The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, November 22, 1927, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE VOL. XXXIL, NO. 4642. SEARCH WARRANT PROVISIONS OF “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” jUNl;AU ALASKA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1927. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS BONE DRY LAW ARE SUPERCEDED LONE FLIER I[S OFF ACROSS PAC]IFI[(C CAPTAIN GILES HOPS OFF FOR OCEAN FLIGHT Lone, Daring Aviator Takes Only Life Belt on Perilous Trip HAS5 NEITHER RADIO. GOGGLES, LIFE RAFT Expects to Reach Honolulu by Dead Reckoning Over Trackless Waste SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Nov 223—Capt. Frederick A. Giles hop- pad off at 7:24 o'clock this morn- ing in a second aftempt to fly to Honoluli on the first leg of his projected flight to New Zealand, hatless, without goggles or hel met, and dressed in a light busi ness suit. Giles - donned only a life belt as added -trappings for his 2,400- wilé flight and carried no radio, no life raft, no parachute, no sex. tanl, being unable to use the navi i L r I R T Capt. Giles said he trusted a good bit to Iuck and his ability to guess the amount of drift and time honored method of dead reckoning to fly over the track loss waste of water which already has claimed seven fliers who at-| tempted the feat. At T:50 o'clock this morning Capt. Giles was sighted over the Farrallones Islands, 30 miles out Gets Away With Ease plane splashed water and along the runway but ran along smoothly and profiting by previous experience, Giles madp the ascent into the air with ease and the plane, weighing more than 5000 pounds, loaded with 390 gallons of gasoline, altitude easily. Giles’ last words will hear from me Capt. Giles borrowed a handful| of cigarettes and stuffed them into his pocket just before climb- ing into the plane. The aviator will encounter. what the Weather Burean term- ed, “Medium good weather.” Carries Three Notes Capt. Giles carries three notes, one from Frank Flynn, Superin- tendent of Mills Field, to T. A Cooke, President of the Chapter of the National Aeronautic Asso- ciation; one from Flynn to the Controller of Civil Aviation at Melbourne, and one from Mayor Davies, of Oakland, to Charles Arnold, Mayor of Honolulu. Sea Signals Arrangements were made with seven ships between San Fran- cisco and Honolulu to give Capt. Giles bearings by flag signals in the daylight hours and flares by night. The mud were: in a day or Giles was expected to attain ! speed at the start of about 90 _(Continued on Page Seven.) NEWSPAPERS DIRECT WHEN LEXINGTON SCHOOLS CLOSE - LEXINGTON, Ky, Nov. 22— Father must now wait until the children get through with the newspaper in’ Lexington. # For every pupil in town under 17 years of age 1s going to school through The Leader and The Her- ‘When several cases of infan- paralysis developed, officials l‘pedmaly issued an order in- structing parents to keep all chil dren within the designated age in tmr own homes to prevent a d of the disease. ung Willle saw before him a er restricted vacation of sev- ks-—but @ vacation never- Then the hoard of edu- facing & lgss of several m, on the part ol 8,000 gained | “You | l S ! OFF ACROSS “‘_”", WILKINS WILL 1 - | ATTEMPT TRIP - T0 NORTH POLE * Ben Llelbon Wlll Be Cmn- panion Aboard New Plane on —Fllght PROPOSED FLIGHT IS || SLATED NEXT SPRING| Pomt Barrow to Be Used s Base—Purposes of Tnp Announced LOS ANGELE! Cal., Nov, 22 | Next Spring, Capt. George H. kins will attempt a “flight ov the North Pole. He arrived he | yesterday to supervise construc. tion of a Lockheed plane he will use in his projected flight. | Capt. Wilkins sald he wouid at-| ey ‘lemm to determine whether there is land between Point Barrow. | which will be his base again, ‘Sunzm-rgcn, He will also MAXI “" 1 |s 4 meteorological ~ obsetvations serve as a foundation for the fu: i e domt vt .qufisfl prodie: | v tions as far as 10 years in al- vance. REVENUE BILL™ e o aee { Referring to land in the Arctie, |Capt. Wilking said = Explorers | Peary, McMillan and Stefansson | House Commltlee Turns| “reported sighting lana but indi- i | | cated type clouds but mone were Down Treasury P",O‘ {able, with old methods of trave!, posals, Also Mellon’s EB.EDERILK A OILES who 1eft this morning, alone in his plane, for Honolulu enroute| on a projected flight to New Zealand. | A 3 up the indications is | Interior ln(hn ‘Given One Year, Federal Jail RUBY," Alaska, Nov. 22—Sh»l Wettach left here Sunday for Fairbanks taking John Corning, Indian, to serve a year ' 'in the Federal jail for assault and bat- jtery. RECITATIONS Now each teacher compiles a list of assignments for her classes. The lessons contain writ- ten work and oral recitations, as well as the usual program of reading. These, with games espe- clally designed for the confined children, are published daily. The result of it all is that fath- er, in addition to having to wait a bit on his paper, also is experienc- ing with mother the pleasures and troubles of the teacher. But pa- rental co-operation hu mldn the movement a success. “The idea already hln Dnun itself very satisfactory and the work s being done by the chil- dren in their homes in a very splendid manner, | to follow ’ “In an airplane, we will use,! WASHINGTON, Nov. 22--Over.