The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, October 19, 1928, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE NO. 4923. VOL. XXXIL, JUNEAU, ALASKA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1928. “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” MEMBER PRICE TEN CENTS OF ASSOCIATED PRESS 'HICKMAN PAYS PENALTY FOR MURDER RALLY GALLED OFF SATURDAY BY DEMOCRATS | To Avert Conflict it Speak- ing Dates, Democrats Postpone Meeting The posipsnement of the local Democratic rally, announced Thursday for Saturday night at the Coliseum Theatre, until Mon day evening of next week, w made public this afternoon. This | was done to avoid a conflict with a Republican rally on tomorrow night. This tion was decided on to-| s here and loc ers. Those pres-| teorge B. Grigsby, | & Delegate to Con-| Walker, Senatorial 3. Ream and House nominees; J J Connor: Democratic Na- tional Committee, and S. Hellen- thal, Chairman of the Divisional | Committee. It was agreeable to| by Nels Anderson, Douglas, candi- | date for the House, who was not | able to reach here for the meet- ing ‘Our urday far as we candide 1 cératie Democratic ent were: nominee for gress; R nominee; and Allen Shattue for 80| meeting was called night which was, knew an open date, said Mr. Hellenthal. We n nounced it publicly Thursday. This morning handbilis were dis- tributed calling a rally for the opposition ticket on the same evening. To avoid the conflict which this would entail, we have decided to postpone our own rally until next Monday. ! “We know there are many| people who desire to attend both meetings. Obviously this could not be done if both were to be| held on the same evening. We have, therefore, withdrawn from | the field for Saturday, and our candidates will appear here to talk to the voters Monday even- ing,” he concluded. Arrangements were being made by the Democratic candidates to- day to go to Skagway and Haines for meetings. They will hold a rally in the former town tomor- evening, and will be at Sunday afternoon at 2| They are expected to here at an early hour morning. said today that local Sutherland leaders had made plans for the Saturday rally sev- eral days ago.. Their announce- ment was delayed, however, and it was not advertised publicly until this morning. o'clock. arrive Monday It was s Electrocuted for Slaying His Wife But Declared He Innocent Neb,, Oct 19.—Frank e convicted and t d to death for slaying his wife, was today electrocuted in the Nebraska State Prison. Sharp awaited death with calm- ness yet he frequently maintained his innocence. A final appeal to the Governor was fruitless. - eee — REDUCTION IN ORDER BENTONVILLE, Ark. A young prisoner in Benton County {jail might have succeeded in plans to escape but for his 44- inch waistband. He became wedged when he tried to slip through a 7 by 12 inch opening. LINCOI Sharp, sentenc - TIT FOR TAT; | Robinson’s ehallenge of comparing Dry Squad Victim T T Fuow suows mecty reywood, | 2, Lorain, Ohio, who was shot and serfously wounded when po- lice dry squad fired upon an auto- mobile in which she was passen- The driver explained that he feared the cfficers were hold- up men and put on more speed when ordered to halt. BILL COMES BACK AT JOE CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., Oect. 19. ~Senator William E. Borah last night accepfld *Senator Joseph T. their respective senatorial records with regard to position in the present campaign. Senator Borah accused Robinson with having taken position in his Congressional reer on water power, Prohibition and the tariff to stands of Gov Smith. “One Senator the ca- thing is absolutely cer- tain,” said Senator Borah, “and that is that Senator Robinson has either completely reversed him. self upon every important question of this campaign or he is in open opposition to things he is really talking.” B — SHOT, KILLED, GANG WARFARE ST. LOUIS, Oct. 19.