The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 16, 1928, Page 1

THE DAILY VOL. XXXIL, NO. 4791. NOBILE FLYING OVER AR “ALL THE NEWS " JUNEAU, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 1928, SUTHERLAND PROTESTING NOMINATION Delegate Says President Should Appoint Judge from Alaska PORTLAND, May 16.—A dis- patch to the Portland Morning Oregonian from Washington says Delegate Sutherland has protest- ed to the nomination of Edgar J. Adams as First Judicial Divi- sion District Juge of Alaska on | the grounds that the President' should have appointed a resident | of Alaska. The dispatch will appear tomorrow before the Senate Judiciary Committee to' make an argument against con-; firmation of Adams. The dispatch says “Sutherland | indicated he has no objection to Adams on personal grounds but | opposes the selection of Federal offi for Alaska from the says Sutherland | (today) | United States.” | § AGAINST “CARPET BAGGER” WASHINGTON, May 16.—Fol- Jowing Delegate Sutherland’s pro- test against the appointment of a ‘“carpet bagger” or ‘“outsider,” the Senate Judiciary Committee named a sub-committee to give Sutherland a hearing. This com- mittee is composed of Senators] Steiwar of Oregon, Robinson of Indiana, both Republicans, and Senator Neely, Democrat of West Virginia. Sometime ago when attacks were launched against the Alas- kan Judiciary, President Cool- idge threatened to select men outside of Alaska for the posis sub-committee of the | i Will Try Again . | s kB Lilli Dillenz, Viennese actress is planning to make the west ward trip over the Atlantic it the “Europa,” sister plane % the famous “Bremen,” accord ing to advices from London. édaternational Newsreel) CASE- AGAINST ROY THORNTON and this is his first move in that direction. > o - | ——e i Hull Arraigns G. 0. P. Corruption WASHINGTON, May 16.—Dis- the political issues of a radio address last night, Representative Cordell Hull, Tennessee candidate for the Democratic Presidential nomina- tion, declared that ‘“the end of eight years of Republican leader- ship rule finds the American people less attentive to govern- mental duties and tasks than at any time in the Nation's history. The extreme political and moral debasement and hopeless decline of official standards are distin- guishable characteristics of the Republican administrations since 1920. The Republican leaders are attempting to divert atten- tion from their unspeakable party ord by shouting such myths s ‘Coolidge economy,” “‘debt re- duction,’ ‘protection to American labor and prosperity.’” Tornado Kills One In Missouri Town ST. JOSEPH, Mo., May 16— Mrs. Ed Cox was killed, her sis- ter, Mrs, Charles Ash, was prob- ably fatally injured and four young children injured when a tornado struck White Cloud early last evening. Mush Ice Running Down Yukon River TANANA, Alaska, May 16— Shattered mush ice from the up- . e Four Others Will Not Be Required to Answer to Liquor Charges IS DISMISSED SEATTLE, May 16. — Roy Thornton, former dance hall pro- prietor, and interested in Ket- chikan business; Robert Kernana, former Police Investigator; Pa- trolmen C. W. Baack and A. G. Anderson, and H. B. Newell, former policemen, were dismissed when the liquor conspiracy trial of Police Lieutenant Comstock and 27 others opened in the Fed- eral Court today. No reason was given for the dismissal of the cases against the five men. Leo Sowers, former State 1 KEAN LEADS IN SENATEBATTLE IN NEW JERSEY Race Close with Edward C. Stokes—Senator Ed- wards Is Renominared NEWARK, N. J, May 16— Mamilton F. Kean, who is lead- ing in the battle for the Re- publican nomination for United States Senator, for a brief mo- ment today lost his lead over Edward C. Stokes, his nearest competiter in the race, only to forge ahead again on additional returns from Atlantic County. The vote in 2,201 of the 2,917 clection precincts gave Kean lead of 10,000, which Kean held on the early returns, was wiped out by the Jersey City returns. At one time he was 440 votes behind Stokes.: For the Republican Guberna- torial nomination State Senator Larson was far ahead of the field of three. At noon today Kean was fav- ored to hold his lead in the Sena- torial race Senator Edward I Democratic candidate for ination for a third term, chosen as its standard bearer without opposition. Edwards, MONTANA INSTRUCTS DELEGATES FOR SMITH BUTTE, Mont., May 16.