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The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-04-25

For all l know, | may have saved
You at one time or other in the
course OF your careers.
where is your sense of honor and
Justice? Have you no gratitude2"
The first burglar pocketed hi;
flashlight and revolver, while his
gemladen accomplice stood with head
bowed at the torrent of impassioned
appeal For 20 minutes the lawyer
pleaded his case and won
Here. take your stuff back" said
the second bandit finally, "rl be
blowed if we'd rob you"
On his promise not to follow them
the pair withdrew, and a momen
later were out of the house.
In that moment however. the.
managed to get $1,000 worth
gems from another apartment II
the building.
When Mr.. Stanton reported tn
case to the west One Hundred Fifty
second Street Police Station, he wa
congratulated on his presence of mind
why, if I'd have talked to then
10 minutes longer" he said, "rd hav.
had their bank rolls in addition t
getting the jewels back.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-04-25
CERTAIN LAWS
UNDER ATTACK

NEW YORK, April %. Anti
trust laws including the Sherman
Act were attacked as obstructive to
development of industry and COM
merce by Samuel Gompers, Presi.
dent of the American Federation OF
Labor at a meeting of the National
Civic Federation.
Gompers said the American Fed
Grafton OF Labor refused to join
in the howl against the organiza-
ticn of industry because the Fed
eretion wanted the development OF
natural and human resources of the
country although We do not under
estimate the evils of corrupt bust
ness"
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-04-25
DR.. HELFFERICH
is KILLED IN
R. R. COLLISION
Prominent German Official
Meets Death in Accident
on Railroad.

BERNE, April 25.-Dr. Karl Hef-
ferich and his aunt were among those
killed yesterday in a collision of
trains at Bellizona 1t is now Off
cially stated 13 persons including
five members of the engine crews
were killed.
DR.. Helfferich and his aunt were
not identified until today. They
were in the car which was partly
destroyed by flames following the
collision.
DR.. Helfferich has been German
ambassador to Russia. Previously
he had been Secretary of Interior,
German government; vice ehancel-
lor and also director of the Reiehs-
bank. In 1915 he became Minister
of Treasury and had charge of the
German war loans. He received the
Iron Cross from the flotation, as a
member of the Reichstag.
Following the war, DR.. Helffer-
ich consistently opposed any govern.
ment whose policy was to pay rep
arations. He had made Known his
stand against the Dawes proposal
Death followed closely that of Hugo
SHINES, Industrial leader and OF
whom much was hoped in the pres
ent situation.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-04-25
CHAMBER AGAINST
AMENDMENTS TO
FISHERIES BILL
Proposed National Monument
Also Opposed-Chilkoot
Barracks Favored.

The Juneau Chamber of Commerce
went on record at its monday lunch.
con today against the Sutherland and
McKeown AMENDMENTS to the White
Fisheries bill against the creation OF
a reserve for National Monument OF
all the lands between Lynn Canal and
Chilkat River and the Pacific and
south of Mount Fairweather and
north of Icy Strait, and against the
abandonment of Chikoot Barracks.
In addition it listened to short
speeches by Col. James G. Steese,
H. F. Ryan, Tourist Agent for the
Pacific Steamship company; Bernard
Hirst, Sitka merchant, and G.. C.
Mitchell Superintendent of Ketchi-
kan schools.
The luncheon was held at the ban
quet room of the Arcade Cafe and
about fifty were present.
The Chamber of Commerce did not
go on record as to the merits or
demerits of the White Bill, but it
opposed the Sutherland and Nc
Keown amendments to the bill, and
authorized the Executive Committee
to telegraph its protest against them
to Senator Wesley L. Jones, who has
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-04-25
COLD AT DUTCH HARBOR.

