The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 31, 1929, Page 1

THE DAITY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” XXXV, NO. 5114, EAT WAVE, DROWNINGS, TAKE JUNE AU, ALASKA | FRIDAY, MAY 31, 1929, MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS DEATH TOLL EARTHOUAKES KILL MANY IN S0. AMERICA' Thirty - three Known Dead and One Hundred Known Injured VILLAGE DESTROYED, HOUSES IN FLAMES Cold Weather, with Snow, ! Adds to Distress in Argentina BUENOS ATRES, May 31.—Earth- quakes have taken a toll of 33 dead and 100 known injured in two Ar- (% gentina villages. Villa Atuel stroyed, houses burning. Bridges have collapsed directions. The tremors continued with but brief interruption for over' three hours. Aid has been rushed stricken area. The entire nation is gripped in a cold wave with temperatures as low as 25 degrees above zero re- ported. At Ciudad Mendoza, three per- sons are reported to have died from the cold and snow. Freezing temperatures are re- ported in many sections interfering with raliroad traffic. - e 0DD FELLOWS ARE TO MEET o R A boribicd in all to the Important Sessions of I. O. O. F. and Rebekahs to Be Held in Seattle { | SEATTLE, May 31.—Preparations | have been completed for the Fifty- rst Annual Session of the Odd 5, Grand Lodge Jurisdiction. lington and Alaska, which) has been half de-| ‘Forced to Dance jwestern’ fahled- style, four Seattle | Oil Magnate's Wife Il KING GEORGE IS REPORTED British Sovereign Suffers Relapse — Special Bulletin Issued | WINDSOR, England, May 31— | Anxiety for King George was re- | vived today by the announcement that the Soverveign is again con fined to his bed in the castle. This |} INBED AGAIN iSte-p'p’ea- Too i’.‘fvely.! state of mind was partially reliev- : g ‘ed this morning by a bulletin which stated the general condition of the King was good and there is no “eause for immediate alarm. The King is suffering from an abscess formation in the chest, the seat of illness last winter. While he must remain in bed, (the King will be able to transact necessary business. | Apparently there has been a | minoroperation performed. This is }indlcatcd in a statement that drain- age is in progress on the abscess Mrs. Harry F. Sinclair has and cere must be exercised in the heen removed to a sanitarium safeguard of his health. in Battle Creek, Michigan, at e, which she has been a patient from time to time, following a SGIENTISTS MAY breakdown said to have been| induced by anxiety and worry | over her husband’s imprison- SURVEY BERING ment. (International Newsreel) | | In Regular Fabled Western Style > ¢ ternational Halibut Com- mission, Says Klein SEATTLE, May 3L—Forced to| dance in regular old fashioned| highe: 500K ¥routhis eavly 40dRY| 1t-is hoped By tfie Departiment of sought doctors to have bits of metal | commerce that the International and conerete plucked from their|ga)ibut Commission may find some legs and arms. __Imeans of surveying the halibut and Seven students were returning'coq fish banks in Bering Sea, said from a party last night when they acting Secretary Julius Klein, in encountered two strange men. Onel, jetter received by Secretary Karl of the men had a handkerchief pnejle. He acknowledged the re- tied around his face. }ceipt of a memorial of the recent Twirling their guns, the two men, ajaskq Legislature which asked that stopped the students and said they|cuch a survey be made. wanted to see some dancing. SEA FISHERIES \Work May Be Done by In-|" |§ | | | Thelma Bieber’s hurry-up in New York cost her the munifi- cent sum of $5 when she was grabbed by a vigilant New York -eopper for jumping the traffic lights in Manhattan. The daughter of the Texas millionaire was just starting to set a new speed record for her i return trip when she was over- taken. (International Newsreel) + P S RS S i Without waiting for execution, the opens Sunday in the Olympic Ho- tel. | Due to the sinking of the Aleu- | tian, Alaska delegates will not ar-| rive until next Tuesday on the Ad-| miral Evans. | Between 5,000 and 6,000 are ex-i pected to attend and in addition | to the Fifty-First Annual Session, the Grand Lodge gathering will also include the Firty Sixth Grand En- campment, Fortieth Annual meeting of the Rebekah Assembly and the | Twenty-Third Annual Departmental Council of Patriachs, also Sixth An- nual meeting of the Ladies’ Auxili- ary to the Patriachs. e TWO HUNDRED ARE POISONED Firemen and Wives Suffer Attacks Following Con- | vention Dinner MUSKOGEE, Oka., May 311.