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The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-20
Perfect Take-On

The Bremen landed on Greenly Island in a fog last Friday evening after a hard trip across the At lantic from Balonnell Airdrome Irish Free State, where it left April 12 at 5.3S in the morning in an attempt to make the flight to New York.
 The plane made perfect take off, despite the fact that due to a peculiar under-gear construc- tion an1 the fact it was untested with a maximum fuel load, tragedy might have attended the start.
 A large crowd, including the flying buddies of Colonel Fitz- maurice, friends, and well-wishers from nearby Dublin gathered for the start. A cordon of soldiers about the runway kept the crowd back from the plane and the fliers.
 The plane headed straight down the runway just as daylight be- gan to show. It travelled about 900 yards before it lifted lightly to a few hundred feet, and turned to the right, disappearing quickly over the mountains to the west.
 Have Breakfast
 The three appeared at the off cers' mess at the Airdrome short ly after 4 o'clock. April IF. Cap tain Koehl was first; he started his breakfast without waiting for the other two. Baron von Huene.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-20
COUNCIL MEETS TONIGHT

There will be meeting of the City Council tonight at 8 o'clock in the Council Chambers of the City Hall during which the taa ordinance providing that the firsl payment of taxes becomes delin quent on October i instead oi August 1 as at present, will bt passed on. Other routine matters will be taken up.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-20
PLIERS NEED MONEY, SAYS
 FITzMAURICE
That Is One Reason Wh, Irish Aviat6r Was Sent
 to Civilization


 ST. AGNES, Quebec. April 20. - Capt. Koehl told the Canadian press correspond ent, who has arrived here from Greenly Island, that the Bremen will be flown from New York to Germany, making the first round trip flight ever made over the Atlantic Ocean.
 Capt. Kcehl said it would take about seven days after receipt of spare parts before the Bremen could hop for New York.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-20
JARDINE WILL DECIDE SOON
 AS TO VISIT
Informs Chamber of Com merce Will Know by May
 l5 if Can Come North

Expressing q wish to spend sew
 eral weeks in Alaska during the l coming summer, Secretary Jar I'Ss4aes of slf5 U S Department ofl
 Agriculture, acknowledging an in
 vitation from the local Chamber | Of Commerce, advised it he hoped
 to be able to definitely formulate 1 plans for the summer by the mid die of May He said he would advise the Chamber at later date as to his proposed local visit.
 "lt has long been my desire to make closer contact" with Alaska. the Secretary wrote the Chamber He added he was deeply interest ed in the development of the Ter
 ritory and particularly anxious to bring about the utilization of na tional forests here If it is at all possible, intend to spend few weeks in Alaska this sum mer," he added.
 Capacity Crowd Attends Ladies' Day at the Chamber drew out capacity crowd today. | The meeting was featured by splendid program including vocal and instrumental music and read. ings. It was arranged by a com mittee under the chairmanship oi < Mrs. E. M. Goddard. She was au thorized by Acting President Brica Howard to appoint a chairman to handle the program for Ladies Day next month
 Included on the program were: Miss Dorothy Fisher. piano solos;
 Miss Tneodora Budwin, Italian dialect readings; Miss Stella Jones, cello solos, accompanied bl Mrs. J. Preston at the plano, and two vocal numbers by Miss Eve. lyn Judson. Miss Iris Gray ac companying.
 Major Carruthers Talks
 You have everything here to make this the best city in. Alas, ka," declared Major w. J. Car ruthers, staff officer of the Sal vation Army, guest at today's meeting. He said information had reached Wrangeil. where he lives. of Juneau's ever Increasing pros perity. Perhaps one of the main secrets of it lis because the Chamber of Commerce has la dies committee to cooperate with it." he added.
 He expressed his appreciation for the interest shown locally in 1 the Army's work here and the support that had been given to
 Captain and Mrs. Edwards in their endeavors.
 Wrangell, he said. is progress ing satisfactorily. The sawmill has been operating since Febru- ary and at present is not able to keep it's production abreast of it's orders. A heavy traffic. move ment is anticipated up the Sti- kene River. Tt looks as if 1t
 would be season of real pros
 perity in all sections" he added. Union Oil Coming The Union Oil Company will establish station here in the near future, said F.. M- Basse,
 who has represented it in secur- ing site. It will build docks,
 warehouses and install tanks for
 an uptodate plant that will take
 care of local needs, he said. l Frank Scully, travelling man, lleft here for Petersburg. on the
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-20

