The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, April 13, 1928, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA “ALL THE NEWS JUNEAU ALASKA ALL THE TIME” FRIDAY APRIL 13, 1928. MEMBER TMPIRE PRICE TEN CENlS OF ASSOCIATED PRESS GERMAN PLANE BREMEN IS OVERDUE U. S. Asks Four Nations to Join in Treaty Against War . 4 INVITATIONS FORWARDED BY SEC. KELLOGG Bntam, Germany, Italy and Japan Given Notes Great WASHINGTON, April 13. Great Britain, Germany, Italy' and Japan are invited to juln France and the United States in negotiations for a world-wide treaty in binding the nations not search throughout the empire fnr, to resort to war with one an- other The invitation Secrets of State Frank B. Kel- logg after an agreement on pro- cedure with Aristide Briand, eign Minister of France, in a note to the four Governments present- ed simultaneously at London, Ber- lin, Rome and Tokyo by diplo- nmm presentatives. B of State Kellogg out- scussions on proposals be- tween himself and Foreign Min- ister Briand and submitted a draft presenting in a general way the form of treaty the United States is prepared to sign. Its language is practically identical with the treaty pro- posed by Minister Briand to the United States last June. The four Government were told the United States will “‘be pleas- ed to be Informed promptly #¢ may be convenient as to whether they are in a position to give favorable consideration to the conclusion of a t(reaty and if not, what specific modifications “in the text will make it accept able.” Odor of Mash Does Not Warrant Raid, U. S. Court Decides MINNEAPOLIS, Minn,, April 13 —Odor of mash is not suff nt evidence that a still is in opera- tion and does not warrant raid of a home without a search warrant, Federal Judge W. A, Gant ruled in directing a verdict of not guilty in a liguor case here. A prohibition agent detected the odor of mash in the rear of » home here and, without a warrant, entered the place, arresting James Smith, one of the occupants. Mash and a basement still were found. Judge Gant held a raid without a warrant could he made “only when a valid arrest has been made on the premises and to have a valid arrest “the officer must have evidence or knowledge which makes him reasonably cer- tain a crime is being committed in his presence. “In this case, the agent had rea- sonable knowledge there was mash on the premises. But the presence of mash does not necessarily im- ply the presence of a still. There- fore, the arrest for possession of a still was not valid.” Judge Gant's action is in oppo- sition to a recent decision here of Federal Judge Joseph W. Moly- neax, who held that sense oi smel! was as efficient as any other fac- tor in leading officers to the scene of a crime violation. Income Tax Collector Invades Race Stables CHANTILLY, France, April 13 —The Income tax man's unexpect- ed visit to this Newmarket of France created greater consterna- tion among the trainers of 906 thoroughbreds getting ready here “for the 1928 racing season than 8n epidemic of foot pnd mouth | disease. The call of the revenue man will eest five trainers sums rang- ing fram $6,000 to $20,000. Brandishing in one hand the ‘trainers’ declarations of revenue for 1927, the income tax man bore in the other hand the stubs’ of checks paid to them during the wyear. In one instance, one lone check was for la fig: than * the declared revenue of the train: er for the whole year. . The trainer argued that the check for “his commission for the ' sale of yearlings at Deauville.” _That did not come under the head ¥ .of a revenue, he claimed. v “Money won at Deauvilie ain't he pleaded. The: is extended by |y MEI MEDALS FOR AT HIROHITO CROWNING| April 13-—Filial .ml! f.n(hru]uem to husbands are to be rewarded at the time of the ‘furmdl coronation of Emperor lenhlxu next November. Wives who have established e- cords for the maintenance of ther households, and who have never strayed from the path of conjugal rectitude, will be given medals and awards of money. Thus will nll subjects be shown that virtue| ,and