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The Alaska daily empire., 1926-04-17
ONTARIO'S EXPERIENCE

WASHINGTON, April 17.-Will-
IAN L. Raney, former Attorney Gen
etal Of Ontario. Canada, called as "a
witness by the drys, told the Senate
Prohibition Committee that on
tario's experiment with the legal
lied sale of notwithstanding beer.
had not been successful
Beer drinkers said four per cent
beer, allowed under the law. did
not have enough kick" said Raney
the witness testified that boot
Logging continued in both wet and
dry Provinces and he said Mayor
Webb of Winnipeg told him condi-
tons under Government control
there were Undermining the whole
social structure
Raney said. Quebec Province
has the largest Canadian dope traf-
nc next to British Columbia
Takes Drys to Task
Prof. wing Fisher, of Yale. took
the arys TO task before the Sen
ate Committee for abandoning the
educational policy for mere law
observance program. Prohibition
made the greatest strides when the
evils of alcohol were stressed 1t
lost ground when the emphasis was
lost and the public, not already
converted to Prohibition and which
never understood the solid reasons
for it, when preached to by Judges
and elergymen to obey it because
it was the law, acquired the i'm
preston there is no other reason
for obeying it except because it
is the law
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-04-17
NORGE CREW
TAKING REST

LENINGRAD. April L. - The
crew of Amundsen's dirigible Norge
are resting at Trotsk, suburb, in
the Catchina Palace which has been
placed at the disposal of the ex-
petition members. Celebration in
their honor has been postponed
until the men are thoroughly re-
covered from the flight from Rome
via England and oslo. Command
er Mobile said he will remain at
Trosk for week before leaving
for Spitzbergen, when he will fly
across the North Pole to Alaska.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-04-17
COUNCIL NAMES
CIT Y OFFICERS
FOR THIS YEAR
Mayor Connors Begins Sec.
ond Term-All Officials
Reelected al Once.

Newly elected members Of the
City Council. except DR. G. F. Free
burger who is out Of town. headed
by Mayor j. j. Connors took their
seats last night and Immediately
organized for the coming year New
members Of the Council, taking the
oath Of office last night were Gun
mar lngman ana A. + McKinnon,
and Dr. Freeburger will take office
on IS return in a week or ten days.
Retiring Councimen We're: Gun
mar Blomgren and T, b. Judson.
The latter has been absent from the
city several weeks.
Reflect Officers
All of the City officials were re
elected for another year except the
Night Patrloman. Chief of Police
McCloskey was authorized to employ
his own assistant subject to the ap-
proyal of the Council. There were
no applicants othen than those
elected
The officials elected were: City
Clerk ard Magistrate, j. A Davis.
Tax Assessor. H. r. Shepard; Treas
urer. John Reck; Chief of Police,
James McCloskey; Street Commits
sioner, Olaf Torkelson; Fire Chief,
j. l.. Gray; Fire Truck Driver, NJ.
A. Lavenii; Asst. Truck Driver, Ted
Laughlin; Health Officer, DR.. II. c.
DeNighne; Wharfinger. J. NJ. Davis ,
Assistant Wharfingers, J. A. Kear-
neY and Wairo Herdrickson Gene
terry Caretaker, / Charlebo
Committees Appointed
Mayor Conn0rs appointed the fol
lowing committees to serve during
the yeal:
Streets Lights -McKianon,
chairman; lnman and Heyder
Public Health and Police-Wil-
son, chairman Freeburger and
Simpson.
Public Schools Freeburger,
chairman; McKinnon and Simpson
Fire Protection and Watering
man, chairman; Heyder and Wilson
Finance McKinnon, chairman; !;
Wilson and Ingman.
Election and Printing Simpson.
chairman Freeburger and Wilson.
Cemetery Heyder, chairman;
McKinnon and Simpson.
Assessment and Collection of
Taxes -Freeb eburger, chairman, Ing
man and Heyder.
Special Gold Greek Committee
The entire Council.
Start Street Improvement
The Administrations program of
street improvement, including a be
ginning of permanent street con-
struction will be launched without
delay, it was announced The first
work will be done on Seward
Street. 1t will be filled with rock
between Third and Front Streets.
The Street Commissioner was auth
orized to put a force to work on
completion.
To prepare for laying concrete
street between the Juneau-Y Young
Hardware Co. 8 corner of Front
Street and the Alaskan Hotel, May
or Connors named special COM
mittee composed of McKinnon, Ing
man, Heyder and Simpson to draw
UP specifications covering this work
This committee was given authority
to secure a competent man to sup
eryise the work as it progresses to
insure strict adherence to the speci-
| fications.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-04-17
Wet Candidate for u. S.
Senate Withdraws Name

