The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, June 24, 1929, Page 1

HE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” IV., NO. 5134, VOL. XXX JUNEAU, ALASKA, MONDA Y, JUNE 24, 1929, MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS FOUR TRANS-ATLANTIC FLIERS REPORTED MISSING TUNNEY DENIES ALLEGATIONS IN §500,000 SUIT Answer Is Filed in $500,- 000 Breach of Promise by Mrs. Fogarty | BRIDGEPORT, Conn., June 24— James (Gene) Tunney has filed an | answer in the $500,000 breach, of | promise suit brought by Mrs. Kath- erine Fogarty, of Fort Worth, Tex, together with a counter claim. | Tunney’s answer reveals that Bil- | ly Gibson, former trainer, paid Mrs. Fogarty sums of from $1 to| $35000 to “relinguish claims on| the defendant. On receiving these | sums, Mrs. Fogarty signed a re-' lease.” The answer does not say whether the charge Tunney asked her in marriage is true. The answer says Mrs. Fogarty’'s suit is an attempt to damage the reputation of Tun- ney and to vex him. Tunney charges that before the second Tunpey-Dempsey and also before the Heeney-Tunney fight,; Mrs. Fogarty spread libelous state- ments regarding relations with Tunney. Another allegation said Mrs. Fog- arty is seeking notoriety and finan- cial gain from publicity attendant! to filing the suit and a public trial. Col. Lewis Field, attorney for Mrs. Fogarty, said: “In general Tunney's allegations are untrue but on Mrs. Fogarty's behalf I willl make no statement.” He said Mrs. Fogarty was still in hiding. e GAS EXPLOSION | STARTS FIRE IN | NGIS 1 SAN FRA One Woman Dead, Other.s Injured—Many Escape in Night Clothes SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., June ‘ln the ye: COLORADO RIVER COMMISSIONERS e b Accompanied by Secretary of Int on the President just before beginning their conference to rea of the project. 'MEET HOOVER ! e 1 | Assoctatea Press Phote, erior Wilbur (center) representatives from seven states called ch an agreement on the development MEXICAN RELIGIOUS TROUBLES HERITAGE OF 72 YEARS OF STRIFE MEXICO CITY, June 24.—Seven- | ty-two years of strife, beset with revolution, rebellion, sudden death and suffering, was the history of Mexico's religious troubles as repre- | sentatives of the Roman Catholic | church and the Mexican govern- ment entered peace negotiations here, where an agreement has been reached. | The ecclesiastical principals in the most promising move for amity rs of dissension were old actors in the drama. Mgr. Leopoldo Ruiz y Flores, archbishpo of Mi- choacan and president of the Mexi- can Catholic council, was one ci two prelates to set foot within the official home of Mexico's chief ex- ecutives since 1857. The other was Bishop Diaz of Tobasco, associated with Archbish- op Ruiz in the latest move. Tha was in 1926 when they called upon | President Calles at the time when | the smoldering controversy had| flamed in its most serious out-| hreak The principal objective of the church then, as now, was the re-| sumption of general religious wor- ship. The Juarez constitution of 1857 was the fundamental starting point | of the dissension which flared and | quieted in various stages of viru-| lency down through the years to the present time. | However, it was only since 1926 Mexican Wife of American that general religious services as| such have not been held. The constitution of 1857 prohib-| ited the ancient practice of a gov- ernment confiscating property with- out the consent of the owner, but at the same time, declared “no re- ligious corporations shall 24—One woman was killed, three persons were hurt and one woman was rescued from the third story ledge of @ window by firemen after three alarms of fire caused by a| gas explosion in an apartment house, were turned in early this | morning Eighty persons were driven to the streets in their night attire. The flames, fed by ieaking gas, spread through the building and toreatened an entire block. Mrs. Mary Johnson dcied, over- come by smoke and fumes. Mrs. Emily Miller, wno was over- come, is expected to live. Hugh McCrite, startled. by the crackling of the flames, leaped | from his bed and fell. Two ribs were broken. Tom Spain, passer* v, severely cut | his hands as he crashed a window in an attempt to rescue occupants. Fighting her way through the flames. Mrs. Anne McHugh reach- ed a window and crawled to the ledge where she was rescued by! firemen. Member of Lighthouse Crew Killed on Tender, CORDOVA, Alaska, June 24— Owen Goff, member of the U. S. Light House Service Construction | party, was killed last Saturday| morning when he was struck by a| falling derrick boom aboard the| Light House tender Cedar. Goff was 50 years of age and, unmarried. He was a native of | Omgha, Nebraska and is survived | by a brother in Milwaukee. The | body was brought here for burial. The accident occurfed 50 miles away, at Cape Hinchinbrook Light.