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The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-11-25
La'U Bars Thanksgiving
Celebration in England

OXFORD, Nov. 25.-II oxford Am
erlcans are to be virtuOus and strict
ly observant of the laws and ordi-
nances which the wisdom and high
morality of the University Fathers
set down for their guidance, they
must abstain from the usual Ameri-
can church service on Thanksgiving
Day.
1t is not that the turkey the Gran
berry and the Pilgrim conscience
are under the ban. The prohibition
which applies to Thanksgiving SER
vices was enacted in the year 1850.
and apparently without thought of
New England. 1t provides that no
feast or holiday of any foreign ma
ton shall ever be celebrated solm-
ly in any church of oxford under
penalty Of the greater excommunica.
ton.
AS the Fourth of July is seldom
celebrated under cover it would seem
not to come under the prohibition.
Coming as it does in vacation time,
the Fourth is little known in OK
ford and the dignified Old Rhode
Islander who a few years ago on
this holiday proposed as a toast to
his English friends, Here's to the
day we licked you" was considered
rather more eccentric than witty.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-11-25
Means OF Bettering
Society of Man
Sought by Students

CHICAGO, Nov. 25.-If the church
is an adequate means of contribut
ing toward better society for man
other agencies will be sought at a
conference of 1000 students from
colleges and universities to be held
in Evanston during the Christmas
holidays.
Denominations to be represented
include the Protestant Episcopal, Bap
tist, Presbyterian, Christian, Congre
gational, Universal, Evangelical
Quaker Methodist Episcopal and
Methodist Episcopal, South. Others
are expected to participate.
Matters pertaining to the student
and the church, reports from stud
ents who have been conducting in
vestigations as to what the church
is doing in various fields, and ways
and means of the students actine
through the church will be discuss
ed.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-11-25
SALMON PACK
IN B, c. SHORT
or LAST Year
Entire 1925 Production /
Is Reported Sold-For-
eign Exports Large.

VANCOUVER, p. c., Nov. %. -
The canneries of British Columbia
produced 134,534 cases of salmon
less than last years record The
total pack for 1926 is 1,612 962 cases
and practically every case is sold
During October 10000 cases left
Vancouver for foreign markets. The
September exports totalled 259, 900
There was only small run Of
pinks in the northern waters of Brit
ish Columbia this year. The sock
eye salmon pack totalled 378,299
cases against 369,G01 last year and
against 344,647 in 1928
Cohoes and chums were below last
years catch and pack and totalled
650,120.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-11-25
Dirorce Brokerage Becomes
Popular Paris Profession

PARIS, Nov. 25.-Marriage broker
age has been almost entirely dis
placed by divorce brokerage as a
profitable profession in Paris.
American fathers and mothers are
extremely reluctant to provide the
dot necessary to pay the marriage
brokers' fees. But wealthy husbands
and wives who want their freedom
are willing to pay literally for fast
action.
The brokers work on the steam
ers coming over from New York and
haunt the fashionable hotels along
the Champs Elysees and the Rue d
Rivoli
Negotiations are carried on at tea
dansants and at the merry dinner
dances at Ciro's and the Perroquet
which wealthy Americans frequent
The methods are very similar t
those of the American ambulance
J chaser. Divorce brokers make the
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-11-25
FISH TAGGING
is DISCUSSED

SEATTLE, Nov. 25-The Inter-
national Pacific Salmon Federation
yesterday discussed salmon tagging
operations along the Pacific Copst
during the past season and pl,ns
for next years Investigations.
The delegates included Major J.
\. Motherwell. of New Westminster:
j. p. Babcock, of Victoria; DR.. W.
a. Clemens, Director Of the Bio
logical Station at Nanaimo; Wash
ington State Fisheries Supervisor
Pollock; J. r. Hickman, of Ketchi-
kan; Oregon Master Fish Warden
Ballath; Oregon State Fisheries
Commissioner Kendall and DR.. c.
II. Gilbert, of Stanford University
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-11-25

acquaintance OF all Americans on
the Paris-bound boats who look un-
happy. Casual references are finally
made to the speed and lack of pub
1icity with which Mrs. Gold Potts
got her divorce in France the pre-
viOus month.
oh yes. it was that wonderful
lawyer. Mr.. X, who turned the trick
He is so clever and has never failed
to get speedy results. And he Is
such gentleman and so discreet"
Mr.. X may be either French
man of an American. The brokers
pay little attention to nationalities
Many Of the brokers are Divorces
themselves and supply personal testi-
, monials as to the painless and effec-
tive methods Of the attorney they are
touting.
An American woman of consider
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-11-25

FIGHT BEFORE
STATE C0U9!
Reapportionment in Illinois Is
Taken to Court by
Octogenarlan.

