The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 19, 1929, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XXXIV., NO. 5181. JUNEAU, ALASKA, MONDAY, AUGUST 19,1929, GRAF ZEPPELIN REACHES TOKYO ON WORLD FLIG SHOT WEALTHY MAN 1S KILLED IN FAMILY ROW Frank Howard Is Shot Dead in His Home in | Los Angeles by Son INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN ORDERED MADE | ifiable Homicide Is Be-! lief but Case Goes to Coroner’s Jury | | | 1.0S ANGELES, Cal, Aug.| 19. — The fatal shooting of | | ANTAGES CHARGED WITH i LD Associated Press Photos (right) 17-year old Los Angeles school girl Eunice Pringle, of attacking dancer, accuses Alexander Pantages, theater magnate, ASSAULT | | | | < tariff bill, were on hand for for- | SENATE MEETS TODAY; TAKING 3 DAY RECESS Tariff M’castTre_ Not Ready for Consideration — Re- | cess Plan Outlined WASHINGTON, Aug. 19—The! Senate was called in session today at_the end of the summer recess but_was not ready to start. work and will begin a series of briefer recesses which will keep it ad- journed until September 4 when it will await the House tariff bill. Only a few more than the weary 19 members of the Senate Finance Committee, who labored through the summer revising the FHouse mal opening today. A gentleman’s agrcement has Where “Zep” Pauses on MEMBER OF fi/orld‘fiT(;ur ot PRICE TEN CENTS JGHT ASSOCIATED PRESS DEAD BY 12 YEAR OLD SON [ AIR LINER 18 GROUNDED AT NAVAL AIRPORT Huge Craft Safely Crosses Vast Northern Area and Reaches Japan PEOPLE IN STREETS TO WATCH ZEPPELIN Average S;;;ei from Ger- many Is Reported at 64 Miles an Hour TOKYO, Aug. 19. — The Graf Zeppelin, in a world flight, after appearing over Tokyo and Yokohama, hast- ened Yack to Kushimoto, nav- | been reached between the Republi- can and Democratic leaders where- — by three day recesses will be taken until the Finance Committee has |the measure ready for considera- Frank Howard, wealthy au-| tomobile distributor, by his! 12-year-old son Richard, with her in his office. He ic at liberty under $25,000 bond. al airpore’ and went to the landing mast. The Graf was sighted at a .22 rifle, has been ordered investigated by the coroner’s jury. | The shooting is said to have been done by the boy, in defense of his mother, who in a family quarrel, was beingI choked and beaten by her drink-crazed husband. | District Attorney Eitis said‘ the shooting was apparently; justifiable homicide. | The buy has been booked on #"technical charge of 'sus:| picion of murder and allowed | to remain at home. The boy and his mother are‘ in a state of collapse. Richard and his grand- mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Rich- ter, who witnessed the shoot- ing, will be the principal wit- nesses at the inquest. Both were attracted by screams of Mrs. Howard. They rushed to the scene. They declared Howard was holding his wife by the throat and striking her in the face.' The boy, fearing his mother would be killed, ran and got! the .22 rifle. He said he re-, membered nothing further until his father was lying on the floor, dead. ———,————— SIX HUNDRED ON TRAIN IN OHIO WRECK COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 19. Sixty-nine passengers on a crowd- ed Pennsylvania train enroute here from Cleveland were injured, some seriously. Five of twelve coaches were derailed near Condit. A split rail is believed responsible. Six hundred passengers, mostly tourists, were aboard the train. ' 'WDONALD AND Seven Texas Democrats Are Already Candidates For Governorship, 193 Faces Impeachment | AUSTIN, | political spec a situation perhaps unparalleled in state politics—seven democratic can= didates for governor a year ahead of the primaries. Tex., Aug. 19.—Texas' Friends, of Gov. Dan Moody are urging him to try for a thirdcterm. The field of gubernatorial aspir- ants includes Barry Miller of Dal- las, now licutenant governor; M fKaLie Daffan, of Ennis | B. Love, state senator of Dallas; | Oscar F. Holcombe, former mayor | of Houston; Gregory Hatcher, state | treasurer; E. G. Senter of Dallas and T. N. Mauritz, of Ganado. Cther prospecuve candiGates in- | ctuding Earle B. Mayfield, former|when | United States Senator, and JPat M.!