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The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1922-09-11

One of these days European city is going
claim for itself the proud distinction of being the
only in which Allied Conference Repara-
tons has not been held-(New York Evening Post. }
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1922-09-11
It's Some Job. 100

"Pa. what does keeping up with
the times mean?" asked Clarence.
knowing when to set your clocks
back when the daylight saving period
is over, | guess YEARLY replied his
dad.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1922-09-11

U The last death of Enver Pasha to have been
a complete SUCCESS. He is really dead Why can t
those who manipulated it be sent to Moscow where
they might themselves to work upon Ienine? His
deaths have all been failures.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1922-09-11
Fool Questions

F. H. NJ asks: DO the dry laws
prohibit the soap bars, too?" Well,
if you rode on the street cars you
sometimes would think SO.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1922-09-11
Il EUHTASS
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KA6 49,

Observations of Oldest lnhabitant
They seem to be raising too much
cain and too few children in the
modern homes.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1922-09-11

Sovies budget deficit is 400, APO, 500 900 600
rubles. but since rube is worth nothing the deficit
is nothing multiplied Pittsburgh zette-Times)
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1922-09-11

Don't forget that Juneau is to have a Country
Fair soon and don't forget to boost it along.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1922-09-11
Victim of II

'Do you believe there is any such
thing as temporary insanity such as
these criminal lawyers talk about
in these murder trials?" asked Mrs.
Crouch.
Sure, do. How else can you ex-
plain my ever having proposed to
you?" snapped her brutal husband.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1922-09-11

Unfortunately every time Senator Newberry is vim
Dictated it reminCs the people of him and his Sena-
torial campaign
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1922-09-11

None of Mr.. Lenine's deaths have thus far proved
fatal.-( Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1922-09-11

Marks at least par with treaties. The!
are just scraps of paper.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1922-09-11

That Illinois who has been farming 75 years
and still likes it ought to be the answer to
thing Omaha Bee.)
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1922-09-11

If the would stick strictly to athletics
and let firearms alone, would have less to
plain of-(Knoxyille Journal and Trbune.)
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1922-09-11

The sympathy in sympathetic strikes is net for
the public
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1922-09-11
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.