—In an ap- parent renewal of gang warfare among Italians here, Joseph Monti, salesman, was killed by a man who shot him down mnear his home here. The slayer escaped in an au- tomobile, Gang warfare has taken the lives of ten Itallans during the past 15 months. Mother, Four Children Are Found Dead in Home CHICAGO, I, Oct. 19, er and her four found asphyxiated in their home here this morning. The mother was lying in bed and the children were found on the kitchen floor as though playing, when suddenly stricken. ~A moth. children were ENGLISH WOMEN WILL GET CABINET PLACES| By FRANK HAVILAND KING (A. P. Staff Writer) LONDON, Oct. 19.—British poli- tical strategists are ready to ad- mit they have seen the last wo- manless Cabinet at Westminster. American presidential candidates, fighting for women’s support in the present national campaign, haven't had (o promise that a wo- man will sit in the new cabinet at Washington, but early in the forthcoming general election strug- gle in this country British parties expect to be forced to pledge at least one woman minister in the new British government. The reason is very simple. Mrs. John Bull has long been politically conscious, and now with the aid of 5,000,000 young women enfran- chised by the “Flapper Bill” wo- men will be in a majority at the polls for the first time in history. The ratio will be 14,500,000 women to 12,500,000 men. General Election Call That is the way the sexes of King George's realm will line up next spring when the dissolution of parliament sounds a general election call. The total elector- ate of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is expected to be about 27,000,000 when the ballots are cast, In these circumstances British parties are preparing to give wo- men a share in cabinet power and responsibility. Already the conservative and la- bor parties have within their ranks women members of the (Continued on Page Three) i GRIGSBY HERE FORWHIRLWIND CAMPAIGN END Democratic Nominee for|f Deelgate Elated at Pros- pects for Victory Primed for a whirlwind finish of his campaign for election as Delegate to Congress from Alaska, B rigsby, Democratic arrived here this morn- the laska after covering western and interior peints He is accompanied by Mrs. Grigsby who has been with her husband throughout the entire trip, “I am more than delighted with the outlook for success in the| three divisions 1 have visited, and if the same measure of su | relatively, is met with in the| First Division, 1 am convinced 1 urned a victor,” gde-| )y today George nominee, ing on Urges Posiponment of his first action on reach was to urge v postponment of the sed for y ev nkly any split meeting, an opportunity possible voter. His views were accepted without de- mur by the Divisional candidates and local leaders Although on the campaign for six weeks, and having covered sev- eral thousand miles and delivered| nine speeches and made a number of informal talks, Mr. Grigsby is in fine condition to stand the strain of the closing weeks of the campaign which, "1t 1s understood, will be pressed with vigor. He will visit as many towns as possi ble and plans to make speeches in every community he visits. One ing Juneau strongly rally adver ning. He didn’t want he desired dress eve he as to ad-| Opens At Skagway He will open his First Division drive at Skagway Saturday night. His ond speech will be made at Haines Sunday afternoon, and the third here Monday evening. Speak- ing dates following that time will| be announced on his return from; the Lynn Canal trip. He has spoken at Nome, Fairbanks, Anchorage, Valdez, Chitina, Mc( dova. Capacity his appearance ev was assured he would receive a majority of the votes in every one ul these communities. A predic- that he would carry Nome Jnll probably the Second Division was made by former Territorial Senator James Frawley. A. J. Nor. dale, former member of the House of Representatives, and pioneer of Fairbanks, in a telegram to former National Committeeman T, J. Donohc clared Grigsby would carry the ourth Division two to one. And Mr. Donohoe, himself, in a telegram to National Commit. teeman J. J. Connors of this ty, this week predicted his victory in the Third Division, Confident of Winning “There has been a sweeping turnover in sentiment from two years ago in-all parts of interior western and northern Alaska. If the First Division shows a corres- ponding change, I am sure to be elected,” declare Mr. Grigsby. Mr. and Mrs gsby are guests at the Gastineau during their stay in the city. Ruby, Seward arthy and Cor. owds greeted rywhere and he Glass Water Pitcher Silences Speaker at Anti-Smith Meeting| I BROOKSVILLE, Fla., Oct, 19.