The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 5, 1928, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE VOL. XXXIIL, NO. 4962. DEMOCRATS ARE T0 BE CALLED IN CONFERENCE, Chairman Raskeb An-| nounces Meeting of Lead- ers to Be Held Soon CHAIRMANSHIP WILL | COME UP, DISCUSSION | pl’flgl'fl[ll fOI’ NCX[ FOU '3 ; \'(’ars ill]d Ol‘ganiza- tion Be Decided NEW YORK, ference of the Demccratic P shortly by Chairman Raskob of the tional Committee The conference organization plans program for the next Gov. Alfred E. Smith, leader the House and Senate, and National Committeemen will | probably be invited to attend the meeting, whieh will be informal Chadrman Racl ed Dec leaders ty will A con of the| be called | John Democratic 5.— is for a f evolving slon « a of « ret ented* hairmanship ana roae, . il depend on the attitu e of the party leaders. He said: “Personally 1 have not yet given it a thought. My personal ing fon is to take an abso- Iut unselfish attitude in ‘the matter.” Chairman Raskob said there has been criticism by certain Southern leaders of his continued chairmanshiy, notably by IV, Dt Bloonty 20 P L Raor Wi MRS ed the Chairman for the break in the Solid South at the last election. Raskob indicated that it he should be retained as Chair- man, he will carry on a militant campaign during the next four years NEW REPORTS | ABOUT UNITED STATES MAL Results of Improvement and Expansion Pro- gram Shown WASHINGTON, Der of an improvement and expansion pr 1 in the American postal service, particular in the air were set out today by Post- r General New in hiz annua! report to President Coolidge which noted an operating deficit of § 363,148 for the year ending Jur 30, The Resultg mail mast operation of the Jones. White Merchant Marine Act, de-. signed to stimulate American ship- building with aid from postal reve. nue, was not reflected in the re- port as new contracts could mnot be made to begin during the per- jod The five cent rate on lettars sent by air also was made effective the date of the report but id that the contract alr mail . appears to justify his opinion that priwate enterprise can perform the work creditably. Economical Administration “The fiscal affairs of the De- partment indicate careful and eco- nomical administration of the| servic he said. “Notwithstanding | the decrease in the increa of| postal revenues under those of, ‘Centinued on Page Two.) % When Fate Dealt the Cards sied~ foyal flush was the last hand that Fate dealt to Arl\gfii Rothste);n, suave little king of the gamblers, ‘The above oker hand symbolizes his colorful life: Ace of .Dlamond.s, othstein got his first “break” in a poker game with Charlie Gates, the $40,000 he won starting him on the road to fortune; King of Diamonds, luck was consistent and Rothstein bought apartment houses and hotels right and left; Queen of 'D.mmond_s, he was happily married, shielding his wife from publicity of his rofession ; Jack of Diamonds, a royal flush seemed about to be is, and Rothstein pushed in all of his chips; Deuce of Spades, 's bullet, and the last urd‘ he gc:'t wraafnmfl;'t')’);:fl ctzcmy; :;Wille/'d a Fortune Says Alaska Was Once Near Becoming State SEATTLE, Dec President Warren ( ing had lived a little er, part of Alask now be a State inst Territory, said Wickersham, of mer Delegate who has arrived “If Harding — It Hard- long- might ad of Judge James Juneau, for- to Congress here had lived, an- other State would have been carved out of Southeastern and the Southern part of the Territcry, the houndary line going north of the Copper River District and including Fairbanks,” said Judge Wick- | ersham. “The President’s mind was made up after his visit and | favorable action by Congress would have been assured. | | He would have omitted the | Northern, unsettled part, leaving it as a Territory to become a State later, or to be annexed to the first part.” Calles N New Mexican Party e amed Head : MEXICO e b5.