| Woman Is Robbed of $30.000 in Jewlery By 2 Men, 2 Women |irritant into the wound. |churches had no proper rights CHICAGO, June 24—Mfs. Ben-, jamin Bogeaus, wife of a wealthy real estate man, was robbed of! have legal capacity to acquire title to or administer real property, other | than the buildings immediately and directly destined to the services of the church.” The same constitu- tion abolished religious orders. In 1874 drastic laws to enforce| the provisions were codified but | under the iron hand of Diaz, who ruled until 1910, religious worship, education and administration, al- most entirely in the hands of the| Roman Catholic Church, went on as usual ‘with little attention to the constitutional limitations. The constitution of 1917, follow- ing the mad years of the Diaz re- gime, when governments were over- thrown with bewildering rapidity and the outcome usually depended on the thud of bullets, rubbed an Under the new constitution, the law recognized “no juridicial per- sonality in the religious institutions known as churches.” That meant whatever. Church schools also were abolished. In 1920 under President Obregon came another truce between church and state and the constitutional limitations were not enforced. In 1924, President Obregon invited the pope to send a representative to hold a conference similar to the present one. But the apostolic False Teeth Classed As Part of Body, Montana Board Says HELENA, Mont., June 24.—False teeth, in Montana, are a part of the body, and as such come under the terms of accident insurance policies, much the same as broken legs, or any other bodily injury. The State Industrial Accident i jewelry valued at $30,000 when she|Board has so decided in the case and her husband were held up by, of an automobile mechanic, upon; two young men as they arrived in whose face the engine of a car fell, front of their home last night breaking his false teeth. The in- after spending the evening at a surance company, which under the GANG KANSAS CITY STAGE BATTLE Trouble Starts Over Re- volver—Two Wanted Men Are Killed | KANSAS CITY, Jjune 24. — Two jgangsters, one wanted in Chicago and one in Los Angeles for mur- der, are dead and 30 are in has- | pitals, several severely wounded, fol- lowing a midnight gun battle amohg themselves in front of a fashion- able hotel. Five men who had been drink- ing in the hotel, walked from the building quarreling over a revolv- er. Several minutes later they began shooting at each other while hud- - e dled on the sidewalk. 7 AN Two men, names unknown, |caped Ben Barretti was killed instant- ly and Arthur Hartman was fatally wounded. Kearns Pumsey took Bar- retti’s gun and gave it to Hart- man, Pumsey said. Barretti had !been drinking and was flashing the lgun about. Barretti demanded the delegate arrived after Calles took office, was denied freedom of ac- tion and returned to Rome, his mission unaccomplished In 1926 Calles decreed the law of | cults making mandatory the regis- tration of priests. A chain of fev- erish events followed, resulting in an order from Calles in April, 1927, exiling the bishops. Obregon was returned to the presidency, but was assassinated before he could take office and Portes Gil became provisional pres- ident. It was on his invitation that Archbishop Ruiz, then in Washing- ton, returned for the peaceful con- troversy. 8- Citizen Charged with Attempted Murder MEXICO CITY, June 24. — The Mex 1 wife of an American citi- zen is jailed here on charges of gun back and was refused. attempting murder. | Barretti's hand made a dive for The American is now in the|another gun and “we all drew! depths of the African jungles. knowing that Barretti never joked The attempt to murder was re- about a drawing,” said Pumsey. vealed with the arrest of Mrs. Other gangmen rushed to the scene Sonebad de Leary, whose husband and the shooting was general un- is a professional hunter of wild til the police arrived and those animals for circuses. William King, able to do so got away. competitor, whose life was attempt-| —_——to—— ed, reported to the police that he! learned Mrs. de Leary was plot- ting to take his life in order to remove him as her husband’s com- petitor. A friend of King made| the acquaintance of Mrs. de Lc:u'y“ and she was commissioned by Mrs. | de Leary to poison King. After| false reports were printed in news- | o 2 Y5| MONTREAL, June 24—A violent| g:g;rs I\:']:L ;:infie;?d i:evrl;pg:tl;c-l storm has caused three deaths and t 4)1:‘1\'9 ; ;d: h‘c.n'y property damage in this vi- “At last,” and paid the othcr1;x‘:;‘u‘:];i,‘::‘;aéhmax 0 FILE darg woman the money for the alleged The ‘:,!m'm swept the country fegd, south to the Laurenian mountains, {crippled communication, overturned A . lautomobiles and wrecked farm Medical Director of iy T U.S. Veterans’ Bureau At Stans Ednebaudreuil, & sum-| . mer resort, two men were drowned Passes Away in N. H. SEVERE STORM FOLLOWS HEAT PRRESEES 2. e S when their boats were wrecked. An-| other man was drowned in Mis-| BEDFORD, N. H, June 24.