CHICAGO, Nov. 25.-The person
ality back of the strenuous fight
for reappointment of Illinois legisla-
tive strength, leading to a climax
Dec. /, in state supreme court
decision, is that of an octonegarian
who is pressing the effort in the
waning years of his life because he
thinks it is right.
"The legislatures refusal to re-
apportion sets up a minority ruling
in direct violation of our constitution
which sets forth that the state
shall be reapportioned every ten
years." he says. at is destroying
our form of government"
So speaks John B. Fergus of Chi
cago, SO year old printer, who boasts
he never held political office.
1t is his name as petitioner signed
to a plea for mandamus to force
the general assembly to convene and
reapportion upon which the supreme
court will decide. A precedent fol
such a writ of mandamus was not
found in a search of court files
since 1875.
Since 1901, with the states popula
tion increasing rapidly there has
been no reapportionment. Chicago
(Cook County,, has witnessed such
a growth that under reapportion
ment, her legislative strength would
grow from 10 senators and 81 rep
resentatives to "a senators and Il
representatives, with a consequent
loss to "downstate" since the entire
membership is fixed at 204.
"Downstate" fears what Chicago
might do with SO much strength
There also is the matter of 20 gen
eral assembly memberships, some o
which have been held by downstat'
for decades.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-11-25
President to Investigate
Complaint Made by Miners

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.-Receipts
Of the Miners Union complaint that
some of the bituminous coal opera
vile agreement has been acknowl-
edged by President Coolidge who in
dicated in a letter to President John
L. Lewis, he will make full reply
after he studies conditions.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-11-25
MANY PERISH
IN ATHENS IN
RAIN STORM
Houses Collapse Buryiing In
mates in Them-Mum-
mics Are Uncovered.

LONDON, Nov. 25. - More than
one hundred persons perished in
Athens late yesterday afternoon fol-
owing one hour and twenty min
utes of torrential rain.
Houses collapsed and the inmates
we're buried in the ruins.
Many houses we're swept away.
The waters from Mount Lkyahot-
tos uncovered 80 tombs in one
street disclosing five mummies, gold
ornaments and vases.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-11-25
GRADUATED TAX
LAW IS BEFORE
SUPREME COURT
Territorial Law Taxing Sal
mon According to Pack
Before High Court.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.-The Pa
cific American Fisheries Company
has attacked the validity of the Alas
ka law imposing graded excise
tax upon the salmon canning indus
try, contending the law is unconstitu-
tional because graduated and
amounts to surtaX. Further con-
tention is that the law was in fact
fish law which the legislature of
Alaska was prohibited from enacting
Cannery counsel conceded that if
the Territory placed minimum or
maximum tax on the canning indus
try such a tax would have been valid
but the present law is void because
it attempts to regulate the tax ac-
cording to the number of cases of
salmon packed at each plant in AL
aska.
The Attorney General of Alaska,
defending the law, contended it was
valid, exercising taxing power of
the Territory.
The case now before the U. S. SUI
preme Court was instituted in the
local district court in 1924. 1t was
filed by the Pacific American Fish
cries as a test case to determine
the validity of the law passed by
the Territorial Legislature in 1923
which placed a graduated tax on
salmon packs according to grade and
size of packs.
Judge T. M Reed upheld the val
idity of the statute. His decision
was upheld in the Circuit Court of
Appeals at San Francisco early this
year. The court, however, intimated
it would like to have the matter fin
ally passed on by the Supreme Court
as the question involved was a close
one from a legal standpoint.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-11-25
MOVE AGAINST
INSURGENTS IN
NEXT CONGRESS
Appointment of House Com
mittees May Be Postpon-
ed = Reasons.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20.-Republi-
can leaders are considering a post
ponement of the organization of most
of the House Committees until after
the tax reduction bill is disposed of
Representative Longworth explain
ed this procedure would prevent in
reference with consideration of the
tax measure and at the same time
put off final assignment Of some OF
the Republican insurgents to COM
mittees until they voted on the rev
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-11-25
Reclamation Measure
Passed WASH, Senate