In the Commissioners Court for the
Territory of Alaska, Division No.
One Before v. A. Paine, Commits
sioner and Ex-0fficio Probate
Judge; Juneau Precinct.
In the Matter of The Estate of
Peter Lott, Alias Harry c. Lott,
Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned has been duly appoint
ed administrator of the above en-
titled estate. All persons having
claims against said estate, are hereby
requested to present same with pro
per vouchers attached to the under
signed at Juneau within six months
from the date of this notice.
Dated at juneau, Alaska, August
28th, 1922.
P. L. COLEMAN,
Administrator.
First publication August %, 1922.
Last publication Sept. 18, 1922.
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the matter of identification was speedily
brought about. While awaiting the action
of the court he told in Jail exactly what
happened on the night his barn burned
down.
When he rushed into his barn through
the front door he hastily slipped off his
vest containing his watch and dropped it
on the floor where he judged the vest
would surely be burned. Then, taking his
false teeth from his mouth, he placed them
beside the vest and darted out the rear
door. where the billows of smoke effec-
lively screened him from the ncighbors
who had just begun tosgather and were
trying to put out the flames.
He went through short bit of woods
end slipped up the back way OF his house
into the attic Up to this time, accord
inc To his stor his wife knew nothing at
ali about his plans, but when her consol-
ing friends had departed Brock came out
of his hiding place in the attic long enough
10 assure his widow" that he was still
alive and pledge her to secrecy. A sar-
doric smile covered his countenance as he
told the story of how he had crept down
to the top of the second landing on the
day of his funeral" and watched his sor-
rowing friends and neighbors about his
casket.
Roth Brock and his wife were indicted,
hut the charges against the woman were
dropped when Brock told his story in
court. The Judge sentenced him to serve
two years in the penitentiary, but he was
paroied without serving single day OF
that sentence.
Anothcr case which attracted much at
tention in Missouri was that Of Orval
Dooley, a young farmer OF some means,
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years Her name before marriage was
Gertrude Scheucr and she met Brenn at
Coblcnz, when after the war the American
soldiers were billctcd there and he came
to live at her home. When ordered back
to America they decided to go together,
and were married at the same time as
were number of other American soldiers
to German girls in the military church at
Coblcnz.
Talking to the police she claspcd her
"schaetzchen" Cittle TREASURED to her
bosom. She is fair haired, apparently once
good looking, but now showing the marks
of her struggle to help her husband. The
ncghbors say she has worked for him
night and day at the gasolcnc and soft
drinks station, caring in the meantime for
her baby, who passed his first birthday
anniversary in prison when she was taken
there few hours later
She freely admitted that she would like
to see her native Germany again. Turn
ing to the officers appealing eyes and
questioning:
"If your loved ones were over there
wouldn't you sometimes long to see
them?'
But she explained her trunks were not
packed to make hurried trip across the
water, as there was nothing in them but
her child's clothes and the family's Winter
garments. When first questioned she did
not believe the police were in earnest,
but later they told her that the physician
had determined that the body in the
ruined garage was not that of man, but
woman's.
"Show me my husband" she appealed.
"If YOU are good Officers you viii surely
find those six terrible men,"
This has been her constant plant: That
her husband was done away with-even
after she bad realized the truth that his
body was not found in the garage ruins.
According TO Mrs. Albert Hugel, who
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accompanied Mrs. Brenn throughout the
day after the fire, she gave no indication
that she was in conspiracy with her hus-
band to conceal his identity and run away
to Germany. She seemed to be grief
stricken and to take her fate to heart.
The case has created most profound
sensation in the neighborhood. After Mrs.
Brcnn had been in prison for few days
and her missing husband had not yet been
found, the German American Citizens
League started to raise funds to obtain
her freedom.
These were quickly accumulated and
she is now out on bail, although she will
have to appear later to answer to the
charges of arson and grave robbing. When
she left the Jail she was taken into the
home of Mrs. Florida Adams, Brenn's
mother. During her time in Jail she has
been turning over in her mind her un-
lucky fate, and il seems that she too has
come to the conclusion that there is some
great mystery in the case which she does
not yet understand
Very little is known regarding Brenn's
carly life He was christened Ray
Vaughn, and, when his parents separated
early in his life, was placed in an
orphans home at st. Louis. With an
other sister, Bessie, he was adopted by
Christian Brenn, farmer whose name
he took.
His past record at Ten Brook, Mo-,
shows him to have been rather shiftless
man, doing odd Jobs about the place.
There he lived with his wife, and his sister
claims he was evicted from his home be-
fore he took up his residence at 0akville.
But nothing has as yet been found in his
past record which would indicate that he
would be likely to commit such a crime
as now charged against him,
The police have not yet given up en-
tirely their idea that Brenn wanted
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seem to think he had heard of, and they
indicate might have put the idea into
his head.
This was the strange case of John Alvin
Brock, a St. Louis contractor, who was
"burned to death" at Cuba, Mo-, in the
wear 1915, and was discovered alive in an
out-of-the-way place in Colorado a year
later.
He had insured his life for $4,000,
and it was the collection of one-quarter
of this insurance by his "widow" which
led to his undoing.
His death" was most spectacular. In
fact, it was staged with all the care Of an
impressive moving picture scenario On
the night of the great catastrophe" Mr..
Brock and his son were burning brush on
their farm in the town of Cuba. After
an evening spent at this arduous task they
retired about midnight and the entire fam
iy went to bed and to sleep.
Scarcely an hour later their barn, built
of logs, was discovered a roaring mass of
flames. BY singular coincidence it was
seen that the doorway to the barn was
free from the flames.
MIR. Brock rushed into the burning
building, crying out that he intended to
save his harness and the horses. He never
reappeared. When the fre had consumed
the entire building his false teeth and gold
watch were discovered in the ruins and
given to his weeping wife. They were
gathered up, together with small amount
of ashes that was near them, a full-sze
casket was ordered, the ashes were placed
in that casket and Mr.. Brock was given a
funeral to which all his friends were pub
icly invited.
At the grave an official of the fraternal
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which she deposited IN
the bank. But shortly
after she drew a check
for $4,000, payable to
"John Alvin.," of
Pueblo, Colorado.
alvin" so it seem.
announced to his neigh
boring farmers in
Colorado that he was
to be married. Then
Brooks "widow" left
her home and Joined
alvin" in Colorado.
This created so much
suspicion when the
public noticed that the
name "John Alvin"
was exactly like the
first and middle name
of Brock, and they
soon thought something
was wrong when the
weeping "widow" so
readily expressed her
intention to enter into
another matrimonial
alliance.
Alvin" sensing an
impending disaster, ran
away to Oklahoma, TAX
ing his newly-made
bride with him. There
he was arrested and
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order 10 which Brock belonged solcmnly
read from the ritual of their burial
service:
Farewell, Brother Brock, until we
meet again."
Then, in the gathering darkness, the
sod was turned over Brother Brooks
grave" and stories of his tragic death
were used by mothers in the neighborhood
whenever they wanted to scare their
children.
But the farewell sermon in "Brother
Brooks case turned out according to
schedule, much to the surprise of every
one. They did meet again-some OF the
friends who buried him that day.
After the funeral Mrs. Brock received
$4,000 from one insurance company,
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(Continued from Preceding Page)