—Dr. |sisquoi Bay when the storm over- Edgar Crossman, aged 65 years."turncd his motor boat. Medical Director of the United ¥ - States Veterans’ Bureau, died to- day at his summer home. ‘w 8 FlELDING L] (] He had been ill two weeks. ORPEESY 2 SET N OTTAWA, Ontario, June 24.—The Right Honorable W. 8. Fielding, former Minister of Finance, died at his home here yesterday afternoon. | He had been ill almost five years, most of the time being in bed. Fielding was born in Halifox. He | was Minister of Finance of the Dominion of Canada for 15 consec- utive years and was 12 years Pre- mier of his native province, Nova Scotia. Nuns Are Carried to Safety when Convent Fired by Lightning MONTREAL, Quebec, June 24.— Twenty -two convalescent nuns were carried to safety early yester- day morning when lightning struck and set fire to the convent of the Sacred Heart at Saultao. Two Montreal firemen were overcome by smoke. Three Men Burned to Death, Airplane Crash Capt. Hawks CINCINNATI, Ohio, June 24— |, cob N Joseph Hite, parachute jumper; Proposes New Homer Nasoir, pilot, and Harold|Round-trip Flight Biddle, passenger, were burned to| death in an airplane crash at Lan-| 105 ANGELES, Cel, June 24— cet Alrport, at Harrison, Ohio, late |capt. Frank Hawks took off at 1/ yesterday afternoon. The plane|gclock this morning for New York' crashed In a cornfield and immedi- ' on a proposed start on a one-stop| ately blazed. |round trip flight from New York { RONEP R G . cabaret. Bogeaus said the men had board’s decision was ordered to pay | been seen in the ‘cabaret. The for a new set of molars, held that tdo men were accompanied by two the manufactyred teeth were me-' women during the holdup. 'chanical contrivances. lwnm a home of their own. RGP Y |to Los Angeles on Wednesday. | Married women teachers are pre- Hawks was accompanied by a me- ferable, says Prof. I. D. Weeks of chanic, Peter Clausen, who recom- Aberdeen, S. D. because women ditioned the plane before the flight |this ‘morning. ‘Ic jthose who participate ALASKA FEELS STATES WATSON {Welcomes Visiting Yachts-| men at Banquet Given by Shrine Club 3 Not only Juneau but all Alaska ftakes a pride in the Capital to ‘apital Yacht Race and welcomes in its, de- clared H. G. Watson, Secretary to Gov. George A. Parks, in a brief greeting extended the crews of the visiting yachts last Saturday even- ing at the Shrine Club Banquet. He ;reprvscntml the Governor in his ab- {sence and the absence of Acting Gov. Karl Theile, both of whom are out of town. The banquet room of the Scottish Rite Temple was filled almost to capacity by yachtsmen and local residents. A number of brief talks were made, mainly humorous hits and take-off on the yachts, their owners or members of the crew. H. C. DeVighne, Commodore of the Juneau Yacht Club officiat- ed gracefully and efficiently as toastmaster Latchstring Is Out Expressing his pleasure at greet- ing the visitors and voicing regret that the Marlin, Capt. H. J. Thur- ling, had been unable to complete the course, Mr. Watson invited all of the out-of-town crews to enter the next race, either next year or in 1931, and repeat their perform- ances. i He thanked the Coast Guard cut- | ters Snohomish and Cygan and the Alaska Aerial Expedition for' the stance they had given in/ handling the race and looking after | the yachts. He assured the visitors| | zen and official alike, were pleased' to have a chance to welcome them! and cxtend to them every possible | courtesy. Mayor Thomas Judson added a few words of welcome to those spoken by Mr. Watson, and Presi- dent H. L. Faulkner did likew! for the Chamber of Commerce. ! The lion’s share of the credit for the race, Mr. Faulkner declared, | belongs to the Olympia Chamber | of Commerce. Hume 1s rraised This view was shared by Dr. De- B PROUD OF RACE, | that every individual, private citi-'_ [ not 1929 COLOR GIRL AT ANNAPOLIS ) | | | | { | | \ | Associated Press Photo Sarah Varn of Macon, Ga., was chosen color girl for the midship- men’s historic June week exercises. She is shown with Capt, Chartea P. Snyder, her escort. { N PLANS TOUR AROUT CONGRESS, RUTH -BRYAN OWF 70 TELL VOTERS pled there was any superior skill" WASHINGTON, June 24.