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The Alaska daily empire., 1925-11-19
BIRTH CONTROL,
STERILIZATION,
NOW SUGGESTED
President of University of
Michigan Outlines Plan
to Convention.

LANSING, Mich, Nov 10
Sterilization to weed out detectives
from certain types of criminals and
birth control to prevent production
of more children than can be cared
for properly, was advocated last
night by DR.. Clarence Cook Little,
President of the University of
Michigan before the convention of
the State Public Health Officers.
In tne slums of some of the
big cities, children are worse off
than in the so-called barbarous
countries" Little said.
ut is unsound and unchristian
to encourage production of children
who will be ill-kept and unhappy.
Our problem is to prevent mental
detectives and children of those of
criminal tendencies from being
born" DR.. Little concluded.
LONDON, Nov. 19.-The condi-
tion of Queen Alexandria, who is
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-11-19
sWITCHMAN KILLED.

BELLINGHAM, Wash, Nov. 10.
Neal Franklyn, switchman, was
killed last night, when he slipped
on guard rail and two trucks Of
a freight car passed over him.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-11-19
Fighting Parson'.' Of
Gold Rush Days Is III

VICTORIA. B, c., Nov. 19.--Rev.
F. L. Stephenson. known among the
surviving sourdoughs, of the Yukon
gold rush days as 'The Fighting
parson," is seriously i'll in a hospital
here.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-11-19
Has 30 Teeth
Pulled; Man Dies
By O,vn Hand

SPOKANE, Wash, Nov. 19-E.
o. Hayden, aged AZ, suicided today
He had 80 teeth pulled during the
past week.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-11-19

,ATTos AIo1Izo STAGG COY .TIIoS W. MI LT>Er2~
Ihe Rev. H. b. Kirk rigid Fundamentals of Baltimore
mas been called to the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church.
New York City, Chester Beach, noted sculptor, won the
Potter Palmer medal and $1,000 in gold for his "Sea
Horse at the American Painting and Sculpture Exhibition
in Chicago Amos Aonzo stagg, SO, is celebrating his
gath year as football coach with the Chicago University
eleven under his guidance. Col. T. M. Miller former
Alien Property Custodian, has been indicted on charge
OF conspl11ng to defraud the U. S. of $7,000,OOO.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-11-19

LONDON, Nov. 19.-The condi-
tion of Queen Alexandria, who is
critically i'll, is unchanged today
according to official report
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-11-19

Continued from Page Two.)
Evening star., 1925-10-04
Three NOTED ARTISTS
VISITING IN CAPITAL
Europeans Who Served as Judges
at Pittsburgh Exposition on
Sightseeing Tour.

Hermengildo Anglada y Camarasa
Of Spain. Ernest Laurent of France
and Algernon Talmadge OF England,
noted European artists, comprising
the group of foreign judges annually
selected by the Carnegie Institute, and
who, In company with three American
artists, acted as members Of the jury
Of award of the twenty-fourth Car
negie Institute international exhibi-
ton in Pittsburgh Tuesday, are now
in this city on sightseeing tour.
They visited Gunston Hall yesterday
morning and in the afternoon made q
special trip to Mount Vernon. Thurs
day they lunched with Secretary Mel
lon and visited his collection of paint
ings, which is considered the best pri-
vate lot in Washington.
The visitors, with Daniel CARRIER.
Kenneth Hayes Miller and Leopold
Seyffert, American artists, met in
Pittsburgh Tuesday and decided on
the winners of prizes of $500, 81, 900,
$500 and 5000, respectively. The names
of the winners will be announced Oc-
tober Is.
Every year the Carnegie Institute
selects three foreign artists to come
TO this country and act as judges in
the exhibition. After the selections
are made, members of the institute
conduct the visitors on a sightseeing
tour through the Eastern section of
the country.
The visitors will leave here for
Philadelphia this morning.
Evening star., 1925-10-04
CIVIC WORKER QUITS
POST HELD 80 YEARS
Charles A. langley Retires as
Head Of Chillum Heights
Citizens Association.