—Two hundred, persqns are ill as a result of ptomaine poisoning, five being in a serious condition following a supper Wednesday night for fire- men and wives attending the State | Firemen’s Convention. Physicians said Mrs. George Hig- | ginbotham, wife of the Fire Chief here, is in a critical condition with only a slight chance of recovery. So many members of the local Department are ill that volunteers were called on yesterday and today as a precautionary measure. Many victims were stricken'at the | cdance which followed the dinner Wednesday night, while others suf- fered attacks on their way home. An investigation was started yes- terday to determine the cause. Sev- eral kinds of cold meat sandwiches were served. Canoe Turns Over; Indian Is Drowned TANANA, Alaska, May 31.—Fred Marks and Christopher Frank, In- dians, upset last Monday when they started to cross the Yukon in a small canoe, 18 miles below Tanana. Frank, after swimming four min- utes, sank and was drowned. Marks reached. the upturned ca- noe and floated until rescued. | men started firing at the feet of | the students. The latter said' they did not have time to start ancing before they were hit by bits of metal and concrete. ———————— HUGE CAISSON IS MAN TRAP; SIX VICTIMS Air Lock Blows Off and| Men Are Caught on Bottom of River JERSEY CITY, May 31.—Rescue workers are seeking the bodies of six men of ten entombed in the bed | of the Hackensacken River when compressed air escaped from a cais- son in which they were working and thus letting it full of mud. + The victims, with others had been sinking a caisson for one of the| piers of the bridge. The caisson, a huge steel chamber, was open at the bottom and connected with the surface by cylinders provided with air locks and compressed air was| pumped into the chamber, keeping | the water out while the shaft was being excavated for the pier. The men were working 75 feet below the water when an airlock blew off the cylinder. The, cais- son sank, filled with muck, nearly | to the roof._ Gorst Plane Soon to Fly on Return, Seattle SEWARD, Alaska, May 31.—The Gorst plane Alaskan was here for the first time last week and will return here June 2 enroute to Fairbanks. The plane is then due to return June 8 on the southbound trip to Seattle. Three Trainmen Ar Mr. Klein said the Department is in sympathy with the memoria! DUEL FOUGHT | for halibut would relieve the strain The Bureau of Fisheries, however,| is without funds to make the sur- BY Twn MEN vey. Army Lieutenant and Mar- Continuing, the letter said: “In view of the fact that the de- ried Man Meet, Draw Guns, Fire elopment of a new fisheries area on the existing banks, some of which are badly depleted, and fur- ther that the preservation of the halibut of the North Pacific is the concern of the International Hali- but Commission, I am hopeful that | that Commission may eventually| find some means whereby it may | NAVAL PLANES VISIT JUNEAU THIS MORNING Commander Radford and Companions Arrive from Base at Petersburg Piloted b W. Radfor Whitehead, tw and Sika—o! Commander A. Licut. Richar lanes--the Jv tie N s aloska fxpedit arrives 8. m. today fram ¥s base at Freersburg. R I Sargent, director oi topographic w beidg done. by the mappers, was o= | ber of the pariy also The ‘planes were expeetetl Lo © turn to Petersbuwg late this a er noon where ‘wo other planed ure jgaged in mupping Kuie i nd. Ne entire expedition will ve here within ten days or two 4f favorable wea'lor condition encountered, The trip was made hore to give Commander Raufo Mr. Sargent an opportunliy ¢ fer with Gov. Parks: Comm sioner Charles H. 7 vegay the wark of the seaso ., and to ; mit the Commander, who is leader of the expedit w over the local harbor ‘cr & for the planes, the Guinett the scow camp. Most of e noon was spent with the 'u\'flx'uurl and Mr. Flory. The first mapping was ithe expedition yesterday, considerable portion of Kuiu was covered. This work w have been continued today i atmosphere was sufficiently for photography. When the neau and Sitka left Petersby however, conditions were unfavc: !able for mapping, it was said. Within a very short time, it i. planned - to