The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 21, 1928, Page 1

OL. XXXI, NO. 4718. NOTHE O HE DAIL JUNEAU 'ALASKA, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” 1928. MEMBER —) STARTS OUT ON' CAMPAICNTOUR Dpens Speech-Making Trip| in Southern State of Texas DUTLINES POLICIES DEMOCRATlC PARTY: Wants Return of Honest Government=—Qusting of Special Graft T Par Feb. 21.—The y principles are| the individual candi- cluding my own,” said es Senator James A. hewed gossip” with [exas political leaders, newspap- brmen and old friends, opening is speaking tour through the West, The veteran campaigner put in busy day yesterday from his rival " early “in the morning, aking two speeches and holding en ‘house meanwhile in his otel room. On the outside of he hidilding was hung a sign ‘Reed for President, Headquart- 8. At tho outset, Semator Reed ormed. the newspapermen he u}d Hot discuss candidates and g gre for the principles DALLAS, Democratic ut abov - Hin nited S Reed as he s, in answer to a question. Mllltmt Democracy In his fight for a ‘“united ilitant democracy,” which he| emanded to bring “about the ‘return of honesty in govern- Senator Reed set out for , Oklahoma, today to spread the doctrine of harmony. Senator Reed declared 'that] “the most important question be- fore the American people is to rive the Republican Party from power and take this Government ut of the hands of boodlers, grafters and lobbyists and place its control once more in the hands of the American people.” Opening Attack Senator Reed, who is making his first bid for the Presidency, centered his opening attack on 'what he described as ‘“‘public plunderers and corruptionists” of the Harding and Coolidge Admin- istrations. Senator Reed slm (Continued on Page Three.) o 2 e Take Move to Speed 'ankmm-llun! Trial ‘‘Here is a! POPULAR SW LleH I‘RIA(LSS IS INTRODUCED TO SOCIETY £ e outs the Swedish season, She was introditeed to" socf here at the capital and immed ately became the center of at- tractions.{ Her first formal ap- pearancé was at the solemn open- ing of the Swedish parliament when she wore a black velvel frock trimmed with royal ermine and cartied a sheaf of American | beauty, roses. She wore a pictur- f 0 Princess Ingrid® lu popular MLL v the Swedish. people ander name has been = connected several times with that of the Prince bf Wales, heir to the British throne. Her father is Crown Prince Gus- tay who toured the United States in 1926. Her mother was the I Princess Margaret of Connaught, an English princess. GOL. LINDBERGH IN FAST FLIGHT | iMakes Round Trip Over’ Original Mail Route Ahead of Schedule ST. LOUIS, Mo, Feb. 21—Fly-| |lng a big Douglas mail plane/ | ahead of schedule, Col. Charles A. ;Llndberxh landed at 9 o'clock this {morning completing the round trip over the old air mail route, St. Louis to Chicago and. returs, 1.0S ANGELES, Cfll Endeavoring to speed the trial of! William E. Hickman Hunt, the Defense and State 'sti- pulated that testimony . taken during the previous Hickman trial will_be accepted im the present trial, the of Jay Thomas, druggist, in a hold-up fin, December, 1926. Judge Craig allowed the lfivulp- {ion, which referred especially to depositions taken in the ~middle W ost h) Attomey Jerome Wats! Feb. 21—/ and Welby | } to advertise the Postal Service. { Col. Lindbergh. sald he intends to fly to Albany, NV Yy next week for a conference on uary 'at which the New York State] Aeronautical code will be dis- cuuned ¢ ‘ ASHEVILLE, Feb. 21— Boyd. townshi phas ot recorded | {an -arrest in ten years -ml th3 record is not the result of ‘an in-| | gttictent police force. | Not a' war- rant «has been issued durlng tha uflod qBIMPLE NAVIGATION METHOD. SAN DIEGO, Cal, Feb, 21—A new method of navigation, which its inventor declares is so simple jt cah be mastered by a grammar| school boy with an hour’s ins! tion has been devised .by Cof mander P. V. H. ‘Weems ol !‘hs United States Navy. i The equipment inyolvi mere- y u bubble sextant fol r sights, a watch set for ( wich sidereal or star time; i’dwm‘m and a gheet or two T, The sheets, are in t -lght lines: with Afl“&h PR()CLAIMED Polaris agd cunelh and by Polar- 18" and, Arcturus. He Is now pre- paring,_charts for other stars. 