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The Alaska daily empire., 1923-12-31
Dancer Claims
Husband Of 6
Months Is Rough

DETROIT, Mich, Dec. IAN at
tempt to picture Ruth Maude Dewey
Scripps as the designing adventur-
ess and professional dancer who
lured an eighteen-year-old boy into
a marriage far beneath his station
was made by Attorney Leo M. But
gel in his cross-examination of Mrs.
Scripps in her suit for separate
maintenance in Judge Meriam's court
The boy was James Scripps, son
of William E. Scripps, millionaire
publisher, who eloped with pretty
Ruth Devoe after whirlwind court
ship.
Earlier in the day Mrs. Scripps
had testified that her husbands acts
of cruelty consisting Of forced scald
ing baths, fights and other acts OF
refined cruelty had driven her from
his home after six months of mar
ried life.
She swore her young husband
blamed his father for all the trou
BILE, claiming the various acts oi
cruelty were suggested and directed
by the senior Scripps when it was
learned she was about to become
a mother.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-12-31
EDUCATION BILL
INTRODUCED BY
STERLINC-REED
Measure Provides for Creation
Of Department Of Educa-
ton for America.

WASHINGTON I.ec. 3,.--ae Edu.
cation Bill, formerly known as the
Towner-Sterling Bill has been in
troduced into the Senate by Sena
tor Thomas Sterling of South Da-
kota and into the House of Repre-
sentatives by Congressman Daniel A..
Reed of New York.
The bill provides for the creation
Of a Department of Education with
secretary in the Presidents Cabi-
net and authorizes appropriations not
to exceed $100,00000 for educational
purposes. According to the bill the
funds shall be disbursed for combat
ing illiteracy, the training of teach
ers, Americanization work among the
alien populations, physical educa
ton, and equalization of educational
opportunities, especially with regard
to the rural districts.
The bill expressly provides thai
the right of the individual States tc
supervise and control their own edu
cational affairs shall be carefully
safeguarded and the Secretary of Edu-
cation is forbidden to interfere with
State control in any way
The new education bill is sup
ported by the National Education
Association, the Supreme Council of
the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry,
Southern Jurisdiction. the Order of
Eastern Star, the American Fedora
tion Of Labor, the Daughters OF the
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-12-31
NEWSPAPERS TELL TRUTH when
truth is TOLD TO NEWSPAPERS
SAYS PASTOR in HIS ADDRESS


CEDAR RAPIDS, Ia, Dec. l. =
Criticism of newspapers by ministers
usually is groundless, unsound and
untrue, Rev. Earl Hoon, pastor of
the st. Paul's NJ. K. Church, Sioux
City, lava, said in an address be-
fore the Ad Club here today.
.'yhe CRITICISM he says grows out
OF the ignorance OF the average
preacher as to what news and adj
vertising are The average newspa-
per man tells the truth. He wants
to tell the truth. It's a matter of
getting the truth to him. Give him
the truth and you will see what's
printed I've taken reporters into
confidence times without number,
and never have been betrayed"
Rev. Mr.. Hoon urged the church
to warm up" to newspaper men,
asserting the newspapers reach more
men daily than the churches dc in
a month. "You do not need to play
to the galleries or to stage leg
show in your church to attract at
tention," he said. "Give service
and you will receive service"
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-12-31
HIRAM TO OPEN
FIGHT FOR OHIO
c. 0. P. IN JAN,

