The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 17, 1928, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XXXIL, Nb. 4792, JUNEAU ALASKA THURSDm MAY I7 1928. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CB‘JTS CHURCH COURT FINDS BISHOP GUILTY SOUTH CAROLINA REFUSESTOVOTE DOWN GOV.SMITH Palmetto State Is Dry but Will Support Nominees of Demo. Convention COLUMBIA, 8. C., May 17.— South Carolina Democrats in their State convention yesterday voted down resolutions to in- struet their delegate to oppose the nomination of Gov. Alfred E. Smith and defeated an effort to sef acide the party rule in the State pledging the party to sup- port whoever might be nominat- ed, but it instructed the 18 dele- gates of the State to vote as a unit for a dry plank in the N tional platform and the nomin tion of dry candidates for Presi-| dent and Vice-President. The | convention was a stormy session and resulted in a physical cl on the floor between former Gov. John Evans and Col. Edgar D Brown, former Speaker of the Assembly The convention endorsed the unit rule and the two-thirds rule of the Democratic Party. The clash between former Gov. Evans and former Speaker Brown cime in connection with a move to nullify the State rule pledging the party to support all nom- inees of Democratic conventions. jrown defended the rule and de- that its opponents were ng to break up the Demo- ic Party. Evans shouted, “you're already in the Republi- can Party.” Fists flew, but bel- ligerents were soon separated and the question was put and the effort to change the rule defeated by majority of 194 to 147. o SR YU tion T TTRATYUEL the delegates against Gov. Smith was then defeated by exactly the same vote. VIRGIN ISLANDS ARE FOR GOV, A. E. SMITH THOMAS, Virgin Islands, May 17.—The Democratic Con- vention here ipstructed the two delegates to the Democratic Na- ticnal Convention to support Gov. Alfred E. Smith for the Presiden- tial nomination, The |Republican leaders decid- ed not to send any delegates to the Kansas City convention of their party. ST. ALABAMA REPUBLICANS INSTRUCT FOR HOOVER BIRMINGHAM, Ala., May 17. ~—Herbert Hoover won 15 more delegates when the Alabama Re- publican State convention in- structed the delegation to the Kansas City convention to vote as a unit for him for the Re- publican Presidential nomination. PRINGE CAROL IN BRUSSELS BRUSSELS, May 17—Prince Carol, of Rumania, has arrived here with.his companion, Madame Lupsecue, after leaving England by request of the British govern- ment. The Prince hopes to be permitted to live here. ——e o John F. Chamberlin, traveling salesman, sailed from this city on the Yukon. He is enroute to Ketchikan. | | | } ;fm’cnsic worlds to ccnquer. LEWISTON, Me, May 17— Bates college, which in 1921 sent a debating tesn across the At- lantic for the first time, now is ready to take on the forensic forces of the English speaking P world. A team composed of Charles H. Guptil and John F. Davis of Port- land and Marvin L. Ames of, Springvale, members of the Bates class of 1928, will sail May 24 on a six months tour. In each of the principal English speaking countries, they will engage col- 4lome whd university teams in eon- tests of logic and nrxumenlalivo‘ skill. Bates was the originator of in-y ternational intercollegiate foren- sies. In 1908 a Bates team matched its ability against that of the Queens university team at! Kingston, Ontario. Since the first debate with Oxford univer- sity in 1921, an English team has | made the westward trip each year to meet a Bates team. In 1925, 'representatives of Bates toured England and Scotland. The itinerary of this year’s tour calls for one debate with the Col-j lege of the Pacific at Stockton,| | Calif., before the team embarks from San Francisco May 24, Due at Honolulu May 30, the team will go into action against the TUniversity of Hawaii. On June 18 the three men will settle down in Auckland, N. Z, for 11 days while they meet in succes- sion teams from Victoria univer- sity, Canterbury college, the Uni. versity of New Zealand and the University of Otago. ' Another schedule of four “de- bates is ahead of them when they arrive at Sydney, Australia, July The Universities of Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Queens- land are the opponents. Arriving at Durban, August 21, the travelers will meet four South African teams from Natal Uni- versity, Rhodes university, the University of Witwatersrand and i the University of Cape Town. Two debates with Oxford uni- versity and Cambridge university in England, about October 18, completes the itinerary. Five propositions suggested for debate are: That all treaties in- fringing upon the sovereignty of China should be abrogated; That efficiency has become a deplor- Jable fetish in modern life; That BRITISH PARTIES ALL CLAIM ADVANTAGE IN VOTES FOR FLAPPERS By HARRY HOUSTON ROMER (Associated Press Staff Writer) LONDON, May 17—The woman vote seems not unlikely t6 decide the politcial complexion of the British government after the five year fenure of the conservative Baldwin government expires mnext year. ‘This possibility hanging in the offing, the political aspects of the equal franchise measure, more fa- miliarly known as the “Flapper Vote” bill, are exciting a lot of discussion both before and behind the scenes while the bill is fast working through its various legis- lative stages to final embodiment in the law of the land. There 18 a general election com- ‘| ulation as ing off within little more than a twelvemol from now and spec- 0 how the more than 3,000,000 women under the pres- ent voting age of 30 enfranchised by this Dbill, as well as some 1,800,000 over 30 added to the lists, are going to cast their votes in that struggle is not an un- natural subject of more or less anxious speculation. i Government-Backed Bill It has to be borne in mind that the pending measure is a govern- ment-backed bill, and thus the prestige of enacting it will accrue to the presemnt conservative gov- ernment. This has been and is being used as an argument that of b Debaters of Bates College, Lewistcn, Me., They are, left to right, Marvin L. Ames, John F. Davis and Charles H. Guptil, San Francisco, May 24, on a cix months’ tour around the globe. | countries by force of arms with- COOLIDGE TO Bates Debatmg Team To Extends Its Field On Long Tour Abroad are seeking new and they sail from democracy is a failure; That this house deplores the policy of pro- | tecting capital invested in foreign out a formal declaration of war, and That the Ameflfin policy of prohibition is desirable. SOON ACT ON 2 MEASURES Speculal:_(): Rife as to Signing of Farm and Shipping Bills WASHINGTON, May McNary-Haugen Farm Relief Bill and the Jones-White Merchant Marine Bill have passed Con- gress and are awaiting entry to the White House. Speculation is revived as to what kind of a reception will be accorded Dy President Coolidge who will get the bills as soon as Vice-President Dawes, President of the Senate, and Speaker Long- wonth, of the House, attach their signatures. It is generally believed that the President will veto the Me- Nary-Haugen Farm measure al-| though changed considerably since| the veto last year. The bill stillj provides for a Farm Board and a hugs‘ revolving fund to aid the farmers in marketing their crops and still carries the much de- bated equalization fee. The shipping measure author- izes a big replacement program for the government merchant ma- rine and requires sanction by five of seven members of the Shipping Board for the sale of vessels to private lines. MOTHER OF T IS SHOT DEAD LINCOLN, Ill., May 17.—Mrs. Victor Maieski, mother of seven children, was shot and killed to- day by Stephen Vlahovich, a neighbor, who told the police the| woman’s children annoyed his| wife. The two families have been quarreling several years. Vlaho- vich has been arrested. Robber Found Guilty; Juror’s House Bombed CHICAGO, I, May 17, — A! bomb burst last night under the front porch of Fred Eiche, juror,| and wrecked his home, 24 hours after he voted guilty for ‘“Red” McLaughlin for highway robbery. 