The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 5, 1928, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XXXII., NO. 4762. IUNEAU ALASKA, WALSH SATURDAY, MAY 5, 1928. Twent Surpnse Marnage — WARNING GIVEN T0 RESIDENTS OF 8. . VALLEY People Flee to High Ground During Night— Anxiously Watching 4 C., May 5. city’s water-] GREENVILLE, 8. i The leak in the works dam at Table Rock Cove has steadily increased while resi- dents of the Saluda River Valley watched anxiously from mnearby hills where they fled last night after receiving warning that the collapse of the structure seemed imminent. Beginning with a tiny leak the drain pipe, the water made large fissures in the south end of the dam. More than 300 feet of earth and rock has been thrown away by the force of the im- pounded lake, The dam holds back 5,000,- 000,000 gallons of water. Twenty thousand persons side in the immediate path of the water should the dam break. ‘ \ | l'(“ i | i 5 5.— PHILADELPHIA, May 5—The jagged hulk of the once proud August, frigate of the British navy which has been at the bottom of the Delaware river since Revolu- tionary days, is to be raised by the Gloucester County Historical society of New Jersey and pre- served as a historical shrine. Sunk by the so-called “Pennsyl- _ vania Navy” and row galleys on October 23, 1777, off Red Bank, N. J.¥“he Augusta has been ' grounded for many years off Glou- cester, where it was towed by government engineers while dredg- ing a 50-foot channel in the Dela- ware. Souvenir hunters have chopped _ and hacked at the old ship until only a little of the hulk shows above the water at low tide. From its. timbers was constructed the o prmm— - The new Mrs. Richard Bar- RADIU soflN Tu thelmess (above), the former Mrs. Jessica Sargent of New York, surprised everyone, even REPLAGE cABL her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed- . win C. McCullough, by her v‘ marriage to the screen “igol. . (international Newsr Former Chief Signal Offi-| L., cer Makes Prediction | : Regarding Alska - WILKINS ASKED WASHINGTON, May 5—Major| Tn MAKE TPIPS General C. McK. Saltzman, recent 1 1 ly Chief Signal Officer of Lhn Army, points out that last yedrw was the greatest in the Aluska‘ Military Cable and Telegraph sys- : teh. | Commercial business was over. $275000 and goverhment business | Declines Invitation from was over §130,000, not including | Noblle—Wnlmq Book the War Department’'s business. | Fl h Saltzman is looking toward the | on Polar Flight time when all communication with | Alaska to and from the outside| GREEN HARBOR, May will be done by radio which is| |Capt. George H. Wilkins and Ben gradually replacing the cable and 'Helson hope to leave here next telegraph. He sald: “The time! Momlm or Tuesday. is coming when we will be able| Commander Umberto Nobile has to abandon the cable as the whole !invited Capt. Wilkins to accom- utilization of short wave lengths pany him on three trips of the is going to make it possible. We dirigible Italia to Greenland, the are not in a position to make North Pole and Nicholas, (Sec- the change at present but hope to ond) Land. Wilkins has refused, make it in a comparatively short with thanks. time.” Capt. Wilkins is working day b !and night on his book describing {the Polar trip from Point Bar- co“"*“l Ch".‘:ter row, Alaska, to Spitzbergen, writ- Of Dawson Is Dead mg it himseit on a typewriter and hoping to get it ready prior DAWSON CITY, Y. T, May 56— to his departure. This is ac- A. H. “Yellowstone Red” Ander- cepted as the reason for his re- son, one of the most colorful,fusal to make trips on the Italia. characters in Northwest mining,| Weather conditions are in- a prospector, died here at the age|creasingly unfavorable for the of 79. He joined the Cnnad(nnlfllghl of the Italia here from Mounted Police on its first or-|Norway. A snowstorm is in pro- zanization. gress today. ———— — ST. PAUL—A rifle said to have PARIS—Charlie Baker, “the killed the last Indian slain in the [man who brought jazz to Paris, Minnesota redskin rebellion of|died here a penniless paralytic. 