DUTCH HARBOR, April 25.-Na-
tiyes and whites who never before
saw a. plane and gazed in awe dur
ing the first day following the ar
rival here of three of the globe
fiers, have settled back to indiffer-
ence. 1t showed yesterday after
noon and cold wave is more severe
than usual for this time OF the
year. The mercury has dropped to
23 above and the barometer which
has been extremely high dropped
fast during last evening.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-04-25

serve a sentence, followed
Hatch unfastened the artificial leg
and received sf3 from Kelly aud
handed the leg over for security.
Unable to leave with only one foot
to walk upon he then called upon
two other inmates for co-opsra ion.
They were Thomas and Hansford
Allen, both cripples and known at the
jail as the Allen Brothers.
Each of them had a crutch which
they willingly parted with tempor-
arily in order that Hatch might gain
his desire. Paying his fine. Hatch
left the Jail on crutches. A short
time later friend appeared at the
Jail returned the Allen brothers
crutches and COVE Kelly $fS for the
pawned artificial leg.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-04-25
MELLON BILL
is DISCUSSED

WASHINGTON. April 25-Oppos
ing the debate on the revenue bill
Chairman Smoot, of the Senate ii
nance committee, defended the Mel
Ion income tax rates and warned
against further appropriations "lesi
tax reduction be imposed.
This afternoon, the Senate without
a record vote. rejected the propose
of Mellon designed to check capita
loss reductions but adopted the com
mittee's provision to exempt theatre
tickets costing under so cents from
the 10 per cent tax in the revenue
bill
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-04-25
Slayer of Tacoma
Girl Being Sought

TACOMA, April 25.-Fritz Berning
30, is sought as the slayer last night
of Albertino, 27-year-old daughter Of
Jacob Otto, proprietor of the Hotel
Jefferson.
Berning was seen to enter the
hotel with pistol shortly before
the girl was shot and killed, as she
came out of her room. A note was
found in Behring'S room in another
hotel which said:
Il am going to take the girl with
me-"
The girl is said to have spurned
Berning.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-04-25
Mexican Land Owners
Are Being Assassinated

MEXICO CITY. April 25.-Bands
of armed Agrarians terrorizing the
Chicontepeo District in the State
of Vera Cruz have assassinated 25
land owners, accusing all land own
ers i'm the region which COM
plicity in the recent rebellion. This
is according to messages received
here by Chicontepec residents de-
manding protection.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-04-25
Means Reports Treasured
Records, Spy Work, Stolen

WASHINGTON, April 25. - The
treasured records of five years of
spy work OF CASTOR b. Means, star
witness in the Daugherty investiga-
ton, have vanished, at least this is
the report made today to the com
mittee by Means. He said two men
bearing letters signed by Chairman
Brookhart, called at his home and
took the records. The credentials
arc pronounced forgeries.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-04-25
COAST STORM
CONTINUES TO
DELAY MARTIN

CORDOVA. April 25. U. S.
destroyer Cory arrived late yester-
day at Kanatak and reports a
northwestern gale prevailing and
Major Martin cannot hop-off until
the wind abates. Major Martin was
determined yesterday to ftake
chances in preventing further delay
of the world flight and intended to
take the air at daylight but wind
prevented.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-04-25
Fake Oil Promoter Is
Given Maximum Sentence

TEXARKANA, April 25.-Patt Marr
yesterday found guilty of one of 10
counts for using the mail to defraud
in oil stock promotions, was today
sentenced to five years at Leaven-
worth and fined $1,000, the maximum
penalty.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-04-25
Bonus Bill Goes Back
For House Conference

WASHINGTON, April 25. - The
House leaders have expressed an un-
willingness to accept the Senate's
change on the bonus bill and desire
a conference to consider the dif-
ferences.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-04-25
FLIERS ARE REHINn

SEATTLE, April 25.-Out of a
total of 27,000 miles of the world
flight laid down, Martin has covered
3,210 and the other fiiers 1890.
The British fiiers, reported yesterday
at Karachi, Bombay, have covered
one fifth of their proposed flight or
1890 miles.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-04-25
Earth Shock
Felt at Seattle;
Lasts 7 Seconds

SEATTLE, April %. An
earth shock at 1903 o'clock
this morning, lasting seven
seconds, was the seyerest since
1912, which lasted one minute.
No damage is reported.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-04-25
Traffic in Denver Is
Tied-up by Heavy Snow

DENVER, April 25.-Snow to o
depth of six inches fell during the
night and continues today. Colder
weather Is predicted in Colorado to
night but possibly fair tomorrow
Snow plows are being maintained
by the street cars. Automobiles are
hardly able to travel
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-04-25
Slippery Prisoner and
Ten Others Break Jai!

