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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1926-12-16

GENEVA, Dec 16.-The little red
school house and all that its simpli-
city implies has been showed off the
picture by "the rebellion of youth"
which sees the world today through
eyes nearly as practical as were
these of their parents of the old
fashioned days of the past.
Conclusion of questionnaire cir
culated by the Y. M. c. A. in 80
countries, show that modern youth
believes the old home system of
Western civilization has completely
broken down: that parents do not
understand real "home making" as
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1926-12-16
Prince Is Interested
In Clothes for Women

LONDON, Dec. 16-The Prince of
Wales displayed keen interest in a
number of beautiful women's fur
coats shown at the Empire Products
Exhibition. A special mannequin pa
rada was held for him and he en-
gagged one OF the most charming man.
nequins present in conversation. AZ
ter few inquiries about the prevail
ing fashions he thanked her for her
display of dresses.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1926-12-16
STORY OF M'KINLEY'S
DEATH IN SCRAP BOOK

BUFFALO, n. Y, Dec. 16.-The
stirring tale of the assassination of
President William Mckinley and the
Inauguration of President Theodore
Roosevelt is unfolded through a col
lection Of newspaper clippings. photo
graphs. records and notes hidden
away in a big. leather-covered scrap
book in the stately old home here
of Ansley Wilcox.
Mr.. Wilcox plans to turn the col
or historical society. in order that
the true story of almost every in
teresting incident of those exciting
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1926-12-16
JURY RETURNS
VERDICT, OIL
SCANDAL CASE
Doheny and Fall Cleared cf
Conspiracy Charge
More Cases.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 49,
Former Secretary of Interior
Albert B. Fall and E. L. Do
heny, oil magnate, were ac-
quilted today of the charge of
conspiracy in securing a oil
lease of the naval reserve Elks
Hills, California.
The jury returned the verdict
at $50 o'clock this morning.
Doheny walked slowly from
the dingy court room into the
sunlight and sat ON the steps
for photographers.
As Doheny entered his linn
CUISINE he said: Il got just
what I expected and just what
l deserved
The defendants and relatives
received the verdict with un-
disguised emotion. Mrs. Fall
wept in her happiness. Fall
said:
MY confidence in the courts
is justified. I've never liked to
try cases in the newspapers"
The acquittal vedict left Fall
under two criminal indictments,
Doheny under one and Doheny's
son also under one.
The jury stood six to six
when eleeked up for4the night,
at 10 o'clock last night. Short
ly before 8 o'clock this morn
ing, ballot was taken and re-
suited 10 to 2 for acquittal.
Within half an hour after
the verdict was returned, Gov
ment Counsel Robinson and
Pomerene began plans to ar
raign Fall and Harry ]. Sim
clair tomorrow for conspiracy
charges.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1926-12-16
Bonus jor Head
Of Family and
His Children

SYDNEY, New South Wales, Dec.
16. - Industrial Commissioner Pid-
dington has recommended payment
of six shilling a week to every wage
Garner and each of his children
from "a fund provided by six per
cent tax on payrolls.
Piddington said: Encouraging
an increase in population is a Ma
tional necessity II the experiment
proves feasible in this State, it
mon wealth" "
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1926-12-16
LARGE. LIQUOR
CORPORATION IS
TO be FORMED
Treasury Department An
nounces Plans for Manu-
facture of Whiskies.

WASHINGTON. Dec. l6 The
Treasury Department has completed
The bill authorizing 100000, 900
corporation to control the manufac-
ture of medical whiskey.
Secretary Mellon said no govern
ment funds will go into the enter
prise and he predicted there would
he no difficulty in obtaining $60,o0o.-
900 in stock subscriptions and $40
100000 in bonds and notes.
The corporation will take over a.
100000 gallons of legal liquor stored
and holders are to receive cash and
securities Two distilleries are to be
established, one for corn and the
other for rye.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1926-12-16
Deserted Blue Snake
Runs Amuck in Seattle

SEATTLE, Dec. 16,---After a six
foot blue snake terrified rooming
house tenants dropping from chan
deliers, coiling in bath tubs and
slipping through transoms, the po-
lice caught ii and took it to head
quarters where is was docketed as
Alice" The snake had been de-
serted by Madame Zanzibar, snake
charmer, who recently left the room
ing house
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1926-12-16
$96,OO0,000
PAID AMERICA
IN WAR DEBTS

