The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 18, 1929, Page 1

THE DAILY VOL XXXIII NO 5000 JUNEAU, ALASKA FRIDAY JA\LA ARY 18 |929 “ALL THE NEWS ALASKA EMPIRE ALL THE TIME” PRICE TEN CENTS MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS CITY OF 25,000 LEVELLED BY EARTHQUAKE TODAY CRUISER BILL SIDE TRACKED FOR DRY TALK Prohibition Enforcement Cause of Debate in U. S. Senate TARIFF HEARING IN | HOUSE COMMITTEE Lumber Tariff, Especailly; on Cedar Products, | Is Discussed ASHINGTON, 18.—The bill made slow progress Senate yesterday and finally put aside to allow the Sen ate to debate the Prohibition ques-| tion. ! In the House, the independent of-! fices' appropriation bill, carrying| $541,000,000 for various government Bureaus, directed along Jan was was i Committee Activities Committee activities | red mainly with the ings before the W Committee which d es the duty on! including cedar] conce hea unl Means cussed with witn wood products, shingles for which the Northw ing a protective tariff. Prohibition Debate { Senate Prohibition debate cons! ration of the . Sen- arris, of Georgia, insisted| the $25,000,000 Enforcement fund, which he prnpuxell be made available. of Treasury Mellon has o\nre&su! the view that the ditem should not be permit- ted to_become effective yet. This stakted the Drys on a long argu- ment over general enforcement | whick sharply limited time Io&,diff-‘} cussion of the cruiser bill Senator Tydings, of Mar\l’md\ spoke in support of the Cruiser bill. Senator Hale, of Maine, sponsor of the bill, decided to ask for a longer session each day order to insure an early vote. Lumber Hearing the Committee’s heari n~ tariff, Frank Lamb, Washington, s]!t‘al\mi‘ for Washington, Oregon and Ida- ho lmbermen, sought a duty of| $3 per thousand board feet on all} Jumber but cedar and asked a levy! of 25 per cent ad valorem on cedar | lumber and shingles. | Lamb contended iree lumber was| overstocking the American market and robbing 50,000 men of jobs and wpering the domestic dustr; Representatives ton state contended dustry was facing extinction as tI result of cheap British Columbia | products. [ — SPERLING VISITS LODGE " OF ELKS AT SKAGWAY, The accompanied Defic ator that During on lumber Hoquiam, = from Washing-| the cedar in-{ Harry Sperling, District 1)(-put) of the Alaska B. P. O. Elks, re- turned to Juneau yesterday on lluu Margnita after making an official| visit to the Skagway. Elks lodge.) Mr. ‘Sperling said that the meeting/ was well attended and that he was very much satisfied with mq work being done by the Elks. will make an official visit to the, Ketchikan Elks sometime next| month and plans to accompany the | Juneau Elks bowling team to that city when they go there to bowl|; against the Ketchikan Elks’ howl‘ ing team. | | | WESTWARD FURS | diak Island. || westward ;Clly Hall. On Their Second Honeymoon 'Mr. and Mrs. Morton Hoyt, of New York and Washmgton, who flabbergasted the “400” by suddenly re-marrying after eight months of divorce. They left immediately for Florida on their second honeymoon. The second ceremony was performed in ‘the “Little Church Around the Corner” in New York on Christmas eve. International Newsreel) {GUILTY CONSCIENCE OF | Fu YORK MAN "ll/ll\h I\I’T(l!l[\/l\ \‘90() RICHER KETCHIKAN, A conscience wh Alaska, Jan. 18, h pricked him in made Ketchikan h two $100 ) s enclosed in lowing letter received by chikan Chief of Police: “In the fall of 1919, an outbsard moto stolen from a landing Give the money to be found. If r trouble and the owner or ive the mon- Postal the fo! the Ket- -SHIPPED SOUTH a, 18.—AL| thoughh the figures have not be: made known positively, it is ¢ mated however, that $30,000 in furs|not k | will arrive in Seattle on the Ad-|if you | miral Rogers next week from Ko-|relativ SEWARD, A W he ca ep some for y fail to find in due time, ey the poor. » motor on the bot of the landing. The letter containing the $200 is signed: “D. D. Door, City, Holding Conscience Money furs valued the schoon- It also said that $50,000 are aboard Attu making the run to the in place of the mail S(MIX\H'T Starr. This is the first; e [ot the 192829 catch and is said to! N SEbhe e ot ~ NEWPROBLEMS and lynx of other early season LE BOU I‘I.E'l' Jan, 18.