The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 24, 1928, Page 1

...0ries of Alaska but very e — THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XXXL, NO. 4746, JUNEAU, ALASKA, SATURD:\Y, MARCH 24, 1928. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS MIAMI POLICEMEN INDICTED, MURDER SENATOR RAPS | DELEGATE FOR TAX POSITION Howard Questions Sincer-! ity of Delegate on Alas- ka Fisheries Industry Senator Baruey Howard, Republican candidate for Delegate to Congress, will close his local campaign Sunday evening with a short talk to be given at the Coli- seum Theatre. It will fol- low immediately after the first show. Monday he will leave on the Admiral Rogers for Skagway, Haines and Sitka, and proceed on the same steamer to Petersburg. From there he goes to Wrangell and the southern end of the Division to wind up his campaign, “The time has Alaska litical arrived when should stop making po- foothall out of the fishin, indus declared Senator B ley Ho d in a short talk nlxulv to the voters of Douglas last night at the Liberty Theatre. Speaking in the interests of his candidacy for the Republican nomination for Delegate to Congress, he asserted the time had come when Alaskans should work together for this in- dustry to the end that it should be properly regulated for its per petuation. Senator Howard's talk was well received By a good crowd. It was brief and mainly covered condi tions he had found to exist in his extensive campaign trips. Too Much Talk He declared there had whole lot of talk about been a the fish- little action. “Too much has been said and not enough has been done, If T am elected as your Delegate it will be my purpose to work with the people of Alaska, not only regulate and perpetuate the indus- try but to encourage development along e line in the Territory.” Questioning the sincerity of the present Delegate’s position on the fisheries, Senator Howard assert- ed he had alw supported him and was still doing so in every- thing that he considered to be right, adding: “But statements that he made before the Legisla ture in 1927 convinced me he was mot supporting the fishermen as he represents himself to “He declared the salmon ers were taxed to the limit and should mnot be taxed any more, and at the same time insisted the Legislature should tax all traps $2 per thousand for all fish over 100,000 taken. To reimburse the packers he would have had the Legislature repeal the graduated pack tax.” Hit Small Canners This policy, Senator Howard as- rted, would have militated against the small canner and in- dependent trapmen, arguing that the larger packers were the only companies affected by the gradu- ated pack tax. A repeal of that levy would have made good to them any excess trap levies but would have totally failed to re- imburse the trapmen and smaller canneries. Continuing, the speaker said: “The general opinion is that our Delegate is not in favor of traps and wants to abolish them, but his own statements convince me this is not correct. While before the Legislature he made the fol- lowing statement: ‘And iet me repeat that this measure iz not for the abolishment of traps; I think I have’ made that clear. 1 think I have made it clear that the traps are not going to be abolished and that onefifth of the traps of this country won't be affected by it (the bill). “Another remark that he made to he. pack- " (Continued on Page Eight.) KN “Why the Laundry Should Do My Washing” was so well explained in writing by these three women that they won a total of $17,000 in cash prizes. A nation- wide letter competition conducted by laundry owners weasited in the first prize of $10,000 going to Mrs. lASKER BAVE . $25,000 FOP 21 CAMPAIGN Senate Teapot Dome Com-| mittee Finds Entry Properly Listed - WASHINGTON contribution of ,000 to Republican rty to the 1 Presidentiak campaign, which ted as found by the Senate apot Dome Committee, en by Albert D. Lasker, 3 eame Chairman of the Shipping Beard in 1921, after. Harding be- camePrestdent. Lasker produced a check dated October, 1920, in the campaign of which Will H. Hays was man- ager for Harding. He said the contributions were held to the maximum of §1,000. Lasker made the §1,000 cont ttion and said