| Ben Eielson and 1 will be able to| | viding the Treasury proposal to|cover in a few hours what it took limit tax reduction to $225,000,000, | 0lder explorers years to attempt the House Ways and Means Com.|1f land is found, we will land and | mittee has tentatively voted to ser | take observations before going o ! a maximum of $250,000,000, in.and, of course, claim it for tha | framing the revenue bill. United States | Likewise the Committee has) Ultimate Plan | | turned thumbs down on Secretary| The ultimate plan of Capt. Wil | Mellon’s recommendation for the|kins is the establishment of a | repeal of the Federal Inheritanca|ries of meteorological statioms in | |tax, downward revision of surtax | the Arctic and also Antarctic re- {rates and incomes falling within|glon where air. currents bound | | intermediate brackets. north and south will be observed, The CommiTtee has decided to|Desides collecting valuable scien- | confine prospeetive tax cuts pri- tific data. ] | marily to corporation incomes, | Trail Blazing | efther repeal ‘or* reduction of| Cabt. Wilkins believes the ex | those on. admission tickets, clup)Pedition will blaze the trail foi {dues and 'sutomonily ssles. regular air service over the Arc- | R tic Ocean. ' “The logical air route from Alaska Wolverine Is America to BEurope is over the | Arctic as it not only by far On Way to Wash. Zoo! ine shortest air lne but it s i o | much safer than transoceanic fly | | CORDOVA, Alaska, Nov. 22—A!ing,” said Wilkins. “Moreover live wolverine, destined for the!there is nearly six months in the | Washington Zoo, is on the way to!|year when a trans-Arctic flight Seattle aboard the steamer Alfls~|vull be entirely by daylight and ka. |[ is the gift to the zoo ol|thu very important weather flying Dr. W. H. Chase | conditions will prevail, far more i stable.as regards winds and tem perature than farther south.” Reception Shudders At Siglit of Package! PARIS, Nov. 22-—-A little pack- age wrapped in grey paper and done up with a pink string caus- ed an embarrassing incident at a royal reception at the RElysee Palace. King Fudd of Egypt was being greeted by President Doumergue in the presence of scores of full- uniformed officials and diplomat* standing stiffly at attention. A ! member of the King's suite with the package hanging by a loop from his, fingers stepped forward towards the President. Cousternation reigned. Diplo: matic usage does not provide for plebian packages; rules for royal receptions say nothing about how to handle them. For a few min- utes no one knew what to do ani the Egyptian stood smiling fn em- barrassment. Then the ' Presi- Tent, realizing the generous if in- formal intention, took the pack- age. Everyone breathed more easily.” The package contained am an- cient Egyptian manuscript. m ‘Ifl !or lhu | Cormick, ito have NOTED SOCIETY LEADERS WED ohn Harriman, scion of the Harriman family, and former Irs. Louis De M. L’Aigle Munds shown leaving Dutch Re- formed Church jimmediately after their marriage in New York. (International Illustrated Ny ows) DEATH THREAT AND EXTORTION CAUSES ARREST Members of Famous Har- vester Family Threatened —Vision Man Arrested LOS ANC Two letters Cal,, Nov ed by M member of the Harvester family, asking $ on threat of death to her and two | brothers, has resulted in the ar. rest of Willlam Benjamin, in his home, Police and Federal officers made the arrest. They had been given | two letters the woman received during last week snjamin was booked on [§ zes of using the mails to de fraud. In each letter, Benjamin is said written that the moth of the three McCormicks had ap peared to him in a vision and di- rected him to obtain §5,000 to be used for the endowment of home for boys. ’Failure Kh the money would mean deuth within a month not only for Mi McCormick but for her two bro thers, the letters quoted the vi- sion spirit as saying. g - .