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The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-27
0LMSTEAD TO
 INSPECT U. s.
 CABLE SYSTEM
New Cable Official Will Leave Seattle June }
 for Extended Trip

Col. Dawson Olmstead, who was recently assigned to duty with the Washington Alaska Military Gable and Telegraph System as Officer in Charge, will sail from Seattle on June for Southeast Alas kan points, according to word just received by Gov. George A. Parks.
 He will relieve Lieut.. Col Frank Griffin in charge for the past three years, on June l. Col. Griffin has been assigned to duty in Ha- waii.
 On his first trip north, Col Olm- stead plans an inspection of the entire Signal Corps communications system in Alaska, visiting stations from Ketchikan to Nome It is understood he will make only brief stops at each point, and will visit here only while the steamer Ad- miral Watson, on which he will travel, is in port.
 He is an experienced Signal Corps officer, having served 20 out of his 25 years Army duty in that branch of the service. He was commissioned from West Point in 1906 to the Cavalry, later trans ferred to Field Artillery, and in 1911 to the Signal Corps. He is also a graduate of the Army Sig nal Corps School.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-27
KING ALFONSO CHARGED WITH
 MANY CRIMES
Spanish Supreme Court Outlines Accusations
 Against Former King

MADRID, Spain, May 27- For mer King Alfonso today stood ac- cused by the Supreme Court of criminal responsibility for his of ficial acts.
 The exiled Monarch is charged specifically with having failed to put down the rebellion in 1923; with not having executed it's in- stigator General Primo de Rivera, instead of placing him head of the military as Dictator, and per- mitted the constitution of 76 to be aorogated Therefore he is re- sponsible for all events occurring thereafter.
 All members of the Cabinet are also accused of negligence in the revolt of the Jaca garrison last December.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-27
SEVEN WOMEN
 AND MEN DEAD
 SHIP ACCIDENT
Widely Known Educators Lose Lives in Long
 Island Sound
COAST GUARD CRAFT
 SEARCH FOR BODIES
Former Stanford Students are Victims of Disaster
 Tn East

NORWALK, Connecticut, May 27. The body of Miss Doris Dewey has been recovered from Long Is- land Sound. A partly burned life Prescrver has also been found which led to the belief the yacht burned.
 NEW YORK, May 27.-Eignt Coast Guard cutters are searching Long Island Sound for the bodies of the victims of the Sea Fox, a pleasure sloop, which apparently foundered Saturday nigh. with a loss of four men and three women all widely known in New York Edu- cational and medical circles.
 The body of Mrs. Marcia Sned- den, aged 25, psychiatrist, was washed ashore at Darlen, Connecti- cut last night, the wife of a New York University instructor and own CT of the Sea Fox, who is also missing. He is a former Stan ford athlete.
 The others of the missing party are:
 Mark Coyne. New York instruc- tor.
 Mrs. Florence Mendenhall, former actress and Robert, her husband, statistician of Columbia University;
 A brother of Mrs. Snedden, Rob- ert Johnson, night club entertain CT;
 Miss Doris Dewey, psychologist of Bellevue Hospital.
 Most of the missing are former Stanford students.
 Friends of the missing notified the Police the motor of the sloop was not working well when it start ed on 40-mile cruise. A 40-mi.e an hour gale was blowing at the time.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-27
ltoly Now Aiming to Make
 Air Forces Best in World

ROME, May 27--Italy is seekinf to make it's air force the most eff cient in the world. The reorgan- ized overhead army of 1900 planes claims third position. in numbers after those of France and Russia
 For the moment no great addi- tions are planned. but better train ing and better craft are on the program of the unified air indus try headed by Italo Balbo, the black-bearded member of Musso- lini's cabinet who led his men On the memorable squadron flight to South America in January.
 Air maneuvers with hundreds of fighting craft in mimic war over northern and central Italy this summer are expected to add much to the battle qualities of the 1863 officers and 10000 men. Defense
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-27
STOCK VALUES
 ARE DROPPING
 N. '. EXCHANGE
Bear Movement not Stop ped; Lists Drops;
 Alaska Juneau Up

NEW YORK, May 27.-Despite the New York Stock Exchanges action to restrain bear trading, the expressions of optimism and also decline of values went stubbornly forward today.
 Steel and rail shares were parti- cularly week
 The general list declined from one to more than four points to new lows for the bear market al- though selling was light.
 Trade reviews reported further slackening of outputs
 Steel common dropped four points, new eight year low, others losing two to more than four.
 American Telegraph and Tele- phone, American Can, American Smelling, Eastman, Bethlehem, Du- Pont and New York Central, after turning up in the first hour, be- gan to slide and prices went almost steadily lower.
 It is felt the selling represents the needless pulling out of securi- ties from strong boxes and dumping them on the market by flighty in- vestors.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-27
2 SOAR INTO SPACE TODAY
 IN BIG BALL
Giant Balloon Carries Pro- lessor, Assistant, Into
 Stratosphere
EXPEDITION IS OFF
 INTO HIGHER REGION
New Data on Origin of Cosmic Rays Is Sought
 by Physicist

