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The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-01-26
RINCLEADERS OF
RIVAL FACTIONS
SHOT AND KILLED
Fatal Shoolings Occur at
Strife-Rldden Town of
I1errin, In Illinois.


HERRIN, ILL.,. Jan. 26.--S. Glen
Young, Ku Klux Klan liquor alder.
his first assistant, George Forbes
Homer Warner, also a Klansman.
and their opponent, Deputy Sheriff
Ora Thomas, of Williamson County.
were killed Saturday night i'll a
hotel lobby fight as the climax of
many stormy months in the County
between the Klan and anti-Klan
forces
1t is reported that Young walked
the streets Saturday as result
of report his enemies dared him.
Both sides were keyed up to high
pitch.
Saturday night. some one fired a
shot at Young and he ran into the
hotel lobby, following Thomas.
Thomas emptied both pistols and
then sank to the floor.
Thomas came to the city to at
tend the city court, and night
session caused him to remain.
A company of State militia was
| at once demanded and the Guards-
men began patrolling the streets
shortly after midnight and contin-
ued Sunday and today.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-01-26
OH, Romeo! Man, 78 Wcds
Elderly Woman 10 Minutes
After Diuorcing 5h Wife

CHICAGO, Jan. 24.-Teu minutes
after = divorce decree separating him
from his fifth wife had been signed
William Bottchcr. rs years old oh
tanned a marriage license and wed
Mrs. Marie Keslei. 65 years old.
T'ottscher was divorced from Mrs.
Lena Bottscher on charges of de-
sertion. and declared at the hearing
two weeks ago that he was through
with marriage forever" Superior
Judge. Harry Lewis. who signed the
divorce decree. was startled a few
n,ilnlias later whom Bottcher again
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-01-26

appeared before him and asked The
Judge to marry him.
How do you know you could be
happy with this man?' declared the
Judge of the blnshing bride. His
first wife died. his second committed
suicide, his third went insane and two
others divorced him. Aren't you
afraid to be their SUCCESSOR"
"Oh, I've been his honsekeeper for
year" she replied. II know how
to humor him. | can even stand him
when his rheumatisk makes him
cross.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-01-26
Eskimo Girls Cutting Off
Pigtails; Latest Fashions
NoW Receired by Wireless

Alaska Division, Bureau of Educa-
ton Jonathan Wagner said the
Eskimo girls of St Lawrence Is
land. are cutting off their pigtails
following things heard over The pow
erful radio receiving station the
Bureau installed. The girls have
been informed concerning the latest
in STYLES
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-01-26
CREW ALL SAVED.

VICTORIA. b. G., Jan 2G The
crew which took to the lifeboats
when the rum auxiliary gasoline
boat Speedway sank after an cx-
plosion of her fuel tanks, off Cape
Flatery Saturday. is safe ashore and
il is expected the members will be
picked up during this afternoon
and landed at Esqumalt by to-
night
The Speedway left here carrying
10000 cases of liquor Her papers
showed destination as being Colinto.
Mexico. but it is understood she
was bound for Rum Row off San
Francisco.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-01-26
De Valera Is Protesting
Visit Of Prince Of Wales

BELFAST. Jan. 2G.-- fiamonn de,
Valera. Republican leader, protested
today against the Prince of Wales
proposed visit 10 ireland declaring
that "we do not want any foreign
King roaming our country to claim
rulership'
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-01-26
Pioneer of Covered
Wagon Days Is Dead

MOUNT VERNON. Wash, Jan. 20.
Thomas L. lIastie. aged 30. pio.
neer of Washington, farmer, died
Saturday. lie came TO the United
Stacs in 1850 camo westward in II
covered wagon 10 Oregon and lived
near Seattle on WILDLY Island, since
1853
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-01-26
Two Soldiers Shot
And Killed, Robbery

OMAHA, Jan. 26.--arthur Fay,
2l, of Omaha, and Norman Kelly.
10, of Fort Des Moines, both. soldiers
stationed at Fort Omaha, were SHOT
and killed Saturday night by groc-
er who caught tnem robbing his
wife and man customer in his
store.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-01-26
S,ccH Wedding,
Costing sIOO,OOO
liz Chicago

CHICAGO, Jan. 2G.-At cero-
mony unique in America for eccles-
YlO0,O0o, Miss Loret-
Ia Hines. daughter Of a millionaire,
and Howell Howard, of Dayton, Ohio,
were married here Saturday night
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-01-26
Presidency Is Not
Man Killing job,
Says Slcmp

WASHINGTON, Jan. e
Eighteen months as the Presi-
dents secretary has convinced
G. Baseom Slemp that The
Presidency is not man killing
office.
THE matter of maintenance
of the health Of tho President
lies IN systematic work, relax
alton and rest Slcnp says.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-01-26
SMALL ISLAND
SINKS;L0SS OF
LIFE is HEAVY
Thickly Populated Place Off
West Africa, Suddenly
Sinks Into Sea.

