The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 22, 1928, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XXXL, NO. 4719, JUNEAU, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1925, MEMBER OF ASSOCIA'[ED PRESS SINCLAIR FILES APPEAL JAIL SENTENCE PRICE TEN CENTS Two Commanders Are Blamed for Submarine Disaster FINDINGS: OF NAVAL BOARD MADE PUBLIC Blame for Dlsaster Is Plac- ed Upon Command- ers of Vessels RECOMENDED THAT BRUMBY BE DETACHED Salvage Officer Remiss in Duties—Unable to Save Lives ASHINGTON, Feb. 22—Re sponsibility for the collision be- 1 the submarine S-4 and the Guard Destroyer Paulding on December 12, last year, off the Massachusetts coast, is placed jointly on the commanders of ihe two vessels by the Navy Conri of Inqu In the findings, commended detachment of Rear Admiral Frank Brumby, who Is in charge of the salvage opera tions over the sunken submarine, from commander in control of the force which includes submarines in the Atlantic. Rear Admiral Brumby failed, the Court held, to “contribute that superior and intelligent guidance, force and sound judgment ex: pected from an officer of his length of service and experience und position’ in the rescue work. Rescue Efforts Devoling much of its. report to reyiew of the efforts to rescue the officers and crew aboard the sunken submarine and raise it, which has been a subject of eriti- eism from some quarters, the Court declared that “no known devices or equipment not employ- ed in rescue operations either in the Navy or owned by commer: cial organizations could have saved the lives of those aboard the S-1.” The report said everything was done to save the lives that could be done under weather conditions. SEVENTEEN MISHAPS WASHINGTON, Feb. 22—Seven- teen accidents to American naval vessels from groundings, colli- sion or storm, have occured since September, 1923. They are Hsted in a 'memorandum prepared by the office of naval operations for Representative Loring M. Black, , of New York. Only those accidents are listed where the damage to craft was in excess' of $20,000. The memoran- dum shows that submarines have figured in eight accidents of a more or less serious character gince 1923, The name of each vessel dam- aged, the cause of the accident and the estimated cost involved in each were enumerated by the Office of Naval Operations fm Mr. Black as follows: Destroyers: Woodbury, Nichols, Fuller—On Sept. 8, 1023, the Delphy, Splee, Young, Wood bury, Nichols Chauncey and Fuller stranded near Point Ar- guello, Cal. Two others ground t nued on Page Eight.) - the Court re- Chauncey, Delphy, Splee, Younz. 5 Prettiest Jury Boss J 'SENATOR REED e sinaictin. . Bl s (Joan Reamy, attractive, stylish nnd !pretty soclety girl of Washington, | has been appointed foreman of the police court jury in the District of |Columbla. 'We predict a crime wave m!‘hty soon around that part of lhq 'country! (International Newsreel) COOLIDGE 18 IN VIRGINIA - GELEBATING Reviews Military and Civic Parade in Honor of Washington WASHINGTO Feb., 22.—The State -of Virginia, which gave Washington to the Nation, re- called her glorious past today when President Coolidge joined in_the celebration at Alexandria of the first President’s one hun- dred and ninety-sixth anniver- sary. The elm-shaded streets along which the first President rode on his way to church were drdped in flags and bunting for the oc- casion. Military .and patriotic’ units sought places to parade past the reviewing stand for the' salute from President Coolidge. ny ,‘HI‘V WHO'D WED NEEDS $30 A WEEK, $900 IN BANK, ECONOMIST DECLARES, DENVER, Colo., Feb. 22~—Un less you have $900 in the bank and an income of $30 a . week don't get married, advises G. A Warfield, dean of the University of Denver school of commers An income of $30 a week, the economist believes, is just enough to “get by” onmn, but there must be a prospect of increasing this amount. “When the wife must go out in the business world in order to help her husband support their family, motherhood h deteated,’ he declares. " In no instance does he advise marriage unless there 1s a. sav- s account of $900, an amount [not to he spent just becauge mar- riage has at last been attained, | to be kept as a nest egg against emergencies. ‘A couple mast have this nest With not a dollar ahead; a [person 1s a sldve to money wor- i m the old folks if néed be. This s cowardly. Marriage is a chal- ‘enge they had better