LAKE ST. AGNES, Quebec, April 20-Col James Fitzmaurice. Irish flier aboard the German plane Bremen, told the Associated Press correspondent it had been decided to send him out to civili- zation from Greenly Island instead of one of his companions on the ocean flight because money was the chief need and they thought I, being an Irishman, could jolly more out of the people,"
 Fitzmaurice laughed at the joke taen turned serious and told the real reason why he had been SC lected It had been agreed that he should come because he alone could speak English well, but said in addition they needed money to secure repair parts for the plane and buy new outfits of clothing.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-20
PLANE HOPS OFF

DETROIT, Mich, AprIl z0.-z- Carrying hopes of the Bremen crew for an early getaway from Greenly Island, giant Ford tri- motored plane piloted by Bernt Balchen and Floyd Bennett, hop ped off this morning for Murray Bay on the first leg of an ex- petition to Greenly Island. The plane will carry repair equip ment from Murray Bay to the island.
 The Ford plane has been chart cred by the North American Newspaper Alliance through the New York World and carried Thomas Mulroy and Charles J. V. Murphy, World representatives.
 Heavily laden with mechanical equipment and 400 gallons of gasoline, the ship will probably take 12 hours to reach Murray Bay.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-20
HEAVIEST SHIP HEAVIER

SOUTHAMPTON, Eng. - The White Star liner Majestic, worlds heaviest ship, has been made 69 tons heavier by <conyer- sion of non-earning space into
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-20
A FOURTH "Rv

PARIS - To the three R's taught in French primary schools is to be added fourth-road- lore Children will be schooled in traffic rules.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-20
A. J. QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, April 2O.-Al- aska Juneau mine stock is quot ed today at 31a.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-20

plimentary vote. under present plans, the delegation then will line up for Gov. Vic Donahey. Un der orders of the state central and executive committees, it is bound to support an Ohio man as long as he has a chance. After that eventually, the Buckeye dele gates may go to Gov. Alfred D. Smith, of New York.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-20

Frank Scully, travelling mau, left here for Petersburg< on the steamer Admiral Watscn
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Evening star., 1928-03-15

Atlantic Is an uncompromising enemy
Of land-plane flyers and its billowine
waste has evidently claspcd two more
humans to its bosom.
If these two are lost the list Of un-
successful pioneers Of the westward
flight will reach the alarming total of
seven. Nungesser and Coli were the
first. to be followed by the Princess
LowcnStcin-W -Wertheim and her crew
Of two. None who has started out
from Europe with America as the goal
has ever been able to tell of the ap-
parently insurmountable dangers that
balk success. All have started hope
fully and have been reported on their
way. but there the story has ended.
Whether it has been plane failure,
motor failure. head winds. formation
Of ice or any of the known perils of
flying cannot be told No one has lived
TO tell it. and the westward path re-
mains unconquered by man. Some day
1t will be accomplished. but the roll of
tragic figures is already too long. and
the next attempt should be surrounded
with every safeguard. to the end that
mystery may be removed from the haz-
ards OF western heavier -than-air flights
Evening star., 1928-03-15
The Westward Air Trail

