The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, April 4, 1928, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIR “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” GOV, AL.E. SMITH WINS 124 MORE FOR CONVENTION New York, Mame, Wlscon~| sin Are for Empire State’s Favorite G. 0. P. DELEGATION ‘ IS NOT INSTRUCTED New York Republlcans\ Have Not Instructed | Delegates WASHINGTON, Aprli 4 for the imminent| quadrennial battle for the Presi-! dential nominations were appre- | ciably advanced as the result of primaries in two States, party conventions in two others and the decision of the delegate can- didates t were pledged to |I|(-| late ator Frank B. Willis to &0 in the Ohio primary umin-| tructed as to first choice. { The primaries and conventions held y increased the el-| ected Republican delegates to 326 and the Democratic cl@lvuél(au to | 288, Of the Democratic delegates 186 are instructed for Gov. Al-| fred E. Smith and 46 are avowed- ‘ Iy for him. Senator Reed has | the 56 delegates from Missouri, and the 20 from Kansas. Gov. Smith apparently swept the en- | tire 124 delegates chosen yester- 6 in New York, 26 in Wis- sin and 12 in Maine. in Wisconsin six of the Repub- lican delegateships are still in doubt. The rest of the 111 Re- publican delegates came from New York where 83 district dele- gates were selected to. complete Nw York’s uninstructed delega-| tion of 90, and in Kansas where, delegates were chosen to| complete that State’s solid dele-!| gation of 23 that is instructed to vote for Senator Charles Curtis. The totals of the Republican and Democatic delegates do not include those from South Dakota | and Michigan, where the conven- tion primar have heen but no dele chosen. The assured Gov. from t Preparations ) yesterc two Michigan primary Smith of 30 dele- State and Se Hoover ured of the xnpulm an delegates there. | Lowden was endorsed by outh Dakota Republican convention and is slated to get 13 votes from that State.' ‘Gov.| Smith was endorsed in South Da-| kota by the Democrats, and is expected to have the 10 delegate: from tiat State. New York has yet to select her foyr delegates-at-large to the Democratic National Convention. They will be for Gov. Smith. | ates the ! joritics ! member | getting 523 | the city. RESULTS OF C MAYOR Thomas B. Judson Citizens Efficiency Ticket COUNCILM C. M3 Walter P. Wallis S. Citizens Ticket COUNCILMEN Dave Housel Al Lundstrom Olaf Independent COUNCILMAN G. Fagerson Directory of School Board Grover C. Winn Total Votes Cast Total Votes Registered Spadden Scott George Torkelson Citizens Efficiency Ticket . Sweeps Municipal Election; Vote Is Bel All three candidates for the City Council on the Citizens' Efficiency Ticket elected by big ma Tuesday’s municipal which Mayor Thomas was re-elected v\nhmn opposition. Grover C. Winn, unopposed, was re-elected as of the School Board for three-year term. The candidates were C. George. All were elected for two- ar terms, Mayor's Vote Large were in election a't B. Judson a councilmanic P. Scott, successful Walter Although he had no opposition, Mayor Judson vreceived a large cégmplimentary vote. Out of the 784 votes cast, which was 191 _be- low the registration figure, “the Mayor received 723. Mr. Scott was the high man on the successful councilmanic ticket, while his running Mr. MacSpadden and Mr. received 493 and 489, r mates, George, | spectively. Ticket, in the Citizens’ as far out On Housel the lead | held put was 220 votes behind the low | must s have yet been!man of the winning combination. |(u $201,000,000. His total vote was 269. His ticket, mates, Olaf Torkelson and Al Lundstrom, received 234 and 185 espectively G. Fagerson, running as an in- dependent candidate for the Coun- cil, received a scattering vote, his total being 46. Little Campaigning Done The election, like the short cam- paign which preceded it, was one of the quietest in the history of There was