The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, June 11, 1928, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XXXII., NO. 4813. JUNEAU, ALASKA MONDAY JUNE 11, 1928. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS HOOVER TAKES ACTIVE INTEREST IN HIS BATTLE FOR NOMINATION 31 FAMILIES ARE HOMELESS AT KILLISNOO One Hundred and Seven! Persons Lose Practical- ly All Through Fire PROPERTY LOSS IS ESTIMATED $45,000 Red Cross Aid Will Be About $5,000—Only One Person Injured Thirty-seven total of 107 pletely burned last Friday Indian people, out at families, were com-| Killisnoo | when a chimney fire| in one of the houses spread| flames which entirely destroyed| the Indian village on Admiralty| Island, according to the report | given to B. M. Behrends. chair-| man of the Juneau Chapter of the | American Red Cross, by Dr. H. C.| DeVighne, Territorial Health com- missioner and special representa- tive of the Juneau chapter of the Red Cross. Dr. DeVighne, Mrs. DeVighne and C. E. Hawkesworth, superin- tendent of the U. S. Bureau of dducation for southeastern Alas- ka, rushed to the scene of the firc on the U. S. Bureau of Public Roads boat Highway as soon as the news of the fire reached Ju- neau on Friday, to give first aid, tako omergeney supplies. and sosti mate further supplies necessary for the relief of the homeless In- (Continued on Page Eight.) e TWO INJURED WHEN ITALIA COMES DOWN More Reports Received as to Safety of Crew of Dirigible KINGS BAY, June 11.—With two men injured when the diri- gible Italia came down on the Arctic ice, the members of the dirigible’s crew are making per- ilous progress landward. The 18 men divided into two parties, the stronger to reach rescue ships and guide relief ex- peditions to the main body. The party is. making slow progress following open water leads. Dan- gerous winds are prevailing and driving drift floes, The base ship Citta di Milano in constant communication Commander Nobile and his is with men. “SPEED” FOR RESCUE KINGS BAY, June 11. — Safe after a perilous landing, the par- tially wrecked Italia’s crew is still in the gravest danger as ex- peditions by land and sea got under way to bring them relief. “Speed” was the watchword for every moment lost increases the danger. The two divided parties, carry- ing two of their number who were injured when the airship came down after the gondola SWEDISH PRINCESS ENGLISH VISITOR )ra 0ld rumors that the Prince of wvere revived when it was an Wales may wed Princess Ingrid nounced that the royal beauty | vould be the guest of the English royal family this summer. she is the daughter of the Crown Prince of Sweden and is rated he most beautiful ‘of all Eum?e fTntarnn tinnet ¥ an princesses, iinarratad Nawed Coolidge to Leave for Summer Home Tonight WASHINGTON, June Losing no time in le ing the Capitol City, afte his last speaking engage- ment, President Coolidge and | party leave tonight for | | Brule, Wisconsin, to spend the summer. 2 B e e FOREIGN TROOPS IN CHINA MUST BE WITHDRAWN Manifesto Given Powers Today by New Chi- nese Government SHANGHAI, June 11.— The Nanking Government Council has drawn up a manifesto address.d to the Powers having treaties with China. The manifesto says: “Foreign troops must be withdrawn from China im- mediately. “The presence of foreign troops is causing mutual suspicion. “The practice of sending forces to whatever part of the Chinege territory, the Nationalists hapven to reside will compel the Nationalists to _exclude foreigners from the interior of China.” — e F. A. Cornell, mining man, is gnapped off, are slowly seeking to reach Northeast Land. bound for Kodiak on the Admiral Watson. Largest Houston Hotel On Site of Old Capltol HOUSTON, June 11—Many visi- tors to the Democratic national convention here this month will be guests at a hotel which stands on the site of the second capitol of the Texas republic. The Rice hotel, largest in Hous- ton, covers the place where for three years Gen. Sam Houston, as first president of the republic, administered the affairs of the enormous territory under the Lone Star flag. The capitol was a two-story frame building near Buffalo bayou, which now is the ship channel connecting this city a few months, was a lmaller wooden structure at West Co- lumbia, about 60 miles southwest of Houston. An oil well now is located on the spot where Gen- eral Houston assumed the powers of president in 1836, a few months after his soldiers won Texas in-{ dependence from Mexico in 1836. The seat of