OLYMPIA, Wash, Nov. 25-Smoth-
clamation bill passed late yesterday
through the Senate which voted 80
to 9 with three members absent. The
bill now goes to Gov. Hartley for sig
nature or veto The bill takes re-
clamation out of the hands of the
ton with the Federal government
reclamation. The House passed the
measure late Monday.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-11-25
Chicago Drinkers
Picking Themselves

CHICAGO, Nov. 25.-Chicagoans
imbibing bootleg liquors and drink
ing formaldehyde, ordinarily used to
embalm the dead, and thereby are
gradually embalming or picking
themselves. Tss4sTEa
DR.. William ID. McNally, coroner's
chemist, made the statement after
examining hundreds of samples OF
liquor and making post-mortem ex-
aminations. ,
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-11-25
American Demimode Are
Expelled from Mexico

CALEXICO, Cal, Nov. 25-Nearly
200 American women from the "red
light" district of Mexicali have been
ordered to get out of Mexico. The
edict was issued by Gov. Abelardo
barring foreigners Of immoral char
acter. A similar order is effective
at Tiajuana. The order does not af-
feet Mexican immoral women.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-11-25
POLICEMAN is
SLAIN, ROBBERS

CHICAGO, Nov. %. Policeman
Patrick O'Shea was probably fatally
shot when six men overpowered five
bank messengers late yesterday after
noon and escaped with $4,000. O..
Shea accompanied the messengers in
the automobile. When the machine
containing the robbers came up, they
fired volley of shots and seized
the money.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-11-25
Budapest Lifts Ban
On American Dancing

BUDAPEST, Nov. 25-The police
order against public dancing of the
Charleston fox trot and other Ameri-
can steps has been removed but a
police inspector must be present at
all dances in the interest of NOR
ality,
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-11-25
Doumer Is Unable to
Form French Cabinet

PARIS. Nov. 25 Sc iator
Doumer has informed the President
he is unable to form new French
Cabinet.
Edouard Herriot has undertaken
to form a Cabinet He Is President
of the Chamber of Deputies and
former Premier.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-11-25
Motor Successfully
Bucks Snow, Mountains

EUGENE, Ore, Nov. 25.-A snow
motor, which travels through Nc
Kenzie Pass and connects stage lines
has been tried out and the tests
have been satisfactory. Mckenzie
has hitherto been locked in winter
months.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-11-25

LOS" ANGELES, Cal, Nov. 3D.
One day in Jail was enough punish
ment for Peter Rosian, actor, who
stole Pola Negri's gold clock and
pawned it. Pola Negri decided this
in announcing she will not prosecute
him. Rosian told her he was broke
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-11-25
Economic Branch of
Bureau of Mines

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.-Secre-
tary of Commerce Hoover has ere
ated an Economic Branch of the
Bureau of Mines, headed by C. p.
White, who directed the coal di-
vision several months for the De-
partment of Commerce.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-11-25
Supreme Court Gives Rules
On Federal Reserve Banks

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25. - The
Supreme Court has sustained the
regulation of the Federal Reserve
Board requiring the Federal Reserve
and member banks pay at par
checks drawn upon them.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-11-25
Three Are Acquitted
OF Numbering Woman

WAUKEGAN, H., Nov. ga jury
has acquitted Mrs. Clara Harco and
her stepfather, Arthur Holt, of mur.
der last September of Holt's wife
Lille, at the Fox Lake home. Albert
Harco, charged with being an ac-
cessory, was also acquitted.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-11-25
Senator Moves for
Repeal Primary Law

OLYMPIA, Wash, Nov. 25.-
State Senator Conner, of King Coun-
ty, has introduced bill in the
Senate for repeal of the Primary
Law.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-11-25

on which payment was stopped. He
had every confidence of winning the
action. He said it was probable the
suit started by Quickstad and Wored
was in the nature of a counter ac-
tion against Mr. Connors and Mr.
McNeill, q sort of legal backfire.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-11-25
Claims Football Games
Were Rough;No Statement