the additional 000 was paid in cash to the te Fred W. Up- ham, Treasurer of the Republican fonal Committee, e——— of §5 SHE'LL WED AMERICAN 24 A the arch \ | | | LAFAVETTE VALERIE FRENCH March 24 folk are OXFORD, England, England’s titled society looking forward to the wedding this spring of Miss Valerie French, granddaughter of the famous field ‘marshal, Earl of Ypres, and Henry ‘dent and polo player at Oxford | Westhury, Long Mland ! Miss French is among the pret- | tiest of the 1927 debutantes. Her ther is the Hon. Edward Gerald anch, brother of the present Barl of Ypres Henry Bradley artin nephew the Countess Carnelia | of Craven. He is in his nmu‘ year at Oxford > STOCKS STILL KEEP BOOMING ch NEW YORK, March 24—The companies bhoom on the New York ok Bxe including, change continued in full blast yes the leaders in the industry, are; ! terday under the leade of charged in a complaint filed in ! General Motors which the Federal Court by the United $8,25 a share, a new high record. | States District Attorney with The market rolled up the eleventh | violating the Sherman anti-trust consecutive full session with 3. law during the strike of motion ' 000,000 shares or more The days’ picture operators last fall. | sale were 2,600,000 shares. Twen- R e ty leading industrials were sent {to another high level for all time.’| Overturned Smack | —eea— — Found, Crew Missing ‘Girls Must Be Good; VERA CRUZ, Mexico, Mareh | Prison Reported Fu|| 24.—The fising -smack Marinero has Deen found overturned off leA\“pomb, Ind LaBlanca, 12 miles distance. Nc | _[ndiana women must mitting crime becaus: the state trace of the captain or crew of i has no place to confinc them after 11 men were found and it i assumed they have been drowned. | they are convicted and sentenced. Miss Margaret iot, Superinten- March ninth | was em- | by a message from Premier; ROME, anniv: y of Fas phasized yesterday to the Black Shir Mussolini and by a celebration | in the Chamber of Deputies at which Roberto Farinacco, former, Secretary of the Fascism I’nrlv‘ described the struggle and mean- ing of the Fascist revolution Suits Filed Agninst Ten Motion Picture Companies, Chimgo[ “The sm is 2 of CHICAGO, 11, 24. Eleven motion pletu and cinema companies, March 24 top com-| ROOF IS BUILT FIRST FOR HOUSTON’S HALL HOUSTON, Tex., March 24— The roof is being built first by the contractors who are erecting the new hall in which the Democratic party will choose its nominees for ‘president and vice president. The roof is of a self-supporting type, which is patented in Ger- many. The highest point of the arched ceiling in the auditorium _will be 59 feet above the floor. No cross beams will mar the view wvnrd the spéakers’ plat- any part of the hall, Ve or tue wings, the bu dent of Indiana Womaii's Prison here, safd today no more prisc ers can be admitted o the insti- tution. She has writicn to every Judge having criminal jurisdiction | in the state, asking them not to send any more women to tho pris. on for the time heinz “We just simply can't take any more,” Miss Elliot said! “The in. stitution was built to house 144; women and we mnow have more than 200, and had 217 one day this week.” Ninety-one of the prison- ers are in the pemal department, including six women serving life terms for murder: Statements of John Secretary of ‘the State Board of Charities, indieated all other penal ingtitutions, of flarty Wfiz ing will be 326 feet long lnd 120 feet wide. The wings, each 265 feeét long and 75 feet wide, will provide = space for telephone booths, offices and other needs of the convention. The original plan was to tear down the building after the con- vention, but the city now plans to keep it until an auditerium is built in the civic center. The hall will cost $147,000. The contractors have agreed to have it ready May 26, a month befofl Q opeuing of the mvall.»u, i A Brown,|’ state are sim- | + 1 ?1 |SGHWAB MEI_[_[]N MOVIE “PETER PA~;’ DFMES TROTH 1) i | i [ i | { { | Arthur W. Thomas, Milwaukee, Wis. (center); second 00 to Mrs. Clyde F. (right), and third of $2,000 to Mrs. Mervyn Dunnassn Portland, Ore. (left). (Intermational Tllustrated News) Watt, Midwest, Wyoming |SMITH IS NOT PLEASED WITH LEGISLATURE lemphasiz Defeat