0 der Weems has tried out h! method both on'the ground and 4n the air declared it and in both. i position or “fix, navi- x‘ kfiow it, consumed- 67 see- | ot ln;l work, hie s ”l“l‘nt« she :m _the Pole nt and notes the: red. on the scale! 29! i FRAUD CHARGE | MADE: AGAINST tBriefs Are FITd in Six Mil- i lion ' Dollar Damage Case, Aulo Deal PON'NA(‘ Ml(h Feb. 21—The icharge that Henry and Edsel| Ford obtained the Lincoln Motor Company by fraud is contained in {briefs filed in the Leland-Ford $6,000,000 damage suit in the Cir jeudt Court. | Accusation made in the docu- ments were .eptered into the re- \cords by attorneys for Henry and ‘Wilfred Leland who are bringing jaction against the Fords on be- “half of 2,000, other former stock- holders * of ;iu Lincoln Motor . Company. Brfefs’ were asked of both sides iby the. Presiding Judge before ! passing on a motion by the attor- neys of flw Fqirdnv to avoid a bill 'M complaint. i{: alleges that Vtime th. Mnry was pur- rh at. the, recelvership sale in 1922 ‘the, Fords verbally agreed to"‘réimburse the stockholders for losses, sustained. —— - —— i "«}w ter bne-d Iet- mmu.? een * villages wires uonn 'hlc!t electric car- rierd would pass at a, rate of 1} .miles an hour. The : lation ‘would be m a m‘um: on tlu rried. . 0 ayorably re- %‘A‘Afidemy of been turnedt lar study. cost i’:‘.‘l.. il'lte mp-ul FORD AND SON lu 2 il i | Mothers, Widows War Veterans, Can Visit Europe Feb. 21 Without a protest or debate, the Houss approved of the bill to enable mothers and widows of World war vet- erans buried in Europe to make the pilgrimage to Amer- ican cemeteries overseas at the expense of the Govern- ment, Widows would be re- | stricted to those who ha not remarried. The measure, | which now goes to the Sen- ate, empowers the President, in co-operation with the Amer- ican Red Cross, to arrange for the pilgrimages during the next three ygars. | | | | —.ee—— | 1 | DEATH PLEAS ' 60 UNHEEDED BY OFFICIALS Woman W};——éhol ‘Beast’ of Husband Is to Be Prosecuted SEATTLE, Feb. 21 the pleas John William llul‘knul' made a few minutes before his| | death, that his wife not be prose. {cuted for shooting him, Depu Proseulllng Attorneys are ne :&- vm\nn: "m .&3‘" fi; bulletg into her commop law hus- band’s body Sunday evening ! while they were at dinner in their \hnmo. -Des: Barkoot was a Seattle Spiritu- alist and Cult leader. The wife freely admitted hooting. Inez Neal, 16-year-old daughter of the: slain man, told the Prosecuting Attorney: “1 {would have shot him if mother {had not. I the step- do it myselfl. We often talked it over. He was a beast.” el INTRIGUES OF K: K X, BARED BY INDIANIAN Deposition Made for Use " in Suit to Oust Klan from Indiana INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Feb. 21. -—A sensational tale of alleged political . intrigue, involving the Ku Klux Klan, Horse Thief Pro- tective Associations, -gun-totting preachers, etc., was unfolded by {Hugh Emmons, former Klan Cy- ‘clopu‘ in a deposition given to Attorney General” Gilliom. The latter is to hse it in comnection with the suit he brought recently to oust the Kian from Indiana. Emmons; who between 1923 and 1926 sajd le was associated with the . Valley Ku Klux Klan of South: declared he had been told by W. Lee Smith, of Indianapolis, wath recently Grand Dragon, that the secret _order was formed for the purpose of getting political control of the Unmd su;a, rs Emmons un- neer has: overhead| i tion and hmm Jews in l;nlu-. .:oq Hutxlnnon. of Evansville, ti .,ulght 01&!4 Dragon, was escribed to Emmons by Smith as the “fastést man\with a gun that had ever been -bruuht into Catholics and { i | FLORIDA ‘gq ziow FUR i been | pre-; did not think mother, had the nerve and I was going to; FOR POSITION CLAIMS GOURT Nomination Made by Cool-| idge—Will Resign as Representative WASHINGTON, Feb. resentative William R. Greem, of To Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, has nominated by President Coolidge to fill a vacancy in the United States Court of Claims which sits in Washington as soon as (ireen’s nomination is approv- ed by the Senate, Green plans to resign his seat in the House which for 17 years he has oceupied