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The Washington times., 1928-11-17
Bloom Attacks Ship
Inspection Service
AS Too Inadequate
By WILLIAM s. NEAL
international News Service

| A controversy over the adequacy
of the American steamship inspec-
ton service in all ports arose out of
the sinking of the liner Vestris today
and probably will be aired in the
halls of Congress in the next six
weeks
While Representative Sol Bloom
Cd of New York, following up his
demand for information on the in
spection Of the Vestris, declared that
inquiry revealed an inadequate force
OF inspectors. D. N. Hoover, head Of
the service. asserted that it was fully
able to handle its tremendous inspec.
ton job.
THE steamship inspection service
of the Department of Commerce re-
ceived an appropriation of $842, 100
for the fiscal year 1929 and employs
259 inspectors, of which 3S are To-
Gated in the port of New York" said
Bloom.
"How can 38 inspectors thoroughly
inspect, even once a year, all of
the steamships, excursion boats,
and other craft leaving the port
of New York? 1t is equally i'm.
possible for thorough inspection to
be made in other large ports with
the small number of men employed
for that purpose.
"The steamship inspection unit
should have at least five times the
present number of inspectors and
at least $5.OO0,0O0 a year for the
work. We have the law which
gives the right of inspection and
makes 1t mandatory. but what good
is the law unless there are enough
officers to see that it Is observed.
For 81 you can buy only dollars
worth OF service, and for $S42,1O
YOU can buy only 259 inspectors,
which is a rldiculously small num-
ber.
NEW YORK, Nov. 1.-Two
women, parted by death from their
loved ones in the wreck of the
Vestris and another woman more
fortunate came back to New York
today. too crushed by the horror
TO tell of the sights they had seen.
They are Marian c. Batten, who
lost her husband, Norman, an auto.
mobile racing driver; Mrs. Elvira
Fernandez Rua, of New Bedford,
Mass, who saw her husband Jo-
seph and their infant son perish;
and Mrs Dolores Barricio Dorsil,
of Brooklyn, whose husband, Juan.
was saved.
The Washington times., 1928-11-17
Dempsey Heads West to
Consider Talking Film

NEW YORK, Nov. II Il. N. 81
Jack Dempsey today is en- route for
Hollywood, Cal, where he may
take the leading role, in a talking
movie version of the fight play In
which he appeared here.
The former heavyweight cham
pion left town without clarifying
the uncertainty surrounding his re-
ported intention to attempt come
back In the ring.
The Washington times., 1928-11-17