government was mov- ed to Houston the following year and to Austin in 1840. Jesse H. Jones, the national finance committee of the Democratic party and the man who hrmhc the national conven- tion hotel. - chairman of| FARIN LEAD OVER ALL HIS OPPONENTS Claims 660 Delegates to Convention—Only 74 More Be Selected SMITH™ WASHINGTON, but 74 of 1,100 Demo gates to the National have been selected. Gov. A. E. Smith with 94 disputed. Senator James 129, with 81 Pomerene 20, George Hiteheeck 11—All ic dele- convention June claims 660 A. Reed in dispute. claims 47, Woollen 28, Hull 24, Ayres 20, 16 and Ritchie 16, claims OUT FOR PRESIDENCY WASHINGTON, June 11-—Maj Ji6 oniera1 Henry T. Allen, com- mander of the Army of Occupa- tion on the Rhine, announced to- day he had given permission to his friends to present his name to the National Democratic conven- tion for the presidential nomina- tion. HULL LEADS SMITH RALBIGH, North Carolina, June 11—With but one county yet to report, Representative Cordell Hull led Gov. A. E. Smith by 311 delegates of instructed delegates to the State convention to be held tomorfow which will select 24 delegates to the Houston conven tion, Hull's total result of Saturday's county conventions stood 755 to 444 with 604 uninstructed. ————,——— Radio Station Is To Be Established At Point Barrow SEWARD, Alaska, June 11— The long considered Signal Corps Radio Station at Point Barrow nears realization as the equip- ment leaves here today for Fair- banks where it will be taken to Point Barrow by Private Richard Heyser. He will attempt to es- tablish communication for the Fox Film expedition. Heyser returns to Fairbanks in July. The equip- ment will be left at Point Bar- {row until it is definitely decided to locate the radio station. e HALIBUT SOLD HERE Seven thousand eight hundred pounds of halibut, brought here today by the Ford, Capt. Mar- tin Erstad, sold to Sam Morris cente per pound. INOMINATION OF COOLIDGE BE DANGEROUS Senator Borah Gives Views —Speaks for His State Delegation KANSAS CITY, June 11 For |the Republican National Conven- [tion to force the nomination of ‘(‘:ll\'in Coolic “would be high- lly dangerous,” Senator Willlam E. Borah, of Idaho, told his .‘:lwluu:lliv n at the first conf held this afternoon. “We then be in a position of s a candidate who would withdraw leaving the party to make a cams= paign with a second choice can- didate “As for Coolidge, I am fident he will not run. I clined to believe he will ask no further votes be cast for him, if any are cast on the first ballot. “As I see it, there seems to be only two men in the race, one probably in without consent, Coolidge, and the other is Hoov- er.” Senator Borah said if there is any strategic advantage in vot- ing for him he is willing the cenvention should do so, but ad- ded, he hoped his State will do nothing to impair any advantage 1it might have, by taking a lead- ing part in the selection of a Presidential nominee and he is willing to have the go to Hoover on the first ballot. e, con= am in- Members of City Council, Mexican Town, Executed EL PASO, Texas, June 11.- All members of the City Coun- cil at Chontesco have been ex ecuted according to Mexico City laispatches. The cause is not stated. Motor Car Rolls Down Bank to Water;Thirty Persons Are Injured OXFORD, b Thirty persons were when an Illlinois Central car plunged down a deep wash- out, turning over twice and t l]l\'(l in 15 feet of water. Aii doc- tors in the district were rushed to the scene. The injured were taken to hospitals. Ma June 11. injured motor Foch Says Hindenburg Is “Loyal Gentleman” PARIS, June 11—*“Marshal Hindenburg is a ntleman absolute loyalty.” This is Marshal Foch’s appre- ciation of his former adversary. Andre Rivoire, the French writ er, recently attended a congress of literary men in Berlin. Re- ceived by the President of the Reich, he related his experience to Marshal Foch, commenting that the former leader of the Ger- man Armies had spoken of peace in convincing terms and convine ed manner, Foch was deep in thought for a moment, then, with great delibera- tion, he paid this compliment to; his former adversary. von of Two Germans Are Reported Kidnaped By Mexican Rebels EL PASO, Texas, June 11— It is learned here from Mexico City advices that the German Minister has complained two Ger- mans have been kidnapped by rebels from Calera. ——— e Details Announced of Transcontinental Air And Railroad Service| CHICAGO, June 11.