— When Leon Whitehurst arose to defend the Knights of Columbus at an anti-Smith political meeting here last night, he was struck with a glass water pitcher alleged to have been hurled by former Mayor H. S. Simmons. Whitehurst was slightly injured. He arose after the Chairman of the meeting had invited expressions from those in the audience. White- Wurst did not complete his state- ment after hit by the pitcher. Drinks Insect Fluid Thlhn( It Moonshine WRANGELL, Alaska, Oct. 19.— James Shakinaw, an Indian, was rushed to the hospital after im- | popular | responsible bibing a large quantity of fluid used for killing insects which he thought was moonshine. In Capital Society A new and hitherto unpuo. lished photo of Senora Castro Leal, wife of the counselor of; the Mexican' embassy in Wash-' ington. She is one of most matrons in capital society. i’ UL BANKER DEAD, | PLANE CRASH, EASTERN CITY Frightened Passenger Grips Controls and Plane Drops ATLANTIC CITY, frightened passenger who gripped the controls of an airplane in which prominent bankers were making a sightseeing trip over Atlantic Cit today is believed for the crash of the and death of one of the oc- to oth- Oect. 19.—A plane cupants and serious injury ers. Eight men were in the plane. W. Octave Chanute, Denver In- vestment banker, died two hours after the accident. Chanute and four others of the passengers werc delegates to the annual conven:ion of the Investment Bankers' Asso. ciation, in session here The injured are Pliny Boston; Thomas Dsyart, Louis; Henry Duer, of Adler Little, of Chicago; Ralph Somers, of Ascension, N. J; George King of Garden City, Long L d, and Ferdinand Eble, Ple ntville, New Jerse The plane was returning to field here after a flight Watchers on the ground g0 into a tail spin when 2,000 feet up in the air, right itself, go intc another sping and crash to the ground, When the plane took off. passengers were in the cabin after ‘the crash, one of them was taken from the second cockpit. His identity has not been established. The plane fell into a telephone pole before burying its nose in marshy ground. This is belicved to have saved the other passen- gers. Rescuers had to wade in water to their waists to reach the wreckage. MAIL PILOT IS CREMATED: PLANE FALLS POLK, Penn, Oct. plane and cremated body Mail Pilot Willlam Hopson found three miles southwest of here today by searchers who sought out the plane after reports had been received of flares dropped early yesterday. Hopson was flying the mail route between New York and Cleveland| and was due to arrive at the Ohio| station yesterday morning. Residents reported they saw a plane traveling westward and that a bright light burst from the ship as it passed beyond a hill. The light is believed to have been fire. Jew of Boston; of the saw it all but 19.—A burned of Alr were St afhobbled from the theatre without GOV. SMITH IN CHICAGO; WILL SPEAKTONIGHT Is Silent onm of Attack| Pleased with Sup- port on Tour CHICAGO, the line of Oct. 19.—Silent on attack he will adopt, Gov. Alfred E. Smith planned to- day to put the finishing touches to the address he will deliver to- night in the Armory in an effort to swing a normally Republican State into the Democratic column. Gov. Smith put in nearly all of yesterday in working on his speech and completed a tentative draft last night, Today was to be taken in a tour of Chicago by automobile includ- fng a visit to the Nerthwestern and Chicago universities, Tonigh speech . will seventh delivered since his pres. ent swing through the South and! | Border States and Tenne and he confident of victory there Gov ith speeds westward to- morrow to prepare for his final dash down the Atlantic seaboard, Boston to Baltimore. He will stop at Indianapolis on the way to Al. bany and may visit Tom Taggert, Hoosier Democratic power now gick in a’hospital. Gov. Smith is pleasad with the support he has found in Illinois and the states||s visited on his tour. D Train Wrecked; Many be the feel WILLIAM EDWARD