honesty are the best policy The emperor has given instruc- tions to the minister of the im- perial household department to| | | unusual instances of filia! devo. ftion, of loyalty of servants to their ers and of faithfulness of 'wives to husbands. It is the wish lof the ruler that outstanding For- | cases of such virtues be rewarded | membership {at the time of his enthronement. Many thousands of the emper- {or's subjects are to receive medals at the time of the coronation. Al persons past the age of 70 are to be honored. Those who s 2 on | committees having anythin with the coronation will ial medals About rdals are now being cast, unofficially estimated In addition tp the the medals which will be bestowed upon worthy citizens of the coun try, the prisoners in Japan's pen al institutions will also be membered. The ministry of jus- tice fs preparing a long list of criminals who will either be given! their thronement or will be shorten T ve it whose sentences ed. VERDICT 1S RETURNED IN DAM DISASTER Coroner’s Jury Makes Find- ing—Two Errors Made —No Criminal Action LOS ANGELES, Cal, April 13- The coroner's jr-y investigating the deaths of the St. Francis dam victims has returned stating the victims came to their deaths from the breaking of the dam which was due to defective|g foundations. The jury recommended that no criminal action.be taken. Two errors constituted the cause of the collapse of the reser-' voir arch the verdict states. One error was an engineer's error of judgment determining the charac- ter of the foundation and deciding upon the type of dam to be buiit. | The other error was in regard to the fundamental policy concern- ing public safety. Two Women Holding . e o Office in Interior TANANA, Alaska, April 13—On March 17, Mrs. Jessie M. Howard received her appointment as United States Commissiover of the Fort Gibbon District with of- fice in Tanana. Two womeén are now holding important offices in the Fourth Division with Miss Heid also Commissioner at Ne ! nana. ! Miss Held is a sister of the late John G Hehi of Juneau. MAJ. OLIVER IS SENT TO VIRGINIA STATION Maj. L. E. Oliver, formerly En- gineer Officer of the Alaska Road Commission, who, with his family resided here for three years, has been ordered to report to Camp Humphreys, Va., for duty with' an engineer regiment stationed there, cording to word received by lo- 1 friends. He has been attend- ing the staff school at Fort Leay- flworth sinde leaving here. ! Maj. Oliver's new wark will he in connection with mapping, par: ! ticularly with aerial photographie lnps, it was said. o ! James Redpath, White Pass Port Steward at Whitehorse, who has charge of the hoats of the White Pass and Yukon Route, through here ou the Prin- plety | to do! 250,000 is) honors and| re-! freedom at the time= of en.! a verdie: | THOUSANDS CHAMBER GETS NATIONAL BODY to U. S. Chamber of Commerce March 30 | @he local Chamber was elected on” Maich 30 to be a member of fthe Chamber of Commerca of the United States, its applicaiion for having been favor ably considered op that date, ac cording to a communication read to the Chamber today by Secre tary F. A. Boyle. The Chamber, it was stated, is entitled to one delegate to represent it in the national organization and also to in the national {act as a councilor chamber. The possibility of |ing an exhibit in the Pacific Southwest Exposition at Long Beach, Cal., next summer was sug- B d to the Chamber in a let- ter received from Governor George A. Parks. The Governor said it was not possible for the Territory to officially participate. Many Tourists Booked A considerable number of large parties has been hooked jon the thrée Admiral Line boats lon the Southeastern Alaska route, | Brice Howard, Chairman of the i Transportation . and Trade Com- mittee and local agent for that | company, reported to the Cham- ber today. He gave a list of | parties for a large part of’ the season. Agent Willis K. Nowell {of the Alaska Steamship Company, Ireported his company had virtual- ly sold all space for the season, Juneau hav- | | tourist MEMBERSHIP IN | | | Local Organization Elected| —8 Gene Shank Makes Record In Lmht Plane Alll'll [ by a Gene | ST. 13. blinding Shank PAUL, Minn., Forced down snowstorm, landed his 90 horse- power biplane after ‘estab- lishing a world’s ercord of sustained flight for a light airplane. He was in the air 14 hours and 28 * minutes | better the mark of 12 hours and 38 minutes made by the late Harry Brooks. SPEEDING UP EVIDENCE IN FRAUD TRIAL Government Takes Testi- mony of Many Witness- es in Smclalr Case WASHINGTON, April. 