LONDON. Jar. 26.-port Alexander
small island of the Portuguese col
ony, at Angola. West Africa. VIA
suddenly submerged in the sea and
disappeared. according to Il dispatch
from Lisbon 10 the Sunday Express.
The islet was 1000 square yards ih
area and thiekly populated. Loss of
llfo iss believed to be considerable.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-01-26
FRACTIONAL TROUBLES.

NTIICAUU, Jan. 26,-t. n. Andef-
son, Mayor Of Herrin, visiting here.
said Saturday nights killings Will
terminate the factiOnal troubles
which have been raging for months
as the leaders of both factions are
dead. Anderson predicted hereafter
Herrin will be quiet and peaceful
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-01-26
Nationally. Known Amateur
Weather Prophet Is Dead

liACKENBACH. n. j. Jan. 20.
Andrew J. Devoe. nationally known
amateur weather prophet, died at
his home here yesterday at the age
of so years.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-01-26
20 Inches of Snow
Falls at Ketchikan

KETCHlkAN. Jan 26.-Twenty
inches of snow covered the city Sat
nrday. This is the heaviest SNOW
fall since 1910.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-01-26
Texas Senate Rejects
Child Labor Amendment

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. &c The
Senate today rejected the child
labor amendment by vote OF %
to 20.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-01-26

LONDON. Jan. 26.--Herbert II
Asquilh has accepted the offer Of
King George of the title of Earl OF
Oxford after spurning past decora-
tions on advice of Minister Baldwin.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-01-26
GOVERNOR SOLE /,
CUSTODIAN OF
BALLOTS, CLAIM
.Rustgard's Opinion Places
Responsibility for Exam
ination on Bone.

I,eterating his opinion that the
Territorial Canyassng Board has no
authority or right to canvass indi-
yidual ballots and asserting the same
Board had no jurisdiction over the
ballots, Attorney General John
Rustgard. in an opinion rendered
the Board, declared the Governor
alone had charge of the ballots and
his duty in that connection did not
call for an examination of them.
He said the Governor might have
authority to allow Interested parties
to make an exam ination but warned
against any loophole being left for
tampering.
The opinion of the Attorney Gen
eral was in response to query
propounded by the Board last week
in which he was asked if it had
the right or il II was its duty to
permit the examination Of ballots
by Interested parties. This WAS
one OF six questions raised, the
other Eve being answered last
week, but additional time was ask
ed by the ATTORNEY General to an
.swer the final one. The opinion.
which was read in full at Il meet
, ing Of the Bo1rd this morning, at
tempted TO place the determination
OF the question solely upon the
F., Governor and not in any measure
on the Canyassing Board.
View Is Altered.
That the view OF the AttornlA
General has undergone radical
change since 1919, when he appear
ed before the Canyassing Board as i
| representative Of Judge .Jnmes Wick.
ersham, apparently defeated can.
didate for Delegate, WAS indicated
| by his answers to questions askc1
i him by Secretary Karl Tbiclc tlis
morning. Asked by Mr.. Thiele il
he had attended the 1919 session,
Of the Board, he said he had Wa,
each individual ballot examined ,
asked Mr.. Thielc Mr. Rustgard
! Continued on Page Eight)
New Britain herald., 1925-05-01
MURDER VICTIM
 NOW IDENTIFIED
Slain Girl Was Mrs, Joseph
 DesideriO Of Gary, Indiana

