The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, November 10, 1928, Page 1

HE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XXXIIL, NO. 4942. JUNEAU, ALASKA, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1928. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS HOOVER PLANNING ‘GOOD-WILL TOUR DEMOCRATS HAVE FORGOT TRADITIONS _ Former Postmaster Burle- son Says South Repud- iated Demo. Principles Former s 10 Albert AUSTIN Postmaster Tex., Nov General President commen said teachings nd Wilson have by the Southern result of the appointing Burlesor Wi the Appa rson forgotten hinet on clection Jotic been people tion who und principles of he | ligious honesty in pt have treated inconsequential and Jackson 2 elec- is very to one ty and knows Den freed why “Re rights in been nored and hat a cowardly ad Act, s, fre- way “Religious bigot quently hiding in behind Volste hav ntrol LEGISLATOR v seem to 13 INDICTED Repub lican Ward Leader of Philadelphia, Faces Trial 10. ‘Ward has PHILADELPHIA, Nov. William Smith, Republican Leader, and State Legislator, be indieted by a Grand a charge of extortion, maintaining a sambling honse and conducting allottery. District Attorney Mi an dicated that the Grand Ju been able to solve the mystery of dollars, supposed boot. money, depogited in a bank ind withdrawn by 15 persons identity is not explained. -oe- 0L FIRE DOES of million. leg whose HEAVY DAMAGE, , Cal., ing/ pillar into the air by a ter- re of an outlaw oil plunged the entire Santa 0il Field in danger » estimuted at $5,000,- heen caused. Nov. 10. of flame rific pre well has Springs and dam 000 1 Long lines of fire fighters work-| ed feverishly through the early morning hours struggling to set network of pipe lines in an effort to play heavy streams of nuul on the raging well. Nine der were destroyed and an- other well is threatening to burst into flames. Production of 14 wells has been halted. Col. Lindbergh Arrives by Plane In Mextco City MEXICO (lT\' Nov. 10.—Col. Charles A. Lindbergh arrived late yesterday afternoon from Terrana. tes ranch in Chihvahgpa, accompan- ied by Col. Alexander McNab, his hunting ccmpanion. After land- ing his plane here, Col. Lindbergh climbéd out and started tinkering with a tire and cnly when a repre- sentative of President Calles greet- ed him did he leave the plane. R e — STOCK QUOTATIONS NEW YORK, Nov. 10.—Alaska Junean mine stock is quoted to- at 10, Brown Shoes 47%, ile Copper 64, Chrysler 1281, Cudahy 68, Missouri 72, Stewart- Warner 107, U. 8. Steel 164%, Packard Motors 105, Pillsbury 55, Postum 67, 55, —————— FRANCE ANNOUNCES NEW PASSENGER AIR SERVICE BORDEAUX, Nov. 10.—The st flights with passengers have inau- gurated a new airplane service from Bordeaux to Geneva and re. turn. Landing are made at Cler- mont and Lyon on the way. The new line is known as the “Line of the 45th Parallel,” which it fol- lows fairly closel B — Clarence Wittanen, of the Ju- neau Motors, is a passenger for Juneau cn the !uknn’. fundam ~n|:|l‘ Jury on| '8 . | Woodrow | of Soct and {buzzed with | daughter has Manville Mrs raine Gould ter of th % 4 o, tos manufacturer, from whom| inherited $9,000,000. Folow- her cal aspirations she went cn the stage and ‘met Gould, vaudeville actor. Their wedding one sensations of three years ago. she ing th A8 of the in-| . has Says Election Victory for Prohibition NEW YORK BHa Boole, Pre National W. € Herbert = Hoover's “a great victory tional. Prohibition | men voted before for America will on the return No man will ever for the Presidency ticket.” 