CLEVELAND, O.,@Dec. Sf.-Senator
Hiram Johnson will open his cam
paign for Ohio's fifty-one Delegates.
to the next Republican convention
with speech at the Masonic Tenn
pie on the evening of jan 3. Frank
Fl. Hitchcock. his national manager,
announces.
Pending the Senator's meeting
here organization of statewide
Johnson group for the Presidential
primaries in April will be deferred.
Mr.. Hitchcock said.
To Center Campaign
I'VE plan to center CIR campaign
IN the primary states or the Mid
west and West Mr.. Hitchcock said.
1t was thought that these States
would furnish cross section OF party
thought as to the availability of can
didates.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-12-31
MEXICO BUYS
U. S. MATERIAL :.
FOR her WAR
Government Agrees to Sell
Supplies to Government
Threatened by Rebels.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 31-The gov
ernment has agreed to sell quantity
of war material to the Obregon gov
ernment of Mexico. The decision
was reached after a request for ac-
tion was received from Mexico City
and it is understood to have been
prompted by the statement that the
government was faced by an armed
uprising.
The Navy Department opposed the
sale of any surplus military equip
ment to foreign country but it is
believed a broader Interpretation of
the message was taken and it was
said that Harding would have done
the same"
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-12-31

MOSCOW, Dec. Russia has es-
tablished pale, not for Jews as in
the Czarist regime, but for gambl-
ers, obnoxious spectators and citi-
zens whose usefulness in the up
building of the country is questioned
by officials.
Within the next few days scores
of men and their families, barred
from living in Moscow, Petrograd
or any of the big cities, will start
for the provinces, while several doz-
en- more will begin the long trek
to the Narinsky district of Siberia
the shores of the White Sea or other
distant points Of exile.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-12-31
Revolution in II
Mexico Does Not
Stop Rum Running

VANCOUVER, b. c., Dec. 81. =
The Mexican revolution has not
baked the rum running fleet even
II the Mexican ports on the Pacific
Coast have been closed. The SNUG
glers have been clearing for En-
senda and Toplobampo, unloading
their liquor in the United States
proceeding then to clearance port
getting their papers vised and re
turning here with everything in or
der.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-12-31
EXILE TO DREARY PROVINCES IS
ORDERED FOR RUSSIAN GAMBLERS

A great wave of moral reform
has come over Communist leaders,
who are inclined to hold extrava-
gance Of gamblers and spectators
to be responsible for failure of some
of the Governments commercial en-
terprises.
A Petrograd dispatch announces
the closing of four gambling houses.
Moscow's still are open, but they
are said to be on their last legs.
1t is understood that they paid near
ly $2,00O,O00 in taxes and royalties,
to the Moscow city government last
year.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-12-31
sum
FOUND SPENT
Many Thousands Of Dollars
Spent Illegally in Wash
ton for Roads, etc.

OLYMPIA, Wash, Dec. 31.--State
Auditor Clausen reported that an
examination showed $74.337 illegally
spent on roads and bridges by Com
missioner Dobson Paul of King Coun
ty. Clausen declarJd many jobs were
let without being advertised and al
legged there has been a. failure to
distinguish betweeb construction, re
pair and maintenance.
SEATTLE, Dec. 31.-Dobson Pau
admitted most Of the Illegal expen
ditures and, said he had followed the
systems used in previous years.
Prosecutor Douglas said he would
be unable to bring anybody to court
because the law omitted q penalty
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-12-31

BILLS FOUND

CHICAGO, Dec. 81. = Counterfeit
ten dollar Federal Reserve bank
notes of face value of $500 to $1,000
are in circulation between the At
lantic and Rockies, according to Fed
eral sleuths. There has been un-
earthed 900 bogus bills in an under
ground cache. Five persons have
already been arrested in st. Louis,
Chicago and st. Paul, including a
woman.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-12-31
SWISS LOSE HEAVILY ABROAD

BERNIE, Dec 81. Switzerland
has lost $1,000, 100000 since the
beginning OF the world war be-
cause of the depreciation of Swiss
investments abroad. The practical
wiping out of Swiss moneys invested
In Germany. Austria. Russia and
hungary accounts for more than
nine-tenths of the loss.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-12-31
SWEETHEART is TRUE when
BLINDNESS THREATENS VET