1863 has been acquired by the|The singer and dancer ended his state historical society. days as a doorman. lution at Washington, 25 years ago. From the decks and ribs of the ship have been made many a cane and “ditty box.” The Augusta, a 64-gun ship, had come up the Deleware to support the British attack on Fort. Mer- cer. Comprised only of sail boats, the “Pennsylvania Navy” was un- able to tack around and attack th» frigate, but foreseeing this possi- bility, the Americans had set two lines of ‘“cheveaux‘defriese” to ground the vessel at a turn in the channel. The “cheveaux-de-friese,” a lashing tqgether of chains and submerged logs weighted down by stones, was the invention of Ben- jamin Franklin. ‘The Augusta was caught by the crudely comstructed invention and row galleys manned by Continent- als heated cannon balls and fired them into the sides of the frigate. Filled fore, aft and amidships with explosives, the ship was nnh killed. - IWASHINGTON (| CONVENTION N TROUBLE Instructions for Hoover | Causes Split Among ! Delegales YAKIMA, Wash.,, May 5.—The choice for Republican National Committeeman of Washington re- mained uncertain early today ‘after the delegates to the Repub- |lican State Convention held cau- cuses into the wee sma hours of this morning. Hoover sentiment seemed to have gained momentum among |the early arriving delegatec. The convention had before it a resolution calling for an in- ructed Hoover delegation to the National Convention The reso- lution as adopted by the Plat- form Committee last night and adopted unanimously by the Com- mittee for presentation to the |convention body, despite rumors that the Fourth Congressional District delegates might throw support to Frank O. Lowden un- less N. C. Richards, of Yakima, is re-elected National Commit- teeman. If this happens, two of Washington’s National Conven- tion delegation may be pledged to Luwden. RUMANIA 1S IN.UPHEAVAL BUDAPEST, Hungary, May 5 ~—Dispatches from Alba Julia say the whole of Rumania is alarmed in anticipation of a proclama- tion of the Transylvanian Repub- lic by the Peasants Congress which convenes tomorrow. The Government is said to be| taking counteract Seven desperate the move. airplanes circled the district distributing thou- sands of handbills warn the peasants against Communist trickery and urging them not to attend the Congress. ——————— ART BURGLARS measures to over GET BIG HAUL BEAUVAIS, France, May 5.— Art burglars made an $80,000 haul of fine old tapestries and pictures at the Chateau de Fresnaux-Mont- chevreuil, belonging to the Mar- quis de Balleroy, one of the show places of the region. Among the things taken were four seventeenth century Aubus- son tapestries measuring 6 feet by 7% feet; a fine portrait on copper of the Prince de Conde: two portraits of Mme. de Main- tenon, one painted by Mignard about 1665; a portrait of King Henry IV of France by Porbus; and portraits by Duplessis-Mornay of the “Pope of the Huguenots” and of the Marquis de Montchev- reuil, of 1680. ——.—————— GIRL BASKETBALL STAR SCORES POINT A MINUTE I RAPIDAN, Mich. May 5.—With ia season’s record of 453 points in 416 minutes of play, Miss Aileen Just of the Rapidan high school girls’ basketball team has estab- lished herself well among the leaders in scoring for high schoo! girls. Playing on a team that scored 624 points to 224 for its oppon- ents in the season just ended, Miss Just ran up a total of 50 points in a single game, which her team won 69 to 32. She is a sophomore. ~ * JUDGE RITCHE LEAVES Judge E. E. Ritchie, formerly of the Third Division, who has been visiting here for the last few days, left on the Princess Alice on his way to the States where he will make his future home. , ——— P LEAVES FOR SEATTLE Miss Minnie Goldstein is enroute to Seattle on the Princess Alice. | Upper photo shows a section of the city of Corinth, which is reported totally destroyed the refugees as they appeared in a former quake (ireece, | of It is esti- and below are some SHAKEN BY A n-r*u ¥ LN hundr ances mated that many Is hav lates 1 (intarnational Niw | Inventor of New Plane Killed as [ ! | @ o | Success Attained | | NEW YORK, May b5—Just as Leonard Bonney shouted in exultation at the successful | flight of his strange wing- | flapping airplane, he plunged down 50 feet to his death The gull shaped craft had flown 3,000 feet and was about to land, as spectators cheered, when the plane | crashed. Bouney was found unconscious 50 feet from the wreckage and died shortly | afterwards. NO TEACHERS' UNION, SEATTLE