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The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-23
DR. GILBERT PASSES AWAY
 IN PAL0 ALTO
Internatio onally Known Fisheries Authority Dies
 After Short Illness

PALO ALTO, Cal, April 23- Dr. Charles H. Gilbert, aged 6e years. Professor of Zoology of Stanford University since 1891, and an internationally known fish cries authority, died Saturday night in local hospital after a brief attack of bronchitis.
 At the time of his death, Dr Gilbert was studying Alaska sal mon packing for the Bureau oi Fisheries.
 Dr. Gilbert was connected with the Fisheries Commission at va rious times during his life and once served with the British-Co lonial Fisheries Department, re tiring in 1925.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-23
4NNESI4 VICTIM FOR 6 YEARS
 UNION VETERAN REC1INS MEMORY

OWATONNA, Minn., April 23- For 63 years Leopold Newsart, S6, lived in the shadows of forgetful- ness.
 He left the battle of Seven Pines in the Civil war with no knowledge of who he was.
 Now he has been recognized officially as living, after the long span of years, and has received his first pension payment from the government.
 Newsart's odessey through the valley of amnesia was an Enoch Arden tale of wandering.
 Wounded in the battle of Seven Pines, he remembered nothing of his home in Dayton. Ohio. He took the name of "A. Louis" fed eral pension records show.
 Two years ago he regained his memory, recalled his name and found relatives here. In the in tervening time he had married and had lived for 60 years in New Orleans, Texas and Oklahoma.
 In 1926 travelling salesman with whom he was talking men toned Dayton, and the utterance of the word was the jolt that brought him back from his name less existence.
 He learned that his parents had died believing him dead. His wife, Mrs. A. Louis," had died four years before. Investigators of the federal pension department found he had been honorably dis charged from Civil war duty in 1862.
 For the rest of his life Newsart will receive SIP month pension and a bill will be presented to congress to allow him back pen sion. He makes his home here now with niece.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-23

WASHINGTON, April 23-The passing of "cut throat" competi- tion in business will be exempli- fled in the five-day annual meet ing of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States here May 7-11.
 Cooperation is the theme of the meeting and 5000 representative business men will come from the fields of finance, agriculture. transportation and communica- tion, natural resources production, manufacture, insurance, foreign commerce., domestic distribution and civic development to give their individual views on the problems within their fields.
 Group meetings will thresh out intricate questions and present their conclusions at a general ses-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-23
Eagle Scout Record
 For Wichita Troop

TOPEKA, Kas.. April 23--Mem- bers of the Boy Scout troop spon- sored by the First Presbyterian church believe they have set a worlds record for the number of eagle scouts.
 Seventeen of the 65 members of the troop have attained the high est rank in the organization. Ten of the boys are life scouts. IA star scouts, eight first class scouts, 13 second class scouts and three tenderfeet.
 Dr. William C. Menninger, scoutmaster and one of the orig inal members of the troop, has won 72 merit badges in addition to his eagle emblem. Four of the other scouts have from 40 to 52 merit badges each.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-23
COP. PRIMARY CONTESTS ARE
 DRAWING CARD
Alaskans Vote Tomorrow for Party Officers and
 Party Candidates

Alaskans tomorrow will go to Inc polls to nominate candidates for all Territorial and Divisional offices and to elect a complete ticket of party officers. With no contest in the Democratic ranks, interest here and throughout the Territory centers in the Republi- can primary.
 Locally there has been one sub stitution on the Democratic ticket. A. A. Shonbeck. Anchorage busi- ness man, will be voted for by sticker for delegate to the na- tional convention in lieu of the late J. F. Mcdonald
 Republicans Are Active
 In this Division there is con siderable activity in the Republi- can ranks. A determined effort will be made by the regulars. or adminlstration supporters. te break the Panlist domination that has controlled the party in this Division for several years. Lead CTS here believed success was more likely than in any previous contest.
 Friction in the ranks of the faction usually supporting the h. dian ticket has developed at Ket- ehikan and elsewhere. This has resulted in three candidates filing Or the Senatorial nomination and nine seeking the four nominations for representatives.
 Efforts are being made to cen ter the conservative vote on one candidate for delegate to the na- tional convention, c. T. Gardner for Senator, and five candidates for the House designations have been endorsed. No active part is being taken in the fight for the nomination for Delegate to Con gress nor Attorney General. How ever, it is understood that the conservative vote here will go to Attorney General John Rustgard for renomination.
 Endorse Party Candidates
 Locally, endorsement has been given to Capt. A. F.. Lathrop for national committeeman, who has two opponents, Major c. w. Al brecht, Fairbanks, and former Sen ator F. A. Aldrich, Juneau. Major Albrecht has received the endorse ment of the Indian element in this Division. w. H. Caswell is the only candidate for delegate to the Republican national conven ton who has been endorsed by the anti-Indian faction. He is re garded as the Administration can didate.
 Judge James Wickersham, Ju neau, and Dr. w. H. Chase, Cor dova, are on the ticket circulated by the Indian faction. Gus Gelles Anchorage, who is running as g Hoover man, and Judge l.. K (Confinued m paga Tw01
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-23
ENGINEER FOR POWER SURVEY
 ARRIVES SOON
A. L. Fla to Head Water Power Survey of Speel
 River Units

