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Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-27

Westmorland Road Open The
newly paved section of road be-
tween Westmorland and the paved
highway is now open and Il boon to
tourists and autoists who follow the
Mecca route in entering and leav-
ing the valley. This was conceded
the worst piece of road in this sec
ton Of the state and its paving will
have o splendid effect On the valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-27

Dancing every Wed. and Sat.
nights at Seeley. Real music. Pat
Thaanum, floor manager. adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-27
K c.,s to Meet Tonight-Imper

ial Valley Council No. 2l30, knights
Of Columbus, will hold banquet
at Calexieo tonight, followed by a
meeting at Harris hall. The occa-
sion Of this gathering is the annual
visit of the special supervising
agent, Robert Mex enzie, who is com
ing down from San Francisco. 4
delegation of some % or 80 Ell Cen
tro men are planning 10 make the
trip to Calexico.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-27

Cantaloupe Supply Eeavy-!m.
perial cantaloupes are selling for
$3.50 to $3.50 for standards today
in Los Angeles, according to market
''N''rts mnerial tomatoes range
from $1.7J to $500. Cantaloupe
receipts were reported heavy and
prices declined sharply.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-27

The Public ia cordially invited to
a Children's recital by pupils of
Elmer A. Todd and Miss Needham
at the Woman S Ten Thousand club
tonight at s o clock. adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-27

Davis Beauty Parlor, for appoint
nents. Phone 227, adv
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-27

hote dinner s1.0o. Special Squab,
Chicken and T-Bone Steak dinner
sl.o0. Special Rib Steak dinner
adv
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-04-02

FREAK STORM
STRIKES EAST
Thunder, lightning, Snow
and Wind Paralyze Por-
tions of East Coast.

NEW YORK, April "A mild Ap-
ril day. with tongue in cheek, and
tragedy in its wake, accompanied
by thunder, spat forked lightning
and blew from the Northeast at a
rate of As knots an hour and whip
ped to madness flurrying snow
storm which made slush' and drifts
from the Virginia Cspes to Eastport,
Maine.
This city, the great metropolis,
which received the first late straw.
berries from California and early
peas, Is snow blinded
Motormen have been blinded and
several collisions are reported.
Drifts have delayed trains in all
directions.
The snow storm postponed the
races at Baltimore aud the weather
in Washington, D. c., induced the
Senate to adjourn two hours earlier
than usual.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-04-02
UNITARIANs HOLD CENTENARY

BOSTON, April Rev. Henry
Wilder Foote, secretary of the Cen
tonary Commission of the American
Unitarian Association, has sailed for
Europe to complete arrangements
with number OF distinguished
scholars and liberal leaders to come
to this city for tho celebration IN
May, 1925 of the centennial of the
organization OF the association. In
addition to the principal meetings
here, there will be special gather
ings in different parts of the United
States and Canada.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-04-02
LA Toilette AND
SMITH ARE AHEAD
PRIMARIES, Wis.
McAdoo and Coolidge Lose
Out According to Early
Returns from Election.

LWAUKEE, April 2. Early
returns from yesterdays Democratic
and Republican Presidential prefer
.ential primary election indicate that
fGcv. al" Smith OF New York has
carried the State as the Democratic
choice and that Senator Robert M.
La Toilette has won the Republican
primary, Gov. Smith defeating for
mer Secretary McAdoo and Senator
La Toilette defeating President
Coolidge.
The La Toilette delegates lead In
the returns from the beginning. but
later returns seem to show the
Coolidge delegates gaining.
Returns from 4S4 out of the
States 2,574 precincts give La Fol-
lette delegates 54.503 and Coolidge
delegates 30,391.
Returns from 455 precincts give
Gov. Smith 1887 and McAdoo
10,004.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-04-02
Goldsteiin Reelected; Ticket
Sweeps Every Precinct; Casey
Victor i'm School Board Race