lSpecxal Contracl Must Be Signed Renouncing Organization SEATTLEF May 5—A special contract expressly renouncing the right to belong to the Teachers' Union must be signed by 500 high school teachers of Seattle before they will be permitted to teach next year, according to a unanim ous decision of the Board of Edu cation. Leaders of the Union, whicl contains half of the high school teachers of the city, attended th« meeting. Kansas Farmer Boy Admits Killing His Parents and Others ELDORADO, Kan., Owen Oberst, aged 17 years, a farmer youth, confessed that he killed his parents and his five brothers and sisters at the farm house on the night of April 20, then set fire to the farm house to destroy evidence of the deed. Oberst said he planned the deed only two hours before he carried out his plan. He said he got “mad” because his father refused him the family auto mobile. May 5.— ————— SUTHERLAND BILL IS APPROVED BY COMMITTEE WASHINGTON, May §—The Sutherland bill to grant an addi- tional 100,000 acres of public land for use of the Agricultural Col- She plans to.spend about twoilege and School of Mines at Fair- weeks in the States, visiting with|banks, has been approved by the < her sister, whm hm House public lands committee. today | | Western Leader R PECRIE. N | S_———— One of the oldest members in point of service of the Demo- cratic National Party is J. Bruce Kremer, committeeman from Montana. (International Newsresl) b it CRIPPLED SHIP TOWED TO PORT British Warship Picked Up After Accident by Two Tugs PORTLAND, England, May 56— The crippled British warship Bac- chus has been towed into port by two tugs. The crew .and also survivors of the Greek steamer foandic had abandoned later returned. Ten (ireeks were drowned when the two craft col- lided yesterday afternoon near St. Catherine’s Point. Two others died from exposure. The Bacchus was forced to travel backward after the crash because being down at the head. } ——— HOOKER GOES SOUTH C. E. Hooker of the J. B. Caro and Company, wholesalers, left on the Princess Alice enroute to Los Angeles where he will visit with bis mother for the next several weeks. — oo —— IS ON VACATION -— For a few weeks visit with fiends in Victoria, B. C. aftey which he may travel to the east- ern gection of the United States, Jackson Rice left on the Alice on a vacation trip, her but| NATIONALS OF SAFE IN CHINA Gives Information on Americans, British SHANGHAI, May Chiang Kai Shek, Commander-in-Chief of the Nationalists, less message from e B.: Tsinan that Generals and their nationals safe. The Japanese are rushing re- inforcements from 1‘5il|gta§ to Tsinan to aid their force of 2,000 | there in the fight between 20,- 000 and 40,000 Nationalists —_——— TWO AUTHORS Stewart plans to to the SEATTLE, May § Edward White, novelist, stnrt a cruise next week Aleutian Islands, with another {author, Robert Pinkerton, to ex- plore and write during the sum- mer. — o Stock Markets Close To Permit Brokers to Catch up with Work NEW YORK, May 5. — The Stock Exchange and curb market were closed today to permit brokerage houses to catch up {with the tremendous volume of work. |Big Tax Case Is Won; WASHINGTON, M .'» The former stockohlders of Ford Motor Company have won their appeal from tax assessments in- volving approximately §35.000,- 000. > Woman and Two Men Found Dead, Shooting| JLATTSMOUTH, , May 5— Three persons were shot to death last night in probably a double killing and suicide. The dead are Mrs. Barl Embury, aged 23; Tams, aged 65 and John Barty, aged 70 years, P Nationalist C ommande r" has sent a wire- | the British and American Consul | are COMING NORTH : Involves $35,000,000 ‘ Hans MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS housand Persons Endangered if Dam WHOLL AS [!\ M”»J',?