move the -base from Petersburg to Sitka, If the weather is suitable, there is enough work to be done from there to keep the mappers busy a week or ten days. The expedition then will move here. In addition to the regular map- ping photographing, the expedition will take a number of oblique shots, ‘covering water power sites, un-| }usunlly excellent timber stands and |other subjects desired by the For- | est Service, it was said. The planes will also photograph watersheds of | rivers on the mainland, such as the Taku and Whiting. These will show strips of the country along the streams and will be useful in planning roads and trails. The mainland areas on Icy Strait, Lynn Canal and Stephens Passage will 'also be photographed. It is ex- pected it will require the entire season to complete the program as (laid out. | The planes are Loening amphi- bians, equipped with 550-horsepow- er Pratt-Whitney motors. They tois, e toc toe | ook | base | and | one by /hen a and o | e | | gressiona NAVY AVIATORS OFF FOR ALASI&A Auociated Press Photo Comm. A. H. Radford, commanding a four-plane flaet now on its way to northern territory to ke aerial survey of th southeastern gection of it. The cravy A at Seattia Home Influence WORRY GAUSED fc'v:..ci for OVER MEASURE, [« Evsorcement FARM RELIEF SWAMPSCOTT, Mass., May 31.— A campaign of strict observance to the United States law will not be necessary if the American parents fulfill their obligations, Mrs. John Sherman, of Denver, told those {chse and Senate Confer-|attending the meeting of General Federation of Women's Clubs speak- the subject of ces Expected to Meet ~—Hoover's Edict ing on Homes.” Mrs. Sherman said: “The home is lacking in reverence and respect May 31.—Con-|to sacred things of life which may Interest is focused in|menace the community. If we Farm Rellef. could induce parents to recognize Sens'« and House conferees are |more fully the moral obligations to repew conference as this is re- |children, we would not have to con~- «wrded as forecasting the Senate{duct campaigns for law enforce- urréender on the debenture clause,|ment and the National Crime Com- but this point has not yet been |mission would be unable to report decided. ‘ that crime cost is nearly thirteen President Hoover’s edict, that [billion dollars.” Farm relief must be enacted before —_—————— the Congressional vacation. has forced the issue. NEw FLARE_UP “American ASIHINGTON, 1 « House leaders are standing by the Presidential opposition to the de- benture clause and next week is expected to bring a show down and by then something definite is ex- pected from the conferees. A vote on Senator Nye's motion to carry out the President’s recom- mendation for repeal of the Na- CHICAGO, Maz 21 —Two gangs- ters were killed and a gambler is Yelieved held for $20,000 ransom in comply with yonr request.” The International Halibut Com- mission, composed largely of scien- tists, has been engaged in a study |of the banks off British Columbia and Southeast and Southwest Alas- ka for several years. It has re- ported some of the older banks badly depleted and it is believed that an agreement will be reached shortly by the United States and Canada closing & number of them. Jewish Social Workers To Meet in New Jersey ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., May 31. —Three decades of Jewish philan- thropy and social work will be re- viewed at the annual session of the National Council of Jewish Social Service here June 2-5. More than 400 social workers from 40 states are expected to attend as delegates. The session will cover all phases of the council’s activities and will terminate with a joint| meeting of the delegates and the Jewish community center secretar- ies assembled for their annual meeting. Jewish philanthropy in the Unit- ed Statés, the task and accomplish- ments of Jewish agencies, children’s services and medical dispensaries are listed as among the important subjects to be discussed. Virtually all of the leading figures in Jewish social work have places on the program. Queen Charlotte Quake ST. PAUL, May 31.