—Traf- | catehes. jams have followed the air- lane into the air. The Le Bour- et-Croydcn air route, despite {the immensity of the heavens, suffers from overcrowding just }hko the narrow streets of cities. _There will be a meeting of thei g,y " 5ng English govern- City Council tonight at 8 o'clock |, HEen el AN e O in the council chambers at means of policing this great sky- way. The chief cause of trouble {has been privately owned air- er or g Marshal Foch Shows lmprovement Today\ PARIS, Jan. Foch is much heart is stronger attending ph e eee COUNCIL MEETS TONIGHT 18, — >arshal| better today. | according MADRID TEA WORLD HOW DRUGS ARE ENEVA, Jan. 18.—Spain is be- lieved to have shown the way to on the fight against illicit traffic in narcotic drugs. The League of Nations has re- ceived notification of a royal de- cree at Madrid, which establish- es the list of narcotics affected by the new Spanish law on drugs. The decree puts the importation of nar- coties into Spain, and their dis- tribution, into the hands of a state bureau, thereby virtually creating a state monopoly for their pur- chase, importation and, distribu- tion. But by the royal decree listing the authorized marcotics Spain is regarded here as having notably strengthened the fight against the planes whose pilots for greater isafety and commodity preferred to ‘follow the regular route of the big commercial air lines, These planes have increased in number a point where they E SFD‘m-e a menace to traffic, especial- SUPPR S - ly in hazy weather. When visi- ! hility is low, the big London-Paris |planes have many narrow escapes {from collision. | France has considered the fea- sibility of obliging all private pilcts flying by the Le Bourget- Croydon route to announce their departure at Le Bourget which would warn the London-Paris action,|planes by wireless to keep a dele-} ‘ sharp ]oukout | Juneau Boy Honored CHES to opium evil and given an impetus to the principle which the United States has long fought for, namely, the restriction of the amount of manufactured drugs to the world’s medical and scientific require- ments. In forecasting - Spain’s Senor Casares, the Spanish gate, told the last League assem- bly that in taking upon itself en- tire responsibility for everything relating to the purchase and sale By U. of W. Frat of marcotic drugs, the Spani government had not taken an ego-| SPATTLE, Jln 18.—Among ten tistic measure merely designed to|men pledged to the Sigma Delta safe-guard its own people. '(‘hl honorary journalism frater- The Indian delegate said he|nity of the University of Wash- would be glad if other countries | ington, is Curtis Shattuck, of Ju- would follow Spain’s example. ’neuu. - MICHIGAN CITY was} lGREAT DAMAGE | BY EXPLOSION, ISix’ Persgins Are Seriouslyi Injured—Two Held as Suspects 'REVENGE BELIEVED TO BE THE MOTIVE Killing of Marchfl in Co- lumbus Day Parade i Belleved Cause DETROIT, M Jan. 18.— | Six persons were injured serious-| ly, a furniture store, motion pic-. ture theatre, y store and restaurant were destroyed by an| explosion this morning. The| damage is estimated at $150,000, No one was killed The po believe the hlast| was planned as a reprisal fi the fatal shooting of an Itali ‘ marcher in the Columbus Da¥! parade of October 12. | Of the injured, under police; guard in a hospital, for question- | ing, is a third man found hid-| ing in the vicinity. H It is beieved that gasoline| caused the explosion. Two drums| of gasoline were found in the| rear of the furniture store. | Of the injured, Jose Zangaro| and Philip Cusmano are held as police prisoners. Mrs. Harriett | Umiverdross, Mrs. Elsie Miller, | Harry Gorden and Frank \o\mg are the mhora m]urml PILLS FOR TAMING OF | REBELS NUW]“ PARIS, Jan. 18.