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

THE DAILY ALA! VOL XXX., NO. 4607. “ALL THE NEWS ALL.THE TIME” JUNEAU ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1927. ' AR RUTH ELDER OFF ON FLIGHT PROGRESSIVES WILL BE ONE SAYS LEADERS Weitern Scnators May Not Bolt but Will Unite— Norris for President WASHINGTON, Oct. 12.—Wes:- ern Republican Senators, belony,- ing to the so-called Progressive group, announced their intention to “unite for solidarity of action’' in the consideration of President- jal candidates and legislative pro- blems in -the mext Congress. Dis- ng any threat of forming third party, the Western Seu- tors, with Senator W. E. Borah of Idaho, as spokesman, declared that their purpose of banding io gether was. based on the theory that the Republican Party is 'a {ational Party and not an Ea rty. Norris - Considered While Senator George W. Nor-| ris is hesitant about entering th:| Presidential primaries in the; Western agricultural States, th participating in the conferenc here were unanimous in the de-| claration that they would be glad to support him in any State in| wiich he might consent To have| his name used. This statemeut| was contained in an authorized statement issued after the confer- ence, which was participated in by Senator W. E. Borah of Idaho, Senators Lynn J. Frazier and Gerald P. Nye of North Dakota, Smith W. Brookhart of Iowa and! George W. Norris of Nebraska. Wisconsin . Senators Not Present; It was notable that Senators Robert M. La Follette and John J. Blaine of Wisconsin were ab- sept from the meeting. The Wi.- consin situation is being consider- ed rather as o ‘Middle Western matter. Former Senator Wllllar] M. Butler, Chairman of the R:-| publican National Committee re-{ cently: called a meeting of tho! Republican National Committee- men from Wisconsin, Illinois, ln{ diana, lowa, Missouri and Kansas' for the purpose of discussing the Wisconsin situation with the pos- sible hope of returnfhg that State to the Republican Party in 1923, In 1924 it supporfed the late Seu- ator ‘Robert M. La Follette against | President Coolidge, the Republican nominee. Wisconsin May Stay Out That the La Follette faction o the Republican Party will conduzt a campaign for delegates to the Presidential convention independ- .ent of the National Republican Party was definitely indicated by a statement given out by Staie Senator John B. Chase, Chairman of the Wisconsin Republican State & (Continued on Page Three.) Beautiful Women May. Soon Disappear IANEW!ANGIITHISM T City, was presented with an fund of $125,000 by the boy’s father. Helen Baine, who eloped with Phillip Chancellor to Carson | “annulment gift” in form of a trust When Phillip and Helen become of age, they expect to have money enough to marry on since he is heir to $9.000.000. (Tntarnntionnl Newsreel) FORDS HAVE CONGESSION FOR RUBBER {Over 3,000,000 Acres Se- cured in Brazil, Rub- ber Development DETROIT, Mich,, Oect. 12.— Plans for #he establishment of a rubber development company on! a conecession of from 3,000,000 to 4,000,000 acres in the State of Para, Brazil, is announced by Edsel Ford. The concession lies Amazon River Valley, in the The com- as the Ford Industrial Expansion Company and will be officered by Henry Ford, Edsel Ford and other offi- cers of the Ford Motor Company. | The capitalization will be $1,-! 000,000 and every modern) methed, ineluding an airplane, will be used in the development of the acreage. Honeymoon Is Ended In Tragic Accident PORTAGE, Wis,, Oct. 12.—With NEW YORK, Uct. 12.