The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, September 13, 1928, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE VOL.. XXXII., NO. 4892. MYSTERY EXPLOSION WRECKS TANKER REVOLT AGAINST HARTLEY BREAKS IN WASHINGTON Three Republican Papers Declare for Scott Bul- litt for Governor P SEATTLE A Republi- can revolt against Gov. Roland H Hartl who renominated in Tuesday’s primary, was indicated | by the editorial announcements of three Republican daily newspapers in widely separated of tha State that they would support A. Scott Bullitt, the Democratic nominee, for election as governor.| The Seattle Times, the Walla Walla Bulletin and the Vancouver | Columbian yesterday all contained editorial erday evening de. claring that they could and would not support Gov. Hartley and that Scott Bullitt, the Democratic nomi- nee, was capable, progressive 1 fair and would make an excellent ck -executive of the State. Th urged their readers to vc him Hartley Losec Slate | Hartley's slate for State of- shattered when the pub | Attorney-General of State Hinkle, and As. Gov ticer lic renominated Dunbar, Secretar Land Commissioner Savidge, Aunditor Clausen and nominated sistant Treasurer Hinton gor Tr urer, defeating Hartley Jelections | in each 'instance. Gy Hartley | won only in the case of State Su perintendent of Public Instruction Josephine Corliss Preston, who w defeated for renomination.| | Gov. Hartley has carried on insis-| tent warare against all these State officials. Hartley Has Legislature the legislative nominations Gov, Hartley gseems to have been more successful, displacing vet. erans in both the Senate and the House. The changes will probably | give Gov. Hartley undisputed con-; trol of the House of Representa. tives and strengthen his hold on| the State 's"'llul(' DECLARESWEST AGAINST SMITH; GIVES REASONS Capper Sa;West Does? Not Not Want Wet Ad- | ministrator, Tammany wa at Syracuse where he atte NEW Yl)nk. Sept. States Senator Republican of Kansas, told an audience today at the Hoo Curtis Club that Gov. Alfred Smith's ‘“extreme and untenable | position on Prohibition” as well as Tammany affiliation, made it impossible for a Democratic can- didate to win in the West. Senator Capper said: “The West does nmot want a wet Ad- ministrator. They feel that pro-| hibition economically sountl\ and morally right and no amount | of propaganda or trying to set| up a different issue is going to fool them. Gov. Smith's plan for State control of liguor has no support in the agricultural States.” | Senator Capper dec?ared the “West oppcses Gov. Smith be- | d of his Tammany affilia- . Our folks believe Tammany | Republican campalign in a assgociated with saloon rule, at the White hooze and all social vices, besides |meeting failed to produ political graft. 13. Arthur ~United | Capper, | Hellig Olav to begin a as a showgirl. (Internationsl Newsreel) HOOVER GON WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 ver reviewed the progress {ence e was strongest on the day he was nominated. He caught the pub- lic eye. " He was a spectacular and dynamic figure but upon analysis of his connections, inter- est in Smith lagged in the Mid- dle West. Interest in Smith to- day is to insure that he not be elected. He is a .fine man and able executive but Smith doesn’t fit our ideals.” fight PSP To Hollywood and HOLLYWOOD, Cal., w|from fiying from *kto Hollywood, motored the invitation of Lily Dam tress amnd dined with her ye afternoon. The Prince is e ol I Resents Being | Serenaded; Is E Held for Murder CHICAGO, Sept. 13.—An- noyed by singing of '8 be- | neath his window last might, Joseph Czahore blazed away with a shotgun to “frighten them.” . He'is held for the | death of Joseph Masowsk, cne of the singers. tachment. ——————— latter was accompanied wite, Danish Beauty Here | | Miss Edith Jorgensen, choset | | as the most beautiful girl i1 Denmark, pictured on her ar rival in New York aboard S. § | COOLIDGEAND " ident Coolidge and Herbert C. Hoo- Prince George Motors Luncheon with Actress! Sept. 13.