| British consul general in New York.
also has been ordered by his gov
ernment to give Tuttle every posi-.
bic aid in the inquiry. A British
nautical expert is expected to be
| appointed to represent the British
| interests, as the Vestris was under
| British registry. A British board
| Of trade inquiry is now pending.
| Congressman Sol Bloom of New
| York indicated last night he would
demand q congressional investiga.
ton, declaring the steamboat in
spection service was guilty of
neglect. He asserted the Vestris
| should not have been allowed to sail
In her alleged poor condition.
Also to be investigated today was
/ q charge made by Vestris fireman
to officers of the battleship Wyom-
| ing that the Yestrfs sailed with a
| cracked sea valve and started to
ship water soon after leaving port.
Late yesterday Alfred Hansen, as.
sistant pantryman of the Vestris,
was called to testify before Tuttle.
He said:
| Sunday night there was a very
hard gale blowing and the ship
started rolling. On the starboard
side one of the ports was open, or
| partly open, and the ship was
not protected, so the water went
down into the coal"
Hansen said that Second Steward
| Duncan woke. him up at o'clock
Monday morning and ordered us to
bale out the water because the
| water was all over
| About so of us baled the water
| with pals until o'clock when we
| decided it was no use" he testified.
Hansen told of getting his camera
and taking pictures on the deck
| of the Vestris. The pictures were
marked for Identification.
Life Boats Struck
Telling of the lifeboats. Hansen
said:
II was ordered with others to
get down into number 4 and mum.
ber 8 lifeboats. We had u very
hard time to get the boats out.
One man broke his arm trying to
swing the boats out in the davits
over the water. We worked from
IL until about but 1t was Of no
use. Meanwhile they got boats
numbers 8, 10, and IL do Hn into
the water but numbers and S
were still hanging.
I'VE kept pulling at them but it
| was no use"
Arthur j. Costigan, Of the Radio
Marine Corporation of America, was
the fourth and final witness of the
day. He was shown three radio
| grams which he testified were sent
through his company.
The first one read from the stand
was from Capt. Carey of the Vestris
to the Lamport and Holt Company
the owners and said:
Hove to from noon yesterday.
During the night developed 80 de.
gree list. Stanboard decks under
water. Ship lying on beam. I'm.
The Washington times., 1928-11-17
WOMAN CLUE
IN ROTHSTE|N !,
Staying
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prisek, most of which are buried IN
mortgages. There were about Il
pieces Of Jewelry, with az estimated
value of $4,000. And there were
two insurance policies. One for 325,-
600 named the widow, Mrs. Carolyn
Rothstein, beneficiary. The other,
for $4,000, originally made payable
to his estate, had been changed to
name Inez Norton, his ex.Foilien
girl sweetheart, beneficiary.
This is the first disclosure thaS
the Widows love rival had been re-
membered by Rothstein other than
in his deathbed viii which he signed
with q struggling *.
The will beQueathed her q $780,.
600 trust fund for 10 years, about
one-half the sum the widow was
willed for life.
Kin Fight win
Argument on admission Of the win
to probate II scheduled to be heard
Monday morning in Surrogate John
O'Brien's court. The widow and
blood relatives are trying to shatr
ter the testament, contendinE 1t to
be fraudulently engineered by the
gamblers counsel, Maurice Cantor.
/ Rothstefn's one-time bodyguard,
James (Fatty) Walsh, was arrested
with two other men in connection
with q payroll robbery on Oc-
tober 5.
The other prisoners are Charles
Lucania and George Uffner, also
known as Hoffman. The three
were arrested in an apartment.
District Attorney BantOn expected
that Tough Willie" McCabe, the
murdered gamblers pay-off man andk
Broadway's handsomest racketeer.
would surrender for questioning to-
day. An attorney telephoned Ban
tons office and declared Tough
Willie" would be in soon.
Police Commissioner Warren ad-
nlitted that his men had some clues
they hoped would lead to solution
of the murder. Apparently he was
referring to clues from the bank
vault.
Stirred BY Walker
N was easy to note that the de-
tective bureau was straining every &
resource for tangible accomplish.
ments, as q result Of Mayor Walk
er's ultimatum-~tif distinct progress
Is not made by Monday noon, let
the police confess failure and III
decide on some action"
Police Inspector Coughlin re-
vealed that he has assigned rs de-
tectives exclusively to the Rothstein
case.
The charge that Rothstein wa!
New York's king of fencesets" and
that he held the missing 100000
600 in securities snatched by the
Arnstein pirates. was made by At
torney J. X. Guerin, representing
the trustee in bankruptcy for Arm.
STEMS properties.
Guerin pleaded before Surrogate
O'Brien that persons entirely apart
from Rothstein and his myriad
be named temporary ao-
OF his estate. O'Brlen
reserved decision on the administra-
tion score until briefs are submitted:
The mystery Of what happened
to four-fifths of the $5,000,O0O bond
plumber has been one Of the most
in criminal annals. The
bonds were stolen from Wall street =
boys in 1919 and 1920.
The Washington times., 1928-11-17

ties OF all the witnesses since they
came into port would result.
The Washington times., 1928-11-17
DR.. J. Walter Fewkes
Retires at Smithsonian

DIR. J. Walter Fewkes yesterday
retired as associate anthropo.
logist OF the Smithsonian Institu.
ton. after service in the govern
ment of 80 years.
DIR. Fewkes became chief of the
institutions bureau of American
anthropolgy, March /, 1918 from
which position he retired last
January.
The Washington times., 1928-11-17
Worker, %, Seriously
Hurt in R. & @. Car Fall

When he fell from the roof Of
freight car In the Baltimore and
Ohio freight yards yesterday, Nor
ris Burrows, 2S. OF the 200 block
of Quincy st. N. e.. brakeman,
suffered a possible fracture OF the
pelvis and several ribs.
He was treated At Emergency
Hospital and later returned to Ms
hon1a-
The Washington times., 1928-11-17
WEST END CITIZENS