an almost total absence of partisan activity. The usual banners and workers were noticeably lacking. Most of the voters cast straight i ballots although there was some DEMOCRATS ARE. BEATEN BY GANG m., ! CICERO, April 4—In nflly splitting of tickets. There were 22 spoiled ballots and one entirely blank. Eleven ere spoiled in the First Precinct, eight in Number 2, and three in| Number 3. On all of them four councilmanic candidates had been' voted for. election yesterday marked byJAh’h Lg'.l Measure numerous beatings and stabbings of Democratic poll werkers by the reputed Al Capone’s gangsters, Joseph Klenna, Republican Presi-| dent of the village was swept Oue of 25000 registered 20,000 cast ballots. o BRI S Postpone Sinclair, | Teapot Dome Trial WASH#NGTON, April 4—The Sinclair Teapot Dome conspiracy trial has been postponed until Monday on motion of the defense counsel that opportunity be given to study the deposition of former Secretary of Interlor Albert B. Fall; taken last week. voters, | % T 41 Mrs. Coolidge Within 2 Feet' Of Live Wire | NORTHAMPTON, Mass., | April 4—Mrs,, Calvin Coolidge 1 came within two feet of a live | fallen trolley wire whiié shop- i ping with Mrs. P. B. Hills to- | /day. The wire lay across the | ‘| street. Mrs. Coolidge and her | eompanion did not learn ot| | their peril until they passed by live wire. | r | | | | Congress 4—The Progressing, WASHINGTON, April ! Senate Judiciary Committee has back into office by a 2 to 1 vote.|ordered a favorable report on the| House Bill which is designed to| clarify the uncertainty as to Cir- cuit Court of Appeals’ right of re-; view of interlocutory orders un- der decrees of Federal Distrlq Courts in Alnska Attorney General John Rustgard said: “The bill referred to must be one which I drafted for Dele- gate Sutherland last summer whica involves the right of ap- peal to the Circuit Court in San Francisco in both misdemeanor and divorce cases. He notified me that it had been introduced into the House of Representatives but since that time I have heard nothing about the bill” Two years ago, le added, an amendment to the Judiciary Acts deprived Alaskans of the right of appeal to the Circuit Court from the judgment of the Unlted States District Courts in cases of misde- meanor. The right to appeal in divorce cases has mever been giv- en to Alaska. It was in an en-' deavor to gain the right of ap- peal in one instance and to re- gain it in the other that the At-| torney General drafted the bill land: i H. MacSpadden and Wallis S.| Dave | . imittee, Chairman Smoot proposed HENEGHANWINS IN HOT FIGHT AT KETCHIKAN Defeats Patrick Gildea for | Mayor—Other Returns from City Elections ITY ELECTION | Third. Total || First Second 118 KETCHIKAN, most exciting in the history April 4 municipal election of this ecity, M. J. | Heneghan, prominent pioneer of | Ketchikan, was elected Mayor over | Patrick Gildea, his only opponent. | The following were elected to the City Council: H. P. Hansen, G. E. Paup and Axel Osberg. Dr. R. V. Ellis was elected as a mem- /ber of the School Board In the HANLON IS VICTOR SIT April 4--In a close, three-cornered mayoralty contest, Mayor W. R. Hanlon was re-eleet-| ed here in yesterday's muaicipal election. The unsuccessful candi- dates for mayor were R. K. Burke and Thomas Tilson. Mayor Hanlon's entire ticket, | consisting of Peter Kostrometinoff, A. Smith and 5. W. Quinn for the -Council, and John Hollywood for School Director, was elected. The vote follows: For Mayor-— Hanlon, 165; Tilson, 149; Burke, 13; for Councilmen—Kostrome noff. 200; Quinn, 168; Smith, W. M. Cook, 96; N. Trierschield 143; Charles Wortman, 152; for School Director—John Hollywood 168; Mrs. George Peterson, 147. ow Normal Size TAX REDUCTION ' WORK STARTED BY COMMITTEE |Senate Fisignce Cammitiee Takes Action on Cor- poration Tax PETERSBURG RETURNS PETERSBURG, April 4-C. E Swanson was elected Mayor, and Chris Gronseth, Andrew