—i, Prince George, barred by the King Santa Barbara down at, to the Orient to join his navy JUNEAU, ALASKA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1928. SMITH ATTENDS STATE FAIR .. Gov. Alfred E. Smith waves acknowledgment to crowds who cheered his presence in th randstand at the New York state f. nded the races and incaccted exhibits. FARMERS ARE GIVEN ADVICE Secretary Jardine Iss Statement Through ‘G.0.P. Committee CHICAGO, 13, ltary of Agriculture Jardine, advises Tarmers on to their wheat, in a issued the Republican N al Committee in which b pressed Dbelief that continu of the present Administratio aid Y IH. Sept to enrout r his western Alaska t purchasing icultural power commodities w July compared ag per ce in the i NEW HIGH RECORDS MADE STOCKMARKET | | | | Reports of Pending Me | Sends Many Issues ! Soaring Again career ! NEW YORK, Sept. 13.—M reports yesterday fanned the {of speculative enthusiasm {Stock Mark new high | most ords in sessions ®gains of t or cut by later pr ona o tumultuo in m the fit {were wiped mendou ing vave of FER —Pres. PP STRIKE ISSUE of the confer.! House but the| any an- {nouncement on the part the “In my judgment, Gov. Smith{dent will play in the l'nwi:lv-nu;.!l ch(’l’nl Meets R. R. Union Leaders Presi- CHICAGO, 11, SE‘N attempt settle the mte conductors and 55 Western roads, met the union leaders esterday and adjourned reaching an agreement. A recent vote of jtors and trainmen is to have favored a strike. (Three T(llled When Plane Hits H | OARLAND, Calif, to Has %" ita, ac- sterday n-route de- Sept. Salesmen arriving on the Aleu-;Two men and a girl were killed tiau included George W. Cherry,!when an airplane crashed into a who has been to the Westward house in East Oakland late yes-imargers and Interior as far as Fairbanks, | and John F. Chamberlin. terday afternoon. The piloted by an amateur on a by his ure t 'Hu\ cause o! the bdcat ha, Secre- Wililam statement ati on which witnessed 3 to NOT SETTLED 18— Federal Board of Mediation which between the trainmen and without 70,000 conduc- understood . The plane w 2tand, . “ALL THE NEWS “'FAIR OPENED BY GOV. PARKS; LARGE CROWD 4LL THE TIME” [ | | i Annual Southeastern Event Now in Full Swing— Continues Three Days FAIR PROGRAM Tonight o'clock—Fireworks | 30 o'clock—@oncert City Band on Froit | and also at Fair cau ot ding §:45, 9:30 and 10 Vaudeville acts on Dancing all evening. RIDAY Thane and Douglas Duy SATURDAY Kiddies’ Day—Parade, ete., in aftarnoon The attendance at the Fair yesterday afternoon and last night, the first day, was as large as on the cpening datcs of the previous fairs, 2.100 being reported in at- tendonce by President J. F. Mullen, air “On this opening day of the Sev. enth Annual ¥air of the Southe ern Alaska Fair ation it well for us to be reminded af aims the organization and to inqui whether or not we are contributing our share to assure the of the undertaking,” said Gov. George A. Parks, at the formal opening of the Southeast- ern Alaska Fair last night at o'clock. He continued: “On thisvepening day of enth Annual Fair of the South. stern Alaska Fair Association i is well for us to be reminded of the aims of the organization and to inquire whether or not we ar contributing our share to assur the success of the undertaking. 4 Twofold Purpose “I believe that the twofold purpose; first “|age the development of ag jand demonstrate its possibl ;\h,lul specially in the Sout {eastern Svnlmn of the Territor |second, to stimulate the consumj- {tion of AMiska grown produce. “If these fairs help to achieve \these purposes they are well wor while and should be supported by |the community. It must be |ceded that they do encourdgc and foster agricultural develo ment because they instill in jeach individual farmer and garde er a desire to have the | nibit here. He will strive prove the quality of his produce and even though he may not re |ceive the highest award this year {he will be inspired to greater ¢ |forts in the future, There “m,.r:n}lwr way In which these exhibi flame | tions contribute to the develop (he |Ment of farming. There are man) 501 varieties of vegetables and grain the fand some are more suitable than his. others for our local conditions “‘The best varieties may be de- termined only by experimenting under actual growing condition 8800 of ues M hold m- ex- nation 1 will 1 and i Fair has to enmcour cultur 13 best ex to im rger i the | ' (e f AR | runcfinnnwu‘ Thaw: V(Ez;pl. Morris, by | | Quar\ct of p|l<)ts \vho pnrtmm\ul in Mnslnn air expedition in 1920, who have been honored with Distinguished Flying Cross. L. to r., st Lieutenant Clifford C. Nutt, Captain St. tenant ( in Air Race, Met with Accident DECATUR, ‘ol William | John Morris, pilot |the nonstop r race down on a m (this merning on ac | broken oil line. | Col. Thaw suffored a Indiana, Thaw Sept and ( plane were forced t. neay ount of a lisloeated [ hip i o Tere o IS4 .| Capt. Morris Mrs. Caroline O'Day Is direcring he democratic campaign In New | fork following the resignation of 'O vleut. Gov. Edwin Corning as r thairman of the New York state lemocratic committee. ©INAVAL TREATY i HITTING SNAG e i Vany D(’l corations was hurt tntern ally The two aviator immon ald and ge on th by a farmer © airplanes of belleved to be . headed for o others were dbwn terday and ond® turned back on ccount of compass troubl unabl in the until laid plane tound ne starters till in the Angeles n Official Dlsclosure Is MaJL > tre.| tak-| | Every farmer will try that of seed which he believes is b < |adapted to the soil in his sect and when he compares his | |ducts with those of his neighbor at this Fair, each will benefit {r ithe experience of the other. Thu in a short time no effort will wasted in attempting to grow wriety Mediation Board |ferior crovs. Produce Disposition | “The success of the farmer the extent to which agricu will be developed depend almost entirely on his ability of his produce, and on each « munity rests the responsibility his success or failure in this phase of his undertaking. He may grow the best quality of garden produce and he may cultivate a large age, but it will be useless an efforts will be wasted unl can sell his crops. These exhib- its should demonstrate, if that necessary, to every one who them that the very best qus garden truck may be pur {from the farmers in this loc |We are under an obligation Ithem and the best way 13"‘ithem and encourage further velopment is to demand their !duets when we are buying in d ire to dispose m- The wage rail. again pr the “In considering the benefits de pleas- ‘| been Regarding Franco- WASHINGTON. Sept. 1 John J Pershing 1 r today British T'eaty brated his sixty-eighth birthday | He receivéd GENBVA, Sept. 13T Croshaslosdaiy official disclosures that the aE ORI A Venezuela. t-o.llrlllah‘ naval treaty has PEST PN entirely accepted by nations was made by Lord oo Ezra Meeker Takes endum at a session of the Disarmament Committee tunately, Lord Cushendum intimations have reached us th our compromise prove di tasteful to other parties concerned who have the same rights Wi have to have their voices heard Gen cele- dec Peru, fon 12 Poland and Cu League Unfo said At by DETROIT, Ezra Meeker, Oreg iffered an attack vesterday and was me his lecture to rdson’s schools un ers He 18 nearly 100 il came from Buff guest of Heénry Ford e Mich may as AR USRIIID. R Married Women Lose Positions On lernml NEW Yr)l(k Sept. 13 Afternoon newspapers today say hundreds of married women employed by the Long Island Railroad, have receiv ed nctices terminating em ployment alter December 31 The ordgr doe: not affect [ widows or women whose hus- bands have been disabied in the emplmnum of the com- Nine Murders Widow with Children CHICAGO, Sept. 12 Johnson, aged 20 nine children, last nig sho! killed Dominfek Finn Istable, whom she acc ing the father of two o ren and alse her expected hab Mr Ada with aud nouths n left ———— After spending several Rave in Juneau, Miss Ruth rived by the Territory from these o L