—In a few |the groom clutching the wheel ani centures the world seems destined |the bride having her arms around 1o lack beautiful women, such is{him, a honeymoon has ended in one of the conclysions drawn from|a tragic automobile accident. The the decline of .the birthrate in|car in which Mr. and Mrs. John the upper classes: by Professor Ziilsworth Hunt! of Yale and Leon F. Wh 0Ot 500 of M. Ziegteld's b-ugfn who have mar- ried only 26 children, ACTIVE DAUGHTER OF CHICAGO, Oct. 18—Mark Han. ha's daughter has followed parent- &1 precept, She will fun for public ‘office. Announcement of | Mrs. Medill cCormick that she will seek the epublican nomination as Illinois gressman-at-large, climaxes a ng career in politics that began hen “Hanna of Oblo” was called the president maker.” [ 8he will undertake her paign th the same vigor that cl the career of her father, re of legendary power in tics. She has announced she mp every Illinols county effort to win the nomination ‘primary. next April. J. Pirkl of Marshall, Miss., were touring plunged into a pond. Ol shoes were dangling on the car when it was recovered with the bodies. MARK HANNA service, 1 have adopted a political lite where by training and experi- ence I .can be most useful,” the announcement of her candidacy aid 'On what 1 have said and done in the course of there years. o Hilinols policies and on national policies, I hope for the support of the vaters of ‘the state.” The - two present congressmen- atlarge from Mlinois are former Governor Richard Yates of Spring tield and Henry R. Rathbone of Kenilworth, Chicago north shore suburb. Both are Republicans, ‘. Mrs. McCormick played an im- portant part in the political suc- cess of her husband, the late Sen. ‘tr Medill McCormick of Chi- mmy ,‘- hn um- onl, .Cuoli(lge off On Trip; Will Leave Tonight | | | WASHINGTON, Oct. 12.— | President Coolidge will leave | Washington tonight for the first time since he returned from the Black Hills, to journey to Pittsburgh, where | ke will speak tomororw at | the Founder’s Day Celebra- tion of ‘the Carnegie In- | | stitute. SEN. WHEELER IS CANDIDATE BUTTE, Mont., Oer, 12.—United States Senator Burton K. Wheeler, Democrat, went on record today as a candidate to succeed him- gelf in the United States Senate. “My hat is in the ring for the 1928 campaign. [ am making this announcement so that my political opponents may not be misled by | relatives and unfounded rumors, said Senator Wheeler. Tornado Whips Through Village in Arkansas BLYTHEVILLE, Ark., Oct. 12. —Four persons were killed and a score injured in a tornado which whipped through the vil- lage of Dell, 11 miles east of early this morning and ed a number of tenant houses on plantations. szExs ILLINOIS SEAT IN CONGRESS!Edward Curtis Says He Is Unable l'ly Alimony SEATTLE, Oct 12, — Edward Curtis took the witness stand in the Supermr Court yesterday af- ternoon and answered his divorced v (and emerged victorious. /600D BEER IS DEMAND T0 BE. MADE BY LABOR ried to Very Doors of Congress 1.OS ANGELES, Cal, Organized labor has carry the demands for Oct. 12.— decided to action on Congress. {the American Federation of L= ibor, in annual convention hers, approved of a meeting of labor representatives with other allied forces to be called ‘In''Washing- ! ton, The purpose of the Washington meeting will be to place force behind the demands for the repeal or moditication of the anti-Trnst Act in order not to interfere with labor activities, and also modifica- tion of the prohibition law to per- mit the sale of “wholesome beer.” Federation came from Resolution tending the American of Labor convention the adoption of the Committee’s report. ATTACKED BY RATTLESNAKES | RIVERTON, Wyo., Oct. 12.— Ted Les, sheep camp rover, bat- tled 115 rattlesnakes near here He was crossing a sheep bed of ground when he heard a noise which he thought was the rustle of dry weed sg2d:pods but discovered he | was in_the midst of a seething ‘rattling mass of rattlers. rushed to a nearby wagon, uelud a shovel and killed 75. Lnter he killed 40 more and displayed a gunny sack containing the rep- tiles as proof of his story. Banker Presents Town With New School House \ MARTEL, Neb., Oect. 1 own, William H. Moore, Martel bank cashier, built a modern school house entirely with his own money and presented it to the school district. The district previously had buc that a new building was badly needed. When a disagreement arose as to where the structure should be located Moore, hoping to prevent ill-feeling in the com- munity, made his offer and car- ried it out. President Cosgrave Heads Exec. Council DUBLIN, Oct. 12. — President Cosgrave has been re-elected President of the Irish Free State Executive Council by the new Dail Eireann. His majority was six over his opponents. He will now proceed to form a Cabinet. Officer Loses. Petting Case; Seeks New Trial CLEVELAND, Oct. 12, — The jury which awarded $3,656 dam- ages because Mr. and Mrs. Josepn Mack were locked up for petting is accused by Police Sergeant Frank Rolfe, of prejudice. He seeks a new trial. Plan Hop of South Ao Tosieh ST. LOUIS, Senegal, Oct. 12.