10.—Mrs dent of th T. U. halled election for Con M 1 as itu WO- neve d women of no chance the saloon run who vote the take of again a w FILM ACTRESS IS KIDNAPPED THEN ROBBED 'Lottie Pickford and Escort Are Beaten-Up by Four Men LOS ANGELES, Cal, Nov. 10. |—Without a definite starting point to pick up the trail of four men . said by Lottie Pickford, member of the famous film fam- ily, to have beaten and her and her escort, then abducted capture by studying fingerprints which were taken from Miss Pickford’s automobile. She was Iriding with Jack Daugherty, for- mer husband of the late Barbara La Marr, at the time of the rob- bery and kidnapping. The - pair, returning frem a night club, were stopped by four men who inquired as to the di- rection of Hollywood. The men proceeded to “black Ijm‘k" Daugherty, then kicked and beat Miss Pickford. She said the men commandeered the car hold- ing her a prisoner. She was taken to an unidentified point, rolbed and then . released some fime iater. hcqua Still Expiodes; Three Workmen Killed RICHMOND, (al, Nov. 10.- Three men were killed, seven in- jured and $20,000 damage done when a lacquer still of the West- ern Industries Company exploded late yesterday afternoon . robbed | her, the police pinned hopes on 4| " RUMANIA 1S UNDER NEW | |Passes Into Hands of Peas- | ant Government Under Premier Maniu BU ('l| ARE Nov by the wded POW interests n popula- | f 150 | a | Rumania_with [ tion of 16,000,000 {nlu hands of ment under Juiiu After the Regency gave him the { mandate, Maniu hounded down the | Palace step: laring: “It i8 a trium of constitution |alism over despotism. In the fu- |ture our will be gove by a Parliament elected hon by the people and not by a profes sional cliqu The hug ! premier a The choice Tutulescu lernment gloom among ¢ i { wd gave the new tremendous ovation. d to fo ZOV. cansed profound nerals who had ing of Dbeing » Regency as the sciving the m crigis. {Premier Poincare Makes New Efforts To Form Cabinet | PARIS, Nov. 10. — Premier| Poincare has given up efforts to reconstruct his old is going ahead with plans for a new linvv I The Premier told his colleagues that difficulties of {patehing up the old Cabinet was 1too great and it was resolved unanimously he. must free hand to find an entirely Inew combination in accordance {with the requirements of ~the ipresent situaticn in view of the détermined oppositon of the Radi- cals. ————a———— FRENCH SAY MONT BLANC IS WORYH $10,000,000 ICHAMONIX, France, Nov. 10.— Moht Mlanc, FEurope's highest mountain peak, is worth about $10.- 000,000 to France. This estimate is made by Leon Auscher, vice president of the Touring Club of France, and is based on the money spent by tourists in railroad fares and other expenses connected with a jowrrey to the mountain. GOVERNMENT Manin was after| Cabinet and be left a‘ Hirohito Enthroned {s Emperor | | KYOTO, Japan, ito, the Onc Nov. w.A-‘ Hundred and enty-Fourth Emperor of ; knelt this morning be- Shrine Sun Goddess, her blessing the the dynasty avill con- oken 3 eter. | that pétpetual pr happiness be vou is subjects. this morning enthronement, place this af- | he kin eremony the taking P — MONTANA VOTES WET IN STATE Montana Voters Decisively Refuse to Enact State Enforcement Law HELENA, Mont nact Nov. 10.