The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 7, 1929, Page 1

g THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” JUNEAU ALASKA WEDNESDAY AUGUST7 !929 MEMBER OF ASSOUATFD PRESS AL SMITH SIDE VICTORIOUS IN VIRGINIA FIGHT Regulars in Sweeping Vic- tory in Old Dominion State Primary RICHMOND, Va., Aug. 7.—John Garland Pollard, William and Mary University professor, who stumped the State for Gov. Alfred E. Smith last year and generally regarded as one of the Democrats that Bishop James Cannon, Jr., asked the Anti-Smith Democrats to re- pudiate, was swept into the Demo- cratic nomination for Governor in a political landslide. Partial re- turns show that Pollard piled up 93,644 votes aaginst 27,169 for State Senator G. Walter Mapp, who was supported by Anti-Smith Demo- crats. Rosewall Page received 4,- 21 votes in the same precincts. Pollard received the support of Gov. Harry F. Byrd and his organi- zation, ‘The result is regarded as a com- plete victory for the regulars and a corresponding defeat for the ele- | ment in which Bishop Cannon hat been influential. -, MOVE AGAINST DEMOCRATSFOR CENSUSTAKERS, National Set -up Brings g8 Forth Protest from Congressman WASHINGTON, Aug. 7.—Repre- sentative Louis Ludlow. Democrat of Indiana, announhced today he has protested to Secretary of Com- merce Lamont against what he de- scribed as a ‘National set-up in which politicians are forming to appoint only Republicans to the| census field force.” Representative Ludlow said the set-up would “shut out some 25,- 000 Democratic veterans, wives and widows, more or less, who are cqually entitled to those places.” Ludlow said another member Congress declared: “It's no use to try for census taker as he's a Democrat.” made when he irled to get a place as census enumerator for a vet- eran still suffering from wounds. BODY OF DRY AGENT FOUND DETROIT, Mich., Aug. 7.—The body of Richard Sandlands, Prohi- bition Agent, has been found in the Detroit River. Special Inspec- tors of the Treasury Department have been dragging the river since Monday. It is reported by Fred Frahm, Head of the Police Homi- cide squad, that Sandlands’ head was battered as if from blows of a club. An autopsy will be held to determine if the head injuries could have resulted in death. .- The Parliament House of Jugo- Slavia is uncompleted 24 years after the foundations were laid. Civil wars and political changes have held up the work. ——————— Chamber to Be Host To Navy Flyers At Dance Tomorrow Complimentary to the offi- cers and men of the Navy Alaska Aerial Expedition, the Chamber of Commerce today announced a dance for to- morrow evening. It will be held at Elks Hall The officers -and crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Unalga, have also been in- vited as guests. Dancing will start at 9:45 pm. It will be a sort of all- service night with the Cham- ber as host to both the Navy and Coast Guard. The pub- lic is invited tb'attend and assist in showing the City's guests a good time. Preced- ing the Chamber's dance, if weather conditions will per- mit, an open air concert and dance will be given by the City Band. U. S. NAVY TO AID PEACE REIGNS AMONG CHINESE TONGS IN U, §. Sign Trealnyter Told to “Make Peace or Pack v Up” and Leave NEW YORK, Aug. 7. — Peage | reigns again, at lcast technically, \khrcughout the United States }t\wecn the Leoin and Hip Si tongs after three days of warfs in which five have been killed and several wounded. A new treaty has been signed by. national leaders of the .rival tongs after they had been served | with an ultimatum from United States ‘Attorney Tuttle “to make beace or pack up.” : Word of signing of the treaty 'has been telegraphed to all tong SOVIET PLANE HOP . SEATTLE, Hotlel, western Guard, has radioed Cant. Cochran, Chief of the Bering Sea Patrol, to give all assistance neces- sary to the Soviet plane. Auz. 7—Capt. Washington. The cutters Haida and | Chelan are based at Unalaska, WASHINGTON, Auz. T7.