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The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-03-28
BANKS BUILDING
new BRANCHES

LONDON, March 2S.-The square
mile of the city" of London is
gradually being changed almost out
'of recognition by new buildings.
mostly erected by the big banks
which are slowly erowding out other
institutions of the. commercial fra
ternity. II is said that, so anxious
are these financial institutions to
build vast new premises for their
customers needs, they will soon
crowd these same customers out of
the city altogether. Many CONNER
seek premises further westward, in
Aldwyeh and Kingsway, and by the
time the new Bank of England is
completed and the huge central Of
flee of the big Five banks is built.
several more commercial houses will
have found it necessary to move
further afeld.
So keen are these big banks for
customers that they open branches
at every suburb of London, and on
the most favorable site, the prin-
ciple being to bring the bank to the
customers door.
Shareholders, at the various an
nual meetings of the banks, fire.
quently complain they are paid only
II to Is per cent, when from the
business done larger dividends would
be possible, but they are told it is
new branches, and that there must
be large sums available for such
purposes.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-03-28
WITNESS cOLLAPSES

VICTORIA, b. c. March 2S.-In
the midst of the story of the hi
lacking of the gas boat Beryl G, anil
the killing Of Capt. Gillis and his
son, Paul Stromkins, confessed par
ticipant and chief witness for the
Crown. collapsed yesterday forenoon
with the eyes of owen b. Baker and
Harry f. Sowash trained upon him,
during the preliminary hearing.
Stromkins recovered in the after.
noon and related incidents regard.
ing the hi-jacking of the Beryl c.
He testified that after boarding the
schooner, Capt. Gillis' son appear 1
on the deck and saw Sowash. who
followed him. then knocked him
down on the deck.
Sowash said to Baker: II killed
him"
Baker then shook hands with So
wash.
II did not see Baker kill Caw.
Gillis but later Baker said he shot
the old man because he was too
strong" testified Stromkins.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-03-28
TELLS OF MURDER.

SEATTLE. March 2S. : Pau
Stromkins, boatman and chief wit
ness against Baker and Sowash. held
for trial for the murder of Capt
William Gillis and son, said that
after the staying, the two bodies
were handcuffed together at Halibut
Island, tied to the anchor of the
Beryl G and thrown into the water
The anchor was towed for some dis
tance out from the island and then
the anchor chain cut.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-03-28
OLDTIWER or CORDOV1
PASSES AWAY; LEAVES
WILL;HAS ODD REQUEST

CORDOVA Alaska, March rs
Scrawling with a pencil, his will on
a piece of cardboard, Harry Christie,
63 years of age, veteran trapper ami
author, died at the hospital here
Thursday. He asked; Take body my
cabin burn it,"
The Hospital officials are in a
quandry at the request.
Christie came to Cordoya 20 yeal $
ago and built cabin at Alaganin,
the original site of the city He puu.
lshed a book on practical trappin
thinking it would bring him a for
tune. No known relatives survive.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-03-28
Liteyute ./nuy List R0vided IN Nezv Jury INeasu'
CLARE COUNTY
IN IRELAND IN
GRIP FAMINE

Belfast, March 2S.-Col. George
O'Callaghan. of Westroph leader of
the Irish Farmers Union, reported
at conference today that cattle and
sheep were dying by the hundreds
in the County of Glare on account of
the famine. The people of one town
ship, 80 miles long and ten miles
wide, have lost so per cent of their
livestock and themselves are eating
dried leaves to sustain life.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-03-28
Tornado Warnings May
Be Given by Radio

WASHINGTON March 2S Wealth
er Bureau meteoroligist Humphrey
advocates the use of radio and tel
phone communication to communities
in the Mississippi Valley and other
tornado zones to spread warning of
tornadoes which will enable thous-
ands to reach their cellars.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-03-28
Shoots Husband
BeHeuing He
Is a Burglar

SEATTLE, March 2S.-Hearing ,
man trying to enter her home early
this morning, Mrs Mabel Colombo,
The man returned and she shot him
through the chest and with his
life hanging by thread she learned
the man was her husband, Joe Colon.
bo, a barber.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-03-28
NEWSPAPER HEARING

WASHINGTON March 28.-Argr-
ment of publishers against the regu-
lation of the Treasury Department
defining the standard of newsprint
papers before Assistant Secretary
Moss failed to settle the question
and other hearings will be held Oh
April IT.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-03-28
Former Gov. Morrow on
Tacna-Arica Commission