DENVER. Colo. April 25.-Eleven
prisoners led by slippery Dell Han
lon. who was convicted earlier this
week for highway robbery, escaped
last night from the county Jail.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-04-25
Great Britain Has
Recognized Greeks

LONDON. April Pa dispatch
from Athens says Great Britain's rec
ognition has been handed to the Of
ficials Of the government of the Greek
Republic and was received with much
satisfaction.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-04-25
Hiram Johnson Ends
His Campaign Tonight

CLEVELAND. April 25.--U. S.
Senator Hiram W. Johnson will close
his campaign for the presidency with
speech at Toledo tonight he an
nounced this afternoon.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-04-25
Still Leading for First Place
In School Meet-Ket-
chikan Is Second.
STANDING OF SCHOOLS

Albert 0rscn, junior in the local
High School, this afternoon cap
ured the mile run, premier event
n the track meet, making a time
# five minutes fat. Manning, Doug
as, crossed the tape in second place
and Peterson, Ketchikan, was third.
With but one scholastic event,
except debate, left on the Inter
School Meet program at 2:30 p. m
today, Juneau had a lead of nine
points over Ketchikan for first place
The race between these two schools
remains the closest in tn history
Of the Southeastern Alaska confer
ence and Douglas in third place
is expected to be strong contender
for the title when the score oi
athletic events is compiled.
In the five events held since
noon yesterday, Juneau took three
drsts for total of 15 points, the
largest number for any school.
Douglas was second with one first
and two seconds: Ketehikan third
with one 1irst, one second and two
third places. Other point winners
We're: Skgway two seconds and one
third; Petersburg a third and Sltka
third place.
Events Yesterday.
Mamie Fensi, contestant OF tho
Douglas school, won the "Marguerits
Bone Trophy for Oratory," High
School. presented last year by Gov
Scott G. Bone in the name of his
laughter who graduated from the
local school in 1922. The trophy
(Continued on Page Two.)
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-04-25
NEW AREA INFECTED.

Los ANGELES. April 25.--Six new
cases and the spread of the hoof and
mouth disease to heretofore unin-
fected area developed today in Los
Angeles county.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-04-25
Permanent Protection
To Hoof Disease Wanted

OLYMPIA, Wash, April 25.-De-
claring the Pacific Coast Is con-
stantly exposed to foot and mouth
infection from the Orient, Director
of Agriculture French has telegraph.
ed Secretary Wallace urging perma-
nent protection.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-04-25
House Ready
To Adjourn at
Early Date

WASHINGTON, April 25. =
Leaders of the House have In
formed President Coolidge that
the House will be ready to ad-
journ by June l.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-04-25
REPORTED U. S.
MARINES KILLED

SAN SALVADOR. April 25.-ft is
reported here in advices that sew
eral American Marines have been
killed in Honduras.
The American Marines were land-
cd sometime ago and sent to Tesn-
cilgalpa, the capital to protect the
Consulate and citizens of the United
States.
Dispatches also received here sisite
rebel airplanes dropped bombs On
the capital on Wednesday.
WASHINGTON, April 25. No
official reports have been received
here of the killing of Bluejackets
in Honduras. No Marines are sa-
toned in the Republic but force
Of 167 sailors and nine officers
from the cruiser Milwaukee at Am
apala have been at Tegucilgalpa for
several weeks.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-04-25

tCoDtinued on Page Two.)
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Events Yesterday.

Continued on Page Two.)
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-07-11
Nordic Race Is Rapidly
disappearing in Europe

A shifting Of peoples has been go
fng on In Europe for generations, and
since medieval times the lower classes
and races have expanded at the ex-
pense OF the upper classes, so that
many countries which formerly had
large Nordic populations, such as
spain and Italy and the provinces of
the old Austrian empire, are almost
stripped Of their Nordic blood. France.
which all through medieval times
down to within a century ago was
very Nordic, has reached a point
where the Nordic population has
shrunk to a hopeless minority in the
nation. Germany is feeling the re-
placement Of Nordic by Alpine blood
very severely, and many of her fore
most thinkers regard her as almos,
lost to the Nordic race. The great
French anthropologist, De Lapouge.
stated In conversation with the writer
mat Germany of today is not nearly
30 Nordic as France was at the time
OF the religious wars. The case of
England, still overwhelmingly Nordic.
is also serious one, because the in
ousfrial revolution there (as wen as
in other European countries) has led
70 great expansion Of the non-Nor-
dc siements-chiefy Mediterranean.
Madison Grant, In the North Amer
lean Review.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-07-11
'PARKA MAN HAD ONE REGIME
Aghwayman Did Not Recognise hIs
Own Pastor-BIshop Wae
Not Robbed.