—The sal to ate sta- the ¥ n Act was defeated at a referendum sub-| {mitted to the people 6 | The vote was, for the measure| 153,709 inst it 62 | Two ago the of M ealed the existing | | State Prohibition enforcement aet, [Aum one of the urged was |that they did not agree in all re.| spects with the Volstead Law. The question was then submitted as stated and the people again voted | prope tute a deral rohibiti | | ovember years votars na repe reasons - " i IN MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON, Mass., Nov Repeal of the Prohibition ment found favor with the Mas- sachusetts voters in 33 out of 40 Senatorial districts, by u decisive margin. In four districts the question did not appear on the ballot because of the limit of time of permissible public ques-| tions had already been reached The question as submitted read: “Resolved, shall the Senator from this district be instructed to vote for a resolution request-| |ing Congress to take action for epeal of the Eighteenth Amend-| ment to the Constitution?” e JOHN TOLFSON, OF SITKA, DROWNS IN RECENT BAD STORM Matt .\ur(lnew. Captain Virginia IV., brought word neau this morning of the accide }al drowning of John Tolfson, Sitk (resident, at Hogan Island during the bad storm last Saturday Tolfson with two other men, | rowing to their gas beat anchored quite a distance off shore, in small skiff. The boat was swamp-| ed by the heavy seas and the fast | current kept Tolfson from making| shore. The other men were un- able to rescue him and it was with | difficulty that they were able to save themselves. Mr.. Tolfson and his family re sided at Douglas about three years | ago. At that time he was with herring salting concern. For past three years he has been en-| gaged in the mild cure business at Sitka. A short time ago Mrs Tolfson and their three childre left for theé East on a visit. The |bady of the drowned man had n :(‘ been found up to the time the| Virginia 1V. passed Hogan Island!| yesterday. WORK SUSPENDED ON HIGHWAY EXTENSION Work on lhe Fritz Cove spur to| Glacier Highway, tapping that road| {at Auk Lake, lLas been suspended by Johnson & Gardner for the win- {ter and the crew disbanded, it was announced today at local headquarters of the U, S. Bureau of Public Roads. The construction was hindered materjally Dy an un- usually wet season. £ “The grading of the spur, 2.79 miles long, was completed. Owing to the fact that the roadhed was very, wet, it ‘was decided not tq gravel it before early next Spring. — e - Harry 8. Ask, business man) of Skasway, is coming to Juneau ton the Yukon with his bride. 1045 Amend- | of to Ju the!l | was the| ! en | | | WIDE POLLING |Race for Senator Narrows | 230 I-{lead of \the joutcome of ‘the House LAVA COVERED BY ETNA FLOW Second |omlltv Is Buried: Under blowly Mov- ing Substance th | th Tu a 1 c oth fiery tinue Etna a si bi he Nov. 10.—An fai which the v an night sharac the neighbori lava from last con destroyed as ised in intensi advancin spread out over vol the feet 1 1 1 lava nally n urly, f ction has residents of towns will nment promised the t the that the be | uilt Communication Cut railway bridge at Mascali to the molten lava tor w tday and communica en Catania and Mes by land. Steamshi veen the two port igurated. during the past howed that this is the important outbreak of Etna 1€ in point of flow of The fell rent {tion ina f 24 hour most since lava Watchers spent observing the uncanny the mclten mass upon what was the richest