The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, November 27, 1928, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” JUNEAU, ALASKA, TUESDAY, NOVE TEN CENIS VOL. XXXIIL, NO. 4956. IBER 27, 1928. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICT HOOVER PAYS VISIT TO CENTRAL AMERICAN F0U i: Lfl 0078 IEULLUW Farm Relief Finds ~A'|"|'M}K MADE | HOOVER PARTY WELCOMED »ABOARvDi B AT ESHIP FOURDAY GALE Another Obstacle | : | ; UPON HOOVER X EUROPE'S COAST s Congress Neers “yyp ogRoW Lowlands Are [nundated Mexican Chamber of De- NS Beak Dlowd puties in Turmoil Follow- Dykes and Seawalls ing Member's Outbreak DEATH TOLL GIVEN | NOW AS OVER 100 MEXICO (I"I"Y, Nov. 27. wrath of the Chamber of Depu- Scores of Vessels Reported Wrecked All of Sub- | ties was aroused last night when stantial Tonnage HONBURANS ARE TOLD PURPHSES HOOVER'S YOUR .- Audience /aiic to Learn *roblen The INDEPENUENCY REAL CAUSE O REPUBLICS Mutual Benefits to Nations Must Come from Thor- oush Undersianding s |quoting the British press, launch- ed bitter attack against Her- bert Hoover's good-will tour and Ambassador Morrow’s work in Mexico. Leaders to the of the Chamber leaped ) forefront and championed {the of the two Americans |warmly and defended both. Laborde, claiming he spoke in behalf of union labor, said Hoov=| er's trip was a new phase of the | Anglo-Ame trade war and it was intended to destroy the benefit England derived from vigit of the Frince of Wale§ {to South America Turmoil broke and was unable to continue the floor. T PR SOLO FLIER OFF ON TRIP WALKBRViz 27.—Leonard Flo, Michigan, aged 26 s, former Army airmail pilot, making a second attempt of a nonstop solo flight from Canada to Cuba. He took off from the airport here alt 11:17 o’clock last night and hoped to reach Havana in 18 or 20 hours. The distance is approxis mately 1,800 miles. AT S G kg Out for Record, Gas Runs Short, Fliers Come Down to Earth - | Cal, Nov. 27.—Run-| of gsoline that it to break the| flight record, | |Herman Laborde, Labor member, i cause ™. -U. & & MARY- w, 27— Carrying -elect lcover 1o the count'y on Lis tour, tleship “aryland an- two nules off Cor- at 7 o'clock his ving and prepara- tions werc mad: ‘o land the narty sever hours later. Officials ere invited to Inneh with Hoover aboard the Maryland Greelings fromm President Diaz were ommunicatcd to Hoover aboard the bat'lesh o, AMAPALA, Hondurn ~President-elect Her {in his first sreech Lis tour to Central and South rerica, de- cluired he was makiug the trip {to learn mor [ tha common Iproble of the vitern Hemi- hore that ‘gt be “better or th Kk which lies be- LONDON, Nov. 27.—Floods fol- lowed in the wake of the four-day gale which has caused the loss of a of vessels of substantial tonnage in Western European | waters and possibly a toll of 100 lives from Belgium north to Fris- fan Island The lowlands are flooded as the sea has been driven upon them ider 1 score nred o, N { Farm relief faces a new obetacle in the disagreement of lead-|said | crs over the proper time to bring it before Congrss again. Semator | McNary (right) proposes to go before thc short session, opening December 3, with a plan that emb-dies major points of the old by the raging winds. ‘McNm‘yHaugen bill, deletion of the cqualization fee, and substitu “Dykes and seawalls, buffeted by | tion of government finance. Senator Borah (left) connects a r the heavy seas, gave way to the, visien cf tariff schedules with farm relief and proposes that the | question be carried over to a special scssion of Congress. and civilians m'ui i v ; frantically at Antwerp to| broken dykes. The city PUBLIG SGHUULS watermains became undermined and hroke, flooding the suburbs.| Industrial plants at many places 0F GHIGAGU ARE along the coast have been closed ; Laborde and left high naval offi 2ot of the g slect Herbert Hoover, followed by Amb. are received on the quarter deck of the U. S. will tour to South America. As the ship moved out to the Pacific a president was fired by navql vessels in San Pedio Harber. rush of water. P By FRANK I. WELLER (A. P. Farm Editor) WASHINGTON, Nov Facing a multiplicity of difficulties carried over from two presidential vetog farm relief another to hurdle as congress approaches. Its proponents are disagreed as to the proper time for renewipg the PRESIDENT-ELECT EMBARKS FOR SOUTH AMERICA st HOoHes Nov. Arbor, Ontario, of Ann yes has obstac Railroad bridges have been washed | out and telegraph and telephone| lines are down. | At Ostend, water from the sea ran down the street and inundat- ed the ground floors of buildings. | A 130-foot dyke at Sylt lsl;uul.