A detailed waterpower survey of the Speel River power units held under preliminary develop ment by George T. Cameron and associates, will be started next week, it was made known today at local district headquarters of the U. s. Forest Service. A. ]. Ella, chief engineer for the Citi zens' Light and Power Company of Ketchikan, will have charge of the work on which will be em ployed a crew of 16 men.
 James H. Cameron, who repre-. sents the interests headed by his brother, arrived here yesterday and will leave Wedncsdav with five men to make arr ausemenl for bases of operation TN0 camps will be established.
 The survey to be made hY Ar Ella will cover all essentiai de tails necessary for use by hydla seleetf'ies engineers in. -dssiguHs power plans. dams and transmits. sion lines. it was announced. ], will probably require all summer to carry out the work.
 The area of Long and Cratef Lakes will be surveyed and sound ings taken in both bodies of wa. ter. Topographic maps will be made of the land surrounding thf lakes and lying between them and the beach Tunnel lines will De mapped out and routes for trans. mission lines studied Dam sites will be investigated, borings made etc.
 The Speel River power gfouI development is a part of the pro gram for the establishment of [ pulp and paper manufacturing plant in this vicinity. A crew oi timber cruisers and mappers un der Engineer Don Meldrum, is now making a thorough survey oi the timber resources in this dis trict.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-23
Bottle Makes Sea Trip
 Faster than Sail Boat

WASHINGTON, April 23-Six miles day, or faster than old sailing vessels, is the record re- ported to the navy Photographic office.
 The bottle travelled 1900 miles, from the Gulf of Tehuantepec on the western coast of Mexico to New Guinea. It was thrown over board by Second Officer j. M. Jo. hansen of the Norwegian steamer Helen July 12, 1921, and was pick. ed up December 13. 1927, on the North coast of New Guinea.
 Caught by the northeast trades the bottle drifted into the north equatorial current setting west ward, it's drift passing Clipper ton Island, between the Hawaiian Islands and Palmyra Island through the islands of the Mar shall group, thence sonthward of the Caroline Islands across the equator to the Hermit Islands, off the north coast of New Guinea.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-23
SUBPOENA OUT
 FOR SINCLAIR

WASHINGTON, April 23.- Harry F. Sinclair, acquitted last Saturday by a jury on a charge of conspiracy to defraud the Gov ernment in the lease of Teapot Dome. has been summoned to ap- pear before the Senate Teapot Dome Committee for questioning about the Continental Trading Company Liberty bonds and pro fits. The subpoena was issued 40 hours after his acquittal.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-23
WINS CONTEST FOR
 DECLARATION
Hsl e n Wood Carries Off First Honors-Ketchi-
 kan Boy Second
,'sn,a,a3 r5 ,ifi7bir

PETERSBURG, Alaska, April 23 Helen Wood. of Juneau, reading Van Dykes Lost Word" won first place in the Reclamation con test of the Southeastern Alaska schools here last Saturday night.
 Ned Shelton. of Ketchikan, read ing "The Prisoners Plea" won second place.
 Petersburg was represented ny Helen Huntsbedth and the Doug las High School was represented by Madeline Reidi.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-23
Anna 0. Wilson's
 Ex-Hubby to Wed

LOS ANGELES, April 23-Di- yorced three years ago by Anna Q. Nilsson, motion picture actress. John Marshall Gunnerson Los An geles shoe dealer, will marry Vi ola Vollmer, graduate of the University of Southern California. il was announced here.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-23
Has Gone Limit In Concessions Floor Measure