SEATTLE, Nov. 25. George M
Varnell who referred the Stanford
Washington, Observation-Disclosures
and Stanford California games, an
nounced he would not reply to the
complaint of President Wilbur, OF
Stanford. illegal roughness was per.
mitted in the Washington-C California
and Stanfor rd-California games.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-11-25
COL, MITCHELL
HAS COMPLETED
HIS TESTIMONY
Three Others to Be Opened
Student Enrolment at Out
set Totaled ia.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25. = Col.
William Mitchell completed his tes-
timony late yesterday after a total
OF 10 hours on the stand Mitchell
ested his case just four weeks after
lie was hailed before the court mar.
.ial.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25. - The
inquiry into the wreck of the diri.
gible Shenandoah is complete with
the possible exception of calling
Col. Mitchell after the courtmarial
is through with him.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-11-25

SPOKANE, Wash. Nov. 25.-Bill
Mulligan, Of Ganzaga, head lines
man of the Washington California
land Stanford-California games, call
ed both remarkably clean"
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-11-25

PANAMA., Nov. 25.-The cruiser
Denver, scheduled to leave Balboa
for Chile, loaded with provisions,
yesterday received a health bill re-
quested by the pilot.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-11-25
Pershing Reports on
Chile-Peru Trouble

AFRICA, Nov. 25. - Gen. John j.
Pershing, American representative,
today said that despite the row be-
tween Chile and Peru, he hoped the
discussion would enable continuance
of the plebiscitary commission. work
which has been deadlocked since
last Saturday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-12
TOpsham Colonial
Landmark Burns
With Loss of $1,000
Especial to Kennebec JournaD


Topsham, Jan. 1.-THE buildings at
Pejepscot for many years owned and
occupied by Uriah A. Jack and since
his death owned by his son, Walter
Jack, and occupied by Alvah Beals.
were burned to the ground this after
noon. The fire started in the barn
while the family was at dinner and it
gained great Roadway when discov-
cred Brunswick and Lisbon Falls were
called upon for fire apparatus. the for
mer sending a pumper and the latter a
chemical truck. The brook nearby from
which it had been expected water could
be secured was found to be frozen to
the bottom. Chemical streams were
used but only served to check the pro-
gress of the flames long enough to
enable the firemen to remove PRACTICAL
ly all the furniture from the house.
Mr.. Beals lost calf and about so
hens He had no insurance. Charles
Chase of Livermore Falls, who roomed
in the house. lost all his clothing and
, also n Ford touring car which he had
stored in the barn. The loss on the
buildings will be about $1,000, partial
~ insured. The buildings was one of
the landmarks in Topsham. Its Colo
NAL doorway attracted the attention OF
thousands of tourists.
On the way to the fire the Lisbon
Falls chemical truck lost it's right
hand front tire. which blew out as they
rounded a curve, and about half the
distance was covered with the truck
travelling on the rim. The Brunswick
department also met with a mishap on
the way. A hanging branch of q
tree struck Theophile Thebarge. one of
the fremen a singing blow across the
head, leaving a severe bruise.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-12
Kansas Governor and Son
ToStand Trialfor Bribery
BOMB WRECKS
HALL OF JUSTICE
SAN FRANCISCO

San Francisco, Jan. 1.-THE
main entrance Of the Hall Of
Justice here was wrecked today
by a bomb which exploded a. a
number Of police officers were
walking through tho corridor.
No one was injured, although
the force Of the explosion scat.
tered pieces Of iron, wood and
other missiles around the corridor.
Several persons had walked past
the place where the bomb was
placed, about Is feet from tho
door Of Police Chief Daniel J.
O'Brien's office.
The force Of the blast tore a
hole through police headquarters,
demolished a telephone booth,
shattered all glass in the CORR.
dor and wrecked a steam radi.
ator.
Although the explosion occur.
red at 1907 this morning, the
fact did not become generally
known until tonight. The police
at first were somewhat reticent to
discuss the affair in the belief
that it might hinder an investi.
cation which was launched i'm.
mediateiy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-12
Body Archbishop
M0eller Lying in
State in Cincinnati