Despite encouraging reports from t1ef-
soslS vino cla!m 70 have seen Or heard
the ElactIitte Mackay transatlantic
plane after Il Yesclle6 the North Amer
scsn continent, IL looks very much as
# TWO more daring flyers have paid
with their l!yes 20 al attempt 70 blaze
the westward air trail. Since leaYing
tne irisi1 eos&t o1 Tuesday mofning no
authentic WORD has BEEN given 70 q
waiting world cf the progress ot Capt
Waller Ei;1ch!ite. one eyed war hero.
enc Elsie Eaf.ksy. DARING aYiStriZ and
caQg9ter Ct L9Yc Inchcape. in their
American -D1ilt ,noroplane. They we're
cue ~ reach newfoundland early yes
tey1ay morning. and New YORK Or Phil
lpi!a a. NON, II their gabojine sup
ply held out BIT With the tSc daring
fyerE already more than t~fnty.f01r
hours lae. peSSjmisD IL replacing up
11snism snc DnjeSs q miracle occurs
they hAYe met L2f tragic fats ~ tElf
FIVE 0,k.er brave spirits wt1o esssyeG
the westward trip.
Cf ooaJBse. Il Is pIsSible fbat they
have been D.cked up by sbip Yitb9n'
Tlre.eSs ~ landed III @bfne ds1,lan
Tegiop where communication IL EiDT
Harry Eawkst. M his brave aLhmDt
" re2ch England fT9E9 RsWfo,JBtdisHG
ia TIE early daye of aviation. fell inM
the Ees when nerr his goal, "Sk res
e4ed ny flsIling fcipppner snd returned
4 week IsieF 70 . world thal had given
hin up Tor lost. Ruth Eidff snc
CAPT Ceofge HaIcemag bAd mifafu-
loQs escape from death wilen they were
packea up near u4e hzores by a slamef
These t@o incidents lend encpuTage'
plent ~ tie beltef tbst pefbaps Capt
l3inchnrs end Miss Nscksy have hs1
sAniiai Turn Of gq9d fortune. but u
Evening star., 1928-03-15
Post-Flood Disputes.

Closely following the San Francisquito
Dam disaster. which has taken perhaps
four hundred lives, come recriminations
against the City OF Los Angeles from
residents Of the area afflicted by the
food. Al meeting OF residents speak
ers charged that the municipality.
which built the dam as part OF its
water system. was responsible for the
tragedy. Residents OF the Santa Clara
River Valley have always maintained
that Los Angeles had usurped the water
rights OF the valley by diverting the
flow Of the river. and legal suits TO test
the disputed points are still pending In
the courts Intimation Is given that
claims for the damages incident to the
food may be made upon the City OF
Los Angeles. which would. OF course.
add 10 the litigation.
Investigations are In progress Az to
the cause Of the disaster. The residents
o! the valley contend that It was due
10 faulty construction. Los Angeles ati-
thorities insist that IL was an unayoid-
able accident due 10 some slip Of the
earth 1t is evident that a protracted
controversy will prevail as each side
endeayors 10 establish its claim. Efforts
10 reconstruct the dam. 10 renew this
particular contribution TO the water
supply Of Los Angeles. will be resisted.
Evening star., 1928-03-15
Eastman's Narrow Escape.

After an adventurous expedition
through the African wilds, George
Eastman. the American manufacturer
OF Photographic materials. who has a
fondness for travel IN remote lands
and for exploration and natural his
tory studies. had a narrow escape from
death in modern sleeping car In
Egypt. It seems anomalous that he
and his party. after traversing some
of the most perilous regions in the
world. escaping grave dangers. should
meet their most serious menace thro; :!
the medium Of a strictly modern means
Of transportation. A hot-box started
\ blaze which enveloped their car and
they managed to get out with their
lives, though with the loss of their
small baggage.
The first reports of this peculiar ac-
cidert indicated that Mr.. Eastman had
lost all of the valuable Photographic
films which he had secured in the
course of his expedition. This would
have been a serious misfortune. But
latet account gave reinsurance on this
point The films were in the baggage
car of the train. which was not af-
fected by the fire on the sleeper. and
so the records of this great camera
hunt in the African forests and plains
remain intact. assuring a rich contri-
button to the study OF wild life and
instruction to a countless number OF
people.
Evening star., 1928-03-15
Reed May Not Discuss
Walsh as Competitor