WASHINGTON, April 23. Summoned to the White House for another confer ence on the Mississippi Flood Controll measure, Chairman Martin B. Madden, of the House Appropriations Com mittee, declared upon leav- ing that President Coolidge has made all concessions he intends to offer to the sup porters of the Jones' Senate bill.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-23
41S DELEGATES FOR C0NCLAvES
 UP THIS WEEK
Nine States and Two Terri tories to Pick Convention
 Delegates - Standing

WASHINGTON. D. O., April 23 With millions of eyes turned to- ward Ohio where the first real skirmish in the pre-convention Presidential campaign will be fought in tomorrow's primary, fi- nal preparations are under way for a week of unprecedented choosing of delegates for the Kan. sas City and Houston conclaves of the Republican and Democratic parties.
 Nine States, including Ohio, where Hoover Is contesting against the field for the States 51 delegates to the Republican convention, and two Territories will hold primaries and conven tions during the week. When the shouting and counting is oyer there will be only 3S9 of the 1,0S9 Republican and 456 of the LILO Democratic delegates remaining tc be selected
 Beginning today, when the Rhode Island Democratic conven- tion will select the ten delegates from that State, the voters will have entrusted National conyen tion credentials to PIG more Re publican and POP additional Demo cratic delegates by the time Sat urday rolls around. Added te those already selected the totals will then read, Republican dele gates chosen, TOO; Democrats GA.
 Besides Ohio, primaries will alsc be held tomorrow in Massachu setts, Pennsylvania and Alaska The rest of the week end Demo cratic delegates will be chosei in Kansas and Hawaii and the Re publican delegations completed il 0klahopa. Mieblgn,s Nevada essse Arizona.
 Standing to Date
 Hoover, with 233 delegates in structed, pledged or generally con ceded, is leading the Republican field. Lowden, who is second, has 175. Senators Norris, Curtis and Borah, favorite sons, have 6; among them, and there are 11s who have not publicly expressed | choice. Both supporters o .iHooyer and Lowden claim larger totals than here given, counting the additional delegates from the 112 unpledged.
 Gov. Smith, with 301 delegates, is far in the lead among the Dem ocratIc candidates. Favorite sol candidates, Senator Reed and Senator George and former Sena tor Hitchcock, have so sure dele gates in the Democratic conven tion, leaving 61 as matter for argument. Gov. Smith has 6e votes already instructed or pledg ed more than he received on the first ballot of the Madison Square convention in 1924
 The last critical skirmlsh in the Democratic Party fight will occur next week in the California pri mary where Gov. Smith and Sena
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-23
WILL ATTEMPT
 OCEAN FLIGHT

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. April 23
 Phil Wood and Duke Schil- Ter, who abandoned their attempt ed transatlantic flight from Windsor, Canada, 10 Windsor, England, last summer, will try a westward flight from Ireland to America next July This is the announcement made today by Wood
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-23
FHer PIalis World Flight This Year

NEW YORK. April 23-Ju- lio Ruix de Aida, co'pilot of the Ne Plus Ultra which in 1926 was the first plane to make a 10,000-mile flight, from Seville to Buenos Aires. is ill New York today to make preparations for a round the world flight. He will estab- fish base near Unalaska. Aida plans to leave Seville on August 1 for Seven Islands.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-23
AT ICE-LOCKED PORT

GREEN HARBOR, Spitzber- gen, April 23.-The arrival of Capt. George H. Wilkins and Pi- lot Ben Eielson electrified the handful of men comprising the local population.
 Despite their trying experi- rnces bolh flies said they were not tired Enth looked it and arc in the ht of health.
 SSheee seems no possibility of tue airWt ieaving here before fHsf pisp paired as the port is iteboaua nufll May.
 Cart Wilkins has not am aonneaJ las plans but residents haiiGye he VII fly to Norway aud take ieamer from there home.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-23
GREECE SHAKEN
 BY EARTHQUAKE

ATHENS, April 23-At least 30 persons have been killed and heavy damage has resulted in a series of earthquakes which has shaken Greece for the past "A hours.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-23
SCIENTIFIC CONTRIBUTION

NEW YORK, april 21. - The greatest scientific contribution of the Wilkins flight, in the op- inion of Dr. Isiah Bowman, Di- rector of the American Geogra- phic Society, is that he found no land.
 JOB FOR EIEL0SN
 NEW YORK, April 23.--When
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-23

H. w. Wheeler, President of the White Pass and Yukon Route, was a visitor in Juneau last eve ming while the Princess Alice was in port.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-23
HIGLEY VISITS HERE