—Medicine is a new arm of French propaganda | in the Near E Where force | has led to conquer the populations of Syria and the tribes of the Druses, S hat hospitals and free spen- saries will succeed, M. Archa reported to the Academy of Med cine after returning from study | of medical conditions in the \mu‘ East. Arche influence { 1 ! rd found French medica predominant in hr\w.' where many French professors | have been called to organize a! modern Persian medical profes- sion. On the other hand, in |France’s own Syrian mandate, A‘,‘ {Beirut, the French Hotel-Dieu, or city hospital, has fallen be-| hind the American hospital and | has need of new subsidies. Arch-| ard. asked that closer collabora-| tion ished. At Damascus, a new Syrian faculty with the coilaboration of four French professors i ] it prepar- | ancient Arab university. Claun.s Rockefeller Has Won Fight, Which Is to Oust Stewart, | d | NEW YORK, Jan. 18.—The;} Herald-Tribune says that accord- standing petroleum his fight to oust Col. Ste \urt} from the Chairmanship of the Standard Oil Company of Indi ma.i it is quite likely, the newspaper says, Rockefeller, jr., will an-| nounce he will have more 51 per cent of the voting pro sometime before the meetin stor‘khulrlv)» on March 7. e WOTH SKELETON IS FOUND IN NORTH FRANCEl H\e! enor= dis- and than | es | of NANCY, France, Jan. fossilized skeleton of mous mammoth has {covered by workmen pit at Mussey. The tusks and a bones including a thigh bone weighing 70 pcunds have beem taken out and sent to a paleon- tologist at’ Bar-le-Duc for study. — . WHERE IS CLAUS PAULSEN? 18 an been in Y number of 1 for here- is Aleska Any in- the A request has been receive information concerning the ¥ abouts of Claus Paulsen. supposed to have come to about fifteen years ago. formation . should be sent Governor's Office, W THREE MEN TO !Actlon Foll;)—w; Confercr‘cc BY PBLIGEMEN between the two be estab-|ing of Republican political lority ‘uf three leaders i H. ing to restore the prestige of the|mittee Chairman William Hill had a breakfas ference with Herbert third ' Hillis, |who conferred with ier in the group in most of the ne ing *to one of New York’s out-!with the new President. authoritics, {the group would agree upon rec-, John D. Rockefeller, jr., has won {ommendations ynames are submitted for his consideration. (Two Passenger Tra THREE OREGON STUDEN”S PERle lN CAMPUS FlRE PE[]PI.E BURIED BENEATHRUINS; - MANY ARE DEAD Large Steamers and Smalle Craft Are Rushing to Scene with Aid |EVERY BUILDING IN CITY IS DESTROYED arge Numbers Are Re- Being Taken the:Ruins | \ | | | { | | nela, Jan, 18. 111 smalier rushing to- na which in earth- Evclyn Oman, 18, Portland; Margaret Hemm wrg lost their lives in a blaze which destroyad a dwelling a re. Six others escaped through windows. port NN AN D TO DEATH IN,LARGE FACTOKY FIR RKMAN BUI rood, and ants a huijd eity has troyed ernor of advi ent Gomez here number The newspaper Universal the number dead at 25 but said s this is only mere estimate as the city has a population of 20~ 000. The Universal said a great number of injured persons are being taken from the pains. The earthquake sedered tele- graphic communieation with the city and counts are fragmen- tary regarding the extent of the disaster. RADID APPEAL PRINGS MONEY vl | victim put Contributions Pouring in as Result of Smith’s Air Speech NEW YORK, Jan. 18. — The {radio appeal of Alfred E. Smith Ifor contributions to wipe out the $1,600,000 deficit of the Demo- | eratic . brought an aval- anche checks and pledgés of of [ funds. Hundreds of letters ae- and | companied by checks ranging solid|from $6 to $100 and telegrams west-| promising checks to follow by to-|mail were received by Smith, John J. Raskob, Naticnal Com- |mittee Chairman, and James Ger- in all these coun- ler Treasurer of the National the customs and, | Committee. Christian races.