NEW YORK, Dec. 1--Threatened
with blindness through mustard gas
poisoning received in the World War.
Donald p. Sentner. whose book OF
poems. "Cobblestone," won prize
at Columbia University, sailed last
October on his honeymoon to visit
the battlefields where he was in
jured.
He has returned with his bride,
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-12-31
Express Sympathy Over
Loss Of French Dirigible

PARIS, Dec. 31.-Nayal attaches
of the United States, Great Britain.
Spain and South American countries
and the Belgian military attaches,
called at the Ministry OF Marine
and presented sympathy of the gov
ernments over the dirigible DIX
nude disaster.
PARIS, Dec. 31.-The Minister OF
Marine has ccicially announced the
French dirigible Dixmude might be
definitely considered lost.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-12-31
B. C. PACK OF
SALMON SHOWS
GOOD INCREASE
Pack for 1923 Shows In
crease of Fifty Thousand
Cases Over Pack 1922.

VANCOUVER, B. c., Dec. 81. =
The British Columbia salmon pack
for the year 1928 was 1,341,6S cases
an increase of $4,000 cases over the
pack of 1922. This is according to
the report of the Dominion Fisher.
les Department.
The increase is credited to the
unusual heavy runs in Northern
streams. The Frazier River is being
heavily stocked for the fiscal year
the report adds.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-12-31

formerly Miss Mary Steele. North
Carolina. his sight almost fully re
stored and the danger of blindness
averted. The cure. he said, had been
affected in Paris.
Informed six months ago that he
was facing blindness. the young
poet sought to break the engage
ment, he said. but Miss Steele re-
fused to permit IL.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-12-31
Near Riot Is Stopped
By National Guardsmen

FORT SMITH, Ark, Dec. al
Ten negroes who barricaded them
selves in a house five miles from
Van Buren,, Ark. late Sunday night
when the white residents threatned
a riot as a result of the killing late
Friday of Mrs. Robert Latimer, sur
rendered carly today to National
Guardsmen and were lodged in Jail
for safe keeping. AN
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-12-31
STAMPEDE TO SCENE OF NEW STRIKE
Hoover Moves to Dismiss
Suit Filed BY Sutherland
Regarding Alaska Reserves

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3l.-Secre-
terry Of Commerce Hoover has filed
IA mcticn in the District of Colum-
bia Supreme Court to dismiss the
suit brought by Alaska Delegate
DEN Sutherland azking the Depart
mcnt of Commerce be enioined from
granting fishing rights in Alaska
rs1orve:7. Secretary Hoover cen
it nded the neither Delegate Suther-
lend nor the fishing interests he
claimed to represent had property
intacrts to baseNtheir action en-. 4
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-12-31
Fire Bugs Suspected
OF Firing Largest
Church in Portland

PORTLAND. Ore. Dec. S1.-The
Temple BethIsreal, the Jewish Syn
agogue in the downtown section, was
virtually destroyed by fire Satur-
day night InceDdiarism Is believed
the cause. The synagogue was the
largest church in the city.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-12-31
new DISCOVERY
Near MAYO HAS
Been REPORTED
Stampede Is Started from
Keno Hill and Mayo-Rich
Values Are Reported.

DAWSON, Y. r.. Dec. 31.--A
rediogram special from Mayo to the
Dawson News says almost incredible
reports of values and extent of sill
yer and gold result from the discov-
cry in the Beaver district, SO miles
west of Keno HILL
A big stampede has been started
as the result from Keno Hill and
Mayo City.
Assays are said to have been OBJ
tained running over LOO ounces
In silver to the ton.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-12-31

WASHINGTON. Dec. 31.--Repre-
sentative Garner. of Texas, ranking
Democrat OF the Ways and Means
Committee. charged in statement
today that an organized conspiracy
to coercc the members OF Congress
to support the Mellon tax bill was
being made before they had an op-
portunity to study its provisions.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-12-31
THEATRE BURNS;
man IS KILLED