fruit and grape land in Sieilly The whole ruined country studded with trees! burning torches while the relentles: of the torrent i# punctured by strange explo- sions and crevices formed. An odor like gasoline comes forth. GAIN MADE BY BENJAMIN BUT WALKERLEADS sleepless might effects of is like sweep Down, Walker's Chances Seem to Be Good With 12 precincts the First Division this with a probably total votes, the outcome in the Senatorial race between N. R. /alker, Democrat, of Ketchikan nd Charles Benjamin, Repub- lican, of Wrangell, was the only lone of which there was any doubt. And Mr. Walker, with a 59 votes, seemed to have better chance of winning on the basis of the returns from| 1926 election. ! Five precincts reported during the past 24 hours, Hoonah, An goon, Tenakee, Chichagof and Vlyvrx Chuck. They gave Mr. | Walker 74, and Mr. Benjamin| 230 votes. The latter's big ma- Jorlty in the five came from An- {goon, Hoonah and Myers Chuck The returns did not affect the election, the stand- who have missing in afternoon, of some although it did change ing of the candidates been guecessful. A. H. Zeigler continued to be in first place with 2,683 votes: Grover C. Winn moved up to second place with 12,615. Allen Shattuck was third with 2,692, and was closely fol- |lowed by P. C. McCormack with 12,671. Nels Anderson was the next in order with 35; Paul |sixth. with 2,227, Ream seventh with 2,191 and Olts in last place with 2,161 votes. Delegate Sutherland had creased his lead in the Divi perceptibly. He had received 847 and Grigsby 2,302, Rustgard hnd 3,266 and Truitt 1,658 votes. \JAPANESE COLONY TO STAGE BIG BANQUET | NEXT MONDAY NIGHT| In homor of the ¢ His Imperjal Highness, Hirohito 124th Emperor of the Kingdom of Japan, the local Japanese colony will igive a banquet Monday eve- ning' at the Arcade Cafe, it wa announced. Emery Valentine, Vi Consul of Japan, will preside. ‘Covers will be laid for 30 people. ' Fifteen American guests have ibeen invited and the ofher places will be filled by members of the local Japanese colony. in- on ronation of COMPLETE RES preceding ULTS OF TUESDAY’S ELECTION OF REPRES ENT ATIVES 'The e followin, House result is ole x Rep. Ramseyer X Dowell x Rep. Thursten x Rep. Swansen Rep on x Rep Campbell Rep KANSAS Lamberton Guyer x Rep. Sproul x Rep Homer Hoch x Rep, James G. Stro Charles 1. Spark ord R. Hop im A Aye Cyrenus ( C. William us C. he entativ lineup in & of Repre e of esday, w ur seats in V Ohio in the an - olficial th and \ i and six d ul column un the figur strict (x) 1¢ ALABA "«1A MeDut x Dem Hill x Dem S 1 x fer x D L. Patterson o D C. Allgeod 1 Edward B. Almon x Dem George Huddjeston x Dem William B. Bankhead x D ARIZONA W. Douglas 2ep. John J. Lister Henry B Lamar J¢ ette n B W. H aga m Dem X | KENTUCKY Gregory x avid H. Kineheloo x Dem John W. Moora x Dem J. D. Craddock Rep. Maurice H. Thatcher J. Lincoln Newhall Robert Blackburn R Lowl Walker Rep Elva Kendall Rep. Mrs. Kathe Langley D¢ m n. | Lewis Dem R R ARKANSAS ». William J. Driver x William A. Oldfield x Ix Claude A. Full Dem Wingo x Den Heartsill Ragon x D. D. Glover D I'ilman B. Park CALIFORNIA Clarence F. Lea 1 Dem \ 3 9 10 Rep 11 6 1 John M. Robsicn x Rep. LOUISIANA O'Conmor x Dom J. Pletschinger Rep P. Martin x Dem Sandlin x I Wi n x Dem E. Kemp x Dem DeRouen x Dem Aswell x Dem MAINE (Fc"nw ng elected Sept. roll L. Beed Rep. o H. White, Jr,, John E. Nelson x Rep. Donald W. Snow