WASHINGTON, March 2S.-Former
Gov. Morrow of the Panama Canal
Zone has been appointed by Presi.
dent Coolidge as an American mem.
ber of the Tacna-Arica boundary
commission. Morrow resigned last
October as governor. He was for.
mer Chairman of the Alaska Rail
Road Comission in charge of engin-
eer work.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-03-28
Portland Is Third in
Fire Prevention Cities

WASHINGTON, March 28.-Ind.
annapolis is winner of cities over
100000 population In the fire pre-
yention contest for The year. Port
land is third and Fresno, California,
led in Class two.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-03-28
Bodies OF Germans
.4re Found IN
Scuttled Destroyer

SCAPA FLOW, Orkney Islands.
March Workmen digging up u
scuttled German destroyer beached
at Mill Bay, discovered the bodies
of five German officers and sailO g
who were apparently not warned
when the German crews sank the
fleet on June 81, 1918.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-03-28
DOGS FLOURISH IN VIENNA

VIENNA, March 2S.-The number
of dogs in Vienna has increased from
10000 in 1919 to 92.203 in 1924.
This abnormal increase is reflected
in the attendance of from 20 to 10J
persons each day at the Vienna
Pasteur Institute for the examinat
ion of dogbites received the previous
% hours
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-03-28
Paris TO Frisco
Flight Planned
Diamond Jubilee

SAN FRANCISCO, March 2S.
An airplane flight from Paris
to San Francisco, crossing the
Arctic near the North Pole is
planned as a feature of the Dia-
mond jubilee of the State next
September Aviator Hammer is
the originator of the plan who al
so contemplates the London
North Pole-Tokio flight.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-03-28
Bawdy Houses in Lower
California Are Closed

MExiCALf. March 2s.-Every red
light house in Lower California has
been ordered closed and foreign in
mates ordered to leave by mandate
of Governor Rodiguez to the police OF
all Provinces.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-03-28
Ford Metal Monoplane
On Successful Flight

DETROIT, March 2S.-The Maiden
Dearborn, the first of a group OF
seven passenger metal monoplane9,
has made successful test flight.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-03-28
81 or 81 Victims in
Mine Accident Recover

STRASBOURG. March 2S.-At
least 81 of the Merlebach mine vic
tins have recovered. There were 80
men in the cage which dropped 800
feet when the cable broke Thursday
afternoon. Forty seven men wera
found dead and 35 were injured
four of whom died.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-03-28
So. American Province
Is Swept by Tornado

BUENOS AIRES, March 2S.-A
tornado has swept the Province Of
Santa Fe according to advices re-
ceived here There has been a large
property loss but the number of
deaths is reported to be small
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-03-28
Fatty Arbuckle Makes
Settlement, First Wife

LOS ANGELES, March 28.-Filing
of property settlement here reveals
that Rosco CFatty) Arbuckle, agrees
to pay Minta Dufee, his first wife,
dies.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-03-28
Cold Weather Of Early
Winter Kills Alfalfa Crop

ELLENSBURG. Wash. March 28.-
Cold weather early during the win
ter killed three fourths of the alfalfa
in Kittitas Valley. The land will
be plowed again and sown in grala
it was announced today.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-03-28
PRESIDENT OF
GERMANY TO Be
CHOSEN SUNDAY

BERLIN, March 2S.-For the first
time in its history of 1000 years,
dotted by turbulent reigns the Ger
man nation will tomorrow vote for a
President to succeed Ebert, who re-
Gently died. Ebert was made Provis-
ional President by the Assembly in
1919.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-03-28
Mexico Declines to
Attend Arms Session

MEXICO CITY. Marcn 2S.-Citing
unjust exclusion" when the League
of Nations were organized, Mexico
has declined the invitation of the
League of National conference fot
control of arms traffic
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-03-28
Prince Of Wales Is
OFF on Long Voyage

PORTSMOUTH, Eng, March 2S.
The Prince of Wales sailed today
for his trip to South America and
South Africa.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-03-28
: HI-JACKERS
HELD, MURDER
Baker and Sowash to Be
Tried for Murder of Capt.
ellis and, His Son.