The Citizens Ticket, headed by
Mayor |. Goldsteln. yesterday made
a clean sweep in the municipal cleo
tion winning by a vote of about two
to one. w. w. Casey was elected
Director for the School Board in
close race. Winners in the race for
membership on the City Council
were Gunnar Blomgren, A. F. Nc
Kinnon and w j. Reck, all candi-
dates on the Citizens Ticket.
Mayor Goldstein defeated F. Wol-
land, who headed the Square Deal
Ticket, by 209 votes, receiving ASS
votes to 246 for the latter.
Mr. Blomgren was high man, ap-
parently receiving support from both
parties alike owing to the fact that
the Square Deal Ticket had only two
candidates for membership on the
Council He received a total of 511
votes. He was 242 votes ahead of
w. J. Levers, high man on the op-
position ticket who polled 269 votes
A. F. MeKinnon, low man on the
winning ticket. received 425 votes,
or 1856 more than the vote given
Mr.. Levers.
Carry Every Precinct
The Citizens Ticket carried every
precinct. No. /. and No. 2, by sub
ta...a sy>xur.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-04-02
UTMOST EFFICIENCY SECURED TO
FRANCE BY her new WAR PLANS


PARIS, April 2.-"National pobili-
zation" Is the official title of a bill
which the French government has
just submitted TO Parliament for
adoption and which includes de-
tailed plan for the general organi-
zation Of the nation in time OF war /"
Sponsored by President MilIerand.
Premier Poincare and former Minis
ters Maunoury. De Lesteyrie, Mag
mot, Raiberti, lie Trocquer and sar-
rout, the bill is for the purpose of
studying at once a formula of ma
tional organization susceptible to
be applied without delay, or prelim
mary trial In the event Of war break
ing out"
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-04-02

WASHINGTON, Aprp Al. M,
Peck, former United States Attorney
of Oklahoma, told the Brookhart
committee how the case against
George l.. Miller and four assistants
was smothered on orders of Harry
NJ. Daugherty. then Attorney Gen
eral, in a personal letter.
The defendants were alleged to
have formed a plot defrauding the
indians out of valuable lands.
Peck said the fines were paid but
the defendants still had the lands
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-04-02
BANDITS MAKE
RAID ON MONEY
CAR; Get AWAY
Over 100000 Stolen in
Montreal = One Bandit,
One Bank Clerk Killed.

MONTREAL, april 2. Eight
masked men, who fired on a money
car OF the Bank of Hochellaga, es-
capped with $142,288 but not until
ono bandit, one bank employee were
killed and another bank employee
wounded.
Henri Clereaux, chauffeur was
the bank employee killed. The slain
bandit has not been identified.
Tho bank employees were taking
money from the branch to the head
office.
Checks amounting to $4,000
were left in the bank car by the
bandits, being entirely overlooked.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-04-02

BY SCORE ARE
MADE BY JURY
Liquor Scandal in Nation S
Capital Already Resulted
in Many Indictments.

WASHINGTON, April 2. = The
Federal Grand Jury, investigating
Capital liqucr scandals, has return
cd indictments against three Deputy
United States Marshals, one traffic
policeman, one terminal policeman,
one sergeant Of Marines two negro
Pullman porters, a caterer, his wife
and three walters, alleged leaders
Of a liquor ring, whose list of dis-
tinguished customs disappeared sew
eral months ago; three young wom-
en- stenographers, CT the ring; three
other men and IA other women.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-04-02
LUDENDORFF
NOT GUILTY

MUNICH, April General Eric
H. Ludendorff has been acquitted Of
the charge of treason for his part in
the 'putsch' of last November.
Adolph HITLER has been convicted
and sentenced to five years and also
a fine.
The trial has been in progress
for over two months and all efforts
were made to convict not only
HITLER but also Ludendorff.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-04-02

The turn taken by the war OF
1914-191S at the very outset found
the provisions. generally admitted as
effective before 1914, to be defio-
lent the bill begins. 'It became
necessary later on TO improvise, un-
der pressure of circumstances,
completely new organization, the rea-
lization of which was both slow and
difficult
"Thus the government has thought
it to be its duty to study immediate
ly the situation which would be
created in case of a new conflict.
In 1911 it was expected that the
war would be purely a military one,
CONTINUED on Page Twc.l
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-04-02
ELECTION AT sKAGWAY.