\l Holland, broke with a tremendous crash, letting in the water and; residents had to quickly flee to higher ground. fi fore m Sponking | fore a large aud- ‘encc. Honduias Government of- ficials and citizens, Hoover de- 'ared the Western Homisphere bas caliMLereled in die oney ereal Luck, the “advancement of the welfure o the nrople of our {respective countries Common Pledoe Mr. Hoover -aid 1 North and f pledged th their a | dependenc ne developm through mly sou nan socicty only true road and we knc institution flourish o: prosperity “In turn | The short session begins Decem- and Senator McNary, co-au- | be Nary Private Funds May Be Nec-| thor of the twice defeated McNary- 4 | Haugen bill, is eager to initiate the essary Until Taxes | tirst day with pronouncement of a Collectable [new plan, broadly along” the lines CHICAGO, 1., Nov., 27.-City |of his old bill, but el’minating the lequalization fee. Senator Borah, admittedly close to the incoming newspapers today sald the Ccity),guiygiration, Insists the farm school faced a deficit approximate- | o p10n should be carried over to ly $12,000,000 caused by financial, . | troubles “inherited from previous ladministrations, coupled with tre-| clal session promised by Mr.| | mendous loss of revenue this year {from uncollectable taxes.” Some extra means of maintain- {ing the current expenses must be o hos| f s He h {tound, it is pointed out, until moro sontn, > taxes are available by the middle “']‘““'_ * “’“;(‘f hag I’;‘("" on thel,r pehruary. Private funds may Mississippi River. o ‘wasalll oA guest of Major Cohen, ]‘ublishur*r;m'»'l”"l v, e L of the Atlanta Journal at lunch- eon afttended by 100 prominent Georgians. Gov. Smith reiterated his declaration that he retires| from politics at the expiration of| SEWARD, 27.—A| The Grange his term but would always hold|slight quake of a few seconds dur-|awaiting expression of its legisla- himself in readiness to aid the|ation, was felt here at midnight "nu- committee strongly favors all Democratic No damage has been reported. f“‘ hle speed. Louis J. Tabor, | national master, explains that the Grange does not favor hasty, slip- shod legislation, and thatrwhile he ! personally believes more is to be |gained by a special session, he | welcomes the first opportunity to t a constructive program. jray, who threw the whole strength of his organization be. hind the controverted equalization fee until it became apparent con- England followed France's exam.gress never could enact it, is the ple and when her dead was laid|most outspoken in agricultural cir- to rest in Westminster, King|cles as the new obstacle arises. He George sprinkled a handful of sofl|has not changed his position that brought from France on the casket|farm relief and the removal of of British oak. Two of the pall|crop surplus are analogous, and tion has narrowed down to five!bearers were Field Marshal Freunh!mm ‘the commodity served should models, and General Byng, while the rest|pay for the removal of its own The jury is conferring regarding|were selected from the file of the |Surplus. the final selection with the Ameri-{army and navy. The epitaph for| He sees in astempt to rush can Battle Monuments, Arlingloni(he British soldier reads: “They remedial legislation through the National Cemetery and Fine Arts buried him among kings because|short session a tendency to set up commission and will announce its' he had done good towards God and’the McNary-Haugen machinery ultimate decision to Secretary of|towards his house.” ‘War Davis. | \ Gov. Smith Ends His Vacation; Is Hurrying To His Desk in Albany ATLANTA, Ga., Nov. 27.