PORTLAND, Ore April II
Hugh McLain. Of Marshfield, who
announced his candidacy yesterday
for the L. S. Senate, on the Demo
cratic ticket and on wet plat
form, has withdrawn
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-04-17

NEW YORK, April IT, superior
Judge Marcus KayanauEh, of chi
cago. said There were llS 900 muir
derers loose in the United States
He predicted that the tenderness
technicality which has So long
shielded and encouraged the Grim
inal is about to meet the awaken
ing@s of anger from an cnraged
public.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-04-17
Would Make Alien Indians
Eligible U. S. Citizenship

WASHINGTON, April 17.-Unted
States Senator c. c. Dill Democrat
of Washington. has introduced a
bill making Indians born outside the
United States eligible to citizenship.
He explained immigration restric-
tions were construed as making
them ineligible.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-04-17
Minnesota Delegation
In House Makes Threat

WASHINGTON April Il. - The
Minnesota Republican delegation
in the House has notified Floor
Leader Tilson il will oppose ad-
journment until farm relief legs-
lation has been enacted.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-04-17
Clam Digger Falls from
His Gasboat and browns

CORDOVA Alaska. April II
Charles Anderson. Norwegian clam
digger. aged As years, was drowned
when he fell from his gasboat near
Point Whiteshed last Wednesday.
A choppy sea prevented his com
panion from rescuing him
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-04-17
Army Planes Photograph
Lava Flow on Mauna Loa

HONOLULU, April II. - Three
army planes lew to Hilo at the
request of Prof. Jaeger, of the
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory to
photograph the flow of lava on
Mauna Loa.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-04-17
ANDREWS WILL
Be SUSTAINED
BY SEC. TREAS.
Attacks Made on Dry Ad-
mlnlstrator Will Be
of No Avail.

WASHINGTON, April It. - The
Treasury Department let it be
understood today that Secretary
Mellon viii stand behind Assistant
secretary L. c. Andrews in charge
Of Prohibition Enforcement, regard
less of the criticisms from any
quarters for Andrews testimony be-
fere The Senate Committee.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-04-17
Will Use Seaplane
For Catching Whale:

VICTORIA, B. c., April II. - The
Consolidated Whaling Co. announces
1t will use seaplane for whaling
during the summer. 1t is said this
innovation is the first on the coast
and possibly in the world.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-04-17
Fishermen on Columbia
River Making Demands

ASTORIA, Ore, April 1.-THE
Columbia River Fishermen's Pro
tectiye Association announced de
mand of Is cents pound for
Chinook salmon for the fishing sea-
son opening on the Columbia River
May /. The price last year was
II cents
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-04-17
TWO FLOWS OF
LAVA CAUSING
MUCH DAMAGE
Terrific Explosions Are Caus-
ed-CathoEc Property
Is Under Lava.

uILO. II. l.. April 1.-TWO lava
flows from Mauna Loa into the sea
continued throughout the night
with terrifying. roaring explosions
The lava flowed over the Catholic
Church and residence forest yege-
tation and section of the high
way which is the only means of
circling the island.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-04-17
Smelter Copper Output
Is Large One in March

NEW YORK. April It. The
worlds production of smelter copper
for the first quarter Of 1926 is esti-
mated at 7S1 $4,000 pounds. The
March output was 270,190,000 pounds.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-04-17
Erick Nelson Not to Go
With Wade, Arctic Trip

SEATTLE. April 17.-Erick NelJ
son, one of the world hiers, has de-
elined the offer of Lieut.. Wade to
join him on his Arctic expedition
Nelson said he would devote him
self to the study of airplane de-
signing
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-04-17
10 MILLIONS
is ASKED FOR
naval BASES

WASHINGTON, April 17.-Secre-
tary of Navy Wilbur has asked Con
gress to appropriate $19.177,5OO for
construction of naval bases includ-
ing $l.120,000 at Sand Point: $780,
GOO at Mare Island; $2,5350 900 at
Bremerton; s125.O0o at Key Port,
and 81 100000 at San Diego.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-04-17
TWO LOSE LIVES

