The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 29, 1928, Page 1

THE DAILY VOL. XXXI., NO. 4750. “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” JUNEAU, ALASKA, THURSDAY. MARCH 29, 1928. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS ALASKA EMPIRE PRICE TEN CENTS FORD IS SUMMONED BY COMMITTEE MEASURE PASSED IN RECORD TIME FLOOD CONTROL MEASURE GIVEN QUICK PASSAGE emslation Is V_Enacted by Senate by 70 to 0 in Hour, 29 Minutes 20- ¥ 1 WASHINGTON, March Mississippi Flood Control legisla tion was shot through the Senate vesterday by a vote of 70 to 0 with speed which everyone and after only and minutes eonsideration compromise Jones Bill. ™ a cl House bring o up early next week. The measure, as passed by the vides for $352,000,600 and ‘presents co-ordination of conflicting views of all Senators from the states which suffer the greatest when the Missi yer overflo TRAVEL 6,000 MILES TO GET ', $600 REWARD eerng. lfi'aska, Fur Rai ers Get Judgment in New York City NEW YORK, Marcn 29 Mrs. Samuel Magids, fur raisers of Deering, Alaska, have been rewarded for a 6,000 mile mush to this city. The reward is $600 granted in the Municipal Court by Judge Denung The couple sought to recover The one hour of w it a substitute Senal Mr. and a judgment the value of a team of 13 huskies, aid, | th February. returned in a sled borrowed, Louis Rotman, in y ago and not April, as he promised. Rotman wanted the dog team for a journey to Nenapa, they testified, in the capacity of a fur huyer for Hirschl and Fretchel, a New York concern. Rot had not been to hire the team but the plaintiffs replied that the firm displayed| photographs of the man and dog team as an advertisement. e WANTS GUARDS CHICAGO POLLS ELECTION DAY CHICAGO, March 29. The United States Government will be asked to guard the Chicago polls on April 10 when the voters will mark their answer to the tur- bulent homb studded primary election campaign. Palmer Anderson, United States Marshal, has forwarded to Wash- ington recommendations that be authorized to use 500 Deputy Marshals on the voting llfl) - e and b Baster C, Felch, traveling man, | is a Seward-bound passenger on the Yukon. He has been in Ju- neau the past few weeks. astonished | » measure was approved with 15 of ayes and sent o the| | e the leaders hope to! | measure of! The firm said | authorized ! he; Weather Delays Proposed Flight German Plane DUBLIN, March on Huenefeld, leader of the expedition to attempt the trans-Atlantic flight aboard the rman Junkers plane Bremen, postponed the flight until tomorrow on account of an sing gale Weather experts believe the flight will likely be delayed several days. CAPITOL FUND APPROVED AND 1S AVAILABLE President Signed Measure on March 2, Carrying $200,000 for Building | 3 The rembined Treasury | g Post Office Department measures, learrying the Juneau eapitol build- ing item, was signed by Presi- dent Coolidge on Mareh 2, it was announced today by Gov.-George A. Parks. Tentative plans for the buildings were received here yes- terday and are being gone over cavefully by local Rederal and Territorial officials, It was _unde Y 29.—Bar- | & i ’ { 1 i t Miss Faith de Ford, beauty e winner of Miaml, Fla., and | usmm ‘6 ‘of*Mirs: Miam! | of 1928 She was picked from 76 | sontestants and—who will say the | Judges erredt g ay that “thal W be nmended. Generally, the Iplans are based upon requests for made two or three years the various officers and in the main meet with their ap- proval Collector . McBride, who is custodian of the building lot, expects to be able to return the blue prints on the Admiral Rogers tomorrow The Juneau item ried the gene appropriations meas- ure is follows: ‘“‘Juneau, Al- as Federal and Territorial building Toward the construc- tion of the building, nd the Secretary of 'l authorized to enter tracts for the entire estimated cost of ch building for not to exceed $7 000 in lien of $177,- utrorized in the Act of 1910." arks and other officials the hope that final s for the structure would be completed by the Supervising Architect of the Treasury Depart- ment without delay, and believed that contracts for the building would be let and work started early this summer. BORAH RANTING Again, On Again and Then Wins the RacelDemands Both Parties Have Plank on En- forcement of Law WASHINGTON, March 29—Re- newing the demand that the Re- publican and Democratic National Conventions take a definite stand for enforcement of Prohibition, Senator William E. Borah, radio address last night, declared there was a “plan among certain A AHREVEATION powerful influences of hoth par- , NEW YORK, March 29.—Al-ltjes to avoid issues and to with- aska Juneau mine stock Was hgld from voters a vote upon the apted today at 3%. question. 1f avolding issues in a space H ago by i PRINTER AND TAILOR SHOT 1 Two Mybtenoua Slayings Occur in Chicago Within Hour ] CHICAGO, Montalbano, Sakalausks wounded i shootings the police Joth crimes were deliberate. | Montalbano had just stepped from an automobile in front of "m.. sister’s home last night, when {two men in another automobile {fired four charges from a shot- gun.