The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 30, 1928, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” ‘OL. XXXI., NO. 4699. JUNEAU, ALASKA, MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 1928. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS CHICAGO MAY()R IS THREATENED Y. MAYOR ON | ATER-WAGON, MINISTER SAYS nnouncement Is Made| During Sunday Sermon | —Report Verified \! w A. and Dr. of said YORK, Jan. 30.—Mayor Walker stopped drink- his health improved, Christian F. Reisner, | the Chelsea Methodis in his sermon )'(-.&» v istor rch rday ‘Mayor Walker, in a generous gave me permission to tell bu ‘I do mnot drink champagne alcohol in any form nor have since last September. My health much better without it, too. hile 1 enjoyed the exhi ity the high spots from alcoholic imulants, the low spots the next orning collected a heavy toll find it more agreeable as well healthier, to walk on an even ith no stimulant, and, the most enjoyable nner I ever attended in New wic, was the one you invited e to one year ago, given by 200 Methodists, It proved to ¢ that the people at a dry nuer can be hilarious and jovial i that all prohibitionists are it way the wa long-faced.” "’ The M ne IRPLANE TO BE USED FOR N York Walker atements. World verified today br. New ror aranoff Mild Cure Com- pany Will Try Experi- ment Next Summer 30—Fishing hy tried in Alaska aters next summer by the Bar- w0ff Mild Cure Company, of S: tle, it was announced by com- hny officials. Operating from Sitka, as the ase, the airplane will scan the aters for a school of salmon, isily seen from a moderate eight, and report the locatim nd direction of the company's olling fleet. For this purpose, a small Alex- Ihder Eagle® Rock plane will be elivered in March. C. Horn- erger, of Seattle, will be pilot of he plane. It is believed this will hiable the operators to keep a oser touch with the big runs of himon as they come in from the cean seeking fresh water spawn- g grounds, ajor Shoebotham Drops Dead, Dawson SKAGWAY, Alaska, Jan. 30— or Shoebotham, commanding ficer of the Royal Mounted Po- ce, dropped dead Saturday at awson, according to meagre ad- ices received here. ATTLE, ne will be n. Many Carried | To Sea on | Blocks of Ice ; MOSCOW, . 30 huge ice blocks sledges, including men and horses, broke ftom floes rrounding the coast and have been earrvied to sea by violent storms in the Sea of Azov ¢ 60 i B 'DUUGLAS HAIG DIES SUDDENLY HEART DISEASE Commander - in - Chief of British Armies in World War, Passes Away Jan. 20—Earl Douglas , who as Com- the British and Belgium, contributed in a large share to th: Allied success in 1918, died un expectedly of heart disease short: ly after midnight. Earl Haig's name is linked with Marshal Foch and Gen. John J. Pershing in the victory over the Germans. Since the war, Earl Haig has devoted much of his time fo or- ganizing relief for disadled sol- diers and their families. Earl Haig was on the point of retiring about midnight, when he collapsed while sitting on the edge of his bed. The end came shortly afterwards. Of Military Famhy The military achievements of Lord Douglas Halg consummatel seven centuries of military serv- ice by the ancient and aristocratic tamily of Haig of Bemersyde, :n Berwiskshire. Like'so many o er clans they rose from the quar- rels of Bruce and Baliol and once established they were. representad | (Continued on Page Three.) Boy Scout Session to Meet on Pacific Coast NEW YORK, Jan, 30—For the rst time since the foundation of e Boy Scout Movement in the Fnited States, eighteen years ago,|. e 1928 Annual Meeting of the ational Council of the Boy couts of America will be held n the Pacific Coast. « In addi- on to the general business of he meeting a great convention f the lay leaders of the Scout fovement will be held. Plans for his meeting are now being per- ted and it is expected that ome f the greatest Scout gatherings h the history.of the movement in United States will be conven- _when the gavel falls at San ! peisco on April ‘10th. Tha h g will continue for three iys, in the Fairmont Hotel. San_ Francisco was selected in. rence to the great growth of "Boy Scout Movement in m‘ West in recent "fl:u J Scout N Conncil com: aehmn‘sna.nnm olt Scout ol , them to contributions made by work améng boys. Elects Officers The National Council elects the officers of the National Council and the National Executive Board, and takes action