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

- . - “utter ~g THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE VOL. XXXIL, NO. 4781, “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” JUNEAU, ALASKA, FRIDAY. MAY 4, 1928. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS APANESE British Wars DlSA&TER TODAY HOSTESS TO KANSAS CONVENTION BETWEEN CRAFT, ENGLISH COAST Meagre Reports State One | Vessel Goes Down— Other Abandoned LONDON, May 4 A received by Lloyds from St. erine’s Innll Isle of Wight, aispatch Cath- says the Gree! steamer Toandic K been |u(l\ by the British war- ship Bacchus and is sinking. | About members of the loan-| dic’s crew has the Bacchus : Another dispatch said the men were still in the water. | Late this afternoon a dispatch was recelved staiing the warship Bacchus herself is reported sink-| ing in the Channel. i The Bacchus is reported to: have been abandoned by her crew and also the survivors picked up‘ from the Greek steamer loandic. Two salvage tugs have depart- been picked up by ed from Portland to give st ; ance. The warship Tiger is also ! ‘ to be rushing to the aid of the| - Y e ? Bacchus. Mrs. Jacob L. Loose of Kansas City will'act as‘hostess to the i —————— ! G. O, P. presidential convention delegates in the Missouri city, (International Newsreel) = | 100 PLANES 1“30" WRITTEN 2y that tho volu {hifi Bm B'SPLA-Y [Editor- ||\—Ll:|;i‘tf Porllnnd s0 rapidly that the volume of Olegonmn Pd\\" Butier-Egg Exchange Grows to Huge Affair CHICAGO, meat and gr; may 4. — Chicago, in center, has added butter and eggs to the ham. business exceeds $500,000,000 a year May 4 The exchange is to butter and| LANGLEY FIRLD, es Away eggs what the board of trade ls!More than 100 ;.i.-mm.. of all oy to wheat and corn. descriptions are being tuned for b4 The exchange succeeded the old | the st af ipel FORTLAND, Ote., Mg 4 Chicago Butter and Kgg board in [Army’s air since the Bramwell Pipe: d 63 ye 1919. It is limited to 500 mem-|World War. itorin-Chief of ‘the ~ Mor bers who originally paid $100| The ships have been bhrought | Oregonian for the past 18 initiation. The market price for|from many sections of the coun-|died yesterday of heart dise memberships now is more than|try. The mobilization is the|He had been ill for several wee $2,000. This year, sales have!first of six similar demonstra- B. B, Piper recognized as been more than 100,000 carloads|tions to he given by the Army|one of the Pacific Coast’s Editori-| A SSVCIATED PRESS PHOTO of eggs, the equivaient of more |Air Corps throughout the country, |al Ix.u.u; s and he was active in| EDGAR _F. ,SMITH ~ a 5 ZgS, an —————-——— civie a :llf,‘fl',",,,];,j,:i.‘_;“‘,‘,’,“",‘,‘,',‘::',,rloi:f u,,:,'“: Mr. Piper was born in Warsaw,| PHILADELPHIA, Penn, May 4 600,000,000 pounds. | Ind., Febru 1866, and with|—Dr. Edgar Fahs Smith, educator Charles J. Eldridge, re-clected his parents 1 to zon in and former Provost of president of the exchange, has 1876. He began work a printer | the ty of Pennsylvania headed the mart for three years. | in the office of the States' Rights and one of the world’s leading gt = FuR ALA Democrat, in Albany, Ore., in 1878, chemists, died last night at the i H and during his mewspaper career University Hospital of pneumonia e had been employed on newspapers o G'RLSY:‘;;'Q'B:‘)S&VESN SAY | WASHINGTON, May 4 -Presi |in g !"""’j""‘l'_“- |“"" Seattle, a8 | Although an acinowledged lead H R A | [ dent Coolidge recommended | W€l as in Portland. {er in the teaching of chemistry, | | CHICAGO, May 4—When | |# supplemental deficiency appro . 