17—The |82 o CHICAGO PRIMARY ELECTION . NOW TO BE INVESTIGATED CHICAGO, May 17—Charging that Robert E. Crowe, state’s at- torney, is disqualified to act be- camse of personal interests, the Chicago Bar Association today appealed in the criminal court for a special grand jury to investi- gate April primary election ir- regularities under the. direction’ the attormey. .amd. Aged Man Keeps Wife Prisoner In Cow Shed WAUKEC L\ lll, May 17. | =—John Cragietas, aged 70 years, is under arrest. His | wife, aged 60, was found living in a shed adjoining a chicken coop on their farm. | | She said her husband kept her a virtual prisoner for the past six month After a quarrel ter, she said her | banished her to shed where she lived on | scraps of feed he threw to her. She was in tatters and | ber health impaired when Humane Society officers | found her, GREAT FLIGHT IS BEING MADE | BY DIRIGIBLE Italia Is BeTie?ed to Have Reached Objective, Lenin Land ! \ last win- | husband the cow KINGS BAY, May 17. The flight of the dirigible Italia has progressed so steadily over |h(- Arctic, that the base crew here believed Commander Umberto No- bile has reached his objective, Lenin and, 1,000 miles from Kings Bay. The base crew eag- erly awaits the return of the Italia to learn what the explor- ers discovered in the uncharted wastes and at Lenin Land which has never been explored. Commander Nobile expected to] return tomorrow, then start im- mediately on another so-called flight to Crocker and. The TItalia has wirelessed that it is having favorable flying weather. The last message stated the dirigible was in sight of Cape Nicholas. RECORDS BROKEN STOCKEXCHANGE Seiiing E)—r_ci;rs Swamp Brokers — Ticker Be- hind During Day NEW YORK, May 17—The con flagration of stock speculation which has been sweeping the country was drenched yesterday by a downpour of selling orders which broke all trading records in the history of the New York Stock Exchange. U. S. »m left, and the 6-year-old Rolfe, Mildred Stuart, and CLOSED PERIOD ON SEA LIONS, Secretary Hoover Signs Order for Two Year Closed Season WASHINGTON, May 17.—Sea ljons and walruses in the Alaska Territory will be granted a two year closed season beginning May 1 under an order signed by Sec- retary of Commerce Herbert C. Hoover. The animals during the closed period may only be killed law- fully by Alaska Indians or whites in actual need of food or by a museum specimen hunter whe possesses specific permits from ythe Department of Commerce. The animals ha been shot during late in the summer or early fall as game but regula- tions establishing a closed season is considered nec ary to main tain their number ———————— U, S. SOLDIERS The reaction developed with startling suddenness after the opening outburst of strength in which several issues soared from $56 to $31 a share. These gains either were materially cut or con certed into losses of $2 to §5 a share. The ticker was behind all day and final quotations did npt appear until an hour and 19 min- utes after the Exchange closed, the longest delay on record. A new high was set for 4,887, 400 shares. Belief that speculation carried prices above stock values and cut in loan rates soon to come, in- spired the selling. Two New Radio Stations Be Constmcted in Alaska SEATTLE, May 17—The Alaska Military Cable System is to estab- lish two mew radio stations open ing up an immense territory in Alaska hitherto cut off from the rest of the world. The stations will be at Squaw Harbor, on Un- Island, and Dillingham, on Bristol Bay. Equipment and op- erators are enroute aboard the steamer Starr. Another Monoplane Hops Off with Three Fliers for Nicaragua MIAMI, Fla.,, May 17.—Three United States Marine Corps fliers hopped off today in a transport monoplane for Managua, Nicara- gua, a distance of 1,100 miles. This is the fourth plane to have left here recently for service against Rebel General Sandino. The fllers hoped to make Man- ACT IN CHINA Called from Summer Training to Defense of Threatened City TIENTSIN, May 17—The Amer- ican and’ British troops who are beginning summer training, have been ordered to return to Tient- sin which the Nationalists are threatening. The American, Italian and Jap- anese troops are barricading the foreign concessions in prepara tion for defense. FLAGSHIP SAILS TOKYO, May 17.—The flagship Pittsburgh of the United States Fleet in Asiatic waters, sailed fér Tientsin today after an eight day. visit in Japan. Admiral Bristol will board the destroyer Pillsbury tonight for Tientsin, More Funds Given for Preservation of Salmon SEATTLE, May 17.