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The Alaska daily empire., 1924-06-10
HEADS MOTHER
CHURCH, BOSTON
Christian Scientists Hold An
nual Meeting = New
President Elected.

BOSTON, June 10.-At the annual
meeting of the First Church oil
Christ, Scientist, the mother church
of Christian Scientist, Torrance Par
ker of Belmont was selected presi-
dent.
Mr.. Parker is native of Rich.
moed, Va. lived as a boy in Western
New York and graduated from Har.
ward in 1895 He has practiced law
In Boston since 1896.
The annual report of the clerk
said that the mother church had ad-
mitted more members during the
last year than in any previous year
and that since June 1. 1923, fifty-six
churches and elghty-two Christian
Science Societies had been recognized
as branches OF the church. Twenty
new organizations are located in
Europe. South Africa, Tasmania and
New Zealand. The total number OF
recognized branches of the mother
church now Is 2,177
George Wendell Adams of Boston
was elected clerk and Edward l..
Ripley of Brookline, treasurer.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-06-10
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION MEETS;
VICE PRESIDENCY is STILL in AIR
NO MORE BONUS
FOR EMPLOYEES
OF GOVERNMENT
Bill Allowing $40 Monthly to
Federal Employees Fails to
Become Law This Year.

The appropriation bill providing
S240 year bonus for all Federal
employees in the Classified Civil Ser.
vice whose salaries are S2,500 a
year or less and allowing $4,000
for similar distribution among those
in the "field service" on account of
the high war cost of living, failed
to become a law on account of the
bill to be signed by the Speaker of
the House of Representatives and
the President" according to tele-
gram received from Gertrude NJ.
McNally, Acting President of the Ma
ton Federation of Federal Employ.
ees by the Juneau local of that body.
This means 500 a month less pay
after June 30 for all Government
employees whose pay Is $4,000 a
year or less.s Locally it affects
hundreds of Federas employees in
Alaska, including those employed in
the Forest Service. Bureau of Pub
lie Roads. Alaska Road Commission,
Customs Servsee, immigration Ser
vice, Bureau 6f Fisheries. Biological
Surveys Light House Service. U. S.
Land Office, Field Service. c. l.. o.,
Surveyor Generals Office. Bureau
of u. S. Surveys. the Postoffice SER
vice, Alaska Railroad. etc.
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emily as such sell the materials to
shopkeepers who supply the poteen
makers. Railway companies carry
tons of corn into the remotest parts
of Connaught and every railway Of
ficial says the writer. knows that
the consignments are for shopkeep-
ers who supply the poteen makers.
"The whole population is aware
of this industry. aud scarcely one
in hundred will give information
regarding the illegal end of it"
The liquor is sold at rs cents a
uint, and is used at wakes and we'd
dings. All night sprees have be-
come common in country districts.
The licensing laws do not afford the
means of dealing adequately with
the traffic. and II is suggested that
they be strengthened so as to make
the mere possession of poteen an
offense liable to Imprisonment.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-06-10
"MO0NSH|NE" IN IRELAND
ALMOST AN OPEN TRADE

DUBLIN, June 10.-The manufac-
turers of potcen. or Illicit whiskey
in the Free State, has grown from
an occasional adventurer into an
industry The loss in revenue Is
much the least part of the conse.
quent damage. The matter has been
the subject of numerous denuncia-
tions by the bishops. and many
crimes are attributed to the effect
of this fiery spirit on young men.
But the real extent OF the evil has
never been so fully set out as in
The Irish Statesman, a weekly jour.
nal founded by Sir Horace Plunkett
with the subscriptions of American
friends.
A writer In the current issus ex
plains that the industry has baf
fled the efforts OF the government
to suppress It, The profits are wide
ly distributed Malsters trading op
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-06-10
CLOSE RACE IN
MINNESOTA TO
SOON Be ENDED
Great Free-for-all Election on
at Primaries in Mime
sofa June 10.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, June 10.-An
unparalleled list of candidates will
confront the voters of Minnesota
at the polls June l6 in the greatest
free-for-all primary election in the
history of the state.
While three parties are nominating
State and Congressional candidates,
contests on State offices are con-
fined to the Republican and Farmer
Labor parties, as the Democratic
entries are unopposed.
Close races are anticipated in the
two major parties, Republican and
Farmer Labor. and the voters will
make tn cir selections from lists that
include six candidates for United
States Senator and fourteen for Gov.
ernor.
The Republicans have three Sena-
torial candidates and six aspirants
for the gubernatoriai toga, while in
five of the States ten Congressional
districts there are contests for the
Republican nomination.
Senator Magnus Johnson, Mime
SOtd y ulTL ldIUltl op-
posed for denomination on the Far
mer-Labor ticket by two entries, and
in the gubernatorial field on that
ticket there are eight candidates.
For the Republican Senatorial NOM
ination the candidates are Oscar Hal
lam of st. Paul. former Associate
Justice OF the State Supreme Court;
Ole O. Sageng of Dalton, for years
a member of the State Legislature,
and Thomas d. Schall of Minneapo-
lis, Congressman from the Tenth
District.
Gubernatorial candidates of that
party are Franklin +. Ellsworth.
Minneapolis: George e. Leach. mayor
of Minneapolis: Curtis M. Johnson.
Rush City; o. P. b. Jacobson, Fer
gus Falls: Theodore Christianson,
Dawson, and julius A. Sehmahl, st.
Paul
Jacobson is a member of the rail
road and warehouse commission. an
elective office: Christianson has been
chairman of the important House ap-
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-06-10
ORE THEFTS
ARE STOPPED
IN COLORADO
Special Agents Employed
Succeed in Putting Stop
to ''High-Grading.