VICTORIA, b. c.. March 2S.-Owen
b. Baker and Harry f. Sowash were
today held for trial for the murder OF
Capt Gillis and his son to the next
Assizes in May.
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-24
Foreign Lives and
Property in Canton
Will Be Protected

Washington, June 23-(AP)-Con-
sui General jenkins at Canton, adj
vised the state department today
that orders had been issued by the
governor for the protection of for
eign lives and property.
The message added that the sem
Tor consul at Canton had been in
formed by representatives of the local
government that foreigners will be
protected" and that this assurance
was taken to mean that the author
tiles ARE beginning to realize their
responsibility and will exercise some
measure of control over parades and
demonstrations
If there were no acts of violence
during the demonstration scheduled
on the day the message was sent,
June %, the consul general said,
there were indications that the gen.
eral situation would begin to i'm
prove. He added that the strike APP
piled to all firms and residents and
that the Canton Hong Kong river
steamers would be completely
tied up.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-24

Washington. June 23.-(AP)-Ths
biggest shakeup in enforcement ma
chinery since prohibition was estab-
lished in the United States, has been
ordered by the treasury department,
effective August 1. g..,,,
Only the broad outlines Of the new
program under which Assistant Sec-
rotary Andrews will seek to make -
country dry were announced today.
State lines will be abolished, fed.
eral directors for each state will be
eliminated. new districts founded
wholly on lines bounding federal .ju-
dicial Districts will be created. ana
q general decentralization of author,
ity will take place in the reorganisa.
ton. 1880
Neither Mr.. Andrews nor other
treasury officials would discuss the
probable changes further than to say
that only those with ability would be
retained.
The Washington Headquarters.
where authority has centered since
the Volstead act was passed, WI be
conducted under the same Offices A. At
present. but their duties will be mora
of ., supervisory and less OF an ads
ministrative character. Twenty-Five
prohibition administrators will b&
named In charge Of as many districts
in the United States, with two others
in Hawaii and Porto Rico.
Each Of the district officials will
have two ASSISTANTS. one of whom will
have charge Of permissive work, or
the control of permits and distribution,
while the other will direct his ef-
forts to enforcement. The district of
fees also will have chief chemist and
a counsel, eliminating the necessity
for transmission of thousands of cases
to Washington.
Mr.. Andrews is convinced that q
substantial saving in expenditures Will
be affected under the new scheme. He
is believed to contemplate a reduce
ton Of personnel, while establishing
salaries as high as $4,000 year. for
the administrators, in order to obtain
the right kind of executives
A centrally situated city has been
designated as headquarters for the
administrators in each of the % dis
tricts in the United States. These
cities, with the territory to be adj
ministered from them, as announced,
include: J.
Boston-Maine, New Hampshire.
Vermont, Massachusetts, and Hbods.
Island :
New York-southern and eastsrn'
districts of New York and Connects
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-24
Members of Civitan
Club on Their Way
Back to Minneapolis
Especial to Kennebec Journal

Especial to Kennebec JournaD
Bath, June 23-Members OF the
Ciyitan club Of Minneapolis, Mimi,
who were the last to bid farewell to
Lieut.. Comd. Donald B. Macmillan
when he sailed from the United
states to Polar seas, made Bath
their headquarters today. They en-
joyed sightseeing trips and dined at
New Meadows Inn. leaving tonight
for Portland to take q steamer for
Boston on their way home. They
will pass Wednesday in Boston and
a day in New York.
The ten members Of the club came
here purposely to participate in the
departure of Macmillan, and DIR.
John H. Morse. member of the
club, a brother Of Mrs. E. w. Hyde,
Bath, was q classmate of Macmillan
at Bowdoin. They were guests on
the Bowdoin to Monhegan and the
party remained there until Monday
morning.
Sunday the members were out
deep sea fishing when they saw the
masts Of the Bowdoin through the
mist and gave chase and after f1ve
miles caught up and supplied the
Bowdoin with fish and said fare
well, the last in United States ter
ritory.
Monday the party went to Popham
Beach and were guests of Hon. E. w.
Hyde at an old fashioned clambake
prepared by Rufus Lombard, coming
to Bath at night.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-24
Rescued Captain =
And Two of Crew g
Brought to Portland