Gary Indiana, May -Idcntihca. ton of the young woman whose maimed and burned body vas found Sunday near Chesterton, aa Mrs. Josephine Desiderio 2t. Gary, was believed complete today by the Au. thorities, after Mrs Bernard Gen ero, her mother, and Sam Ross, a friend, were positive In identification of her.
 Ross, who said he had last seen Mrs. Desiderio Friday in an auto mobile with another woman and two men, was held for questioning He said he and Mrs, Desiderio had liv- cd in the same Gary hotel for two weeks Mrs. Desderio had been separated from her husband, Luis, who is sought by the police
 Mrs, Genero. who was traced through 3 telephone number scra wl- cd on the lining of vanity case found yesterday near the place where the body was discovered, vas positive the hody was that of her daughter, She named Ross, who was found late last night and ques- tioned this morning.
 Makes Identification
 Ross, a foreigner, minutelv de scribed the appearance and clothing of Mrs Desiderio. the police said his story tallving with the bits Of clothing and appearance of the body, Taken 10 the Chesterton morgue, through which hundreds of persons have failed in efforts to identify the body Ross repeated his statements and said the body vas that of Mrs. Desiderio He denied any knowl. edge of her whereabouts since Fri day,
 Mystery Further Increased
 With the mystery of the name be iieved solved, authorities sought any connection between the death of the woman and the body Of g man. iden. tined as James Shela, Stockton, Ind, railroad employe, which was found yesterday on the outskirts Of Gary. The mans throat had been scared and his trousers burned, He appar- ently had been dead since Sunday, 1 IL was recalled that q. railroad em- ployes card was found Sunday be- side the wom3n's body.
 Late last night authorities had an other identification of the woman's body in addition 10 that of Mrs, Genero. Mrs. Lee Sewell, North Liberty. Ind, was positive the victim was her niece, Myrtle Winstell, 25, whom she had not seen for weeks, until a uewsraporman found the Winstell girl and brought her to
New Britain herald., 1925-05-01
LAY KEEL OF V-4,
 MINE,LAyING SUB
First oI Its Type Begun at
 Portsmouth, N. H.

Portsmouth, W H May 1-The keel of tho VI, the first mine lay ing submarine ever hullt for the lnl'ed States navy, vas laid at the Portsmouth navy yard today Cap tain Douglas F. Dtsmukes, com mandant of the navy yard, briefly addressed tho yard emp.oyes gath cred for the ceremony and tested the first riyet. which vas driven by the shop foremen who wtll super vise the N-4's construction.
 Although construction ot the T.4 vas authorized in August. 1918. congress did not appropriate the necessary funds until last May. She Wlll be considerably larger than the preceding vessels of the N-type. but the navy department has not dirllged any details as 70 her dimen- sious. displscements and character itfios except 10 say that she em. bodies many entirely new features
 The N-4 will cost approximately s6,hho.o 900 and present plans call for her completion within two years. 2 record in United States naval con struction.
New Britain herald., 1925-05-01
REJECT "RAINMAKER
Charles N. Hatfield of Los Angeles Fails to Do Business With New Orleans Men.

New Orleans. May 1,--Charles NJ, Hatfield, Of Los Angeles. widely ac- claimed as a "rainmaker," who has been here several days awaiting decision on his offer 10 agricultural interests 10 produce two inches of rain within thirty days for an un- stated consideration. believed 10 be Ss,000. prepared today 10 return to his home after a committee of sugar and cotton planters yesterday re- jected his proposal
 A rain was falling as the decision was announced.
 Dr I NJ. Cline. wealthy forester at New Orleans, cautioned the planters against hastily accepting MT, Hatfeld's offer when nrst made. saying
 The month Of May is usually marked by heavy precipitation in Louisiana and Mississippi agricul- tural areas. Tf May weather fol- lows past performances, enough tain will he had 10 take care Of growing crops without tho assistance of any attempts at rain producing"
New Britain herald., 1925-05-01
sSiNEDY GRANTED EMIT FOR HOUSE -
@ I9 IonStrantS Fail to Assemble
 Sufficient Opposition

fly the narrow margin of three quarters of ono per cent. residents of
 tart and Lincoln streets who remon- atrated against issuance of a permit to Matthew l., Kennedy for a two family house. failed to secure the necessary 75 per cent of property within 800 feet ss remonstrating, and the permit was issued last night.
 The finding that Mrs. Elizabeth iung holds property under a sepa- rate deed and not as part of the lung estate on Corbin avenue, de- cided the case. Her separate deed gave her a vote and she registered 1t in favor of Kennedys two-family house. Twenty of the 27 property owners within radius of BOO feet opposed and seven favored granting Kennedy a permit
 Decision in the Anthony Naples case was postponed until next Thurs day. Naples was granted q permit 10 build a two-family house on Hart street and the common ciuncil later ordered revocation of the permit. The building commission has not revoked the permit. Judge W. r. Mangan, counsel for Naples, argued that only an applicant denied d per init can appeal 10 the common ciun- cll under the present ordinances and the action of the council was Of no effect. Attorney Donald Gaffney counsel for rAmonstrants claimed fne common council has the power 10 interfere In any building matter,
New Britain herald., 1925-05-01
TARS FROM FLEET
 REAL GENTLEMEN
Create No Disturbance at All in
 Honolulu
I.a AssoclateA prasa