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 49, Eight
countries have paid the United States
$96 600 600 in war debt installment
and interest Great Britain has made
the eighth payment of $92 2.0O0,O 900 of
which $67 600 WAS for interest.
Czecho Sloyakia has paid $780, 900
on the principal.
Belgium has paid $l,000,000 inter
est
Esthonia has paid $4,000; Fin
land $1S1,13s; Lithuania $4,000, and
Poland $3.50. 900.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1926-12-16
Senate Passes First
Appropriation Bill

WASHINGTON Dec 16.--The Sen
ton bill of the present session car
rying 1894 ,023,37S for the Treasury
and Post Office Departments, $3,-
lG9.130 more than the House ap-
proved
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1926-12-16
MODERN YOUTH FINDS
HOME SYSTEM BROKEN

they did formerly, and that the chill
dren of the present are not inclined
to submit to authority unless they
can be shown good cause.
Base Discipline on Love
The questionable was amplified
by the discussions of the "parlia-
ment OF youth" at Helsingsfors last
August at which 46 nations were
represented. The results have been
circulated by Y. M. c. A. headquar-
ters here.
The only discipline worth any
thing in the home now. youth Is
Continued on Page Five.)
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1926-12-16

days may be preserved. Some ar
ticles have been painstakingly edited
by Mr.. Wilcox. who witnessed most
of the events desc ribed.
Have Roosevelvs Message
Few persons have seen the old vol.
ume as it is seldom brought forth
from it's Kidding place in the home
where Roosevelt, as Mr. Wilcox
guest was inaugurated president
and where he held his first cabinet
meeting
Perhaps the most valuable docu
ment in the collection consists OF
CONTINUED ON Page Tive.)
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1926-12-16
Seattle Loan Association
Is Robbed, Broad Daylight

SEATTLE, Dec. 1.-two men car
rying pistols and wearing handker-
chiefs in front of their faces, en-
tered the Prudential Savings AMI
Loan Association today after read
ing Strike while the Iron is Hot. :
took $500 from two employees and
departed.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1926-12-16
Tice.President
Da,ues ShO,Us
His Hand

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-
Vice President Dawes ruled
clearly out of order" on the
100000 fund Assistant Sec
retary of Treasury Andrews
asked for under-cover Prohibi-
tion agents use in the Treas
ury appropriation bill. This rul-
ing was after the vets made a
bitter attack on the provision
in the Senate late yesterday
afternoon.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1926-12-16
Girl Elevator
Operators Stick
To Jobs, in Fire

NEW YORK, Dec. 16.-Girl
elevator operators stuck to their
posts when fire started in the
Hotel Ansonia this morning
Thirty minutes before the
blaze was under control. the
elevator girls carried 1000
guests to the main floor The
guests crowded the lobby and
streets.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1926-12-16

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CONTINUED ON Page Five.)
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1926-12-16

Continued on Page Five.)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-11

that 1. with many thousands of my sisters, have
traversed that path from the proletarian woman
who spends her life in the kitchen and In the house
hold, up to the proletarian woman who takes her
place in the ranks of the class struggle Have your
lordships ever thought for moment that the wives
Of the tens of thousands of unemployed, the many
thousands of proetarian mothers must say some
thing to their children when they cry for bread?
Can you imagine what mother must feel in such
circumstances? / tell you, these women have
arrived at the point when they ready to attack
with their bare hands and nails.
81 await your judgment in the firm belief that
we have not fought in vain The entire proletariat
the working women and the young workers will car
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-11