of Two Measures in his annual review of ’\um State Legislative inyestigation, silent controversy over “whether - Harry contributed State {'the lature, of |a filing fore especially revelations in meting out defeat : Governor's ment under control tional scandal le: resource Chief Regretable, Governor Says in Review ALBANY, K N. Smith Y., March 21 found occasion the New session r indirectly to the Senate Oil although for the time Dbeing in with Chairman " the New Democratic campaign Gov. Smith said the Republican controlled Legis which adjourned hursd the proposed ; election mendment, designed. to require of campaign expense elections, was regr “in face. of at Washington.” action of the Lex in to the the to Yo fund. defeat by The al 2le prope of hydre State own “in the for tric \]np resources and State of the na mv\hu: out of the country’s mnatural displeases the the also Executive e asing of Spokane to Enter ! planes, guard Spokane to-Los N. Y. toL A. Derby SPOKANE, four ships, March 24-Five air of them national will be entered pilots in the New York Angeles alr derb next September. the Major Fancher, commander of Washington national guard air by | remaining | develop-| | { | unit here. stated that he was vir-| | tually certain permission would be gr Nick Mamer, w York-t a ranted to enter the guard ships who last September cond place in the -Spokane derby, will civilian plane. —— e on ew Disarmament Committee Postpopes Further Work INEVA, tory March 24, The Disarament Commit- entor | tee in rejecting Count von Bern-| adopte |I1|‘lhu v ||nlil have settled differences on proposal that the date for ament Confernce be set, a resolution postponing work by, the committee the various governments naval disarmament. | accidents Thousands Are Killed, Accidents On Highways WASHIN;’;(;;: Mareh 24. ~—Persons killed in highway in 1927 are esti- | mated ,at, 26,618 by the Am- erican Road Builders’ Asso- ciation. A total of 798,700 persons | were seriously injured. | placed at $672,970,000, | i { The economic losses are ex- clusive of minor damage to | motor vehicles. . The total killed is an in- crease of 1,300 over the pre- vious year. yin J | mining | Chairman | sipated Sinclair i jernmental decree »l' the I ‘|Swedish Steamer 7fiecked | Mities ) alike. | solution. RBGKEFELLER R, GIVE TESTIMONY Promment Factors in Coal Industry Appear Be- fore Senate Com. WASHINGTON, Three distinctly somalities, the vere « Senate mittec with March contrasting 1 each a prominent factor econom. life of America foneds yesterday by the Interstate Commerce Com. | regarding their comy the floundering bituminous industry car of First e Charles Schwab, the Board of the Steel Corporation natured smile quickl; tenseness of the He denied active | the Bethlehe but admitted faced the bi and miners | other - | Bathlehem ! whose good and disarming the crgwded room connection with Corporation a Serious sitnation tuminous operators He advocated pation for the surpius minsr di as John D, assertad of Rockefel his confidence in the Consolidated in which he owns of preferred stock the fact that he ctly as a layman any ability to for the relief ly officers Company 000 share: the Coal 182 He! e 1 the 1 peared r disavowed or work trouble Finally S of R cretary B. Mellon, of the ained that he and Secretary held 25 per cent of the stock of the Pitis bungh Coal Company which ha been the principal farget of the United Mine Workers | Throughout the inquiry, iellon | ropeatodly answered, I don't to Gueries by the commit- members, 3 2 Asked if the kept at work don’t know.” D s hroth T - of Casury employees Melion should be replisd 5 ; U.S. PICTURES IN BAD, FRANCE NEW i | YORK, March With | formal permission of the Senate Committee of Public Lands and | Surveys, Will H. Hays sailed for| France today to represent the American Motion Picture industry | in connection with the recent gov- which is said to threaten the American pictures in| e, e | Black Bears, Owls i Now Lose Protection VICTORIA, B, (" March 24 lll‘ response to an overwhelming num- ber of appeals from members of the legislature, the provincial gov- ernment has decided to cancel | ame board protection from black | s and big horned owls The owls are blamed for