Johnson jand Paul Lund for councilmen in the order named in Tuesday's city election. Mrs. Chris Tveten wag. electad. as, . member. of | Yoenl School Board. Mr. Swanson ran unopposed for Mayor and Mrs. Tveten was not opposed for School Director. Both received a large complimentary vote. The total vote was 186 out of 245 registered electors from a possible 400. There was little interest in the election. Perfect weather conditions r\rovnilml WASHINGTO! April 4. —Re- duction of 13'% pes cent ot fi? tion taxes to 1% rather than 111 per cent as proposed by the House, has been voted by the Senate Finance Committee in be- |ginning work on the House reve- nue measure. This followed recommendation imade to the Committee by Se Iretary of Treasury Mellon who insisted that tax reduction of $290,000,000 voted by the House be trimmed hy the Senate DIEMAK, 3 ELECTED WRANGELL, April 4—In terday’s municipal election, G. E. Diemart was chosen Mayc nd Charles Darwell, Leo McCormack and Arnt Sorset members of the City Council, The race between Dr. 0. H Whaley and B. Y. Grant for School yes | With the solid support of the 'Republican majority on the com- at the outset that the $201,000,- 000 limitation be adhered to. | No vote was taken by the com- mittee but Chairman Smoot ex- pects the Treasury figures Will{Director resulted in a tie vote, :bo approved. There were 352 ‘votes polled | T, R the largest vote in the history of PETIT JURORS |*,.ovoee: '~ REPORT TODAY Take Oaths and Dismissed Until 10 o'Clock To- morrow Morning MULVIHILL RE-ELECTED SKAGWAY, April 4—One hun- dred and seventy-one votes were cast here in Tuesday's election at which 'W. J. Mulvihill was re- elected Mayor for another term Dale Cowan, M. R. Goding and J. irashel were elected as council men for two-year terms. Other officers elected were: O. Selmer, City Treasurer; P. I. Dahl, School Director, all on the Citi zens’ - Ticket; and L. E. Reynold- son, City Clerk, Independent Tic- ket. L. C. Gault, Citizens' can- didate for City Clerk, lost by 26 ! The petit jury for the present (term of the United States Dis- [lrlu Court reported this morning tand the members were sworn in jand dismisged until tomorrow imorning at 10 o'clock. Mrs. J. J.|votes, and Mrs. P. H., Ganty, In Fargher and Mrs. L. M. Jones|dependent |were excused by the court. E.|Director, was beaten 95 votes. | iM. Basse is excused until April 25 and Mary C. Goddard is ex- cused until Monday, April 9. The petit jurors reporting this !morning were: Jack Austin, Mrs. !Z. M. Bradford, Britt, Mrs. 'H. W. Darr, A. J Ficken, Pete Fournie, Anita Garnick, Charles |Gray, Mrs» E. C. Guerin, Matt !Halm, Addie E. Holbrook, C. M. Holm, Mrs. K. Hooker, G. Ing- man, Gilbert Jackson. Mrs. Gud- mund, K. K. Kimbrough, J. 0. Kirkham, M . 0. Kirkham, Tom J. MeCartney, Mrs. C. H. MacSpadden, N. P. Madson, 8. A. Mills, James Morrison, Mrs. W. E. Nowell, Fred Panter, Mrs. J. Patterson, Christie Rhodes, Mrs. L. D. Roberts, Elmer E. Smith, E. Van. Wort, LeRoy Vestal, Alex Whyte, K. Stedman. ——e o . Sixty-third Bomb o . Explosion, Chicago i e CHICAGO, April 4 The sixty- third bomb since last October. e: ploded early this morning ‘blow- ing out the entire front of a Chi- nese laundry. Labor trouble. is ' suggested as flu motive. A i. MONS uwmm 4.—Alaska “stock is quoted to- DE LAVERGNE RE-ELECTED FAIRBANKS, April 4—Defeat ing his opponent H. H. Ross, Ter- ritorial representative, by a two to one vote, Dr. H. DeLavergne yvesterday was re-elected mayor for the third time. The entire DeLavergne tickoet went into = office. Councilmen elected were: Roy W. Ferguson, J. E. Barrack and W. H. Gilcher, the last named being re-elected The total vote was 760, the largest cast in any local eiection in many years. s B SEWARD ELECTS RAY SEWARD, April 4—The voters; of Seward yesterday elected L. V. Ray to be the town's mayor for the fifth consecutive time. C. E. Orlander and Joe Badger were