— wife's demands that he be ad-(,... o, Costes sad Le Brix plan Jjudged fatlure to pay $4,000 alimony. The author and suthority on the North American Indians, told the co-'t he was financially insolvent. said he wis writing twenty vol- ume work on the American Indian but expected no money for it as it was his duty and life work. ' cu;‘ Oct, 12.—Dr, ; ‘l’to-m Seattle has , subedmi . in_gontempt of court for| to hop this evening for Natal, Brazil. This hop will un about 23 hours. ————.‘-h—_ Turkey Must Be “At Home” On October 28. CONSTANTL Oct. 12~ iy when will be charged with the % ol taking the B e us ‘ever co Two Issues Are to Be Car| certain legislation to the doors of This was the stand taken when'l The action of the delegates at-|¥ i | | | | | ! | i one school, and it was so crowded | MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRFSS KA EMPIRE " PRICE TEN CENTS Prize Wmner in F light Across Ocean in Plane AMEH'GAN BIRL Rnfh Elder, R lan pllct (nght) as the Daughterle' s Born to '} Belgium Ro'ynlfy BR LS, Oct. 12.—The | |whegfts of Belgians were glad- | | demed_late ‘yesterday when | a Al er was born to | Crow Prince Leopold, of | Bglglum and Princess Astrid, niege the King of Sweden. | | Thi5 is Ghe first born to the | Crpwa, PHince and the Swed- | ish de. The little one weig! 7 pounds. The lit- | tle Princess can never rule | this kingdom for Royal suc- | cegsion is restricte miale line, o — . HEART OF BIG ‘RESORT SWEPT BY FIRE TODAY _| though he has no children of his} Fifty Buildings, Including 1,000 Room Hotel De- stroyed, Ocean City OCEAN CITY, N. J., Oct. Swept by fire, the heart of this seaside resort is a mass of ruins. Driven by a brisk wind, the fire which started in the Arcade Building, wiped out approxi- mately .50 buildings including a hotel, cottages, shops and thea- tmes, before it was brought under control four hours later. Many other places were damaged. Mayor Joseas Champion esti- mated the damage close to $4,- 000,000, Among the largest hotels de- beauty prize winner of fifi!‘@mrfie W. Haldeman (center). 12— abam i, shown with her Stinson-Detroiter plane and She hopes t) safely make the flight thus beating Luiba Phil- fint _woman to rccmphsh such & feat 'ALASKA LIQUOR - GASE IS TAKEN SUPREME COURT Assistant Attorney General Argues for Absélute Bone Dry Law WASHINGTON, Oct. 12.—The Alaska Bone Dry Law remains: in full effect notwithstanding the subsequent enactment of ‘the Na- tional Prohibition Law, Assistant General Willebrandt hcontended tn: - the Supréme’ Court 'in the case won in tha" lower Federal Courts by Ole Berkness, of Fairbanks, Alaska. Explaining that under the hone dry statute, possession of liquor ,in one's home in Alaska is un- lawful, while under the Federal IPrnlllbmml Act, liquor may law- {fully be kept in the home, Mrs. 1w1llehrnndt insisted that Con- |gress intended, because Qf the | peculiar conditions in Alaska, to | keep the Bone Dry Law in effect. Berkness, who was not repre- sented by counsel during the oral arugment, was arrested under the Alaska law for possession of liquor in the home and was suc- cessful in the lower courts in contention that the search war- | rant, under which his home was raided, was unlawful, —————— NOT INDICT N CAMPAIGNCASE tSan Francisco Grand Jury, Marriage a Failure ! stroyed was the Normandie-By- The-Sea which contained 1,000 rooms and was valued at $600,-|j§ 000, Many families have been ren- PN Reports on Mayoralty Slush Fund SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Oct. 12.—The Grand Jury investigat- — FAll.wg ask | Mrs. Alles® - | pleaded. .