Honolulu, May By the e1cep- ttonally fine conduct of the men-of- wars.men Of the United States fleet while on lther'y in Honolulu has drawn commentators from all sides, crys'allizing today in 2 state ment by Sheriff D. k. Traak praising the personnel of the grand fleet.
 During tho first day the "gobs" were given highly cherished liberty not single s9ilor arrest was TO corded at police headquarters or by the special shore patrol and there were only few scattering arrests Wednesday for minor offanses.
 The sheriff in his statement said The goha' are showing 9 fine spirit We naturally looked for some trouble when pproximateIy 4o,0o0 sailors were turned loose in Honolulu and cognizance Is taken nf the fact that thetr arrival in creased our population by fifty per cont
 We made extensive preparations 70 cope with the situation adding new police officere and cooperating with the special naval patrol I am most pleased wrh the thowinE. I myself have been on the lookout for disorderlv conduct and on Wed nes1ay as l watched swarms of them returning 70 their ships, I was eur- prised to count less than ten in toXiCated sailors, each of whom wa~ chaperonAd by group of cold sober companions caring for him !"
 Gangsters from whom consider able trouble have been expected. due to their procliYitv of gathering and attacking service men have been held down by the police and hip flask bootleggers from whom ad- dittonal trouble was anticipated. have practically been eliminated from the city by the police who took fifty of them into custody uhen dis covered soliciting bluejackets to buy liquor.
New Britain herald., 1925-05-01
WALKS 4,OO0 MILES
Oakland Judge Has Good Time HiL Ing to St, Augustine and Then Pack Home.

Oakland, Cal, May t-Dudlsy Kneell, 51, former judge Of the Alameda county superior court Lench, returned to his home here yesterday with htEhwav-hardened feet and q. now perspectiye of life, as a result of what he describes as a casual hike 10 St, Augustine. Fla, and return, of 4,h09 miles
 Ktnsell resigned from the bench several months ago after complain ing of the stuffiness of his court room. Two months ago he started out 10 hike bit" En reached S' Augustine and then started back.
 1[insell said he learned many 'htnra on his ,aunt during which le shared his blankets and food with fellow wavfarers
 T learned that the world ts good and that the people in f are good :" he sal4 "Life is good; life is kind: life !e true"
New Britain herald., 1925-05-01
the aunt.
 Suspect Is Held,

While the authorities today ques. toned Ross and searched for tho men he described as having been with Mrs, Deslderlo when he last saw her, Gary police held Tex Mic Lain. Chicago sign painter, who was arrested last night after he had show agitation upon viewing the girls body. Ills rambling answers 10 questions led investigators 10 be- lievs he either knew something of her death or was mentally deranged.
 Give Police Clue,
 Efforts also were mado 10 develop information given by MT, and Mrs. Joseph Glavin and Mir, and Mrs. James Townsend of Crown Point. Ind, who said they saw two men carry q struggling girl Into an auto mobile while they were motoring last Saturday night, seven miles south of here They attempted 'o pursue, they said. but lost sight o' the automobile,
New Britain herald., 1925-05-01
Three Members of Tug
 t Missing After Mishap

i Aberdeen, Washington. May r. The tug Ryha sank yesterday off ,Gravs Harhor Bar. and three of the feur members of the crew gre missing The Pyha went out 10 place a pilot aboard the Japanese freighter sl'na Maru and sank on the w7v jhark. The Japanese ship made an attempt to rut out nfehoat hut V7s unable 70 Eat # away.
New Britain herald., 1925-05-01
May Try New Medical
 Discovery in Raltimnre

Baltimore, Nav 1 - nr. T. E. Pitcher, personal physician 70 Sir Adam Beck, prominent Canadi1n, t'I at the Johns Honktrs hospital here, sa!d last night that he received today the powder Uncovered by nr. Garner, an English scientist. which is claimed 10 he curative for per
New Britain herald., 1925-05-01

niclous snasmia. The powder was secured from Dr, Gardner's Paris laboratory and sent to Baltimore by John Robinson, of Toronto, a friend of Sir Adam. Dr. Fletcher said that the powder would not bs admins. tered until 1t had been thoroughly investigated.
New Britain herald., 1925-05-01
Putnam Newspaper
 Plant Has Small Fire

