The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 23, 1928, Page 1

| L4 THE DAILY ALASKA EMPII “ALL. THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XXXL, NO. 4745. JUNEAU, ALASKA, FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 1928. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS E PRICE 1EN CEN'IS POSTPONEMENT OIL TRIAL IS DENIED PULP PROGRAM - STATUS GIVEN | BY ENGINEERS Local Resources and Con- ditions Lend Themselves to Paper Manufacture Hope tha: tae puip and paper development program for this vi- cility would go through unim- peded. and assurances that re- sources and local cenditions fav- ored such development were voic- ed today to the Chamber of Com- merce by representatives and en gineers of the Zellerbach and Cameron interests who are con- ducting surveys both in this vi- cinity and at Ketchikan. Thos speaking ' in the development were James H. Cameron, San Francisco, whose brother George T. Cameron head: the group interested locally, Don Meldrum, forest engineer in charge of timber surveys, and Wendell Dawson, engineer in charge of water power studies. Cameron Is Hopeful Mr. Cameron was hopeful of the outcome of the proposed pyos gram, While disclaiming any knowledge of the detailed plans of the group interested locally he declared: ‘‘“We are up her¢ and we hope to stay here, and to have everything going some day.” He added he was enjoy- ing his Alaskan visit and his contact with the people. The natural resources and fav- orable conditions for their utili- zation together with the team- work between officials, business men and citizens generally will eventually make of Southeastern Alaska one fof the big paper manufacturing centers qof North America, declaved Mr. Meldrum past 25 yenva--he hil been connected with pulp and paper enterprises on the Pacific Coast and during that period has been over most of its forested areas. Have Prime Requisites told the Chamber he was here to study the pulp areas in both the Ketchikan and Juneau districts, “You have here the primary requisites for Jarge de- velopment, that is power resour- ces and timber. As far as our investigations have gone every- ems favorable,” he added fortunate that officials with whom the prospective in- vestors: have to deal are taking interest in the program and lending every possible assist- ance in co-operating with the en- gin making the investig: tions, Mr. Meldrum said. He add- ed that the same spirit of e« operation had heen found every- where among business men and private citizens generally. Mr. Dawson, who has been studying streamflow conditions and. water power sources since Jast Fail, also commented on the teamwork between officials and business men, expressing appre- ciation for the co-operation that had been extended to him. “l came up here last year to look for water, and after I had been in Ketchikan a few days, T decided that may work would neither be difficult nor exten- sive,” he humorously declared. The object of his investigations he added, is to find enough wat- ¢r in one place to supply the needs of a big paper manufactur- ing plant. Invites Kiwanians Gov. George A. Parks informed the Chamber he had written a general invitation to the Kiwan- jans, who hold their annual con- vention in Seattle next June, to visit the Territory. He suggest- ed that the Chamber of Commerce might send an invitation to them to visit Juneau, sending them lo- cal literature showing what there is to be seen in this vicinity. George F. Weisel, assistant man. ager of the Juneau Lumber Mill told ‘ the Chamber that there was much interest in Seattle in the Capital-to-Capital Yacht Race and that several goodly wagers were reported made between yachtsmen of that city on the race. Mr. Weisel said at the suggestion of Manager Roy Rutherford, he bhad talked with Portland and Seattle interests relative to the ektablish- ment of a local marine As the result of this, an article set- ting forth local needs appears in the current issue of the ific. Fisherman, published in Seattle. Assures Fair Treatment Fair treatment. of capifal fn- ard to He is <l'(l)r\()lll coldfR & % | Michigan. the AL M IFE IS P, tll) HIGH | TRIBUTE BY GOVERNMENT MAN WHO KNOWS WHAT HE IS TALKING ABOUT WASHINGTON, March 3 N T R The ability of dutiful, econ- nical ||nn\\ wife to make a sal- WASHINGTUN n c Tearfully telling his story he- fore the House Committe consid- ering the bill to increase the pay dren “Melion is a great Illl.llll'lul\ genius but the laurels go. to ””"\ ary of month feed and School TEacher Who Beat of Government employees, Tate real financial, the little woman ! clothe a I"H|II|\ of five, is regard-; J. Hackney, $1,500 clerk, related Republicanism, Died Hl I)\ a ‘Treasury Department exceeding even the fiscal [now great the struggle was for from Pneumonla it .1. nh of his millionaire employ- Secretary Andrew W. Mellon, |his wife to make both ends meet {for themselves and three chil—; who takes my $125 a month and | makes it carve for five,” Hackney | said Hackney, wearing a coat belonged Lo his father-in-law years ago, a pair of trouse of | an old Palm Beach suit, assured | the committee he not trying | to be “spectacula and asked | that to be pardoned for his appear-| - ance. I BLACK FLAG IS HOISTED; GEORGE M'DGNALD DEAD Nolorious Confidence Man| Pays With His Life | for Murder WASHINGTON, March 23 | United States Senator \Numll)rid;‘cl N. Ferris, Democrat of Michigan died at 6:15 ()'clm'lf this mnrnim” VALLEYFIELD, Quebec, March from pneumonia after wecks Of 9 mho raising of a black flag illnegs which began with a heavy' . the tower of hll here this nm-nlnp M !” L George IMe ‘Donald, mn\ mmnem ”w!man, paid wlll\ nis lite for the school teacher, shattered the rock- |81aying of Adelard Bouchard, of ribbed Republicanism of Michi- Lachine, taxi driver, for the gan when he overcame a wnormal|robbery of §70. Republican majority of half a mil McDonald received telegram lion votex and wps clected to the {1ast night from his girl wife, Ohlted: Statds Benate in 1 He | Doris Parkér McDonald, whom battered down a ed he absolved of all blame in the of the Wolverine state—-a tradi-|murder and whose sentence uf tion inviolate for 70 years that|death was commuted to life im-| no Democ could be elected to|Pprisonment. The message read: the upper housp of congress from | “At mass tomorrow, commun- Michigan—and won the senate|ion will be offered. 1 will never at from Charles E. Tow cease to pray for you.” by a margin of 13.000. MeDonald muttered: “Good Gray Governor” her soul.” Michigan's “good gray _gover- nor,” as Senator Ferris was call- STGGKS SUAH ed during the two terms he served Four Million Share Session as the state’s executive, was in his seventy-first year when he en- tered the semate; a thin, spare, slightly stooped figure, with lean, | spectacled face and eyes that flashed energy and power. He Experienced by N. racy more bécause of his onthusi- Y. Exchange / asm for its principles than for any emolument the party might con-| NEW YORK, March 23—A 4. fer upon him. i 000,000 share session on the New Michigan democracy has had fo! York Stock Exchamge, froely pre- figure so picturesque, so powerful | dicted for two years but mnever he founded at Big Rapids,- Mieh., ed upward at a furious rate them was at ““x zenith and when he was|buckled under thie avalanche of privileges be addresked = as|gelling. ordefs, bringing to a halt, “Professor.” The first time his{at least -temporarily, the rapid name appeared in staf® political | sustained upswing of two weeks' circles—in 1901, when he was the|duration such as Wall Street has face of President Roosevelt's|converted :into ‘losses some of popularity and nneml unpopulari- | which ran- nearly to $$ a share. ty of the Democratic rty -in ——e Michigan. ) ml! STENOGS FOR LEAGUE Theén, as afterward, it was a case of the party seeking tlie man. Gnnpu, Switzerland, March Woodbridge N. Ferris, a tradition God bless was always the schoolmaster; rarely the politiclan. He was a dynamo, a bundle of nerve force, a fighter in the ranks of democ- and so popular as Mr. Ferrls.