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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-04-26
n InternatiOnaI News Service


QUEBEC, Quebec, April 26.-Tne
Ford plane, carrying the German.
irish transatlantic fliers - Baron
CsI,nfIer Won Huenefeld, Capt. Her.
man Koehl and Major James ID.
Fftzn1aurice--Ieft Greenly Island
this morning, according to word
The Ford plane hoped off at
7:45 Atlantic time, wireless dis
matches stated. 1t should arrive at
the Lake st Agnes airdome this
afternoon. probably around
o'clock.
The Ford plane is piIoted by Bernt
BaIchen. himself 8. noted trans
atlantic flier.
News OF the start south, which
has been expected and delayed for
three days, was received from the
wireless station at Point Amour,
near Greenly Island.
The message read:
Ford plane left Greenly Island
7:45 d. m. with Bremen crew, will
stop at Murray Bay"
TO Land Near Quebec
Although the wireless message
from Point Amour stated the Ford
plane will stop at Murray Bay. the
little town near the Lake St. Agnes
airdrOme, Robert Cannon, OF the
Canadian Transcontinental Anyways,
received q message from Greenly
Island today indicating that Bal
chen will not risk the weakened ice
of Lake st. Agnes.
The message to Cannon stated
that the relief plane would land
west Of Quebec. asked that a field
be prepared and requested a
weather report.
The filters hoped off just in
time il they wanted to land on the
Ice at Lake st. Agnes with any
degree of safety, for IT has begun
to thaw and turn soft.
Owing to conflicting reports re.
ceiyed here it was not certain
whether the landing would be made
at Lake st. Agnes or at Murray
Bay. There have been alternating
snow and rain storms at Lake st.
Agnes, adding to the unfavorable
conditions by turning the surface
to- slush.
The Ford machine weighs about
5000 pounds and even if it were
equipped with skis it would. re.
quire thick, solid ice with a smooth
surface.
Flight Breaks Tension
A feeling Of relief swept through
the airports along the st. Lawrence
when definite news was finally re.
ceived that the Bremen afrmen
were on their way.
The wait had been 80 long and
the tension so keen that it had be-
gun TO get on the nerves of the
aviators and flying officials in
terested in the trip.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-04-26
POWER LOBBIES
REVEALED
BY international News Service

An inside story of the workings
of the so-called power trust lobby
was revealed at the Federal Trade
Commission's power investigation to-
day by Josiah T. Newcomb, general
counsel for the Joint Committee or
National Utility Associations
The committee was formed two
years ago, Newcomb said, after Nor
mar Hapgood had published an In.
terview with Senator Walsh Cd OF
Montana. Walsh was quoted as say
ing that the power companies had
taken 1.-TWO billion dollars from the
atmosphere and had issued securities
with no assets behind them"
1--WE wanted to correct this state
ment, Newcomb declared.
AS a starter. Newcomb brought
George r. Roberts to Washington.
He described Roberts as a member
of the Stimson law firm, apparently
referring to the firm headed by Col.
Henry l.. Stlmson, governor gem
eraI of the philippines.
Several Interests"
1--WE are interested not only In
power, but in the administrative fea-
lures of the tax biz and other legis-
lation," said Newcomb.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-04-26
BELT TRAPS FUGITIVE

LANCASTER, April 26.--For six
months Eugene Halk, 20, Elizabeth.
town, had been playing hide and
seek with police. Now he is in Jail
because the fan belt Of an auto
mobile he was driving fouled the
engine and prevented his escape.
Halk il charged with larceny of an
automobile.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-04-26
V0IERS NOMINATE

CHICAGO, April 26.-Miss Belle
Sherwin of Cleveland. twice pres
ident Of the National League OF
Women Voters, today was named
by the nominating committee in ses-
sion here for third term.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-04-26
DIES Al AUTO WRECK

MOUNT CARMEL, Pa, April 90.
Mrs. Samuel Strausser, 6s, Potts
vile, was riding home with her
husband from Shamokin when they
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-05
Queer Blunders Swell
 Grade Crossing Toll

