The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, October 19, 1927, Page 1

VOL. XXX.. NO. 4613. ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” CHAMBERLAIN MEMBER LA] OF ASSOCIATED PRESS MAY CUT TAXES ’Washmgton Women Sponsor Opera for $250,000,000 SAY OFFICIALS Would Not Be Wise to Use| All of $600,000,000 Surplus for Reduction WASHINGTON, O« ury officials have estimated that tax reduction cannot safely ex- ceed $250,000,000, declared a high official of the Treasury Depart- ment today. .He said the con- trolling factor for 1929 curtail- ment will' be the 1928 surplus, which is estimated at between $5560,000,000 and $600,000,000. He said that items, consisting of $170,000,000 for the payment of railroad loans, $300,000,600 for back taxes, $60,000,000 from farm loans and $27,000,000 of war fi- nance loans paid in cash are in- cluded in these figures. He said that current revenues produced surplus of only $250,0060,000. It is 19—Treas- admitted that back taxes will con- | tinue years to come in during future but that they will less in the next few years FALL, SINBLAIR JURY SEGURED} Two Women and 10 Men Will Return Verdict | Conspiracy Case ‘ WASHINGTON, Oet, 19.—The, ‘jury’ .secured- late - yesterday. in; the case of Albert B.- Fall and Harry F. Sinclair, for conspiracy to defraud in connection with! the Teapot Dome Naval oil lease, | is composed of two women and | 10 men. The men include threel salesmen, twaq clerks, telephone instructor, tire vuleanizer, brick masen, leather worker, cable splicer and department store manager. One of the women is married and the other is single. light 'of the men are married and two are single. DEFENSE CONTENTIONS WASHINGTON, Oct. 19.—Tes-! timony in ‘the Fall-Sinclair trial,| counsel promised, would show the Continental Trading Company through whom Fall is accused of| receiving $200,000 in Liberty| Lean bonds for the Teapot me reserve. #Counsel said Sinclair never, had bonds in the company and that Sinclair applied for the lease and constantly collaborated with the Government departments in- volved; that Sinelair paild $25,- 000 to Fall for employment in sconnection with ‘oil econcessions in Russia and the trip was legiti- mate. The defense promised to show the lease was not discussed prev- ious to Chrlnmul, 1921 at Three Ttlvers. m FISH ‘llfll !-Am& Oct. 19.— Halibut arrivals.' yesterday totaled 33, 500 pounds and sold straight at 1434 cents. Sable fish sold for 7 cents, a slight advance,.and cod sold- for 3 cents. | will \interest ?lon. {'National Opera Company, include grow | of the thnzm\ Natiopal Opera. Com- _Among.the gnaranfors pany scheduled for the week that Congress convenes in Dec:mber are Mrs. Jehn J, Davis( upper left), wife of the Secretary of Labor; Mrs. Louis D, Brandeis (upper right), wife of the Associate Justice of the Supreme Court; Baroness Maltzan (lcwer left), wife of the German Ambas:ador who was recently killed in an airplane acci- dent; and Mrs. Nichclas Longworth (lower right), wife of the|This offer was declined and some Speaker of the House of Bnnresentatlves WASHINGTON, Oct. w#rm' opening of Congress is not the only event of early winter tlmtl women of Washing For the first time in its hismrv.l the Washington National Opera | Company will give a full-week pro- 7 gram, and although this begins; | December G, the eve of the ('on! Sinclair had no connection with|Vening of Coiigress, women whoge | Progress husbands are leading figures in the government are nevertheless, devoting much of their attention; to this fashioaable musical event.; Those who are sponsoring the tenth 'seagon of the Washington patrons prominent in the political| and social life of the capital. Among the guarantors are 'Mrs. Charles G. Dawes, Mrs. Alice Roosevelt Longworth, Secretary and Mrs.. Hoover, Secretary and Mrs. James J. Davis, Secretary Mellon, General Pershing, Lady Howard, wife of the British am- bassador, Baroness Maltzan, wife of the German ambassador, and Mrs. Louis D, Brandeis, wife of the assoclate justice of the Su- preme, Court. Several n( these patronesses jand . their’ husbands are idenmtified with thg musical interests of lhelr home cities. Mrs. Longworth her husband, speaker of th« House of Representatives, when not in Washington, live in Cincin- ITALY PLANS CURFEW FOR RADIO ! AT 10 P. M. ROME, Oct. 19.