SKAGW Af, AprlI z. = NJ. j.
Mulvhill, train dispatcher of the
White Pass & Yukon Route, was
elected mayor yesterday by major
ity of IL votes over Frank n.
Feero, druggist. Mulvihill was on
the Citizens ticket and Feero was
the Taxpayers candidate. j. w.
CRASHED, railroader; Henry Seaman,
dairyman and Mrs. Cathreine Nye,
of the Home Power Co., were ell
ected as councilmen. Oscar Selmer
was reelected city treasurer, c. c.
Cole. in the White Pass Office as
auditor, was elected clerk and V. /.
Hahn, Superintendent of the White
Pass & Yukon Route was elected
school director.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-04-02
DIDN'T Get IT

WASHINGTON, April 2.-George
White, before the Senate Oil Com
mittee this forenoon, testified the
Democratic National Committee, of
which he was former Chairman, re-
ceived $4,000 from e. l.. Doheney.
He declared that Doheney was mis-
taken when he testified he gave
S75. 600
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-04-02
Democrats Do Not
Desire to Prolong
Investigations

WASHINGTON. april 2.-United
States Senator J. T. Robinson,
Democrat, OF Arkancas, and leader,
in a statement last night disclaimel
that it was the desire of the Demo
Gratis to unduly prolong the present
ruond of Investigations.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-04-02
SINCLAIR SAYS
HE'S INNOCENT

WASHINGTON. April 2. - Harry
F. Sinclair has pleaded innocent
in the District Supreme Court to
the charge of conetmpt returned by
the grand jury for refusing to tes-
tify before the Senate Oil Com
mittee.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-04-02
Appropriations for
Four Departments
Reported to House

WASHINGTON, April 2.-Approp
riations totalling $67,OO0,OOO for the
Departments of State. Justice, Com
merce and Labor. reported to the
House. included S2,000,000 for Coast
Geodetie Survey and $311.OOO for the
Bureau of Fisheries.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-04-02
Continued on Page Two.)
Negro Settlement Is
Cleaned-up by Murder

BATON ROUGE, La, April q
Only one negro family remained in
Dixie, a settlement on the outskirts
of the city, where Sheriff Robert
Day was shot and killed Saturday
night, and where nine houses and a
church were burned Sunday. The
negro population of 500 disappeared
on the report that all of the settle
ment would be burned last night.
One family alone remained.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-04-02
ANNUAL EXODUS TO
ALASKAN CANNERIES
STARTS FOR SEASON

SEATTLE, April 2-The first OF
the month marked the first exodus
northward of cannery ships and
steamers loaded with cannery sup
plies. The steamships Victoria and
Jefferson, freighters Cordova, Cur.
aeao and Nabesna sailed and also
the barge J. ID. Peters.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-04-02
Youth Is Convicted
OF Staying Patrolman

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, April
2.-Ralph Saboldt, alias Saunders,
one of three youths arrested in
Ludlow, Cal, last October, charged
with the murder of Patrolman
Crowther, has been convicted by
jury with no recommendations His
two companions remain to be tried.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-04-02
WRANGELL ELECTION.

WRANGBLL, April 2.-George H..
Barnes was elected Mayor yester-
day; C. w. Russell and Arnt Sorset,
Councilmen and the following to
the School Board; A. E. Gurr, two
year term and Mrs. ]. H. Wheeler,
three year term.
None of the candidates had any
opposition
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-04-02
MARINE WAR LOSSES PAID.

LONDON, April About $780,
O00,00 was paid to shipping com
panies by the admiralty, war office
and Ministry of Shipping from Aug
ust, 1914 to March, 1921, in respect
Of total losses and insurance of YES
sells, owing to war risk. These
figures were given out recently by
the Board of Trade.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-04-02
DISASTROUS FIRE.

DAWSON, Y. r., April "A build.
ing containing the machine and
Bear Greek, one of the largest min
ing companies in the Yukon, burned
yesterday Nothing was saved but
lathe and some loose tools. A
huge crane was irreparibly dam
aged
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-04-02
Fire at Wenatchee
Does $4,000 Damage

WENATCHEE, Wash, April q
Fire last night caused a loss of
$4,000 when a building occupied
by a cafe and drug store, was de-
stroyed The fire started in the
basement under the cafe.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-04-02
Eight Thousand Canadian
Coal Miners on Strike

WASHINGTON. April 2.-Eight
thousand coal miners demanding a
three year agreement like the one
adopted by the International con-
vention last year, have struck in
various parts of Western Canada
according to reports received here.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-04-02
High School Boys Are
Suspended in Portland

PORTLAND, April 9. Forty
five boys have been suspended from
four high schools here and further
spensions are expected for viola
tion CT the Oregon law forbidding
high school students belonging to
fraternities.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-04-02
-FOUR COURTS FIGHTING COSTLY

DUBLIN, ApTlI Z.-The damage
done to property and life at the
time of the fighting at the Four
Courts between the irregular and
National troops will cost the tax
payers of the Free State SIS, 900, 900,
the recorder of Dublin announced
at the conclusion OF the hearing OF
compensation claims,
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-04-02
Flood Waters Along
Ohio River Subsiding

WHEELING, w. Va, April e.
Flood water of the Ohio River is
subsiding today. The food has
caused one death in this region.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-04-02
RECOUNT AT KETCHIKAN.