WASHINGTON, March 5.-An analysis of grade crossing acci- dents by A. B. Fletcher, consult ing engineer, and William c. Eliot of the bureau of public roads, shows wide variety of mishaps.
 E Among cases in which automo- piles, pedestrians and teams blun- dered onto crossings and were struck by trains are many queer combinations of circumstances.
 In one instance a neighbor and his family met death when tho friend, whose car they were tow ling. pulled the emergency brake and stalled the first car in the path of train. Tn another an excited, woman pulled the brake and stalled the car on the track. One driver stalled on the track and backed off safely, but con tinued backing in a semicircle until he was once more in the path of a train.- Again, a driver drove into the rear of car waiting at the crossing and bumped it into the speeding train.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-05
Substitute for Jai
 Will Not Be Accepted

LIVERPOOL, March 5.-Liver- pool bookmaKers, like French editors, devised plan to em- ploy substitutes to do jail sen tenees. But it didn't work. That is it didn't work long.
 Matthew Sutton, unemployed, was engaged by Richard Thomp- son, to be his double whenever the police interferred with his operations.
 Thompson arranged with a constable to arrest Sutton, in- stead of himself, for making books in, the streets. Sutton was fined five pounds.
 But higher officials heard of the dummy" arrangement which booknakers were employing and now Sutton, Thompson and the constable are all under arrest on charges of bribery, corruption and conspiracy.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-05
FRONT ST. RESIDENCE
 VI SCENE OF SUNDAY FIRE

r. .-lx x .i.1 sI
 A little girl left alone in the livfnk duarters of the Rojas store ons Front street yesterday after nogh fddhd some matches to. play with aud the result was fire alktrfi when smoke was observed issuins from the building. Fire men appearing upon the scene fodnd the place locked and had to break in a door to gain. entrance, The blaze was extingtiished with a chemical and very little damage res1lted, .s.'
 This Is the second alarm in the last fsw days. the first one, last Thursday. being caused by ,q brush fire on the beach side of the government road short dis tance beyond Larson creek.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-05
INDIAN RESIDENTS TO AID
 ENFORCEMENT OF LAW

Called by Wm. Howard, mass meeting of the Indian residents of Douglas was held in the Gov eminent school Saturday. evening. Speakers were William Howard. Frank James, Dan Joseph, George Paul, Mrs. H. Willard and H. willard. Conditions were openly discussed and remedies planned. A committee of five men and five women was appointed. They will meet with the American Christian Temperance Union each Thursday evening before church services Action will center around en- forcement of the prohibition laws to begin with morality and home conditions were also under dis cussion.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-05
BOGUS COINS PRODUCE
 DEMAND FOR MAGNETS

BERLIN, March 5.-Berliners have been troubled lately with an invasion of spurious 50 pfen- mig pieces.
 The counterfeits are excellent limitations, but it has been found that they consist of an alloy W, h c h is non magnetizable, whereas the good coins are read fly attracted by a magnet.
 Accordingly, there has been quite a run on small pocket mag mates.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-05
DOUGLAS NEVIS
FEERo POPULAR CHOICE
 FOR U. s. DEP. MARStiAd

W. E. Feero, former deputy United States Marshal of Douglas and applicant again for the office. made vacant by the death of w M. Eddy. Is the winner by a large majority over four other candi- dates in the special election which was held here Saturday, to deter mine the peoples choice of cand. dates for the office. Out of the total number of votes cast which wss 2O4, Feero received 119. The difference or S5 votes, was di vided among the other candidates aa follows: R. Mccormick S6. Nels Anderson 20, Chas. Schramm n and A. F. Granberg 12.
 The results of the election were rdpotted to United States Marshal WHite and an early appointment is isiafticipated.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-05
vET0LEss GOVERNOR SPEAKS

RALEIGH,. N. C., March b. The only Governor in the nation who has no veto power endorses the bill to give the President greater veto power. Gov. A. w. Mclean of North Carolina has written Representative w. w. Hastings of Oklahoma that he favors his resolution to amend the Constitution so as to permit the President to disapprove any item of appropriation in any bill passed by Congress without the necessity of vetoing the entire bill.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-05
D. M. co. ELECTS

The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Douglas Min. ing Co.,, was held Saturday eve ming at the office of the Secre. tafy and Manager, l.. w. Kilburn The present officials of the com pany were all reelected to their same offices. The election was the principal business of the meet ing, nothing else of importance being accomplished.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-05
MRS. ANDERSON ooEs TO
 SEArTLE FOR OPERATION