—Former President Calles has heen named head of the newly organized Na-| tional Revolutionary Party. { STOCK QUOTATIONS NEW YORK, Dec. 5.7‘\|flska‘ Juneau mine stock is quoted toda at Inez Nortcn, ex-Follies girl and woman of mystery along Broad- cal TS A Iway, is now revealed as the flame 9%, Chrysler 134, Kemnecott thay melted the iron heart of 4, Missouri 69%, Nevada Cop-!Arpold Rothstein, big sambler. olidated 35%, Packard Motors on nis deathbed he left her the 150%, Sears, Roebuck 185%, Stew- jncome from one-sixth of his es- art-Warner 116%, US. Steel 163%. |{ate, estimated at a minimum of 1 Democratic Hea North Carolina “W atch And Wait” After Schism RALEIGH, N. C.,, Dec. 5—A pol. icy of “watchful waiting” has been adopted by Democratic leaders of North rolina as they contem- pate the results of the schism which sent the state into the Re. publican column for the first time since reconstruction days with a majority of 66,000 for Herbert Hoover November 6, A noticeable exception, how- ever, is Sen. Furnifold M. Sim- moens, veteran party leader, who championed the anti-Smith forces | > & &g 1}111,u4m“|mu, ds of Says Women Not Yet Fitted for Cabinet Posts LEXINGTON, Ky., Dec, 5.— The belief that women are not | yet sufficiently trained in poli- tics to hold a position as Cabi- net member was expressed | here by Mrs. Ruth McCormick, Congresswoman-elect, at a | banquet. She said she believed that within ten years women will be competent for Cabinet | membership and urged them to aim for fitness for a Cabinet | post. | i | | i | vigorously during the campalgn.| Shortly after the election Senator Simmons from his home in New Bern declared that the party in' the state should be reorganized. His suggestion brought forth a’ prompt rejoinder from Charles L. Abernethy, representative from the third North Carolina district, who supported Gov. Alfred E. Smith,! opposing any change in the party organization. Josephus Daniels, secretary of (Continued on Page Tarce) | | e ——————— “ALL THE NEWS REPORTS WRECK ON BEACH NEAR [ ‘. ) | First Clue io Fate of Miss- ing Halibut Vessels Is Received Here clue of the fate of halibut schooners Bruonvol and Imperial came to Ju- neau today in reports received the 1 Customs headquart- wreckage of and the beach about 40 miles Yakutat. The Unalga it 6:30 a. m. tomorrow to start rescue there to place wreckage sald The first the mis ing at of vessels of sail Yakutat from the been seen. Conditions along the such, it sald, impossible to make even in favorable necessitate imd party This will not outh will or party where a the is shore that a land- weather. sending out an from Yakutat, difficult if the country is frozen back from the but can be made only by with frequent portages if till open The reports of the were brought here by Poter | Frank, who arrived here from | Yakutat on December 2. He w. ]lmuzm to the Customs authori- |ties by Max Italio, Mayor of | Yakutat," who has been here for |sometime and to whom he told [his story. Frank said two days {before he left Yakutat on the steamer Admiral Rogers, two In- dian trappers, Frank Italio and e are was it i in oast canoe t is wreckage Condition of King George Is Unchanged LONDON, Dec The con dition of his Majesty, King George is not changed accord- ing to bulletins issued this af ternoon by the attending phy sicians. BIG GREETING BY PERUVIANS Enthusiastic Welcome I)_vl Forty Thousand to President-Elect CALLAO, Peru, De today on Peruvian soil, Presiler Elect Herbert Hoover was « an enthusiastic welcome by 4 persons who cheered and applaud- ed Hoover and the member \ party. Hoover passed through lines of police and soldiers who saluted with fixed bayonets while the Peruvian Naval Band played the national anthems of the United States and Peru. Cannon fired the Presidential s lute. The crowd pushed and as though in a football trying to see the vis Mayor extended an { come, Landing 0,000 hoved scrimmage the wel ors offi a3 CROSSES THE TROPICS ABOARD U. 8. 8. MARYLAND, Dec. 5.