|ghe; | Netf, former governor, eventually may bring the entry total to an even dozen. Assoclated Press Phots — myis field already commands an ————e———— DIVORCE, REMARRIAGE, POLITICS [ MIXED IN BISHOP-RECTOR DISPUTE, By MARTHA DALRYMPLE (A. P. Staff Writer) LONDON, Aug. 19.—Divorce, re- marriage and politics scrambled themselves into a situation that called forth a statement from Dr.| Winnington Ingram, the Bishop | of Parliament was performed in a | church “without the knowledge or sanction of the Bishop.” Sir William Davison, conserva- tive, who was reelected to the House ‘of Commons from South Kensing- ton in spite of an opposition con- servative candidate, was divorced last October from a daughter of| Sir Owen Roberts. The women of | Bouth Kensingfon, who outnum-, pered the men voters by nearly| 27,000, ‘waged a serigus campaign to keep him out of Parliament. He succeeded in winning the clection with a margin of 20,000, | -IIA::;);';I eg:en“:‘::’;‘;e?chl:n“o‘;xt "'fonlg:; advance surge of political interest. Ing inquiry into tax case fees by Senator Love, who bolted Alfred E. state legislature. Smith’s camp last fall and turned about face to lead the campaign | that put Texas in the Republican |column for the first time in his- “tory. has announced his candidacy on an “anti*Tammany” platform. Love was opposed to Barry Mil- \ler in the last primary when Mil- |ler, who also secks the executive chair, was running for lieutenant- e governor. Love later withdrew b |after several county committees Renew Conservation Re-'refused to print his name on offi- ' o {eial ballots because he openly de- gal’dmg Naval Disarma- clared he would not support Gov- ment, in Scotland [ernor Smith. | Considerable speculation also cen- |ters on what attitude the state LOSSIEMOUTH, Scotland, Aug.|democratic committee will take to- 19.—Premier Ramsay MacDonald|ward Love. ~ That group gave no- and American Ambassador Dawes |tice last November that all Demo- have renewed conservations on na-crats who scratched the general val disarmament at the Premier’s|election ticket would not only be summer residence. denied ballot positions as candi- Ambassador Dawes made an|dates in the 1930 primary, but also overnight trip from London. He}would not be permitted to vote. plans to leave later and visit friends; Next July’s primary will be the in Scotland and also expects to go|second in history for Texas Repub- to Elgin next Friday when Premier |licans. ~ State laws require that MacDonald will present him with {100,000 votes be cast for a party's the freedom of the city. | candidate for governor in the last preceding election before a primary may be held. Only once before, in 1927, have the Republicans held a primary. {Last year the Republican guberna- torial candidate received 120,000 votes. one of the largest in the whole election, and a few weeks after his| success at the polls married Miss Constance Marriott, the daughter of a major in the Dragoon Guards. After the marriage in the regis- trar’s office Sir William and his| bride went to the church of St.| Ethelburga, Bishopsgate, where Dr. W. F. Geikie-Cobb gave the bless- ing of the Church of England. The church frowns upon the re- marriage of the guilty party in a| divorce action though the cere-| mony is approved in the eyes of‘ the law. | The Bishop of London said that| Dr. Geikie-Cobb did mnot consuit|flying instructor here, flew to Chi- him and performed the ceremony |cago for his wedding, it was ex- entirely upon his own responsibi® | plained that the couple would take ity. a brief aerial honeymoon because “Dr. Geikie-Cobb, I have noj“the groom is afraid to drive a mo- (Continued on Pag2 Six) J|tm- car,” e, VETERAN ARMY FLIER AFRAID OF MOTOR CAR KANSAS CITY, Aug. 19.