Leo Higley. former resident oi Gastineau Channel and holder oi the heavyweight championship Of this section of the territory, pass ed through here on the Admiral Evans yesterday. He has been in Washington for the last several years, and is now enroute to the Evans Jones mine at Jonesville in the Matanuska area. where he will be employed in the future.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-23
ARCTIC FLIGHT FULL OF PERIL
 SAYS DISPATCH
Wilkins Tried Three Times Before Topped of
 from Barrow
GRAY CLOUD BANKS
 ARE ENCOUNTERED
Forced to Descend on Dead Man Island Remain
 ed Five Days

NEW YORK. April 2S.-The New York Times, in copyright cd article today describes Capt. George II. Wilkins Polar flight as ending under conditions of the greatest peril.
 The take-off from Point Bar row, despite the help of q large band of volunteer snow shovelers of Eskimos, three times failed before the heavily-loaded plane could raise, the skis breaking each time.
 Finally on Sunday, April 15. the start was made in good weather and with excellent visi- bility for 500 miles which chang ed to gray cloud banks. There was no sign of land and it was too dangerous to land for sound ings.
 Nine hundred miles from Spitz- bergen, strong winds were en- countered and the plane ran into heavy clouds over turbulent ocean but kept in the air.
 The plane rocked perilously for hours and was finally forced to land on an island when the gas was running loW Tho storm was the wogat ever experienced bF Capt Wilkins and Pilot Ben Eiel- son They were forced to stag oa Uoad Man iisnd for five days during the 9srs fcfic weather iaagla 2 waN s.le eaihas 8earsas 1he pli-yv rose wiih dif. iculty and che flight wHs com pleted within an Honf
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-23

cratic candidates for delegate'at- large are United States Senator David I. Walsh, Andrew J. Peters and James NJ. curley, both former mayors of Boston, and Joseph B. EIN
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-23
Relief Plane
 Reported Reached CreenIy Island

QUEBEC. April 23.-The Ford relief plane has arrived at Greenly Island. The plane was piloted by Col. James Fritzmaurice and Bernt Bal chen. Floyd Bennett is still in the hospital at Lake St. Agnes.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-23
IEAVEs RARR0W ApRM u

LEAVES BARROW APRIL 15
 SPITzBERGEN, April 25.- Capt. George Fl. Wilkins started from Point Barrow on April 15 at 10 o'clock in the morning. The time and the starting place had to be altered as the runway prov ed to be too snort for the heav- ily-loaded machine.
 A new runway, covered with
 tCon .inued on Page Seven
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-23
A. j. QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK. April 23 23-Alaska Juneau mine stock is quoted to- day at az.
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The Washington times., 1928-05-17
Let's Have a Speedy Vote On
the Boulder Dam Bill
CONTINUED from First Two Columns)

confidential memorandum written by
report meeting of the United States Governors Mackna
Mich last July It contained significant paragraph:
"In this connection it to that there is
Doruny effective work in the Colorado RiUer
States prior this conference of governors If
Utah and perhaps other State be influenced
continue battle against Boulder DAM it is going be
much more difficult to obtain approval in Congress
any appropriation bill of such proportions wiH be
required for the Boulder Dam Development"
Senators Smoot Ashurst and Hayden and Representative
Laherwood leading the slender opposton to
Boulder Congress- playing the game of the power
trust They it's allies in it's campaign to control the
policies legislation of the Government of the United
States.
IF Senators and Representatives want it, have
vote on Boulder Dam in House and Senate.
We can have and Representatives stand up and be
counted We can have record of who is power trust
and who is against it.
The power trust the Boulder Dam bill will pass
voted on the poll proves that The hope CT the power
trust is to keep vote by buste in the and
bv blockadng it Rules Committee in the House.
Everyone who in the buster in the Senate the
House going back home for election branded
with having done the work of the trust
in Congress.
The newspapers Of country will to it that the people
back home understand the record Of every such Senator
Representative in this respect
The Washington times., 1928-05-17