—Intent on reaching his desk in Albauy by tomorrow, Gov. Alfred E. Smith is enrcute to New York ended his vacation in the atior s of : iea the blovd to n-tional Jf-government it of the fu were of n- and fvidual 2 the nds fur hu- ‘e know it is the man progress that naticns and 1uve created can peace and mutual n Hooye Washington representatives of | various farm groups are lining up with the opposing views. Chester iray of the American Parm Bureau | atien, is of the opinion con-| | gress has too much to do at the shorc session to consider farm re- lief properly. He believes it should | |be held for a special session, to; | start in April or 7, and if nec- :‘. ary, eontinue until inauguration |of the seventy-first congress in | December, 1929, FRESNO, ning short became impossible world's sustained Lee Shoenhair and John Gugliel- metti abandoned the flight after being in the air forty three hours | and two minutes. They had enough | gas to keep them in the air for| 12 hours more but not enough to| break the record of 65 hours and 25 minutes. rs 50 i Feder: we in is - - that these institutions ideals (hemselves form great securi'y ol pes Princip'es Laid Down “We of tie Western Hemi- sphere believe in t} principles with a devotion whicl has arisen ltrpm the proot our cemtury, in common expericice, We in the United Stutes have learned imuch from the cxperience of our {Latin-Amorican neigibors and in jturn take pride i contribu- fons to the nou pool of hum- an adva in these 150 ars we know QUAKE FELT AT SEWARD nd Bandit Band, with W hoops, Pull off Robbery, Chicago Alaska, Nov. however, while Herbert Hoover boarding the barge that carried him to the “Friendship” Maryland, two miles out. The next President and his party sailed immediately for Latin-American waters from S8an Pedro Harbor. (Associated Pre: photo transmitted by telephone.) . ac CHICAGO, Nov, 27.-—Banditry Choice of Jury Wfor Unknown’s Tomb Now ! Narrowed to 5 Models WASHINGTON, Nov. 27.—The; decision of the jury of awards on the design for the completion of ihe tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington is being awaited here with much interest. The competi- was executed [ | Senate May Ratify Kellogg Pact on a grand scale here early this morning at the ‘Sl‘hi)()l 0’ Scien('v, Lamberecht Creamery and about; P 3 U . L $7,000 was taken. How many men/ rinceton Unuversity, participated in the robbery nm..»} Is De.!troy('d by Fire can say. Thirty employees the creamery said, “it looked like| about fifty of them.” The robbers poured into the place through doors and windows, whooping like college boys. Three Men Dead When Steamer Is Fumigated ' \Widely Sought Man Is Under Arrest in Slaying of Rothstein | NBW voRK, Nov McManus, widely sought the | man who can perhaps throw more [light on the ing of Aruold Rothstein, millionaire gambier, than anyone else, has hoen urrest. ol by detectives. Districi Atlorney | Banton has ordered him brougit larce) |to his office later today for ques- | tioning. l'coat was found in a room in hotel where Rothstein wis s LONDON, Nov. 27— Anxiety sver tne King's (liness was not Chain Store Millionaire &1 y reilcved this morning when phy:icians 1°d what might be Reported to Be Married R 4 charaeia i as non-committal TROUDSBURG, Fenn., Nev. 27 |pulletin nnouncement is made (hat Se- Phvsiclans tian S. Kresge, of Detrpit, chain |¢hat their B store millionaire, was married Oc-|th. night more restiully. His feve tober 28, to Clara Swaine of Moun-|er/.y condition has abated some- owned by a minister to Czar Nich.|tain Home, Pennsylvanla. The|what and summed up everything ols Il is doing proletarian duty|bride, who has been married be-'e).a as stating that conditions these days as a barge for hauling|fore, is the daughter of Dr. and were otherwise unch:nged. fish along the lower reaches of Mrs. Frank Zitz, of New York. - the Volga, Officials of the Cas.| v pian fisheries trust bought it for| STOCK QUOTATIONS oast Guard Bose o of | eu 4 [ | | PRINCETON, N. J, Nov. 27. 27.-Geo |The John C, reen School of Science, a three-story stone struc ture, one of the oldest buildin |of Princeton Unive was d |stroyed by fire during the night. The blaze started shortly after midnight and fanned by a strong wind, soon swept through the building. Fersons There iarger wit Acguainiance 1 ha 1t that a nal o quaitance, both neighhoring conntries WASHINGTON, The Senate’s ratif Kellogg pact seems barring unforseen ments. With only one questicn (o be settled, that of procedure, | Senator Claude A. Swanson, of Virginia, ranking Democrat on the Senate Foreign, Relations Committee, announced support of the treaty as have Senat Borah and Norris, anl other senators, both Republicans and Democrats jon of the assured, develop- ur BOSTON, Nov. 27.