MADRID, April Il. a telegram
from the Spanish Consul at Jeru-
salem indicated that two British
officials lost their lives searching
for Esteyez and his mechanism.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-04-17
Vancouver Grain Elevator
Is Sold for $2,000,000

VANCOUVER, B. c., April IL
The Vancouver Terminal Grain Co
has sold 2,225,000 bushel grain
elevator to the Royal Securities Co.
for $2,O00,000
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-04-17
Burbank's Estate Is
Wined to His Widow

SANTA ROSA, Cal, April II
100000 is willed 20 his widow.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-04-17

WASHINGTON, April II. The
Department of Commerce indicated
intention of carrying the Zenith
case to the higher courts. Secre-
tary of Commerce Hoover previously
announced an adverse decision
would result in chaos in the broad
casting field with rush of stations
| to favored wave lengths.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-04-17
Government Is Loser
In Wireless Act Case

CHICAGO. April II. Federal
Judge Wilkerson today found for
the Zenith Radio Corporation
against the Government The com
pany was accused OF violating the
wireless act of 1912. The court
held that sections l and 2 of the
wireless law were ambiguous and
not applicable in the present ac-
ton, The Court held that Congress
had not given the Secretary of
Commerce the discretionary powers
he assumed.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-04-17
TWO AvIAT0RS
FOUND, DESERT
British Flying Officer Finds
Missing Spanish Fllers
F air Condition.

CAIRO, April II British flying
officer Coghill has found the Spanish
flier Estevez in the Syrian desert
40 miles from where he abandoned
the Spanish plane, one of three on
the Spain-Philippine Island flight,
last Sunday His meehanieian was
found 25 miles further away. They
are reported to be in "failly good
condition"
The uncanny skill of trained nat
ives who search for men or beast
on the desert was to have been call
ed into play today to find the miss
ing aviators. The prize tracker Of
the British detective force. called
the Sherlock Holmes of Egypt. was
to have started out.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-04-17

FRANC QUOTATION.
PARIS, April 17.-The franc to-
day is quoted at 29.S2 for 81.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-04-17

AGRA, April II. - Capt. Loriga
Callarzo arrived here yesterday from
Karachi on the flight from Spain to
the Philippines. and has postponed
row
Evening star., 1926-12-12

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A glove equally appropriate for
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Evening star., 1926-12-12
Plea to Suppress
screen Hat Case
Evidence Is Heard

Justice Smith In Criminal Divi-
sion on Friday heard arguments or
counsel on a motion to suppress
the evidence in the Sase of George
l.. Cassidy, known as the man In
the green hat" VISA was arrested
on a charge of transporting liquor
in the House Office Building March
25 last, The court took the motion
under advisement and gave coun-
sci time to prepare briefs. A brief
bag, containing a few bottles of
alleged whisky, was seized in con-
nection with the case.
George Chorley, Capitol police
man, made the seizure at the Of
fee building March 90 and on the
witness stand told the court that 1t
was common knowledge that whis-
ky was being brought into the
House Office Building and that
when Cassidy had entered certain
offices in the building with a bun
die persons were later seen leaving
the office giving evidence of drink
ing
Justice Smith took exception to
the use of the expression 'com-
mon knowledge" and declared
that is what is making the Vol
stead law odious, this highland
ed business of ding something on
what somebody says"
Assistant United States Attor-
ney FINELY appeared for the Gov
ernment in opposition to the mo-
tion to suppress the evidence,
which was made by Attorney
Lucien H. Vandoren.
Evening star., 1926-12-12
QUICKER ADVANCES
IN ARMY SOUGHT.
Secretary Davis Offers Plan
to Expedite Promotions
for Benefit of Service.

Steps to make more Army promo
tions possible have been proposed to
Congress by Secretary Davis of the
War Department.
The proposal contemplates establish
ing a normal annual turnover of per
cent. Rigid enforcement of regulations
designed to eliminate officers not fully
up to the physical and professional
standards of the service is planned.
In addition to such steps. however,
Secretary Davis has suggested meth
ods for expediting retirement of older
officers. DISCHARGE of others with a fair
cratuity to offset their loss of retire
ment and establishing a normal flow
of promotions for those retained.
''In the long run the plan should
not cause any material increase in the
cost of the active and retired list" the
recommendations of the special Army
board, approved by Secretary Davis,
said.
At the present strength of the COM
missioned corps, 421 officers would go
out of the service each year to make
room for second lieutenants, 225 of
whom would come from West Point.
The process of "attrition" would
provide for retirement of brigadier
generals and colonels of staff or non
combatant branches at 81 years, in
stead of 64. or on 81 years of service;
combatant branch colonels at SO years.
or with 35 years service. and for such
application of the proposal necessary
to obtain the per cent turnover OF
officers below the grade of colonel on
the following scale: i u n a t
colonels, retirement at 81 years or
with 80 years service; majors, 50 and
rs years; captains, AZ and 20 years.
Evening star., 1926-12-12
PAROLE BILL INTRODUCED
Measure for District Failed to Be-
come Law Last Session.