BULLETIN-Augsburg, May 27.- The balloon with Prof. Piccard and his assistant was slighted at o'clock tonight near Garmisch des- cending from an altitude of 13,00O feet.
 AUGSBURG, Germany, May 27. dramatically sealed within an aluminium ball, Prof. August Picard, Brussels physicist, and his assist ant, Charles Kipfer, scared away today in a giant balloon on sci- entific mission into the strato- sphere, the eerie fringe of the earth's atmosphere, never seen by man
 The basket shot up to an altitude of 1000 feet and drifted north west.
 The ball is seven feet in dia- meter and carries artificial oxygen.
 The balloon is the largest ever built in Germany, 100 feet in dia- meter.
 Pref. Piccard hopes to explore from 10000 to 60,000 feet above the earth and obtain new data on the origin of cosmic rays and demon strate that human beings can travel and live in such rarefied at- mosphere.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-27
PROGRAM IS PLANNED FOR
 BIG SESSION
Conference of Exc C u tive Heads of States Held
 at French Lick

FRENCH LICK, Ind, May 27.- A full round of pleasure has been arranged for state executives and their wives when they come to Indiana for the annual governors conference here June 1, 2 and 3.
 Four general subjects will be con- sidered at the business sessions excessive costs of local govern ments, land utilization and st a e planning, motor safety, and execu- tive duties and responsibilities.
 Mrs. Harry G. Leslie, wife of h. diana's governor, has devoted weeks to preparing the social features of the conference.
 Governor Leslie has invited mem bers of the conference to be his guests at the 50O-mile automobile race in Indianapolis May 30
 Following the race, the execu- tives will be given a dinner and dance at the Columbia club.
 Edward V. Rickenbacker, Ameri- can war ace and part owner of the Indianapolis motor speedway, will make an address at the dinner.
 The governors will start for French Lick the following morning. An informal dinner has been ar ranged for the first evening at the conference hotel.
 Mornings and afternoons of Mon day and Tuesday, June 1 and 2, will be devoted to business sessions. Bridge parties for the wives of the governors, tea parties, garden par ties and carnival dance have been 
 The conference will end Wednes- day night, June 3, with a formal banqeut.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-27

If the industrial centers, ports and military reservations is the staff problem to be worked out.
 For six years Italy has been spending about s30,0O0,000 a year. which is the present budget. This, it is commented in parliament, IS about half what France spends. It is admitted that France has more planes, but parliamentary commis- sions say superiority isn't deter mined by numbers.
 Under Balbo there is formida- ble group of dashing young officers, with high rank and extremely we'll cut uniforms There are five squad ron generals, 68 colonels and 1,002 captains, majors and lieutenant colonels, all in combatant and nav igating ranks. There are the usual other staffs besides,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-27
PROMINENT NEW Y0RkERS MEET DEA ATH IN SL00P WRECK
HOOuer to MemOriaIize Var Dead
 Where Many of His Faith Braped
 Quaker Ban to Fight for Freedom

WASHINGTON, D. C., May 27.- When Herbert Hoover, of Quaker peace heritage voices the nations tribute to it's war dead he will be on ground where Quakers fought and died with fellow Americans in the war for independence.
 At Valley Forge, where the presi- dent will deliver his Memorial day address, many members of the So- ciety of Friends who were read out of meeting" foI going to war rest in graves of the revolutions unknown.
 In the peaceful countryside, pre- served as a memorial park, there were buried more than 5000 men who wore the ragged blue and buff that terrible winter 153 years ago
 Many of the soldiers died of starvation and exposure Unsani- tary conditions and disease added to the toll, with smallpox a vicious scourge. At no time were more than half of them fit for active service.
 Most Graves Unmarked
 Before the spring of 177S men died so fast that common soldiers were buried without ceremony in unmarked graves. There was no complete listing of the dead. s
 Still standing in colonial gray stone simplicity is the Isaac Potts farmhouse, where Washington had his headquarters and Mrs. Wash ington knitted socks for the sol diers.
 There also is the schoolhouse erected by Letitia Penn, daughter of William Penn, and used as a hospital by the continental army. Preserved too, are the farmhouses where Lafayette, Von Steuben, Mad Anthony" Wayne and others of Washington's high command had their headquarters.
 Valley Creek, site of the historic forge, nipples past Washington's headquarters, which has been re- stored with colonial furnishings and relics which belonged to the co9. mander-in-chief.
 Log huts which housed the con- tinental soldiers have been repro duced, redoubts and entrenchments reconstructed, and memorial arches and statues erected.
 Famous Leaders Recalled
 Among those who spent the memorable winter of 1777-7Ss at Valley Forge was Lieut.. John Mar shall, later chief justice of the United States. In command of the southern troops was Gen. Lachlin Macintosh. "the handsomest man in Georgia" Leading the Virginia regiments was General Peter Muh- lenberg, who doffed a pastors garb for the regimentals of the briga- dier.
 Generals Jed Huntington of Con- neoticut and Enoch Poor of New Hampshire commanded veterans from New England, among them sailors and fishermen who had manned the boats that saved the army in the retreat from Long Island.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-27
GUILTY
 OF ASSAULT IN
 DEATH OF GIRL
Virgil Kirkland Case End ed; Two Pals Testify
 at Trial