13—Ac- celerating its previous rapid pace, the Government yesterday took testimony from 10 witn es and read previous testimony of three others as counsel turned into the home stretch in the case against Harry F. Sinclair. There is like |lihood the defense will = begin Monday. The central theme dealt with the alleged seerecy which sur- rounded the Teapot Dome negotia- tions. Today. the Government iy expected {o take up’ testimony ro. garding Fall's famous Russian trip as Sinclair's agent. GOVERNMENT RESTS WASHINGTON, April 13.- Blocked temporarily from going into two lines of evidence it of- and W. L. Coates, Agent for the Canadian Pacific Lines, said he was informed his company had some 8,000 tourist bookings for the season. Mr. Howard gave the following |HR| of bookings: June 21, Queen, Kiwanians; June 28, Admiral Rog- | ers, B'Nai Brith; June 29, Doro- {thy Alexander, three parties, the largest being composed of mem- bers of the Young Men's Institute of San Francisco and another from Chicago; July 5, Queen, | chartered to a Dr. Stevens; .lul) Dorothy Alexander. 135 Oak: land, Cal, Shriners and a Burllng ["ton Tour party: July 12, Admiral) Rogers, chartered to a party of | school teachers from San Diego, Cal.; July 19, Queen, chartered to a party of Philadelphians; July 20, Dorothy Alexander, 135 from Omaha and an equal number in a {Kline Tour party from Philadel- phia; July 26, Admiral Rogers, Simmons Tours of New York City; July 20, Dorothy Alexander. 100 Burlington tourists, a St. Paul tour party and a party of Ameri- can Bar Association delegates; August 2, Queen, chartered to Dr. Stevens. Race Prospects Bright Prospects for a successful eul mination of plans for the Capital to-Capital Yacht Race between Olympia and Juneau are brighter {than ever, declared Chairman M. 8. Whittier. Many communica tions have been received regard ing it ‘and respon are coming in to. the official invitations. Of ficlal entry blanks have been dis tribated by the Olympia Chambei’ of Commerce and definite knowl- edge of actual entrants will soon be available. Other towns in the Territory are showing some intcrest in the race, Mr. Whittier said. Capt. Sid Barrington of the Barrington Transportation Company has of- fered a silver cup to the first yacht that passes Wrangell. At least one party, headed by Adolph Schmidt of Seattle, will make a trip up the Stikene River after the race is completed. Landing Fieldg Available Landing facllities for both sea and land planes can be developed locally without excessive expendi- tures, V. A. Paine, Chairman of ‘the special aerial navigation com- mittee, reported today. He said he had secured a location for a buoy for sea planes and had found a suitable tract of land for a land- ing fleld for airplanes. The cost of a plane. for local needs, ke 1dded, would be ;boul 36.000 He fered, the Government tentatively rested in the e against Sin- clair this afternoon. The evidence which Owen H.ub—, erts wanted to put into the rec- ord concerned $25,000 Sinclair handed to A. Fall for a trip to Russia. ’ Sinclair's counsel objected and Justice Bailey took the question under advisement and adjourncd court over the week-end. Coincident with the B. adjourn- ment of court the bribery charges | against E. L. Doheny, Jr., who carried $100,000 in a little black bag to Fall, were dropped on motion of the Government. e — IGE BLOCKADES STPAUL ISLAND ST. l’Al'L ISLA)\I) Alaska, | April 13.