re-| elected to the City Council. A. Horner was elected to suc- ceed €. P. Mchrwllen, whose term expired. E. F. Jesson, editor of the Seward Gateway, was elected School Director. ANCHORAGE VOTE LIGHT ANCHORAGE, April 4—There was a light vote in the municipal election here yesterday, less than 600 votes being polled. Grant Reed was elected Mayor, and Charles Carlson, C. A. Pollard and k Morrion chosen for the candidate for School|® SENATOR FESS TO BE KEYNOTER NATI()NAL KANSAS CITY, April States pator Simeon Repubi of Ohio, chosen sound the Party note as temporary chairman the Republican ational tion next June. The announcement the I§olion of Senator Fess followed I(if’ unanimous vote of the Sub-| mmittee on Arrangements of the Republican National Commit- tée and was made by Chairman Butler, who presented the Uth Senator’s name at the request of the Committee for choice Senator Fess has been one the leaders the Coolidge ministration, acting as Assistan Republican whip in the Senate 4 D has Unite« Fess been ke: an to of se- of of ad He is known as a forceful speak-| er land has been a strong anm‘ of President Coolidge. sup- ATTEMPTS T0 KILL SWEETIE Infatuated Man Blows Up Home of His Lady Love—He's Dead McMECHEN, W. Va, Anpril 4 Incensed because his boarding| house keeper, with whom he wa+ infatuated, threatened to return to her estranged husband, John Sebert, aged 50 years, set off sev- ergl sticks of dynamite at the home of Mrs. Julia Karp, aged 42, killing himself, Mrs. Karp's 13- yearold daughter and Conven.} ] 1 OF G. 0. P. CONVENTION SAYS MILLION FARMERS WILL OPPOSEHOOVER Fight Against Him—Dis- | regard Party Lines ES MOINE The nomination of Herbert Hoover will be the signal more than 1,000,000 farmers, nted by the Corn ee “to ignore party terly in a determination to con- ign this man to private life for il time to come.' This is the big clause esolution passed by the ‘ittee at a meeting. here nitteemen declared the resolu- n expresed the belief of the wrm vote which “easily consti tes the b of power ir ndiana. I'linols, Miso'ri, Towr T'nnesota Nebraska and th orthwest.” It 1s further agserted t farmers oprose TToover beca his “‘perfidy to the fitzmer durin the World ¢ and the sinister relentless attitude he has main- taine toward farm législation |during the Hurdiu»lnd Coolidge 'ndmlnlstrnnon 10 FflRM HIRD 1 P for rep- Belt Com- Towa, April s in a Com- Com- wmndmg My Karp and three others, . “.The ' explosion wrecked lhs arp dwelling and a house next door, Mrs. Karp, suffering from a pos- sible fracture of the skull and other injuries, told coroner Ealy| that Sebert tried to prevail upon her to remain away from her hug- band bat she refused. When entered the house last noticed he ecarried a battery in his pocket and a dynamite cap in his hand., Sensing what he In- tended to do, she ran for the door but did not escape before the lynamite was placed under the kitchen table and had been set )1 by Sebert. ———— GERMAN PLANE AGAIN HELD-UP DUBLIN, April 4—With ardor undampened by the continued infall, the German fliers have prepared an artificial runway to| enable the heavily laden plane lu take off. It is rumored maurice, head of State Air Force, thur Spindler, relief pilot. It is reported that Spindler quit afte a row with Capt. Noehl over suit- ible weather. that Col. Fitz- the Irish Free PUBLISHERS’ ANNOUNCEMENT | Following the rule in | force in all dailv newspaper offices throughout the coun- try and the custom with most of the newspapers of Aluh The Emnire will re- quire, beginning May 1. that all subscriptions must be naid in advance. The need for this rule is obvious. So many people, particulaly in Alaska, change their address- es 80 often, that the loss (mn the credit system is large to be consistent with good business. The only way to meet the situation is to make the pavment in ad- vance rule apply to every- | body. So there will be no e: The mlll.ment has had this