Rep. MARYLAND 16 vl Whitmell John N, Riley J. Bolivar Rene L. nes B, Harry L. Rep. Chas Mrs. Rep. Richard Englcbright x D 1 F. Curry x Rep. & D 1 Florence P. Kahn D: & 5 J. Welch Rep. 10, re K. Henry B Arthur M William Evans Joe Crail x Rep. Phil D, Swing x Rap & Dem. COLORADO 1—Willlam* R. Eatcn Rep. 2-~Charles B. Timberluke x Rep. 3—Guy U. Hardy x Rep. t—Edward T. Taylor x CONNECTICUT E. Hart Fenn x Rep. Richard P Mm'm.m x Rep. John Q on x Rep Schuyler Merritt x Rep. James P, Glynn x Rep. DELAWARE Robert G. Houston FLORIDA J. Drane x Dem Green x Dem A. Yon x Dem Ruth Bryan Owen Dem GEORGIA Charles G. Edwards x Dem. B. E. Cox x Dem C les R, Crisp x Dem. William C. Wright x Dem lie J. Steel x Dem amuel Rutherford x Dem. Malcolm C. ver x Dem, Charles H. i x Dem Thomas M. Bell x Dem. Carl Vinson x Dem. William €. Lankford x Dem William W. Larsen x Dem. IDAHO Burton L. French x Rep. Addison T. Smith x Rep. ILLINOIS Large—Ruth Hanna Rep. t Large—Richard Yates Rep. Oscar DePri; Rep. Morton Huil x Rep. Elliott W. Sproul Thomas A. Doyle x Adolph J. Sabath x James T. Igoe x Dem. M. AlMred Michaelson x Rep. Stanley H. Kunx x De Fred A. Britten x Rep. Carl L. Chindblom x Rep. Frank R, Reid x Rep. John 'T. Buckbee x Rep. William R. Johnson x Rep. -John C. Allen x Rep. Edward J. King x Rep William B. Hull x Rep Homer W. Hall x Rep Willlam P. Holaday Charles Adkins x Rep. Henry T. Rainey x Dem Frank M. Ramey Rep. Ed M. Erwin x Rep. William W. Arnold x Dem ~“Thomas 8. Williams x Rep Edward E. Denison x Rep | INDIANA | Harry B. Rowbottom x Rep. Arthur H. Greenwood x Dem James W. Dunbar Rep. ~Harry C. Canfield x Dem. ‘Noble J. Johnson x Rep. -Richard N. Elliott x Rep. 7—Louis Ludlow Dem §-——Albert H. Vestal x Rep. 9—Fred S. Purnell x Rep. 16—Will R. Good x Rep. 11-—~Albert R. Hall x Rep. 12—David Hogg x Rep. 13—Andrew J. Hickey x Rep. 10WA 1—Willlam F. Kopp x Rep. 2—F. D. Letts x Rep. —T. J. B Robinson x Rep. D Rep. Rep. y X Rep. i 1—T. 2—William P. 3—Vincept T 13, Charles L) 5—-Stephen W. Gambrill x 6—Frederick N. Zihlman x Rep MASSACHUSETTS Allen T. Treadway x Rep. William Kaynor Rep. Frank H. Foss x Rep. George R. St X Mrs. Edith Cole, Jr, x Dem ChieiTedm e Deni Dem. 1 5 K /s x Rep. Rogers 0 3 3 . 3 5 g Rep. 6 Dem. Nourse All X A. Piatt William Andrew P x Rep. Connery, Jr. Rep. il Herbert R. A Tom Mrs. Frederick W. Charles L. John J George 1 " Underhill Douglas x Holden X Dem. Tinkham | (For full and unexpir terms) John W Herbert “Robert Richard McCormack Dem. W. Burr Rep. Luce x Rep. B. Wiggleswortl E Joseph W. Martin, Jr. x Rep. Charles L. Gifford x Rep. MICHIGAN Robert H. Clancy x Rep. Earl C. Michener x Rep. Joseph L. Hooper x Rep. John . Ketcham x Rep. «Carl E. Mapes x Rep. Grant M. Hudson x Rep. —Louis C. Cramton x Rep, Bird J. Vincent x Rep. James C. McLaughlin x Rep. 10-<Roy 0. Woodruff x Rep. 1-—Frank P. Bohn x Rep. 12--W. Frank James x Rep. 13-~Clarence J MINNESOTA Victor Christgau Rep. Frank Clague x Rep. -August H. Andresen x Melvin J. Maas x Rep. Walter H. Newton x Rep. Harold Knutson x Rep. 0. J. Kvale x F William A. Petteng C. G. Selvig x Rep. Godfrey G. Goodwin MISSISSIPPI John E. Rankin x Dem. ‘Wall Doxey Dem. W. M. Whittington x Jeft Busby x Demi. Ross A, Colling x Dem. Robert 8. Hall Dem. Percy E. Quin x Dem. James W. Coliier x Dem MISSOURI Milton A. Romjue x Dem Ralph F. Lozier x Dem. H. F. Lawrence Rep. Charles L Faust x Rep. Edgar C. Ellis Rep Thomas J. Halsey Rep. John W. Palmer Rep. William elson x Dem. Clarence Cannon x Dem. Henry F. Neldringhaus At McCor- x Rep, Dom Dem ! x Rep Rep. | 9 10 Rep. 11—John J. Cochran x Dem. 12— Leonidas C. Dyer x Rep. 13—Charles E. Kiefuer Rep. 14—Dewey J. Short Rep. 5—Joe J. Menlove x Rep. 1928) X Rep. Alan Geldsborough x Dem. isano X Dom, it Dem. | Dallinger x Rep. Rep. | x MéLeod x Rep. Rep. PRES.