recognize | or leave alone. “Newlyweds should not demand | al 30 muazh. They want a car, luxuricus apartment, theatre tic- kets and fur coats. All this re- quires a large income. So they both work and forego the, happi- ness of married life to save for these luxuries that are not so im- portant. If they wait to marry until they can afford these things they ara doing an unnatural thing. Postponement of marriage lessens the possibility of happi- ness.” Dean Warfield believes that at the. oldest a man lhonld not_ be | more than 27 and a’ woman. not| more than 24 to insure happluu in marriage. “Marrying young and liflvlnl 10 achigve together forms a com- WIRE TAPPING ARGUMENTS IN - SUPREME COURT ]ushces Show Much Inter- est in Questioning of Counsel WASHINGTON, Feb. 22—Mem bers of the Supreme Court of the, United States showed keen interest in the oral arguments on three appeals from Seattle chal- lenging the validity of evidence in prohibition cases obtained by | tapping. telephone lies and lis-! tening in on cbnversations, known ag “whispering wires.” Counsel for both sides controversy were closely tioned by members of the preme Court. Justices Brandeis and Stone in- dicated by their questions they took a view of the evidence 5o obtained as objectionable. Justices McReynolds and Suth- and seemed to share with the government's view that the evi- dence obtained by tapping wires would be admissable. Chief Justice William Howarl Taft seemed impressed with tho facts of the conversation heard by government agents when listen- ing as related to the commission of a crime. in CAMPAIGNTAL Says Protective Tariff Is Cause of the Ills of the Farmers | TULSA, Okla., Feb. 22—The Re. | publican protective tariff law was (blamed for the ills of the farm- lers by Senator James A. Reed |lagt night in his second prepared jaddress of his western Demo- jeratic Presidential campaign. { “If a farmer buys on the same price level upon which he sells,” Senator Reed declared, “he will have an even chance in ‘the race life, but the manufacturers, d\ie!ly of the east, are determined to deny him that natural right.’ Because of the tariff, Senator . Reed argued, the farmer is com- fpelled to sell upon the European {level, but also upon higher levels boosted by the tariff. Senator Reed told his audience which crowded ‘the hall that “‘we Democrats cannot get the party together writing our party differ- entes into the platform. You can put things in the platform but you can't make men vote agulnsl ;their judgment.” | Asking for party unity, Sena- tor Reed, so far in his Western ,campaign speeches, has refrained from direct reference to Prohibi- 'tion or to the row over the League of Nations, ‘although he did refer to Woodrow Wilson, . whose League proposal he helped |to defeat. He recalled that Wil- e lobbyists out of Wash- and added: ‘‘However iyou may ‘have differed with his advisors, you could say he had an honest .administration.” ————— 'Brig, Gen. Sherburne Resigns fram 40 and 8 BOSTON, Mass.,, Feb. 22.— Brigadier General John Sher- burne, wartime commander of negro -artillery units in Prance, Bight, honorary society of the American Legion, in protest, he said, agaiust the clause in the National Constitution of the or- xanluuon which prohibited mem- bbnhlp of negro veterans. i ——p e nubv. Alaska, "-b. 22—Adolph | of Seattle, and Fred Styk- M have Jeft here; has resigned from the Forty and | I ]the mutiny are back in their HOWF RENCH AIRMEN MADE THFIR RECORD-BREAKING JOURNEY| T intrepid French aviators, Dieu before you the HIS map graphically sets 4 23,000- mile air trip made by the donne Costes and Joseph Le Brix in which they have con- quered four continents. Their good-will journey not only helps the cause of international amity, but contributes another glonous chapter tn the lusto « of aviet Unierantional mnmnm Nows) Invents Gasoline | Turbine Motor | For /hrplmwa ] CHICAGO, | sured that three nations will grant him patents on his gasoline turbine airplane motor, R. E. Lasley, engineer | today went forward with | plans to test his invention | | on a trans-Atlantic flight. France has issued him a pnt~ ent and both the United States and the Canadian | Government have the inventor that patents will be issued. Lasley said | | the engine will have a third | greater cruising radius for | the amount of fuel used | than any present airplane | enginee. Feb. 22,—As- SWOONS WHEN ENTERS PLEA NOT GUILTY