in regard to the conduct of many Boy Scout activi- tles throughout the United States. Walter W. Head of Omaha, Neb., internationally known as a ‘feader in 'Boys' Work: and a bank- er of Omaha, Neb., is president of the National Council. James E. West, as Chief Scout Execu- tive, is the Hxecutive Head of the Scout Movement in the Unued States. Each year, a’practice be(un in ’:I”C !kr. m selected a number pn work to whom Silver Buffalo, ute utstanding ongood m -wmufl' JUNEAU MAN'S SWEETHEART IS BETRAYED Two Are Arrested in Seat-| tle Fol]owmg an In- vestlgahon SEATTLE, Jan. have betrayed the trust of a girl acquaintance by forging a lettor she committed to him, thus ob- taining money under false pro- tenses, Harry Harper, aged 2., has been arrested with Miss Ray Gould, alleged to have assisted | him The alleged Isaacson, whom entrusted Harper Iher sweetheart, Walter Thomp- son, of Juneau, Alaska. Instead of mailing the which requested Thompson for a loan of §$50, Harper is chargal {with opening the letter and re {writing a missive, copying. the girl’'s handwriting, and said (o have annexed the request po tho| Juneau man to send the Pmnn\ order by telegraph. This . accomplished, Harper s alleged to have secured Miss Gould to pose as Miss Isaacson, he assuming the role of the lai- ter's brother and the $50 wus given to her. The scheme miscarried when Miss Isaacson wrote asking wi she had not been helped and tic Juneau man immediately gcom municated with the Postal Tele- graph Company, was made which arrest of the two. victim is Sophie the police said with a letter to resulted in the U1 REPORTED LOST ON HIGH SEAS {Is Lost from Fleel Enroute | to Cuba — Search Is Being Made WASHINGTO marine $-3, sister recently sunk off Provincetown, Mass., has been separatad from the submarine control force en- route from Hampton Roads, Vir- ginia, to Guantamano, Cu Ihas not been heard from since Saturday. Jan. 30.—Sub- hip of the S-4, from the rest of the force during a rain squall and heavy gale. Although some apprehension is felt, it is believed by Navy De- partment officials that the under- sea craft is safe as disappearances of this kind are not unusual and generally the vessels turn up later. The aircraft carrier Saratoga, tender Camden and seven sub- {marines make up the fleet south- bound to Cuba and four sub- .mnrlnes are makln.‘a search for the lost craft today. CHITITU MINING MAN VISITS HERE SUNDAY Charles. Creamer, manager of Andrus hydraulic property on Chititu Creek in the Copper River Valley, expects better than a no mal season in his district year .and is returning home from the States 30 days’ earlier thon usual to do some development work preliminary to the start of the producing operations. He visited lpcal* friemds yesterday while the Alameda was in port. Sluicing, he said, will begin on the Andrus property about the middle of May, the customary time. He will take advantage of his early .arrival to ship in sup- plies and eguipmént over the snow and start development work as soon as possible. He recently returned to the Pacific Coast from New York where he consulted with Andrus lnd Bqlu owners of the mine. S — WALCOTT GOING WEST Ed T. Waleott, pioneer of he interior, and now reporter for the United States district eourt of the Third MJ'MQ passenger on the to his hemd- wn called to look missive, | the investigation | | | | | Here's the snappy Houston delegs | | LI S The Navy Department has been | informed the submarine was lost!} Atlop which put over the thriving Texas eity as the convention site for the Democrats, during the meet- Ing of party leaders at Washington, Left to right: Jesse Jones, head s | sador. Paul Poiret, fashion designer de luxe, picked these four American beau- ties as his principal mannequins at his Parls ateller, Frenchmen ought to get quite a kick out of these “lookers.” left to right, top: Dolores Toomey and Kathleen Krosby. Margaret Shea and Doris Podmore. HICKMAN JURY FOUND FROZEN bottom: OLD PIONEER CIRCLE, Alaska, Jan. 30—Wil- liam Kottilaimen, aged 74 years, for 16 years a resident of Daw- son, froze to death Friday night on the trail between Circle and Hot Springs, on the way to Cir- cle. He had planned mushing to, Dawson, a distance of 300 milas. Marshal MacLean has left by d» team to bring the body here. ———,—— Récord of Mayor of New York Far from Being Satisfactory| NEW YORK, Jan. James J. “Nalkers' record achievement in the first ftwo years of his four year term, was! held disappointing in a renuxtl made public today by the Citi-| zens' Union. The report commended the may-| or for “an engaging Ddrsonnllly‘ and seriousness” but charged he had devoted his energies too often | to comparatively trivial items, “while questions of grave impost-| ance are postpoped or set aside for a m nt oceasion, qflol never seems | to arrive.” 