—Whey the Russian plane “Land of Soviet wings over the Pacific on the first | flight, | water leg of a globe circling it will bave the aid of Umtcd States navy radio stations. Ne making arrangements to give the plane weather information through- | out its journey from Siberia to San Trancisco. m_August 20, the day sched- uled for the Pacific takeoff, until arrival of the plane at Dutch Har- bor In the Aleutian islands, the navy, station on the tiny island of St. Paul in the Bering Sea will handle all communications. Thg 8t. Paul station will broad- cast weather every four hours, % r." Commander of the North- | Division of the Coast|. c B Capt. | Hottel acted under instruction from y communication officers are | of [ § This statement was| { But she said * Marvel Crosson, ho feet, is skown handing I races, her entry blank for to Cleveland. Assoclated Press Photo of the women's altitude record at 24,000 4 Logan, chalrman of the national air v.omen's air derby from Santa Monica Said “Yes” in Air - Sharon Lvnn was up in the | air when Clem Clarke, million- aire visitor to Hollywood, ask- ed her to marry him. For he popped the question 5,000 feet over Holl\\\ood, m his plane. ‘yes,” so_appa~ rently everything is going te be all right. (International Newsreel) 28 ARE KILLED, LABOR DISPUTE BUCHAREST, Rumania, Aug. 7.— Fighting between Rumania coal mintrs of the Lupeny district and the qzath of 58 persons with 100 wound’d. There is no sign of the disturbi nce subsiding. A labor dispute is at the bottom of the trouble. e, Drops More Than Mile Before Opening ’Chute FORT WAYNE, Ind, Aug. 27— Six stopwatches timed Gene Rock, local parachute jumper, when he fell 33 seconds before jerking the rip cord to his 'chute. The stunt, part of an American Legion air circus at Elkhart, was witnessed by Capt. C. E. Hofstetter of the ordinance department of the United States Army. Captain Hof- stetter, using the accepted speed ot falling bodies as a basis, figured that Rock had dropped 5560 feet —or more than a mile—before he; opened his parachute. drop, it was said, was 4,400 feet. . ° . . ° . - 3 @ ° . . . . . . . o . . . . . . ° . 0600000000000 Rock has been a parachute jumpe: 12 years, govexnment troops has resulted in) ‘The accepted record for such 7| ) {Health of Prince George Cause Of Much Anxiety LONDON, Aug. 7—Anxiety has arisen as to the health of Prince George, youngest son of the British monarch. The Daily News said the Royal family has become somewhat anxious. It is re- marked that the Prince left the Navy recently and has gone into the Foreign Office. This has wot. benefited him but rather caused a new re- cent disposition. It is an- nounced that he might have to take a brief cure. e 20000000 'YOUNG PLAN IS OPPOSED BY ENGLAND Repma'lons Agreement s Not to British Liking— Cabinet Member Talks THE HAGUE, Aug. 7~Philip Snowden, British Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Labor Govern- ment, has been thrust into the foreground in the conference for ratification of the Young plan. He said Great Britain is willing to can- icel all reparation payments but if tions were to be made, he ed England to get her proper share which he said she did not under the Young plan. - il’lIPPER AND SALT SUITS FOR EARLY FALL WEAR PARIS, Aug. 7.—Not less, but more, black and white effects are to be expected in the autumn style jshowings, according to advance in- iformation from fabric establish- ments. ) lack and white tweed mixtures, |with hats and handbags to match, are going to be standard tailor- mades for fall according to reports. |Skirt and long coat suits are pro- ‘ph"sied as the successors to short jacket suits of summer. - Coats, it lis said, will be on straight lines, |many of them will be devoid of fur trimming and others, with deep sleeve ornamentation and wide shawl collars of flat or curled furs. - e MRS. W. PINKEY HERE FROM CHILKOOT BARRACKS Mrs. William Pinkey, wife of William Pinkey, Staff Sergeant of |the finance department at Chilkoot Barracks, arrived in Juneau on the Northwestern to have dental work |done. Mrs. Pinkey is on a ten- day leave from the Haines Post Office with which she has been associated since last April, and will be here for several days before re- turning to her home. She is a guest at the Zynda Hotel while in| Juneau. —————— Discovery of ancient Corinthian baths with most modern sanitary arrangements has been reported. leaders, in Chicago, Boston, Phila- |8 frequency of 4,385 kilocycles. delphia, San Francisco and other| Prior to the plane's departure, large cities having Chinese settle- these reports will be intercepted | ments. and delivered by the Siberian sta- Before word had been set out re- tion at Petropaviosk. garding the signing of the Lreaty.\ After the plane leaves Dutch Har- 'another shooting occurred in Chi- bor the four hourly weather reports |cago when a Hip Sing tongman'will be broadcast on 500 kilocycles, ,was severely wounded. | followed by messages from the ( The warfare was declared to be plane which will also use 500 kilo- the result of poaching on commer- cycles. The weather bureau at :ual territory claimed by each fof San Francisco will furnish the gen- the rival tongs. leral forecast which will be for- i warded via naval circuits and de- PRISUN BREAK ‘nvcred to the plane by the nearest ‘statwn The latter also will give Two Prmoners Killed, mt on local weather. Wounded, Three leaving Dutch Harbor the Others Retaken ne will have the services of navy on the coast are available. LANSING, Kansas, Aug. 7.