Portland. Me-, June -(AP)-
The seiner Nashawena brought in.o
port this afternoon Capt. King and
the two members of the crew Of one
of the seasleds, operated by the CoaSt
Guard in chasing rumrunners. They
were rescued early today about 20
miles off Boone Island when their
250-horsepower engine back fired,
causing their craft to burn.
They had taken to a 10-foot punt,
which, it was said, would not have
lasted long in the heavy seas had not
the fire been observed and the Nash
awena arrived in time to pick them
up. Capt. King formerly command.
ed the Coast Guard station at Gsou-
cester. Mass.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-24
Fleet Corporations
Head Has Whole
Say in Sale of Ships

Washington, June 23.-(AP)-
Authority to negotiate all sales of
ships was delegated to President
Palmer of the Fleet Corporation to-
day by the Shipping Board In ac-
cordance with a suggestion by
President Coolidge.
The action was taken after an all
day meeting of the board, with ap-
prevail of a letter signed by Chair
man O'Connor to the President ac-
Quainting him with the decision to
meet his views. as set forth in Q re-
cent communication to the board.
The vote on approval of the letter
was not made public, nor was the
text of the letter.
This leaves the exclusive power of
negotiating sales to the Fleet Cor
poration, subject to approval or dis
approval of contracts by the board.
The arrangement Is expected to
make for efficiency by removing
friction within the board and by
encouraging American business men
to enter the market for ships.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-24
FRENCH CHAMBER
Mods ON MOROCCAN
POLICY Of PA|NLEvE

Paris, June "a - (AP) - Premier
Painleve at an early hour this morn
ing obtained vote of confidence in
the chamber on his Moroccan pol
icy. The deputies supported him $40
to 80.
The premier succeeded once more
in renewing the sacred union" of all
parties behind him. BY its vote the
chamber gave him carte blanche to
prosecute the war against the Riff
fans until peace with dignity" can
be achieved.
The Socialists who had been
doubtful for the past ten days, sup
ported the government. They quail
fed their vote by expressing the de-
sire that the government SHOULD
make, peace with the Moors as soon
as practicable"
The Communists alone, numbering
&c, and four extreme Socialists
voted against the government.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-24
Naval Filler Killed
In Air Collision
At Honolulu Field

Honolulu, June 23.-(AP)-Lieut-
enant Commander Nathan B. Chase.
U. s. N, of Sandiego, was killed to-
day as the result of 500 foot drop
following sensational collision IN
mid air with a navy airplane pi1oted
by Lieutenant T. B. Lee. Lieutenant
Lee landed safely at Luke Field un-
injured with his airplane only slight.
ly damaged.
The accident occurred during COM
bate manoeuvers. Chase and Lee
were Stimulating an attack on a third
airplane when Chase, completing =
crossover, Lees airplane apparently
m!sjudged the distance and landed
on top Of the wing of Lees machine,
the propeller of which ripped the
tail off the machine piloted by Chase
which turned over Immediately. A.
court of inquiry will be assembled
tomorrow on board the airplane ten-
der Langley.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-24
Amundsen Party
Starts Back Today
For Oslo, Norway

Kings Bay, Spitzbergen, Monday,
June 22-(AP)-Roald Amundsen,
Lincoln Ellsworth and the other
members of the expedition which re-
Gently made an Intellectual attempt
to reach the North Pole by airplane
from Spitzbergen, will sail tomorrow
from Kings Bay for Oslo. Norway.
They will take with them the sea-
plane which brought them back from
the Arctic Circle to Spitzbergen.
Ellsworth, who only yesterday re-
ceived the news Of the death OF his
father. James w. Ellsworth at Flor
ence, Italy, on June 8, after he Is SAID
to have given up hope for the SAFETY
of his son, plans to leave for the
United States shortly after his ar
rival at the Norwegian port.
Amundsen today told The Asso-
ciated Press that he looked upon the
expedition just ended as experiment
tai, his dream for years having been
to make a fight over the Pole, land
ing in Alaska. For this project he
had now gathered much additional
valuable knowledge, but he was un-
able to say as yet when he would
undertake the next flight.
While Amundsen, Ellsworth and
other members of the North Pole ex-
petition remained resting at Kings
Bay, Lieutenant LutzowHolm, of the
Norwegian relief expedition and
Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen. one Of Am
undsen's pilots, went by the steamer
Heimdal to North Cape to recover
the plane N-25 which was extricated
from the ice near the Pole. and
brought the expedition back to Spitz-
bergen. The plane was found in
Brennvin Bay, $50 miles away and
was flown back to Kings Bay.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-24
Chinese Conditions
Grow Worse with
More Attacks on Japs