VALPARAISO, Ind, May 27.-- Virgil Kirkland, 21-year-old Gary steel worker, was convicted last night of assault and battery in an attempt to attack Arlene Draves for whose death the state sought to send him to the electric chair The jury recommended that he be sentenced from one to 10 years in prison.
 Second Trial
 Two pals of Kirkland, on trial for the second time for the alleged murder of his 18-year-old sweet heart, took the witness stand against him during the trial.
 They were Paul Barton and Hen ry Tony" Shirk, who attended the Gary party which preceded the death of Arlene, and were with Kirkland on the fatal automobile ride during which Arlene was found to be dead.
 Girls Clothes Torn
 Barton told of the party, the and of Virgil and Arlene on the sofa of the front room of the David Thompson home, at which the party was held. He told of finding Kirkland and Ar lene in his car outside the Thomp- son home, and declared the girls clothes were so badly disarranged that she was partly nude.
 He stated that Kirkland had re- lations with the slain girl, and that the defendant invited him and Thompson, who accompanied them, to get into the back seat with Ar enc. Barton admitted he attempt ed to attack the girl, but denied either he or Thompson had rela- ions with her.
 He admitted he had about six that he was too drunk to <ncw what others were doing, ,hough he remembered what Kirk and had done.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-27

MEXICO CTTY-Dr. Pedro Jose General Augusta Cesar Sandino, says that his chief is starting his fifth year of revolutionary warfare in Nicaragua with 2,100 well eq- uipped and disciplined raiders.
 His movement started at Ocatal, May 4, 1927, when Sandino refused to accept the StimSon settlement terms by laying down his arms. A bitter battle resulted and he fled to the north with home followers.
 Many of his 1.200 men and some 300 civilians were killed in that battle" said Zepeda, but it only made him resolved to carry on his fight. Since then he has lost 5000 men in fights with American ma rines and Nicaraguan guards.
 Zepeda asserted that Sandino to- day has 4,000 rifles, 36 machine
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-27
ARRANGEMENTS
 COMPLETED FOR
 MEMORIAL DAY
Exercises to Be Held in Elks' Hall, at Wharf
 and at Cemetery

Arrangements have been com pleted for Memorial Day exercises to be held in Juneau next Satur- day under auspices of the local post of the American Legion. In the absence from the city of T. J. Petrich, commander of the post, the program will be under the di- rection of Royal Shepard, vice. commander.
 The days exercises will begin at II o'clock in Elks Hall and will be continued on the waterfront and at the cemetery.
 Program In Hall
 The program in Elks Hall fol- lows:
 America" Juneau City Band Invocation ....lRev. c. c Saunders Christ In Flanders Solo
 ..-....-.-...,--....-....,. Brice Howard "In Flanders Recitation.
 -.-...-..-....................... Murial Jarman Address of the Day .......................
 Major L. E. Atkins, q. s. A. Star Spangled Banner" ...,...........
 ........................Ju Juneau City Band Benediction Fr. Wm. G. LeVassuer
 Will March To Wharf
 Immediately after rendition of the program in Elks Hall, Boy and Girl Scouts, school children, mem bers of the Legion and public will form in front of the hall and march to the wharf of the Pacific Steam ship Company, where, in honor f lives lost at sea in behalf of the nation, flowers will be strewn on the waters of the harbor, a prayer will be said by Capt. R. B. Lescher of the Salvation Army, and a salute will be gwen by firing squad un- der command of Frank A. Met calf.
 From the wharf the procession will proceed to the Legion's Plot in Evergreen Cemetery where, for who have made the su- preme sacrifice for their country, a prayer will be offered by Rev. Dean c. E. Rice and a salute will be given by the firing squad.
 Stores will be closed Memorial Day.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-27
GORILLA JONES
 FINED HEAVILY
Must Pay $1,000 for List less Fight; Suspended
 for Six Months