—Two itions at Kodiak, Cordova, and , Alaska; Tatoosh, Puget Sound prisoners, William Webb, aged 39, GRAF ZEPPELIN and Robert Collins, aged 30, were| Astoria, Ore.; Eureka killed and J. B. Knight, aged 49, 1 neisco, Calif. Should the Plane desire to obtain radio com was wounded in the head in an at- |tempt to break out of the State pass bearings, 16 compass stations Penitentiary. W. L. Heslop, a guard, was quLD FLIGHT wounded in the leg. Eddie Jenkins, aged 37; O. G. Schultz, 35, and Charles Cheap- man, 27, fell in the railroad stock- yards and were captured. The prisoners had four revolvers, smuggled into the prison and thcy‘ used other prisoners as shields in making their escape which ham- pered the efforts of the guards to! frustrate the outbreak. {History Making Flight Is Expected to Start at Midnight Tonight LAKEHURST, N. | | Aug. 7—A when the men were returning from | tonight, upon a history-making voy- working in the prison mine late age, the circumnavigation of the | yesterday. |earth by the Graf Zeppelin. Dissatisfaction with working in, Dr. Eckener has ordered all pas- the mine has caused several at-!.senncrs to be at the hangar at tempted outbreaks during the last 4 o'clock this afternoon although | few years. the start is not expected before ————————— midnight. Among. those to make the world tour are Commander Charles Ros- endahl and Lieut. J. C. Richard- |son, going as observers for the U. S. Navy. ADMIRALTY COAL CO. OFFICERS TO SPEAK AT CHAMBER’S MEET MAKING ALASKA TRIP G. L. Maycroft, prominent busi- ness man of Duluth, Minn., with his two sisters, Miss Frances May- croft, and Miss Florence Maycroft, of Chicago, are making the round trip on the Princess Louise. Mr, Maycroft and W. A. Eaton, who re- turned to Juneau on the Princess Louise, are friends of many years standing. Mr. Maycroft is plan- ning a pleasure trip to China upon his return to the south. Coal Company will discuss the plans of that company before the Chamber of Commerce at its regu- lar meeting at the Arcade Cafe at noon tomorrow, it was announced by President H. L. Faulkner. Presi- dent F. A. J. Gallwas, Douglas, and |Henry Roden will make talks on the mine and its program for de- velopment and operation R. B, Hallowell, representing the . Northwest Police Journal of Se- 'attle, who is visiting Chief of Po- 1llce G. A. Getchell here, will be a guest and talk on Alaska public- |ity. Only routine business is sched- uled to come befure the Chambcr. brought tragedy to oneh man~ love appiness’ tgP | Womn and Children Drown; Boat Upsets NANAIMO, B. C., Aug T—A woman and two children were drowned at Boat Harbor, eight miles rwuthem of here, last night. Mrs. | Mines, a boy of 8 and-another boy, were the victims. Four were in a boat 50 yards from shore when 4 RAJ.WALLING /A THRILLING ROMANCE | ARTS MONDAY AUGUST [Z2-{the boat in some way upset. The other child, aged 3 years, did not; {fall from the boat and escaped death, t THE EMPIRE and | company of adventurous souls are The attempt to break prison came | prepared to embark at midnight | Officers of the Admiralty Island | Actress of Film and Stage Weds =~ - S o | “I hope it takes!" That’s wh'\t Anita Stewart sué when sha arid George Converse, New York banker, obtaind a Lisose. for the wcddmg which took place yesterday in Hollywood. If the couple remain as happy as they look here, the marriage certainly <hould take. (International Newsreel) Lesves Forien Pos CONTROLLING FOREST FIRES THREF STATES rnr iters Seem to Be Gain- ing Upper Hand—35,- 000 Acres Swept SPOKANE, Wash., Aug.'7.