—Ten o'clock curfew for radio broadeasting I3 the newest plan in effort to stamp out imported’ such’'as jazz and dancing. % ts ‘purpose is. to stop dancing ingiin private 'hlcll,u ludo “possible . by ntlc. has increased " the police cloged nearly poph- mmln ummu\va TO HALT NIGHT LIFE| sical programs to performances Rt celebrated theater: Ecclesiastics also would like o have programs devotell exclusive- ly “to informative - and education material, understood, but this scheme, jt is Delb: is considered exces-ippe dog 1 nati, which is considered one of the musical centers of America. In Chicago, the home of Vice- President and Mrs. Dawes, the ormer is a sponsor of the Chi- cago, Civie Opera Company. rganized ten years ago by Edo ,Organized ten years ago by Edouard = Albion, noted baritone, the company has made steady toward the national opera idea wvisualized by its' foun- der, who started with the hope of ! geeing a series of local opera com- i panies developed throughout the country with a central group of stars, all working together through the National Opera As- sociation. In the cast this season are George Baklanoff, Luella Melius, John Charles Thomas, Jeanne Gor- don, Mary Lewis, and Sigurd Nilsson. All but twn of the solo- ists are Americans. Seventy-five young singers from . 28 states studying in Washington, com- prise the chorus. ITHREE DROWN NEARD DAWSON Finding of Water Spamel Indicates Fate of Mas- ter, Two Others . DAWSON, Y. T., Oct. 19.—A water spaniel owned by Dr. J. O. Lachappelle, of Dawson, who has missing sinece October &, Wwith Mrs. Bessie Ray, of Keno,| ma ind Jim- Timson, has_been found 8 mmd condition in a slough regarded as evidence sive by . civil -reformers. Unpro:| hn the: three have been drown- since | testing churchmen maintain Italy |, should remain several steps ahead other mations, 'In many of}. which the chuich crussde against |1 postwar Immorality s _ bearin a-m Among ' these; _the oturn(or lmuuu, the Vlt‘lo.p'l ‘official pa- lor mk-i by school girls| and Turkey, th ed;" Tce. on the river pmom-! ‘l"h . It "Ill‘i\- TWO JUNEAU Mgasozvs " GIVEN HM;H HONORS| Week C Meet Week Congress Weets ypynpial 1S SIGNIFICANGE FOR ALASKANSS: Real Significance Is Point- ed Out in Sitka Speech of Gov. Parks The monument marking.the spot where the actual transter .of Alaska from Russia to the United States has more; than an histori- cal significance, declared Gov. George' A. Parks in’ his address yesterday at Sitka when the memorial was unveiled. It should serve to remind Alas kans, he added, “of the privileges we enjoy and the responsibilities we have assumed as citizens of the, United States.” Address is Brief The Governor’s address was short but contained in concise form an outline of the details of the transaction. He said in par‘: “We are assembled to dedicate this memorial erected by the Territory of Alaska to commem: orate the formal transfer of the Territory from Russia to the United States on October 18, 1867. he history of the negotiations which preceded the purchase of the ' territory, extending as they did over a period of about 13 years, are so well known that it is unnecessary to recite them n detail at this time. However, a brief outline of the transactions may be of interest. Deai Started in 1854 “The negotiations were opened in 1854 when Russia, inspired by fear of Great Britain, offered to sell Alaska to the United States. years later the United States of- fered to purchase the territory f $6,000,000, but Russia refused accept this sum. ‘At intervals thereafter those who were inter- ested attempted to renmew the ne- gotiations, but the Civil War oc- cupied the attention of the U, 8. and nothing definite was done un- til some years later. Finally at 4:00 a, m., March 30, 1867, the treaty was sikned and on the same day sent to the Senate for ratification. It remained there subject to many long debates un- til April 10th, when it was ragi- fled and sent to the President who issued the proclamation June 20, 1867. Difficulties in Congress “Even greater difficulties then arose because Congress objected to the appropriation of the pur- chase price and a controversy arose over the question of cable tolls. However, the cable com- pany reduced the charges and the United States agreed to pay tho bill. After all of these matters had been adjusted, arrangements were made for the formal trans- fer of the territory. “It is difficult for us to under- stand, accustomed as we are to read of appropriations involying many millions of dollars, why Congress should hesitate about | appropriating the purchase price, but we must remember that at the close of the Civil War the treasury of the United States was depleted and we were confronted with a great mational debt. Lack of Information “We cannot conceive why the United States should have hesi- tated ‘to accept the offer made by Russia and it is equally difficult to comprehend why Russia should be willing to-sell such a vast do- main. We may, tp some extent, appreciate the attitude of two countries it Wé pause con- sider how very little was known about the territory at that time. The only hhrfihu available was contained the. records of the early ex and the Rus- sian American " Company, and their activities lpq been confined chiefly to the coastal . is not strange \ WASHINGTON, Oct. 19.