CHICAGO, H., May 27.-Gorilla Jones, Akron, Ohio welterweight, who made such a flop in his match with Buckley Lawless, Syra- cuse welter, here Monday night, has been fined sl GOO and suspended for six months by the Illinois State Athletic Commission for his indif- ferent showing
 Lawless won the decision but the lO-round bout was so painless and unsatisfactory, both fighters were refused their purses at the end of the bout pending an investigation.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-27
ASH PLANS TO
 HOP SATURDAY
 ACROSS OCEAN
Will Leave Tokyo and De- sires Good Breakfast
 in Tacoma, Sunday

TOKYO, May 27.-Thomas Ash, jr. who plans to take off Saturday for Tacoma, Washington, tried out two-wheeled dolly of his monoplane which he said will enable the plane to take off with a 6786 pound supply of gasoline
 Ash said the dolly worked suc- cessfully and added: "The weather is perfect now. Tell the Tacomites I'll see them Sunday and please have a good breakfast ready"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-27
TODAY'S STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, May 27.-Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 1872, American Can 953s, Anaconda Copper 23%. Beth lehem Steel 40%, Fox Films 14A General Motors 35A. Granby Con- solidated 11b, International Har- vester 43A, Kennecott Is, Packard SIS, Standard Brands 16ss, Stand ard Oil of California 34A, Stand ard Oil of New Jersey 335s, United Aircraft 26, U. s. Steel 92A, Cur tiss-Wright 2%, Hudson Bay 3& Checker Cab g, 8%, 9. California Packing 23B, Trans-America TIA.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-27
HOLSTER RADIO
 CASE GOES TO SUPREME COURT
Charges Made of 'Unlaw- full Conspiracy Ac-
 counting Is Asked

NEW YORK, May 27-An echo of the collapse of the Holster Ra- dio Corporation was sounded in the Supreme Court Tuesday when Krit- zler Barnes, stockholder, charged Rudolph Spreckles, capitalist, and two others, Frederick Dietrich and Ellery w. Stone, with destroying the corporation by unlawful con- spiracy" to monopolize the stock market sales of Holster stock. He charged the company made ST. 100000 for the three men. Barnes asks for an accounting.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-27
BRIAND WILL
 NOT RESIGN

PARIS, May 27.-Aristide Briand, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today withdrew his resignation at a meeting of the Council of Minis ters. He said he would remain in the French Cabinet after urgent demands of Premier Laval and other Ministers. The Cabinet ap- proved the policy of the delegates at Geneva.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-27
STEAMER AF|RE ON OCEAN; FATE
 CAUSES WORRY
One Craft Radioes Crew Tak en Off; Another
 Ship Says Impossible

LONDON, May 27.-The fate of the Portuguese steamer Corretora Primeiro, which caught fire in the Atlantic ocean 100 miles off the Northern Coast of Spain, is sub- ject to concern in shipping circles.
 The steamer Dunkwa Wirelessed the Portuguese vessel was blazing from end to end and had sustain- ed several explosions. The Dunk wa indicated she was alongside and had lowered boats to take off the crew.
 The German ship Ubena later wirelessed the Dunkwa had report- ed she had taken the crew aboard which the German captain des- cribed as impossible as the ship was all flames.
 The stricken vessel carried a gas- oline cargo.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-27
MRS. WILLIAMS AND TWO
 CHILDREN ARRIVE HOME

Mrs. T. A. Williams and two chill dren, Donald and Irene, arrived home yesterday on the steamer Yu- kon after an absence of several weeks, most of which was spent in California. Enroute north, she and the two children stopped at Ketchikan to visit relatives while MT. Williams came directly here.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-27
Selecting Jury For
 Trial of Pantages

SAN DIEGO, Cal, May 27.-Se- lecting of jury is still in progress for the trial of Alexander Pantages and others in the Hollywood Girl Market" case. It is believed the jury will be selected tomorrow.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-27
SKAGWAY MAN ENTERS PLEA
 OF GUILTY, IS FINED $200

Dominic Prelle yesterday plead ed guilty to violation of the Alaska Bone Dry Law in Skagway after a jury in the United States Com missioner's Court had failed to reach a verdict on the charge. He was fined $2OO and costs.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-27
CAPT.F. HAWKS
 WINS HIS BET