30—Mayo! | Literally piekiea [a half of vinegar a da Fifty million They are, CHOSEN TODAY LOS ANGELES, Cal, Jan. 30. %A jury of four women and eight men has heen accepted by the defense and State for William E. Hickman’s sanity trial. Judge T. T. Trabucco permitted the State and defense to use chal- lenges this morning after a tem- Jury was selected last The jury has been sworn in. AR {Woman Pickled Alive After IThirty Years SHREWSBURY, Eng., Jan. 30— alive, a woman ho for 30 years drank a pint and has died in Sulop 38 pounds. Dr. D. A. Urqubart, who attend- ed the woman recently, said that she never ate anything without washing it down with vinegar, \t one time she weighed 112 pounds) but when the doctor was called she had tal no solid food for five weakl inking only vinegar, and welgi 38 pounds. The cordner’s verdict was death from chi gm);luuon———lho in- * commercial vine- Infirmary weighing mxwunl Left to right, | T of the committee: Congressman D. E. Garrett. THEY “SOLD” HOUSTON TO | DEMOCRATS F OR ' CONVENTION CITY f SRR AR R R R e O TSNV TS SRS ST SO John Adams, John Boyle, Senator Ilolbrook and (International Newsree!) \PARIS IS GOING TO GET AN EYEFUL LADY IU(K DESERTS NEGRO (,H()IR S \(,l',R BU’I BUNCH KEEPS RIGHT ON I.INDBERGH IS LOST ONE HOUR : DURING FLIGHT [Rotives at Viedenuela Fly- ing Field—Apologizes or Being Late MARACAY FIELD, Venezuela Jan. 30.—After being lost in a fog off the Venezuelan coast for an hour yesterday, Col. Charles A. Lindbérgh arrived from Bo- gota, Colom , at_§ o'clock last night. i ¥ CARACAS, \'ellezuelu Jan. 30. —Honoring Col. Lindbergh, after perilous flight over mountains, in which he lost his way in a fog, but despite obstacles, re ed his goal, ! Field, 50 miles west of here 10 | hours after he started from Bo- gota, an immense crowd greeted the American Good-Will Col. Lindbergh's first act was to apologize to President Gomez for having kept him wait- ing. The anxious crowd awa't- ed his arrival for two hours. The }flight covered a distance of 650 miles. NEW PROBLEM NOW BEFORE {Non - Political Character May Be Changed— Plans Revealed 30—~ the HAVANA, Cuba, The question as to Jan whether tinue along lines of a non-politi- cal charaeter, or assume t of arbitrator in American putes, i8 being considered conference. Proposals have been received from Cuba, San Salvador and Co- llombia, aimed at establishment by one means or another of a {union as harmonizer of discord among the American Republics, I Despite the clearly indicated poley of the United States Against any proposal giving political significance to the Pan- American Union, the United States delegates do not oppose a reasonable change in the organic strueture of the union so long as they do mot affect the non- political character of the body. The United States will oppose any attempts to give the Pan- American Union powers of arbi- tration, continental jurisdiction jor other functions of a political nature, dis- at a BCRANTON, Penn., Jan. 30.— The condition of Hughey Jen- nings, famous baseball figure and former manager of the Detroit Amerfeans, has not changed since struck with spinal meningitis last Saturd He lapsed into unconsclousness yesterday. Thefe little hope for his recovery, arriving at Maracay | Ambas- | P.-A. SESSION, Pan-American Union should con-: e role | | jack (drawing a blackjack, felled Casey | was announced | | | i | dropped |the choir, | | | CHICAGO, Jan. 30 in the hands of a choirmaster stopped the sourca of blue notes at the services in the Friendship Baptist Church last night. Although the leader and singers were both knock>d uncor ous, worship continued. Deacon Thomas Chapman dis- liked the sour notes and silently A Dblack negro M irick Jones, Dbaritone, whn was singing off key. (George Washingion basso, objected, and olephone from the Chapman? Later when Sergeant Mulvihill in, as 4was his custom, led by MeGavock was UThrow Out the Ll(k‘ Line,” while both Chapman gnd Jones lay uncorscious, side’ by gade, in xrnn! of the choir. PRESIDENT 1§~ T0 BROADCAST