| Virtually every contributor re- Jugoslavia, nor'quested from one to 100 copies attempted to rob|of Smith's rumpuign mveches. f thelr ligion o * ons life was the result of an early Property damage of nearly a mill ¢i new machinery, at McCleary, morning blaze that consumed the sash ¢ BALKAN MOSLEMS ARE BEAUTHORITY | UNIT AGAINST KEMAL N. Y. POLITICS IS SHOT DOWN { | | of SOFIA 18 Mozlems Bulgaria formed a the tide of moving Jan Greece, Macedonia, Jugosiavia have | bulwark against which Balkans. on is the with Hoover — An- nouncement Made They refus adopt of the ria, [’!.u~ IN HIS HOME aurinsProminent Philadelphia ht ’“,’)')? Man Runs Amuck— | One Officer Killed Com- and | i con-, PHILADELPHIA, Penn. Jan. Piring point blank at a po- change !lice officer who broke through a gl Bulgaria’s 600,000 Mos- | | barricaded bedroom door of his lem population Before the Sofia| PESHAWAR, India, Jan. 18.— Griffin Gribbel, aged 46 g0 had time to consider|Advices from Kabul state that soclally prominent, shot o protests | Habibullah Khan, victorious reb- and lillid' @aln Blackburn, Po Mosle t their known as Bache Sakao, or - lice Inspector, and wounded Black their mother o . |water boy, has been acclaimed lurn’s chauffear and himself fell fez and the veil no u€W Emir or King by the éns cotlations | vitically wounded under fire of and where | tire Province of Kabul. He i He sald iher police officers. 155 haet Yndebna fiss vd have 15,000 men Mrs. Gribbel and six children, Bish aktate, ' ‘ cowered behind a locked door in mmission of mer another room to which they had , \ment ted when ribbel con- L, fronted them branishing a pistol. The police believe Gribbel he- | ime crazed when informed by ; ian that his condition n ted remowval to a sanitar WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 in New York State he next four years in the anncunced Edmond Machold, after Tu prerogatives they enjoy an alien race. a members of State he Proposal ment by the Angora govern a for a mutual ex- populat have cast| to Bul, Hoover' to-|1g of 15 lay. Besides Machold and Hill, the member will be Charles D National Committeeman, Hoover earl- m over | home, vea rnment matter all th came week. e Machold will ransfer to the reign represent the 5 where longer nnderst $ omi | 1T appointments | before the Hoover for office -oo State Legislature Starts Work. then Adjourns MPIA W Jan Gov. Gellatl wrded the Senate for Federal to ridee zora par W ashington ol Meidan 18 OLY And One Freight Wre('kfll 1 Men Killed "™ EASTERN RACE 1ced x °q oduced In Balkan count 8 1 nn tu Tur 4 tax religious and < flourishing, the fez A rived from otk nal headgear of the Mo-' Ten bills were introduced the women are still the House. Y and the Tekes and Mosques, The Legislature adjourned Iate \ object of curfosity in Tur. Yesterday until Monday. to foreign tourists, are allow-! on unmolested. ! Ambassador Herrick as Mustafa Kemal does| . Is Greeted Upon His » with our internation- and does not attempt, our Moslem subjects| to which they| shall be good under Moslem were A neome. deés, bonds, wo critically injured in a Pennsylvania ar the Railroad wreck nea deer Maryland, last night T pa senger trains train n were . involved. as3eNgers ham were hurt seriously | {veiled - e STOCK QUOTATIONS and a lan LAKE PLACID, N. Y., Jan Leonard Seppala, of Alask the two-day sled-dog derby L\ though losing yesterday’s race r Channing of Boston 94%, Channing finished Biti-' yun of foarteen miles, m Copper utes and eleven seconds ahead « vada Con- Seppala who led the field Wedne rid Motc day Roebuck| Se U. S.'event Power u 17 won al-fed to fi ,once « NEW YORK, Jan Juneau mine stock at. 9%, Consolid Chrysler 121% gon-Schilds 38, 152%, Missouri solidated 42, Pa 1445%, Postum 78 171, Stewart-War Steel 18034 and and Light 447 ) inter affair influenc adopt opposed ends with not al to gars 65, stt k| customs PARIS, Jan. 18.—United Stai | Ambassador Herrick, who d @ prom- poon seriously i1l recentlys reign office official. “But tyrneq to Paris today from i are of a dispute over ypited States and was ques which may create hy a crowd of American mplica in the Balkans.’ are pala’s time for the two was two hours and 32 Channing's time ind 35 minutos da min- es was two | thi % J » '~ TODEMOCRATS | AFGHANISTAN hig & & 15508 three cenfisy measured -