—For- est fires today seemed to be facing efeat on the fronts which extend- ; ed through parts of three States. It is indicated that the fires have #' | destroyed 35,000 acres of timber. ? The stubborn Pack River fire, near Sandpoint, Idaho, is still de- fiant. The fire burned over 8,000 ac forest fire near Chelan, is under control. Twelve es have been burned ki hv PRICE TEN CENTS TW@ POSSES ARE HUNTING MURDERER "CALIFORNIA' GIRL IN AIR DERBY, WIFE SLAYER BEING SOUGHT IN WASHINGTON Posses Are Camped at For- est’s Edge Waiting for Hunger to Help Them THREAT OF TWO YEARS EXECUTED UnfailhiliWife Is Shot | when Returns to Make Plea for Forgiveness TEKOA, Wash, Aug. 7. — Two posses, one led by the picturesque Indian Policeman Two-Gun Hart, and the other by Deputy Sheriff Ira Horn, are camped on the edge of Forest Valley today waiting for hunger to drive an alleged Indian wife murderer into their hands. Charles Cherrapin, wealthy Couer ,d’'Alene Indian wheat grower, fled into the valley yesterday after he carried out his threat made two |years ago that he would kill his unmithlul wife if she ever returned | home. The woman left Cherrapin's home, the officers were told, to live with a Montana tribesman. As she entered Cherrapin’s home yesterday to beg forgiveness, the Indians said Cherrapin shot her four times with a pistol and then fled to the heavy woods where he has an excellent opportunity for hiding if pouu vlolla'ed JAMES SNOOK TAKES STAND ” MURDER CASE Tells Details of Love Af- fair of Three Years Up to Gixl's Murder COLUMBUS, Ohix Aug. 7.— James Snook today told the jury, in his first degree murder trial, the story of his three-year-old love affair with Theora Hix, coed he killed on' June 13. The story detailed their meeting in June in 1926 and how the friendship grew into intimacy that ended on a lonely rifle range near the edge of the city where the girl's body, battered and slashed, was found the day after she went there for the last tryst with the former Ohio State University pro- fessor. Dr. Snook went to the witness chair after his wife and others fold of their belief that in the last few years, Snook had changed. His wife testified she had no knowledge of the affair. Witnesses said Dr. Snook displayed mental unrest in contrast to the calm disposition that had been his before. ACCEPTS POSITION AT /| MR. AND MRS. J. G. [ BE EPARD The second woman ever to by appointed to a foreign com|expected to arrive here in Septem- | sular position, Miss Patti Field per to visit Mr. Shepard’s mother | Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Shepard are is again a private citizen. Sh( and father, Mr. and Mrs. H. R. resigns her post as vice-consul Shexmrd They reside in Sandon, at Amsterdam, Holland, t¢ B. C., where Mr. Shepard is super- join a radio broadcasting chamummu: nt of the Noble Five Mine. HERE IN SEI"I‘EMBERE HARRIS HARDWARE A. R. Davidson, formerly in the repair department for the Inter- national Harvester Company in | Helena, Mont., arrived here recent- ly to accept a position with the Harris Hardware Company. Mr. Davidson plans to make his future home in Juneau. (nternational Newsreel) ADMIRAL EVANS COMING NORTH Wipe Out SEATTLE, Aug. Steamer Ad-! miral Evans sailed at 10 o'clock this morning with 74 passengers | first class and three steerage. ( The followirg passengers are| aboard for Juneau; Miss F. Rachl, Mrs. J. E. Kirk, B. W. Bonell, two steerage. By C. P. NUTTER (A. P. Staff Writer) MEXICO CITY, Aug. 7.—Violent deaths marked the passing of the and | three alleged leaders of the brutal | train sttack near Guadlajara, April |20,.1927, the worst such attack in | Mexican history and which led to . ' D, Barnstorming Plane | the redoubling of armed guards ac- companying all trains. | Crashes in Business All three men charged with re- Section ; Three Dead sponsviity for that atsatr, in whict | approximately 100 men, women and children met death, were Kkilled |7—A barnstorming student pilot’s shortly after the second anniversary |airplane, crashed in the business of the outrage, and bullets of ven- district late yesterday afternoon,|geance brought each down. Two {killing Francis Mitchell, aged 25 fell before firing squads, while the years, the pilot; Carl E. Carter,|third was assassinated by one of his aged 23, and Flave Courts, aged 23,|own followers. both local businessmen, 1 The three men were the priests CAMPBELLSVILLE, N. Y, Aug. tBul lets of Vengeance Notorious Mexican Bandit Trio (Vega and Aristeo Pedroza, and a bandit named Victoriano Ramirez, commonly known as “El Catorce" or “The Fourteenth.” Vega and Pedroza were priests in | Jalisco prior to the outbreak of the | religious trouble in Mexico in 1926. | They were said to have become |leaders of bands of the rebellious { who took the field under the ban- ner of religion. Representatives of |the Roman Catholic church have | always denied this leadership. { On the night of April 20 the pas- senger train between Guadalajara (and Mexico City, was atlacked by | more than 100 men, wilo poured a withering and steady stream of bullets into the cars which render- ed impotent the train's guard of ) (Continued on Page Three)