- His mother and sister found | Montalbano’s almost decapitated {body on the sidewalk. An hour later two kalauskas. The police {neither man was connected | gangs. in g - into con- M h printer, tailor, in two which 29.—Jasper and Joseph w fatally ite street puzzle to sep are a June Gov shot said with men FRENSHAM, hnzlnml. March 29.-—Despite being thrown by his favorite hunter, Miss Muffet 2, during - the Highland Brigade steeplechase today, the .Prince of Wales remounted and won the race handily. The race was held in -a heavy wind and pouring rain. e — I JOURNEY TO AIM OF SCIENTIST PARIS, . March 29—A trip to Mars or the moon at 30,000 miles a minute is being discussed again. The day for the start is still in the indefinite future, but Robert would not be serious but the same influences which make a political party spineless. makes an admin- istration indifferent, and the same influences which frighten parties into silence will frighten an ad- ministration into neutrality, then ed recently by Esnault-Pelterie to|that is all those who are opposed the. newly formed 'committee of|ts the law expect or demand.” scnentists who will make the T o whicn 1itue|Coolidge Sisns Bill 7 {campaign is all there is ‘to it, it Atomic power. \ and 4lless there is a decided incre in al Bsnault-Pelterie says it’s coming,|is known, is regarded by Esnault- and prominent scientists don’t dis-| Pelterie as a vital field, for he w % agree with him. thinks the release of such energy Military Reservations Esnault-Pelterie, inventor of the|will solve the problem of how to; _airplane’s broomstick control, and|propel an airplane up in (he nlr WASHINGTON, March 29—The Andre Hirsch have founded an|beyond the power of the earths!bill providing for the disposal of annual prize of $200 to be award-|attraction. Once out of that ahandoned 'military reserva‘ions in ~ed for the invention or discovery|range, he believes, the reul-uncelAlnh has been signed by Presi- tributing most to the ultimate | would ba 80 slight as to make, dent Coolidge. ; The bill provides $ouk ot aie towrs’ .tm he “Wnk-possibie spest 3 handred times | that purchasers would pay for im- t possible with provements the government ‘ty have added. b For Disposal Alaska | WO GGMPLETE ' TICKETS FILE f Judson Nam_ed_ on Oppos- ing Council Tickets— Independent Files Two complete councilmanic tickets and one independent can- didate made their filings yester- day in (he office of the City Clerk. Mayor Thomas B. Judson was ;mnnml as the head of both tickets. | The Citizens Efficiency ticket is composed of Wallls §. George, Walter P. Scott and C. H. Mae- Spadden The dates Lands G | " q Peoples Ticket candi- re Dave Housel, A. L. rom and Olaf Torkelson gerson filed as on inde- pendent candidate. Mayor Judson is unopposec re-clection as is Grover C. V retiring school board member. All of the candidates are well- known citizens. Mr. George is lent of the Juneau Cold age Company and also Presi- of the Chamber of Com- merce. Mr. Scott is mill foreman lat the Alaska Juneau and Mr. MacSpadden is foreman on the rockdump. Dave Housel has been one of the city's prominent business men for many years. He is owner and operator of the Arctic Pool Room and cigar store and operator of the Alaskan Hotel. Mr. Lund strom is ‘a_eontractor and carpen- ter and property owner. Mr. Tor- kelson was formerly Street Com- missioner under Mayors I. Gold: stein and J. J. Connors. He is now proprietor of the Service Transfer Company. Mr. Fagerson owns and operates the Concrete Products Works, A slight improvemient in the rate of registration of voters was noted today. At 2:45 p. m. a to- {tal of 607 registrations had been made, 35 since the office of City Clerk opened for the day. The total was 386 below last year's registration, which was 9 Un se in for this that for nn, dent the present rate, the total vear will be materially under of 1927. PEOPLE WIN FIGHT WITH RIVER FLOOD Bulwark of_TTm ber and Sandbags Prevent In- undation of Towns SACRAMENTO, Cal, March 29.-—The townspeople of the lit- tle community of Nicolaus, on Feather River, have won the fight against the encroaching waters. The efforts of 100 men on joining farms and Sacramento piled up a defensive bulwark of timbers and sandbags and the towns of Nicolaus, East Nicolaus, Verona and 1,000 acres of rich (farm lands have been saved from inundation. Communication with California, by the cut off indefinitely. This took | place when six concrete bridges jtumbled into the boiling current north of Sacramento, The flood waters are slowly getting back to mnormal. | The waters covered the city for| three days and is receding at a| rate of one-teenth of a foot hour- ly. Two hundred families are in need. Northern highway, is tod { | Stinson and