Bishop Rowe recently went - rec
ord with the following "favorite
story: "a fellow known as the blue
parka man had been stationing him
self between Fairbanks and the mine
some twenty miles away, and rvbbing
people at the muzzle Of a Winchester
a parka is a sort of shirt that Ats
tight at the wrists, with q hood at.
tachment. The front part Of the hood
closes with puckering string, leaving
only place for the wearef to look
out of. The blue parka man did well
at his enterprise for some months and
terrorized those who had to travel be.
tween Fairbanks and the mineA ]
was one of a quartette that had to
make trip one afternoon. People
told US about the blue parka man,
but it was necessary to take the
chance. The blue parka man did get
US, making us lay all our money on
the ground at the muzzle Of his rife
Do you rob ministers, toor I asked
him. Depends on who they are re
piled the blue parka man I'm Bish.
op Rowe OF the Episcopal church.
What! the blue parka man ex
claimed. I'm ashamed Of myself for
not recognizing you, bishop, and I'll
not rob you. He'll I'm q member of
your churchp"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-07-11
NatiUes Haze Wonderful
System of Storing Water

There are many ways of storing wa
ter, but the natural cistern Of the ma
uves Of Darfur (west of the Soudan)
. seems to be the most wonderful.
But Tor the tebeldy tree, Darfurites
would perish from drought. These
great trees grow In hollows, in which
the rain collects during the wet sea-
son. which lasts all through July and
August.
The enormous trunks are hollow. AS
soon as the rain begins the natives
gather up the water in leather bags.
An expert climber goes up the tree
with a rope to which Is attached the
precious bag; he hauls it up with care,
and empttes the water into the hollow
trunk. The hollowness is not the re.
suit Of age or disease, and the sur
rounding wood Is absolutely water
tight
Each little group of "tukls" (huts)
possesses its own trees. And on their
contents the people live throughout
the ten dry months.
The tebeldy tree is a fruitful source
Of trouble. Many tribal fights are
waEed solely because man from one
village Is believed to have been seen
climbing the trees of another. The
trees belonging to a village, or group
OF 'tukls," are not public property for
the jewellers In that group. The sheik
and his family have the first claim on
the water, and their share is claimed
70 decimal point. Another man may
nave family claim, going back
through several generations, to a GER
tain proportion.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-07-11
kHllnn crooodlIes.

A dcuble-bladed dagger Is used b
African natives In the marshes Of thu
Zambesf and other localities In killina
crocodiles. The native approaches the
animal. and when the latter opens hia
Jaws to seize him. he springs forward,
TRUSTS his arm and the knife far into
the yawning mouth, holding 1t there q
moment, one end pointing up to the
brain, the other to the tongue be-.
meath, says Adventure Magazine.
AS the jaws close he is able to pull
back his arm, the mouth being pried
open, and throw himself to one side.
At each effort to close It's jaws II
driv the sharp point Of the upper
knife further into the brain, until u
dies In Its struggles.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-07-11
LiUing in the DARK

Pit ponies are not the only creatures
thaf live In coal mines, seldom seeing
the light Of day. Miners are often
troubled with rats, mice, flies, and even
noEs and toads.
Inc presence Of mice spells danger.
They have been known to gnaw cables.
eauning electric wires to fuse and va.
por to b exploded In gassy pits. Their
1000 consists Of scraps from the
mlnerS meals. and they have a strange
liking for oil. which they lick from the
iunricated parts of machinery in the
mine. Whatever their diet, however
ne mice never grow very big, because
ne entire absence Of light has a
dwarnng effect.
Elias seem to thrive underground
and are great nuisance to the
miners, especially at mealtimes. Other
minute forms Of insect life which in
habit the mines explain why frogs and
fosds are frequently found there, look
~ a ~ Keil-fed-
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-07-11
HotO Peruuians Devised
System of Enumeration