- KLAN OUSTED, PENNSYLVANIA Klan Suit and Case of ‘Banished Members' Dis- missed, Federal Court PITTSBURGH, Penn,, Nov. 22 Counter actions of the Knights of the Klan and five “banished members” against each other, have all been thrown out of the Federal Court. United States District Thompson has dismissed (he Klan's suit against Pennsylvania and enjoined them from interfer- to Judze ing in the affairs of the organi-| zation and asking $100,000 dam- ages from each. The Court like-| wise denied the application of the “banished members” for an in- junction to bar the Klan from Pennsylvania and the appoint ment of a receiver of the properties. o ?I:: at Du; Bay NANAIMO, B. €., Nov. 2 Four Deep Bay men were killed| on the Dollar Logging Company Railroad mear Deep Bay tod. when a logging ear broke from - train and "‘ Juto a speede: enrryln¢ §3 Klan | | 8ix Must Answer | To Alleged Comemm of Court* WASHINGTON, Nov Charging intent to { | and intimidate the Fe { | clair oil jury, the Govern- ! | ment has obtained from the District of Columbia Supreme Covrt, an order compelling Harry Sinclair and William Burns and four associates, to show cause why they should not be held in con- tempt of court. ,‘RIVAL CHICAD - GANGS NIPPED | IN DEATH PLOT [ i IFued Carried to Very | Doors of Big Police Sta- tion — Arrests Made CHICAGO, Nov. 22—Rival Chi- cago gangsters opening a new {war of extermination for gambling | supremaey, carried their fued to the doors of Chicago's largest Po-| |lice station last night where it | was nipped by the authorities who ifor two days have been making desperate efforts to prevent the initial crack of gangster's pistol! jand the roar of their sawed-off | guns. 1" A series of raids were made by the police to frustrate an assas- | sination plot helieved directed | mainly against Al Capone, notori- |ous gangster, ated in the arrest, |Bouth Park Street three. armed men, have been Capone's |and the unspecesstul jone of them to shoot 1|m1|||y out of the office of Chief {of Deteetives William O'Connor. First Victim Found CHICAGO, 11, Nov., 22—The | first.wfetim of Chicago’s new gang| war was found shot to death in a doorway on the South Side. He | was Frank Herbert, brother of dl“i ljerberl bodyguard of Joe ‘beer baron, recently ac- .uutt of murder. | The Police believe bert died tryving to erawl home alter becom- ing & target of rival gangsters. IN FOR ASSAULT mm. of Hoonah this plead guilty to a charge outside of the station, of believed to bodyguards | attempt of | norn The raids colmin- his way | 'STATE FORCES NOW ON GUARD | Colorado Mz ments Reach Scerie fo Strike Disorders 'NSURRECTION IS Adjutant General Gnen Full Powers .to Pro- ceed as Sees Fit DENVER, Cal, Northern Colorado Zone is in charge guard following the death of five strikers and the injury of mor: than a score of others by tho State Police who resorted to gun- the first time since the I, W, strike in the Colorado coal ds which started five weeks ago. Twenty officers fired on on- rushing strikers at the Columbine Coal Mine. Five Companies of Infantry, two troops of Cavaley, two armored tanks and a medical detachment of the State Guard, were on the | way to Northern Colorado within five hours after the battle yestor- day mniorning and will take com plete charge of the territory with | the same jurisdiction as if mar- | tial law had been declared in an executive order signed by Gov. |Adams. He declared a state of insurrection existed and gave Ad- | jntant General Newton full power |to proceed as he saw fit Striking miners declared that none of fMem were armed and all g to the Post Office sit- uated on the Columbine property. ~ > | Interior Mail Carrier Injured By Runaway Dogs Nov. 22—Tho Coal Strike of a military RUBY, Alaska, Nov. Jack Clarey, mail earrier on the Ta. nana-Ruby route, was severely in- ‘juretl by a fall under his carrying 900 pounds of mail, his 18 dogs ran away. Clarey was found an hour later, uncon- i scious, by “Little Joe,” an In | trapper, who tgok him to Korines ‘I()x medical attendance. e Japanese Girls Smoke To Get Thin { TOKYO, ov. Cigarette smoking among young Japanese | girls is said to be growing and ;the authorities are thereby much perturbed. Smoking by women in Japan is mot an entirely new 1habit, but previously it has been confined . to Qeisha girls, cafe | waitresses and old women, But today e cigarette has been adopted by the daughters |of well-to-do families and even 29 8 when 22 — sly. One reasom the cigarette s 'Hunuuwl to have attained popu- {larity among the Japanese de- butantes 18 the belief that con- tinued smoking reduces weight. And the girls of Nippon, like their Western disters, all desire to be lnlhloluh]y slim. - NEW BELL SLIPPERS FOR BOUDOIR WEAR PARIS, Nov. 22— What thé trus Parisian lacks in gayety street clothes ghe makes up In the privacy of her own home. To go with gligees and pa a well kndwn lees is showing bedroom slippery with toes which turn up in true Turkish. 