Mayor Nels Anderson is pre- pairing to leave on the Aleutian tomorrow with Mrs. Anderson to secure the services of specialists for the serious operation which she must undergo in the effort to prolong her life. The trip is be. ing made upon the advice of her physicians here. Miss Sophia An derson will accompany her par ents and nurse her mother on the trip.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-05
SPEAKING OF OPERATIONS

OLD ORCHARD BEACH, Me, March 5. Robert Baylor be- lieves he is entitled to some kind of d record, as the subject of 37 operations in four years. His arm was injured when caught between a door and fire truck in 1923, and he has been on the operating table 37 times since.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-05

Prime Edmonton Seattle Portland and San a m. and p. m, Juneau time
 baromec low this Alaska throughout the being located
 reading of that pressure prevailed Interior, weathe
 rain the northern portion portion.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-05

On her way to the outside for few months vacation trip. Mrs. H. ]. Grub, wife of the Standard oil man at Kodiak. passed through here on the Adpiral Watson.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-05

LONDON-There are 3S Der. hard Shaws in the new British Isles postoffiee directory. Ben Hur runs London clothing shop. Smith is still the most popular name-but there are F Teas and 54 Coffees.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-05

HIAWATHA, Kan.-Although a native American, and never abroad, Mrs. Andrew Ross has lost her citizenship. She married a native of Scotland who is not a naturalized American.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-05

EAST DEAN, England-Essex last English county to retain OK en, has but one yoke left, believ- ed to be the last team in England.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-05

J. P. Morgan, salesman. arrived here Saturday on the steamer Ad- miral Watson.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-05

tada Radio Sets ana sccsae6r- ie& Columbia Photographs and rseprds, Radio Electric O., Mar
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-05

L. B .Adsit, commercial broker. left on the Admiral Watson for Petersburg.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-05

J. J. Meherin. local commercisl broker, returned to Juneau yes. terday on the Margnita from a short trip to Sitka.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-05

AdvertIslng a1ways pays. Use tho columns ot The rmpirA
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-05
Weather Conditisns Az Recorded by the U. s.
 Weather Bufeau
!oreca.t for Juneau and vicinity beginning D. n oday

Snow nurr1cs colder tonight Tuesday fair and co inued cold; strong easter1y winds
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-05

Low sam. Sam. Precib. Sam. fem.l tenlp Velocity 23 hrs Weather
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-10

ton, and he got under way with a
voluminous manuscript in hand. He
faced a close drawn Gle of democrats
who engaged. him in turn in wordy
duels to the utter loss of continuity of
his prepared remarks. Flank attacks
by McMaster and Brookhart, of Iowa,
added to the uproar to apparent
delight of opponents of Smoot as he
twisted and turned to race each new
interrupter.
Once the interruption came from one
of the galleries. A young chap stood
up and attempted to talk, but he was
quickly elected. @
The only senate action of the day
came then with adoption of the Norris
resolution for renewed land committee
investigation of certain phases of the
Teapot Dome leasing, and the con-
firmation of some nominations, among
them that of Johnson j. Hayes, to be a
federal judge in North Carolina, to
which opposition had developed on the
part of some residents of that state.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-10
Il MINERS ARE
KILLED IN GAS
BLAST in I'LL.

WEST FRANKFORT, ILL.,, Jan. 8
N9-Twenty- one miners were killed
outright in a gas explosion which
wrecked a one mile chamber in the
Industrial Coal company's mine No.
18 here today Twenty-one bodies,
burned and mutilated by the force
of the blast, were found late today
and identified by the numbers on
the safety lamps attached to their
clothing.
The bodies were located by mine
rescue teams from Herrin, Valier and
Benton. The teams, working with
gas masks, cut their way through
fallen walls more than a mile from
the shaft. Officials OF the mine said
tonight that all employees had been
accounted for.
The cause of the explosion was
undetermined tonight and state mine
inspectors under the personal direc-
tion of A. d. Lewis, director OF the
Illinois department OF mines and
minerals, were conducting an investi-
cation.
The position and condition Of the
dead miners indicated that death was
caused by the violence of the ex-
plosion although gas was present in
the mine when rescue workers de-
Scended.
The bodies were brought to the
surface and preparations made to
place them in the morgue here where
relatives who have been barred from
mine property will claim them.
Mine officials refused to discuss the
disaster and neWspaperfren and
photographers were ordered to leave
the mine premises. An airplane
bringing reporters and photographers
from Chicago, landing near the mouth
of the mine aroused the ire OF several
employees OF the mine, who threatened
to demolish the machine, Bert Brown,
president OF the local miners union.
interceded, and the newspapermen
succeeded in preventing damage to
their plane.
Eight miners we're brought out OF
the mine alive and uninjured.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-10
CHINESE FLIER
PLANS FLIGHT
ACROSS PACIFIC,