eYIHn special effort Of the New York Trade Union
Committee Against Intunctions TO get the house
wives and relatives of the trade unionists to
Aarticpate IN the demonstration against injunctions
was successful The $4,000 workers who gathered
1t Union Square on October 10th In demonstration
against the Injunction gotten out by the BOSSES
thiekly sprinkled with women.
Altho the proletarian housewife is removed from
me Industrial struggle yet she Is concerned with
her husbands pay check. She must be drawn closer
70 the trade union movement thru the organization
ct women's trade union auxiiar1ee. 1t Is the task
at the trade union movement to make Of the prole-
tartan housewife closer ally of organized labor by
making her understand why wages are low, why
workers hours are attacked, the need for trade
SHiOns and the work Of the trade unions, why en-
picyers lock out the workers and why workers ara
compelled to strike These women's auxiliaries
very splendidly assist striking workers the prob
lam Of relief picketing and in combating scabbing.
IN Mansfield the wives of the striking coal miners
have set up street committees which control the
work of picketing in the neighborhood Every man,
woman and child Is picket Chosen pickets remain
on duty day and night. Should a scab venture out
the street, signal is given and he is Immediately
welcomed" by all his neghbors. This is effec-
tive method Of organization by the to help
the miners win their demands, by getting the scab
on his doorstep. The have taught the
en1ldren to sing, Don't Go Down the Mine DADDY.
In a resolution sent to the wives of the striking
British coal miners the Red Womens and Girls
League of Germany gave their support especially in
the fight hinder the transportation of strkebreak
ing coal from Germany to England.
Let not yourselves be captured by the bourgeosie
who attempting to incite the miners
wives to attend demonstrations against the strike
Demonstrate rather for the demands of your men
which also your demands" stated the resolution
In part.
Among the Communists who were thrown into
prison for long terms by the Hungarian government
whose object is TO strangle the labor movement in
Hungary is a woman-Kathrna Haman-who receiv
ed sentence of two years and months at hard la
Dor. Kathrina Haman is worker in the chemical
industry Threats of prison sentence did not fright
this courageous to relinquish her stant
Is a fighter in the ranks of the labor movement
Before the bourgeois judges, she said of the womei
in the factories of Hungary:
Thousands Of working women perish in these fac
tories These factories convert young women in tn
bloom of youth into wrecks. The working womel
IN these factories have mscarriages and bring chi
Aren into the world who are doomed to death a
their very birth AS result Of such experiences
have in. the of many years arrived at Com
xunist convictions for which 1 stand befor
the court.
" stand here before the court with the knowledg
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-11
By Margaret indus

ry on the struggle in common with the Communist
Party"
Beautifully gowned ladies from about 40 countries
convehed in Paris to tell each other that working
women might have equal rights with men in indus
try.
According to Miss Martha Foley (fIom U. s. A.
who was present at the conference, these ladies
convened, committed, receptoned and adjourned
without single working woman being there to lift
up her voice Lady after lady got up to say her little
piece But none said that they knew what they
were talking about because they had worked.
The women from Soviet Russia were not invited
to this conference.
The International Conference on Organizing Wo-
men, held in Moscow resolved to carry thru three
major immediate tasks: a. To induce
workers to take an active part in politics; (2) To
win for Communism the women in the factories and
trade unions; CD To organize meetings of womens
delegates
Hertha Strum is the secretary of the Women's
Department of the Communist International
Out of 100000 miners in Bengal about $4,000 are
women Altho these women are miserably paid, yet
they decided to give days pay for the purpose
of organizing a strike in support of the British
miners
According to the report of the Eye-Conservation
Council of America the highest percentage with de-
fectve vision is among the nishers in the garment
industry. Only about 26 per cent working less than
five years in this trade had normal vision. Most Of
the fnishers in the garment industry are
These are the workers who at present out fight
ing for a shorter work week, and against whom the
New York City government has issued iniunc-
ton prohibiting them from peaceful picketing.
Because her husband laborer, is underpaid and
there is family of eight mouths to feed Mrs.
Josephine Drumbowsk of Brooklyn, N. Y,
forced to steal $225 worth of clothing and jewelry
which she later sold for $780,
There are large numbers of children of the Passaic
textile strikers, of the striking cloakmakeTs in New
York. of the Willamantc textile workers. who if not
for the relief that the labor movement is giving
would be in the situation the children Of
this mother who steals to get bread for them
At the Sesquicentennia Exposition in Philadelphia
there is on exhibition picture with the title, "The
Child Shall Be First" The picture typifes America
as a mother under whose and protection chill
dren play calmly and joyfully.
The bill for a 4Shour work week for women is
again before the legislature in Albany. How about
the Women's Trade Union League working for
amendment to this bill for 4O-hour week for wo-
men? Surely 1t has been demonstrated especially
by the furriers in New York City that 40-hour
week be gotten by the workers who persistentIy
seek it,
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-02
} OUR LADY
OF THE ASSUMPTION
MISSION
GABRIEL
DRUILLETTES S. J. !.
1916
The Ecclesiastical Program