\ QJAKI;S e been killed and injiured in e MAN IS KILLED TWOCOUNTRIES AT JUMBO MINE Slayer Is Under Arreit— Closely Guarded in McCarthy Jail | CORDOVA, Al:ska, May 5—Ar- |thur Matson, alias Boy McCoy, is | closely guarded in the McCarthy | federal jail following his arrest for the shooting and Kkilling of Al Matson. Both are employes of the Jymbo mine of the Kenne- cott Copper Corporation, Detalls are lacking as a spring | washout has tied up the railroad. | The shooting occurred in the {bunkhouse at the mine and is [thought to be the result of a | gambling fight. > ;Three Are Killed In Plane Crnh DAYTON, Ohio, men were Kkilled late yesterday! when a plane crashed at Johnson leld. Harold Forshay, Army re- serve pilot, the owner of the field to take Walter Clark and Blair Cross for a ride. Fifteen minutes later and when the plane was 1,500 feet in the air, a wing fell off. e |DAWSON ICE POOL MAY REACH $10,000 | ! A dispatch from Dawson t; the Fairbanks News-Miner says that a complete tabulation Dawson ice pool has not yer been leffected but it will probably to- tal between $8,000 and §16,000 This is considered here as phen- omenal for the first year of the pool. May 5—Three | borrowed a plane from | of the, PRICE TEN CENTS WITHDRAWS AS CANDIDATE Breaks IMONTANA MAN 1SOUT OF RACE FOR NOMINATION |Senator Candidaie Says Democrats Want Smith to Head Ticket |CALIFORNIA PRIMARY WAS DECIDING POINT Senator Reed Continues in Fight—More Third Party Talk WASHINGTON, States Senator May 5—United Thomas J. Walsh, of Montana, has withdrawn from the Democratic Presidential nom- ination. He declared that recent events clearly indicate the Demeo- crats have a preference for Gov A. E. Smith. United States Senator James A. Reed said he would continne in the fight. ; Walsh’s Statement Senator Walsh writing to one of the chief supporters of the Montana Senator, said of Gov. th's vietory in the California primary ‘“su decisive is it. follow- ing action in States that might be expected to send- delegates to the convention out of ha-‘mony with his candidacy, as to daf n- strate to my mind the futil advancing the claims of other to party leadership in’ the ensning campaign.” He alse wrot Gov. MeTig quest lel made to pmmuze my Before th to re- rt “‘be els w’!flre num'natlon letters were made public, Semxtor Walsh received a visit from Willlam G. MecAdoo, the most prominent supporter of his candidacy. Reed Still in Race Senator James A. Reed, com- menting wpon the withdrawa! of Senator Walsh a “Personally 1| 1 Senator Walsh has issued a state- ment of withdrawal. It clarifies the situation and emphasizes the issue. I only wish he had arriv- ed at his conclusion before muddied the waters by entering the California primary. He, how- ever, was within his Constitu- tional rights when he filed in California and likewise he I8 within his rights he withdraws I entered the race because I be- |lieved that someone representing | Jeffersonian Democracy and de- | voted to cleansing out would be willing to undertake thé task. T shall go on with the contest.” Smith Claims Montana In the opinion of the support- lers of Gov. Smith the withdrawal of Senator W sh clears the way for Gov. Smith to get the sup- port of Montana’'s eight dele- | gates. Senator Walsh is also entered n the Oregon primary and will (Continued on Page Three ) i Utah Delegates to | K. C. Not Instructed : 2 | SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 5-—Eleven Utah Republican dele- ates to the Republican National Convention at Kansas City are un- instructed but leanings, however, are believed to be towards Her- bert C. Hoover. The State con- vention turned down a resolution |lu instruct for Hoover. no fu ntan ‘Reservoi'r to Wi ‘ WORCESTER, Mass., May 5— The lean shadow of desertion and disintegration is lengthening daily |in the valley of the Swift River. Towns that took root with the coming of Puritan pioneers are to il)e submerged beneath the waters |of the river that helped give them | lite. The Boston metropolitan water | district needs a larger water sup- ply and Massachusetts is serving writs of ejection on hundreds of families. The greater part of the river valley will be converted into a mammoth reservoir covering ap- proximately 50 square miles, and 1$50,000,000 already has been set l"u. for its building.® pe Out Old Massachusetts Towns Three townships will be almost wholly wiped out. Several others will lose part of their lands and inhabitants. Low hills will be- come islands. Families are leaving the valley in a trickle which in a year will have reached the proportions of a torrent. When the great reservoir is completed, the old towns of Prescott, Greenwich and Entield will be no more. Dana, North Dana and New Salem may lose their identity also. Hardwick, Petersham, Pelham, Shatesbury, Belchertown and Ware lie partly . wlufln!hm&m,hwflfl» v