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 9 tR)-Major
Tien Lei Huang, Chinese aviator who
arrived here today on a leiSurely
transco continental air trip from Wash
ington, D. c., announced that his
plans are nearly perfected for flying
from here to China next summer.
Major Huang said that ne and the
sponsors of his proposed trans-Pacific
flight already had raised $13O,0OO
among Chinese merchants for the
project. He declared he intended
trying to persuade Col. Charles Lind
bergh to pilot the plane, which is a
sister ship to Lindberghs Spirit OF
ST Louis" Otherwise Major Huang
will navigate, his present pilot, Capt.
Theodor Ling will handle the pane.
and Harold j. Lynch, Lindbergh's
former instructor, will be engaged as
the third member OF the crew.
Capt. Ling this afternoon hoped
off tor Dallas, Texas, to return with
William j. Esterbrook, Jr., as a
passenger The latter last summer
offered a $4,000 prize for flight
from Dallas to Hong Kong
+ Major Huang said that he learned
flying in England and Germany, and
has above, 500 flying hours to his
credit.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-10
DOVE OF PEACE
MAY BE- GUEST
OF DEMOCRATS

WASHINGTON, Jan. up - The
traditional jackson day dinner, to be
held here Thursday night under the
auspices of the democratic national
committee, is expected by many party
leaders to signalize the healing of the
1924 split between the Smith and Nc
Adoo factions.
While Governors Smith of New York,
and Donahey, of Ohio, have declined
invitations, number of the men men
toned as outstanding contenders for
the 1923 presidential nomination will
address the gathering of 1900 demo-
Gratis. William G.. McAdoo will speak,
but not as a candidate.
One of those who predicted today
that the dinner would be productive
of party harmony was Representative
Oldfield of AskansaS, chairman Of the
democratic congressional campaign
committee AS he sees it the speak
ers will not speak for themselves but
for the party"
The dinner will be a preliminary to
the meetings of the national committee
at which a convention city will be
selected.
Glenn L. Shaver, national chairman,
declined today to anticipate the out
come but said that "some corking good
bids were expected.
Discussion of San Francisco, Cleve-
land and Detroit has been most fre-
quent, but late indications point to
strong efforts on behalf of Chicago
and Mani.
Prominent democrats already are ar
irving for the Jackson dov dinner and
the national committee meeting. More
than 5000 applications for seats at the
dinner have been received forcing the
limiting of attendance to those con-
sidered as more influential democrats,
and their associates.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-10
AMERICAN ENGINEER
Mexico, where the mines are situated,
WlonY he Woo captl1rorJ
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Mexico, where the mines are situated,
when he was captured.
The wan, gaunt man could hardly
stand when his wife met him at the
door Of their home last night, but
he managed to force a smile and tell
her that everything now was all
right.
Mrs. Barber was perfectly calm
and composed this morning and her
friends say that her fortitude last
night was remarkable. She put her
exhausted husband obed and watch
ed over him all night.
The American embassy was notified
Immediately of Barbers return. The
embassy passed on the information at
once to the Mexican government.
Mrs. Barber then was requested by
President Gales and Secretary of War
Amaro not to make any statement
for publication lest it should inter
fere with the government plans for
pursuit and capture of the bandits.
Mrs. Barber today declined to add
any details to information avail
able in official quarters and ner hus-
band could not see anyone because
of his physical condition.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-10
GOVERNOR HUNT
WRITES MAYOR
ABOUT GASOLINE