—Mon- tana's eight votes in the Demo- cratic National Convention at Houston will be cast for Gov. Alfred E. Smith as long as he may have a chance of gaining the nomination for President. The State convention decided that if Gov. Smith is unable to get the nomination the delega- tion i3 instructed to attempt to induce Senator Thomas J. Walsh to reconsider his withdrawal and to re-enter the race for the Presi- jdency. The Repubiican State Conven- tion did not instruct its eleven delegates to the Kansas City con- | vention. NEW RAILROAD AND AIR ROUTE BEINGPLANNED Running Time Between Highway Patrolman, was pro- claimed a fugitive from justice when he failed to appear. So. Baptist Union to Enter Politics Now CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, May 16—The Southern Baptist Mission- ary Union Convention, represent- ing a membership of 400,000, has unanimously passed resolutions endorsing only those for Presiden- tial and Vice-Presidential candi- dates who are strictly committed to “observance and vigorous en- forcement of the KEighteenth Amendment and the National Pro- hibition Act.” Two American Screen Stars Wedded in Paris PARIS, May 16.—Adolph Men- 104,828 and Stokes 203,087. Thej - PLEA IS MA Smith May Run With Mrs. Nellie Taylor Ross, for mer governor of Wyoming. is being mentioned prominently to run for the vice-presidency on the same ticket with Gov- ernor Al Smith of New York DE BY PRESIDENT, SPEECH TODAY - e !Wants Mor; A‘rl and Beau- ty in Daily Life of Am- erican People WASHINGTON, May 16. — A plea focr more art and beauty in the daily life of the American people it order that their * standards” mights be raised, was made by President Coolidge today in an address at the opening of the joint meeting of the Ameri- can Federation of Arts and Am- erican Association of Museums. “The practical side of art is what requires more emphasis,” said the President. “We need to put more effort into translating art into the daily life of the peo- ple. If we surround ourselves with the forms of beauty, evil things of life would tend to dis- appear and our moral standards will be raised.” DOUGLAS CASE New York and Los An- geles to Be Cut NEW YORK, May 16.—Inaug- uration within the next few months of a passenger transpor- tation service from New York to Los Angeles by airplane and railroad which will cut the run- ning time from four to two days, !is announced by C. M. Keys, President of the Curtis Aeroplane and Motor Company. Keys will be President of the new service known as the Trans- continental Air Transport which will establish a network of com- bination rail and airplane routes. The service will permit passen- gers to leave here on the Penn- sylvania Railroad at 6:05 at night, take an airplane after breakfast near Columbus, Ohio, stop for luncheon at St. Louis, continue the flight to Wichita, Kansas, in the afternoon, trans- per Yukon River has been running|jou and Kathryn Carver, Ameri-|fer to a railroad for a convenient past Tanana steadily for the past|can screen stars, were married |point in New Mexico and fly the 30 hours. today and then left for London. BANDIT SPARES TOWN BUT SETTLES GRUDG SAN MIGUEL ALLENDE, State of Guanajuato, Mexico, May 16— Candido Sanchez is considerate of his home town. Candido grew up here. He was a bright, am- bitious boy. He went out into the big world and made his mark as a successful bandit. He be- came the leader of a small but efficient gang. Sometimes he sent money home to his poor old par- ents. Recently, at the head of his armed men, Candido galloped down the familiar streets of his old home. Doors were hurriedly closed and barred and shutters lowered. People cowered within their houses and stores, thinking the looting, usual upon such oc- casions, was to occur, They con- sidered it not very nice of Candi- do to treat his town that way. Candido didn’t. He told his for- mer neighbors to have no fear. He said he had only returned to adjust a minor personal matter with a man named Martinez. Candido found the man named Martinez, shot him three times and rode away with his follow- ers without damaging the town at all. The people were quite pleas- ed and grateful. ‘Martinez was embalmed and buried. It seems he and Candido hdd a little difference of opinion a long time ago before Candido went away and became a big man. Nobody could remember what the argument had been about. next day to Los Angeles, arriving late in the afternoon. Rates for the air trip are not definitely determined but will be appfoximately two and one half times the present rail fare. The route eliminates night flying and permits use of rail through dan- gerous country. Sinclair Is Re-elected Director Con. Oil Co. NEW YORK, May 16.