| Court to dered ' homeles A score.of persons were treated for minor injuries, none serious- ly hurt, however. The National Guardsme: e patroling' the streets to prevent looting. LOS ANGELES, Cal, Oct. 12. - Mrs. Daisy ¢ Larentzen pafd $50 to the Court as alimony for her hushand after conviction of con- tempt. She had. been ordered to pay him $60 monthly on his testi- mony that .she had always taken his earnifigs as a cattle . man, leaving Mim, penntless. He showed that the wile had a $4,000 bank account, aged 46 years, ty is the" County .degree murder i @ fession. = L quest "Marion = Benda, “Follies” ing the $10,000 slush fund in queen, ‘'went out to Hollywood connection with the local mayor- lnd ‘ot married. But wedded |alty campaign, voted not to in- life and movie ltmosphm dict any persons concerned in didn’t to 'her, so she the case. ve up and ‘returned to The Grand Jury issued a state- :r firgt m ‘Broadway. ment saying no evidence of crim- ——e inal conspiracy had been, found and censored the police for ‘“evi- dent attempts to create a crime Perfume to.Be Used Bt:l o Twenty-Five Lose Lives in Flood death with ‘enticing perfume has been revealed at the exposition of| VIENNA, Oct. 12.—Dispatches) chemical induktties, Arthur D.|from Sofla report that 26 lives Little, Doted thority, | Were lost in sudden floods in Bul- told o: 8 ‘j.‘?mul e A |nrln and 143 houses collapsed. NEW xuns, uct. 12—A plan to lure the Japanese beetle to its ery by the de- part) of agriculture of a per- fume N as geraniol, with a rose like odor, for which the in- sects will travel a half mile. The plan 18’ to ‘draw the insects to a common point and there poison | BLYTHEVILLE, Ark., Oct, 12.— Ifiafl. Forty years ago a sister and brother, 3 and @ years old respec- tively, were separated when their parents died in’ West Virginia. For -|a while their whereabouts were HOPS OFF FOR PARIS FLIGHT Plane Soar;_lnl'o Air from Roosevelt Field Late Yesterday MISS ELDER AND HALDEMAN ABOARD Fliers Are li:—p;rled at Sea Making Good Time, Ideal Conditions BULLETIN—NEW YORK. Oct. 12. — The Independent Wir;lm °(‘Jompny announess receipt a message from er sa e the American Girl 400 miles east of New York with the wind on the plane’s tail which was aiding its pro- gress and time in ideal flying conditions. FLIGHT IS STARTED ROOSEVELT FIELD, N. Y. Oct. 12.—An American woman placed her life in the balance 'n an attempt to be the first of her sex to cross the Atlantic Ocnnn in an airplane. Ruth Elder, aged 23 years, dressed for golf, has hopj a(l with her pilot and townsmal, George W. Haldeman, in thy Stinson-Detroiter plane American Girl. The hop-off was made at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon nd the destination of the plane is Lebourget Field, Paris, wheve Col. Charles A, Lindbergh con- cluded his famous flight. The Allllflelll Qjrl . mt off Miss Blder waved goodbye to the few spectators from the eacl- pit window. The plane catries 520 gallons of gasoline and a radio sending outfit capable of flashing a mes- sage 76 miles. The course of the plane will be about 1,200 miles due east. thence in a northeasterly direc- tion following the ship lanes. The fuel supply aboard the American Girl is considered suf- ficient to carry the two fliers 4.- 400 miles, The plane is noocud to do 100 miles an hour, SHIPS IN PATH NEW YORK, Oct. 21.—Seven- teen ships are the path of the monoplane American Girl, ac- cording to ail information ob- tainable, BELFAST, Helant, Oct B Present weather conditions for the American Girl in Ireland are quite good and expecied to rve- main the same for 24 hours, ac- cording to the weather offieials. PREPARING FOR TRIP NEW YORK, Oct. 12.—There ‘: “naturally a certain pleasure™ 2 winning beauty conmtests, but:Rut (Continued on Page Two.) Divorced Wife NEW YORK, Oct. 13. =~ Though she may hc separated legally from o is a wite's pdllu duty to care for him during illness, the Surrogate’s court has d»> cided. By so doing Mrs. Fred- | erick C. Peters did not for- feit her rights to $200 a month | for life granted under a sepa- rate agreement. | 2 Believe in Dreams? Here s the Emdenee sking questions. He was brother, who had last been hea of in Ashport, Tenn., she ed. Mrs. Eaken wrote to luterltm knew L. L. Johns