—The Supréme Council of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rites, Southern Jurisdiction, has con- ed the thirty-third degree In- tors General, Honorary, on embers of the Masonic nd also elected 436 mem- Knights CQW of Honor in t 3 Xhdkal elected Knights Com- def" m Alaska are Walter P Scott, of Juneau, and A, Jud- sonl .Adams, of Cordova. Inspectors General elected for a are John H. Dunm, of Ju- and Milson S. Dobbs, of K Hikan. MONUMENT OF (BN, MEADE 1S GIFT T0 GOVT. Formal Acceptance Is Made Today in Wash- “ton by Coolidge ‘ABHIN(;TON Oct. 19.—Ac- sePiing a monument in memory of Genm, George Gordon Meade froth Pennsylvania, on behalf of thé l'niled States Governmont. Pre nt Coolidge today lauded the tor of Gettysburg as a “ruponsflile and reliable com- mapder,” oné whom inspired con- fidence and could be trusted. The monument is in the Bo- tanjeal Gardens near the foot of the Capital. President Coolidge said: ‘‘The conflict In which he took such mpertant part, has long since dway. Peace which Hhe loved has come;; reconcilfation which he sought, is complete s 226 and loyalty to the flag which he|' followed is universal. Through all this shines his own immortal fame."” SENATOR DILL TAKES SWAT, STATE COURT Declares Supreme Court|* Has No Authority to Send Humcs to Jail SEAPTLE, Oct. 19.—The Seat- tle Daily Times quotes United States Senator C. C. Dill that the State’ SBupreme Court is without authority to jail Samuel J. Humes, State Highway Engineer, for contempt of court. “There is no law giving the Supreme Court authority to jail a man. The Court has no busi- ness interfering in purely State administrative mattérs, = Humes. could obtain his freedom in the Federal Court on a writ of ,ha- beas corpus in 15 minutes,” said Senator Dill. Htmes was arrested and is now in jail at Olympia as a re- suit of his refusal to deliver to the State Highway Commission some of the records seized by, the Engineer last May when Gov. R. H. Hartley, member of the State Highway Commission, split with State Auditor Clausen and State Treasurer Potts. Humes claims the records are not in his possession. Missing Anchorage Men Are Located by Plane ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Oct. 19. —Fears concerning the safety of 8. Van Voorbis and Tom Mere- dith. have been set at rest when searchers in & cabin plane of the Anchorage Air Transport sighted their hoat on the mud flats up the - Chicksloon River, where camp-had been established await- ing high tide. The plane dropped supplies in sacks. SEA' riet Wi | filed & ' | agains SOME BABIES—BOTH OF THEM! | éfim Little m Marcia Pinkenfeld, chosen in, P by, ls}pmsumd nfttmg with y chosen America’s most, " Siaternational Newseos)) | Direct Primar: | Maine Voters E PORTLAND, Maine, Oct. 19 —By a vote of 85,000 to 19, | 060, Maine has decided to re- ! | tain the Direct Primary and | rejected the referendum seek- || ing to return. to the caucus | | and convention system of | nomination of candidates. WORSHIPPERS | SEES TRAGEDY! Man Shoots and Kills Wifei in Front of Milwau- kee Temple MILWAUKEE, Wis., Oct. 19— Fred Schultz, aged 31 years, pur- chased a rifle, made his will in favor of his “beloved children,” and then shot his wife to death in front of the Temple Bethol Synagogue last night. Gordon Goetzinger, aged years, escort of Mrs. Schultz, wi probably fatally wounded as he tried to shield the woman. Schultz turped the gun upon himselt, as 200 worshippers rush- ed from the Synagogue. Doctors hold little Schultz’ recovery. The dead -woman had been liv- ing with' thes Goetzinger family since she, started divorce proceed- ings, two monmths ago and the Goetzinger boy volunteered to ac- company her to a street car as she started to visit her children. 16 hope for Is Retained by { | Wilson Comest and ~ SENATE FACES | UNIQUE ISSUE IN VARE CASE es- tion of Right to Sit Form Queer Muddle WASHINGTON, Oct. 19.