MEDFORD, Ore, Dec. S1.-Fire of
an undetermined origin destroyed the
Page Theatre with loss of 100000
last night.
Amos Willett. prominent business
man was killed and Roy w. Elliott,
Fire Chief, was seriously injured by
debris of falling wall.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-12-31
STEAMER SINKS;
CREW IS LOST

CONSTANTINOPLE. Dec. 81. -
Confirmation was received today of
the sinking of the United States Ship
ping Board steamer Conejos in the
Black Sea last Thursday. The ship
carried six officers and 30 seamen.
All were lost.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-12-31

WASHINGTON, Dec. 31.--Sir Viii.
liam Howard. British Ambassador to
Spain, is expected to succeed Sir
Auckland Geddes who announced
his resignation as British Ambassa
dor to the United States. last Sat
urday on account OF III health.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-12-31
Claims Wages Are
Higher Now Than
Any Time in 1923

NEW YORK, Dec. 1-Wages
Athsougheut-l the~l United Statesi
at the outset of the new year
are generally on a higher level
than at any time last year.
This is according to a survey
completed by the National In
dustrial Conference and indi-
Gates the cost of living Is high
er but more wages offset the
rise.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-12-31
CRUISER IS
ORDERED TO
SOUTH amer,

WASHINGTON. Dec. 31.-The ar
mored cruiser Rochester, flagship of
the United States special service
squadron in Central and South Amer
lean waters, has been ordered to
Ampala. Honduras. The instructions
are to remain in that vicinity until
disturbances in Honduras and South
ern Mexico is quieted.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-12-31
Open House New Year at
Governors Mansion;
Will Be Informal Affair

Open house in conformity with
New Years traditions will be
kept at Governors Mansion to-
morrow afternoon, between 3
and o'clock, by Gov. and Mrs.
Scott c. Bone, according to
to an announcement made to-
day. 1--WE will be glad to see
all of our friends" said Gov.
Bone.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-12-31
President Coolidge
Favors Reduction
In Wheat Acreage

CHICAGO, Dec. 31.-A re-
duction in American wheat
acreage to insure against over
production is indorsed by
President Coolidge in letter
made public by the Wheat
Council of the United States.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-12-31
Melons Tax Plan Is
Assailed by New Yorker

WASHINGTON. Dec. 31.--Repre-
sentative O'Connor, of New York,
attacks the Mellon plan declaring
that a propaganda which must be
costing millions of dollars is be
hind the plan.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-12-31
Blair Has List Found
In WASH, D. c. Raids

WASHINGTON, Dec. 31-Commis-
sioner of Internal Revenue Blair said
he has the list of 21 names found in
liquor raids on Christmas and which
started the bootleg scandal here.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-12-31
Wife and Chauffeur
Killed by Husband

RALEIGH. ~ c.. Dec. 81. Last
Saturday night, Lawrence Calling,
son of a former postmaster, shot
and killed his wife and Owen Stew
ems. chauffeur in the Calling home.
The slayer escaped in an auto.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-12-31
Era Meeker Celebrates
Ninety-third Birthday

SEATTLE, Dec. 31-With more
than 70 guests present, the majority
being over 20 years of age. includ-
ing friends from Portland and othIr
Northwest cities, Ezra Meeker, p;on-
seer Oregon trail blazer. celebrated
his 93rd birthday here last Satur-
day. Among the notables present
were Chaplain Robert Stubbs, of Ia
coma and President Holman of the
Oregon State Historical Society.
Stubbs is los years of age.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-12-31