—The battleship ha the tropicg and President-Elect Hoover appeared yesterday a blue serge suit while officers and sailors shifted from tropical whites to blue. Other members of the Hoover party dug out their tweeds and sweaters as the ship now in the cool,bracing weather caused by the Humbolt current, sweeping from the icy waters of the sub- polar regions. The President-Elect is enjoying the spring weather only 10 degrees below the eq .ator. He feels fit and fine and anticipates eagerly the visit today to Peru Mr. Hoover inspected the battle ship's turrets yesterday morning and saw the 16.inch guns elevated and swung about. He has dally inspected some part of the ship. It is estimated that a person must daily inspect the ship for three lmunthu before seeing everything. ssed in ITALIO RIVER! to | ALL THE TIME” JUNEAU, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1928. EXPERIENCING BANNER YEAR Secretary Jardine Says 1928 Is Year of Achievement WASHINGTON, Dec the glamor of demands relief legislation, dine in his annual dent , dec beyond question that |down in American agr a year of achic sisting that the gros from agriculture this year well above the 1 2 $12,253,000,000, the theless couples his forecast the statement that “thi mean that_agricultural are insubstantial n that the remedy for real diffieulti; should le the free play of economic fc “The situation from whick riculture is still su ing ha plex economic, and 0 irarvla," he says. nation cannot escape of responsibility that clals advocated overwhelming ex-| pansion of production during the| war. In like manner the nation must accept its share of responsi- bility in seeking and applying sound and adequate relief “In short, agricultu to practical go rebuilding its fortu and permanent foundat Without offering any fast farm relief pro retary suggests tha benefit themselv jor attention to tion, De for 3 pite farm Jar veport to Pres it 28 will go uliural 1 vement income will be total of retary never with does not gri ¢ ATy Coolidg that 1 | these be to 1 | com her | | the har ofti- ! social For | i + | 1 its { ove entitied | help il'\ a firm and| al Bec- | tarmers could | »y giving ma- | ty produc- 1l m nmer m.” har th qual Suspected Slayer Of Alaskan Charged | the \“hlmmlm" touches at any port | ognized by the United The fact that a President-elect and a future “First La net ruffling the etrict routine of life on the battle Herbert Hoover on their Latin American good-will tour. specticns on the boat, and below a salvo from a battieship's guns. WASIIN aboard which i and Mrs I on wi and not routin aboard Reveille by the the upkeep the Ma stripes flyl mighty 16 con as MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS Ship Routine Is Not Disturbed By Hoovers ' of Above 1 | GTON, Dec Life patti=alin © Maryland, President-¢ t uthward b o 1 Tou £ th the e as thou at five o'c 1 stant. dr} of the ship, aryland, the z her -inch gun ek, follow and work on oad and bow and glean 1 plows along There Ho choost is er to the admira placed at privil m m which ng Maryland i and fin built and 1 knots guns pr i h {1917, besides a numbe uns, inclu sides and four & ns, two. much f ae Mr. and Mr whenever they desert the seclud I's theiz cge to” the W they a and tky, and a pelow on I ks going ap m B b h has been eal suite, wh he control top a pano view o arin exer | Fins Ship ips of | nest in 1 one-half recent speed rri 16- s Head in( her 8he ca of a ne oved at India; 3 eight model W of smaller | ding 12 five.inch broad pounder 1 salutin on each sic Has Four Turrets The big vered with battles] four sovereignty 21 guns. sighted the guns are turrets in which th carried are elegtric hois hip bearing e Presi . there is Whenever Maryland a (Cystinued on Page With Manslaughter | SEATTLE, Dec. 5.—Ancon An- Itlers:m, aged , suspected ~la_\-(-r‘ of John Borgan, Alaska train-| man, in a Thanksgiving brawl in a hotel here, has been formally charged with manslaughter in the Justice Court | Anderson is held in the ecity jail in default of $2,000 bond. | Anderson is reported by the po-' lice to have admitted beating Borgan after the latter attacked him during a carousal. Anderson; Wwag arrested at Everett after he| slagshed his wr in a suicide| attempt afer making good his| escape from Seatile when thel death of Borgau hecame known, oh risimas SHOPPINGITO:DAY; y - r LJONLY MORE ,\'ms 10)] . . 