—The Fed- eral campaign to preserve the sal- mon findustry of the Pacific Northwest will be augumented July 1 by the addition of $25,000 in funds now being expended. Walter Hufford, Secretary of the recently organized Western Good Food Game and Fish Pro- tective Association disclosed that the money will be expended in an’ inyestigation of devices de- signed to prevent loss of millions of young salmon who annually Dr and Mrs. Jorge E. Boyd wnth their four faughters, Lola Elizabeth Boyd, 11 years old, Mrs. Boyd is the former Elizabeth Bolling, benator Reed Is Tired I Of Whtte House Threats WALRUSES NOW husband is the triplets, Elena | the presidency Edith Bolling. (International Hllustrated News) WASHINGTO | States Senator James A. Reed| told the Senate yesterday after-| noon he was tired of intimation | | sent from the White House that legislation being formulated faced | Presidential veto unless modifi | cations were made. Senator Reed said his stand was motivated by constant White House objections throughout the session whith “he termed “co ercion of the legislative branch” and he attacked formation of | legislation “under executive guns.” | GAINES HAD ACCOMPLICE Defense in Seatlle Murder Case Springs Some- thing New ON, May 17 Prosecut- I). Colvin SEATTLE, M 17. ng Attorney F\\lm: oday said an offer has been nade by Wallace C, (Bob) iaines’ defense to name an ac- ‘omplice to the murder of his laughter Sylvia in return for yromise of action in reducing iaines’ death sentence of second legree murder. Prosecuting Attorney Colvin wdmitted he suspected at the time of the trial that Gaines had een alded by an accomplice. Colvin recommended the defense obtain a confession from Gaines naming his accomplice, ———e - Says Advertising Is Business Stabilizer MILWAUKEE, Wis,, Advertising reaching tions of an industry in itself with $2,000,000,000 spent annual- ly for it, is in need of a scientific basis, in the opinion of J. Walter Strong, publisher of the Chicago Daily News. Mr. Strong. was here to attend the meeting of the Advertising Commission of the International Advertising Association. Advertising has proven a busi- ness stabilizer, Mr. Strong said, and with the changes that have occurred bringing higher wages and new living scales it has cre- ated new markets and stabilized the old. It is necessary, in his opinion, that all the information possible on advertising should be gathered and surveyed, and that is one of the objects of the Association, operating through its researcn bureau. He suggested further that advertisipg should be taught in the schools so that the next generation of executives and the public opinfon may understand its full value. Appropriatio May 17— the propor- ion B|ll Signed by Coolidge WASHINGTON, May 17—Presl-{ dent Coolidge has signed the De-| partment of Agriculture Dbill car- rying an appropriation of 8139,] 'm irrigration ditches an likely that a da will be the “First Laay” of Panama, United | | | | something interesting. WOMAN MAY BE “FIRST LADY” OF PANAMA niece of Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, and as her administration candidate for of Panama, it scems quite aughter of the United States | Keep Young by Work, Says Henry Ford l’llll“\l)!" l’HIA. May 17 Henry Ford says the way to keep young is to work at | “I De- | lieve in work but it must be | work in which one is inter- ested. That's the way I keep | young. e happy im your work if you'd be young to the end of days. ————— AIRPLANES OF FUTURE, SAFER, FASTER,LARGER Predictions Are Made by Invention — Lighter Fuel Be Developed PHILADELPHIA, 17.