That action will probably be taken
in Douglas in connection with the
campaign launched by Governor G..
w. p. Hunt to carry into effect
some scheme for cutting the cost OF
gasoline to the consumers of the
state was indicated late last night
by Mayor A. E. Hinton.
Mayor Hinton said that he had
just received a very lengthy document
from Governor Hunt bearing on the
situation and had not yet read it.
He said that he was interested in
the proposition but would not be able
to say what course he would pursue
in connection with the matter until
he has had time to study the letter
from the governor and make further
research.
The gasoline question has been
agitated from time to time especially
in the Douglas district because it
is constantly brought to the attention
of the public that nowhere in the
western part OF the United States
is gasoline SO high in price as it is
in Arizona Inquiry into the cause
of this has always brought reply from
persons concerned in the retail gaso-
line business that freight rates were
responsible for the high price. The
question has now been raised if the
freight rates are the actual cause.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-10
SUPREME COURT
WILL PASS ON
WIRE EVIDENCE

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 pP-Revers-
ing its former position, the supreme
court announced today that it would
make a sweeping inquiry into wire
tapping in connection with prohibi-
ton enforcement. Previously the
court had refused to review cases
in which wire tapping was involved
1t explained today that its purpose
was to determine whether evidence
obtained through listening in on
private telephone conversations could
be used in prohibition prosecutions
without violating the constitute
rights OF the persons on trial.
Out of the prosecution of 80 persons
at Seattle, Wash, for conspiracy to
violate the prohibition laws, arose
three separate appeals based on the
contention that the evidence obtained
through wire tapping methods had
been unlawfully used by the gov
ernment. The lower courts had held
that private telephone conversations
obtained through wire tapping were
properly admissible as evidence.
The supreme court refused to re-
view the cases, and substantially re-
fused to reconsider its actions in two
OF them. In acting today upon the
third petition for reconsideration the
court decided to GO thoroughly into
the question.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-10

nesses in the criminal contempt pro-
ceedings against Harry F. Sinclair,
William j.. Burns and their four as
.sociates, continued to present wit
nesSes intended to disprove the ale
cations.
A. M. Lowry, a detective sergeant
on the Washington police force, testi-
fled he had shadowed a Burns de-
tective, witness in the contempt
proceedings, at direction Of OLeary.
The detective said the Burns man
knew he was trying to follow him, so
he shadowed any one connected with
the mistrial of the conspiracy case
or with the contempt proceedings.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-10
DOCTOR PLEADS
NOT GUILTY TO
WIDOW MURDER

LOS ANGELES, JAM 9 ga plea
of not guilty was entered by DR.
Charles Mcmillan today when he was
arraigned on an Indictment charging
him with the murder of Mrs. Amelia
Appleby, wealthy widow of a Chicago
inventor Superior Judge Carlos
Hardy set Friday, January u, as the
date for trial.
The arraignment, held before a
crowd of several hundred spectators
who crowded the. court room, took
less than three minutes. DR.. NC.
MILAN entered court from a rear door
and escaped the persons in the hall
who had waited more than an hour
to catch glimpse of the man who
is accused of beating his victim, then
tying her in canvas sack anG
throwing the bundle in secluded
spot near San Fernando where it
was found the day after Christmas.
When asked by Judge Hardy how
he pleaded to the Indictment read
to him by Deputy District Attorney
Brayton, the 81 year old physician
held his head erect end replied:
''I am not guilty Z
Deputy District Attorney Clifford
Thoms, who has handled the case for
the district attorneys office. an
ncunced today that he considered the
case against DR.. Mcmillan as "air
tight" and that he would ask the
death penalty when the accused doc
tor is brought to trial.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-10
STATE INQUIRIES
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office. AS result Gilmer will win
at least one point-his clients will
be tried in juvenile court instead OF
in superior court.
"Hunt is only 16 years DID," said
Deputy District Attorney Forrest
Murray when asked whether leniency
would be given the youth. "He is
too young to be sentenced to capital
punishment for the murder OF Thoms,
He will be tried in Juvenile court.
Even though he receives a life sent
ence he still will be young man
when he eventually is liberated"
The deputy district attorney denied
a report that Hickman would be
tried first on the Thoms murder
Indictment and that the death penalty
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-10
RAILROAD HALTS WORK
HONORING DEAD CHIEF

CHICAGO, Jan. 9 QP)-Every wheel
stopped and every employe of the
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad
paused a minute today as tribute to
Marvin Hughitt, for SIS years an ex-
ecutive Of the road, who was buried
here.
Not train moved on the more
than 10000 miles of the system, built
up largely through the efforts of Mr..
Hughitt. In shops, on trains, in Of
fices and in yards, the 10000 en-
ployes interrupted their work to honor
the 80 year old pioneer.