—The at- titude of Capt. Richard Duncan should be tonic to those persons who hesitate to ride in airplanes, This former flight commander in the English Royal Flying corps, never has learned to drive an auto- mobile because he’s afraid to do so! ‘When Captain Duncan, now a | signal for keeping the majority of trum this year reveals 23. | Are Sca]deti—lo__l)eath when 13 ARE KILLED 11,600 STRIKERS tion. The briefer recesses were the the members away. Senator Watson, of Indiana, ma- jority leader, will move for a recess every three days as the Senate cannot adjourn longer than three days without consent of the House. The House reconvenes September —e——— INDERAILMENT { Train Hits Open Switch and Is Wrecked HENRYETTE, Okla, Aug. 19.— Thirteen persons, eleven of whom were negroes, were killed yesterday a passenger train on the rman, Texas, to Tulsa, Okla, route, ran into an open switch. Pete Wolfe, engineer, and H. A.| Bryan, fireman, were burned m“ the wreckage of the engine. Bryan's body was recovered. None of the negroes' bodies have been identi- fied. They were scalded to death by steam. None of the other pas- sengers were hurt. Army to Send 50 Planes to National Races | CLEVELAND, Aug. 19—Fifty] army air corps planes and aviators will race and engage in aerial sham battles at the national air races here August 24 to September 2. Eighteen speedy pursuit planes from the first pursuit group, Self- ridge Field, Mich., will race for the | John P. Mitchell trophy over a 120- mile course, and a like number of | pilots from the attack group, Fort| Crockett, Tex., will compete for the | Mason M. Patrick trophy. Nine planes of the bombardment squadron, Langley Field, Va., will reach Cleveland in time to take part in the maneuvers of the air corps. Both army and navy fliers will compete for the Liberty Engine Builders' trophy in a race for ob- servation planes. | | PULL OFF RIOT Attack Four Hundred Non-| union Men Today at | N. C. Cotton Mill ‘ MARION, N. C., Aug. 19.——Onc‘ man was badly beaten and several! others sustained bruises when 1,600 | strikers in the Clinchfield cotton| mill prevented 400 non-union men | from returning to work at the mill | this morning. Superintendent Henderson was badly beaten with blackjacks and clubs wielded by pickets. | “Bring on your troops,” the strik- ers yelled in unison when informed the State Guard will be called out. ROOMING HOUSE | rooming house here today | started Friedrichshafen, lower left, Germany, the home the giant wireless stal during its world tour To be informed of the movements of the Graf, in constant communication with the Graf Zeppelin throughout its world flight. COURSE OF ZEPPELIN'S FLIGHT Associated Press Photo The above map shows the Graf Zeppelin's route around the world on the present flight. 1 PRISONERS AFIRE: VICTIMS = BREAK FROM BURNED IN BED ~ SEATTLE JAL Club Jailer Unconscious— Lock Another in Room and Make Escape | | | Five Persons Lose Lives! and Others Are Injured in Morning Blaze | | | | { SEATTLE, Aug. :o—Four coun- ty prisoners gained their last night when they beat a jailer .unconscious, cleared ancther from their path with a gun and escaped. The fugitives are Willlam Clark, Clifford Sargent, D. Tolin and Tom Sullivan. The four broke from their tank and crept down the corridor and slugged jailer Rice with a sack of fron slugs, wounding him badly They found a gun and levelled it at Jailer McPhérson, then locked him in the medicine room. They battered down the door and escaped from the jail court. Twent; other prisoners in the tank remained quiet and refused to take part in the break. R Sergt. Fred A. Allen of the 9th United States Infantry has a Bel- gian decoration which endows him with the title of “duke” in that country. LITTLE ROCRE, Ark., Aug. 19.— Five persons were burncd to deathl and several others injured or burn- ed by a fire which destroyed a An explosion of a stove the blaze which spread rapicly, trapping victims upstairs in their rooms of a 14-room frame boarding and rooming house. The dead are: Samuel Archer, Hiram Evans, Martin Kapp, Frank Harty, and Bob Oliver, roomers, railroad shop employes The explosion occurred while the landlady was cooking breakfast. Her face and hands were burned.