—Harry F. Sinclair, Chairman of the Board of the Sinclair Consoli- dated Oil Company, has been re- elected director at the annual meeting of the stockholders. Wilkins Plane Aboard Steamer Bound for Oslo OSLO, May 16.—Capt. Wilkins’ Polar plane is now aboard a ship from Tromsoe for here and it will be shipped to America on a ‘Norwegian steamer. GOES TO JURY The William Douglas case, which has been on trial in the U. 8. District Court since last Wednesday morning, went to the jury just before noon today. Henry Roden summed up the case for the defense in an argument tak- ing one hour and District Attor ney J. W, Harding gave the fina! .argument for the prosecution in which he asked for a conviction. Judge G. J. Lomen read the in- structions to the jury, explaining what the crime of conspiracy, of which Willlam Douglas is ac- cused, consists of and what evi- dence s necessary to prove a man guilty of such a crime and other technicalities to be consid- ered, finishing at 12:156 o'clock today, when the bailiffs were sworn and the jury retired. Assistant District Attorney H. D. Stabler opened the argument for the government yesterday af- ternoon after the testimony of S Halvorsen of the U. 8. Coast Guard was concluded. The argu- ment took an hour and a quarter and court was adjourned at 3:15 p. m. The regular panel of the petit jury reported this morning and was excused until tomorrow morn- ing at 10 o'clock. The admiralty case, Dahl vs. Gladstone, arising from the wreck of the boat Monroe near Sitka in which the owners of the boat Monroe libeled the motorboat Gladstone, which was, they claim- ed, responsible for the wreck, comes up in the U. 8. District Court at two o’clock today. Barney Swanson Dies in Seattle from Paralysis SEATTLE, May 16— Barney Swanson, active in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest for ovei 40 years, has died from paralysis. He was born in Sweden in 1861. ALL THE TIME” MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS V. SMITH AND £C. HOOVER GET DELEGATE GAINS Primaries and State Con- entions Boost Standing i of Leading Candidates % WASHINGTON, i Alfred Smith's total of in- | Structed, pledged and claimed gates stood at 603% this ‘forninz as a result of primaries conventions in three States May 15—Cov. wslenlny. This is just 130 short the two-thirds of the Democra- tie National Convention that will necessary to nominate. The gonvention will have exactly 1,100 legates. At least 79% of Gov. ith's delegates are disputed by s opponents. The total of instructed, pledged fand claimed delegates for Secre- tary of Commerce Herbert Hoov- ler has grown to 467 of which the fclaim to 184 is contested. It will ,leqniro- b votes to nominate a { Republican presidential candidate fat Kansas City, a majority of 1, 089 delegates which will consti- tute the convention. New Jersey Boosted Both The two leading candidates for presidential nominations, Gov. Smith and Secretary Hoover, picked up their largest gains in New Jersey, Gov. Smith bagging the entire Democratic slate of 28 delegates while Secretary Hoover won 25 of the State’s 31 Republi- can delegates. The remaining six Republican delegates are pledged to President Coolidge” with Secre- tary Hoover as second choice. Secretary Hoover won six more delegates in Alabama conventions which were held yesterday. One more district is holding a conven- tion today and the four delegates- atlarge will also be selected. Oliver D. Street, Republican Na- tional Committeeman, claims that 4 of thé 15 Republican delegates from Alabama will be for Secre- tary Hoover. Hoover's total of 467 include Maryland’s 19 delegates which have not yet been selected but which will be in the Hoover column by virtue of the recent preference vote there. Two States Unpledged Two Republican conventions, Wyoming and Montana, selected uninstructed delegates to the Kansas City convention. Wyom- ing chose nine and Montana elev- en delegates. It appeared to ob- servers that the Montana delega- tion will be split between Secre- tary Hoover and former Gov. Lowden at the National conven- tion. L Smith Ropes 16 More Besides the 28 delegates from New Jersey, Gov. Smith roped in sixteen more delegates yester- day with the holding of conven- tions in Vermont and Montana cach of which States gave him eight votes. Wyoming came through with six votes for him Monday. —pel SHISHALDIN IN ACTIVE STATE DUTCH HARBOR, Alaska, May 16, — The Coast Guard cutter Unalga passed Shishaldin volcano yesterday morning and reports the voleano showed unusual ac- tivity, emitting heavy smoke and there were frequent bursts of flames. Nancy Ann and Mate May Come to America; Botk Give Interviews LONDON, May 16.