The bill to create prisoners parole
commission for the District. which
passed both branches of Congress at
the last session but did not receive
the signature of the President, was
reintroduced in the Senate yesterday
by Senator Gerry, Democrat, of
Rhode Island.
The commission would be composed
of the director of public welfare. the
corporation counsel and the superin-
tendent of penal institutions. The
measure defines the conditions under
which paroles could be granted and
revoked.
Senator Capper. chairman Of the
District committee, introduced bill
to authorize the Commissioners to
widen Nichols avenue between Good
Hope road and street southeast.
Evening star., 1926-12-12
JEWS TO SPEED UP
$19O,0DO Campaign
Eastern Europe in Dire Need
of Aid, Drive Leaders.
Here Are Told.

Following a request from the ma
tional headquarters of the $25,O0O.000
United Jewish campaign that local
leaders push the $150.000 drive here
to quick conclusion, an appeal was
sent out last night urging workers
to speed up the canvass.
Funds must be rushed Immediately
overseas" the appeal stated. With
the rigors of Winter threatening acute
new hardships, hundreds OF thousands
of Jewish men, women and children
in Eastern Europe are struggling des-
perately for bare survival in the crisis
of unemployment and impoverish-
ment, which has paralyzed Poland,
Rumania and adjacent countries for
more than a year"
Chairman Rudolph B. Behrend of
the local drive, said that although
more than $106.000 had been raised,
less than one thousand contributions
had been received thus far. He said
that at least one thousand more Jews
are expected to contribute before the
drive is ended.
The following list of new donors
was given out:
Harry Carpet, $500; Mr.. and Mrs
Harry Kaufman, Palais Royal, George
Beneman and Louis Bush, $500 each:
Young Mems Shop, Harry and Joe
King, NJ. Pasternak. Ben Ourisman.
Meyer Davis, Pauline Baum. M.
Davis, s. Kluft, Walter r. Franc.
Harry Bramov, Jacob Buchbinder
William Rosendorf, $500 each; Jack
Goldsmith, Sanitary Grocery CO., $3.50;
Alvin Newmeyer, $225; I. s. Burka.
Sol Herzog. A. Brylawski. Mayer &
Co., Mrs. Sadie Grosner, 5000 each;
Milton King, Maurice Max, Barney
Robins, Harry Rosenberg, Oscar
Baum. Morris Gumenick, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Wolf, Moritz Mayer, A.
kleeblat, Fl. Baum, Alex Koplin, VIII
liam Edward Cohen, Phillip Milestone,
Harry jeffrey. Mr.. and Mrs. G. A.
Pafflow, Philip Reifkin, Washington
Cadillac Company, Joseph Cherner.
$3.50 each; George Horning pledged
$125 and DR.. William Ogus, $105.
Those who gave 800: 7. l.. Gold
helm, Jacob Spund, Ernest IF. David,
Mark Sherman. J. Tender. DR.. Nor
man Smiler. P. Berman, A. Burn
stein, Miss Aline Solomons, Benoit
Baer, S. Biron, Wolf Bros, Street &
Siman, S. Beloff, Harry Cohen, Sha-
piro & Katz, S. and G.. Rubenstein Co.,
Commercial Garage, Jacob Zarin, Mr..
and Mrs. Adolph Weyl. A. Schu.
macher, William Corby, Charles J.
Stein, Henry Segaloff, b. p. o. Elks,
Nathan Horn, j. A. Cohn, Maurice
Eiseman, Isadore Freund, Jesse I.
Miller.
Evening star., 1926-12-12
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Evening star., 1926-12-12
REHEARING ASSURED
ON WATER INCREASE
Aurora Hills, Va, to Hold Mass
Meeting as Result Of Cloths
Visit to Richmond.
snec,al pispatch to The Star.