DENVER. Col, June 10. The
game of "high-grading," which has
been an annoyance to the mining
of precious metals throughout the
world, has been virtually stopped in
Colorado mining camps during the
last nine years as q result of the
efforts of special agents working
under the direction of the Secre-
tary of State in enforcing the Ore
Buyers Act passed by the Colorado
Assembly in 1915.
The term "high-grading" came
from the practice originating in the
theft and sale of high grade metal
ores by miners and the subsequent
conversion of the ores into gold and
silver bullion for sale to the United
States mints. Colorado mine owners
had tried in every conceivable way
to put stop to the practice. but
apparently without success, accord
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-06-10
Japan Is Now Scraping
Warships Under Treaty

TOXIC, June 10.-Three of ia
pans capital ships, the Ibuki. Ike
ma and Kashima, doomed under the
Washington treaty, have been sold
for scrapping. The Navy Depart
ment now announces that the hull of
the superdreadnaught Tosa. under
construction when the treaty became
effective, and the battleships Akl'
Satsuma and Hizen will be used for
targets and experimental purposes,
such as torpedo mine and fire ex-
tinguishing tests.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-06-10
Canoe Is Found; Two
Persons Are Missing

SEATTLE, June 10-A canoe in
which Norman r. Strickland, of Mid
dlesex. North Carolina a senior at
the University of Washington and
Wilma Talmadge. of Rossland, B. C.
and Spokane. went riding in last
night in Lake Washington. floateo
ashore early this morning, over
turnN The canoe contained a van
ity case and his coat and vest.
Draggers today found the body
of Miss Talmadge in the canal
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-06-10
MEXICAN PRIEST DEAD AT 11o

GUANAJUATO, Mexico, June 10
Despite his advanced age Father
Jose Guadalupe Castorena continued
serving his flock almost to the da,
he had passed his 10th birthday
He Is believed to have been one ot
the oldest residents of Mexico whose
birth record could be established be
yond a doubt.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-06-10
New Ministry Of
France Overthrow

PARIS. June 1O.-The Senate by
a vote of 154 TO IA today overthrew
the ministry of Frederick Francois
Aarsal The cabinet was formed at
command of President Mlllerand.
Following the defeat of the new
ministry In the Chamber of Depu
ties, 329 to PA, Millerand announced
he would resign the Presidency
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-06-10
KATO- FORMING
NEW CABINET

TOXIC, June 10.--Baron Kijouro
Shidehara, at one time Japanese
Ambassador to Washington, U. S. A,
will be Foreign Minister in the
Cabinet now being formed by Ia
kaakira Kato. This is according to
the newspapers.
Two others who will fill posts
are Lieutenant General lssei Ungaki
remaining as Minister OF War, and
Admiral IIyotakarabe will resume
the Navy portfolio.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-06-10
IRELAND LACKS STATISTICS

DUBLIN. June 10.-Dr. Oldham
professor of economies in the Ma,
tional University. describes the state
of public statistics in the Free State
as "probably worse than in any civ
ilAed country in Europe
There has been no census OF pro-
duction since 1908, no census oil
population. housing and occupations
since 1911, no detailed report on ag
ricultural statistics since 1917. and
no statistics of external trade for
any year later than 1921.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-06-10
MUST PRODUCE
GIRL IN CASE
General Court Martial of Ia
Bluejackets Is Halted
by Demand Made