188 well as an author and transla | little girls had piglails and | | Priation for the Department of In [tor of many works on that subject, | J““h, I wore velvet suits, | | terior totalling over §$2,000,000. MYSTERY IN Edgar Fahs Smith gained wide | each had their own type of | |The appropriation includes money spread popularity as provost . of I toys. - for the education of Alaskan na the University of Pennsylvania for But those days are gone, | |lives at Point Barrow, for a new N! DEATH'(M year: Boys and girls choose the | |S¢hool building to replace the one | His neverfailing interest in his | same kind of playthings now, | troyed several months ago by i | students, while they attended the said ‘toy manufacturers who | to cosl $16,000; educationai e~ s |institution and after they left it tended a natlonal gathering | | buildings at W ’"f:_" "V.'}""“"""]’"AX;}"‘ NEW YORK, May 4—Corneling|caused him often to be called “the | in. Chicago. | (,',"]"v:','I ']f’ Ol aon 00 and AlS ) o Winant, broker, and brother of |Pest-loved - college professor in | (‘,l)llslrll('(iu;l fiame]n‘; :;viui | |ka Legislat s a former Governor of New “"““V‘m;n-ru: . out. 1 tion toys and sidewalk wheel | A gl RS 8 Shire, John Winant, died at the| Dr. Smith practiced the mailing vehicles lead the preference | THEATRE-GOING CITY v':x:(:(-n].n Club last night undhr‘l)f cheery letters to his student of hoth sexes. fif EARD Nearly 800,000 of | U} o4 0 olice called mysterious |and former students at Christmas Among the card games Old | Paris’ 3,000,000 inhabitants go Gt B cos, time each year. The mailing list Maid, as old as its name, re- | |to the theatre or ft,he movies | B ant’s brother and a party of |&rew with cach succeeding class, mains the prime favorite. | dally, Government flgures Indi-y, =0 "enid they found him id|but he always managed to find [ g3 cate. and called a physician. The doc-|time to see that the letters—their tor gave Winant medicine and|sending appeared to him as a duty BALL IN OLD WYOMING BAR MARKS then called a male murse to fake|—were posted. - P 10 charge. The male nurse, upon; As a.chemist, he made impor END OF TRAPPERS' WINTER VIGIL|amivine, tomna Winant dead. | tant contributions to- electrolytic ” ————— methods of analysis and atomi CODY, Wyo, May 4—Everyten, lynx, miuk, otter and hobeats 5 [melstt, QotasirnEEEEs; e, wis a spring, when the trappers have|are trapped. Many of the turs|Peer’s Death Rate {pember of (S ARSI Atddpmy boarded up their mountain shacks, | sell at fabulous figures. High Duri 1927"“ B¢ PO ds'""-'i I"' the they come down to Cody for a| The silver fox in its wild state gh burmg o CHOARRE - Apoigty | In sourdough celebration. probably is the most coveted of i 1898, ;',';“‘I ””:-_ (A bt the Winter is a long and weary|all, his fur being worth from $25¢| 1. oNDON, May 4. — The year AaweeaL. Roclety, grind for the woodsmen, who en-|to $1,000. He makes his den up 1927 was a fatal one for more ter the Shoshone forest trapping grounds in November and usually remain until April, and they cele- brate the return to civilization with a boisterous trappers’ ball. The best dressed guests usually come in furs, moccasins, beads and buckskins to the Buffalo Bill ballroom, once a bar. Skins drape the walls, bear traps are set at strategic points and the effigy of a vinegar jug re- minds dancers of bygone days. Marten hides valued at mo e than $6,000 complete the decorative scheme. There are three game sanctu- aries in the Shoshone National -Forest—the /Hoodoo, the Sunlight and the Shoshome—covering the greater portion of more than 1, 800,000 acres of federal forested above timber line, and those who have negotiated the high passes on snowshoes, at a speed of two miles an hour, declare the price a moderate one for women to pay for a genuine silver fox, British peers and peeresses lhunI in any year since 1878. Thirty- seven peers died, and 31 peer- esses. The new Debrett for 1928, |n{ recording the high death rate among the p , states that 4;; baronies have been called t of abeyance since 1604. The Mitle which remained longest in abey- ance, 547 ars, was that of the baronysof .