killing large | numbers of game birds, as chicks, | which the government <pends large sums annually to propagate The black bears are condémned as lamb and salmon killers. Small Death List in Earthquake in Mexic 21 MEXICO CITY, March 2 l‘l)llrl dead and numerous persons in-| jured make up the list of casual: ties of Wednesday night's earth quake as reported from various towns in the region affected The earth movement was sol sirong in soveral regions that! chureh bells rang and the mhabi-| tants of many towns rushed into| streets. { | 0| 2 Officers Among Missing| The! (.IBRALTAH March 24 Captain and Second Mate of the| Swedish Steamer Citor are miss.| ing. The vessel was wrecked off the Spanish Coast, near Port Ta- vifa in a gale. The crew took to| the boats. Oue hoat containing 12 men has been picked up. An-! other boat which capsized had 14/ men fn it. All were later found and rescued with the exception of the two officers. v PR MRS. SUTHERLAND IN AIR WASHINGTON, March 24— ‘Thése who flew with Col. Charles |, “Lindbergh in flights u\'er' included Mrs. Suther- { RAL | bose ining ! dividends | which | companies {to carry as freigl lalso were [ panies. of the Alaska Delegate, | bantering | Rotty Whortly fron, Eurepe. PBro an kn son, youthful screen star, ) wman. The heroine 47 denies she is engaged to Paul Bocless of Sir James Barvie plagy g retuining (nternational Nowsreel) MAY. | OPERATE THEIR EXPRESS LINES ILegal Aspech of Pre Situation Being In- quired Into nt NEW YORK, can raflroad have made it to obtain business, March companies seem to their express pur. control of the ex M—Ameri press A committee of lawyers is exam the plan from the point of view. apparently seeking | a way through which the raxlrodlli n sume control when the ex- )\Hm, cont with the American | Railway press company ' next Febroary. Suce fui r\ll» mination of negotiations would re- sult in adding about $300,000,000 vearly to railroad gross income and undoubtedly ‘would increas- net earnings. The American Railway Express company,” under the present contract, practical- ly assured of a net income more than sufficient fo pay six percent on tock-—most of is owned other express its Dy Cream of Business For years the railroads looked on with «ad longing while | the express company skimmed the cream from th merchandise trangportation busine handling s express valuable shipments the roads would have heen The railroads forced to be content with a divislon of profits approxi- mating $150,000.000 yearly, |about half what they might expect under the new plan Some roads went suggest as long ars ago, when ect first was widely that they would make if they owned their company. And “some such ownership would In a logieal position Interstate Commerce for increased exp: augmenting the income. Started 75 Years Ago Genegally the project represents | one more up-or down—in the i rather rough life of express com- They got started about 75 years ago and were doing well | i when the parcel post in 1912 bhe. gan_ to whittle down their busi-, ness. Within a vear or two they | began reporting deficits and evi- dently were headed for a financial slough when the World war brought uwnmmn aid and ((‘nufi‘mp'! on Page Twy.) 80 far as as five or the presont to more pro- discussed, more money OWn express added that put them to ask the Commission hwl‘ have | delighted | 'T’MFWM‘W“"‘ | Story of Teapot Lrome Oil Lease 4 WASHINGTON, March 24. Former Secretary of Inter- ior Albert B. Fall wil tell his story about the Teapot Dome oil lease on at his home in Bl P stice Jennings nted a motion of F. Sinclair, for the the deposition who too ill to el trial on taking from attend the April 4 Daniel Thew Wright, who | has been retained as asso- clated counsel for Sinelair will conduct the examina tion of Fall. Fall ¥ RIS s v Y ,GONGRESS MAY A | WASHINGTON, Mar | dent Coolidge of the opinion that Congress can complete | legislative tasks and adjourn, it desires, by the middie of May [ The progress (hat has bec made with appre with other legislation been approved or now whipped into shape, Mr. Cooli considers, bears out his belief that the present session ean he brought to u close well Lofore the budget meeting and the June con ventions. Upon - is that b is being the adjournment of gress and the health of Mrs. idge's mother, Mrs. hue, depend the location of the 1928 summer White House .