San Francisco. June 23.-(AP)-
Conditions in China today took
turn for the worse. Attacks against
Japanese featured the days dis
patches. Reports of assaults on ia
panese came from four different
Chinese cities-Wuhu, Chinkiang,
Chunkiang and Wuchow.
Other disorders, were reported
from Ningpo, a city in Chekiang pro-
vince, south of Shanghai. A report
by way of London said disorders al
so had broken out in Manchuria. The
report did not include details.
The diplomatic corps at Picking
answered the central governments
latest note with another in which
responsibility for delays in effecting
q settlement at Shanghai was dis
claimed. The Peking government
also was accused of presenting a
garbled version of happenings at
Shanghai. .s-l-- e---s-- s'sss
In the meantime. the Japanese
cabinet, meeting at Toxic. was told
that all Japan could do for the pres
emit was cooperate with the other
powers.
Europeans were most directly af-
fected by events today at Canton
where a demonstration was held
lust opposite the island of Shameen.
the Canton foreign settlement, which
has been extensively fortified against
emergencies. Shooting finally re-
suited, and a French merchant, j..
Pasouier, was killed, British and
French marines finally nsed machine
gums to clear away the demonstra-
tors from the bridges entering
Shameen, injuring several.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-24
Make Impossible One.
Man Filibuster in U. S.
Senate, Dawes Demand
DIVORCED COUPLE
REmARRY TO GAIN
CUSTODY CHILDREN

The State board Of charities and
corrections at meeting on Tuesday
voted to grant to Davis B. Keene and
Margaret Keene, formerly of Sanger
vile. who were divorced three years
ago. the temporary custody Of their
three children. now under the Gus
tody Of the board. providing that the
couple remarry and establish home.
The couple were remarked yester-
day afternoon by Rev. A. E. Morris of
Augusta and they will reside at Far
mington this summer. The. three
children. Evelyn. Merton and New
ton, are aged IL, 16 and Is years, res
pectively. Mrs. Keene was formerly
Miss Margaret Sears and has recent
ly been residing at Chicago, Ill. Mr..
Keene has been living at Pennington.
Regarding the granting of this pc
tition for the custody Of the children
to Mr.. and Mrs. Keene, Secretary
CRUDE B. Cornish of the State board
Of charities and corrections stated
that it is the desire of the board
whenever restitution of children to
parents can be made. that such resti-
tuition be made.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-24

Edinburgh. Scotland, June %
(AP)-Miss Anna Adams Gordon of
Evanston, ILL.,, was reelected presi-
dent of the Worlds Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union today.
Other officers chosen were: Miss
Emily Solomon, Capetown, South
Africa, vice president; Miss Agnes
Slack, SLondon, secretary: Miss
BlanchAf Reid Johnston, Toronto,
secretary: Miss Margaret C. Munns.
Evanston, ILL.,, treasurer.
James Lavender, chic. of police of
Des Moines, Ia. the first man to
speak at the session Of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union here,
upset the conventions schedule yes
terday when the British delegates re-
fused to allow him to stop speaking.
He enlarged on the great decrease
in arrests for drunkenness in Des
Moines during the last 10 years, al
though he explained, instead of ar
resting only those unable to wiggle
their toes" as formerly everybody
who even smelled of alcohol or was
in possession of a bottle was placed
under arrest now"
Cries of "Go on, this is what we
want to hear" came from the Brit
ish delegates when the chair called
time. Lavender kept on for while
longer and arrangements have been
made for him to address the British
women today. He is conducting a
special Investigation of crime In
Great Britain.
Miss Flora Stout, paid organizer
who visited the United States in 1924
after six years absence in Ceylon,
Burma and Straits Settlement,
aroused the interest of the British
delegates to a high pitch when she
said:
IT want to correct the SANDER go
ing abroad concerning American
young people. They are not running
around with hip TASKS or doing any
thing you hear about. l attended the
Democratic national convention In
New York and did not see one per-
son under the influence of liquor. 1t
was wonderful to return to America
and see such an improvement"
Miss Stout deplored the influence
of picture films in the Far East,
complaining that they Depicted the
lowest form of European life to the
natives, and said that due to w. c.
T. U. agitation Burma has a film
censorship board.
Other delegates testified to valu-
able temperance work in China and
India.