Right Rev. Bishop Murray will
put on his pontif1cal vestments in
st. Mary's Rectory. The procession
will start from the rectory led by
the croSs-bearer, William J. Coax
ley and two acolytes followed by
POO children from st. Mary's School,
choir-boys vested in red cassoolls
and white SUPPLIES, Fourth Degree
Knights OF Columbus. members of
the clergy, altar-boys, deacon and
sub-deacon with Bishop Murray.
The procession will wend its way
from Sewall street up Western av-
enue and enter the new church and
stop at the place where the altar OF
the new St. Mary's will be located.
This spot will be marked by a plain
wooden cross.
The Ri. Rev. Bishop with the
ing the crosier in his left hand will
bless the water to be used in the
ceremony. While the bishop blesses
the place which the cross marks
with the holy water and appropriate
prayers, the choir will sing Psalm
So The bishop then will bless the
cornerstone and with the silver
trowel mark it in different places
with the sign of the cross. The
bishop following this blessing will
kneel on the prie-dieu and the
, clergy recite the Litany of the
Saints. The bishop with the clergy
will then go to the Gospel side OF
the main entrance of the church.
The cornerstone will then be laid
by the bishop. While he is putting
the stone in position. the choir will
chant the 10th and 50th Psalms,
The bishop will then bless THE foun-
dation of the new church going
around the outside of the church
and stopping three times, each time
blessing the wall and the founda-
ton. During this procession the
choir will chant the S6th and 121st
Psalms with appropriate anthems.
, Returning to the cornerstone the
bishop will intone the Hymn "Veni
Creator Spiritus" or Come, Holy
| Ghost, Creator. Come" which the
| choir continues.
The Rt. Rev. Bishop will make
a few remarks followed by the
preacher of the occasion, Reverend
Father T. J. Nelligan of Bangor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-02
BISHOP JOHN GRE CORY MURRAY
TO 0FFIC|ATE At AYINC OF THE
CORNER Stone ST. MARY'SCHURCH
DISTINGUISHED Group Of Catholic Clergy To
Participate In Conse Grafton Sunday After
noon Inscription ommemorates Mission
Of Father Gabriel D ruillettes in 1916 =

In the presence Of representative
assemblage of the Catholic clergy Of
New England, and delegations of the
Iaity, including some score of Fourth
Degree knights of Columbus. the Rt.
Rev. John Gregory Murray, Bishop OF
Portland, will preside at the cere-
mony Of the laying Of the corner
stone and the conservation of the al
tar Of the beautiful new st. Mary's
Catholic church ON Western avenue,
Sunday afternoon at o'clock.
Besides Bishop Murray as the off,
ciating prelate, Rev. Thomas j. Nc
Laughlin will represent the St
. Marys parish, while the speaker OF
the occasion will be Rev. Thomas j.
Michigan Of Bangor, formerly OF the
Augusta parish, through whose ef-
forts the fund was started when
with it's development has made pos
sible the erection of the stately new
edifice which is to be consecrated TO-
morrow.
Other dignitaries Of the church
who will participate in the ceremony
tomorrow are Rev. P. II. Reardon Of
Gardiner as Deacon, Rev. NJ. Z. Cur
w
Rev. Joseph E. Mccartney of North
Vassalboro, as master OF ceremonies.
The following members of the
Catholic clergy will be in attendance:
Rts. Rev. NJ. C. Mcponough OF
Lewiston; Rev. j. ]. Shaw of Lowell,
Mass; Rev. n. J. Koran of Bath;
Rev. J. z. Kealy Of Lewiston; Rev.
A. ]. Winner of Fairfield; Rev. c.
NJ Eva zier of HalloWell; Rev, J. A.
Flynn of Rockland; Rev. c. A. Ben
nett Of North Whitefeld; Rev j. L.
Renaud of Skowhegan; Rev. d. j.
Martin of Waterville; Rev. Joseph
Orieux Of Waterville; Rev. R. j.
Keenan, of Winthrop; Rev. c. a. Big
lin of lewiston; Rev. L. a. Carey OF
Rockland; Rev. E. F. Walsh of Lew
iston; Rev. A. ]. Ancieux of Water
Vile: Rev. NJ. c. Descoteaux of Au-
gusta.
Fred D. Harvey of Portland, Mas
ter of the Fourth Degree, will be in
leadership of the score or more OF
knights of the Fourth Degree.
Corner. Stone Inscription
The corner stone which will be ap-
propriately inscribed on the two
faces which will be visible with the
| completion of the church edtfifice Will
contain a copper box in which will
! be placed coins of the date, news
| papers with accounts of the start
! ing Of work on the new church, a
copy of the St Mary's Register, the
parish publication, and list of the
contributors to the new church.
| The inscriptions on the corner
stone have been craven as follows:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-02
ADJUSTMENTS