—Detalls of | the transcontinental air and rail |1 nounced by the National Air Transport. The fleet will conxml of seven nlanes, each carrying 14 passengers and two pilots. The air trips will be by day- l!mlmn. wu the Rice;New English buyer, f°l‘ 9 l“ 6)light and the trains used at|the NCD& Idaho votes | | light across the Atlantic. ‘Boll and her two men compan- Plane Comploto P l urlu A('ross P(l(‘lfl(‘ Here are four gallant fliers three-mctored Smith, radio operctor. their huge tor, and Kingsford W. Warner, planc pilot, Ul SYDNEY, Southern Cro o'clock Saturday 8§ minutes, 1 June w Australia, with the night, cilic RN i | Searching Party Is Organized in Far West Alaska SEWARD, Alaska, June A seatchifif Party-tus hecn ! | organized at Dillingham on | Nushagak Bay by the United States District Attorney's of- fice upon receipt of rts of the body of an unidentified | man haying been found 200 miles up the Nushagak River, | also that a man is missing in | that region. GOLD STRIKE " f IS REPORTED Fifty - three Ounces from Squaw Creek Taken to Whitehorse (Special to mmpire) SKAGWAY, Alaska, June 11 Latest reports from the new gold| strike on Squaw Creek intimated an extensive placer deposit. The two Indian discoverers, Big Jim and Paddy Duncan, arrived Whitehorse Satur with ounces of coarge he; gold the lot are nuggets we $5 to $20. The display in the window of Puckett’s store at Whitehorse the big attraction today. T. H. Kerruish, well known in Juneau, left this morning with a crew of men for the scene of the strike. He has about 6,000 feet of the creek under option and lease. Kerruish, who knows the country from long residence and experienice, is going by way of Champagne landing, a distance of approximately miles Whitehorse and which can be reached over a gcod road by mo- tor car. From Champagne to the head of Dezedeash lake, a distance of about 50 miles, is made by motor boat and from the head of Deze- deash lake to Squaw Creek over the old Dalton trail by pack train, a distance of 35 miles. The trip from Whitehorse Squaw Creek can be made three days. This discovery is already re- garded as the most important strike since early gold rush days. Unfavorable W eather Postpones Flight of Columbia on First Leg CURTISS FIELD, N. Y, June 1.—~Unfavorable weather today prevented the monoplane Colum- {bia from hopping to Old Orchard on the first leg of the proposed Mabel is to in ions are practically sleeping mear bia ready at a mo- to take-off. || 11 2 | towards int In| ing from| from| Fate and They Australians,and Capt Warner areAmerican who diced with Southern both nd flew frc Cay Cross. € C L ¢ 1 1 The 7,800-mile four flight 5t 0'c flight At land ed 3:08 The 500-mile men Coast time FARMERS ARE MARCHING TO Reached Chicago— Purposes of Army | CHICAGO, June 11-—-The lead | ers of the Farm Caravan, heading Kansas City, have com pleted their march to this eity Like a rolling whall, w~l4>|) the avan added to the | of numb The farmers are the National Republ marching convention of Kansas City nst the nomination of unfavorable farm upon the ndidate relief, FARM RELIEF PLANK KANSAS Ciiy, Mo. s political groups | struggling with the Farm ‘,u tform plank The first group, adminigtr: | tion forces, are pondering over the agricultural decl tion which will sapport Pre t Coclidge's veto of the MceNary-Haugen bill yet hold to the farmers the hope |of Federal aid. The second group, the Radical group, is insistent upon tion of a plank for a flat pronounce- ment for the equalization fee which caused the McNary-Haugen vetoes, The third’group want a declar- ation for the equalization fee with- out mentioning it by name and favoring an explanatory word as to why farm relief promised in 1924 has not been miterialized. g O R Goes to Aleutians To Take Deposition In Old Sealing Cases SEWARD, Alaska, take depositions in century old sealing M Esther Phillips, assistant United States attorney of San Francisco, has left with local court officials on the Unalga for the Aleutian | 1slands. The deposit will be sued in cleuring up litigation. e Burghr Kills His " Victim in San Dlego SAN DIEGO, Cal., June ¥mil Silverman, retired | York dry goods merchant, lshot and killed in his bedroom late Saturday night by a burglar. Mrs. Silverman grappled the intruder and was severely beaten. 11 today Relief June are y 11 TU quarter June the case 1 ———— — DUNDAS TENDER HERE The Bear, Capt. Cleve Baker, tender for the Northwestern Fish- eries, arrived in port yesterday trom Dundas Bay, KANSAS CITY '|Leaders of Movement Have| at each | as a| with | MANAGERS FOR HOOVER CLAIM HE BE CHOSEN Report Delegations Will Give Him Required Sup- port for Nomination PENNSYLVANIA MAY BE DECIDING VOTE |Allies Are Reported Talk- ing of Compromise Candidate BULLETIN — WASHING- Ton, June 11.