The West End Citizens Associa-
tion will hold its regular monthly
meeting in The Western Presby-
terian Church, H and Nineteenth
Streets Northwest. Monday night,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-05-10
GREENHOUSES MAKE
 LONG EUROPEAN TRIP

MT and Mrs. J. Y. Rittenhouse, Juneau and San Francisco resi-. dents, are spending part of the current summer in Switzerland and will visit almost all parts of Europe, according to letters re- ceived from them by local friends They do not expect 10 return to the United States earlier than next December, reaching New York about Christmas and pro ceeding direct to San Francisco.
 Writing from Marseilles, they said they had spent two weeks in Manila, a similar period in Co- lombo, and were planning 10 leave for Italy in the near future. They were 10 visit Rome, Florence, Mi Ian, the Italian lakes. Vienna, tray- el through Switzerland, touch at Berlin, spend some time in Paris and London before sailing for America They were having most enjoyable trip and asked to be remembered to their local
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-05-10
OUTLOOK GOOD FOR FUNDS TO
 BUY MUSK OK
Redington Hopes Congress- Will Pass Bill to Buy
 Experiment Herd

Prospects are excellent that funds will soon be available for the purchase of musk OK for an experimental herd for Alaska. it was made known today by Paul c. Redington, Chief of the U. s. Biological Survey, here for an ex- tended trip to familiarize himself with local conditions affecting wild life.
 We are very hopeful that Con gress will give us S25,000 for musk OK. The bill carrying this money and authorizing the purchase has been passed by the Senate and is expected to be acted on favorably by the House." he said.
 On Nunivak Island
 The animals win be purchased by the Biological Survey on the east coast of Greenland. They will be delivered to some Atlantic port, probably a Canadian one, and shipped by rail directly across the continent to Prince Rupert. From there they will be transport ed to Nuniyak Island.
 The experiment in breeding and raising will be conducted there. The herd will be confined within fenced areas where it can be closely observed and given care full attention. If the experiment proves a success, animals will be taken north and placed in regions where forage and other conditions are favorable.
 MT. Redington said today that the herd to be obtained will prob ably number 20, about 15 females and five males. Owing to the lateness of the season, 1t is prob able that it will be next spring be- fore the animals can be taken It is expected to have them brought from Greenland by some whaling vessels operating from Canadian coastal points.
 Should Thrive Here
 There is no reason why musk OK should not thrive in northern in the opinion of Harry eastern big game hunter who accompanied MT. Redington north. He has hunted the animals in Greenland, while
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-05-10
DOUGLAS JURY
 SECURED TODAY
Argum ents Made This Afternoon-Jury to
 Be Locked Up

A jury was chosen in the case of the U. s. vs. William Doug las, charged with conspiracy to violate i.he prohibition laws, in the U. s. District Court this morning and sworn in at 11:45 o'clock after all of yesterday and nearly two hours this morning were spent examining jurors. An extra venire of twenty was call ed yesterday afternoon when only six of the 26 members of the regular panel were passed by both the prosecution and the de- fense. The jury is composed of: Mrs. E. L. Gruber, E. F. Cashel, K. Stedman, F.. an Wort, E. J. Peterson, Agnes Manning, Matt Hahn, Mrs. c. H. MacSpadden, Mrs. K. Hooker, K. K. Kim brough, Leila M. Jenkins and L.. J. Van Lehn.
 Assistant District Attorney H D. Stabler made the opening statement fer the Government finishing just before noon, when Court adjourned until 2 o'clock.
 The jury is to be kept together in the custody of the Court bailiffs during the progression os the trial, by order of Judge G. J. Lomen.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-05-10

then ran to the kitchen and saw the cook Wall, standing by the sink and Jaccbi with the chair in his hands. A knife and cleay- CT lay on the floor. Jaeobi said, He pulled a knife on me" Wall then moved back to the stove and the fight apparently ended.
 It was later the same day that Jaccbi and Wall separately went to Mr. Kingston and told him that they could not get along and that someone else would have to be procured for the kitchen. MT. Kingston wired to Seattle for a cook and helper and told Wall and Jaeobi separately that they could leave on the next boat and secured their word To try and get along until it came.
 Though nothing was proved concerning the actual fight, to which there were no eye witness es, how the wounds were inhict- ed CT by whom. many theories were advanced by those present at the inquest. pr. Pigg and pr. Council declared that judging from the wounds on both men, they looked to have been in- hicted by the same knife, and only one knife was found in the ! kitchen when it was searched.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-05-10
WHEREABOUTS OF JOHN
 T. M'GOvERN SOUGHT