Charles A. Langley Friday night
ended 80 years continuous service as
president Of the Chillum Heights Citi-
zens' Association, formerly the Wood
burn Citizens Association, r. D. Nor
ris, former vice president. was elected
president. AS mark of appreciation.
Mr.. Langley was made honorary
president. His work in the com.
munity was praised.
Other new officers named are
Harry ]. Overman, first vice pres
ident: Mrs. Margaret Sisson. Sec
ond vice president: Mrs. j. c. Brown.
treasurer; A. w. Klein, secretary:
John c. Ahern, acting secretary, and
J. c. Grove and John B. Hopkins, dele
gates to the Federation Of Citizens
Associations.
Extension of sewer. water, lighting
and school facilities in the Chillum
Heights section was urged by mem
bers Of the association last night, and
recommendations were referred to
committee chairmen for reports later.
Appeals are to be made to the District
Commissioners for improvements. An
other portable school is needed imme-
diately. it was declared.
Evening star., 1925-10-04
CHICAGO POLICE BELIEVE
NURSE DIED IN STRUGGLE
Have Theory Miss Bacon, on He,
Way to Home in Illinois Town,
Was kidnapped and Mistreated.
BY the Associated Press

By the Associated Press
CHICAGO. October 3-Only theories
aided authorities tonight In their
search for the slayers of Miss Emma
Ara Bacon, 80. trained nurse, whose
body was found early today in a va
cant lot In Dolton, ILL.,, about 80 miles
from Chicago.
The woman had been attacked and
strangled to death. Police absolved a
negro and one white man. who were
later taken for questioning. Both
proved alibis.
Miss Bacon resided at Murrayville.
Ill. She was employed in the Chicago
Tuberculosis Institutes branch at
Dolton, and came here yesterday to
attend a lecture. A police theory is
that she was kidnapped while on her
way home from the train, and was
killed after being mistreated.
Scratches on her face and body and
torn clothing gave evidence of a
struggle.
Evening star., 1925-10-04
DISPUTE SETTLED
WITH BR|CKLAYERS
Fuller Company Yields to
Union to Bring Peace Into
Building Trades.
Special Dispatch to The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ATLANTIC CITY, October 3.-Ihe
George A. Fuller Co. of New YORK, ie1t
out on a limb by the settlement or the
plasterers- -bricklavers' feud, mace lts
peace with the Bricklayers lnteiha
tional Union today. leaving nausnt
but the setting up of a joint trlhunai
10 conplete the general peace brought
about by William Green, president OF
the American Federation of Labor,
last night
The Fuller Co.. which has big CON
tracts in Miami and for the new Ma
sonic Temple in Chicago, declared war
upon the bricklayers. attempted TO
operate an open shop and In the
clearing up of the feud became a
serious stumbling block. Eventually
It was decided to throw the company
to the wolves in the case of the brick
LAYERS in the interest of the great
number, with the understanding that
Mr.. Green would exert his good offices
in It's behalf.
Workmen Gain Points.
They were required. SO were those
of Otto Miedlitz and Louis j. Horo'
witz of New York. representing the
building and investing interests. VINO
have been here as volunteer aides in
any settlement. George T. Thornton
of Boston, acting president or the
bricklayers, insisted on a surrender
on every point. and in the end, after
several contracts had been written
and torn up, got 1t.
BY the terms Of the agreement. In
which the Fuller Co. declares its SYM
pathy with and adhesion to the union
shop, the $50 or 80 non-union brick
layers now in the service OF the com.
pany are to be Immediately discharged
and work resumed under union condi-
ttons Tuesday morning.
Non-union tile layers and masons
who may have been employed by the
Fuller Co. also will be discharged.
The union, on its part, agrees to do its
best to supply full forces Immediately.
Board to Settle Grievances.
The next move will be the selecting
of the tribunal to investigate and ad-
Just the grievances of the two unions.
1t Is understood that each will name
two men. and the four thus named a
NTH, with Mr.. Green, in the event Of
the four being unable to agree, nam
ing the odd man.
The first question to be taken up
in all probability will. be the status
of the dual unions Of cement finishers
in New York. This is expected to be
Strengthened out early, and after nee
essary preliminary Investigations the
board will proceed to Florida, where
the trouble started over the setting
up Of plasterers' locals. to investigate
conditions there. In the end q piebi-
scite will be held to determine who
is who in that State.
Several months probably will
elapse before this latter part of the
work Is undertaken. There Is an ad-
vantage In delay, for in time the
weather in Florida and tempers will
be cooled.
Thus ends the bitterest interunion
strife in the history Of the American
labor movement.
Evening star., 1925-10-04
Asks $4,000 Damages.

Rose Lee Miller has filed suit for
$4,000 damages against Armour &
Co. and Morris & Co., meat packers,
for alleged personal injuries. The
plaintiff says she was walking In front
of the defendants store at 629 B
street April l5 when she came in con.
tact with a large metal hook sus.
pended over the sidewalk and sus.
tained permanent injury. She is rep.
resented by Attorneys Simon, Young,
koenigsberger & Brez.
Evening star., 1925-10-04
ASsignees' Bond Fixed.