LIE BOURGET, France, May 27- Capt. Frank Hawkes. landed here late this afternoon winning a bet he could have breakfast in Lon don, luncheon in Berlin and din- ner in Paris on the same day. He completed the tour in seven hours and forty minutes flying time, av- eraging 186 miles an hour.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-27
COPPER TAKES DROP

NEW YORK, May 27.-A reduc- tion of a quarter of cent pound today brought the price of export copper to 9.025 cents pound for European base ports, the lowest level in more than 25 years. The domestic level is 8% cents a pound
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-27
INFORMATION WANTED

Information 8 cesired of one Jack or John Kelly, supposed to be in Juneau. Important news awaits him which can be obtained from Mrs. J. c. Spickett, Postmaster.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-27

It it only about 10000 years since mastodons and mammals roamed about the place now Chicago, ac- cording to Prof. Elmer s. Riggs of the Field museum.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-27

Stunt flying is opposed by the Professional Pilots association of Los Angeles,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-27

An appropriation of $2.000.00O for prison construction has been asked in Wisconsin by the president of the state board of control.
Nogales international., 1931-01-24
Brisbane Pictures
At e. Of c. Meeting

Motion pictures showing Arthur
Brisbane's arrival in Nogales last
week were shown Thursday night
by Photographer Fred Lohn at the
meeting of the board of directors
of the Chamber of Commerce.
During the meeting the directors
reelected all Of the officers who
served last year. They are H. R.
Sisk, president; r. S. Burns, first
vice-president; Fred Lockhart, Sec
ond vice-president; and Hugo w.
Miller, treasurer.
James v. Robins was elected by
the directors as a member of the
board to succeed c. C. Cheshire, re-
signed. Cheshire was elected at the
recent annual meeting of the men,
berS of the chamber.
1t was the concensus of opinion
of the directors that the new No
gales-Guaymas and Nogales-Cana-
nea highways are going to result
in greatly increased business for
Nogales.
Nogales international., 1931-01-24
AUTOS TOLL
Sc PER DAY

NEW YORK, Jan. % CUPD -
Eighty-six persons are killed in au-
tomobile accidents in the United
States every day and 2,739 more
are injured, according to the Amer
ican Research Foundation.
Every sixteen minutes the year
round, a person is killed in all auto
mobile crash somewhere in Ameri-
ca" the Foundation bulletin says.
Every hour of the day and night
an average of ia people receive in
juries of major or minor char
acter from this cause.
with about 25 automobile IA
talities per 100000 population, the
United States is far ahead of the
other countries of the world. Aus
tralia, with record of 12.1 auto
mobile deaths per 100000 popula-
ton holds second place; New zea-
land with an average of go is third,
and Canada with 81 per 100000
is fourth"
Nogales international., 1931-01-24
VICTOR A. WAGER
TO WED TONIGHT

Victor A. Wager of Phoenix, for
merly of Nogales, son of Sheriff
Victor j. Wager of Santa Cruz
county, and Miss Virginia White of
Nogales, a cousin of Mrs. Malcolm
C. Little, Jr., of Nogales, will be
married at Tucson at 7:30 o'clock
tonight, Rev. Snyder of the Baptist
church of Tucson officiating.
Among persons who will attend
the wedding are Sheriff Wager and
his daughter Miss Ruby Wager Of
Bisbee.
The bridegroom -to-be is connect
ed with the j. C. Barnes insurance
agency at Phoenix and is one OF
the states most promising and most
popular young business men, one
who numbers his friends by his ac-
quaintances. He was raised in No
gales and graduated from the No
gales high school. During his high
school days here he was one of the
leading members of the football
and basketball teams.
Nogales international., 1931-01-24

Following the signing of a Grim
inal complaint by Captain Alfred
E. Cammerlin of the Nogales Fire
Department, a warrant was issued
Thursday by Justice of the Peace
Charles E. Hardy for the arrest of
Jose Patron, who has been conduct
ing a jewelry and radio business at
the Garcia music shop in the Jes-
sic C. Jund building, 241 Morley
avenue, second door north of the
Fox Nogales Theater on Morley ave-
nue..
Patron is charge with arson, a
felony, and the case is an out
growth Of a fire at o'clock on the
night of Wednesday January IA at
the music store.
It is alleged that Patron set fire
to the building which houses the
music shop and Crenshaw's Barber
Shop on the lower floor and the
Nogales Hotel on the second flood.
Patron was placed under arrest
and released yesterday on his own
recognizance on motion of County
Attorney E. r. Thurman. His pre-
liminary hearing will be held at 10
o'clock Tuesday morning before
Justice of the Peace Hardy.