AURORA HILLS, Va. December
11.-Judge William C. Cloth, COM
monwealth's attorney for Arlington
County. obtained assurance of re-
hearing for this community on water
rate increases before the Virginia
Corporation Commission, he made
known upon his return late yesterday
from Richmond.
A mass meeting will be held Mon
day might at the Calvary NJ. 2.
Church, when action will be taken on
q petition pointing out the facts under
which the increases were imposed
without proper notice" and the al
legged injustice of the increases. If
this petition satisfies the State COM
mission that a rehearing is just the
case will be received by that body
early in January Mr.. Cloth said.
At the meeting Judge Cloth, Ed
ward Duncan. supervisor of Jefferson
district. and c. r. Taylor, former
president of the Clarendon Citizens
Association, will be the principal
speakers.
Evening star., 1926-12-12
Theater Tickets as Gifts.

BERLIN, December II R. -
Theater and opera tickets as Christ
mas presents have been made possible
for the first time. A number of pro-
ducers are selling handsome printed
credit gift slips, the recipients
of which can exchange them for the
stipulated number of seats at the
box Office at any time within two
weeks after Christmas.
Evening star., 1926-12-12

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Greece, where advanced coal prices
have caused high freight rates, which
in turn decreased shipping and
consequently threw many out of
work
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The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1926-11-06
White Men Armed.

I'm the home of one white man,
formerly high officer in the Khan,
and who resigned when he found out
the nature of the movement, he
showed me an automatic pistol which
he carried in his trousers pocket and
3S-calibre revolver in holster. He
told me that if he went only across
the road in front of his house after
nightfall, distance of some rs feet,
he strapped on his person, in addi-
ton, cartridge belt and two As
calibre army revolvers.
This man showed me collection
of 80 guns, including rifles, shotguns
and revolvers which he had in his
home for self-protection. For four
years the members of the Khan from
which he has resigned have been at
tempting to kill him. The late
Sheriff Howard, the present Sheriff
Robinson and the present deputy
sheriffs were all expelled from the
Khan some years ago for conduct I'M
becoming a Klansman.' But they
were later re-admitted. On the an
niversary of Sheriff Towards death,
the Khan held a celebration at his
grave in the Graniteville Cemetery, at
which, according to the Columbia
State, more than $500 persons, many
of them clad in Khan robes, were fur
nished with free lunches and lemon
ade and listened to eulogies of the
late Sheriff. This celebration took
place while the State Supreme Court
was celebrating on the appeal for a
new trial for the Lowmans.
This makes the 41st lynching I
have investigated, besides eight race
riots. In none of them have I seen
the depravity, barbarity, and terror
ism which exists in and near Aiken.
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1926-11-06

equations of % members of the mob
telling the Governor in detail of the
part played by each one of them at
the lynching. I have furnished him
with the names of IL other persons
who were very close to the lynching
as spectators but who did not active
ly participate in it.
This list includes, besides the
Sheriff and his deputies, other So
called law-enforcement officers, prom
inent business men and three men
related to the Governor and the name
of at least one member of the Grand
Jury investigating the lynching. I
also furnished the Governor with the
names of four white men and one col
ored man incarcerated in the Aiken
Jail on the night of the lynching, and
who saw the Sheriff and his deputies
drag Bertha Lowman from her cell
and turn her over to the mob.
II have also stated to the Cover
nor that | can furnish him with the
names and addresses of most inf1uen-
tial and respectable white citizens of
the community who will testify to
the correctness of the facts set forth,
| if the Governor will guarantee them
protection from the vengeance of the
Race Riot Attempted.
Following the lynching an at
tempt was made to stage race riot
to cover the guilt of the murderers.
Agents of the Khan went around
Aiken saying the Negroes were armed
and were going to rise in the night
and kill all the white people, The
same tactics were used as in the IA
nous Phillips County, Arkansas, riots
of 1919, which the N. A. A. C. P. ex-
posed. Fortunately this dastardly
attempt did not succeed.
II learned that the inevitable aft
ermath of Khan activities is now be-
ing seen in South Carolina. The
element of membership which acted
as restraining influence in the Khan
and which entered the movement be-
lieving it to be a law-enforcement
body as it claimed, has largely re-
signed. The local Klans are now in
the hands of murderers, bootleggers,
Operators of stills and other GRIMM
ais AS / have said, the law-abiding
element of whites are living in state
of constant terror and indeed are
more afraid of the Khan and of the
lower order of whites than are Ne
groes.