BREMERTON. Wash, June To-
The demand of the defense attorneys
for the prosecution to produce the
woman in the case" has brought a
halt to the general court martial OF
IA blue jackets of the battleship
Arizona charged with smuggling a
girl of 10. dressed as a sailor aboard
In New York last April. The re
quest has been taken under advise
ment. The girl was discovered on
board the battleship and put ashore
at Panama on May 12
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-06-10
Japanese Ruffians
Are to Be Punished

TOXIC, June 10.-The Chief OF
Police announced today that five OF
the "Ronins" who broke up the
dance attended by many of the
foreign community last Saturday
night will be severely punished.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-06-10
LONDON LIFEeoAT CONFERENCE

LONDON, June 10-An interna-
tional lifeboat conference will be held
in London beginning July at
which delegates will attend from the
United States, France, Slain, Nor
way. Sweden and Holland. Life
boats from many of these countries
will be exhibited.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-06-10
Physicians Are Against
Prohibition Law Sections

attending the American Medical As
soeiation convention has adopted
a resolution demanding the repeal
of "thosc sections of the National
Prohibition Act which interferes with
proper relations between physician
and patient"
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-06-10
INNOCENT WILL
BE BOYS PLEA

CHICAGO, June jonathan Leo
pold and Richard Loeb. kidnappers
and murderers of Robert Franks.
will plead innocent OF the crime,
This is according to a statement of
Clarence Darrow, one of the attor-
neys for the defense. The two boys
are sons of millionaires.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-06-10
Street Car Manager Is
Shot, Wounded by Striker.

HAVANA, June 10.-Gen. Archi-
bald Jack, general manager of the
United Railways of Havana, who's
employees are striking. was shot and
wounded when leaving his office last
night II is stated that only a flesh
wound was sustained.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-06-10
Steel Corporation
Has Untitled Orders

NEW YORK, June 1e.-Unfllled
orders of the Steel Corporation on
May 81 totaled 1,62S.OsS tons, de-
crease of 5sO.35S compared to April
30.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-06-10
Kidnapped with Securities
Brokers' Clerk Escapes

MORGAN CITY, La, June TO-
William Learsch entered a banfi here
this afternoon and deposited $45.-
900 in negotiable securities. He
said he was a clerk of New York
broker and was kidnapped. He said
he managed to recover the loot
Learsch gave his age as %.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-06-10
New Superintendent
For Pribilof Islands

BEILINGIIAM. Wash. June 10.
The Redwood and Norwood OF
the Pacific American Fisheries. de-
parting Saturday. will carry north
II. j. christoffers, superintendent
of the seal fisheries on the Pribilof
Island and dozen of his men.
together with supplies.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-06-10
Smallpox Breaks Out
In Detroit; Quarantine

DETROIT. Mich June 10.-One
hundred and fifty patrolmen and so
physicians compose a Gordon around
15 blocks today to effect a small
pox quarantine.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-06-10
Evader of Income Tax
Must Go to Penitentiary

SAN FRANCISCO. June 1O-The
United States Circuit Court of Ap-
peals has affirmed the conviction of
C. M. Hansen. of Seattle, for con-
spiracy to violate the income tax law
by failure to pay $4,000 taxes due.
He was sentenced to one year and
one day at Mcneil Island.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-06-10
No Extra Session
OF Congress
Is Indicated

WASHINGTON, June 10
President Coolidge does not
believe failure of the United
States Senate to pass the de-
ficiency appropriations bill ne
cessitates an extra session. This
is according to a White House
statement made today.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-06-10
Portuguese Aviators
Are Continuing Flight

BANGKOK, Siam. June 10.-The
Portuguese ayiators have arrived
here from Ragoon, India.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-06-10
CONVENTION in SESSION,