Haldeman Are Attempting Now to Break Flight Record JACKSONVILLE, — Up and Fla., March 29. down a 30-mile stretch of the coast, apparently unassailed by trouble of any sort, Eddie Stinson and George Halde- man continued today to thrust their monoplane toward a new world’s endurance filight record At 7:30° o'elock this morning they had passed . the 24-hour mark. The record is 52 hours and 23 minutes, hel’ "y two Ger- man fliers. | | | FOR ELECTION two ” |soldiers were killed yesterday in|iate development jand Named in Suif 1 | ‘I, Holman ) “Maintaining toward him at al thmes a domineering and conde scending attitude” are the ground: nfmed for divorce in Los Angele | aflicagainst Maage Bellamy, motios et star, by - her hnshand of-on month and 12 days—Logan Metcall (lateraational Newsreel) ——————— 3 MURDERED IN 1 FAMILY, Father, Imther and Son Are Killed—Bedroom Is Set Afire NEWARK An - entire and son, lay in March mily, father, mother were murdered as they bed. They were Warren, his wife Rdith and Jackson, aged 13 years Whoever committed the erime set fire to the bedroom occupied by the parent burned to a crisp. X-ra Warren andi his wife killed by bullets from a matic. The boy, in a room across the hall, died from a wound above the heart. The Coroner, after an inquest, returned a verdict of murder. The sheriff agreed that it would have heen impossible for any of the three to have done the shooting. MEXINSURGENTS LOSE IN REVOLT Nmety-two, Chieftain and Two Catholic Priests Killed in- Battle March 29.— ajuata said Catholic son ys showed had been .22 auto- MEXICO CIT llspnt:‘hen from ( 2 insurgents, two wurlcsln Chieftain Romingo Anaya, Army officers and four the bloodiest battle which has occurred since the insurgents be- came active. Forty - seven wounded and 47 insurgents were were captured, Gen. (enevevo Rivas, Com- mander of the 43rd Regiment 8ix soldiers were wounded «lightly, The military authorities de- clare the battle has dealt the death blow to the uprising. One hundted and eighty horses and 67 rifles were captured. surgents numbered 300 and fought desperately for 29 hours un:llt Anpaya and the Catholie pr The in- ———e - — % GOODHUE IMPROVES HAMPTON, March 2 Mra. Lemira Goodhue, mother of Mrs. Calvin Coolidge continues to improve according’ to her hysician, Frank | Their bodies were | WORK TO START _ | SOONON SCHOOL, MASONICTEMPLE A. B. Wyley Arrives to |} Begin Excavation for New Buildings on the excavation for nstruction of Juneau's new hool building and Masonic ple will begin at once, it wa nounced today by A. B. Wyley, {superintendent of construction fo | Peter Woeck, who arrived her {on the steamer Alameda th {morning, accompanied by his wife |and two sons. With Mr. Wyley are ihis istants, carpentry and Hegbert { This morning Mr. Wyley inspect- 1ed the two building lots, one at | Fourth and Seward and the other | jon Fifth Street, between Seward |and Main Streets, preparatory tc {beginning the’ excavat ons A call was issued by Mr. Wyley }lmln_\' for hids on lathing and plastering, paintix sheel metal [and roofing, and excavating and {hauling material. As soon as the Ilow bidding concern for a- ition work has been selected the {work will begin. As much as possible aterial which is to be used in he actual construction of the | butidings. will -be purchased locals wcecrding to Mr, Wyley, who | doein ed . would prebabl¥ come {Juneau Lumber Mills, Ithe only lumber which {shipped from the outsi { - Loeal labor will be used, ‘Wyh-y sald, as there are enough men here to do the necessary | \‘mk and no importation will be | |required Peter two of men, W Hanson of the from the fir being would be 1 Mr. Woeck, Seattle contrac- {tor, who was recently awarded |bids for the general construction }ur the school and Temple build-| \uu.ci will come north within |'\u lor three weeks, said Mr. V {hut the latter will be in charge {of all the ecomstruction work Several rge apartment houses and other structures in Seattle have been erccted under the sup- | ervision of Mr. Wyley, it was said today by H. I. Lucas, who is in- lh-l'(’slt-«l in the construction of the Masonic Temple. Mr. and Mrs. Wyley und their two young sons have taken over the residence at the corner of Sixth and Harris Streets, opposite the St. Ann’'s Hospital. - Jury Deadlocked in Seatt!e Liquor Case SBATTI { on: are that {locked in deldl {conspiracy case of Police Tis tenant George Comstock and Roy Thornton, of Ketchikan, The case | went to the Jury yesterday aft noon. March the is jury ting th dead -— Gus Gelles Is for Hoover, First Choice CORDOVA, A]xhk.l. March 29. —At the request of local Repub- licans, Gus Gelles stated his posi- tion as a candidate for delegate to the National Republican Con- vention as follows: “I am for Hoover for President for the reason that in my opin- fon, he is best qualified to give Alaska help needed for immed- It Hoover can- not be nominated, either Frank 0. Lowden or Charles G. Dawes, Vice-President, scem to be the |best choice.” Flyin(m at $60,000 Destroyed, Fire PORT OF WASHINGTON, N. Y., Marth 29. Harold Vander- bilt's luxurious flying boat, val- ued at $60,000, was destroyed by fire today which swept the Van- derbilt hangar and Purdy Cor- poration Boat House. More than a dozen speed hoats belonging to wealthy persons, stored for the winter, were destroyed. The to- tal loss is estimated at $200,000. ————— E. Loomls, sawyer for the Ju- neau Lumber Mills, has returned home from Wrangell after a briet visit there. 