From the New York Times.
Senatorial courtesy will probably pre-
vent Senator Reed OF Missouri from
saying what he really thinks of the de-
cision of Senator Walsh of Montana to
enter the Democratic presidential pri-
mary In California. He must at least
have stirring thoughts about 1t. For
one thing. 1t puts three candidates In
the field in California. Senator Reed
announced day or two ago that he
was ready 10 flight 1t through" as
against the Smith delegates In that
State. Now he may be inclined to think
that not even Hercules like himself
can avail against two. Furthermore. he
viii be very apt To see In the entry of
Senator Walsh n verdict that his own
campaign has been. and promises To be
4 failure. The anti-Smith board Of
strategy at Washington and In the
South apparently has had its eye on
Mr.. Reed and concluded that he won't
do. SO, In another effort 10 prevent the
New York governor from getting two
thirds majority In the national Conven-
ton. Senator Walsh has been persuaded
10 30 out and see If he cannot pick up
Il small block Of delegates. We shall
doubtless See more moves OF the kind.
In itself. the Walsh candidacy IL to
be spoken of with respect, II Senator
Walsh came from larger State. and
one in q more strategic position politi-
cally. he would have been prominently
mentioned for the presidency long ago.
He has made name for himself In the
Senate and latterly has impressed the
country with his skin and tenacity as
prosecutor of official wrongdoing.
Whether he has at the same time dis
played other qualities more desirable In
a President than mere ability 10 run
down thieves many doubt, But II Is not
necessary To discuss In detail candi-
dacy which is obviously Intended not TO
succeed except in the sense that 1t may
help to head Off another man. The
Southern Democrats cannot be expected
Ia be- very enthusiastic for one who,
though "a dry, Is also u Catholic, Be 1t
remembered also that II doea not re-
auire n two~thirda vote In the Demo-
cratic national convention to adopt
platform. II the vets find themselves
IN majority, they may conclude To
adopt n plank about prohibition on
when II would be impossible for Sena-
tor Walsh consistently To stand.
Evening star., 1928-03-15
Threats 10 Kill.

Some three years ago young physi-
ctan at Scranton, Pa. participated IN
an operation On youth named COMM
&kie, in"DI*ing the amputati0n of a leg
Dr. Gerald Kelly widely known and
highly respected, after treating The
young man, concluded that this opera
tion was ESSENTIAL 10 save his he. Since
then the patient has nurHed a grievance
against the physician. On several occa-
sioi!s he has threatened revenge, but no
attention vas paid " his words. Yes
hrdAy he went 10 Or KeIIy's home.
waited several hours for him and final.
~, Dll his appearance, followed him int,
h'S private Office and shot and killed
him e1ap!hg through q rear dDor. A
t*w hours later he was arrested In q
moving picture theater lie had two
feyGiyers Oh his person, one of which
he tried ~ pull Oh the officers who TOOK
him In cueD0cy.
This tragedy Is al illustration of the
tendency ~ regard lightly threats 0f
vengeance uttered by persons who nurse
grievances Thlk young man, II would
appts made no secret Ut his enmity
sild his mufdefoiIs intention. but apv
Dafenuy noISody regarded his remarks
seriously. and he Was allowed " % oi,
and 10 srtn himself and finally " carry
0iIt his threat W lake The physician 4
life,
Thfests u kilI are often heard, and
ere usually passed over 81 insignificant
IN "a o. jorjty sf Gases they sre mean
ingiebs. sre simply the iholIgbijesA sx
pressions ~ enmity. But there Ia III"
ways A. chance that they may be- serious
ksnd II behooYes eYeTyb9dy vino hears
Evening star., 1928-03-15
UNITED STATES
in WORLD WAR
Ten Years Ago Today

The total casualties among the
American Expeditionary Forces, as an
nounced by the War Department,
reached total OF 1922 today with the
addition of the e. names contained in
PerShing's latest casualty list. One
hundred and sixty-two have been killed
in action or died from wounds and 35
have been captured or are missing
The statement Is made tonight
on the highest authority that Ameri-
can-built battleplanes will be In France
by July In sufficient quantity to insure
adequate air protection OF the sectors
then held by American troops.
French win back trenches in the
Prosnes region In Champagne which the
Germans captured on March l, and the
Germans admit defeat. Cana
dian troops carry out another success
full raid near Lens. All-Russian
Congress Of Soviets. meeting at Moscow
today. ratifies the peace treaty with the
central powers by vote of 453 to 80.
Russian collaps" makes Americas task
50 much the harder, and official WASH
ington Is determined to bend every
effort to win the war.
Evening star., 1928-03-15
Ont of Order.