— Mrs. in that feat, adding he was lucky, puth Bryan Owens plans to let; that they just kept coming on po. wigrida constituents know how‘| and slipped into this port rather ¢paj. Representative in Congress | foolishly. 2 |is functioning. She will take ad-| Weather Not Bood Ivantage of the summer recess to| i % 2 M | Capt. Cash Cole of the Ja: did 'nake a speaking tour of her dis- think much of the weather| o down on Puget Sound and thel nights were too dark for comfort.| g | Mrs. Owen has planned her mn—l SN |'The Straits of Georgia furnished a | Vighne who introduced B. F. Hume, aste of rough water and more than Secretary of the Olympia Chamber b “ v and Race Committee, as the man °n€¢ ship lightened its load in cross- to whom 80 per cent of the credit il gthem. He invited all of the vis- belonged. Mr. Hume modestly dis- | 1ting yachts to accompany him on| claimed any such honor and de-|2 crulse of Tr acy Arm and ,sevcral} i 3 clared: “We feel that you have accepled the bid | Capt. Walter Draham of the Kit- erary to include 100 specehes to bel delivered at the rate of four a day.' And this “annual report” is to be a feature of her program while she remains in Washington. | The beautiful Owen home near Miami will see little of its chate-| laine this year, for the speaking, done your share” in making it a| success and “Everytime we have called on you, you have responded | freely and willingly.” | “The purpose behind the race tends to increase interest in water recreation in the northwest and to! bring industry and people into this | section of the country,” Mr. Hume | said. Twice now has the hig event| been staged. And as a result the, cities of Olympia and Juneau have| been drawn together by bonds of | friendship. | Not All Play This matter of yacht racing, par- ticularly such a long distance, is not all play, declared Lieut. Com- mander F. J. Birkett, Commander of the convoy .cutter Snohomish. He complimented the racers highly on their seamanship and sports- manship. He was introduced by Toastmaster DeVighne as the man| who would tell the audience who| won the race. And he awarded the decision to the Blonde, which, he said, not only did everything any other yacht did but also “black- bottomed’ all the way from Olym- pia to Juneau.” Commander A. W. Radford of the Alaska Aerial Expedition was called as an expert to give his decision on the winner but de- clined as a matter of professional ethies. Capt. Macklin of the voiced a hope that the prize win- ner would be announced shortly, saying he had guesses in three pools and he didn’t want to lose another night's sleep over the matter. Gannet | | | Racing Is Different Judge Justin W. Harding declar ed the dictum that a horse race was never won until the horses crossed the finish line did not hold true in a yacht race. The latter is not won until the judges finish conferring in their room, he added humorously. The Maidie made the race this: year with the same engine that| failed it last year, and when the| next race is staged it will make it again without changing engines, declared Capt. Jack Power. Willilam G. Reed, University of Washington student and skipper of the Klosh that came in first, de- jmaiden irip and it, too, is remain- {maybe i tiwake, making the race for the|tour will require most of the sum-, first time, was highly pleased with mer not devoted to the seventy-| the cr and announced his in-|first Congress. And likewise, the, on of cruising Southeastern Al- | flowered chiffons and gay sports waters for sometime. He|clothes which are a distinct part d he wished he could remain|0f Mrs. Owen’s personality will be Iset aside in favor of black crepe de| Kayoia is Eskimo and means, chine dresses. Northern Lights, said Capt. George; After the tour a family reunion| Briffitt of that ship. It was nam-|is planned for Chota Khott, which| ed by his brother who is superin-|in Hindustani means “liftle home.” tendent of the Government School The name was glven the estate af- at Eklutna. This is the yacht's|ter the Owens returned from an Indian trip. Beach parties and pic- nics are the order of the day when| a family party is on. There is music also, for the Owen children are talented musicians. Mrs. William Painter Meeker of Baltimore is the oldest. She is a| |composer and sculptor of note. {John Bryan Owen, Zone Gale scholar at the University of Wis- he tenti aska adde all summer. ing in these waters for sometime. The trip w made as an educa- tional featurc and has been well worthwhile, said Capt. Briffitt. Coming on Next Race Capt. Adolph Schmidt, one of the mein founders of the big race and owner and skipper of the Winifred, enjoyed the trip this year more 3 than last year, he said. And wheniconsin, writes the verses for his the next one is run, the