The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, April 19, 1928, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XXXI., NO. 4768. JUNEAU, ALASKA, THUR%DA\ APRIL 19, 1928. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS SINCLAIR TRIAL IS SUDDENLY HALTED ‘Atlantic Fliers to Complete Flight in Plane Bremen PLANE WILL BE REPAIRED; MEN | WILL TAKE AIR Changes Are Announced in Program of Trans- Atlantic Fliers Sy | AVIATORS COMPLETE FLIGHT IN OWN PLANE Col. Fitzmaurice to Return to Greenly Island to Aid Companions NEW YORK, April 19, — Col. | James Fitzmaurice, the Irish| member of the plane Bremen's crew, is back in civilization and awaits repair parts before return- | ing to the ppled ship and hlx ice-locked German companions at Greenly Island. i Repairs to the plane completed, | the Bremen will resume the flight to Mitchell Field. | These developments were an-| nounced by Col. Fitzmaurice and | cleared up conjecture concerning | completion of the hop since the! forced landing last Friday night. Col. Fitzmaurice telephoned T A. Smiddy he would await at Murray Bay, Quebec, for the Bremen parts and rveturn with them to Greenly Island and fly out with the Germans. Whafen, of Mayor James J. Walk® er's reception committee asking that the report he was procect- ing to New York alone, be cpr- rected. Col. Fitzmaurice landed on | Lake Stanens, Quebec, after a two-day flight from Greenly Island. = The Junker plane F-13, sister ship to the Bremen, returned to| Curtiss Field last night and its propellor is to be shipped to Mur- ray Bay. The new propellor is not completed and will be fitted ) ! to the F-13 for the Montreal flight. MAY TAKE PARTS DETROIT, Mich., April 19.— Bernt Balchen and Floyd Ben- nett plan to pilot a relief plane to aid the Bremen crew tomor- row. A oFord tri-motored plane is being prepared for the trip. Arrangements are made to stop at Montreal and Murray Bay. Re- pair parts for the Bremen will be carried to Greenly Island on the trip. TO BROADCAST RECEPTION NEW YORK, April 19.—Sixty- five stations of the National and Columbia broadcasting system have arranged to flash through| the country and Europe, a radio description of New York's wel- come to the Bremen’s crew. WALTER CLEGHORN SCORES KNOCKOUT SALEM, Ore.,, April 19.—Wal- ter Cleghorn last night knocked out Buck Holley, of Los Angeles, in the sixth round of what was scheduled to be a 10 round event. ——— — CHARLES GOLDSTEIN WILL LEAVE NEW YORK FRIDAY Charles Goldstein, who is on a business trip in connection with the fur department of Goldstein’s Emporium, will leave New York City tomorrow for the west coast, according to word received here by B. A. Rosselle this morning. ———ee——— FINED $25 AND COSTS Neil Gallagher, who was charged in the Commissioner’s Court with violation of the Alaska Bone Dry Law was fined $26 and costs yes- terday afternoon by Judge F. A. Boyle. ———— MRS. RUSTGARD RETURNING Mrs. John Rustgard, who has Ween visiting in Minneapolis for the last several weeks, plans’ to return to Juneau on the next trip of the Princess Alice. Mrs, Rust- gard had planned to visit in Call- fornia - before returning, but has changed her mind, and will bellution M or mo (or the lylln; m Fitzmaurice wired (‘rru\(‘l;l ilen's IRISH FLIER itzmaurice, ee Stae man in Koehl Commandant James F Chief of the Irish F Forces, the lllll’ll |Bremen with Capt Baron von Huenefeld. NO CREDULENCE IN GONFES SION the and ABOUT SLAYINGS Authorities Show Up Fal-|: sity of Alleged Double Murders in East S .SOM!\.RVIII[‘;, N. J April lfll—- Authorities place little. credulencs in the reported confession of K!