*F‘|Imiu.n‘n|| ‘The loss is estimated at §200,000 gas caused the ddath of three| GOhor buildings on the campus members of the crew of the stedil-) yore threatened for a time. er F. J. Luckenback. The bodies| were in the bunks. All three men were from New York. . s'fllldlfd 0il Forms ; Export Corporation ta s & (Cnnifix]n;ad on Page Two) Belgium allowed one of her sol- diers, blinded in battle, to select |the Unknown's body, while four| ———e———— Most European countries have burded their Unknown Soldier in | HALIBUT some national shrine already erect-| ... ,qes who had lost a right arm | ed, but America has yet to COm-| ;4 tour who had lost a left acted| Sentinenl and Majestic. is f 97 NEAW . YORK, Nov. The Standard OF Company of New Jer- sey announces the formation of the Standard Oil Export Corporation to handle the export business of| five operating subsidaries of the| ) New Jersey company. This Is| . §) |in preparation to formation of a .\\ © ¢ |general oil export association un- y der the Webb Act in which the new Standard concern is eligible for membership. | — e — Last Czar’s Yacht is ‘ Now Volga Fish Boat : ASTRAKAN, Russia, Nov. A pleasure yacht that once was rrmed the publie l‘“;‘t::nhc?. 3&:1:%:;: the first coun.|2° PAll earers. o \l patient had passed try to honor the Unknown Soldier,| After a night spent in prayer an brought her dead from Verdun to|ftalian- gold star mother selected rest beneath the Arc de Triumphe.|the casket for Italy's Unknown by gngland took her hero from the|placing on it a white rose. The blood soaked fields of Flanders!bhody was selected from the un- and laid him in the stately halls of known dead in a little grave yard ‘Westminster Abbey. Italy opened|near the Adriatic sea. The sepul- the sepulchre of Victor Emanuellchre of Victor Emmanuel, which 20 C ¢ the highest honor she could ac- cord for her “Ignoti Militi.” It was a Frenchman, Maurice Maunoury, commander of the 28th French artillery, who originated the idea of a memorial to the; Unknown Dead of the world war. ‘When awarding prizes at the Lycee de Charlemagne he proposed a ‘memorial to the poilu to symbolize the homage of a grateful country. France eagerly caught at the idea, and Joffre, Petain and Foch led the funeral cortege when the Un- known Poilu came home. ‘was opened to receive the body, is the finest in Rome. It is regarded as fit that the| tomb of, America’s Unknown Sol-( dier should be within the shadow of Washington monument in Arl- ington, selected by Abraham Lin- coln as a national shrine. There pine, cypress and magnolia spread their benediction over the muster| roll of the Army and Navy in| marble and the tomb of the Un- known soldier when completed will be the crowning touch to the Hold Record for Year's Sharing to Crews KETCHIKAN, Alaska, Nov. 27.— L. P. Sutherland’'s Sentinel, of Ketchikan, has been determined the high boat of the year of the Ketchikan halibut fleet, sharing $2,940 to a man. The Majestic, in command of Peter Peterson, is runner up sharing $2,833.50. ‘The Majestic is a larger boat and brought in 480,000 pounds of hali- but. The Sentinel brought in beauty and solemnity of the place. 345,000 pounds. DAY 35,000 and brought it down the river with great emony. | Pioneer Trail Blazer Grows Weaker;Little Hope for Recovery o Fur Trappers Ca Animals by Airplane 2 NEW YORK, Nov. ~Alaska Juneau mine stock is quoted today |at 7%, Chrysler 128%, Iditigon Schilds 39%, Cudahy 67's, Kenne. {cott Copper 147, Missouri 733 , Nevada Consolidated 37%, Packard | Motors 120, Sears, Roebuck 18314 | Stewant-Wa 7. SEATTLE, Nov. 27.—Eara Meok. | jocud™ Woride 4. 1. S o) er, trail blazer, aged 97 years, was, L the government farm here by air|a trifle weaker this morninz but| An aviator at Greenwodd, Miss.. from Yak 1,700 miles away, in|regained consciousness after a drew a scolding and a warning 48 hours. By sleigh and boats the|lapse of a day. = Physiclans have from a deputy game warden after trip ordinarily takes severalllittle hope for his recovery but he drove his plane into a flock of weeks. © . say he might live for a week. |geese in the air, ) IRKUTSK, Siberia, Nov. 27. Aeroplanes are Dbeing used to transport fur bearing animals from the frozen north of Siberia to the rallway. A shipment of live blue fox was recently brought by Damaoged by Fire; One Lije Is Lod‘ NEW LONDON, \ check ur a’*cr the spectacular fire at Coast Guard base rovealed tl- loss of one life. * Coast (rardsmen escaped. Th: firs destroyed two b ings and cansed 20 govern: boats ‘ied in the harbor to be re. leased Jacob Tatelman was found ed to desth. His body was in tue rums of the bospital ‘onn., Nov. 27, =