—Lleut. Waite: haye wireless plants aboard to main- {Miller, polo player and Army of- tajn communication between them tional Origins immigration provis-|a new flare-up in Chicago gang- jon is expected soon and the House | land. is expected to act early next week| The dead are Thomas McElliicot, on the census reapportionment | ‘ecently acquitted of murder, and measure which the Senate passed | Dominick Costa. last Wednesday. ‘The gambler reported kidnapped — P was Kid Austin. HIGH FLUOD The only theory for the killings is that the men were suspected of being “stool pigeons.” Tuberculosis Vaccine Not Meant for Babies ATLANTIC CITY, May 31.— Killed, Odd Accident SLATER, Mo., May 31.—Three PRINCE RUPERT, B. C., May |trainmen of the Chicago and Alton {31.—Arrivals from Queen Charlotte Railroad, were killed late yesterday Island said the earthquake shock when a box car fell on them. The last Sunday dislodged a crest of car was being moved from & string |the hill near Locake Port and made of 12 cars which had been ignited (g fissure along the shore near by the explosion of a tank car. Skidegat. Caused Large Fissure| ficer stationed at Fort Snelling, was seriously wounded in a pistol duel over a woman and Dr. William Hirsh, opponent has been arrested Both men, according to the Police, called on Nan Ferguson. Hirst, who is married, was seated with the woman in her car when Miller approached. There were words. The men drew their pistols and walked to the middle of the street and opened fire. t Miller was shot in both legs. The police said that the one shot fired by Lieut. Miller, went wild, perhaps intentionally. ——————— Stewart Edward White Bound North on Simba SEATTLE, May 31.—Stewart Ed- ward White, writer, left here yes- |terday aboard his yacht Simba, with a party to spend four or five months along the Alaska coast, di- viding the time between leisurely cruising and big game hunting Students. May Unite “Divorced” Churches COLUMBIA, May 31.—Like an-es- tranged couple reunited by their children the northern and southern Methodist churches in this school town may be reconciled to serve students at the University of Mis- souri Divorced since 1844 when the church split over the 'slavery ques- tion, leaders have reached a tenta- tive agreement for joint use of the southern church’s new $600,000 edi- fice. A proposal that the pastor be chosen alternately from each con- | gregation will be submitted to the state conference next September. | J and their bases and other radio stations. The Gannett is mother ship for the planes. A large scow, 130 feet in length on which is constructed a house, furnishes quarters for the personnel of the expedition. It has. also, a completely equipped labora- | \tory where the films are developed. H SE P S, i LINES OF DRY BOAT ARE CUT SEWARD, Alaska, May 31.—With the arrival here of the freighter Depere, Alaska Steamship Com- | pany, the officers reported that the schooner Venture, chartered by Pro- ,hibition men, is adrift at sea. It is said the lines of the craft were| cut while the boat was tied up at ' Latouche. Sitka Man’s Refusal To Pay Poll Tax Costs Him $25 Fine t | Severson, Sitka, is out of pocket more than $25, according to a cablegram received today at the U. 8. Marshal’s office, Severson tax of $5. He was taken before U. 5. Com- missioner R. W. DeArmond and fined $25 and costs. Severson paid the fine. ——ee - Football players at Washington and Lee University in 1927-28 clas- sified as the best students. I'.ure with them in boats. In an effort to save $5, Louis| was arrested there by Deputy U. 8. Marshal on a charge of refusing'his chute failed to open in a 1500(Dr. M. G. Lloyd, of the bureau to pay the Territorial school poll|foot jump over the airways field |finds its most efficient medium for AT HOUSTON Three Bayous Are Raging Torrents—Immense Property Loss HOUSTON, Texas, May 31—Three normally sluggish bayous are today raging torrents as the full force of floods swept down on Houston bringing immense property loss. A pure water shortage as a possi- bility, added menace as the strong current crashed the windows at the water station and rose in the build- ing. The plant has been shut down| and the whole burden of supplying drinking water has been placed on substations Several houses have been swept away but the occupants are be- lieved to have been warned in time to escape. ne Many city homes have been flood- ed and the residents have fled to higher ground taking their furni- ———————— Pnrach—uie Fails to Warning that extreme caution must be used in vaccinating bables against tuberculosis