men of |New York, but it has been un-|the Jacob Marty mime &t airways any more than yo'i{able to bloom nearly sp long injham Bay, and could stop the ploneers of the|London. After 16 weeks in the| visitors in i ing at the