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 31.-Present-
ing a bottle of colorless liquid. an
unidentified man obtained $500 from
the cashier of the California National
Bank here last Saturday afternoon.
The cashier said he feared the bot
tie contained explosives.
Evening star., 1923-07-06
WOUNDING OF GIRL
AROUSES CITIZENS
Federal Rum Runners Arrested for
Shooting Miss Baker on Ca
madam Border.
BY the Associa ted Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MALONE, N. Y, July 6.-Residents
along the Canadian border are
aroused over the wounding of Miss
Belle Baker last Tuesday night and
the subsequent arrest of three fed
eral officials charged with assault.
1t Is alleged that the officers, who
were watching for rum runners, fired
at the automobile containing Miss
Baker and her father when the lat
ter refused to stop.
The directors of the Malone
Chamber of Commerce have adopted
a resolution requesting Senator
Wadsworth and Representative Smell
to use their influence for investiga-
tion of 1.-The indiscriminate use of
firearms In stopping suspected cars
along the border" The resolution
also suggested that all government
they may not be mistaken for hold
up men.
Mr.. Baker said he thought the
officers were robbers and that when
they ordered him to stop he stepped
on the accelerator and was fired
upon by them, one bullet striking
his daughter in the side, but not
wounding her seriously. Soon after
officers arrived. Mr.. Baker declared
he recognized them as the persons
who fired at his car. They were
arrested and held in bonds for a hear
ing. They are: Prohibition Enforce
ment Agent Robert ID. Angel; his
assistant, Merchant Phelps, and
Customs officer Rupert Nispeth.
Evening star., 1923-07-06
FIND MISSING I.W.W.
IN TEXAS HOSPITAL
Searchers Reveal Organizer
and Companion Beaten and
Left to Mob.
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
GALVESTON. Tex, July 6.-James
Holland, organizer for the marine
transport workers division of the In
dustrial Workers of the World, referred
to by John Shuskie of New York, secre-
tary of the transport workers, in a
telegram to Gov. Neff of Texas as
probably murdered" is in the John
Sealy Hospital here suffering from
wounds administered by unknown
persons.
Shuskie alleged Holland and two
other /. w. VS. were beaten brutally
by Port Arthur. Tex, police and then
handed over to a small mob. He
demanded Gov. Neff Immediately in
vestigate.
Dr. E. NJ. F. Stephen. acting sur
geon in charge of the United States
public health service. says Holland s
injuries are not serious.
Arrested as 1. w. w.
Holland was arrested ten days ago
at Port Arthur on the ground that
he was a member of the Industrial
Workers Of the World. He resisted ef-
forts to f1nger-print and photograph
him, and 1t is said that he received pun
ishment at the hands of the officers
His attorney sought a writ OF habeas
corpus at Beaumont and Judge Z. A
Mcdowell ordered Holland released
declaring that membership in that
organization was not a crime under
Texas statutes. Judge Mcdowell in
structed the grand jury to investi-
gate the punishment Holland said
the officers inflicted on him.
Evening star., 1923-07-06
THRASH LOCALITIES
IN u. S. DYE CASE
Attorneys Continue Debate
as Choate Finishes Cross
Examination.

By the Associated Press
WILMINGTON, Del, July 6.-Fur-
ther discussion by counsel as to the
issues in the case and the completion
of the cross-examination of Joseph
III. Choate, jr., general counsel for the
Chemical Foundation and the second
witness for the defense, marked the
trial today of the governments suit
to set aside the sale of seized Ger
man dye and chemical patents to the
foundation.
Trial Judge Morris took occasion
during the debate on the issues to
state that he had reached no conclu
sion on the case, because the funda-
mental question at the very thresh-
old of the case was construction Of
the statute involved. and that he did
not propose to reach a conclusion on
that statute until after the argu-
ments had been had.
Echoes of Patent Sales.
Special Assistant Attorney General
Anderson, in crosS-examining Mr..
Choate. read into the record state
ments made by Mr.. Choate before
several congressional committees re-
alien property custodian. The pur-
pose was to reduce the weight of the
testimony given yesterday by Mr..
Choate as to why he regarded $3.50, 900
as fair sale price for the patents.
Arguing that the portions of the
statements read by Mr.. Anderson gave
"a distorted and imperfect picture"
of Mr.. Choate's testimony before the
committees, Attorney Isadore Kresel
for the defense put into the record
other portions of the statements.
these being accepted over objections
by Mr.. Anderson.
Evening star., 1923-07-06
WORLD COURT u. S.
NEED, SAYS FESS
Nations History Shows Success of
Arbitration, Citizenship Ses-
sion Told.
By the ASSOCIATED Press