\!m)lnl,u the heir to which is J. M. Kenworthy, mem- ber of Parliament, and the short- est was the barony of Berners, 37 days. The average for the whole period is one title called out in not quite every eight years. During 1927 upward of 400 honors® were bestowed and seven new peerages were created. It take 3,360 closely packed pages Oue in the cold and open spaces the trappers obtain much first hand information of mnatural his- tory. ‘With their high-powered glasses they can watch the habits of mountain sheep on the ridges and the blinking of the fox as he suns himself fearlessly behind a rock, seeming to realize that when his coat is not prime no wise trapper will send a bullet his way, The coyote is voted the smart- est animal on the range and the porcupine the most stupid, for he goes blundering along in a clown-1¢o list Great Britaln’s varfous All the predatory animals, in- ‘elnding lions, fox, ish sort ot a way. 'l'ha bobeat i8fyanks of titled folk with their mar- b the “next dumbest,” ghn-u dignities an honors, ¥ b7 ot Big Game Hunt Is in Progress In Milwaukee MILWAUKEE, Wis,, W May | 4.—Either a tiger is roam- ing the by-ways of Milwau- kee or else a halfl dc 1 resi- dents are seeing thin | Eight automobiles loaded with policemen started for a | big game hunt oss the | pavements when four differ- | ent families reported that a tiger was at large. > DR.E. F. SMITH dent it is said this afternoon. NflTED MAN’ IS WASHINGTON, May 4—Em-' Bodying the equalization fee ma chinery which President Coolidge | objects to, the McNary-Haugen {Farm Relief Bill passed the House | [ last t by 104 to 121 and the| g moasure now goes to tho Senate One of World’s Leading |tor adjustment of aitrerences S . b The Senate passed the hill sev Chemises Dies as _RC- Bha1. whsks ago BB to sult of Pneumonia Opinion is divided regarding ve- By toeing of the bill by the President. Of the many amendments ) fered, but three were voted dpown auickly. The farm bloc closely follpwed the lead of Hau gen to push the bill throngh the which lasted into the Differences with the Senate are trivial and are expected to be ly setiled. Modification of portions to Harding appointed him to the board of technical ad-| visors of .the disarmament confer ence held in Washington in 1921 He was made an Officer of the Legion of - Honor by France in 923 In tors tions, York, Pa., where his ance had lived for many genera Dr. Smith was born May Lieut. Thomas Fails To Break Record; Is Forced Down at Night MITCHELL FIBELD, N. Y. May 4—Lieut. Royal Thomas was forc ed down at 11:55 o'clock last night after remaining in the air 35 hours 331 minutes in a sing.c- | handed effort to establish an ew dumws flight record. i |bed reading detective HOUSE PASSES FARM RELIEF, NIGHT SESSION Bill Cocs Back to Senate for Adjustment of Differences BULLETIN — WASHING- TON, May 4.—A speedy set- tlement in the differences of the McNary-Haugen bill as passed by the Senate and House is expected and the ure witl soon go to the which the President abjected may ‘hrinx: Coolidge's sanction. 34 e R S { Jack Dempsey and Wife to Appear in Stage Production NEW YORK, May 4. — Jack I Dempsey and his wife will tread {the boards, on Broadway under :Inh‘lngl» of David Belasco next [Tall. They have signed with Sam |Harris to appear in “The Big | Fight * Belasco will direet the rehear } als starting some time in Aug {ust and the show is scheduled to open in September. | B Greek Steamer; Both Sinking WILL HE PRESIDE IN WHITE HOUSE? M ANY JAP ANESE * AREKILLED AT TSINAN, CHINA Soldiers and Civilians Are Among Victims—Order Is Bt‘ing Reslored BULLETIN — PEKING, May 4.