—Herbert C. Hoover has assumed active interest in his fight for the Presidential nemination. He is in direct and constant touch with his forces through a leased telephone wire from his desk here to Hoover Kansas City Hcadqunrter BULLETIN — KANSAS CITY, June 11. — Secretary LE of the Navy Curtis D. Wil- | Y Y | bur has reached here and Southern Cross after a call at ‘the Hoover Fliérs Pl ' Headquarters, said he believ- | oA ed Hoover will be nomin- Circle Globe ated; that there is only one e man who could prevent it SYDNREY, June 11.—The :d that was Calvin Coal- brenge weary Southern Cross HAS R fiters are resting. They an- | d?mlffl' Gmeml Harry nounced intention to circle 8. New, who is also here, the globe and plan to hop said: “It looks like it is all from here within a few | days. | | | Cal., to Austr in| Lyon (left) t pilot, ym Oakland, H. W Im, reli alia taing naviga- | James and ! | the | 9:08 Pacific Ocean ended Sunday he when aftern lock from Brisbanc hours and | Herbert to me.” KANSAS CITY BUZZING KANSADL viry, June 11.—The roaring wheels of special trains bearing the Pennsylvania crucial |delegation of 7% delegates, with their many friends, today awak- cned the political reverberations of the increasing intensity of to- | Republican National Convention. SAFE GETAWAY A feverish busy coalition is trying to puncture the high rid- ing of the Hoover boom and |tock renewed hopes from the news that etary of Treasury | Andrew W. Mellon and his fellow delegates refused to express them- ' selvés enroute and might remafn |neutral for a considerable time. | After the Pennsylania dele- |gates arrived this afternoon, Hoover's managers professed to know that the advance decision of the delegation will be favor- able to Hoover. The allies re- fused to believe it. 5 Many delegates from other States preceded Secretary Mellon in the railroad valeade. Streets, hotels and gathering places of convention visitors took on a constantly increasing meas- ure of topsy turvey, a character- istic the ways accompany the four-year National jubilee of the great party. From early morning the down- town convention section was alive with confusion, noise and color. B Charlie Cleaver and Four Other Prisoners Es- cape from Jail CHICAGO, aver, aged rial as the en Park tional meditated page County yesterday. June 11 - Charlie 64 held fo leader of the Ever- mail robbers, led a and apparently un break from the Du- Jail at Wheaton | years Four prisoners to victory while 15 cthers fused to leave their cells Cleaver was to app: Federal Court swer to the the mails of As the jailer him re- foliowed in the an an- robbing % tomorrow rharge of 000 was about to| gerve breakfast, Cleaver and four| others slugged him into submis- sion, took his keys and unlocked | the doors and ran to the jail : 2 office. There they scized guln,‘]::Y::I"“;’2“'“:::::’14 '?;“,"}:'s' 34 then ran futo the jail yard and Ave Dotieq SnOuE BN |in other quarters to make Penn- drove away in-the 8 CBT. | vioania’s support no longer:Rie The car, abandoned, was nmnm__ s o c: later. ' HOOVER MAKES GAINS K AS CITY, June 11.—It is whispered about that the Hoover ((,un[]numl an Page Tvm.) Proposes Revision of "The Dawes Plan Through Fresh Debt A greemerit ; By ELMER ROBERTS | (Associated Press' Correspondent) | , a capital sum from the proceeds of the sale of German honds, thus enabling the American mw 3 ment to reduce taxatiom. Gilbert has the immense of combining and reducing to certain coherence the cap of Germany with the claims her great creditors. The lish and the French debts are | closely rel-ied to reparation [ ments, according to views h | that the American gowvs also must agree to any undertaking. Poincare like Gilbert and they get on ad | mirably together, 3 ’z' (Continued o w Three. Y PARIS, June 11-—Assent to a revision of the Dawes plan, con ditional upon the working out of an international project in which French interests would be fully protected, has been given by M Poincare. He has told Parker Gilbert that he is disposed to ex amine and to assist in maturing such a measure. The most important feature ol the revision, so far as America is concerned, would be a fresh debt| arrangement between France and the United States, whereby France | could pay It three or four years| citi =