Most persons are familiar with rep.
resentatives of the hieroglyphics Of
the ancient Egyptians. By means OF
the engraved marks found ON the
monuments and other records the old
Egyptians could represent object ideas
suggested by objects, and even sounds.
This signifying of sounds by means OF
symbols formed nearly a true alpha.
bet. In Mexico the Aztecs had-a
crude system Of picture writing by
which sensible objects could be accu.
eately depicted, but beyond that II
could not go, for IL was incompetent
TO convey abstract ideas. Possibly
the crudest invention Of this sort was
the mysterious science Of the Quipus,
which was taught the Peruvian princes
py their amautas, or wise men." "
While both systems before mentioned
seemed primitive, this one Ia even
more so, and yet it served a purpose,
and very good one, too. This Quipus
was a string of rope, usually about
TWO feet in length, composed of many
colored strings twisted together. To
this main cord were fastened numbers
OF strings Of different colors tied into
knots. thus forming a fringe. These
Knots gave to the device its name, for
the word quipus signifies a "knot."
The colors represented sensible OBJ
1ects. For example, white might stand
Tor silver, and yellow for gold. Occa-
sionally they suggested ideas abstract.
iy-white sighifed peace and red war.
The chief use Of the quipus was for
arithmetical purposes. The knots took
the place of ciphers and could be
combined to represent numbers TO any
amount desired. The colors Of the
strings explained the subjects to
which the numbers referred, and In
this way the Peruvians devised 4
complete system Of enumeration.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-07-11
Heroes Reduced to Wan.

The highest British decoration fof
valor In battle, the Victoria cross, does
not necessarily pave the way to a good
job in peace time. Several winners
Of the decoration have been found In
the ranks of the unemployed, and
more than one has tried to pawn his
decoration because of the lack Of
money, but It is illegal for a pawn
broker to accept one as a pledge for .
loan. One Victoria cross captain, whe
won his at the storming of TMepval
September, 1915, when he was twenty.
two years old, has hit upon the idea
Of touring the villages with a travel.
ing moving-picture show. Two others
are acting as advertising agents, whils
another has gone back to his old Job
as a surfaceman In a mining village
In the midlands. Captain Towse, tho
famous blind " c., is working at st.
Dunstan's, the London home for blind
soldiers started by the late Sir A..
thur Pearson.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-07-11
Miracles on Every Side

When the Greek religion began Il
pass away Greece was land Of mir
aeles. Everything that happened was
regarded as q miracle.
There were winking pictures, sweat
Ing statues, statues that wept and shed
tears, paintings that could blush, stat
YES that would brandish spears and
swords, images that talked, images
that bled real blood from wounds and
numberless statues and shrines which
healed wounds and made the blind
see and the deaf hear.
The tools with which the mythical
Trojan horse was made were on ex-
hibition as was the spear of Achilles
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-07-11
Turns Neuer Parted

A curious record OF coincidence is
reported from Devonshire tEng.) con.
corning twin brothers, born in 1851,
near Barnstaple, in that county. When
they were twelve years old the twins
were apprenticed to a miller. They
are still millers and are still working
side by side.
The brothers married on the same
day and lived in adjoining houses.
Each had ten children; one, three
boys and seven girls; the other three
girls and seven boys. For flfty-seven
years both twins have attended the
same Sunday school and neither has
ever missed Sunday.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-07-11
A Fight for Hepuxsx,,,.

A man going along a lonely road was
set upon by two highwaymen. he
fought desperately. but was finally
overcome and searched. All that the
bandits found was a dime. Search
him again." said one. HE would nav-
er put up fight like that for dime
They searched him again, but couiG
nnd no more.
Now tell me-" asked the spokesman,
why you fought so we nearly had to
kill your
Well" answered the victim, tho
truth of the matter Is I didn't want
my financial condition exposed -kab<
uers MagaxinA
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-07-11
To Cement Agate Wore

The old cement made by mixins
litharge with glycerin is as good as
any for mending holes in kettles, pans
water pipes etc. The litharge and
glycerin should be kept separate until
needed. and only as much as is re-
quired at the time should be mixed,
as the mixture soon hardens. This
kind of hard putty is also useful for
outlying the glass in aquariums, mend
ing auto radiators, fixing burners to
kerosene lamps and doing similar re-
pairs where hard and resistant ce-
ment is required. Litharge is a red
dish powder which can be bought at
any drug store; 1t is an oxide of lead
"red lead"