Chief Justice Mccoy has fixed at
$1,000 the bond of Ralph A Cusick
and Carl A. Marshall as assignees Of
the Brighton Lunchroom at 204 Four
and-one-half street. Nick Modines
and Kostos Zamapakos, the proprie-
tors. filed an assignment for benefit
Of creditors
Evening star., 1925-10-04
BABIES HELD FOR DEBT.

LOS ANGELES, October 3 @~-
Mrs. Birdie G. Olsen has filed habeas
corpus proceedings in Juvenile Court
for the recovery Of her two babies.
She alleges the infants, aged l and 2
years, respectively, are being held by
Mrs. Alice Littrell as security for an
unpaid board bill. The court set Tues
day for hearing.
Evening star., 1925-10-04

We're going to hold . wonderful ami
versary sale-a sale that will offer the most
extraordinary values we believe this city has
ever heard Of Many are listed below
Everybody is invited to help us celebrate.
We've made it worth your while to come.
Evening star., 1925-10-04

different European capitals. the few
hours dalliance Of the sandy haired
Soviet foreign office chief to the Pol
ish capital means:
/. The rapprochement OF Poland
and Russia and the liberation of
Warsaw from the vassalage Of Paris
2. The breaking up of Britain g
dream Of an alliance of the Baltic
States against Russia.
3. Rumania's early return Of Bes-
sarabia to Russia.
Copyright. 1928. by Chicago Daily News co.,
Evening star., 1925-10-04

seated In an automobile with another
man, Pierce, 1t was alleged. opened
fire on her with a pistol. the bullet
striking her in the mouth. He then
turned the weapon on himself, inflict-
ing wound In his head.
Evening star., 1925-10-04
Files Answer to Suit.

Mrs. Virginia Wilver yesterday filed
an answer to the suit for an absolute
divorce brought by her husband,
Maurice G. Wilver. She denies
charges of misconduct and desertion.
She Is represented by Attorney T.
Morris Wampler.
Evening star., 1925-10-04

George NJ. Pullman. The veil OF tullo.
edged in Brussels lace, was worn by
the brides mother 20 years ago and
again last year when her sister, Fran
ces Lowden, became Mrs. John b.
Drake, jr.
Evening star., 1925-10-04
The Creates;
nal Anniversary Celebration Euer Hell

this anniversary. And what . celebration 1t
will bel
The popularity these stores have attained
the tremendous successes they have been
deserves a birthday celebration of the most
senaatiOnal kind
Evening star., 1925-10-04

Miss Dorothy Uff, who has been ap-
pointed deputy superintendent regis
trar of births. marriages and deaths
In the city of Leicester. Is the only
woman in England with authority to
offlciate at weddings.
Evening star., 1925-10-04
NAVY MAN SHOOTS GIRL
AND SELF; BOTH MAY DIE
Memphis Recruiting Office EN-
ploye, Jealous, Opens Fire With
Revolver, Police Say.

By the Associated Press.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, October 3.-Stan.
ley M. Pierce, 81, attached to the
Navy recruiting station here, and
Miss Bobbie May Yates, %. were in a
critical condition in a Memphis hos
pital today. the result of a shooting
ARRAY at the homo of the young
woman.
Angered when he found Miss Yates
Evening star., 1925-10-04

Regardless of what jewelry you want-BUY
DURING THIS WONDERFUL ANNIVERSARY
SALE! This is your opportunity to buy Christ
mas gifts-AT THESE SPECIAL VALUES and
have US lay them away for Christmas delivery.
A SMALL DEPOSIT BUYS ANY ARTICLEi
PAY NEXT YEAR,
Evening star., 1925-10-04
MISS LOWDEN MARRlES
IN MOTHERS BRIDAL VEIL
Daughter Of Former Illinois Gov.
ernor and Albert f. Madlener.
Jr., Are Wed.

By tho Associated Press.
OREGON. ILL.,, October 3.-Simplic-
ity marked the plans for the wedding
late today OF Miss Harriet Lowden.
daughter Of Frank o. Lowden, former
Governor Of Illinois. to Albert +. Mad
lener, jr. The bridal gown was made
Of old point lace which belonged to
the brides grandmother, the late Mrs.
Evening star., 1925-10-04

Lord Rosebery. at Is, Is Britain g
Oldest ex-prime minister.
Evening star., 1925-10-04
Asks Prisoners Release.