—The Japanese Leg: tion states that Chinese fail- «d to abide by an agree- ment to evacnate the Japan- ese scttlement at Tsinan Fu at 11 o'clock this morning. The Chinese troops massed on the eastern border of the scttlement and attempted to rush those defending the set- tlement. Fighting continues this afternoon. TOKYO, May 4 oldier have Forty-six Jap- and many Japanese been killed in Tsin- to wireless reports inan is the capital anese civilian an, from th shantur trouble Japanese with the and 1 s00m Japanese are protecting all foreigners within the city. Many were wounded. No estimate made of the Chi- ‘Amid tumultuous ovations, Norman H, Thomas of New York nese casualties which are helieved W nominated for prcxldent at the National Convention of the to have been heavy. Socialist Party held in the metropolis. The Socialists are de- The massacre of Japanese, civil- termined to make a “comeback” after their poor showing in i occurreds outside of the city, the past decade. phikr 80 ANTI-FOREIGN OTTB: TOKYO, May {.—Anti-foreign outbreaks at Tsinan and Tsicna Fu which may surpass in serious- ness those gt Nanking more than accordiy he is abating and the commander is in touch Nationa commander 2ful restoring order troops panese is (nternational Newsreo)) AIRSHIP [TALIA LOWDEN HAS a_ year ago, have resulted in heavy casualties among both Chi- nese and Japanese ,troops. Dispatches give more informa- tion regarding massacres of Jap- anese and other foreigners out- side of the city,of Tsinan. LANDINGNORWAY IN ARKANSAS In Tokyo the situation today Rent Is Torn in Covering Sul»pm ters Finally Get is regarded as most serious. | S Four warships have been dis- But Is Considered r Three f Four Dele- [patetiod 1o Taligtad s ihar varships have been dispatched to Tangtse points while several have 4— been ordered . to South China Unimportant [ gates-at-Large VADSOE, LITTLE ROCK, Ark., May | Norway, May 4 ? Commander Umberto bile's dir- A stubborn attempt of supporters POTLS. igible Malian, somewhat delayed of former Gov. Frank O. Lowden b gnd o | from Stolp, Germany, has arviv-|of Hlinois, to have the four| U, 8. BOATS ON SC};NL‘ | ed here and made a landing | Arkansas delegates-atla in-| TBINGTAQ, CWiNA. MY £ 35 1 marred by a slight accident. The |structed for him, failed, but this The United States submarine | dirigible sustained a small rent|was eclipsed in the actual election d4epot ship Beaver and six §ub- ! in the covering which is describ-|of three of fhose chosen who|marines have arrived here. ed as unimportant have Lowden leanings. The fourth % B B | Mlddlc Agf‘d Business Man It will probably be two days delegateatlarge is a supporter of | p. e Shot by Wealth before the Italia leaves for Spitz- | Herbert €. Hoover, {“Big ‘Bill” Hayward ‘ Gy ey b sl tuel whil ‘ In Serious Conditie | & WENAN. whe W rervs; vhile | of five district delegates, two| n Serious Con n [ Young Man hers. I have heen instructed for Lowden, | i gt A lone for Hoover and two others Iy BE 4 riiiih . | Y v v6al’ eatate broker 4 ok B §y ’ 3ill) ayward, rmer £ t | wealthy young real estate hroker, | Arsenal Discovered ‘ e B S i W an L [who told the police he believed | =g =gy oy g | i |his home was broken by a mid- n House:Three Men { MARATHON SLOGANEEL {a grave condition in the Kremli | dle-aged business associate, is Placed Under Arrest| . | Hospital. as the result of & SRS Iheld today without a charge | 'BOISE, Idabo Lawrence O.