—The Paris correspondent of the Daily Ex- press quotes former Maharajah of Indore as saying he and his wife, the former Nancy Ann Mil- ler, of Seattle, might visit the United States. ¢ The Maharajah said: “I would not Mke you western people to look lightly upon our marriage, as marriage in India is some- thing very sacred and can never be discussed in public. Our mar- riage ought to be regarded as a symbol of a union between the West and East.” Nancy Ann said: “I do not think that by adopting Hinduism I have given up Christianity. I have mever given it dp. Hindulsm is one of the oldest and greatest religlons in the world and con- tains all essentials of other re- ligions.” Nancy Ann might be operated upon for appendicitis while here. Weal;hy Yachtsmen Trim Sail for Race Over Pacific to Hawaii — defend the Lipton Cup it won in LOS ANGELES, May i3—Two thousand two hundred and cleven miles of deep sea and the Sir Thomas Lipton cup. lie ahead of the dozen yachts which will nose out of New Port or here May 30" and- tack: Honolulu. It will be the seventh of the does not]hiennlnl sea-going yacht classics of the Pacific, in which boats with' motors sealed have braved the gales, calms and distances between the mainland and the mid-ocean territory. It is a contest of millionaire navigators, who work like galley slaves for 12 to 15 days, out of sight of competing boats most of the way and out of touch with the world, for the sheer sailing master's joy of being the first to reach the goal. Not an ounce of extra weight is carried, hence few of the contest- ing craft take along broadcasting equipment. All the cargo space is utilized for more essential freight—such as food, which in the case of a calm, as one boat in the 1926 race learned, will de- termine whether there will be eating aboard during the final days of the race. The Invader, 136-foot schooner of Don Lee of the San Francisco Yacht club, has entered to defend the cup it won two years ago. The Navigator, a ship built on the Atlantic Coast, of the same type as John Barrymore's ‘“Mariner” that won the 1925 ocean marathon to Tahiti, will sail this year Capt. L. A. Norris will skipper the Navi- gator and Ted Geary, the Invad- er. The sailing prowess of both is known in all the ports of the west, 'Close competition also is pected from the Tamalmar of Capt. G. H. Goodale, flying the colors of the San Francisco club. It will be the Tamalmar's first try. The “Teva,” carrying the colors of the Southern California Yacht club, also is rated as a contender. It 18 a handicap event with a time allowance for the smaller craft, ranging to as low as 50 to 556 footers, figured on the Hono- lulu end. All start together at this end. Most of the crews are “corinthian” — that is omateur yachtsmen and yachtswomen. Kalakaua, last king of Hawall, introduced yachting to the islands with his 30-foot sloop Healani. The schooner-rig yacht La Paloma definitely established the sport, however, in 1893 and proved the feasibility of the California-Ha- wail contest by sailing the course in 1906, arriving in San Francisco after a 28-day trip only to find the Golden Gate City in ruins. ‘The Lurline, which defeated La Paloma in the first race in June, 1926, with a time of 12 days, seven hours and 39 minutes, won again in 1912, but the best time is held by the Inyader—12 days, two hours and 48 minutes. —eee — Fourteen young wolves were captured by Windsor, Mo., farm- ers during spring planting. ex- A dozen millionaire navigators will dare 2,211 miles of ocean when they race their yachts from Los Angeles to Honolulu, start- ing May 30. The Invader (above) owned by Don Lee (inset) will - = ANGELES AWANAN SUAKDs i ® the last event, in 1926, CHINA FORCES . PLAN BATTLE Clash Imminent Says Tokyo Reports—Women and Children Moved TOKYO, May 16.