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

VOL. XXXII., NO. 4842 IS LEL ¢« DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE i “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME’ JUNEAU ALASKA, MONDAY jULY 16, 1928. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICL. TEN CENTS ALIVE IN ARCTIC ICE GRAVE Brush Fires Arve Sweeping Wide Section in Calzforma FLAMES FROM SOUTH SPREAD T0 FAR NORTH Hundred TEsand Acres Smoking—Many Fires Out of Control SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, July 16 More than 100,000 acres of California land are smoking to- day as the result of brush fires, some out of control and threat- ening other areas. From San Diego to the north- ern part of the State there just one continnous blaze #‘It' fire in the Mt. Lassen Na- 3 mal Forest is out of control after the flames had. swept 5,000 acres of a second growth of tim- ber. The fire this forenoon in- vaded the heavy timber owned by the Diamond Mateh Company. Another fire at Elder Creek, near Red Bluff, has burned over an area 10 miles long and one mile wide and this is still out of control. Thirty ranches threatened and the owners ba firing. Nearly 65,000 acres of pasture and brush land have been burned over near Coulterville. - EUROPE 1S SWELTERING; . MANY_DEATHS All Parts of Central and Southern Europe Suf- fers from Heat LONDON, July 16. — All parts of Central and Southern Europe aye suffering from heat today which has claimed many victims through prostration and drown- ings. The five days of high tempera- ture in England minated yes- terday with th croary reach- ing 91 degree In Vienna reached 112 ¢ Four deatk tions have oc More than in rivers and since July 10 - are he temper and e 100 it 1 in were dr u\\ wed Aunstria SCOUTS ME-7T TOMORROW A joint meeting of Troop No, 1 and No. 2 of the Juneau oy Scou's, will be held at 7:30 o'clo tomorrow cvening at the schoo house. Details of the progrom for Walter Head, lewder of the Boy Scouts of America, who Is to a rive here nex: Monday, will worked out, and the scouts nsked to be pl pmou for dnll BIG BERTH A is are | FAMILY OF Here is an unu-unl Ipicture of months-old hter, Mary Eli California, aire’s daughter and wife of Irving Berlin, with SONG KING Ellin Mackay Berlin, mnlhon- k er nineteen- n, on the boardwalk at Atlantic City. The Berl s menfly returned from an extqued stay in SEATTLE, July 16.-—Advance- ment of world commerce, finance and education through a broader understanding of these problems will be sought here July 22 to 27 by the Institution of Inter- national relations. While the institute’s mterest is in geperal international relations, the conference will stress Pacific and Oriental questions. The aim to provide for the Pacific coast mortunities for discussion simi- * to those made possible through ¢ Institute of Pacific Relations Honolulu and the Institute of itics at Williamstown, Mass. Believing that a clear knowledge international affairs is the catest single need of the present ade, Dean Charles E. Martin the University of Washington itical science department, di- stor of the institute, has drafted program including addresses by sral noted leaders. 4#n address on China’s intérna- al problem will be made by 18 Strawn of Chicago, president (Continued on Page Three.) TELESCOPE BEING BUILT FOR U. S. panks of Irlagstaft world's mos nonical ohs G. W. Wilson PARIS, July 16.~ the Grand Ceuyon Arizona, furni:h the perfect site for asty servations, says Professo - Ritchey, forme of Mt Observatory, 1 ré cons structing a t elescope with which he hope )y walch the domestic i1 Tartians, “Watchers ol (1 & ! thinks Professor Ritcl b one well to watch the ¢l o tie “The search Wle sites for observator is day (he most importan k astron- omy,” he sayk ttion of the heavens s a0 ly pecond- ary to the af of a site which will pe- to extend the range of o 1 ACOPes. “Such sites ve hunted for, as men seek fcr gold, for oil, tof fame, for the realization of their dearest ideals. We shall search systematically over the whole face of the globe.” High altitude, dryness of the atmosphere, absence of vegeta- tion, were three of the conditions for what Prof. Ritchey defined as the “ideal site.” He believes he has found such a site on the banks of the Grand €anyon, north of Flagstaff. ¥ ui Wi “Ohg ren ry | The most transparent sky in {tie world is here,” Prof. Ritchey tricd enthusiastically. “The site i 7,600 