concealng bushes, pried open the hinges
with a shovel, got out the body, hustled
it into the waiting automobile which sew
eral persons saw in that vicinity, and
rushed off.
Although the detectives were satisfied
that the work of the grave robber was con-
fusing, but still not inexpicable, SO far
as their theories are concerned, another
difficulty had to be surmounted if they
ever hope to fastcn the crime on Brenn.
Efforts to trace his movements after his
trip to the Lacledc avenue station were
fruitlcss. From that time until the return
of his automobile, which according to Mrs.
Brenn's testimony must have been after
midnight, no one was found who had seen
him, At the police station Breen talked
to officers E. r. Richards and Joseph
Murphy.
"We noticed the time and it was ex-
actly 9 o'clock when Brenn called" said
Richards "He came in Ford roadster
with a box built on the rear end and bear
ing the sign of a painter and decorator
at No. 3ll4 Oakhill avenue. He wore an
army olive drab shirt, the left sleeve of
which was ripped from the cuff to the
shoulder, and pair of old trousers.
"He said he owned an automobile re-
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Holiness of HctiOl
Girls Desecrated
and Her Charred
Automobile In O.

THE night the
grave was
robbed the
Sexton's dog
was heard
barking
savageIy.
Later the
marks of its
feet were
found on the
edge of the
grave. The dog
must have seen
the coffin lifted
out and the
body of the
little telephone
girl taken from
it. Faithfully
it tried to
frighten the
ghoUI away and
give warning to
its master that
all was not
WeU."
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pair shop at Oak
vile, and about 5
o'clock had been
called to make a re-.
pair on a car one +
mile north of his a4
place on the Tele-
graph road. When ~ -
he reached the place, /--z
according to his 3
story, six masked ~.
men, one of them
with drawn revolver,
took him in a Ford -
sedan and drove in -. = "
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the direction Of this ksex1H<E1.
city. While sitting I5EIGy2
in the car. he said,
they robbed him of ~
SOS, and when they 60,
reached the city linn -.
it's threw him out. ~ 4,
He said he then " &
walked back to \
where his roadster ~
had been left and
came to st. Louis in Y
it to report to the
police.
"We attempted to
question him as to
why he had come all the way ire
southern city limits to the Laclede
station to make the report and
peared confused, remarking that
unacquainted with the city and d
know where to look for police
awe doubted his statement abo
six men being masked and Of that !
of robbers riding around in a little
to say nothing of having taken hi
them, and when we attempted to q
him for details he protested that ne
have time to discuss the situation,
wanted to hasten back and infoi
county authorities of what had oc'
eve asked him to give descrip
the men, and he declared he saw
for but a moment, as one OF them
a large cloth over his head and ke
blindfolded until he was thrown out
car. He pointed to his torn sic
evidence that he had been in a st
"He did say he suspected m;
ployed by him, whom he dischart
that was the only person who kne
he had any money. -,
"Brenn's attitude was such tf
gave little credcncc to his story,
advised him to notify the coun
thorities, and he then left"
The police brought the young
whom Brenn married in Germany
he was a member of the A. E. F. Il
quarters for questioning. She
roborated her husbands statement
left home about five o'clock that c
to undertake a repair job.
"We had been in Illinois togethe
said, "and had just returned to the
when my husband came to me say
had received a call for job up tn
He left. That was the last ! saw
husband"
AS darkness gathered that evenir
Brenn admitted she became cor
about her husbands welfare and i
a neiphbor to take her up and do
road in an automobile, looking fo
While the evening wore on she re
at the small stand at which she v
customed to sell gasolene and ser
d links, and kept It open until mi
Then. becoming tired, she went
crossroads to her home, put the b
bed, took off her clothes and fell
from which she suddenly awakened
the garage on fire.
Mrs. Brenn is a capable ty
German middle-clsss girl, tweI
wears old, and has been in Ameri
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Gr,., Britain Rishu Reserved.
Pocahontas star herald., 1922-10-06
Little Rock Letter