—A clash be- tween Northern and Southern forces who are threatening | Tientsin and Peking is believed | imminent. A dispatch from Pe- king said 2,700 members of fam- ilies of Northern Army officers | have been sent to Mukden, Man-| churia. Most of them are women | |and childen. This is taken to indicate the Northern Army be-| lieves a battle might decide the| fate of Peking. | The Japanese Cabinet has de- clded to send more troops to China, ! | Army Planes Continue | Flight Toward Bremen| PICTOU, Nova Scotia, May 16. -——Two United States Army am-| phibian planes hopped off today | had ALASKA EMPIRE GTIG REGION ITALIA DROPS FLAG IN HONOR DEAD EXPLORER Dirigible Is Having Suc- cessful Flight — May Drop Ice Anchor KINGS BAY, May 16. — A steady stream of radio signals has linked Kings Bay with the dirigible Italia which took oft on a Polar flight yesterday after- noon. Commander Umberto Nobile said the Italia experienced an hour and a half in a fog and to fly to a height of 150 meters in 50 kilometers. At 7 o'clock this morning the Venezia flag was dropped over Tipliz in honor of Franho Quer- ieni who followed the Cagni Pol- ar Expedition in 1909 and per- ished there. At 8 o'clock this morning the Italia was northeast of Franz Josef Land Sea and all aboard the dirigible were well. The airship was then proceeding to the east coast of Leniu and where the ice anchor may be dropped and Meteorologist Malmgren, Prof. Petromoli and two Naval officers will go ashore and make photographic and topographic ex- |amination. The Italia is expected to re- turn here before Friday. The third trip will probably {be to the so-called Crockerland, |northwest of Greenland, the same l-qd which Peary and other ex- plorers had expected to see. Pittsburgh Man Earns PITTSBURGH, i bk WM‘ no problem too kmotty for Hugh Leven, specialist in knots and splices. He earns a living tying knots. The “naval stopper,” the “man rope,” (he “rose” and the ‘“‘cynet,” intricate manipulations of hemp aud cable, are all in the day's 16— | work for Leven, who took to rig- ging ships at the age of 12 in the shipyards along the river Clyde in his native Scotland. After years of work on the decks and upper-:tructure of sea- going craft, Leven rigged dir‘gi- bles during the World war as his contribution to Britain's cause. Later he came to America. Now, with 40 years of knot ty- ing experience to draw upon, he holds a responsible position with Westinghouse here in the holsting gear repair department, where he 14 called npon to make knots and splices as complicated as those on ship and dirigible. Coming North to Join La Conner Contingent for St. George, Newfoundland, on the way to aid the German plane Bremen to continue the flight to New York. The planes plan to continue to Labrador to- morrow. MORROW’S LI MEXICO CITY, May 16—Prob- ably the world's largest library dealing with Mexican oil and Mnd laws in their every Tespect has been bled in the United States embassy here by Ambassa- dor Morrow. It is said that not even any department of the Mex- ican government, no Washington department, no oil or land com- pany has so comprehensive a 1i- brary upon these subjects. The embassy possesses every important publication upon oil and land laws of Mexico that gov- ernment offices have and in addi- tion has dug up many obscur» works, many rare old tomes of Spanish colonial times and an- clent decrees of the Kings of Spain promulgating land and min- Ing codes for Mexico. The sec- ond-hand bookstores of Mexico City have been searched by repre- sentatives of the embassy and many volumes of value retrieved. Under the direction of Reuben Clark, Jr.,, former solicitor of the United States state department, here without official status at LA CONNER, Wash., May 16. —Mr. and Mrs. A. Blomnas left yesterday in the new fishing boat M-342 for Ketchikan where they will join others of the La Conner contingent. BRARY ON OIL AND LAND EXCEEDS MEXICO’S the ambassador, the library has been gathered and its vital in- formation translated, documented, typewritten and assembled in torm for the ambassador to di- gest with the least loss of time. When Ambassador Morrow first came here and began planning his work he said: “Before we can settle the oil question we must know as much about the oil ques- tion as anybody on earth. Our surest position will be to know more about the ofl question than anybody else, even the Mexican government itself. we must try to do.” The embassy library, under Mr. Morrow, has already overtlowed into two lagge rooms previously used for other offices, threatens a third, and causes alarm to the over their quarters to book- shelves. That is one reason why offi- cials of the Mexican 1 ' confer so often with Mr. He can tell them something. other reason is they seem Mr. Morrow’s request to assist him. > That's what # young secretarfes who live in constant dread of haviig to tura i