as® Representa- tive of the Ninth Iowa Congress- ional District. ! Speaker Nicholas Longworth predicted that Representative Willis C. Hawley, of Oregon, will succeed Green as Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee which, with its power to initiate revenue and tariff legislationm, is/ one of the most powerful policy committees of either branch of | | 21,—Rep- |Congress. For a number of years, | Hawley has been senior Republi- | can on the committee. i |{American Spokesmen See Great Good Accomplish- ed in Americas HAVANA, Cuba, Feb. 21—Two spokesmen for the United States | delegation are convinced the Pan- American Conference, which end- ed its labors yesterday, did much to further good-will among the Americas, “The delegates will return to their countries with clearer views of conditions, of successful coi- |laboration ~ and understanding zood-will which are the essence of Pan-Americanism which have been prnmoted in notable de- grees," said Charles ~Evans H!uxhes. chief of the Unlted States delegation. Dr. Leo 8. Rowe, Director. Gen- eral of the Union said: “Full significance of the results of the Conference will become fully ap- parent when the conventions and resolutions are made effective and in this respect a large responsi- bility will devolve upon the Paa- American Union.” - SNOW BURIES _ALASKA R. R. SEWARD, Alaska, Dec. 21.— The biggest snow battle in the history of the Alaska Ralilroad is being waged over a stretch of 250 miles between Seward and Broad Pass, Dynamite has been used to blast through deep drifts and slides on portions of the North- ern Division. Because of the solidly packed |wet snow, the rotary snowplows are traveling only about 21 miles in six hours. ————— —_— Sinclair and Burns Guilty; Are Sentenced WASHIANGTON, Feb. 21. —Adjudged 'gutity of crim- inal contempt for shadowing the Fall-Sinclair conspiracy trial jury, Sinclair was this afternoon sentenced to serve six ‘months in jail; Willlam Buras to 16 days In jail; I‘ Henry Mason Day, Sinclair's business. manager and asso- ! | ciate, to four months, and | hisi sem ‘‘Sherman fined [ | ) ‘1.00. GREEN CHOSEN 'H(’ro of Dash to Nmn(’ OF ASSOCIATED PRESS " PRICE TtN CEN'ISW BOMB OUTRAGE IN CHICAGO Seeks Dog Derby Title Once More at Age of 52| | | | | | "‘1‘& -\ { ; § . entrance to the apartment build It will be youth against age again when Leonard Seppalal (upper), Alagka vctcran of the snowy trail, meets Emile St. God- ard, cnds tomorrow. Leonard Seppala, hero of the dog-mushing dash with diphtheria serum to Nome, Alaska, will try to wrest from Emile St. 1.ulnr-| the international mushing cham. ! pionship, now competing in 120-mile eastern derby, which started at Quebec yesterday and continues three day The event marks the the dog-racing season. The Alaskan, who is b ars old, will attempt to cover the dis- tance in less than 11 hours, 37 climax of minutes and 35 seconds, the time | in which St. Godard set a world record last year. St. Godard, who is in his early | twenties, ran on the upgrades with his dogs, but the grizzled Alaskan had to ride all the way, for hig legs no longer are nimble. Despite the handicap of his own| welght placed on his' team, Sep- pala finished only 20 minutes be hind St. Godard. Youth is ‘the favorite against age in these long races over snow, and some judges of the sport ex- pect 15-year-old Paddy Nolan, who finished fourth last year, to be the most dangerous rival of boti Seppala and S8t. Godard. Paddy made a pluck¥ finish in 1.)"7 with only three of his five dogs. Other entrants included Frank Dupuis, winner of the 1926 derby; Barl Brydges, champion in 1924; “Shorty” Russick, a sirong con tender in recent years, and Jose Therin, picturesque hunter and trapper of Loreiteville. The purpose of dog sled racing is * to stimulate interest in the breeds of dogs, and to test their!g strength, speed and endurance. The Canad| government fosters the sport, for it is interested In the effort to determine what fs the idela type of dog for keeping one of Canada’s most important |ndullrlay—-lump»rmx and paper manufacturing—linked with elvili- zation during the months when snow several feet deep locks the forests to other transportation. ‘Thus far the Siberfan and