Chief Justice Mccoy of the Distric.
Supreme Court yesterday directed the
release from Jail Of Edward A. How
ard unless Judge Mcmahon Of Police
Court would reduce the bail OF 81. .0OO
in each of two cases Of carrying con.
cealed weapons against the prisoner
Through Attorney E. B. Frey the pris
oner sued out a writ of habeas corpus
claiming the bail SO excessive as to
amount to denial of bail. Judge Nc.
Mahon declined to change the amount
OF the bail bond as fixed by him.
Evening star., 1925-10-04
REDS VISIT TO WARSAW
STARTS WILD RUMORS
Tchitcherin Said to Plan Russo
Polish Alliance and Return
.. of ResSa ra hia

By Cable to Tho Star and Chicago Daily News.
MOSCOW, October 3.-The visit of
Georges Tchitcherin, Soviet Russia's s
commissar Of foreign affairs, to War
saw, and his conferences with Polish
officials while here is en- route to Ger
many, have brought political dope
sters to the. verge OF hysteria.
According to varying versions Of
Evening star., 1925-10-04

Queen Alexandra has a model dairy
at Sandringham. in which at one time
she used to spend some Of the hap
piest hours of her Hfe.
Evening star., 1925-10-04

The Kay Jewelry Organization is ii years
old this month. Starting with one store in
Reading, Pa, IL years ago, we have grown
to a mighty organization of credit jewelers.,
with Il stores in FL of the larger cities.
We are going to fittingly celebrate
Evening star., 1925-10-21
Restaurants High.

Restaurant prices here are high, as
they are in Miami. but not eXorbi-
tanr. While hotels are crowded, they
seem able to take care of one more,
and | had no trouble in finding a
room beautifully located overlooking
the Atlantic Coast Line tracks for
s. day. As for sleeping out OF doors
in the parks, or on the porCheS Of
strange houses, l saw none of il,
nor could ! tind anybody who did.
1t there are those who sleep outdoors.
they probably do it III preference to
hotel room, for Tampa's year
around summer nights make fiery
furnaces Of hotel rooms.
st. Petersburg has been called an
odd Folks Paradise It offers the
things sometimes considered attraC-
tive To the old folks-a place to sit
and look. st. Petersburg IS now
bloSSoming out in golf courses and
a greyhound race track, the same
being what is considered good enter
tainment for the young. Her streets
are broad. well shaded, and supplied
with countless benches. and when |
visited the place thousands were seat
ed on the benches. hlissfully soak
ing III the atmosphere and staring
Such prolonged Stares probably pain
the St. Petersburg real estate men.
While there are many OF them. they
do seem TO have caught the habit
and We're sitting in their deus, star
ing. too
This city does not permit the word
boom to he used in public places. ana
l am almost certain that if anybol
asked 4 policeman how the boom WAS
booming he would be locked up for
Evening star., 1925-10-21

ities of the Ringling Brothers In
Sarasota have attracted statewide at
tention. They have bought up great
areas, including islands off the coast,
and in the town of Sarasota itself they
built hotel and bank building TO
house their newly established bank
Their doings stirred intense excite
ment within the breasts of the natives.
The story goes that during the height
of the Sarasota boom you could mana
your order To waitress in a restau-
rant and provided she didn't hnd a
prospect on her way to the kitchen,
Won stood n reasonable chance OF
having it flied. If she did find "A pros
pect, you would be left with a glass
Of ice water while she sold 90
foot lot Finally something mad TO
he done to stop the dangerous pyra-
miding of prices. and the Ringing
Brothers did il by announcing that
if the populaCe didn't quit, they would
and leave the town. 1t had the de
sired effect and the boom quieted
down.
Evening star., 1925-10-21
GOVERNOR is CALLED ON
TO PARDON MISS WHITNEY
Upton Sinclair Opens Campaign to
Secure Clemency for Convicted
Social Worker.
BY the Associated Press


LOS ANGELES. October 2l.-What
Southern California headquarters of
the American Civil Liberties Union
promised would be large and i'm
pressive delegation" was expected to
walt upon Gov. Friend w Richardson
mere today to urge clemency for
Charlotte Anita Whitney. social work
er and pioneer SuffragiSt. convicted
or criminal syndiCalism and sentenced
70 one to fourteen years in san Quen-
lin Penitentiary. a campaign of pro
test against the imprisonment of Miss
" hitney was started here last night
by Upton Sinclair, author and Social
st worker, who appealed to the
Governor in telegram declaring
that IF you permit Il woman of re
ftnement. culture and noble charac acter
ike Anita Whitney 10 be confined IN
san Quentin prison for the crime of
holding political opinions you will put
upon this State a blot which will not
come off during Your lifetime
At Oakland last night delegates to
he State convention of the Women's
Christian Temperance Union adopted
- resolution calling on Gov. Richard
son To pardon Miss Whitney.
Evening star., 1925-10-21