by use of liv- ing cultures of tuberculosis germs was given to the National Tubercu- losis association annual meeting here today. In France a method for such vac- cination has gained a wide foot- hold. The danger in it, said Dr. S. A. Petroff, of the research labor- atories of Trudeau sanitorium, is the unsuspecting presence of dead- ly, virulent germs associated with the apparently harmless ones in these cultures. Dr. Petroff de- scrbied experiments for detecting the presence of the two kinds of germs and studying their effects. PRICE TEN CENTS N EAST THIRTY - FIVE DEAD INEAST, MEMORIALDAY Terrific Heat Prevails in States on the At- lantic Coast AUTOMOBILE JAMS CAUSE COLLISIONS One Hundred and Ten De- grees Reported in One New York State Section NEW YORK, May 31.—Drownings and a heat wave in the East took a toll of 35 lives among the thous- ands who flocked to the beaches ‘0 escape one of the hottest Me- morial Days ‘on record. Highways were jammed with au~ tomobiles loaded with residents seeking to escape from the heat. The jammed traffic caused numer- ous collisions to a disastrous day in New York City. The tempera- ture was 83 degrees. Four died from heat, four were prostrated and nine were drowned. Boston reports a temperature of 96 degrees. New England reports dead num- bering five from the heat and four from drownings. At Corinth, N. Y., the tempera- ture was 110 degrees, the hottest in the States. Three persons were drowned in Upper New York State. Three persons were drowned in New Jersey. A war veteran dropped dead in a parade. A Pittsburgh had two dead from. heat and two drownings. Two persons were drowned Ontario, Canada. e - 2 SPECTATORS ARE KILLED AS AUTOSWERVES Racer Seeks to Avoid Run- ning Down Boy, Crash- es Into Crowd NEW YORK, May 31.—Two spec- tators were killed and a driver and two others were injured in the Memorial Day race at the Metro- politan Fair grounds. A car traveling about 80 miles an hour, at one of the turns, left the course and hurled over an em- bankment. The car hit a group of spectators and then overturned. The driver told the police he lost control of the car when he swerved to avold a boy who ran onto the track. AR.C. to Make Survey For Airport, Seward SEWARD, Alaska, May 31— Members of the Alaska Road Com- mission are expected to arrive here today to survey a tract donated by H. V. Hoben, Seward business man, for an airplane landing fleld. Ap- propriation for the construction was recently approved by the Alaska Territorial Legislature and Board of Engineers. HOLLOW WIRES SOLVE POWER LINE LEAKAGE T et WASHINGTON, May 31.—Leak age, long the bugbear of long dis tance transmission of high voltag electricity, is being stopped witk the use of hollow wires, according to scientists of the bureau of stand- ards. Open; Jumper Is Dead DENVER, Col., May 31-—-Norman J. Lee, of Colorado Springs, para- chute jumper, died last night as result of injurles received when here yesterday afternoon. Tubes, instead of solid metal, have been found to decrease the losses o energy which heretofore presentec the greatest problem in sending power under great pressure. Electricity, it is explained by travel in a broad, flat strip of The parachute opened then par-|metal. The more the surface is re- tially closed but stayed sufficiently(q,ceq the greater the loss. A line expanded to break the fall some-{ . 004 to a needle point would what. cause heavy leakage. i ved that the chfi:: n':,:;a(:&r;edp;(:om the edge to Heavy wire supplanted slender ‘the center, probably by the force metal and it was found that high voltage electricity could be trans- ‘o( the wind. nitted successfully with decreased 0ss. The use of the heavier medium 7as not practical, however, because of the increased cost of more metal ind the problem of maintaining tronger poles to uphold the greater veight. Hollow wires then were struck upon as eliminating hoth the weight ind cost of solid metal. In prac- ice, strands of solid wire are would around a central metal core to veave a tube. High voltage was found to be transmitted without loss. e Slender, solid wires continue to be sufficient, however, for the transmission of local, low-power energy. It is only where high volt- age becomes necessary in furnish- ing the pressure to send energy for great distances that leakage has been a problem. .