- win F. Allen, at El Reno, Okla.. to the Rev. Hall and Mrs. Mills’ murders. Dis: pancies in » cited to show Allen is draw on his imagination. Tele- grams to Proseenting Attorney Francis Bergen, of Somerest Coun. ty, from Sheriff Shacklett, gave the dates of the murders in Ai- confession as 1921 when the g8 occurred in 1 » the confession Another discrepan s the naming of Plume Lane as the hiding place of the bodies. They were actually found on an un named pathway Investigations were started last by letter to Bergen from cellmate. Counsel for the defendants place no credence in the confes; sion. 7 DIRIGIBLES TO BE BUILT Navy Depa;n:;nt- Asks for Bids for Big Airships —Also Planes Air | ONEMILLION GIVEN YALE, DEPEW'S WILL Total Beq@ls Amount to Over Two Million —No Restrictions NEW erms depew o Yale. terday. The total bequeaths amount $2,200,000 with no restrictions The bulk of the estate’s value is not yet known. Bequeaths are divided among relatives and ser- vants and (the village of Peekskill Depew’s birthplace is mentioned The wife receives $200,000 in an antenuptial agreement and a fur ther bequest of $150,000 and half of the residurary estate for life. The will is dated January 26, 1928 and gives nis son Chauncey M. Depew, Jr., $200,000 and one fourth of the estate. ——————— WRANGELL OUTLOOK FOR SEASON GCOD The outlook for a good season at Wrangell i3 encouraging, cording to Major W. J. Carruthers, commandant ‘of {he Salvation Army in Alaska with headqua ters at that place. He says the wmill, which has been in oper- YORK, April 19— By of the will of Chauncey M $1.000,000 are bequeathel The will was filed yes- to ation since February 1, has large best years in its hlnmrg is shipping fax shookg, vgricus ing on (the Yukon which t. this' week. ypany, operating vessels on the Stickine River, is looking for a big | contracts and expects parts of Alaska, 35 The Barrington Navigation Com- season in transporting miners and tourists up and down the river. The . flagship of the Barrington fleet, the Hazel B. No. 4, has been lengthened and improved so that it will carry more passengers and freight, and afford better accom- modations for the passengers, Major Carruthers said. It is too early in the season, Ma- Jor Carruthers said, to make pre- dictions regarding the fishing sea. son, though those who follow that line are hopeful. Mining development, both pla- cer and quartz, in the region sup- plied from Wrangell will be con- tinued during the season. - ee— KETCHIKAN MAN ARRESTED F. V. Darcy, who was arrested in Ketchikan for violation of the Alaska Bone Dry Law, was sen tenced to serve 30 days in jail and fined $500 by the U. S. Com- missioner at Ketchikan, according to word received by the U.'S Marshal's office here this morn- ing. ——————— A. J. QUOTATIONS NEW YORK, April 19.—Al- aska Juneau mine stock is quoted today at 35. i WASHINGTON, April 19.--The Navy Department has #ked for bids for two great dirigibles which Congress has authorized it to acquire. The two air ships will cost $8,000,000 and will be 787 feet long, 132 feet in diam- eter and each will carry 16 offi- cers and 45 men. Five airplanes with a cruising radius of 1,100 miles swill also be built. Bids for these and the dirigibles will be received until July 26. Seven Children Drown Fraser River Accident VANCOUVER, B! C., April 19. -—Seven Japanese children were drowned in the Fraser River to- day when a fishing boat with four adults and 25 children came near cap8izing while on a pleasure cruise, Thirteen children were thrown into the ‘water but six were rescued. Salt Creek Field Leases Are Asked To Be Probed N.w WASHINGTON, April 19.—In- vestigation of leases of the Salt Creek Fields in Wyoming made by the last Democratic Adminis- tration is asked for in, a: reso- introduced by Senator i PUBLISHERS’ ANNOUNCEMENT Following the rule in | force in all daily newspaper offices throughout the coun- try and the custom with | most of the newspapers of The Empire will re- quire, beginning May 1, that lll subscriptions must be | paid in advance. The need | for this rule is obvious. So many people, particulaly in Alaska, change their address- es so often, that the loss from the credit system is too large to be consistent with good business. The only ! way to meet the situation is to ma.k:flt.he up}’meat in ad- ap] cnry body. So there will be n e mahagraaat this matter under c tion for a long time, and decision is the ture deliberation. Pul everywhere have found 'that :n only uhdmry mn:‘;r handling newspaper e culation il to thuin pay- | mt in ad '.’ b lldlnillc ) ufinfim ‘The Empire had be paid in advamce. Fills Unexpired Term [ TR T — Cyrus Locher (above), State Director of Commerce in Ohio is to take the place of the late Senator F. B. Willis at Wash- ington. Locher, who is 2 Democrat, was appointed by Gov. Vic Dohaney. (lnternational Newsreel) Named to Senate Seat ong nr the | &g Arthur Grand Rapids, Mich,, is to suc- ceed the late Senator Wood- bridge Ferris as United States senator at Washington, (International NO'II'..ID H. Vandenbcrg oi HOOVER WINS OVER ANOTHER 600D BOOSTER WASHINGTON, Apri!? Herbert C. other 19 Hoover has added an recruit to his followers on the farm question. Don Living- ston, of Watertown, South Dako- ta, former Commissioner of Agri- culture of that State, said op- position to Hoover coming from any farmer is opposition to the farmer’s own interest. “No man in public life has so nearly approved of all demands of organized agriculture as Hoov- er,” sald Livingston. “If he made President, his foresight and ability will be a pledge to the American people that the farm problem will be solved.” Five Year Program Bureau of Fisheries Introduced by W hite WASHINGTON, April 19 five year maintenance and con struction program for the Bureau of Fisheries is included in the bill introduced by Chairman White, of the House Marine and Fisheries Committee. The appro- priations include $100,000 for Washington state fish cultural sta tions. Mayor Found Guilty of Pouumn of Narcotics WENATCHEB, Wash., April 19.—Guilty as charged was the verdict of a Superior Court jury today which heard the evidence against Mayor Cornell, of Wen- atchee, accused of possession of narcotics, \ H another trail-blazing air venture. HANGS; MAKES NO CONFESSION [Charles BirgeTGoes to Gal- lows—Says He For- gives Everybody BENTON, Il Charles Birger, notorious South ern Illinois gang leader, {hanged this morning for the |murder of Mayor Joe Adams, of West City. Five hundred specta- tors crowded into the stockade where the hanging took place. April 19.— Erect and with a nonchalant {air, Birger walked to death with- jout confessing to the guilt of others and said he was only an accessory after the fact. Birger asid to the crowd: “I 'have nothing against anybody. I forgive everybody.” Bivger then turned to the hangman and said: ‘“Let's go. Make it f(ml g DIE TOMORROW UPON GALLOWS Three Times Sentenced— Three Times Reprieved —Last Hope Gone SALEM, Ore., April 19-—James Wiol and- Ellsworth-Kelley, threo times sentenced to_ death . apd three times reprieved, will go to the gallows at the State Peniten- tiary here tomorrow morning to pay with their lives for the kill-| ing of two guards in 1925 in a prison break. Gov. I. L. Patterson's decision precludés further stay of a weeks' reprieve granted on April 13. The execution date was ordered by Gov. Patterson when that the Supreme Court recommend commutation court failed to take any action. would Lindbergh’s Backers ST. LOUIS, April 19—Three St. Louis business men, who backed | Col. Charles A. Lindbergh on his | flight across the Atlantic last May, have become interested in They are Harold M. Bixby, pres-} ident of the St. Louis Chamber of Commerce; Maj. William B. Rob- ertson, ‘president of the Curtiss- Robertson Airplane Manufactur- ing company, and Harry Hall Knight, broker and president oi he St. Louis flying club. The three are interested in a plan which the Pennsylvania Raii- road has under consideration for: combination air-mail service be- tween New York, St. Louis and southwestern points. Passengers