|Ytic stroke. He ‘“”“’""]" Bt {while his friend lay near death| Npw ORLEAN May " 4| Nichols, printer, submitted 1,400 |FeIRDSe - after a cershra ._"l'f‘"" |from three bullet wounds Three men have Heeh arrested’ in|slogans in a contest. One won a|Fhage. His lett side i ‘[‘_"’j"’":': | Hurrying through the crowded |, poig by officials and Fed-|$600 prize and his condition s aggravated {rallroad station yesterday, Harey foray oneratives following diseo “, Iby heart trouble | Wheeler made his way to thelapy of an arsenal in a dwelll private office of . A. Miller, Dis-{ycre ™ mhara is a possibility ““, -~ Y LFFT tendent, and mlhmn unlng violating the President Irl'fl-J fired three times at the railroad | lamation against exporiing arms, | IN QAN FRAN(‘IS(‘O oftietal, The Federal agents sald they be-| X B IR All three bullets struck thelr|jyoved the arms are intended fof SRES (o O - mark. a re tionary part L Ce A | Wheeler said to the police: 1Iru'l' v;\':::v:”" 'H'\ “‘”‘):w w._,’f SAN FRANCISCO, May 14 older couple, now living in X'l'w “He broke up my hom Lhont ;‘“J”v““, peace. Howeyer, | Sm Adams and his faithful cabjYork, sent a m of greeting itried to kill him. He caused melin. o oniv might have been ine | D¢ “Melrose,” who hold ve-|to him by the newlyweds. plenty of worry. 1 am glad Ilianicd for Rebol Genernl sonding |Hiele license No. 1 in San Fran-| If they are of a mind for talk, |did it B M i 4 ‘1 sco, are part of yesterday that[his fares get more than a ride i e s O PR URT A EUA s 61l lves on [for their money m regales ' 7 l I 1 ] e i i | them with stori r how | Amobassador Is H 4 g | rose is declared to be 40(jt wag originally purchased for Is in Bed Reading Traffic Congestion years old; the Victorian phacton,|$2000 by a famous sportsman, . T Expem]ve mn Boslonmn.« a rich man’s pride, is 50 anc {how that man gave it to him in Detective Stories — always a cah-driver, is “tol-! 1914 and how well it has stood | MEXICO CITY, |erican Ambassador Dwight W. Morrow is suffering from grippe today. The illness came sndden- ly and he is spending today in stories. PR Large Passenger Plane Crashes on Trial Trip | TOKYO, Mny 4.--Japan's larg- est passenger airplane crashed this afterncon during a trip and seven persons were lkllhd May 4.—Am- ——t KEENE — The super- mobo has lrrlved in Keene—rid- ing around the country .in an nlwnmhilo on gasoline b-l‘d ‘alq’; the way. 5 B trial [each of the 8,170,000 minutes thus IOBON 1928 MODEL | BOSTON, 1 traffic sur close to 70." up under constant usage sinee. vey has r gestion rg is the only horse-drawn Then Melrose comes in for an in the busine Boston | public conveyance left in the city |eulogy. costs people in the politan | by the Golden Gate. They stand| “He was a beauty in his day area more than W @ year. an entrance of Golden Gate|and 35 years ago won races in tion of th Park, and the secret of their sur-|Lexington—yes, sir, he certainly ffic reveal $17. jvival would hardly be suspected |did.” 000 persons, on the a en-in a hurry-up age of gasoline and Then there was the case of ter the downtown hu:i vetion |electricity, the petulant gentleman who was every day. It was found each! Sometimes it is the sentiment|in a hurry to get to the beach person loses at least 10 minutes|of youth to enjoy some of the! but couldn’t find a taxi. because of traffic ngestion. |pleasures that dad and mother{ “I says to him, ‘See here, sir, Placing a value of one cenf on knew when times were more leis-|if we don't get you there in tem urely. Again it is an oldster who minutes you don’t pay me a sou: frode with Sam 20 or 30, years|if we do get you there in ten ago, and hasn’t had a buggy ride wnmulm you pay us $5.° lin a decade. | Phat’s a go," s he. Recently a young pair spent! “Well, 1 never used a whip, most of the day riding with him.|just talked to old Melrose. Got Thirty years ago Sam had driven out to the sea-wall in exactly another honeymoon couple, the|nine minutes, you don’t pay a cus- |bridegroom’s parents, over the|sou; if we do—no, sir, he gave tfl same roads in the park. The 'me ten,” > lost daily, the expert: arrived a money loss of §21.,10000 in a year of 300 business dayvs e NO AERIAL HEARSES TOKYO—Airplane funcrals are barred in Japan. Authorities say they ‘debase established toms,” ¥