-ELECT IS GOING TO S0. AMERICA Will Visit Many Countries Aboard United States Battleship ANFORD UNIVERSITY I Nov. 10 President-Elec bert Hoover proposed will trip to Latin Ameri his inauguration on March was announced here and Washingtor Mr. Hoov saxing: “I tion to visit erican countrie some day It been cordially supported by President Cooljdge and ry of State I There are e required matters which determination for Although President-Rlect pending diplomatic understood his be made from San next week battleship, to include Peru, Bragil, countries of Hllt‘ll!. Rep. s Cal;, H good- a a before 1, it also in issued had a the - Latin Am- me for tatement 1ve Ain before and other m ¥ a A few da) plans of the indefinite, exchanges, it departure will Francisco late United States The itinerary d Ecuador, Argentina, Chile and the larger the Southern com- are is JURY RETURNS VERDICT FOR FISH COMPANY Sunrfi'npoffifixfla Al Mitard Acquitted—Trial Jury * Panel Is Excused A verdiet {returned this v trying the case inny Point P {and Supt. Al {in which the | | of mot guilty afternoon by the of the U. 8. cking Company Minard, of Kake, company and Mr. {Minard were charged with de- struction of food fish. The case has been on trial since early this | week | A motion was | for a new trial for Albert Grant, convicted of second |degree murder recently for the {death of Thomas James, was {leard by Judge E. Coke Hill this |morning. He took the matter under consideration reserving | ruling for the present - The Court has completed the jury trial calendar for the pFés- lent term and all members ofithe [petit jury were excused today |from further service. Judge Hil! jand other (mm office are ex- {pected to leave next week for 1 Ketchikan to open a special term (there which will run for several | weeks, |JUNEAU WOMEN’S """ "CLUB OFFERING A SPEED COURSE i T\ Business 4 I'rn!enslunn‘ Women's Club of Juneau, Miss {Caroline Todd, has announced the cpening of evening classes " In \,A.ul\\nt ng, begiuning Novem- 19, h announcement was made following an = interview with Supt. W. K Keller, of. the Juneau Public Schools in which he stated that the school does (not contemplate offering a course of stenography in the night class- es this yea Speedwriting is called “the natural shorthand,” it is a’seien= |tific condensation of the English lang in which the alpha- | betic letters and punctuation Hllr)\\ the word symbols. peedwriting can be learned by 1ll|r average person in three months or less, it is said. The clubs feels very fortunate having secured the services instructor in this work, of |Mrs. R. R. Herman who has had nine years experience as & | teacher of English. Mrs. Herman 'is a graduate of the New Yaork School, of Brief Knglish Systems. An open meeting .will be held in the club rooms Monday eyem= ing, November 12, The course will be explaines detail and all interestgd are: | vited to attend. 1 O rrrn oy Marshal Albert White wife are returning to today i ; | | are | lin |as x Jin V. {and 4—Gilbert N. Haugen x Rep. (Continued on Pn_ae Three) neau abcard the Yukom, at 8 o'clock. |