would be transported in trains atr night and transferred to airplanes for day travel. Under such a scheme, the New YorkDallas travel time would be cut from between 40 and 45 hours to 24 hours, ) — e RASMUSON ON ALEUTIAN E. A. Rasmuson, president of the Banks of Alaska, passed through here on his way south last evening aboard the Aleutian. He has been to the westward on husiness. was informed | but the | In New Air Venture| | |(npper left) secking the State’ gation. In a warm Senate race INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, April 19 {~—With the death of United States Senator Frank B. Willis of Ohio the Indiana presidential prefer- ence primary on May 8 will of- fer the first clear-cut test of strength between Herbert Hoover| and an opponent in the embroiled ! race for the Republican presiden- tial nomination. Had Willis not died the test would have come in Ohio, for the secretary of commerce had enter- ed the Buckeye primary too in an attempt to wrest delegates from a favorite son. United States Senator James E.| Watson, Hoosier David Hafhim of politics, with an admitted grip on the home folks, is Hoover's opponent for Indiama’s 33 dele-, gates, and he has carried on a campaign in vigorous fashion. National issues in Indiana have trooped across the stage against a backdrop of spectacular scenery set up by one of the hottest pri mary campaigns in Hoosier his. tory. The primary offers the popular expression since the first re- cent turbulence in Indiaco poli- tics, marked by indictments of public officials and charges of| wide-spread corruption. ke Eo o SR Has heon ] factor, especizlly since the latest statements of D. C. Stephenson, former Indiana Klan head. Fr his lite cell Stephenson has barec he says, the true story of Klan efforts to control public officials. “Stephensonism” is a term that| has been coined by Democrats to| characterize the Republican, regime. The Democratic national pic- ture, to all appearances, is quiet | Officer Killed Less than Hour After on Duty | CHICAGO, April 19.— | Less than a hour after he | began his tour duty at mid- | night last night, Policeman | Emil Shogran was shot dead | by one of two negroes whom | he and Sergeant Shorthall | sought to question. There | was a running gun battle. | Shogran wounded both ne- | g¥oes and captured them, |wlater dying from a wound received at the hands of [ ‘the negroes. | [ R S S | | and peaceful. There is no op- position to Kvans ‘Woollen," In- dlanapolis banker and candidate for the presidential nomination | Thomas Taggart, Woollen's spor- #or and a shrewd political sage, has declared that Woollen will b= no second choice at the national convention. United States Senator Arthur R. Robinson, seeking renomination on the Republican ticket, faces| two opponents—Attorney csneralt GANG LEADER [Hooster Race Offers First Test for Hoover Against Favorite Son The first clear-cut test of strength between Herbert Hoover|position and a favorite son in the Republican Presidential race will come in|words. |the Indiana primaries May 8, with U. S. Senator James E. Watson|duced testimony showing tiat s 33 delegates against Hoover. Evans Woollen (upper right) is unopposed for the Democratic dele- Senator Arthur Robinson (lower left) has two adversaries for the Republican nomination, one of them Attorney General Arthur Gilliom (lower right). years” in Indiana, ‘have placed three candidates in the field for the senatorial nomination—Albert Stump, Walter Myers and L. Wil- liams Curry, all Indianapolis at- torneys. Ten Republicans and eight Democrats seek the gubernatorial nomination, and the crowding for places goes on down through the state ticket. - eee—— 700 Residents of Island on Short Rations;Fight Flu ASHLAND, Wis., April 19.