|reached, became a reality vester-: “Mister” was his favorite title,|day. even in the days when Ferris In- It developed in, extravagant stitute, the educational institution|speculation in which prices start- to Democratic standard bearer for|seldonr ‘experienced. governor—he threw -a scare into|* Early gains from $2 to $18 a the Republican ranks by mumning | share were substantially reduced ahead of his ticket, even in the|or wiped put and in many cases It was eight years later—in 1912 22:-—'55;1 Irish girls will be added that Mr. Ferris again was a gub- to the staff of the secvetariat of ernatorial. candidate, and this [the League of Nations. English time he was elected. Two vearslgirls now hold most of these later he was re-elected, winning, positions. over Chase 8. Osborn, a former governor. Resumes School Work After serving two years as gov- ernor, Mr. Ferris resumed his school work at Big Rapids, leav- ing his books only in 1920 to seek the governorship again, and go- ing down with his party in the Republican landslide. “Newberry-ism” Battle Cry The superlative achievement of Mr, Ferris’ political career was his election to the. United States genate, Novemiber 7, 1922. It cli- lar campaigns eyer waged in| “Newberry-ism” was battleery, and he .car-| b5 Streets as | Earth Shakeu ROM!: lech 23.—Rom- | ans took to the streets in fear today when an earth- "quake shock was felt throughout the city. Dwel- lers of the r floors of | “buildings_. rushed out when | dishes gnd cooking ulennflq‘ rattled on. ‘the shelves. The center of _the nmk was 15 | :Counters Wilh New Attack; tundermine {dem [Gov [French Are Told that| Nnnfll said ICHAIRMAN NYE | MAKES REPLY | T0 GOV. SMITH —Says He Does Not Fear Any Abuse WASHINGTON, March Answering the letter of Gov. A E. Smith, which condemned him for remarks about the Governor, in a recent debate in the Senate, United States Senator Gerald P.j e, Chairman of the Senate Oil Committee, has countered that Smith is giving aid and comfort to “every scoundrel whose in- famy was exposed.’ Senator Nye said this aid through Smith's seeking public confidence in the fairness and impartiality of the committee in the midst of the investigation | Senator Nye disclaimed any at- k on the Governor. He wrote: expressly state you were, not in any way involved in the| | 0il scandals under investigation by | the committee, of which 1 am chairmén. You need not concern yourself in the least as to public |humiliation which you state in your letter will bring down upon me. 1 do not propose to be de- terred in the performance of my political duty by abuse or criti- cism of my work. from you on any one else.” Chairman Nye, last Monday, ded in the Senate, that Smith be called beiore the| oil committee. Senator Walsh, in a statemeat, | d the reguest would be ignored | “for the plain simple reason that it had no ground to believe he could shed any light upon the| of the committee's in- | 23,— was Gov to| | Arthur R. Robinson, Republican of Indiana, on the Senate floor, also charged that Harry F. Sinclair had been a contributor to the New York State - Democratic campaign in | 1920. This brought a reply from Go Smith that records in the| State failed to show any such| u)ulnlm(iml MUST WORK T0 REMAIN RICH Senator Wealthy Must Have | Trade in Future March 23, The | French are now being told a rea- son derived from America why | their rich boys and girls, as well| as poor, should be able to earn their living. Fartunes no longer are stable, Lucien Romier, eminent econom- ist, recently back from the I'nl’lr‘ ed States Senate, told a women’s organization, and the millionaires and the poverty-stricken ma easily trade places in a genera- tion. Lite altogether, he said, is changing. People live less at home, there are fewer close friendships and personal contacts and there is an increasing in-| stability of personal wealth. Therefore, he advised the wom- en, they must be more active trying to strengthen the home understand their husbands' prob- tems better and so train their| children that all of them will| be able to survive the umnuhlni disapwearance of the family for tune, Brazil to Cooperate With hulu'Nalions GENEVA, leah 23. — Brazil | has informed the League of Na-| tions that despites withdrawal it/ will continue to cooperate in the work of theé League.' The Brazil- fan reply was in response to a request from the League Council that Brazil gnd Spain reconsider withdrawal. Spain ‘has returned PARIS, NEW YORK, March 23.