PO (Continued on Pago pany. on the Aleutian for her in = Washington. home | L4 and First Licutenant Erik H, from | I on Lecture Tour| Former Constable! MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS Get Distinguished Flying Cross rst Lieus »ove at right), elson, (Uarris and Ewing) Directs Campaign in} Decatur | Sarah Schuyler Butler, daughter f Nicholas Murray Butler, be- jomes head of republican eam- )aign forces in New York as a re- it of the death of George K. Morris, the state chairman. L - > PRISONWARD GUARD SLAIN ants at Hospital, Com- mit Murder NEW YORK, Sept man Jeremi in the Prison { ham Hospital | killed last night {men who made their escape The men ned entrance the hospital one of Iplaying a painted iodine, for treatment. While was in h of led to the they n with sat 13 an Ward of was by h )8 the sh one Ford- and by hand, and ask the A nurse, they descer Prison Ward where and killed Brosna off shotgun a ling recepti The men dashed up past the crderly and iped In a waiting e police are workit theory that the slayer is {prisoner and venge. order sea hot a sawed- he in adjoin- m romo. stairs and the nurse wa a former was seeking 'Amelia VEar;a.r!. Forced | Down on Flight to L. A.. LOS AN { Amelia Earhar r {made a forced landing |grande while enroute lgeles to ‘attend t) |Races. Miss Earhart's plane, {1s sald, was not ged as landed in a plowed field, neq Al to Los National On His Iurl/uluijh”‘e Men Rush Attend- . Patrol- | on guard | of three! to! them dis- with | wutomobile. | on the| re- | ported to have Casa- Air PRICE TEN CENTS FIVE ARE DEAD IN TRAGEDY ON SEAOFF COAST Tanker Enveloped in Fla[n(‘\ Followlng Un' ('XI)l(’llne(] lLXplOSlOn SOUTHPORT, The charred tanker § off Fr N. C., Sept. 13. hulk of the ofl at anchorage ing Pan Shoals, bears mute evidence of other sea tragedy. Five seamen are dead the ult of an unexplained ex= n which tore the deck amidships hous- reveport as re plos brid in away and The in flame Four members of the crew were njured and with 25 other sur- vivors were bhrought to Southport the steamer Aldecoa The Sh steward imprisoned quarter; tw ship was enveloped by eveport’s in his hy 1. His cries attracted in ttention of other men rush- ing away in two They returned and rescued him through a port hole T crew rloaded was lifeboats, 15 minutes before res- rowed for n ovye boats cued The unknown from cause of the explosion I8 She was sailing in bal- Philadelphia TWO THOUSAND IN SPAIN ARE UNDER ARREST ment Is Discovered by : 3 s Dictator’s Police 13.—~lLa Pe. newspaper plot to overtarow nment and de- all high officials has been nipped by Director Riveras’ pol Two thousand are reported to have been arcésted in dragnel coup by the Dictator, Spanish srals and Republi- |cans and Communist elements were |linked in the plot The blow was | planned to be struck in the Au- {tumn, | King | Sweden. The plot | Tuesday GRIGSBY T0 6O NOME BY PLANE | Outlook for His Candidacy at Fairbanks Is Said to Be Favorable B Demoeratic aundidate for Delegate to Congress | will leave Fairbanks next week and €0 to Nome by airplane, according ito information received here to day . He is now in Fairbanks con. ferring with Democratic leaders regarding his campaign | Conditions in the said, are excellent. for his Candida and at other ouched en route metropolis BORDEAUX, Sept. Glironde, leading reports a Spanish Go’ port a be Alfonso is now visiting was discovered last | George interior, he The outlook good there which he the interior is places at to D White, Spokane min- returning to the the Aleutian after a long journey into the Interior, which took him as far as Nome. D | John B ing man, States is on More Wreckage Amundsen’s Plane Believed Found | OSLO, Sept. 13.—What is believed to be additional wreckage from the plane in which Capt. Roald Amundsen [ and his companions were | has been found in the “| | scuthern part of the Strait | | of Tromsoe. It seemed to be | part of a wing. The relic will be examined later, ae- cording to advices received here, lost,