Putnam, May Fire discovered late last night in billiard parlor on the first floor Of the Windham Coun- " Observer building swept through the room but vas checked before it reached other parts Of the s'ruc'lrH.
New Britain herald., 1925-05-01

The only damage to the newspaper plant WAS from smoke The Miss Chahot millinery store suffered |
 heavy smoke damage, The origin Of | inc fro is not known.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-06-25
Lake Forest Youth
Held. for RObberies

Chicago, Ill.-C, Jack Durand,
adopted son of Mr.. and Mrs. Scott
Durand, millionaire family of fash
ionable Lake Forest, was implicated
today in a series Of robberies along
the North Shore district. Young
Durand is believed to be acting for
the movies in Los Angeles and Cali
fornia authorities have been asked
to hunt for him.
Three youths, members of well
known families, implicated Durand.
The three were arrested following an
attempt to hald UP taxicab driver.
The prisoners are Franklin Patterson
10, George Burchard 20, and James
Gordon Miller "a. They confessed to
a number of robberies during the past
three years, including the holdup in
the home of F. Edison White, presi-
dent of Armour and company, when
jewels valued at many thousands
of dollars were taken from Miss
Hester White.
The trio also confessed to robbing
the home of Mark Morton, head of the
Morton Salt works, of $4,000 worth
of clothing and rugs. In these and
other robberies Jack Durand played a
leading part, the prisoners charged.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-06-25
NOTED EXPLORER AND
SCIENTIST Is DEAD
DR.. William Curtis Farabee, Foremost
South American Authority,
Completes Career.

Washington, Penn.-(. DIR. Will
liam Curtis Farabee we'll known sclen-
tist, died at his home here today after
an extended illness.
DR.. Farabee was regarded by sci
entists as one of the worlds great
est authorities on South America. In
1912 when the University Musium of
Philadelphia began it's South Ameri-
can work, DR.. Farabee became cura-
tor of the American section of the
museum.
After the armistice President Will
son appointed DR.. Farabee as expert
on ethnology for the peace conference
and he accompanied the Wilson party
to France on the steamship George
Washington. At Versailles he pre-
pared the chronological maps which
were used at the sessions of the peace
conference.
Biographical Sketch.
DR.. Farabee was born at Washing
ton, Pa, February Z, 1868, where he
received his early education in the
public schools. He was graduated
from Waynesburg College and took
his doctors degree at Harvard. He
taught school in Pennsylvania for sew
eral years and went to Harvard in
1901 as instructor in anthropology.
He was author Of many books, some of
which were published by Harvard
and the University Museum. They
have been accepted as standard works
of the countries he had explored. Four
books remain unfinished DR.. Farabee
having been engaged on them when
his illness compelled him to stop his
work. He was member of numer-
Gus scientific bodies in this country,
Europe and South America and in
the last was widely known as in this
country.
DR.. Farabee married Miss Sylvia
Manila Holdren of Macarthur, Ohio.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-06-25
KILL MANY In
CANTON RIOTS
Chinese Situation Grows
Steadily Worse as Prop
uganda Spreads.
REDS FOMENT WRATH

In renewed rioting at Canton sever
al Europeans were killed and a num-
Der wounded. Women and children
are fleeing from the city and about
$50 Of the refugees, including some 70
Americans have arrived at Hong Kong
the British colony.
Preparations are being made in
many Chinese cities for demonstra-
tions tomorrow which is the dragon
day festival Shanghai dispatches
saw the success or failure of these
demonstrations may materially affect
the entire Chinese situation. Shanghai
and it's suburbs are under martial law
in readiness for possibilities.
Reports generally indicated con-
tinuing grave situation in South
China, although messages from Ming
po, where serious condition was re-
ported yesterday said the crisis there
had passed.
Reports from Mukden, the Man
churian capital, received at Peking,
deny, that anti-foreign demonstrations
have occurred there, although Lon
don newspaper printed reports insist
ing there had been trouble in Muk-
den.
1t developed that the British consul
at Canton warned the Chinese authori-
ties Monday prior to yesterday
shooting that any attempt by Chinese
to enter the foreign settlement at
Canton would forcibly resisted and
that Chinese government would be
held responsible for the consequences.