—Dr. Charles Norrls, New York Chief| 3 b;nue m'l Commenting on’ Stefansson’s experiment, Dr. “dlet is likely to | the | Mareh 23—When | that | poned, William k. Belleved to be the last word in engineering the St. neis Dam, 40 miles from Los Angeles, broke, let- ting loose a wall of water as high WITNESSES SAY DAM COLLAPSE WAS REALIZED Important Tesiimony Giv- en at St. Francis Dasar Inquiry LOS ~That B the em working and living at the Francis power house in the ym} belaw the dam realized Motlday ning, before the burst shortly after Iit, it was unsafe; that they saw whole west side of the canyon near the dam saturated with wa ter and told one another “for God's sake get your family out”| was testimony given the coroner's inquest into the disaster, v];._\ afternoon David Mathews, workman m..u-.l at the power house |the broken dam, gave the mony. Chester Smith, in the canyon, Smith's tenant, of the can-| on| anth midn yester-| em under testi- owner of a ranch| and Joe testified that the fear of their lives were thrown inte them by the sight of the wa- ter leaking through the dam hill side two days before the struc ture erashed. Mathews said the whole west| side of the canyon, near the dam,| was saturated with water. Smith| said he owed his life to the fact| hecause hillside. l - Hl Would-Be Purchaser Of Plane and Owner 1 Both Die in SALT LAKE CITY, Two aviators were illed when a plane went into a g dive and crashed here lu(«i“ vesterday afternoon. The plane 4 s piloted by Don Gayer, .agul years, of Cleveland, open Crash 'y it Utah, nose who wa { fan Mar. | |5 instantly | o as a three-story (International BURSTED DAM TAKES HE AVY TOLL OF LIVES house, that swept through the San Fr: yon, killing hundr nelsquito € ‘eds, Photo shows part of dar tween white lines) left standing after the Lreak, Newsreel) (ST TRANCIS PAM BROKEN This s a map of the area swept by the disastrous St. Francls Dam flood. Arrow indicates whero the dam gave way and dotted line shows path torrent followed down the canyon. Nichals, | -t 1S SLAIN AT (ntcrnational Newsreel) MRS.THOMPSON | HIS PRAYERS, TOOK OWN LIFE CHICAGO, ers, was shot hree bullets we is back. This is to fall before ‘I(‘lh within 80 hours Whether tana and illed he police do n idlord said Infc ven a job as or a We nd expressed he rival gang esponsible for In B the « Joe Es; 1 dempnstrating the plane to Marow ' Morrill, aged 22, who was con-|Says Wet Republicans idering purchasing the from Gayer. Execution of Hickman | plane ! Postponed by Appeal' .0 will become SAN PRISON, informed his execution had been post- Hickman said: “I expected that.” I The appeal may not be decided upon for gometime and it may be months before Hickman is hanged the kidnaping and slaying of Marian Parker. Cal.,, today | | QUENTIN Coebcl Plans to Fly from Japan Via Aleutians HONOLULU, March %i— Arthur €. Goebel, who won the Dole airplane race from | Oal to Honolulu, an- noumees that two months after he s Japan, he will fly b §§n Francisco via the | A an Islands. He said he will trip in his | Fairehild . cabin monoplane, | “lhj\!\o pagsenger spac: for ; [ irged heart and " disorders. cxtra gasoline tanks. v = the fight, ' waorkers as ter the mine. The attackers num- bered 100 men and women. De: puties used tea To Vote in l’rimari OAKLAND, declaration the i ground for the Naution, n a statement Holland, Treasurec: i for President” The statem« Republicans large numbers {order to vote fo | May primaries and urging thé dry | Independent Republicans to change | .. | affiliation to the Democratic party "1 to offset the Smiin vote, ee. are 1., he slept in the barn with the door | |John Infontana, kneeling at his the seepage soaked |Prs Wednesday, Side bootleg, (“ul ‘ campaign March 23 dead last night. re pumped n.m’ the second Ital assessin’s bul- leath hosito, of Infon-| who was are connected, ot know. The sutana had been alcohol cooker sging gang opinion that may have been fontana’s death - California es for Smith March that “California | political back- " was made issued by John of the “Walsh commit- nt said the wet registering in Democrats in Smith in the ————— {Woman Leads Attackers On M‘mml Ohio State CADIZ, Ohlo, March 23,—Sev- eral men were injured a clash between cmployed miners, and alleged union ithe Wheeling Township Mine, six miles away. led by a woman and they hurled tones and other '4 The today in adherents at uttackers were misyiles at 30 prepared to en- bombs to break | (he activities of poachers on Turn | been killed by poachers, about March 10 but the body was | *| Seattle March | over