The Arkansas system of sweet pO
tato certiicatIon has been adopted
by Florida, Mississippi aud Tennes
see. Chief Inspector Becker re.
ceived letter from Louisiana stat.
ing that plans we're being made for
insuguratlDg the same system in that
state. The states of North Carolina
South Carolina and Oklahoma are
also considering this system at the
present. It is the first sweet potato
certifioatlon system to be carried
out in the country. At a meeting
OF federal aod state plant patholo.
gIsts and etomologists held at Allan
Ia this spring the system was recon
meuded for adoption by all southern
states and 1t Is now thoroughly es.
tabllshed as a standard for the south
DR.. l.. L. Harter of the U 5. Dept
of Agr., who Is without doubt the
country's foremost authority on
sweet potato dIseas 8 said Of the Ar
kansas system that 1t was the most
important step that had ever been
taken to-preserve the sweet potato
industry. At present fully 25 per
cent of the sweet potato crop Is lost
annually on account Of diseases
Masons throughout the state are
deeply interested 10 the fall reunion
of the Scottish Rite to be held at Al
bert Pike CousistorY, Oct. ., 10, II
The class this year will be quite
large despite the unfavorable indus
trial conditions WoIk is progress
ing rapidly on the new million dol.
lar temple and 1t Is expected that
there will be 1000 in the great Dc d
cation class IL the fall OF 1923 La
Pocahontas star herald., 1922-10-06
Rro, GRAY preached at the 8'p''''
church sunday n'gn' ,o 70
Uncle Franl DAVIS '' '"'
the farm,
OLD JACKSON
the farm

Gathering corn and picking 81 0T',Co Ssre
!, the order Of the day 'Founu .. n, :
Mr., / Brown left last S'tnraaS Il.',,lS
,or Peach Orohard to visit rela,,yss ,,ors
and an, attend to some business matters
FIovd Gibson and family Of ,,p poo1 ga
bonras nlo3 spopt sunday at the home o'
J. ]. BrooBs. ri
raup songer and wife Of .iLon,. Hoa,.
came iu saturday to visit neT sT parsn's .,sto,
until sunday afternoon DIS '.''s, -
stav few days.
Mas Ella High spent saturday
r,obt with Miss Pearl SoOger'
MIR, Fred DuLauey aud daugh-
ter, Jewel, have returned to tne'I
nome NO. At Hoxle after spending a
wsaE with Mrs. Charlie Sellers near
this place.
Miss Lillian Hudson has been real
sick with malsnal fever the PsS'
week. DR.. C. d. TibbIes of limbo
den IS treating her.
Mrs Sam songer spent last wed
rssdav with Mrs. J. j. Brooks,
T.. Brown and wife went to Haml'
last Tuesday to see tkeir daughter
who has been sick. They found
her greatly improved aud returned
home Thursday.
Willie Wells died at the home OF
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs Joe Wells
at Imboden last Tuesday. de was
buried at the Wells cemetery near
here Wednesday afternoon. hev'
Tibbles made a good talk. WINE
was a good boy, loved by all who
knew him. He leaves q father,
mother and q sister to weep for him
A precious one from the home IL
gone, voice they loved is
stilled; A place is vacant ln the
home that never can be tiled
Grieve not for little Willie, it was
Gods will that be should go from
this world of sin and sadness to that
bright and peaceful shore where nc
pain nor sorrow troubles and the
mind is free from care.
Pocahontas star herald., 1922-10-06
ROCK ROAD