1 B When | . expeeted to result in the indict-|were Mexicans. PRICE TEN CENTS COOLIDGE MAKES PLEA FOR ECONOMY /ANNUAL BUDGET “SUBMITTED BY PRES. COOLIDGE Chief Executive Gives Fi- nancial Report of Treas- ury's Condition FURTHER REDUCTION TAXES iMPROBABLE Expenditures Run Over Three Billion—Surplus Will Be 60 Million WASHINGTON, Dec ~Voie- ing again his plea for Govern- ment economy, President Coolidge has transmitted to Congress the budget for the fiscal y for an expenditure of § 647 leaving the an estimated $60,576,182 surplua 1 he declared offered no im for further tax J | 5 mediate reduction The President mated surplus, prospect sald the estl- which will ba available June 30, 1930, was based upon an expected revenue |totaling $3,841,295,829. | Deseribing the surplus as small, 4 |the President said it neverthe- is “‘satisfactory as it points [to a balanced budget.” | President Coolidge warned Con- aboard is|gress that “it is clear that wa . |canndt assume any great addi- and MIs.| o expenditures without jeo- regular in-'pardizing this favorable outlook.” less the Ur which is shown re 3 MELLCN MAKES REPORT WASHINGTON, Dec. 5. —Ban- yinmalout swin randing dnte the billions of dollars, Secretary | Mellon, of the Treasury Depart- | ment, found °business, whieh | reached a low point in November |and December, 1927, finished the ifiscal year ending June 30 only 3 per nt below that of the FOR WORK, BOTH | made public today Are| seer Mellon | ture, whole, DECKS CLEARED ) Old Fighting I Rushed to Foremost Positions es agrieul- substan- said made Automobile production exper- ienced a turn for the better dur- s year, SN port trade wag slightly un- der the previous years and im- ports had a small decline. and - . BOULDER DAM « BILL BEFORE - SENATE TODAY | {First Measure of Short Ses- | sion Promises Much Discussion coipt of | dent ( imcodiately 1 of th 1 ushed into th new ry-Ha w5t campalg foremost m bill, witl equalization principle, was introduced C. L. MeNar of Oregon 1 with MeNa en fee \ nator SPONso the Pre It wounld{ Joard irplus. dent’s recommendat a | handling ons Farm on reate lera to 1 in the er Kellogg Peace P Treaty treaty with be ratifi offie Th submitted Kellogg AC enate "reside hefore March from b WASHINGTO a cloud of specul | Johnson Boulder m bill comes lup today In the Senate as the first business of the short session meas. ures. D than| DPiscussion promises to be en. Phipps, of|twined with the report of the to amend | Board of Engineers and Geologists \ a|Which yesterday recommended in creased estimates and construction lof the dam in Black Canyon in. | stead of in Boulder Canyon, Colo. alrado River .| Another :tor that may enter |into the debate is the recommens dation of President Coolidge, who, |in his message to-Congress yes- |terday, declared himself as recom- to members who died in re.|mending the measure that will pre- v in {|charge necessary government fune- POOTN | tions but 1 the electric power 1| fleld te enterprise. The bill, after its passage in the out any material chang senator | House, was taken up in the Senate Hiram Johnson, with the Swing-|toward the end of the last session. S Johr Boulder Dam bill holds| It rempained unfinished busincss, = with t construc. | therefore having ‘the prior right i tion. billitor mese he Kel.|the Senate's discussion this ses- logg Pact and awaiting | sion. turns. Dec —Under n made for| , the Swing- n Relation lay for early action 1 Canyon Dam {dent commented on the | on Dam d no soon. r s me been read enator Lawre (o] Soliradn, oiarind & M bill b the Swing-Johnson way as to meet the ident quirements The House Comm ha Ways son after the Hous the sident’s me Both Houses Adjourn After the reading of the messag both houses adjourned out of re. and Mean 1 ttee aw gslon & tened to P spect derw loak 2 h committee rooms and to second day re; legislative priority the floor others i 'Switch Engine Hits Indictment of 200 . | Sgreet Car; Sixteen Expected in Liquor | Persona Are Inj - | Smuggling Into U. S. | HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 5e WASHINGTON, Dee. 5.—Treas- | teen persons were injured, ury Department officials an-|seriously, when a Missouri nounced that investigation Into]Pacific switch engine s lquor smuggling from Canada is|Street car. Most of the More ment of 200 persons, lmber-\ escaped injury.