By the Associated Press.
WINONA LAKE, Ind, July g.
American history. more than any
the success OF arbitration in interna-
tional disputes. and this country
should therefore cooperate in the
world court of justice, United states
Senator Fess, republican. Ohio, de-
clared last night before the interna-
tional Christian citizenship confer
ence.
Internal concord can come only
from international contracts. the Ohio
senator said. in urging the conference
delegates to support the judicial
process as against the war process
of settlement.
American national interests were
further insured by the fact that sub
mission of disputes to the court for
adjudication was not compulsory. but
merely by agreement. he said. This,
the senator pointed out, made impos-
sible any infringement upon inde-
pendent action by the United States
when the national policy demanded It.
IF the court was obligatory" he de-
clared, the United States would not
pose it, because we have not reached
the place where the United States can
be forced to submit any question that
might come up to some court. The
provision is that only disputes are
submitted that are submitted by both
parties. If one of them says no, then,
of course, IT is not submitted"
Evening star., 1923-07-06
SEEKS WAY TO END
TUSKEGEE DISPUTE
Director Hines at Institute Discuss.
ing Objections to Proposed
Colored Hospital Staff.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
TCSKEGEE, Ala, July 6.-The hos
pital here for disabled negro world
war veterans may be used as a sani-
tarium for white veterans. one of the
trustees of the institution said after a
conference last night with Frank E.
Hines. director of the Veterans Bu-
reau of Washington. Mr.. Hines, here
to discuss objections to the announced
intention TO place a negro staff in
charge Of the hospital, told the trus-
tees that he would be no party to
anything that will bring about trou-
BILE here between the white people
and the negroes" He asked fer con-
ference with Tuskegee citizens, but
no date for it has been set.
With a committee of three trusted
Tuskegee citizens / am sure that we
can work out this problem of con-
trolling the hospital by either white
oftlcialS or negroes in such a manner
that all the citizens here will be sat
isfied," Director Hines said. II will
not be party to anything that will
bring about a friction between the
races"
There is no contract binding the
government to place a white person
mel at the hospital, but there appears
a moral obligation" Mr.. Hines told
the committee representing citizens
who protested against q negro per-
sonnel at the institution.
Senator Powell. speaking for the
citizens, said that Tuskegee had the
promise of a representative of the
Treasury Department that the hos
pital would be in charge of white Off
GERS and doctors, and that the people
considered this a binding obligation
He said that "the people would have
II no other way"
Director Hines later said that while
an efficient negro personnel could be
secured, no appointments had beer
made, and none would be made until
the committee had taken some action
Several hundred members of the Ku
klux Klan recently paraded in a dem.
onstration after announcement that g
negro staff would be used at the hos.
pital
Evening star., 1923-07-06
THE WEATHER

District of Columbia and Mary
land-Partly cloudy tonight and to-
morrow, probably local thunderstorm
ers; no change in temperature; light
to gentle variable winds.
Vfrginia-Generally fair tonight
and tomorrow; no change in tempera-
ture light to gentle variable winds.
West Virginia-Generally fair to-
night and tomorrow no change in
temperature.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
Thermometer-Yest 4 pm.
90; s pm. "a; II midnight, II. To-
day, am, SO; 8 am, "a; noon, 81.
Barometer-Yesterd 4 pm, 1904
s pm, 5000; IL midnight, 30.08. To-
day, am. 30.03; am, 3O.03; noon,
29.97.
Highest temperature, 932, occurred
at 3:4O pm. yesterday; lowest tenn
perature, 6S.2, occurred at 5 am. to-
day.
Temperature same date last year
Highest, SO; lowest, 5S.