feet above sea-level, and the edge of a desert. Thus it combines great altitude with the treme dryness of desert air, ch a location is superior even !0 the very highest mountain, { To observe the heavens from lh:b'e is to-get a new comprehen- slon of the universe, an entirely new idea of our planetary sys- tom The night sky is velvety- |bi2ck, the stars brilliant and ml icolored; the vision is poetic, vuundlble, It is a new sensa- 011 Within eight years Professor Itichey hopes to be established tiere with his new telescope. This observatory will be one of a chain of five, running from 40 degrees north at Flagstaff, to 20 degrees north, to the Equator, to 20 degrees south, to 40 degrees south. The Equator site is the only one of the other four selected. it will be in the Andes, not far from Quito, Ecuador. Prof. Ritchey hopes that it will be completed “within 15 years of the first.” PACIFIC PROBLEM BEFORE INSTITUTE _|cials, word is at hand that Great | Great Armada . Of Planes to Be In Maneuvers WASHINGTON, July 16.— I The largest armada of naval | planes ever assembled in this | country, will begin a series | of war practice and tactical | maneuvers at San Diego, | Cal, on July 26. The ma- | neuvers will last more than | a month and the demonstra- | tion is expected to show the | increasing use of aircraft as | the first line of defense. | Two-hundred and four planes | will be the maneuvers. | in [+ 42 ————— FERRYBOAT IS AGROUND Has 144 i’;;s;ngers and 30 Automobiles on Board—May Refloat SEATTLE, July 144 passengers and 30 automobiles, the ferryhpat City of Victoria, of the Edmonds-Victoria Ferry com- pany, ran aground at Lagoon Point, Whidby Island, just north of Seattle, in a heavy fog this morning, The vessel is reported no: dam- aged and an effort will be made to refloat her at high tide at 3 o'clock this afternoon. The Cutter Snohomish and tug Dougias went to the assistance of the ferryboat. Town Uses Soda Water ALTHEIDE, Germany, July 16. —The City Council voted to use goda water exclusively for street cleaning purposes. l Henceforth, under measure, soda fountains will be bauled through ‘the streets amd plazas with sprinkler attach- ments. + Altheide’s mineral springs spout 2,000,000 quarts of the stuff every day and most of it is wasted. Ordinary water is ex- pensive and it was decided that soda fountains could do the work more efficiently and cheaply. 16.- —Cnrrylng' To Clean Its Siueh! the new’ ONE MILLION DOLLAR FIRE MONTANA CITY Half a Blo~ck>;)f Business Houses in' Helena Destroyed Mont.,, July 16.— |Half a block of business houses in the center of Helena's trad- ing district was destroyed and many other buildings damaged |by a fire which followed a ter- electric storm here early HELENA, The flames were brought under control after four hours of fight |with a loss estimated at more than $1,000,000. The fire was the largest since the city was destroyed+52 years &g0. Three large office buildings were destroyed and also 10 small- er establishments and the city's largest department store. —_——————— OUTLAWRY OF WAR PROPOSAL GAINS GROUND| Three Nations Give Ap- proval- Great Britain Is Falling Into Line WASHINGTON, July 16.--Secre.) tary of State'®ellogg's proposed fl'epty for remunciation of war bears the approval of Germany, France *and Italy and to add to gratitication of Washington offi- Britain is ready to approve the treaty and might dispatch a note io that effect sometime this week. Spain, too, is said to look favor- ably upon the American proposal. ———.——— TRY TO BLOCK ONE SWINDLE NAPLES, July 16.—No matter how many times their fellow practitioners get caught, there are always people in this region and that to the south who persist lin taking money from their coun- Itrymen in exchange for a guar- antee to get them into America. police, Domenicp Ferrante, lsl now thinking it over behind lhel bars. His accomplice, Saverio allucci, is still being sought. Their victim, young Pietro Baglivo, was smuggled aboard a liner and headed for New York. The immigration authorities, finding he had not even taken the trouble to provide himself ywith a faked passport, sent him back. Then his irate parents brought suit against the Fer- rante-Gallucei combine for breach of contract. The crown prosecu- tor, however, quickly changed it from a civil action into a real| | prosecution. e FOREST FIRE REPORTED Harold Smith, forest ranger, tlen yesterday morning on the Ranger VII with a fire fighting pump, four White River Bay, on the west coast of Admiral Island where a forest fire was reported by Dave Willilams, who is in charge of a survey party nearby. No information concerning the extent of the fire had been re- ceived by the office of the U. S. Forest Service here today, Ruth Makes His 35th Homer This Afternoon NEW YORK, July 16.