| Some of the roomers were down- stairs awaiting breakfast, and es- caped easily, but those still abed were killed, badly’ burned or hurt in leaps to safety. e The Rumanian Government Is considering changing its military uniform, and is studying the Am- erican service man's garb. B The bugle call “Retr ' of the United States Army is known to have been used by the Crusaders. - e Six years ago Fred McCann of Merriam, Kas, had 400 $5 gold pieces. He has one left, an Amer- ican piece minted in 1845. freedom |~ 3:40 P. M. or 1:50 Eastern Standard time 40 miles from Tokyo and came over Tokyo at 4:35 P. M. or 11:30 P. M. Sunday, Pacific Coast time, completing the light from Friedrichshafer, ond Tap of the worid »pelin landed | , port of the giant Graf Zeppelin. tion, right, at Nauen, Germany, is| TWO AVIATORS i The streets CFLY IN STORM | s ! cver both Tok « Vefore the more laps bef re <o Mamer and Walker s OF e A T ing Good Time, West to East and Return liner i *) from'T to Los Angeles and (rom {Angeles to La« N The averag: of craft from Fredrichsh CLEVELAND, Ohio, Aug. 19.—|Tokyo was aboui vi m Overcoming storms which made | hour, Only thr were hard flylng from Rooscvelt Field' 3 . 10 Cleveland, Nick Mamer and Art|used- The ti 15 Walker refuelled here today and miles an hour better than ex- {are off toward St. Paul, the next|pected. |point where provisions and fuel; = | will be taken aboard, on the return Iflight to the Pacific Coast. ! | The two fliers reported all well. {They took on a hot breakfast| here. Last night's storms were over | Pennsylvania and it is reported! |they were a severe test for the pilots and plane. The westward flight includes stops at St. Paul and Missoula, Montana, where the plane will be refuelled in the air. —,,———— 'Socialists and Antis | In Clash; 62 Injured arst ! peed mo e 1hout — THO YOUTHFUL SWISS FLYING OVER ATLANTIC Hop Off from Portugal Attempt to Cross Ocean to New York City LISBON, Portugal, Aug. 19— VIENNA, Aug. 19.—One man was Two youthful Swiss fliers, Oscar killed and 62 wounded, 12 seriously,| Kaeser and Kurt Luescher, took in fighting today between members off from Jungal at 1:30 am., to- of the Socialist Schutzband and day, Eastern Standard time, in an anti-Socialist Heimwehrs, at Saint attempt at a westward crossing of | Lorenzan. The Heimwehrs were the Atlantic. armed with a machine gun and; It is considered doubtful if the snipers fired from the town hall|two fliers .will reach New York | tower, exacting the greatest toll|without refuelling stops. It is {The Socialists were participating planned to land at Halifax for in a party banquet and were taken petrol and also planned to fly over by surprise, believing the Heimwehrs the Azores but not landing unless | were holding a banquet in another !necessary. The plane is npamed town. the ‘‘Young Switzerland.” | | CLEVELAND BATTLES OVER CITY MANAGER CLEVELAND, Aug. fourth time since 1916, when Cleve- | Harry L. Davis, former governor land became the most outstanding and former mayor, is the leading xample of city managership, the |opponent of the city managership. tem of municipal administration | Three times before he has led a is to be settled by the ballot. fight against it, losing each time Tomorrow Clevelanders will, vote | by small pluralities, the last time on a charter amendment providing |in 1928 by 3,000 votes. Peter Witt, |for a mayor and 33 councilmen, to|ex-councilman, is sponsor of the | be elected by wards to supplant the | proportional representation amend- |city managerial system. ment. ! The aldermanic system was abol- | William R. Hopkins, city manager. {ished in 1921, If the manager |defending his tenure, points to the |forces are defeated, an election of | plan of downtown development, ‘mflyor and council will take place |street improvements and lower in- in 60 days. If they win in this|terest rates. Opponents cite the referendum, the enemies of the city | small interest in councilmanic elec- !manager plan will have a second |tions, and peint to the annual ex- !opportunity in an election in No-|penditures by the city,—$18,000,000 |vember when a plan to oust the|as compared with $15,000,000 under ,manager and replace him with a|Mayor Fred Kohler. mayor and nine councilmen, selected Cleveland is the largest city to lby proportional representation, will adopt the manager form, |