Cincinnati, Ohio. Jan. 11-(By A.
PD-Amid a swirling snowstorm, the
bronze casket bearing the body of the
late Archbishop Henry Moeller, was
brought from his residence today to
the seat Of his former activities in
ST. Paul cathedral, where 1t will lie
in state until the funeral Tuesday.
The ancient pomp and dignity OF
the Catholic Church was adhered to
in the ceremony which brought out n
crowd Of thousands Of mourners.
During the entire line Of march
prayers for the repose of the soul of
the dead were recited by the semi
narians and echoed from the s>>e-
walks by those of Catholic faith.
The body was received into the
cathedral by Mgr. Louis J. Nau'
apostolic administrator pending the
appointment of a new archbishop. A
Luzetto, a red skull cap. rested at the
foot of the casket. an indication that
his office had ended.
The cathedral, which is nearly. a
century old. was draped in mourning
black and purple.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-12
SENTENCES Melted
OUT BY WALDO
COUNTY COURT
Especial to Kennebec JournaD

Especial to kennebec JournaD
Belfast, Jan. 10.-The grand jury
Of Waldo county reported Saturday
with seven indictments and immed-
lately after the jury was discharg-
cd the respondents were arraigned.
four of them pleading guilty and
receiving sentence. Jim Berry of
Bangor, indicted for transporting
liquor without federal permit
plead guilty and was given the min
imum sentence on recommendation
of County Attorney G. r. Chapman.
This being his first offense, he was
sentenced to three months in TIE
county jail with a fine of $500 and
costs and six months in default of
payment of fine.
The others were Harold Smith of
Lynn, Mass, apprehended in Angus
ia on Thursday and indicted fer
breaking and entering at the cloth
ing store of B. l.. Davis, Belfast,
where he stole complete outfit,
even to sleeve bands and handke.-
chief, the whole amounting to about
500, plead guilty. He said he was
- years Of age. that he was unable
to get work and hard up and took
only what he needed. He was SEN
fenced to from one to three years
in State prison in Tfomaston.
Two young men in the uniform of
the United States Infantry, who adj
mitted that they had been A. Q. w.
L. from Fort Williams, Portland,
since October. were indicted tor
breaking and entering the farm
house of Charles Webber in Mont
vile in that month. They have since
been in the county Jail and plead
guilty to the indictment. They were
Harold Clark, aged 20 Of Fort Fair
field, a private in Co. c.. 9Th U. s.,
Infantry, and Arthur Cleremont,
Manchester. N. H., aged 10, also of
Co. c. They were sentenced o
from one to three years in the State
prison.
In imposing these sentences Assc-
ciate Justice Warren G. Philbrooks
of Waterville, the presiding justice,
said: Il would prefer to sentence
these young men to the Mems Re-
formatory, but / have been advised
by the trustees of that institution
that it is already full
The other indictments were State
VS.. Charles Robbins of Belfast for
non support of his wife. Plea, not
guilty.
Alphonse Carter, Warren, colored,
indicted for kidnapping Mrs. Mar
garet Pullen of Montville, wife of
his employer, and forcing her to &C
company him some Is miles from
her home, plead not guilty.
Leo Davio. Belfast. indicted for
operating a motor vehicle while I'M
der the influence Of liquor, plead not
guilty.
These respondents will be ried
Tuesday.
Herbert E. Farmer Of Arlington
Mass, indicted at the January term
on two counts, obtaining money I'M
der false pretenses and forgery.
plead not guilty and will also be
tried.
Court adjourned to 10 A. NJ.
Tuesday. The grand jury W :; dis
charged to April Dist, when the
spring term will convene. The tr1-
verse jurors who have not yet re-
ported for duty are called for Tues
day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-12
Fireman Badly
Hurt in Million
Blaze at Chicago

Chicago. Jan. 11-One fireman was
severely burned, a dozen others were
overcome by smoke and damage esti-
mated at from 100000 to $1.000.000
was caused by a fire which burned
for more than five hours in a furni-
ture building in the business district
today.
Hundreds of guests in the nearby
Congress hotel were routed by the
smoke. Valuable oil paintings and
antiques were among the furniture
stock destroyed. Fire department
officials summoned one third of the
city's equipment.
Two of the first companies to re-
spond were trapped in the basement
and eXtricated with difficulty.