—The Burean or Fish- eries ship Elder, after a vain at- tempt to run through the ice blockade surrounding St. Paul Island has been forced to return to St. George Island. The Eider is loaded with mail and pro- visions for St. Paul Island. Ice has blockaded the island for s#ix months. The Eider was scheduled to pick up persons here requiring medical attention. An- other attempt will be made to pierce the ice as soon as possible W.C.T.U. Comes Right Back at G. O, P. Stand On Prohibition Plank CHICAGO, April 13—As a prisal to the action of the Na- tional Affairs Committee of the National Republican Club of New York in adoption pf a resolution for an anti-dry plank in the Re- publican Dlufim. the National Women's Chri Temperance Union issued statement sayins re the Republicans will lose the fali r election if the party foMowed thc| dictates of the resolution Mrs. Coolidge Leaves Bedside of Her Mother —— WASHINGTON, April 13— Mrs. Calvin Coolidge returned to- day from Hampfon, Mass., where she has spent three weeks at the bedside of her mother, Mrs. Le- mira Goodhue, who fs ill. She is |prepared to return to her mother ln a mo-uyn notice, |SCOTT BULLITT | HITS HARTLEY [Democratic Convention Thrown Into Discard— State Issues Is Theme SPOF April 13 In the Democratic State -Convention which met here today and seem- ed harmoniously bent on singing the praises of Gov. Alfred E Smith and muting e issues. {A. Scott Buillitt, Seattle lawyer who made ensational race for United States Senator in 1926 against Senator Wesley L. Jones, sounded the opening bars of an anti-Hartley hymn in his key- note speech, trumpeting potes which have aroused discord in Washington for years. Outlining a program of Demo- cratic policy which he commend- ed to the platform committee, Bullitt mentioned the separation of education from politics, faster construction of a pri- mary w with a gland ballot, m relief, shingle tariff and the Columbia Basin:project In cvery State issue he men tioned, Bullitt at ked the prin- eiples and policies of Gov. Hart- ley. He asked “forward looking Democrats” to cut the issues clearly and “fight them to a fin- ish' rather than to “hide behind a platform of harmless generali- ties." He' bespoke a “united Democ rdey,” and said the “chief issue the ecoming campaign is her Washington is going to e follr more years of Hartley the kind of adminitration has given the last four years. Governor is (he secret of of the chaos and turmoil present life of the State. I am heart and soul with the great body of forward looking Democrats of this State who see ',I new era for the Democratic Party in Washington.” e Fire Crooked Dry Snoopers Is Now Demand of Gout. WASHINGTON, April 13—A pro- | posal that congress authorize | thorough appraisal of the perform. record of every officer in prohibition service to elim inate inefficient and corrupt |agents was made by the Better |Government league today. The recommendation was made in a vigorous attack upon the value of the civil service tests which resulted in the flunking of three-fourths of the prohibition personnel. The league asserts that formal tests, however well conceived, are not a proper means mr determining whether the pres- ent prohibition enforcement offi- cers should be retained or elim- | inated. “Some of the present force un. | doubtedly are inefficient and cor- |rupt and ought to be climinated,” the league states. “These indi- viduals cannot be detected with certainty through any formal tests t devised but should be judged by the work they actually have done as prohibition enforcement officers. “Congress should authorize the expenditure of $10,000 to $25,000 for making a careful appraisal of the performance on the job of cach officer. Canada successfully conducted such appraisals in the department of customs and inter- nal revenue. The forces in the zovermment offices at Ottawa were reduged from 1,200 to 700.” The league charges that the se- lection of prohibition officers has been bungled since the Volstead act was passed to the present. It assails those responsible for the Volstead act for failing to pro- vide for competitive tests at the | outset. American