— Babe Ruth hit his 35th home run of the season in | the third inning of the first game here this afternoon | with Cleveland. This put The latest to be nabbed by the |: These photos taken at Tromsoe, Norway, ‘are the last taken of Captain Roald Ar:undsen be(ore he took off with his crew of four in “search of the ill.dated “Itaiin an 2 Upper shows the French Latham 47 which car- ried the gallant men and the Amundsen, great polar cxplorer, sutmg on lhe Brown Bear Kill 17 Head Of Cattle SEWARD, Alaska, July 16. | Seventeen head of cattle belonging to White and Wingfield stock range on Kitzhuyak Bay, 30 miles northeast of Kodiak, have | been killed by brown bear during the past month. The law protects these bears | | which is making it for stockmen to attempt to graze cattle, sheep and hogs on Kodiak and Afognak Islands. IS SHOT DOWN BY ASSASSINS {Miiitary Governor of Chi- nese District Is Killed SHANGHAI, July 16—The Na- tionalist authorities has been in- formed that Yang Shin, Military Governor of Chinese Turkestan, was shot to death on July 7 by soldiers of an escort of the Com- missioner of Foreign Affairs. The Military Governor was distribut- ing prizes at a Russian school when killed. The assassins are reported to have been arrested. Mrs. Frank Mann To Support Hoover; Makes an Appeal HUNTINGTON, W. Va, July 16.—Mrs. Frank Mann, former Demoratic National Committee- woman of West Virginia, an- nounces she will support Hoover and she urges Democratic women of the State to do likewise but to stand by the Democratic State ticket. Mrs. Mann said she will not support Gov. Al Smith Dbecause | him 20 days, 22 games and five home runs ahead of his 1927 schedule. On Juily 16 last year Ruth had 30 hom- | ers to his credit. | v she 8 “to .good a Democrat to vote for a man who openly says e hates part of our constitution and who openly bids for the re- peal of the Eighteenth Amend- difticult: | ‘ (Associated Press Staff Writer) inset is Captain SEES PEACE - AS PROPOSED . BY KELLOGG |Premier Venizelos Favors Plan of U. 8. Official Outlawing War By WILLIAM MILLER | ATHENS, July is. -— Premier Venizelos of Greece has inform- ed The Associated Press that he favors the plan to outlaw war advanced| by Secretary Kellogg despite the fact that it is. “not {all that might be desired.” He characterized it as a long step forward and expressed the belief that small nations ought to follow the leadership of great nations in efforts toward peace. Practically, he hoped that there might be reached a naval agreement hetween Great Britain and the United States, as a result of these proposals, and the key of | that question of the seas.” If there were an agreement be- tween the Great Powers, he held, it wonld be more difficult for any state to make war, that wars had always existed since the beginning of history, but he was sufficiently optimistic to hope that this was no reason why they should necessarily exist in the future, and that for three reasons. First: Since the "great war of 1914-18 . it had been apparent that it does not pay to make war, because both vyietors and van- quished are losers. Second: Modern wars are con- ducted by, and against, peoples not professional goldiers; there is in practice no difference between belligerentd and non-belligerents; both suffer indiscriminately, and in the future will suffer even more. Third: The strength of extreme parties, such as communists and was the “freedom advanced sociallsts, would tend to| create disturbances in the event of victory, and still more of de- feat. Consequently, Mr. Venizelos is not pessimistic, especially, as looking round the great nations, e sees none anxifous for war. The recent German elections with the defeat of the Nationalists he regarded as constituting a hope- ful sign of this pacific movement, Last t’ho‘wu of R mu’»l Amundse are scarchmg diligently for the lost crew, “=! (lr}lernlll.nll Rl Crities said’ fuoelage just before the flight started. Noth= hasgheen heard from them }Im they left h trated News) 6,000 Barrels Of Wine Adrift In Seine River HAVRE, I'rance, July 