Winifrea)sister’s music. Some of his poems will be among the entrants, he|have appeared in the London Mer- added. He predicted that the race|CuLy- will be an event next year instead| Reginald Bryan Owen, 16, at- of in 1031 as has been suggested.tends Staunton Military Academy Too Mol Bewed lin Virginia. And the third Ruth of ar the Bolinder arrived|the family, Mrs. Mecker’s little two hours too late to|daughter, is keenly interested in larger engine was in- the marionette theatre which her stalled and this year it got here|mother devised and operates for two Lours (oo carly, said Capt,|the neighborhood children. Richard Froboese. The next time,[ The youngest Owen child, Helen armed with previous experience |RUd, is eight years old. She is a will have just the rmmihumh;u’ sight in Washington where size el and get here cxuctly‘,“’“" often attends sessions o! Con- at the right time, anyway it win|8ress and sits at her mother’s desk. be found irying, said Capt. Fro-| When Mrs. Owen takes the stump sk to tell her district what transpired Milton B. Henderson, owner and |in Washington, she intends to fur- captain of the Blonde, Portland ther her campaign to have women entry, said the race is “h shly | Representatives referred to as “Con- worth while.” " rather than “Congress- Capt. Frank Seidelhuber of Mary-Mar-Ann expressed his ple ure at being here and said he| A 1y the | ¥¢ 4 “No one,” she points out, “says ‘chairwoman.’ - So why make a dis- tinction elsewhere?” MAJOR RAMON, 3 COMPANIONS NOT REPORTED Spanish Government Sends Destroyers, Airplanes, on Search REPORTED WRECKAGE 1S SIGHTED ON OCEAN Fears Are Entertained Fliers Lost on Flight 1o New York City MADRID, Spain, June 24. —Alarmed by the disappear- ance of Major Franco Ramon and three companions on a projected flight from Spain to New York City, the Span- ish Government has sent five destroyers and many air- planes to scout the Spanish seacoast and the Azores coast. The Spanish authorities are eager to run down the report from the British ship Gred- laden saying that the ship saw airplane wreckage float- ing at sea about 100 miles off the Azores with none aboard. The fliers left last Friday. The aviators were reported at San Miguel Island, Azores, last Saturday but this report was later denied and fears are felt for the four men. The crew was last seen when the plane passed the southernmost point of Spaim, e, T | 5 MURDERCHARGE Former Ohio Professor En- ters Plea Coed Murder —1Is Handcuffed COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 24—Dr. James H. Snook, formerly Profes- sor of Ohio State University, plc3d- ed not guilty to the first degreec murder indictment when .arraigned here today in the criminal court and July 22 was set for the date of the trial. The early date of the trial was fixed under protest of Dr. Snook’s attorneys who said. the defense would not be ready for the case as early as the date set. Dr, Snook entered the plea him- self, saying it in a clear, calm oice that he was not gullty. He was brought before the Judge of the court handcuffed. Dr. Snook confessed to slaying Theora K. Hix, Ohio State Uni- versity coed. At the time of his confession “he said he struck the girl over the head with a hammer and when she fought back, con- tinued to hit her and finally cut her jugular vein with a knife to relieve her sufferings. Dr. Snook said he knew the girl three years and had helped her through col- lege. Lately he said she had de- veloped a more determined atti- tude in regard to dictating his movements. with Dr. Snook, when he was brought into the court room this forenoon, was Albert Gunning, al- leged wife slayer, also handcuffed. This is the first time two men handcuffed together have ever been brought before a Judge here to plead. Gunning pleaded not guilty. — e, — Storm Center of University Riot Keeps His Position DES MOINES, Iowa, June 24.— Dr. T. T. Shields, storm center of the recent Des Moines University controversy, has been named act- ing President of the School “for the purpose of reorganization,” accord- ing to a statement issued by the would make every effort to make} the race again next year. ! - —e —— IMPROVED CROP SYSTEMS X COLLEGE STATION, Tex., June o' o e 24.—Dairy farmers in Texas must S0 left Bt Ann's Hospital this|fM{INSS‘STONIDG dAN RESew of L e White expects to |the State is to be profitable and mamng. e NEe EXDRES 8 permanent, authorities of the Ag- remain in Juneau for several days ricultural Extension Service be- before returning to her home. Heve. LEAVES HOSPITAL Board of Directors. Dr. Shields has also been re- elected President of the Board. ‘The students created a riot over. the action of Shields discharging the faculty of the school recently. Y