Al askan - buskies, which are half wolves, geem to have demonstrat- ed thelr superiority over dogs of the ‘maritime provinces, excelling | “m' because of their wil » ] . WINS SECOND HEAT Feb. 21—Leonard won (lower), youthful champion, in the 120-mile Eastern dog- sled deiby at Quebec, which started yesterday, continucs today and the | | |over. the entire route, with foun- CRIME BEING ' INVESTIGATED 'Woman's Clolhing Satur-| { ated with Gasoline then Set Afire ! ‘ MORRISTOWN, N. J., Feb. 21— | The death of an unidentified wo-| man found with gasoline saturat ed clothing in flames, is unde* investigation by the State Police. | State Trooper Jeon held to the | theory that the woman had been | taken in an automobile to a lone- ly spot, where found, gasoline was pourad over her clothing, then vet afire. The woman died in the hos. pital three hours after taken | there by a' passing motorist, : The spot where the woman was, | found is about two miles from | {the’ point in Bernard Township where the unidentified body of a well dressed man was found two weeks ago. The man hdd been ulmn.led to death. APARTMENT 18 - SCENE LATEST ~ GANG BOMBING. {Nineteenth Attack Is Made Against Chicago Ad- ministration REWARD OF $10,000 IS OFFERED, INFORMATION Lid of Pahence Is Blown Off — Thompson's Home Guarded CHICAGO, lIIA, Feb. 31,—Chi- |cago’s nineteenth bombing of the year, aimed today at an apart- ment building in which lives Lawrence Cuneo, brothér-in-law and Secretary to Unfted States Distriet Attorney Robert B. Crowe, has blown off the lid of official patience. Incensed by the bombing, Crowe has offered $10,000 for in- formation leading to the convie- tion of the perpetrators of the outrages, including the recent bombings of the homes of City Comptroller Fitzmorris and Muni- cipal Judge Sbarbaro, The ofter is accompanied by a promise to'the informant 'of im- munity from prosecution. The homb today destroyed the v éaring a similar attack om Mayor Thompson, his home has been ordered x rded. JAPAN CAUSES < SENSATION BY ‘A NNOUNCEMENT Arbltrahon Trenhes May Be Revised - Says Viscount ‘Saito GENEVA, Feb. 21.—Japan, be- lieving her arbitration treaties are too far reaching, may revise {them, Viscount Saito of that nation sald. The anmouncement was made at a preliminary secur- ity conference convoked to pro- /mote disarmament and ereated |somewhat of a seusition,. dele- gates wondering whether Japan - will go a step further than the United States and France when 'they negotiated the recent paect. outlawing war, Viscount Saito sald conditions have changed since the old trea- ties were signed. The treaty hotwm the United States and ‘Japan expires soon 'and must be renewed. ———————— A. J. QUOTATIONS NEW YORK, Feb. 21.—Alaska Juneau mine stock was quoted today at 836, i GREAT ROAD FREDERICKSBURG, Vl, Feb. 21—A ~memorial highway, stretch- 1ng in"a ecircle from the national capital 4into Virginia and Mary- nd and . enicompassing some of e mou histeric territory in lh«v mntry. ‘has been proposed to| the Unled States commission for the celgbration of the two hua-| dredth anniversary of the birth of | George’ Washington, February 22,/ 1932. Phe . proposal was submitted hyj the Rappahannock Valley, Inec., a regional ‘chamber of commerce, which promises to co-operate with | (the commission, now headed by President Coolidge. The road would be of two or four strips of concrete, lighted | tains and parks between the con-| courses. Nations of the world the second|would be invited to take sections|idents James PROPOSED TO HONOR WASHINGTON A great concrete ‘bridge m be built over the w-n the “highway would a Westmoreland county, Virginia, in - which is located Wrghl. ington’s ' birthpl m King George coulity, Washington lived; Fredericksburg, where his m Mary Washington, lived W Alexandria, where he v hick church, wheré he 4 and to Mount Vermon, where he died and is bll'lfi i Other historie M in* V and Maryland birthplaces of author of the Bill of 8 Chief Justice Jobn Marshall home of the mat of Abraham Lincoln, Nancy Hanks; the Alllteflflflflfll‘ Dog |between the strips and there erect | Madison, and 41 huh.{l ”ni(cl and 57 umfl; ibn. miles in 3/monuments to their most famous|ford, home gnd ;