16. ~—The lower Seine is closed to navigation until furtber notice because of danger to ships’ propellors hitting one of 6,000 barrels of wine adrift from the French steamer Mochred Acsa. Un- derwriters are offering a premium of $4 a barrel to persons retrieving the wine. FRANKLIN ST. TO HAVE NEW SEWER Work was siarted this morning repairing the Franklin Street sew- er from Froat to Third streets, Mayor T. B. Judson said new pipes would be laid as far as Third street, and perhaps farther, From the corner of Third and| Franklin new lines may be laid to Gold street and on up the hill, Mayor Judson said, although th.sa improvements are not assured. The old sewer line on Franklin street between Front and Third streets, has besn causing trouble lately because of cave-ins caused Yy thel decaying of the uld box-type sew- ers. —— - — J. W. Stansfield, fox farmer from Haines district, who has been in Juneau for several days, returncd to hiz home on the Northwestern, *lice MALMGREN IS LEFT TO DIE ALONE,ARCTIC Italian Com;mions Tell of Leaving Swedish Doc- tor on Ice STORM OF CRITICISM IS RAISED IN RUSSIA | . . . Russian Airman and His Companions Are Aboard Ice Breaker Krassin MOSCOW, July 16/ Airman Chuklinovsky four companions, who spotted Malmgren the ice gave — RMussian and his last week group on and 2 directions for the ico-breaker Krassin to reach them, then later forced down in their plais, have been taken abosrd the Krassin which is to- |day pounding her way toward Advent Lay to fill her bunkers with coal iu preparation for fur- ther search r Capt. Roald Amundsen and his companions, also six other Nobile crew mem- bers. Stalements by companions of Dr. Finu Malmgren that they left him alive in an ice caused a storm of criticlsm in . Russia. ¢ Strong @riticilsm is volced in the Soviet press not otly on the leaving of Malmgren, but of Gem. Umberto Nobile ' being rescued firet and the general mdut of the Itulia.ea i b The report terday that Capt. Roald ; sen and his companions had bees picked by the ice-breaker Maligin i discredited here. has been hampered by fog and in search for the missing men. She reportod her posit todey but sent mo word of sight ing any survivors. Byrd Will Use Swiss Skill In Polar Dash GEN©vn, iy 16.—The costly experience of the Swiss in master- ing their Ice-clad mountains, will be turned to the benefit of Com- mander Richard E. Byrd for his projected South Polar expedition. An agent of Byrd came to Ge- neva and bought a large amount of Alpine material. This includ- ed 1,600 feet of Swiss climbing rope, 12 Alplue ice axes, poles, two alpenstocks, also knap- sacks and shoes. i !Italia Wreck Showed Need for Air Map GENEVA, July 16.—The Inter- national Commission on Aerial Navigation, which went into ses- sion here after the wreck of the Italia, has voted that a gencral aie map of the Polar regions has be- come essential The commis:ion adopted a new set of conditions for censes to pilots. It ai.o clarified the regulations for the medical ex- amination of aviators from the standpoint of eyesizht, aud studied menns of bringing the call letters of alrplanes into harmony with the international rediotelegraphie onveation alopied last year IR Washingtor ? The convention will go in 1929, The Maligin into force 'MARINERS RESCUED FROM DESOLATE ISLE CAPE TOWN, South Afric 16.—~The little sealing steamer Kildalkey has r&fnrneu here with! 42 persons rescued from a “Robin- son Crusoe” existence on the bieak; and farren island of Kerguelen, m|| the chill fringe of the Antarctic. | The salvage group, whicl T cludes two women and one chiid, is the crew of the wrecked sealer Lozere, and was marooned for| three weeks. The Lozere, a French steamer bulging with the oil which weeks of ocean hunting had gained it was prevaring to return to Havre when it struck a submerged rock off Kerguelen and broke its back Broadcasting a cail of distress, he captain go! his erow and awaited relief. Owners of the Kilua'key at Cape i Town, heatiug the distunt call for help hastily provi:uned their ship and sent it across the wild wastes the' South Indian ocean to the inbospitable island. Mountainous waves hammered the little Kildalkoy. 1Its chict englnm {killed when the <ea’s vio hurled him down a coal ‘bunker, Meanwhile thc company the French sieamer occupled hus which previous squatters built on the islind and eked j (Con‘inued on Page Sevem.) two ski cranting M- | to shore %