matter under considera- tion for a long time, and decision is the result of ma- ion.” Publishers everywhere have found that th only satisfactory manner newspaper cir- m “is' to require pay- n-t ;dnnu. wfl he | night she % will replace Ar-| ' {terday. which Trade Union Executives Behind Move — Norris | May Head Ticket b B SEATTLE, April 4—The Seattle Daily Times says the National B! 1 of the Trade Union Execntives to be held in Chicago on July 4, will form a third Na tional political party. No official icall has been made for the meet- ing but one is expected to be made soon, United States Senator Geo Norris, of Nebraska, has been ap- | proa¢hed to determine his avail- \ahxlny as the Third Party candi- ldate. The Times says this is learned from nul)wnth' sources, FUNERAL OF - WILLIS HELD | Brief Servnces Are Held— | All Classes Pay Last ; Respecst l)l<‘LAVVARh, Ullm, Ohio’s Senior United States Sena- tor Frank B. Willis was buried yesterday afternoon in Oak Grove | Cemetery with honors of a first | citizen. Those of opposing politi- {cal faiths mingled at the grave- side with the family and friends. Brief services at the grave were preceded by ihe funeral cere- monies in Gray (‘hapel where the |Senator was stricken. United States Senator Simeon D. Fess prophesied that his “ca- reer would pe a ladder of fame {upon Which young men and wo- April 4— 5| TED of spirit will aspire to climb.” - HALIBUT, SALMON SOLD HERE TODAY The Mable, Capt. Ole Jackson. iwas the only hoat of the fleet , which arrived Lcre day before yes 10 its eatch of halibut in Juneau. Capt. Jackson | carried 1,000 pounds, which sold |to the Juneau (old Storage Com were refused by other boats in port, which carried a total of near- Ty 80,000 pounds of fish. ‘This morning the Hudson ar- rived In port with 1,106 pounds of salmon, which was purchased by the Alaska Iish Brokerage at ” 15 mll. Five hundred ibut brought in by mo fluufi, and ‘an additional 3. 500 pounds, the catch of the Cel tie, Capt. Fyed Waldal, sold at 10 and ) the Juneau Cold Stor New England Fish|business, and expects to be here lines ut-| Instructed to Vote for Smith On Every Ballot WATERVILLE, Maine, April | Maine’s 12 votes in the | Democratic National Conven- | tion will be cast as a unit for Gov. A. E. Smith on every ballot “so long his name will be before the conventi as a candidate for the nor tion for President,” the gates being so instructed the biennial State Democratic convention by a vote of 489 to 174 as ‘Nommahon Will Mean*® GUNGRESSMAN GALLIVAN HAS PASSED AWAY Massachusetts Representa- tive Found Dead, Hospital Bed Mass., April 4— | Representative James A. Gallivan, Democrat, of South Boston, who has represented the Twelfth Mas rchubetts district in Congress 1014, dled the Ring Ho as the revnit of a hear He was 62 years of age antative Gollivan ¢ Boston lagk Satgrday from ington. A nurse found him dead in bed in the hospital. Among the measures Represen tative Gallivan battled in Con gress was the proposal for a lite: uey test in the immigration law: in the Sixty-Third Congress, re mlflnz in a ch that his own | ARLINGTON e wan! hi 3 when he emigrated from Ireland. vet brought up and educated o family of 14, James A. Gallivan was educated in. the Boston public schools 1 graduating from the Boston Latin School in 1884. He received the degree of A. B. from Harvard College in 1888; was a member of the Massachusetts House of Rep- resentatives, 189596 and Massa- chusetts State Senate 1897-98; was elected street commissioner of city of Boston in 1900 and held that office until he resigned April 16, 1914; was chosen at a special election on April 7, 1914, to fill an unexpired term in the Sixty- third Congress; re-elected to the Sixty-fourth and Sixty-fifth Con- &1 ty-sixth Congress by a majority rising 12,000; re-elected to the Sixty-seventh Congress by 16,000; re-elected to Sixty-eighth Congress my majority of 30,000, the great est majority ever received by a Democratic candidate in England, and re-elected to Sixty-ninth and Seventieth gresses. —_—— ROAD COMMISSION the Con- Lieut. P, R. Garges, who fs to be stationed with the Alaska Road | Commission in and near Juneau| for the next month, arrived from the south on the Alaska, aecom.