PETERSBURG, Loueliness and Alaska, worry about Island, where she lived alone, caused Mrs, Jack Thomp. son to take her own life, the cor oner's jury decided after days' deliberation, It was fivst thought the fox farm operator had found -unt ll last Tuesday. FUR AUCTION not AT SEATTLE SEATTLE, Murch 23-—Lynx dropped from the February sali- ing to an average of $37 at the Fur auction here yester- The best lot of marten aver- $37 Sixty-one silver fox day. aged fwere sold, the best price heing $300. Beaver averaged $24, extra large selling at 334 clal blue fox sold for $115, Dry Ag-ents Exonerated Of Corruption Charge SEATTLE, March 23-—Alfred ITubbard and Richard Fryant, sus pended Prohibition agents, been exonerated of a charge of corruption by a special * Federal Grand Jury. William Whitney, legal advisor of the Pacific North- west. Prohimition forces, said he would immediately recommend re- instatement, of the two men. e —— = NEW MOTORS AT VATICAN March —Monsignor. Pizzardo and Rorgoneini under- geeretaries of state at the Vat can, have been given private au- tomobiles by the Knights of Co- lumbus. «Hitherto only the pope and the papal secretary of state large Sne- ROME, bad motors of their owy, She died | have ! SINCLAIR MUST 60 TO TRIAL ON APRIL 4 ALONE Must Answer to Charge of, Conspiracy to De- fraud the U. S, WASHINGTON, Mar. 23—With- out' the support of his co-defend- ant, the aged and ailing Albert B. Fall, Harry F. Sinclair must face trial alone here on April 4 on a charge of conspiracy to de fraud the government ocut of the Teapot Dome 1 oil reserve. Justice Bailey decided the Dis- triet of Columbla Supreme Court | would grant a delay of twe days instead of twu months. Sinelair sought to have the trial | indefinitely postponed. He wani: ! ed postponement until next Fall when Fall could be moved with safety from El Paso at a time when Le wonld not be subjected | to Washington winter weather, jrepresenting that Fall was a ma. { terfal witness in hls case. IIBERTY BOND ISSUE WASHINGTON, March 23.— | The 100 liberty bond loan vhich Sinclair made to former ry of Interior Fall in prior to Fall's trip to Rus- sia with Sinclair, is to be in- quired into by the Senate Oil Committee, Merritt Baldwin, former con- fidential employee of Sinclair told the committee that while he could not give information about the Continental Trading Com- puny's bonds which Siuclair re- ceived, he knew Sinclair: wanted Fall as “outside attorney” and particularly to make the trip to’ Russin where Sinclair was ing oll concessions h-on ¥ viet (:nvarmen!. Py 4OOVER P WILLIS SEC " OHIO cnmm Represen tative Burtdu Launches Drive ‘for. See- retary of Commerce. CLEVELAND, Olio, Mareh 2 I'nlurms: the lite of Herbert C.' Hoover as one of r-anmru%tfi- ef- fort from which the nited States has reaped . tle M Representative Theodord E. Bar- on, Republican of Ofifa, Inst night Lllxn(-hed the Foover speaking campaign in Ohio with' an address. Senator Willis was denounced for “attempting to tear down' thie good name of the Secretary of Com- merce and at the same timg port his own Presidency.” Anchorage, Seward School Bond Issues | candidacy for ‘the } WASHINGTON, ~March 23 pal action has been taken by-fiu House on approval of mino= ate amendments to the Sutherland | bills to authorize Am ge and | Seward, Alaska, to tssue. Bonds to construct school *buildings. { mezsure will now go to the Pr dent. The Anchorage: hond s for $100,000 and Seward'y $50, lm.ni - e {Chinese Govern. Size ; Of Russian Newspapers HARBIN, Manchuria, March 23 New wrinkles in press cen- orship have been invented by Chinese police of HaHrbin, New rules governing the Rulssiam press. of the ecity, which circulatés emong a large “‘white” Russian populatior as well as the largest red" the Soviet domain, prescribe its of size for these newspape and fix the hours at which are to appear. “ No Russian paper shall publ ,more than four large sheets p two small ones, and only at ir’s_or oh the paper’s ann cary days may permission ought to publish a larger tion. ‘The chiet of police !plained that the changing silesEs in which the Russian pape! been appearing and the tavity of their hours of: ,tion mude police examinat {contro} 4 fering nothing constructive to sup- Now Up to Coolidu .‘ Russian community outside 4 b @