Tourists Are and the The | most in the | | | | lance the Ap 13. — Several American tourists were injured when 100 tons of rubbish and boulders slid down the side of Mount Terrigal as they were nearing the summit. —— oo —— .Thirty employees and engineers nf the White Pass and Yukon Rallway are bound for Skagway on the Princess Alice, DUBLIN, | IN HIS KEYNOTE| \GIRL STOW A FOUND ON WASHINGTON, dourt’s inquiry has been ordered as the result of the discovery of four girl stowaways on board ve. sels of the South Atlantic fleet. . Naval authorities declared they | had been informed only four girls were found but a report from Key West said four girls were landed there and a report from Petersburg, Fla., told of anothe girl being put off the Billingsley. 3% MILLION REDUCTION IN April 13 U. S. Chamber of Com- merce Presenls Pl’()g}’am to Senate Coommittee WASHINGTO April Standing pat on its program of tax reduction, the United States| iChamber of Commeoerce, which came to grips with the present Coolidge Administration on the, subject, has presented its recom-, mendations to the Senate Finance Comuiittee, submitted by Felix Mowhirter, member of the Cham- ber's Commifttee ot Federal Tax- ation. The program lallfl for a total tax cut of %W&* more | than $100,000.000° Rightr. (han that recommended by the House and nearly $200,000,000 ,nmu- the Treasury suggestion. The proposal calls for a reduc- tion of corporation income tax to not more than 10 per cent., re- | peal of the rempining war excise | tax on particular businesses and | repeal of the Federal inheritance tax. —_— e e——— Twelve Hundred Blue Fox Pelts Are Taken DUTCH HARBOR, Alaska, April Twelve hundred biue fox pelts have been taken off Aleutian Island farms this year. The check as completed showed this| unquestionably blue fox catch on the island reser- vations. TANANA, Alaska, April 13+ George Light with a load of furs from the trading post at Hughes, on the Koyukuk, has arrived here. Leads Big Industry And Orchestra, Too BERLIN, April 13-—It is not every day that a big industrialist wields the baton over a symphony orchestra. Werner von Siemens, the chief stockholders in the gi gantic Slemens & Halske works, manufacturers of electrical goods and machinery, gave a concert at his home at which he conducted the philharmonic orchestra of nearly 100 pieces through a classi cal program such as ordinarily only a Furtwacngler or nrmm one of Injured, Ireland Shide| swarTTLE, Aol Walter will touch. Some 400 guests were present at the congert, in the spacious Lankwitz, near Berlin. The audi- ence included many of the diplo mats accredited to the Wilhem- strasse, leading industrialisty and bankers, and men and women prominent in Berlin society. — e —— German Plane Firm May Choose Seattle As Site for Plant 13—William Vice'President of Incorporated, American branch of builders of the plane Bremen, revealed that his com- pany is considering Seattle as 2 possible site for the company's first American plant. Knight is on a tour of the United States and looking for the best location for the German builders to start operations in the United States, ! Knight, Junkers SOUTH 4TLANTIL FL ,FTE Al St. | | destroyer TAXES URGED 13.—| From Aleutian Island; the high mark for| which was given Siemens Chateau | the | WAYS ARE REPORT PLANE VESSELS OF 'yag SEEN OVER : CANADIANTOWN stowaway case in the nav A Ca "I girl completed a journey on board ! the battleship Arizona from- New. | York to Panama in 1923. Twelv | enlisted men received prison wu} | tences as a result | Naval officers of lov othe y ptain of Steamer Believ- ed Bremen Sighted This Forenoon HAD NOT REACHED N. Y. 3 P. M. TODAY l'uel Is Running Short— | Route Is Offshore Along the Atlantic Coast NEW YORK, April 13.—With fuel for only one hour and a half more at the most for flying, at 3 o'clock this afternon Jastern \\llhur sull has bee or-| the vessels Secretary thir o dered at I put the of Navy inqui ports where girls ashore tSENATE PASSES| 'M'NARY-HAUGEN {Ircland beyond the Canadian Ipress report it passed over Nova Mmsune Is :‘nt io House."’"