disorderly conduct. But her building
permits in the last year, through
September 25, We're SIG 100000, Of
which the larger part was for hotels
and apartment houses. Homes are
also being built rapidly.
New Section Sprouting.
Despite the large amount Of build
ing going on In St. Petersburg and
Tampa, the sale and the hunt for pur
chasers of 50-foot lots goes on apaCe
New town sites, new country estate
sections, new park" sections, are
Springing up wherever the visitor
goes. But there is still enough va
cant, unoccupied territory between st
Petersburg and Tampa alone and
along one road to take care of thou
sands of 50-foot lotters. The same
may be said of any road leading out
Of Tampa. Yet the craze for 5U-foot
lots goes on unabated. Unsuitable. Nor
is it confined to the cities of St
Petersburg and Tampa on the west
coast.
1t stretches down through Palmetto.
Brandenton, Sarasota. Fort Myers
each of them has its own little pet
boom, each one boasts the ideal site for
a 5O-foot lot. which the toss of a coin
would decide as we'll as anything,
judging from their looks. The activ-
Evening star., 1925-10-21
Novel Tire Insurance.
From the Illustrated London News

From the Illustrated London News
One OF the great insurance com
uanies has evolved d tire insurance
scheme. under which, apparently. by a
system Of coupon insurance, the
motoriSt can cover himself AGAINST
burst tires and "blow-Uuts.'' The
scheme applies only TO new tires of
British make, ana the idea is that
when YOU buy a new tire YOU can.
for a payment of pence per pound
value. secure Il coupon insuring that
lire against the risks specified for a
period Of Il months. Should the tire
burst. YOU can take the cover and the
coupon To Il tire ''stockist.' - and there
have fitted a new tube and cover. free
uf cost to yourself
Evening star., 1925-10-21
SUPPORT SOUGHT
FOR GASQUE BILL
Parent-TeaCher CONGRESS
Sends Out 400 Copies to
District Organizations.

Four hundred copies of the bill Of
representative \. II. GdSque OF South
''arolina providing for a non partisan
,ectiVe school board have been mail
ID TO various organizations In Wash
lnEton Ivy the District Congress of
5'arent- Teacher Associations in its
campaign to enlist support for the
measure " hen ii is reintroduced at
The forthcoming session OF Congress.
Some organizations already have
iudurSed the measure and others are
seeking information regarding its
provisions, according to Mrs. Mary T.
Eaunerman, chairman of the asso-
ciatiOns committee on legislation.
Favored by Educators.
''Practically without exception edu-
Gators ot standing favor the control
81 city school systems by uou-par-
san elective school boards" said
Mrs. Banuerman. Election is now
the general practice. In cities OF
10000 or more population Il per cent
and in cities of less than $4,000 popu-
iatIOn 81 per cent of the boards of
education are elected.
"A scientific study OF I69 cities made
~ the Teachers College of Denver,
colo. a bout three years agn aScer-
j1ined that those cities having lis
ally independent. elective school
boards have larger fairgrounds. bet
Ter paid elementary teachers, more
adequate and more desirable build
'pGs, smaller classes III elementary
trades. a larger per cent Of IL ana y
Eear old children in school, an in
crease IN salaries OF elementary
teachers since Igl3-t more coIumen-
eurate with the increased cost of Iiv-
ing
Evening star., 1925-10-21

Santa Barbara since 1897, and founder
of the Woman's Club here, died yes
terdaE. Mrs Baxter was a lincal de-
Sccndant of COY. William Bradfo,
of Massachusetts. Her father was
Joseph Farnsworth and her mother
Evening star., 1925-10-21

Frances F'inney Of Oberlin, Ohio. Her
husband. Sidney Baxter, who has
hccn dead several years, was an aide
III tie Civil War OH the staff Of
Con. L. :. Grant. After the war
the f;axtnrs lived in New York City
Evening star., 1925-10-21
Ordered to Take Treatment.

Capt. Wright II. Johnson, Signal
Corps. at Hot Springs, Ark. has been
ordered to this city for treatment at
Walter Reed General Hospital.
Evening star., 1925-10-21
DIES IN CALIFORNIA.

SANTA BARBARA, Calf, October
81 P).-Mrs. Frances Amourette
Evening star., 1925-10-21
Tax Rates No Higher.

Nhile cities having uon-partisa n
elective school boards enjoy all Of
these superior advantages. their tax
rates per pupil cost are no higher
THAN other cities.
Prom whatever angle the ques-
'!on has been studied all of the evil
dence IS in favor of the on-partisan
elective school board
Various problems which do not
exist in other cities in connection
with the election Of school board
are confronted III the District. but
me Gasque bill has been 50 drafted
@s to overcome these with justice. ii
Is believed. to all parties legitimately
concerned