HICKMAN YOUTH ANGED - THIS MORNING IN CAL. PRISON I\I(Inappor “and Slaver of Marian Parker ls Executed 'STOLID DEMEANOR IS MAINT A Nl’\ TO LAST Ascends Ti te en Steps to Gallows —"The Fox™ Is No More | SAN QUE r RISON, Cal., Oct wi Bdward Hick- man wa uu.l-nl for the murder of Marian Parker ai 10:10 v'clock this morning. The youth. whn boast ‘The Fox white but atward consistent it ily call- walked to vith little nce of last de display- ssted last De- n, ith with the & since he was ar cemiber Up fight went proceded by Fleming Priest, und itual gulde he tur: ism to Cbristianity, in the |shadow of th: gallows, nnd with (his arms strapped to his sides. On oither & side and behind, murched the $uard. In a semi-circle were some 200 persons who saw Hickman die. 12 steps he illiam » whose spir- :d from Fatal- Passengers Injured COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 19 Several passengers are reported to} have been burt when a Pennsyl. vania passenger frain “left the| rails eight miles north of here late this afternoon. Railroad of- | | | ficials said they believed spreading UNDER A I I AGK rails or a broken rail caused the wreck, | The locomotive and four cars| left the track and overturned. Sendtor Roblnson Discuss-| Thirtyfive passengers were| - sbouil KA 4svaTal st reporeed th . ©5 IxifE snd Farm have suffered bruises and lacera. | Relief Bills tions. ( m Y Wyo. FAGING DEFIGIT ‘: tariff that would maintain (timate business and “hizh and just | stan ard of wages” bu fmultane |Budget Dlrector Lord Says | U.S. Concerned, Not Discouraged REPUBLICANS, 19 in a d legi Oct ously would strik: at monopolies Senator Robinson attacked the Republican record on farm relief, particularly Senator Charles Cur |tis for voting for the MeNary |Haugen bill and then sustaining |the veto, Senator 1L, Oct. 19.—Direc- “[“ tor of Budget Herbert Lord Il night said the Government faces| a §$100,000,000 deficit by June. “We are concerned but not dis- tcouraged,” said the Director. The Treasury had a prospectiv surplus of $252,000,000 for June |but this surplus “melted away as the result of new legislation and| revision of the tax laws Today | the threatened surplus is a chal- lenge and we accept the challenge | We are going to see that not one Federal dollar is spent on a doubt.- | ful mission and we are fighting as | we have never fought before for a| balance of the Budget,” Director Lord said. ———o—— FRED PATZOLE DEAD; WAS UNCONSCIOUS TO END Fred Patmle‘ who entered St Ann’s Hospital Oct. 15, suffering| from internal poisoning, died last A | | | | Robinson said of bill was the only possible for relief. He said the Demo-| jerats, if given control, would “solve nu farm problem in six months as contrasted with eight years which {the |m.ubuuans have wasted.” | GRAF ZEPPELIN COMMANDER IS HONOREDTODAY Dr. Eckener and Four Members of Crew Break- | fast with Coolidge | that the| CHICAGO, “’AQH INGTON, welcome of Oct An of. the National night. He was unconscious from| ' to the|Capital was extended to Dr. Hugo| the time of his admittance | metaneh S e - hospital until he passed away. Poi- ‘”" |'1"» "nnr' g our 1'1' his comrade soning and resulting internal hem- L:: “‘« "(";,r l‘lr;:;. n 'I'“]" '\;4 4 orrhages was given as the cavse|®!®5'8 O esident and Mrs. Cool- ¥ e idge at breakfast. | f his ; 4 b i Present plans call for Dr , R ner to leave here tomorrow for| Talking Movies Akron, Ohlo, the home of the| Cover Up Shots Goodyear Zeppelin Compan from {From Pistol 19 there to Chicago and return t Lakehurst by Tuesday. For t Graf Zeppelin cruise to Detroit, | is possible that Henry Ford will be a pn«(-nger - Dr. Shumnker Pardoned By Governor of Indiana INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 19 Gov. Ed Jackson has issued a pardon At the time the talking picture for Dr. E, Shumaker, Superintend- was in full gunfire and one extralent of the Indiana Anti-Saloon shot more or less, passed un-|League, who was today to have noticed. been taken to the State Penal Lewis, with a bullet in his leg, |Farm to begin serving a 60.day Oct. 19.—One thing about the talking movies is that a person attending a theatre where they are showing may get shot and no one may know of it.