KEIVI1IKAN, AprlI z.-I HOmds
TORY was reelected Mayor yester-
day by majority of 222 over Ed.
C. Austin.
Ed. Williams, Eldon DAILY and Ell
mer Capp were chosen Councilmen
although there will be recount for
Capp as G. E. Dickinson follows by
one vote.
j. E. Johnson, unopposed, was ell
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-04-02
BUSINESS is
GETTING GOOD

WASHINGTON, April 2.-Presi-
dent Coolidge and his Cabinet mem
bers have received reports of favor
able conditions at the opening of
the spring business activities.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-04-02
Idaho Prosecutor Shot
By Former Prosecutor

MOUNTAIN HOME. Ida., April g.
Daniel mclaughlin, prosecutor Of
Gilmore County, died last night from
a gunshot wound alleged inflicted
by yern Taylor, former prosecutor
Taylor has been arrested.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-04-02
DAUCHERTY IS
MIXED Up IN
OKLAHOMA CASE
Indian Land Case Smothered
by Orders According to
Testimony Of Witness.

BULLETIN = April 2.-H. [. a
Scaife, before the Brookhart
Committee this afternoon, ex-
pressed the opinion that Harry
M. Daueherty, Secretary of War
Weeks and others might be In
dicted in connection with the
Wright Martin aircraft case.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-04-02
THE USUAL DENIAL.
OKLAHOMA CITY, okla, Ap

OK LAfiUMA III :, OkId., ApTlI z,
Declaring that no fraud existed
in his purchases Of Indian lands.
George l.. Miller, one of the owners
of 100" ranch in Oklahoma, char
acterized the testimony of Peck be-
fore the Brookhart committee as
untrue"
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-04-02
Milk Is Blamed for
Epidemic Typhoid Fever

PORTLAND, April 2.-Three are
dead and ten are ill with typhoid
fever blamed to certain milk All
those who died or are i'll lived on
the same milk route.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-04-02
HAINEs ELECTION QUIET.

HAINES, April 2.-The eIectlon
here yesterday was quiet. The fol-
lowing ticket was elected: Mayor
Carl Bjcrstad; Councilmen-E. E.
Bromley, ]. H. Chisel. Edward Fay,
c. B. McRae, J. B. Peterson and
S. Sheldon; Treasurer School Board
"A. F Mclean.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-04-02

CONWAY, Wash, April 2.-Ole
Nelson Lee. aged 93, who came to
the Puget Sound country 6S years
ago. around Cape Horn to the Cali
firnia gold fields, died at farm
nearby last Saturday. He was a
native OF Norway and located the
Silver Mountain and other mines
around Virginia City, Nevada. Lees
Valley in California was named after
him.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-04-02
ALASKAN TOWNS
HOLD ELECTIONS

All Alaskans towns held muni-
cipal elections yesterday. Up to
press time the following results had
been received by The Empire:
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-04-02
SNOW IN MONTANA.

BUTTE, Mont, April q = Snow
fell in this State for 81 days in
March.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-04-02
GOOD WISHES

SEATTLE, April GOOD wishes
and confidence that they complete
the globe flight were telegraphad
the army aviators in thousands CT
dispatches received yesterday and
thousands of letters also received
from all parts of the nation.
Among tho wires or letters re-
ceiYed were good wishes from AS
sigtant Secretary of the Navy Rocs-
eyelt, Secretaries Hoover and Work.
and Col. Cadderara. air attache g.
thp Italian En,i,accv
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-04-02
0FSTP0YERS SAT-,

MANILA, April 2-The destroy
era Ford and Pope have departed
for the Kurile Islands to be of
assistance to the army globe fiieis
and also to carry supplies from
Japan to the islands.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-04-02