Chief of Police George Cetchell has received a request from w. B. Mcfarland, City Attorney of Occur d Alene, Idaho, asking for information concerning the where abouts of John T. McGovern, young man, unmarried, and about 27 years of age, whose mother and sister reside in Occur d'Alene The letter states that McGovern informed his family he was going to Alaska with a surveying party and advised sending his letters to General Delivery, Juneau. He left the hotel in Seattle at which he was stopping last July and noth- ing further has been heard from him.
 Chief Getchell said this was the second request, the other one be- ing received about six months ago. Old papers for saIe at The Empire.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-05-10
MOTHERS WILL BE ENTERTAINED BY
 SCOUTS TONIGHT

The First Annual Mothers Day program given by Juneau Troops No. 1 and No. of the Boy Scouts of America for their mothers, will be presented at 7:30 o'clock this evening in the High School Gym nasium.
 For the past several weeks local Scouts have given Father and Son banquets. but this is the first of the programs for Mothers which the Scouts expect to make an annual affair.
 The first thing on the program this evening will be the falling in' of both troops. colors. and sa- lute to the flag and pledge of al legiance. Following there will be the giving of Scout oath and laws and a Scout law contest.
 Signal work. probably the most eolorful part of the entertainment, will follow. At the conclusion of this Mrs. B. D. Stewart will give an address.
 First aid demonstration and a contest in this line of work will come next. During an intermis- sion between talks to be given by Mrs. F. A. Friend and Mrs. k. l.. Robertson a demonstration of fire building By friction will be put on.
 Bugle calls used by the Scouts will be blown by troop bugle ex- perts The concluding number will be an address by Scoutmaster II. L. Redlingshafer of Troop No 1, who has been the real head of the Juneau Scout movement since it's infancy and has worked with the boys here for several years. He will tell something of the Scout Camp which will be held at Eagle River during the first two weeks in June, also telling of in former years.
 Refreshments will be served al the conclusion of the program.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-05-10

accompanying Admiral Peary in the latter's Arctic expeditions. In 1910, MT. Whitney brought back six calves which were placed in eastern zoos. They did we'll for some two years but through care lessness of keepers died.
 The animals are noted for their heavy. stocky bodies. The adult animals attain a large size and often range from TOO to 800 or more pounds in weight. In the mating season, MT. Whitney said, the bulls are vicious, attacking without provocation. Hunters are often charged by them. A simple method of diverting the attacking animals was discovered, the hunt CTS merely casting something black, hat or coat, or other black article in their paths. The ami mals invariably divert their at tack from the hunters and charge whatever is thrown, rending it into particles.
 May Have Difficulty
 Difficulty can be expected in se- curing adult animals for the Alas kan experiment, MT. Whitney said. The party he was with in 1910 tried lassoing some half grown oxen but they injured themselves so badly, it was necessary to kill all of them
 Calves were finally obtained by killing the mother cows. The skins were then thrown over hunters and the calves followed them, nuzzling at the hides. They were fed on condensed milk for a short time and later on hay. They soon became very tame and followed their captors around eating out of their hands without fear. Ordinarily the musk OK feeds on lichens such as the caribou or reindeer moss indigenous to northern Alas ka.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-05-10
ANNOUNCEMENT

We will move into the Valentine Building on or before May l6. The Soda Fountain will remain with Mary Young, who will operate this in con- nection with her restaurant.
 We will continue with the Drug Store, Prescriptions, Candy, Cigars and Cigarettes, Sundries, Cosmetics, Maga- zines and Papers, with more vim than ever. We will try to interest you with something new in the near future. We expect to have big reduction sale to celebrate and advertise our new loca- ton. We will have an absolute com- plete stock at reasonable prices. Our Prescription Department will be not only one of the best in Alaska but com- parable with the best in the States, and we are ready to back up this statement at any time. We ask you to kindly watch our ads. First and most import ant of all we solicit your good will, and following that we desire your patronage. Thank you.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-05-10

between M. Brown and ] Nor W1cka. was won by the latter.
 The Rebekah Auxiliary has held very successful card parties and appreciate the active interest shown by friends. Plans for an- other series are being made for the fall and the parties will close with a grand prize to the best player for the series.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-05-10
SECOND VICTIM STABbINC BOUT
 DIES, WOUNDS
Andy Waii, Cook at Can nery, Succumbs-In-
 quest Is Held