| Robert Lewis was shot in the leg last night when a pistol drop- ped from the pocket of C. T. ! Caughn, | publicans |helped the United States to make | best | offensive the audience knowing he was hurt. entence for contempt of the I ‘diana Supreme Court. HIS LAST IOURS SAN QUENTIN, Cal, Oct. 19. —The last hope ot Willlam E. lI‘ liman vanished last night ,yh 0. Warden ol han said he '® UlLuDi6 to ugrée with the at- lml + argument that the slay- was insane, ofter two hours, In au open enclosure, staring Nonsv Demonstration Fol 4t the. yun fof, Cin last GRS lows Remarks About !Hickman <pent his last hours S h Y] P ‘an yesterday afternoon, then mith’s Position |went to the death cell and wrote CAMDEN, N. J, Oct. 19 letters ond listened to a phono- gave Senator Cha graph a noisy demonstration Imw CAPIORS BECEIVE LETTERS night as he assailed Gov Al- PENDLETON, Cre. Oct. 19— E. Smith Senator Curtis Tom Guatdane ind Buck Lieual- “He changed his posi- len, officers who eaptured Hick- so often that I have worn out man, yesterdiy received letters s keeping up with him, But from the glaver saying: “I am needn’t worry, he never will sorry to have prtended insanity elected. in your jall believe in Jesus “The other Christ and he will save me from ernor hell I hope that the crime of doabt violence will cease. Thuy work tudget with Satan and the only way to never stop it is to practice the Chris- "tian faith and charity.” GIIRTIS TAKES Re Curtis last fred sald tion ur has you be I the dear the budget ever read the that he ha The Budget Cov. L night criticised it he has Act I know studied it a splendid fiscal record during the last seven and one-half years, the made by administration | in the history of our Government.” — ee RUM RUNNERS ARE CAPTURED : BUFFALO, N. Y, Seventy-nine rum ru tempted to run liquo ) the Amer-. ican side of the Niagara Riv w capiured by combing Coast Guard, Immigration and Cus- toms patrol, Two boats escaped the patrol. Twenty other boats are, in waiting on the Canadian to attempt to break the CRIME TO PENALTY LOS ANGELnS, Cal, Oct 19, —Here are the events n the kid- [napping and slaying of twelve- year-old Marian Parker, for | which erime ilickman, aged 19 years, was hunted down, and was | captured, after one of (he great- est dssembly of e perhaps ever put on the of a man in this section, paid the {penalty this f in San 'Quentin Prison scember 15 -A well-dressed, educated, susve young man ap- peared at Mt. \Vernon Junior High School here duriug the mnoon hour, tellinz Mrs. Mary Holt, eacher. that he had come for the Parker girl declared the | girl's father, Park as- 1= any or trac and enoon Oct. 19. , who at. y are a He Perry i hores guard u"onunu.d on Page Seven.) DEATH SENTENCE IS vy FOU € LONDON, Oct. 19.—An extensive against the death arle: Duff. The bouk is orna- has been launched by & « mer on its cover by a picture of noted men and women in|of 'n hangng from gallows. The England. When parliament meets | titlepage -ays the book is “A gain it will have before it a pe-|short introduction (o the fine art ition asking for the ion of of execution, and coutaining much apital punishment usefu! informaticu on n-ck-break- The A bishop-elect of York,|ing, throttlix stran;ling asphyxi- Doctor Temple; Lord Buchmaster,|ation, decapitation, electrocution Lady Isabel Margesson, Johnjas well as data and wrinkles for Drinkwater, Sir Robert Newman,|hangmen, an account of the late Miss Maude Royden, the Dean ()(;M. Berry's method of kllll‘i. and Manchester, Sir Henry Slesser and | his working list of drops, to which Laurence Housman are among the|is added a hangman's ready reck- backers of the petition oner and certain other items of They will take part in'a speak-|interest.” ing campaign to be conducted dur. A Counei! for the Abolition of ing the winter. the Deatl Penalty marshi Simultaneously with the inaugu-jth: forces of the offensive, ration of the present “drive,” a|Counc!l came nto heing after the atirical attack on the iastitution |exccution of a woman named »f capital punishment has made |7 hompson fo murder of her its appearance under the title ofL\mnhu.v.L HT IN BRITAIN ifandbook on Hanging,” by De alty terie abollt