Mrs. Alma S. Reed, San Francis
CO newspaper woman. was en-
gagged to marry Governor Felipe
Garlic, of Yucatan, Mexico. who
has just been murdered by Mexi-
can rebels. She was preparing to
so to Mexico for the wedding when
told of his assassination. She met
him while, as a New York news.
paper woman, she was In Mexico
with scientific expedition.
GARLIC had been called the "Abra,
ham Lincoln of Mexico
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-04-02
Attorney General Will
Be Nominated Shortly

BULLETIN - WASHINGTON,
April 2.-President Coolidge has
selected Harlan Fiske Stone un-
til recently Dean of Columbia
University, to be Attorney Gen.
eraI succeeding Dauehterty, re-
signed.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-04-02

WASHINGTON, April 2.--Indica-
lions were given after a conference
late yesterday between President
and Senator Pepper, OF
Pennsylvania, of the appointment
Of an Attorney General very soon.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-04-02
WINNERS I'M YESTERDAYS ELECTION.

Mayor-I Goldstein Citizens Ticket
Councilmen, all fer twoyear terms:
Gunnar Blomgren Citizens Ticket
A. F. McKinnon, Citizens Ticket
w. J Reck, Citizens Ticket
For Director OF School Board throcycar term W. w Casey
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-24
Men Lag!
High-Priced Aid
for Park Needed
JITE HATE to admit it. folks, but the Dollar Men are
.XX not Coming thru

IITE HATE to admit it, folks, but the Dollar Men are
wv not coming thru"
The campaign for Seattle-Tacoma state park
the Sound where the good folks from the two cities
could mingle and enjoy themselves and where tourists
by the thousand could enjoy the hospitality of The
Charmed Land started off we'll
Dollars flowed in to the Auto club which is handling
all contributions
But they came only in hundreds. They should have
come in thousands if the Common Folks Summer
Estate plan to go over with bang! For it takes
lot of dollars to make up the $4,000 that is Seattes
share of the park fund.-
So we've decided that it's upto the $40 and $25
to to the rescue. We know there are hundreds
Of fellows about town who would like to contribute the
larger amounts and who have been holding back because
they thought it dollar affair" We talked with
one this morning-Nathan Eckstein, president of
Schwabacher Bros. Geo.
And he's coming in, folks!
He'll start the bigger ball rolling with whatever
you folks want to give Shall we set the next step at
S25 or $50 or less? Let your checks decide.
And don't forget that the Dollar Men still are vel
come And the 500 men as well.
The plan is to purchase 80 acres on the Sound, two
miles south Of Des Mones and turn it to the state,
which will improve and maintain it state park.
Seattle is raising 100000 Tacoma $4,000 and the state
will give $4,000 toward the purchase price
Funds are rolling in at Tacoma for this inter-city
playspot Are in Seattle to let neghbor lead us?
Fill out the coupon below for AS MUCH AS YOU
CAN STAND and mail it, with your check to the Auto
club at 416 University st. Make checks payable to the
Auto Club Of Washington.
Forty-eight residents Of Zenith just south of Des
Turn 10 Page T. Column ~
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-24
ELEVATOR KILLS
Hotel Clerk Crushed as Lift
Starts Up

Crushed in an elevator al tho
yesier hotel. at ~ Ycslrr way.
early Tuesday morning. John HoL
esr night clerk. was instantly
killed. His body was found by a
hotel guest about $40 n. m.
Holeer had called ono OF this
guests at $40 a. m. and II Is sup.
posed that between that time and
tho time he was found he had
started TO mako another call.
From all appearances. the clerk
had entered tho elevator in the
lobby and had turned on tho power
before he was fully inside. Tho
cage shot upward with Holecrs
body half inside. crushing him
against the top OF the steel frame.
work. He was found in that po
aition.
Holcer's wife Is living in the hotel.
Coroner w. II. corson will invcs-
tigate the cause OF the death. Il was
Announced.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-24
AUSTIN TO Pen
Grove Roadhouse Man Gets
One to Five Years

Al Austin. proprietor OF The Grove
roadhouse. was sentenced TO serve
one TO five years in the state pcni.
tontiary Mt walla Waila by Judge
]. 7. Ronald, Monday.
Austin was convicted as n jointist.
following his indictment by the King
county grand jury. Scores of'friends
Of the man, many of them of power.
ful influence. interceded with Judge
Ronald and asked lcniency for the
convicted man, tho judge said.
Wilmon Tucker. counsel for Aus.
tin, was denied a motion for n new
trial when sentence was pronounced.
lie has filed an appeal to the state
supreme court. M