Andy Wall, 30, cook at the oundas Bay eannery of the Northwestern Fisheries Company, died yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock at St. Ann's Hospital, when his lungs collapsed as the result of the knife wound he re eeived in a fight with Peter Ja- coba, cooks helper, at the can nery on Monday morning. Jaeobi WIS killed instantly with a knife thrust which pierced his heart, and Wall was rushed to Jul .ad to the hospital suffering from a stab on his left side which en- tered the left lung; cut on his upper lip and a small cut OF one arm.
 Wall was born in Italy and h;s father, Mike Demero lives in Montreal Canada. according 10 information given by him 10 hos pital authorities. He told W. P. Kingston, Superintendent of the cannery, that he mad changed his name when he was naturalized.
 Funeral arrangements have not yet been made for Jacobi and Wall. The bodies are at the Juneau-Young Undertaking Par lors.
 Cause of Death
 That the death of Andy Wall Was due to a knife wound which l pierced the liver and the hear. the wound being inflicted by some perscn unknown, was the 1 verdict of a jury at the eoroner's inquest held last night in the Young Undertaking Par lors. The witnesses who testi- fled at the inquest were W r. Kingston, Superintendent 9f the Dandas Bay cannery, Chris Lar son and Lawrence Amdal, can- nery workers, Dr w. w. Coun- eil. who attended Wall, and Dr W. J. Pigg, as expert witnesses. The members of the jury were ]. l.. Gray, ]. A. Snow, John Marshall, Guy McNaughton, ". J. Childs and John Mclaughlin
 The evidence given at the .1- quest last night, was largely T repetition of that given at the inquest yesterday morning held on the death of Peter Jaeobi, with the exception of the testi- mony of an employee of the cannery named Start, which was taken by Judge F. A. Boyle and Assistant District Attorney George | w. Folta, while they were at the cannery last Monday night.
 Starts Over Hot Cakes
 Starts testimony concerned the quarrel between Jacobi and Wall on last Friday before the fatal affray. He declared in his story | that he had gone into the dining room late for breakfast on Fri day morning. He ordered hot cakes and Pete Jacobi, the wait | CT, went to the kitchen and gave the order to Wall Start heard | words in the kitchen and turned | and saw Jacobi raise chair and swing it, he heard something heavy, which sounded like a knife chatter to the floor. Start |
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-05-10
REBEKAHS' CARD PARTY

The Rebekahs held their last whist party of the season at Odd Fellows Hall last evening. There was good attendance. The first prize for the women was won by Mrs. Claud Helgesen; second by Miss Lokke, third by Mrs. Walter Heisel D. s. Jewell won first prize for the men, c. T. Gardner second prize and the third, a cut
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-05-10
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, May 1O.-Thc following are quotations on cer- tains stock today: Alaska Ju- neau 4, Endicott S2M, Asphal. SSA, Rock Island 1215s, Kelly Springfield 21, Bethlehem Steel 621a, Southern Diaries 54A, U. s. Steel 1491a Great Northern Ore 22%, Glidden Company 23 A Congoleum Nairn 2SA, and Stewart Warner 97A.
 
 Leon Permanent Wave, $12.5O. Fern Beauty Parlor. adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-05-10
MRS. NOBLE VISITS HERE

Mrs. William Noble, of Tenakee who came into Juneau several days ago with the body of Mrs James Edmiston, is visiting at the home of Mrs. E. Loomis while in town.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-05-10
AMERICANS SAFE. CHINA WAR ZONE.

TSINGTAO, May 1O-Having run the gauntlet of Chinese fire, Americans fleeing from embattled Tsinan are safe here. All Ameri- cans in the war zone are believed to be safe as the Japanese con tinued the battle to disarm the Chinese Nationalists.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-05-10
REEEKAH WHIST PARTY

Wednesday, May 9th, 500 D. m., Odd Fellows Hall. Good prizes. Refreshments. Admission 35 cents. The public cordially invited. adv.