Dance At Union Hall Tonight
Douglas Melody men will open the
season at Union hall, Augusta. to-
night with one Of their dances-the
kind that have been so popular in
past seasons. Musical numbers that
will be featured are barcelona"
"On the Riviera" and Baby Days.
ADV.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-02
SATURDAY
SPECIAL SALES

J. F. Turner is featuring native
fowl, 40c lb, compound, ACC; native
pork chops, S5c to 45c; native fresh
shoulder, Csc to soc: Varney's prize
-four, S1.15; White Rose -four, s1.O9;
table pears, Csc; lbs. mixed salt
pork, 81; picking cucumbers and the
new Black Palm dates.
Three kinds Of baked beans, old
fashioned yellow-eye, white kidney
and pea beans will be offered at the
Augusta Food Shoppe today as we'll
as two kinds Of brown bread and all
kinds Of cake.
At the Stone street market, c. F.
Jakins, proprietor: Occident -four,
s1.45; LIE Grande, s1.19; William Tell
$1.19; King Arthur. s1.55; lbs sweet
potatoes, Csc; Formosa Oolong tea,
39c lb; Autocrat coffee, Acc: Waneta
cocoa, zoe ID.
At Merrill Bros. today: Plenty of
nice lamb, heavy roasting chickens
and broilers, native fresh pig hams,
whole or half. Soc Id; golden bantam
corn, new walnuts, lima beans, nush-
rooms, brussels sprouts, new arrival
of Seavey's needhams; kinds of
baken beans and two kinds Of brown
bread.
Landry's Market offers: Fresh pork
rib at Csc; native fresh shoulder,
24c; native fresh ham. whole, 25c and
Csc; leg of lamb 35c: shoulder of
lamb. Csc; leg Of veal. Csc; srloin
or rump steak, Soc: round steak, o5c;
25lb bag of sugar, $40.
Fudge cakes at Weber & Hewett's
for 33c; baked beans and brown
bread, 3 lbs tokay grapes, Csc; pre-
serving peaches, 99c basket; s lbs
sweet potatoes, csc: Deerfoot farm
sausage, first Of the season, clans.
oysters, scallops and 2 lbs mackerel,
Csc.
Hersom g. Bonsall offer: 7 lbs
sweet potatoes, Csc; lbs ripe toma-
toes, Csc: large red crabapples. peck,
Coo; compound, Ice Id; sliced bacon,
40c Id; native fowl, 3Sc lb; hamburg
steak. Csc Id.
At the Augusta Public Market: 8
lbs tokay grapes, Csc; bananas 1Oc
ID; lbs ripe tomatoes, Csc; COM
pound, 49c; golden bantam corn, zoe
dozen.
II II L. IL
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-02

All Rebekahs are requested to
attend the funeral services of the
late Sister Florence Douglas. which
will be held at o'clock Sunday aft
ernoon at Plummer's funeral par
Tors, 16 Pleasant street. The Re-
bekah service will be conducted by
the officers Of the r. B. Capen lodge.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-02

The Junior Girls of the Y. NJ c. A.
will meet at the Y building this after
noon at $50 to receive the first les
son in the making of blue prints Of
flowers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-02
AUGUSTA LOCALS

Intentions of marriage have been
filed at the office of the city clerk
by Carroll E. Young and Hope
Catherine Mccoy, both of this city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-02
Penney Memorial
United Baptist Church

Rev. VIM. n. Wood. d. D., Minister
Leo K. Andrews, Director OF Music
G. A. Day, Supt. Church School
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-02

At the Augusta Public Market: 8
lbs tokay grapes, Csc; bananas 10c
lb; lbs ripe tomatoes, Csc; com
pound. 49c; golden bantam corn. zoe
dozen.