— Seven hundred inhabitants of Madeline Island, six miles from the Wisconsin mainland in Lake Superior, are living on short ra- tions and fighting influenza. Ef- forts to give succor are going forward today. {Missouri Dedicates Span to Champ Clark LOUISIANA, ‘WO, April 19— Across the Mississippi River near here, Missouri has erected a new span of steel dedicated to Champ (lark. It probably will be thrown open to traffic this summer. On the Missouri approach to | the bridge a statue of the former speaker of the house will be rear- 1. Clark’s home was at Bowling Green, close by. The bridge joins Pike county, | Ilinois, with Pike county, Mis- souri, and reduces the distance between Kansas City and Chicago by 85 miles. It provides a new !link in the state capital highway whieh extends from Sacramente, Cal, to Wlshlnglun DEFENSE RESTS /IN OIL LEASING CASE THIS P. M {Government Also Announ- ces No More Testimony —Argue Tomorrow CASE SLATED TO GO TO JURY SATURDAY Lengthy Deposition Secur- ed from A. B. Fall Is Not Introduced WASHINGTON, April 19.—The defense suddenly rested this aft- ernoon in the case of Harry F. | Sinclair, charged with conspiracy to defraud the Government in the lease of Teapot Dome, with- out introducing the length# de- position made for the oil operator by former Secretary of Interior Albert B. Fall, at El Paso, Texas. The action of the defense rest- ing, marked a record in speed of oil cases. The Government occu- pied less than a week in present- ing its charges .and the defense used three and one quarter days. Daniel Thew Wright said the defense believed the testimony of M. T. Everhart, Government wit- ness, completely covered Sin- clair’s contentions. Everhart testified Sinclair paid Fall $233,000 in Liberty Bonds and $35,000 cash for a one-thizd lntsx'ut in Fall’s ranch in New ' " Sinciurs lawyers satd 1t Wi not necessary to use Fall's de- comprising 100,000 The defense also intro- money paid to Fall for his Rus- sia trip was merely a loan. The Government also rested its case shortly after the defense rested. Justice Bailey asked that each side limit argument to three hours tomorrow so that the jury may be charged and the case given to it by noon on Saturday. - e —— NATIONALISTS IN CHINA, WIN Shantung Defense Is Re- ported to Have Sud- denly Collapsed PEKNG, April 19.—The col- lapse of the Shantung defense before the onslaught of the Na- tionalists, who recently opened a drive on Peking, has caused the retreat of the northern armies. The Nationalis\s have captured Kenchowfu. Three quarters of a million men were engaged in the fighting. Could Not Pay Taxi Fare ;W oman Arrested Charged with Murder LOUISVILLE, Ky., April 19— Lack of money to pay charges of a taxicab which carried her bare. headed and dishevelled away from where she is accused of slaying her husband, led to the arrest of Mrs. Nadine Weinert. She has been charged with the murder of her vietim, Bruno Weinert, the- atre orchestra leader whom she is alleged to have shot to death wife. U S and Canada Trade Forest Week Speakers WASHINGTON, April 19—The Unijted States and Canada will trade speakers in a joint observ- ance of forest conservation wdek, April 22 to 28. Arthur L. Gilliom and Solon J. Carter. Gilliom has crusaded| against the Anti-Saloon League| and the Klan, and Carter is a| Col. Willlam B. Greeley, chief of the United States forestry serv- ice; Theodore Roosevelt, chair- younger Republican, a world war|man of the American forest week veterin, Democrats, committee; Lt. Gov. Nolan of confidently assert-| Minnesota and David Skinner, sec- ing that this i3 their “year of|retary of the United States cham: after heated arguments with his g ber of commerce, will speak re- spectively in Toronto, Olt. Winnepeg and Montreal as An can envoys of reforestation. Charles Stewart, Canadian ister of interior, will spedk I8 Washington April 23; Lt. Gow. A. Burrows of Manitoba in Louls, April 24; T. D. Patt British Columbian official, Portland, April 24, and 1) Finlayson, Ontario minister lands, in New York, M‘ &