SEATTLE, Feb. 22—Almost wooning as she faced the Court late yesterday afternoon, Mrs. W. J. Barkoot entered a plea of no: guilty to the charge of first de- gree murder for shooting her hus- band to death while at dinner last Sunday night. She slumped ‘into the arms of her attorney as she was led before the Judge and when she pleaded her voice was searcely zudible. She was returned to the County jail with., out bail to await her trial day, which has not been set, Her two daughters, Inez, aged 17, and Helen, aged 10, are held as ma- terial witnesses. ———————— Prison Rioters Are Sentenced to Rest Of Lives in Cells| SACRAMENTO, Cal., Teb. 22. Condemned - to serve their natural lives” in Folsom Prison for the murder of T. Singleton, guard, during the Thanksgiving Day riot and attempted jail break, five of the six leaders of ith two dog teams cells starting to merve their sen- ' rages there. They from hboth ;no team tences. The sixth' s Hkewise back in his ce)l but still serving his old term as mentence has not been promounced for him. notified | | sl at American Institute of Mining and | LIEUT. JOSEPH LE BRIX Carary P ot *“‘H()III)IH ON NEW H)RI\ EX('HAN(‘ | (()S"I'S BROKLRb ABOUT $800,000 ENGINEERING ~ NOT ROMANTIC SAYS HOOVER | |Secretary of Commerce Disagrees with Writers —Given Gold Medal NEW YORK, Teb. mance of adventure ing exists chiefly in the imagina- tions of the laymen, Secretary of Commerce Herbert C. Hoover sail the annual banquet of the 22—The ro- of engineer- | Metalurgical Engineers last night Secretary Hoover was predente(d with the Saunders Gold Medal for accomplishments as a mining en- gineer, “Living on the edges of civili- zation is much more of a drab affair than current novels on fron- tier life lead one to surmise,” said the Secretary. “Yet, there en- tdures to the laymen something of romance and adventure in the, engineering profession. Kipling Richard Harding Davis and others have given much high color and romance to our profession. My own experience of this romance has made me wary of it at times. When 1 hear of it I have a de- sire also to know how ‘long ago it took place. I have learned NEW. YORK, Feb. 22— cost real money in the financ, tlislrivt. Every day the New York H-x«lmugo is closed brokers | upward of $800,000 in commis {sions. Add the estimated § 000 lost by transportation panies, | by newsstands, $450,000 decreased ~4ulen in restaurants- and the bill | 1ooks something like this: | To 1 holiday $1,356,000 And that is a low estimate, fcr |it does not include losses in iha nther exchanges which close wic | the “big board,” nor the decreased (sales of the 1,001 incidentals nec: | essary to the daily conduct of business. But it may serve to | explain why stock exchange of- | ficials turn deaf ears upon fre. quent requests for holidays. Brokers probably sustain th: | greatest loss, for with exchange seats, or memberships, selling at $30€,000 and dues comparatively high, a broker must earn $70 a day just to pay the interest on these two items. As the average broker is said to earn only about $25,000 a year, he has rather a narrow margin for expenses and llonsen More latitude is given the broker of more than average abil- ity, whose earnings are estimated iat $560,000 and the really talented broker, who may earn $100,000 or more. Just how much money sticks to the broker's fingers as earn- ‘lnn. however, depends upon his ability to compete successfully {hour after hour, five days a week and 62 weeks a year with other Holidays | stock losc | | com- the $30,000 loss sustainel | OIL MAGNATE SHOWS FIGHT ON SENTENCE Sinclair and Associates Will Take Case to Highflur!s DEFENDANTS ARE AT LIBERTY; NO BAIL Second Case Against Sin- clair and Fall to Be Heard April 2 WASHIN G TON, Feb. 2§—e i Under jail sentences for contempt f Flies from England to Australia DAL WIN, Australia, | | Feb. 22.