4 narrow ankle silver encircled bells. e the double ut and strap, one with the ' | state | school girls are indulging on the! in her! jama suits of vivid oriental color' ker ot deshabi-3 | OFFICE SEEKS HIM COAL FIELDS ia Detach- CLAIMED TO EXIST, JOHN C. LODGE Detroit has chosen a mayor who in 25 years of public life has neav. er made a political speech. He i8 John C. Lodge, veteran city coun. cilman and a graud-auncls of Col. Charles Lindbergh. ——e—— e SEGREGATION OF RACES IN SCHOOL, VALID Supreme Court Renders Decision—State Given Right to Regulate l WASHINGTON, Nov, 22 segregution of children iu public schools is sustained by the Su preme Court of the United States. The ruling has been made on the case from Mississippi where an attempt was made to compel the state to permit Martha Lum, daughter of an American citizen of Chinese descent, to attend the Rosedale Consolidated High Schoel in Bolivar County, pro- vided for white children The Supreme Court held that a has the right to . regulate the method providing for the edu- cation of its youth at state e pense. e BIG FORGERY DISCOVERED Effort to Upset Russian Financial Structure Is Unearthed BERLIN, Nov. 22—A Munich engineer named Befll has been im- plicated by the Police investigat- ing a forgery of millions of Rus sian notes, but Bell had fled the country when the forzery was discovered. The Police s Bell apparent- ly had been commissioned to put the forged notes in cireulation in the Balkans and especially in So- fia and Constautinople as part of an alleged gizantic plot to upset the Russian financial strueture by making its paper money worth less. One ton of counterfeit notes were discovered. Race 'SUPREME COURT RULES ON HOME SEARCH MATTER {Renders Strong Opinion in i Fairbanks Appeal Case i —Upholds Trial Court {SAYS LAW OF NATION | IS LAW OF TERRITORY |Protection Given Homes in | States Also Given to Homes of Alaskans WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. g Ko g ¢ Unite Court declared the warrant section D] Troelioie sl ' vy haw private residences may be lawfully issucd upon that intoxicants are om the premises. Under the terms of the National Pn- hibition Aot no can be lawfully searched cl* cept upon proof of sales. Restriction Is, Imposed In declaring that privato dwell- Inge in Alaska and other terri- tory under the jurisdiction of the United States eould not be search- ed on a mere charge of posses- jsfon of lignor, and in holding that the search and seizure pro- visions of the Alaska Bone Dry Law had heen superceded by the National Prohibition Aet, the Su- preme Court stated the National Prohibition Act had fimposed a limitation on the right to seareh private dwellings which applied to Alaska equally with other por- tions of the United States. The Court’s opinion was hand- ed ‘"down by Justice McReynolds in the case brought against Ols Berkness, “Notwithstanding known difficulties attending the enforcement of prohibition leg~ | islation, Congress was careful.” e opinion sald, “to declare in National Prohibition Aet that mere pogsession of liguor in ones home shall not be unlawful and forbid the procurement of evi- denee through warrants directing the search of dwellings strictly private and not alleged to be nsed for unlawful sale’” Local Law Set Aside Referring to ‘the Governmen! contention that both the Alas] o Bone Dry Law and the National Probibitlon Act are in effect im Alaska, the Court sald: ‘““The em- phatic declaration that no pri- vate dwelling shall be searched except under speclfied eircum- stances disclosed a general poliey to protect the home agalnst in- trugion through the use of search warratis. Certainly ne adequate reason |5 suggested for withholds ng from thoze wuo resiie in Al- uska safeguards deemed essemtial iu all other territory subjeet to . jurisdiction of the United ‘ontinued on Page Two.) Bt Curmc P e 15 | | | BFRLIN, Nov. 22--There are, 300,000 “superfluous” women in Berlin'® which means that every' thirteenth woman must look clse- where for a husband. But the Berlin women are em- | ploying thelr time otherwise. Every third one is emgaged in n | gainful occupation outside the home. In the’labor market there 18 oue woman to cva N? “THIRTEENTH” WOMAN CANNOT FIND HUSBAND homes have servants, so that aw- |othor 1,200,000 women are en- gaged in running their own | mestic establishments, it is e | mated. This briugs the num of working women up te {two million, as against only | 400,000 working men. | The Berlin woman is no | perfluous,” it is clulm. the mos German Bm