{‘l'j" S —Contains Old Dis- Much of the route is off shore. agrccahle Features EARLY REPORT - KINGSPORT. Nova WASHINGTON, April 12Tt April ry-Haugen Karm Relief bill,|sonthwest, was sighted over i features which cnvsed Kingsport at 10:30 o'clock this \lx sident Coolidge to veto it last|morning, Atlantic time, by Capt. [) ar, hag been passed by the Son-|Barkhovse of the Canadian Gove late and sent to the House, whi_h'erament steamer Arras, The is also expected to approve it].aarkings were uundistinguishable | very soon :hlh the plane is bheclieved to he The vote in the Senate was 53 ‘he German Junker plane Bremen. |to 23 compared to 17 ta 3% last| Kingsport is 500 miles from session.. While this moge thag | York. ’ two-thirds majority which w1l he — quired to override the veio, it fs{ The plane took off from Bal- regarded as douhtful that with ajdonnel Al ome, Duh Scotia, 13.—A plane flying high, .\I p Be. thirds majority ¢an he obt [} ——————— mrmng !nr New vwen!hur conditions {ideal, but ‘w"'h conditions on the Au-nu:: runlit reported stormy. | Capt. Hermann Koehl, German |war flier, was at the controls ;\\uh Col. James Fitzmaurice, JARDINE COMES SEB.C(]MMER(;E;F;::'.,:*"wu : Denies Hoover Usurped, Any Powers or Worked | SURPRISE "AI to Injure Farmers | WASHI? April 13—a' g - lutrong dotense ot tierbert .| Iakes Stand in Federal Hoover against charges he usurp- COUI“ in Pittsburgh 'ed some of the powers of the Ag. . {riculture Department and other m Klan Case wise worked to injure the farmer, |18 made by Secretary of Agricnl- ture William M. Jardine The Secretary of * Agriculture said: “There is not the htest essence of truth in the charges I resent them, if they were Hm4h| with honest intentions.” The statement was made in re- :nlv to a letter sent Secretary Jarm dine by l'hmh'fi 8. Wilson, former | Commissioner of Agriculture m’ iNew York, now a farmer, who/ said he did not believe the charges but felt the farmers wore “en- titled to know the facts.” A. J. QUOTATIONS J. W, CGucker, commercial bro- 1 e ker, with oftices in Juneau, left April 12 —Al-|{fo* the south this morning on the stock was | Admival Rogers, m.comp-n!ud by Mu Gleknr PITTSBURGH, Peun., April 13, ~Dr. Hiram Evans, d of the Ku Klux Klan, rise witness in the Feder urt in the case of the K. K. against five former members, de- rvied testimony of defense »wit- es that Klansmen burned a ,~n near Terrell, Texas, in 920 u.nnum.- W. Ludlow, former |Dallas ~ Klansman, testified & negor was taken out, tarred and ofled, then set afire, PRSI, NEW YORK, aska Juneau mine auoted today at 3%. YUKO\"S GOVERNOR VNITS HEfiE What did the Governor of Al-!of chief interest, lakn say to the Governor of'kon authorities can launch a !Yiakon Territory? Not what the'campaign of extermination. {Governor of North Carolina said against this pest at the same to the Governor of South Caro-|time Alaska does, the local work lina nor what the Governor of|can lardly hope to be successtul [\'llkn.\ might have said to Al-|since investigations have shown yagka’s CGovernor had they met in|ihat the coyotes are entes Dav son, Alaska through Yukon Territory. The meeting of the two ter-|Commissioner McLean was inters ritorial Chief Kxeecutives .ok |ested in the situaifon and place last night at Gov. George agreed to take up the mat! A. Park’s official residénce ' in|with Ottawa authorities, as this eity. Gold Commissioner |for assistance. 4 tGeorge L McLef, who is Yu- Commissioner McLean was aj |kun'n Chief Execut! was a pas-|pointed to his present m { senger on the Prim Alice for |last February following the d Skagway enrvute to Lowson andlof Commissioner Percy:Reid visited _Gov. Parks, discussing |former is an oldtimer of matters of interest to both ter-|kon and was for a n ritories. vears ‘counected with the Co-opcration in dealing with | trollgr’s office in Dawson. . the predatory animal menace, several years past he hasg particularly in waging war on{in the ganrnylenz 3 3 coyotes, was one of the matters Ottawa, Unless the Yu- ork, Imperial