| panied by Mrs. Garges. Since his graduation from West Point, Lieut. Garges has been sta-| tioned in the east, most of the time in Virginia. this spring, he went first to Wash- | Lieut. Garges expects to spend a few weeks working with offi- cials at Wrangell Narrows on the Iredging project, then he will go to Fairbanks, where he will be stationed for approximately one vear, GRAND JURY RETURNS ONE TRVJE _BILL TODAY Onre true bt} were nd one not tru returned this the Grand Jury A not true bill was for the case of the U 8. hill hy with assault and A true bill w returned the case of the U. 8. vs. George Marks, charged with rape. - C. T. BUNKER HERE C. T. Bunker, contractor, who has superintended construction of school bulldings in various parts of the Territory, arrived on the steamer Alaska, accompanied by his wife. Mr. Bunker was called to Juneau in connection with court attery. for some time. 5, and re-elected to the Six-| New | OFFICER IS HERE Starting west ington, D. C,, and then to the Pa-| citic Coast via the Panama Canal. | murmu"! returned | ve. Peter | | |pany for 8% and 6%. These prices|een and Robert Smith, charged | in| FRICE TEN HAVOC CREATED ON PACIFIC BY TERRIFIC GALE Two Fishing Boats Have Disappeared — Two Schooners in Peril TWO STEAMERS ARE FIGHTING ELEMENTS Crew of One Vessel Half Starved—All Wood Work Is Burned SEATTLE, April 4.-~With the subsiding of the four-day storm on the North Pacific, two fishing boats are missing, two sailing schooners are riding it out on heavy seas, two steamers and a Coast Guard boat are reported safe. The ywan, 1 fishing craft which sailed Iast Wridav, are nunacennnte ed for so far. Both carried crews of seven men cach. The Robin td reported engine trouble im storm. Robin and from San | wopf ter Mada the hove-to u The v Turvéd outh o i tut- Kins. tn l.mlnbn River, 18, Jteamer Jane Nettleton, threat- “ued with bad leaks and fire, re- ted last Friday, iz now on hor 4y while, the mrneu H. HW: g ~ it 2 iy \ Coast Guard Ill’e boal, with men aboard, was carried to viien an attempt was made aid the Helen Sterling. This fe boat has eafely returned. All, spare wood aboard the K. Kruse has been burned in order to obtain warmth for the wingry, rain-soaked crew. All pare boots, chairs = and deck boards were burned. During the past week the food consisted al- most entirely of eight pounds of rice intended for the skipper's parrot, CONFESSES T0 KILLING GIRL Farmer Boy Charged wnth Murder—Girl Ht— - Left to Die CLEVELAND, Ohio, April 4— Roy Grootgoed, aged 20, a f: er boy, is held to the Grand Jury jon charges of murder after his | alleged confession that he struck Alice Leonard, school girl, with his automobile on the night of January 28 and left her to die on the frozen swamp ground. The body of the 15 year old girl was found by boys playing in | the swamp adjoining the school. The discovery of the body ended intensive search of nearly three months. \Capt. Wilkins May Hop Off Tomorrow A. M., Spit:bor" SEWARD, Allsll. April 44— | Capt, George. H. Wilkins reported |last nighg in a radio message re- | ceived here that he had not de- cided whether to hop tomorrow for Spitzbergen but if he does he vill take the air at 6 o'clock to- norrow morning. The weather !'s moderating and the baromeier wping at Point Barrow s sails v No Federal Policing of Chicago Polls | WASHINGTON, April #=4° Attorney General John 3 | Sargent has refused to auth- | ' orize tle appointment of spe- cial Federal deputies to main tain order at the Chicago po on Primary election day. . The Attorney General h | that he was without a to sanction the use of | Agents. i