—A de- cidedly unique it not unprecedent- ed situation confronts the Senate in the' case of Willlam 8. Vare, Senator-elect from Pennsylvania. Vare's right to a seat is dis- puted because of huge expendi- tures in his primary ecampaign and by his Democratic opponent in the general election, William B. B. Wilson, who charges gencral fraud in a number of cities. Which Comes First? The problem for the Senate, and more particularly for the Democratic leaders, if the former member of the House and Repub- lican “Boss” of Philadelphia, is denied the oath of office, parlia- mentarians say the Wilson contest cannot be pressed as the Senate in effect, at least, will have de- lared the seat vacant. As a_ result of disclosures al- ready made in the Philadelphia courts some Democrats belleve there is a strong possibility' that it the Wilson contest is pressed, sufficlent irregularities will be uncovered to bring about the seat ing of the former Labor Secretary. On the other hand, others in the Democratic ranks doubt that Wilson should be seated and they favor denying the oath to Vare or otherwise he will be a member of the Senate for most If not all of lloblulunuhru RIO/DE JANEIRO, Oct. 19.— (French ' Aviators . Coses and Le Brix ho off for Buenos Afres this The flight s 1,- 040 ‘miles. N e ¢ ‘Oct. 19.— Socialls the late Eug Chairman of the live Commit- " it Party, Is (Continued on Page Two.) PRICE TEN CENTS S FLIGHT GREAT PLANS FOR AVIATION MADE PUBLIG {Ocean nier‘hTo Agail{l) At- tempt Flight in Huge Flane, %‘ assengers LEVINE AND FOKKER | WILL BUILD PLANTS Commander Noblle to Con-/ { duct Another Expedi- tion to Arctic NEW YORK, Oct. 19.—Avia- tion today has advanced the new year's program is ealculated to surpass unprecedented achieve- ments. The program includes another trans-Atlantic flight by Clarence Chamberlin, in a huge Bellanca plane capable of transporting 20 persons; the building of new fac- tories by Charles A. Levine and Anthony Fokker; the manufac- ture by Levine of planes ranging from the flivver, priced at $1,- 500, to the multi-motored type for ocean travel; an air expedi- tion into the Arctic under Cori- ,mander Nobile’'s promotion, and !a nmew aeronautical research fuh i created by the Guggenheims. | Levine sald he will soon have 'two factories. He sald he plans to build planes of the Columbin type and is bringing two design- ers from Europe to assist in the operation of a seven-motor:d plane with 180 feet wing spread !for the trans-Atlantic service. Fokker plans a million dollar factory at Wheeling, mander Nobile plans another ex- pedition into the Arctic regiona. A meeting has been called to make the necessary preparations for scientic expeditions, ome to Himalay, by the Milan sectien of the Alpine Club, and the other to the Arctic by Nobile. Both expeditions are scheduled for next year in order to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the war victory. U. S. Marines Fight Nicaraguan S MANAGU, Nicaragpa, Oct. 19. —American Marines and a N.- caraguan Constabulary force, searching for missing Mar'n: Corps aviators Lieut. Thomas anid Sergt. Dowell Benn, engaged ‘n a battle with bandits, killing and wounding 67, according to ai: vices recetved here. Uninvited Guests Steal Large Sum CHICAGO, Oct. 19.—Four nn invited guests, all armed, at- tended a Meeting of the Execu tive Board of Electrieal Work- ers last night and left béfor scheduled adjournment with sev- eral thousand dollars. Want to Go to Australia? Price By Air, $15,000 SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 19.—- Capt. Charles Kingsford Smith. commander of the monoplam: Southern Cross, formerly the Al- askan, used by Capt. George II. Wilkins in the Arctic, announces he will carry a passenger on thoe Australian flight for $15,000. o said the flight is purely ness proposition. U. S. Has 14,000 Mile System of AW : WASHINGON, Oct. 19.—Al- though the aeronmautics section of the departmen:. of Commerce has been in operation a relatively short time, it is already able to present a map showing that by the end of its first full year of airways will be available for non- military aviation in the United States. A standard sirway, as the sec- tion grades, it must be for the air- plane what the highway motorist. Dangers aml ordinarily encountered by the aky traveler must h ul-l 1& minimum. A number of umnu of N ways thus far approved are ed and equipped with landing fields at fre vals, with fairways um at night as by