were in those audiences. Intelli-
gent. earnest women, ambitious
for their families and their homes.
At every meeting, the question OF
sex education came up and when
ever it did there was visible
wave of disapproval. They did
not believe that sex instruction
should be given in schools and
they frankly said so.
But where should 1t be given.
'In the homes"
can right--wbos going to give
II? Have any of you sufficient
knowledge to give correct lnstruc'
ton in these matters? Can you
even draw a simple, but accurate
outline of the organs OF the
human body and describe their
functions?"
They could not. Out of the
hundreds of women addressed
there were only about six, who
had taken nursing courses, VINO
could have told girl the true
story OF sex and birth. Yet these
were educated women, many oI
them college graduates.
But did this fact appal them?
Far from it. They obviously felt
, that it was quite right for ladies
to be ignorant Of such matters
and were frankly shocked that
they should have been discussed
in a parent teacher meeting.
Presumably. then, a nice girl
remains uninstructed until she Is
married. But most young hus'
hands are as grossly ignorant as
their young wives. Such intor-
nation as they have is distorted
with superstition and Vulgarity.
Yet when Judge Lindsey pleads
for compulsory sex education and
medical examination before mar
riage he is howled down.
AS a matter of fact, even the
"nicest" girls do not wait to ask
their husbands, unless they're
dummies. Curiosity rises in the
developing young human as nat
urally as sap rises in tree.
And il mama won't answer them
their playmates will. SO the
hottest lesson OF life is impaired
In necking parties. Then we
wonder why our children don
confide in US and treat us win
respect.
The Washington times., 1928-05-17

What the author of Companion
ate Marriage seems to be trying
to do. is to take the lock out
of wedIock and the bands off OF
husbands.
A woman may flee from temp
tation-but man just crawIs
away from it in the cheerful
hope that it may overtake him.
All those diVerting little love
spats that brighten up the court
ship and lend such tang to the
engagement are merely the pre-
liminary training for the Big
Fight.
The average mans idea of fut-
ure punishment tor sinners would
probably be an eternal Spring
house-cleaning with twenty-tour
moving days a year.
1t takes hard work to make a
rest seem like thrill, hard
times to make dollar look like
O. fortune. and few years OF
misery with the wrong woman.
to make the right woman look
like an angel.
The Washington times., 1928-05-17
SECRETS OF
HEALTH
BY DR.. C. A. L. Reed

VOU know that many people
L thinking they are well, or only
slightly indisposed. suddenly wake
up to find themselves often hope
lessly in the grip of some serious,
disease. This Is strikingly true of
such diseases as tuberculosis, can
Ger, local infections, diabetes,
Bright's disease and various nerV'
Gus and mental maladies.
If the disease had been detected
in its early and durable stages,
before the symptoms had really
attracted the attention of the vic.
tim, the picture might have been
different. Many highly intelligent
people, recognizing this fact. have
themselves periodically examined
as a. routine protection against
disaster.
At present no routine exami-
nation of the bodily or mental
condition Of the supposedly
healthy is carried out, except
among children, where excellent
results have followed the work OF
the school medical officer anu
child welfare worker. Recently
however. there has been some dis
cussion, and growing recos-
milton Of the Importance or fesu-
lar investigation by the family
doctor. 1t is a commonplace OF
vital statistics that sickness Is
greater at the extremes OF me-
and the sensible mother has loI
many years taken her cnlloteh
regularly to the dentist, wne'hel
they complain Of toothaches "t
not. From the dentist TO 'ne
doctor is a step. and a ioslc"A
stem that she will soon take.
At the other end of lie there
is no watchful mother to Insist
on unpleasant visits, ana many
halfrealized and halt-admltteu
fears and reluctances come IN 10
keen the man and woman Oh :"
or more from submitting TO
medical verdict before pain or uls-
ablement force them into d"lhs
so The results which have Iol-
lowed from an insistence on su'h
examinations by certain insurance
rornpanies, are, however. SO strlk'
ing as to demand public recos-
milton The Metropolitan Life In
surance Company, of New York.
found that, as A consequence Oh
exnendins $50, 900 on medically eH'
aiming 5000 people within SIX
wears. the company had gained
tbro,Irh the premiums of people
whose lives were extended
$4,000.
This is 100 per cent interest on
their investment The results
saws DIR. Irving Fisher (Amer@ il.
P,Ihhc Health, Jan, 1920, were
so astonishing that the acturial
department and the medical de-
nartment refused to believe them
until forced TO do so by going
over the records for themselves.
The average duration of life OF
members of the Metropolitan, so
we are informed by that organiZa-
ton. increased by nine years our
ing the Ia years when the regu'
lar medical examination was IN
force, whereas the average dura-
ton of life of the population as
whole only increased by four and
half years during that time.
Moreover. OF those examined, no
Less than "a per cent were found
70 hs living ia some defective
wsv. which was easily corrected
when they found they were dong
wrong