Porter Adams. president of the Ma
tional Aeronautic Association. is evil
IDENTIFY going long out of his way when
he undertakes to rcbuke the hackers Of
the Hen6ershot fuelless motor for
Secrccr concerning the invention In a
statement issued yesterday. Mr.. Adams
says that public interest in aviation al
the present time demands that the
value of any development of this char
acter be thoroughly demonstrated be-
fore eXtravagant statements are made
regarding it." and added that because
certain persons have been reported as
connected with the motor lit has been
given standing in the public mind
which is highly improper unless the
engine is proper and legitimate
development"
This rather scathing criticism of
persons who are distinctly minding
their own business and calling on no
one for aid. In either a financial or a
publicity way. appears to be decidedly
out OF order. If the inventor of the
motor and his hackers choose to keep
details of the engine away from a
curious public. it is certainly nobody S
affair but their own. In so far as
"eXtra'agant claims" are concerned,
there have been none. and it would
seem that the promoters of the inven-
ton are taking particularly graceful
demonstration of the perfected engine.
Whether or not Hendershot has really
hit upon successful plan for fuelless
propulsion is beside the point If he
has. details and demonstrations will be
given in due time to an acclaiming
public. II he has not. the idea will die
natural death. When 1t is realized,
however. that while In this country
patents can be applied for within a
period OF two years after publicity. but
that no such bar exists in foreign
countries TO grabbing of" patent
rights 1t would seem that the wise
course regarding any invention would
be to nurture it unostentatiously among
the selected few who have been chosen
to promote it. This is exactly what the
hackers of the Hendershot motor have
attempted to do. and while 1t may lead
TO envy ana pique on the part Of out
siders 1t certainly cannot be used as
the basis for charges OF "extravagan'
claims and improper standing In the
pubic mind
Evening star., 1928-03-15
PHILOSOPHERS
GLENN FRANK

We shall hear much Of paramount is
sues as the next campaign begins to
take form.
There is. after all, but one paramount
issue in American life, and that is the
quality of thinking the average Ameri-
lar government.
I once watched the pettifogging tao
tics of two shyster lawyers In police
court, each battling for victory, each
obviously manufacturing and manhan-
ding evidence in feverish pursuit OF
favorable verdict.
suspect that that police court and
the tactics OF its lawyers, concerned
more with victory than with veracity,
is an uncomfortably accurate symbol of
the kind Of thinking most OF us do saYe
when we are on guard against our
selves.
The passion for truth Is a distin-
guished passion.
With most of us, thinking Is not an
act of discovery.
With most of us, thinking Is an act
Of defense.
And we common mortals are not
alone in this sin OF the mind.
even of the philosophers:
Every philosopher says he Is pur-
suing the truth, but this is seldom the
case.
professional philosophers are usually
only apologists.
"They are absorbed in defending
some vested illusion or some eloquent
idea
Take lawyers or detectives, they
study the case for which they are re-
tanned, to see how much evidence or
semblance of evidence they can gather
for the defense, and how much preiu-
dice they can raise against the wit
nesses for the prosecution.
They do not coyet truth, but VIC
tory"
The thinking habits of most of us
might, 1 suspect, be aptly summarized
by saying: He does not covct truth,
but victory.
that holds the hopes of men in its
sound solution is to the fore: two par
tics take the field with two vivid and
versatile candidates.
Does study of the competing cam
paign literature disclose disinterested
search for truth or determined fight
for victory?
A great university Is considering a
fundamental readjuStment OF its work
to bring 1t more closely to grips with
the needs of its students and the social
order it is protesting to serve.
Does q study OF the faculty discus
sions disclose a dis!rtercsted search
for truth or determined defense OF
the various departmental interests in
volvCd or threatened by change?
Wherever we turn we find thought
diverted from an interest in truth to
an interest in victory.
We grow only as we outgrow this po-
lice court mind
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