Rev. Jim Bowers opened a pro-
tracted meeting at LestervIlIe Sun.
day night for two weeks. Everyone
is invited.
Wesley Whites school closed
Friday. Guess he will begin taking
his Sunday dinners at Lesterville
again.
Several from here attended the
singing at Jobliu Sunday.
George Thompson made q lying
trip to Monette Sunday.
Clarence Foster OF Maynard visit.
ed in our little town Sunday.
Misses Gladys Poinderter aud
Bessie Edmondson visited 10 Eluora
Monday afternoon.
Miss Stella TrIplett was shopping
IN Walnut Ridge Saturday.
Pocahontas star herald., 1922-10-06
BRoOKINGs

w. J. Brown was 10 Knobel on
business Friday of last week.
Luther Absnsthy and family
visited relatives near Pooahontas
Wednesday of last week.
Prayer meeting at Baptist church
was postponed Sunday night that
all who could might attend the M.
(. services at Peach Orchard.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Yester were
IN Pocahontss on business last
Monday.
Tommy Ingram, with two boy
friends, motored from Jonesboro
Sunday morning aud returned Sun
day evening.
Mrs. r. H. Vogan accompanied
her mother, Mrs. Henry Qlellmalz'
to St. Louis last Sunday tor an ex-
tended visit.
Mrs. VIM. Cantwell and little
son, Robert, OF Corning, are on an
extended visit to Ms CantwelPs
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. 5. Davis
H. A. QueIlmsls was IN Little
Rock on busiress fey days last
week
Mrs. Will Maple and children,
with Mrs Dona Going and little
Miss Ina and Master Paul were
lDelaplaine callers last Sunday after
noon.
Miss Ora Ingram and Vernon
Vaughn we're Sunday evening visit
ors at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Joe Clayton.
Sunday school last Sunday Wa'
was one of special interest Teach
E ers, officers, and pupils all IN the''
E places and eager to begin the Lessons
Of the new quarter.
= Misses Ora Hawkins and Corr
j Moor, with OTIS Forehaud OF De'a'
plaine were Sunday afternoon guest
+ at the J. d. Kerley home.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl DulsneY hav
organized an orchestra In our lttl
community. About twenty 10
!. terested Young people have gone in
to the organization and we are look
= mo forward to many PleaS'nI
entertainments IN the near future
Last Sunday was a memoraol
day for our Sunday school. At'e
the session a majority OF the mem
J bers loaded INTO waiting automo
biles and with we'll dlled basket
hed their way to Beech GroVe !
spend awhile in that beautiful l''t,
hamlet at the foothills Of Crowley
Ridge. A, a late noon boar dinnt
Ne was placed on an improvised tab
and tet~een so and 80 parsook 9
The boun,iful spread. Tbs day W
Pocahontas star herald., 1922-10-06
BLACK W ELL

A large crowd gathered at the
schoolhouse Friday, it being the
/ last day OF school, for the purpose
of bidding the teacher goodbye and
congratulatIng her ou the go)d
order and service that she has reu.
dered since she has been here. An
all day program was rendered then
a talk was given by Bro. Sylvan to
the boys and girls. A dinner on
the ground was served at noon, and
everyone enjoyed themselves to the
fullest extent.
Mrs. Harvey Nichols has typhoid
fever at this writing.
Mise Mary SyIvaus has been hay.
ing the chllls.
Mrs. Jim Nipps took a kodak
picture of our school Friday with
large U. S. dag in the baok
ground, She also took one Of N,
visitors.
Aunt Jane Baker says she regret,
the idea of losing all their hogs thu,
year with cholera
We people around here wish /,
obtain the full life and bistorS a
Ted DAVIS. We are very sorry in
deed to learn Of bis suaden death
Our road overseer, ]. H. Baker
has beeu doing some dYnamltlp0 n,
our roads. We endorse every NOV
he makes in that direction, for U
have some Of the worst roads in IN
county here in Baker township an
with dynamite and work thew a,
be made good.
ldr and Mrs | N. sorrell a
tended church here Sunday.
A protracted meeting started hs,
last "Wednesday night and will GO,
tinue all this week with Rev. x
mer SYlvans leader. There will h
all day services Sunday with dim,
on the ground.
Mrs. Frances Phillips spent Mo,
day with Miss Nola johnson.
Noah Haekworth will preocb
B1kerden every second Sund,
from now on.
Pocahontas star herald., 1922-10-06
BmsHmswsWwRs

an appeal to members Of the Rite,
Secretary Frank NJ. Jefferson savs:
"The real work now for you and me
is to see that when this building is
completed 1t Is free, or practically
tree, from debt" Chas. K. Rosen-
baum, Sovereign Grand Inspector
General in an address to the mem ber
ship says: 1--WE have wonderful
organization commented on by every
visiting Mason, a Brotherhood,
where genuine good fellowship
relgns supreme at all times. Every
Brother, as you knoE, on entering
the door, feels at home, for home ls
where the heart lies, aud the hearts
Of You brethren are 10 this great
cause"