CONVENTION IN SESSION.
CONVENTION HALL, CLEVE-
LAND, June 10.@The Republican
National Convention went into the
first days session today still seek
ing Vice-Presidential candidate.
The movement for Judge William
s. Kenyon, of Iowa. grew overnight
The talk for Herbert Hoover as q
running mate for Coolidge is also
heard and is increasing.
The candidacy of Col. Charles q.
Dawse still holds ground.
Supporters of Frank O. Lowden
renewed their resistance to his stub
born determination not to accept the
ioffice.
Senator Lodge Missing.
In the inconspicuous but powerful
steering committee. Senator Henry
missing. This committee is chosen
of new men selected by President
Coolidge and headed by William Nj.
Butler. Coolidges campaign man
ager
Platform Talk.
1t was stated authoritatively to-
day that the platform Will not refer
10 the Mellon tax plan but will de-
clare broadly for tax reforms.
The World Court plan is pro-
nounced straight out, declaring for
American adherence to Court of
International Justice, without speci-
fic recommendation on the form OF
adherence.
The platform builders have treat
ed the soldiers bonus as an ac-
complished fact and the only refer
ence. II any, will be the declara-
ton for the execution of the law
enacted over the veto of President
Coolidge.
La Toilette Watching.
United States Senator Robert NJ.
La Toilette is keeping in close touch
with developments by telephone
from Washington. His followers are
giving cut nothing without his OK.
Convention Is Opened.
When the convention opened, Ma
ticnal Chairman John T. Adams.
was cheered when he proposed the
name of Congressman Theodore +.
Burton for temporary chairman. and
the first prolonged applause was
given.
Burton's speech, the keynote of
(Contipued on Page Two.)
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-06-10
CANDIDATE FOR
V|CE-PRESIDENT
is MAIN THING
Republicans Wrestling With
Problem of Picking Cool
idge's Running Mate.
KEYNOTE SPEECH FITS
COOLIDGE,S CANDIDACY
Chairman Burton Takes
Strong Stand for Conserva-
tive Element of Party.

CONVENTION HALL, JLEVE-
LAND, June 10. = In the bIief op-
oning session of the Republican Ma
tional Convention today the dele
Gates heard the keynote speech of
Congressman Theodore E. Burton,
Perfected temporary organization
and then adjourned until 10. 80
O'clock tomorrow morning.
In the great hall of 10000 seats,
the convention get under way with
the usual music and cheering.
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The McCarthy weekly news., 1924-04-05
Premier Loses Suit
 For Ore Damages


 Following a five day trial for
 damages, the Premier mine lost their verdict against the Coast wise Steamship and Barge Co.of Vancouver, says the Hyder Miner in a recent issue. The Premier charged that the barge Anyox, which sunk last year with a load of ore valued at 9l7,50O, was not in a seaworthy condition. The court held, however that the evi dence was insufficient and that it's decision was the barge was
The McCarthy weekly news., 1924-04-05
Here and There

Hjalmer Evans. d merchant of Anchorage and Kanatak. recen- tly had fur valued at $i 500 Stol en from his room at tie Parsons Hotel in the first named city.
 Shortly afterwards, one Of the towns hard boiled characters, named Howard Sheehan, came to Evans and told him that for S2OO he would show him where fur was cached.A taxi was called and few minutes ride brought the party to the cache. Upon report ing the recovery of the belts, us Marshall Frank Hoffman stated that Sheehan and two other men were already suspected of the theft. they having been observed in the vicinity of the hotel and later in the night, coming along the road toward town. No arrests have yet been nNaGe.
 P. C. Jackson of the Cook In let country, recently d2umented his flock of sheep by fifty ewe> and one ram It is said that the sheep, which are of the Sirnp- shire strain, will live ;nA pace where their wild cousins exist, that they eat the same herbagc, eat snow instead ot drinking. water during the winter and that tie only thing they have to be supplied with is salt.
 It sreported tnat J. l. Nc Allen, manager ot tIe Wal l5nDy and Lucky Shot mines is on his Way up from the states with a new mill to replace the one tn,t was totally destroyed Dy fire last f2ll. McAllen is well known in this section, having bepn shift oOSS for some years at the Jam DO mine.
 Twelve tons of concentrates were shipped to the states this
The McCarthy weekly news., 1924-04-05
North of Fifty--four

week from the Granite mile, To cated near Valdez. The concen. t"ateS are sai' to carry eXtleme ly high values.
 The manager of the Miners Hotel at Hyder was recently rob bed oI money and vaiuableS to the extent of S2,0OO. The thief effected aD entrance through an unlatched window and showed great deal of familiarity with the surroundings, scarcely disturb. ing any th1g in tie room. Among. st other things aDStracted, was d large quantity Of silk lingerie.
 As yet no one has been appre- 1 hended, though the police believe they have a clue as to the idenuI t., of the thief.
 The Brltish-American Mining ana Mining Co.,, ,a newly mcorpor ated concern, has recently obt tin ed couGlul of che Fish group and OGuer Vdlu"Dic properties on Fish Greek. winch lie b tween Hydel. and the Premier Mine. 1t Is SAld that the properties lie along the strike Ol the mineraIIzcd zone in winch the world famous PremIer Is located ana chat the chances ore SooG loranother good prOduc el' Tn the district.
 nN new company will rush deIelopment to tiIe point where u can determine the value of the property, and if it proves sati > factory will install d reduction plant.
 The proprietors of the Juneau Cold Storage Co. are on their way to the states to purchase Variety of new equipment. It is cllllned that the fish industry has grown 10 such proportions that the present plant i> too small to handle the prcSenG trade.
The McCarthy weekly news., 1924-04-05
A New Mill Installed
Near Hyder