\ml the time when the President’s va cation will be begun. Already in- { vitations have reached the White | House from Ashoville, N. C. | which has an alitude of 3,000 feet, and Virginia Beach, Virginia 122 Cars Loaded with Explosives Are Found And Seized in l:'umpel LONDON, March 24.—Furope faces another St Gotthard inci- dent involving the alleged smug 18ling of arms into Hungary. Dis- patches said Jugo-Slavian author {ities have seized 22 freight cars rlnml(-d with explosives which a described on the bills of ladine {as destined for Rumania hut b leved intended for Hungary s !the route prescribed for ship- ment of them through Hungary. B¢ g A. J. QUOTATION NEW YORK, March 24.—Alas- ‘ka Juneau mine stock is quoted " today at 3% i [ denunciation of 1 und ADJOURN, MAY Presi. | | its tion bills and ('nn | Blmira (mrul | POLIGE CHIEF 5 OTHERS ARE UNDER ARREST Pla(ed in Miami County Stockade as Result Charge of Killings |{GRAND JURY REPORTS INHUMAN CONDITIONS {Indictments Returned Fol- lowing Investigations of Brutality MIAMI, i Chiet of Fla., March 24 The ami’s Police Depart- ment and six of his subordinates are in the County Stockade charged with murder, while ting- ing In the ears of the entire foree was the grand jury's vitriolic brutal, inhuman stounding” conduet of law affairs throughout enforcement Miami. The grand jury declared crimes dizclosed to it would “shock the public conscience,’ Indicted for Murder Chief of Police Quizg was in- dicted for murder, ss was Detec- tive R. Wood These officers were added to the police colony at the stockade which consisted of Police Lieutenant 11. Tibbetts, Tietectives John Claudell and Tom "mlwnfll-' Patrolmen Nelson vard on. All indictments are with deuths of p methods :whlvh | concerned ons by police of handling prisoners drew the chief attention in the grand jury report on the ors as “terrifying and d.mlnnhle."‘ Bell Boy Vietim | Chiet of I‘ulh-o Quigg. Lieut. Tibbetls and two detectives were |arrested in connection with the | death of H. Kier, negro bell boy. | His death occurred two and one- half years ago after arrested on jchavges of attempting unsolicited ind improper liason between the danghter of a hotel guest and another patron, unknown. Kier's body was found. The police de- |clared they know nothing as to |how he was shain. The Chief is alleged to have ordered Kier held | without entry on the police blot- ter and later conspired in keep- ing the circumstances secret. White Man Shot Detective Wood is alleged to have shot Victor Parnell, white, a carpenter, two years ago. The ‘.~>a(u Attorney said Parnell was walking along the road with a sipanion when the police ear ped up barely missing them. Tho car was stopped. Wood jumped out and fired four shots killing Parnell, Wood said he stopped to question the carpenter and fired in self-defense. Two Charged Murder Patrolmen Ward and Glisson {ave ch I with the murder of John Mabry, negro prisoner. The cirenmstances were not divulged. Dies from Police Injuries The grand jury also charget that an aged white man, whoso name was not given, died during past week from injuries received in the Police Sttaion. A negro is reported to have 1zed himself in jail, It is de- | clared the negro did not take his wn life but came to his death as a result of police cruelty. - | | {Policemen’s Brother i Given Life Sentence l NEW YORK, March 24—John Beckman, twenty-six, 15 Bowery, | has been sentenced to state pris- fon for life. He is a brother of | two city pollcemen and a city fire- | man, Beckman, previously convieted f felony several times, pleadod suiity in general sessions to the | First Avenue on January 19, Jmlge Mancuso said this “ei a5 one in which the Baumes law provided too sovere a penalty. He nnhl that if an application ive clemency fs made at the end of ten years he would recom- mend Beckman's release. e SEATTLE FUR SALES BEATTLE, March 24— moved rapidly and averaged $2. the best lot for $3.25 at the attlé Fur Auction. Cross fox craged §§6, best lat $129. best of walf $13.25. next sale iy { burglary of a drug store at 1064 &