29.—1Indica- |, Sues Countes. | | | Alice Bland Corbett (above), pretty wife of a Sing Sing prisoner, aski $260,000 in allenation suit brough! in New York against Countes:: | Andrea Soranzo. She charges the |Countess was tricked into mlrl‘llfl \with Corbett. (Imternational No'mhll TP S T AUSTRALIA TO BAR NEGROES Band of Jazz Smgers De- ported—Wide Spread Move Is Started SYDNEY, Australia, March 29. | | | Morin HENRY FORD TO "} BE CALLED FOR | COAL TESTIMORY Frbnoenaed to Appear Before Senate Soft Coal Committee WASHINGTON, March Henry Ford will be called before the Senate Soft Coal Investiga- tion Committee to ascertain whe- ther his experience as a coal op- erator will produce any sugges- tions for alleviation of the diffi- culties besetting the industry. The decision to issue a sub. poena for the automobile manus facturer was reached by Senator Watson when the committee mem- bers requested it after they had heard a witness picture conditions at Ford's West Virginia mines in direct contrast to other mines elsewhere. Percy Tetlow, President of the West Virginia District of the United Mine Workers, told the committee the Ford mines were paying an average of $8 a day for eight hours work. At the same time he named two other mines paying as low at $2.85 a day for mine work MUSCLE suuALs NOW ACTED UPON House Committee Favors Government Operation of Vast Properties WASHINGTON, March 29—For the first time in eight years the Muscle Shoals problem has been before Congress, the House Mili- tary Committee declared itself in favor of government operation of « the vast properties in Northern Alabama, By a vote of 17 to 4 |the Committee approved the mew Bill proposing creation of a Federal Corporation charged with operation of the properties for the manufacture of commer- cial fertilizer. The corporation is —White Australia is the rallying also directed to keep the p: cry of a wide-spread move to bar ties in such condition that nitral negroes from this commonwealth A more extreme element is de- wnding the exc'us‘on of Italians when ordered States arre on charges The Minfst Territorities ordered to America. former movement tock fo L land United were st- of or fan rne t Melbo orde I Home them returned Willlam Hughes, mier, said: are boycotted States. Pre- in the - United sends us negroes to entertain us. Tozi River, these for the Old Man section, Are we going to take things lying duwn"" production can be speeded up in case of war. WOLF BAND 1S “Our own musicians | the FEN, INTERIOR TANANA, Alaska, March . 38 Basil Antosi, mail carvier om Ruby-Tanana route, reports that a band of at least 20 wolves Now this land of liberty were seen by him crossing thé apparently heading north of T-nana o URGES NEW PURPOSE IN GEOLOGIC WORK WASHINGTON, March 29—With depletion of mineral resources g£o- ing on at a rapid rate, “geologic research with a new purpose and perhaps with new methods” is de- manded, Dr. George Otis Smith, director of the United States Geo. logical Survey, believes. Federal agencies, however, unable at present, he feels, provide an adequate national pro gram of geologic work specifical- ly planned to aid mining. Laying the situation before the mines and mining committee of the senate, he pointed out that, while the vol- nme of mineral output had in- creased 40 percent since 1919, fed- eral funds for geologic work had been reduced. The 1919 appro- priations amounted to X than one one-hundredth of one percent of the value of the year’s produc- tion. “It is the ever mounting curve of mineral consumption,” said Dr. Smith, “that I interpret as pe- are to culiarly expressive of increments in civilization. The contrast be- tween mining and agriculture is significant in two respects. In the first place, with reference to demand, one generation requires, about as much food per capita as another, but its requirements in the stuff that civilization feeds on—metals, fuels and building ma- ' terfals—change with every discovs = ery and invention. In the second place, with reference to supply, mining is a process of depletion, whereas agriculture harvests an. nual erops. M “There ,are two and only t ways of lddlnx to the umlm‘, available mineral assets—by ting a larger recovery from deposits and by finding new posits. To keep up the ready set by the demand lization today—not to m demands of tomorrow—we | to apply to our task more ter technology and more ter geology.”