—Bert Hinkler, Brit- | ish flier has arrived from | Bima, Humbawa, completing his flight from Kngland to || Australia in 15 s Hin- | | kler used a bal plane in ; his flight. COL. I.INDBERGH OFF ON FLIGHT 22 Col. with four Lambert-St. POR’I | ST. LOUIS, Feh. | Charles A. Lindbergh, passengers, left the for an unrevealed destination. He headed northward over the St Louis:Chicago air mail route. An | unconfirmed report is that Coi. | Linavergh is flying to Detroit and he sajd he was not disclosing his | destination in order to avert crowds. ————e——2 {Broken Propeller Shaft C Marine Disast ROME, Feb. 22—The Commis- slon of Inquiry which investigated the sinking of the Italian steam- ship Principessa Mafalda on Octo- ber 25, last year, off the coast of Brazil, with a loss of more than the direct ‘shadowing of the jury Louis Flying Field this forenoon' of court, growing out of the in the Fall-Sinclair ofl conspiracy mis- trial, Harry F. Sinclair and as- soclates, Henry Day and Willlam Burns, today looked to the high- er courts for exoneration. With Burn's som. Sherman, who was fined $1,000, the de- fendants have filed notice = of appea All are at liberty on p: se that bond to he fixed flr?l"h supplied. Justice Siddoss dismissed charges agalnst Sheldon Clark, Vice-President of . the er Refining Company, :r:,.mg. head of the Burns Detec- 8i Ir now faces nt ‘ A to ‘testified in the Sen, pot Dome {inguiry. Burns was sentenced to 15 days in jail and Day to four months, Sinclair will go back to trial in the same court on April 2 when he goes on trial again on charges of conspiracy with Fall, former Secretary of Interior, to defraud the Government in the {lease of Teapot Dome. ‘ : i Eanama o o o RflBBERY CLUE —— DEVELOPES IN MHRDEB CASE ,Woman Belleved Robbed i —Clothing Set Afire— | Left to Horrible Fate g ¢ MORRISTOWN, N. J., Feb. 22, '—Robbery is believed by the po- lice to have been the motive for the burning of a woman whom they have jdéntified as Miss Mar- garet Brown, aged 50, employed until last Monday night as gov- erness in a home on fashionable |Park Avenue, New York @ity. {A motorist found the woman !burning, her ,clothing have been saturated with gasoline and set afire. The tragedy ‘took place In ,a lonely spot. The motorist rush- ed the woman to a hospital where she died from the burnms. The police ascertained that Miss Brown had $8,000 in bonds and $1,000 in ecash. Detectives advanced the theory the woman was attacked, robbed, and them intelligent, keen-witted men. Luck that the romance factor increases with time.” may help to some extent, obsery- Secretary Hoover made "‘ell say, but generally success in plain that he thought no less of|the market may be guaged by the the profession just because it|Possibility of [remembering past did not seem to be painted In as|experience, reading the future bright colors when viewed rmm,correclly. putting the two togeth- the inside as it did from with- .Ol‘ with a ‘nleety that assures ex- lact and accurate conclusions and | then transforming judgment into action in a way that produces 1 profits, But as & broker's profits in- crease, his expensés grow accord- ingly. Increased business neces- sitates & larger staff, which "in turn requires” larger quarters, more eq and supplies and other facllities entailing greater expenditures, In which high reunt | bulks large. .Payment of $300,000 for a stock exchange seat provides merely an to do business. True, out, |GIL RICH AND BRIDE ARRIVE ON ALAMEDA| Gil Rich, representative of the Black Manufacturing Company of Seattle, accompanied by his bride,’ 'nrrlvwl in Juneau on the Ala: “me-da vesterday afternoon, after a few weeks' visit in Ketchikan, the former home of Mrs. Rich. The couple were married about one and ome months ago in | OPbortunity Seattle. The bride is well known it Permits the brokers to circulate in Juneaw Ketchikan, She | 8mong the trading posts, assures was A Miss Roberta Mc.|Di8 acceptance by*fellow brokers Gillvery. visited Junesu seys| 88 dependable to the extaut ot eral years phape. 300 lives, reported cause of the disaster was a brok- brought to New Jersey, her ocloth- en propellor shaft which allowed ing soaked in gasoline and then water to seep into the boilers. set afire. Days Will Gain Second In Thousand Centuries tion of the Solar Eclipse,” Frank explained: how the in Nineveh in 763 B. C. enabled astronomers to discover that the. speed of the rotation of the earth LONDON, Feb. 22—Old Grand- mother BEarth is getting just u little tiny-weeny bit more sun- shine in her life as Old Father Time clicks off the revolving cen- turfes. It isn’t a great deal, in the sunshine and daylight mea- surements as reckoned by puny man, but in her time it may amount to quite a lot. Sir Frank Dyson, astronomer-' .q) royal at Greenwich observatory. o - oy Hig has calculated that the days are ting longer, lengthoning ut_ the rale o Some- | 100 shown one mfl' by thing e 2 second the tides was _In a lecture on “The Observa- | hundreds of miles zone of observation.