—Airplanes, faster, safer, and larger, with living and sleeping apartments for passengers in the wings, sevep feet thick, is pro- phesied by Charles Lawrence, in- ventor of the motor. New, fuel, lighter than gasoline, will be developed thus inc sing the load carrying ca- pacity of the airplanes, he says. In the opinion of Henry Ford, there is little doubt that air- planes will become the principal medium for long distance and expensive transportation but fu- ture of aviation and possibilities canuot be predicted. Orville Wright, father of avia- tion, believes in these®views also as expressed in addresses on the occasion of their visit to Franklin Institute where Henry Penn. May Ford was gwarded the gold medal | for _achievements production. Lawrence said the coming planes will be so large that it will be possible for mechanics to work on the engines in flight, in fact, they will be able to take down an engine while flying. The airplane will be one of the greatest factors in abolishing war, Lawrence added. Big Loaf of Bread Beag Off Burglars BORDBAUX, May 17—One of those French loaves of bread, three feet long, which Americans find so amusing, was used suc- cessfully as a weapon by a Bor- deaux baker, who drove away three bandits. And ome of the bandits had a pistol. The loa’ of bread weighed six pounds. The baker was sitting with his wife at table, eating bread per- haps, when three masked men entered and ordered hands up. Defying the pistol, the baker yanked a long loaf out of the um brella-stand sort of container and cracked it over a bandit's head. His wife, encouraged by her hus- Band's temerity and success, grab- bed hold of another three-foot loaf and so belabored the other two bandits that they went away hot-footed, their faces being well scratched from the tough crust. in automobile | § Wright whirlwind | the | 1S CONVICTED 'ON 2 CHARGES OF MISCONDUCT {Findings Are Reported To- day to Conference— Misused Funds KANSA | Bisiop Antc 8 CITY, May 17.— Bast, of Copen« hagen, Denm has been con= victed on two ¢ zes of imprud- |ent and unministerial conduct by Ecclesiasiienl Court of the |Methodist Episcopal Church which today reported its findings to the Quadrennial General Conference (of the church here. The Court is composed of 17 ministers and sustained the sus- pension of the Bishop following his convicticn in Denmark in 19256 on charges involving al- leged misuse of charity funds. While suspending him perman- ently [rom exercising the fume- tions ¢l a Bishop, the Court com- tinues him in membership and ministry and reco:nmended a pro- vision for his support until the |next meeting of the Conference |Which will be held next surlng SENATE WILL INVESTIGATE N. J. PRIMARY Senatorial Campalgn Ex- penses in Mosquito Staie Cause Inquiry WASHINGTON; May -~ 17—Bx: penditures of the Republican sen- atorial primary in New Jersey came under the gaze of Senator James A. Reed’s campaign funds committee before the final re- {turns were in.from Tuesday’'s bal- loting. The senate ordered an in- quiry, adopting Senator T. H. Caraway’s resolution. Senator Caraway based his pro- posal for an investigation on New Jersey newspaper accounts which carry requests ef the primary candidates for lists of their cam- paign expenge. A newspaper ac- count charges one candidate in the Republican senatorial race of offering $200,000 for certain in- dividuals’ influence. Kean Wins There were five candidates in the Republican senatorial race and almost complete returns showed Hamilton F. Kean nomi- nated, defeating Edward C. Stokes, his nearest competitor, by a sub- stantial margin. WINS BY ROLL OF DICE, THEN LIFE IS TAKEN NEW YORJ, May 17.—~The roll of a pair of dice won Ed® ward McGuire the leadership of the Brooklyn watcrfront gang but cost him his life a few min utes later after he was elected by rolling the lucky seven. Shots rang out on the pier and the wutchman found McGuire dead. The police suid that at least 15 killings have taken place amon:; thé members of the gang sinc the death of the once power- ful lender “Big Bill” Lovett. —— e —— Old Speedway Circles . o . MINNEAPOLIS, May 17-—Stand- ing out on the ltudscape as a mammoth concretefringed saucer, Minne.polis’ new municipal air- port is easily identified from the | sky, aviators say. | The flying field, which com- prisvs 325 acres, is surrounded by the old Minneapolis hard-surfaced speedway which was aband "& long ago as an expensive venture, Acquired at a cost of $190,000, the new field will be equipped as a Class A airport and operated om w5 a 24-hour-a«day basis. PPN SO ik ST. GEORGE, Newfeun May 17.—Rain delayed the off of the two U. S. Army blan planes to the assistance’ the German plane m\ “" Greenly Island,