McGavock, tearing a wall felled singing SPEECH AT 1 WASHINGTON, Jan, 30— President Coolidge will tonight address the semi-annual business meeting of the Government de- partments and his speech will be broadcast over a network of radio stations and will begin shortly after 7 o’clock tonight. The meeting is held semi-an- nually and contemplated under |the budget law by which coordi- nated business of the government is discussed. President Coolidge will be heard over the radio again this week when he will make a speech at the dedication of the new National Press Club. This speech will be broadeast Saturday night TR - T Irish Republic Head Is in Train Accident M()N'f‘llhAl‘ carrying William Cosgrave, head of the Irish Republic, left the tracks near Ottawa but the car bearing Cosgrave and his pdrty remained upright. Arthur Boyd, road foreman, riding in the loco- motive, was killed, The derall- ment was caused by an open switch. A train e e P Robert W. Taylor, Clerk of Court in the Fourth Division, is returning home on the Alameda after a briet vacation in the States. HOME BOMBING THREATS MADE; - MANY ARRESTS |Police Stage Raid on Alleg- ed Headquarters of Bomb Throwers GRAND JURY IS TO MAKE INVESTIGATION {Recent Bombing of Chi- | cago Political Leaders Will Be Probed | CHICAGO, Jan. 30.—Following |therats that Mayor William H. | Thompson's home would be bomb- led, the police have raided an | alleged headquarters of the bomb | throwing syndicate, arresting 13 {men. Five others, under suspic- fon as bombers, were taken in lother raids while about 50 rack- |eteers have been jailed on gen- leral principles. | A quantity of materials for bomb manufacturing were found |at the Cedar Hotel where four men and one woman were ar- rested. Soon after the firsy arrests it the grand jury investigation will open to inquire Illtu recent bombings of Chicago v]mlllhnl leaders. Two bombs last | week wrecked residences of prom- ment ()ncugo men. il}AMERUN HERE TOL00K (W 1 ROCAL Represents GeorgeT Cam eron and Associates in Pulp, Paper Project To spend sometim> here and |in this vicinity looking over the field and getting acquainted with |local conditions and people, James H. Cameron, of San Francisco, brother of George T. Cameron, and representative of the latter and his associates interested in local pulp and paper manufactur- ing development, arrived here Sunday. Pending completion of more extensive investigations of power sites and possible plant location sites, Mr. Cameron said there « jcould be no definite announce- ment regarding the program of the interests headed by his broth- er. He said he had not been personally active in the work that has been done and Kknew only in a general way of the investigations of timber and wat- erpower already made or still in progress. He added he had talked the sit- uation over briefly with R. D. Kin- zie, engineer representing the Cam- eron group. The latter said that all possible work would be done this year, . George T. Cameron is now in Europe and will re- turn to San Francisco in May. He plans to come to Juneau imn June. While Mr. Cameron had noth- ing to divulge, he said it is gen- erally understood that the devel- opment program will be carried out. Further thap that he was uunble to go. His own mission ((,unnnued on Pln “Right.) CHURCH UNITY GAINS, FEDERAL COUNCIL TOLD CLEVELAND, Jan. 30—Substan- tial. progress in establishing church unity has been made hy the churches of America, Dr. John A. Marquis told the executive committee of the Federal Council of Churches. Such diverse subjects as cou- operation with the churches of the Eastern Orthodox faith, a re- port on ideals of love and marsi- sex education in the pro- grams of churches, the renuncia- tion of war, evangelism, good will between Christian and Jew anil the use of radio were discussel in his report. Dr. Marquis, who reviewed the year's work, ls general secretary nite co-operative program with the churches of the Eastern Or- thodox faith, in the opinion of the commission on relations with te- ligious bodies in Europe, Dr. Mar- quis said. The first report of the commit- | tee on marriage and home, deal. ing with .ideals of love and mar< riage, is nearing completion, the' commission on Christian educa- tion set forth. The same commission, Dr. Mar- quis said, laid major emphasis 2 its annual report on a plan’ building wise sex education the programs of the ch which the American Social - .