Near Hyder A complete mining and milling equipmant for the Riverside mine has been received at Hyder and will be completely installed by the time the snow is off the ground. The outfit consists of: compressor, machines, Deisel en zine, mill and incidentries.
 Shipping begins next summer
The McCarthy weekly news., 1924-04-05

lost in the ordinary peril of ships at sea.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-14
GIRL WILL STRIVE
TO SWIM CHANNEL
By n. Associated rrs,s.

~ the Associated Prsss-
PARIS. December 13.-The "villa
Of Cross-Channel Swimmers" Is the
sign that has been hung out above
the door of q lo-room wooden build :
ing on the extreme point of Cape
Gris-Eez, Frances most advanced
point of land into the English Chan
mel.
So numerous have sbeen the at
tempts at cross-channel swimming
in recent years, and SO limited are
the ccommodations Of the two small
hotels. overlooking the straits at
Girls Hez. whence most Of the swim
mers take the water, that William
T. Burgess. who swan the channel
In 1911. has purchased a villa at the
cape with tho intention of placing
II at the disposal of future candi-
dates for channel honors.
Mrs. Harrison of Buenos Aires has
rented four rooms in the villa, whero
she and her daughter Lillian. who
made an unsuccessful attempt to
swim the channel last Summer, will
take up their residence next July and
await favorable opportunity to try
it again.
Miss Harrison is at present in Lon
don attending a physical culture
school and training in view of her
1925 campaign.
Burgess, who has accompanied
most of the successful and unsuc-
cessfm channel swimmers of late
years, Is of the opinion that Miss
Harrison can do 1T. She was COINS
strong this year when she met With
an unfortunate accident and, with
one more years training, he Is CONT
dent that the Anglo-Argentine girl
Will be the first woman to negotiate
the treacherous straits.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-14
DISTRICT LEAGUE.
QA1iz M~

LEADING PERFORMERS.
High team set-Curb Cafe, 1.742.
High team Eame-Mount Peasants, $50.
High individual set-Miller lCurb CafeI. 4o5.
10
High individual averase-wolstenholme
Greatest number of strikes-Friend (Curb
Cafe). %.
Greatest number Of spares-wols.enhoine
liking Pins). 101.
Glenn Wolstenholme of King Pins,
always q high-class performer. ap-
pears to be at the top of his form
BY the narrow margin Of one single
stick he has wrested the leadership
in individual average from Max
Rosenberg of Curb Cafe, and with 101
spares, Is far in front of all others
In that respect.
For the first time in many moons,
Goodfellows took all three games Of
4 set, their victims being Cornells
Lunch, team that should be up near
the top instead of fighting for the
cellar berth. Eddie Wolfe Of Good
fellows, with games Of 121. 1873 and
ITO for $50 set. had a good evening
4 strike BY Pratt in the tenth box de-
cided the, final game.
Meyer Davis hung up a set Of 1906.
making a clean sweep against Y. NJ
and 574, the best work being done by
Arthur Logan with a set Of $40, and
John Welsh with 346.
Curb Cafe stepped out again with
fine set of 1718, composed of games
of 5s4, 566 and 568. winning all three
games from Regulars, the latter Of
fering little opposition except in the
final game. George Friend Of Curb
Cafe rolled III, 131 and 1913 for a 37l
set, In which he made five strikes and
resumed the league leadership in that
particular. Reds Morgan of the same
team was not far behind, contributing
a 362 set, aided by splendid counts on
his marks.
Mount Peasants and Stanford
Paper Company had a merry battle.
tho former emerging victor In the odd
game. Earl McPhiIomy, with 363. and
Percy Elicit, with $50. were high for
the Papermakers. Pete Metrakos was
high for Mount Peasants with 352.
King Pins continued their good
rolling, not allowing Terminal Ice a
single game. In the first encounter
| the latter gained the rniesired dis
tinction of making four successive
. counts of two pins on spares. in each
instance cutting out Number l and
Number 5 on the break.