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Evening star., 1926-03-10
JURY IS DISCHARGED.
Unable to Reach Verdict In Auto
Death Case.

A jury in Criminal Division H. oe-
fore Justice Bailey, deliberated nve
hours in the case of William M. DAVIS
charged with manslaughter In connec
ton with the death Of Anna JACK IN
an automobile accident December o, at
Eleventh street and New YORK ave-
nue..
When the Jurors announced their
inability to reach A verdict Jus,lce
Bailey discharged them from lurtner
consideration Of the case DAVIS was
trand Emerscn appeared for the &C
cused --A
Evening star., 1926-03-10
INHALES GAS, DIES.

Mrs. Agnes c. de Forest, colored,
66 years old, 1882 Lamont street, was
found dead in bed in her room yester-
day afternoon. She had inhaled gas
from a tube attached 10 a fixture in
her room. Coroner hewitt gave
certificate Of suicide.
Evening star., 1926-03-10
Today in Congress
Senate.

The Senate was in executive
session until o'clock considering
the nomination Of Charles w. Hunt
for another term on the Federal
Trade Commission.
Consideration Of the Army ap-
preparation hill probably viii he
resumed later today.
The agriculture committee voted
a favorable report on the bill 10
establish a national arboretum for
the Department of Agriculture in
Washington.
A subcommittee Of the appropria-
tions committee began work on the
annual supply bill for the State.
Justice. Commerce and Labor De
,partments.
Conferees Of the two Houses on
the naval appropriation bill are In
session this Afternoon.
Privileges and elections commit
tee continued in session on the
Steck- -BroOkhart senatorial contest.
Public lands committee resumed
hearings on the hill to regulate
cattle grazing on public domains
In the West.
The foreign relations committee
is meeting in executive session.
District committee IL in session
this afternoon. acting on varinus
bills.
House.
District appropriation hill for
fiscal year beginning July ! next.
carrying total Of more than $780,
700. 900. was reported to the House
today and Immediately taken up
under general debate which will
occupy two days. The District
items in the bill will not he con-
sidered before next Tuesday.
Five members Of House District
committee make personal inspec-
tion at the jail with view to af.
fording relief, through addition Of
a new wing. from Overcrowded and
insa nitary conditions.
House District committee orders
favorable report on three measures
and defers action on workmen's
compensation and the proposed
purchase under condemnation pro-
ceedings Of site now occupied by
the municipal garbage disposal
plant.
subcommittee Of appropria tions
committee starts hearings in exec.
utive session on legislative appro.
priation bill.
Naval affairs committee con-
tinues hearings on naval hospitals.
y Banking and currency committee
hold hearing on proposal to amend
Revised Statutes.
Interstate commerce committee
in executive session considers avia-
ton.
Military affairs committee holds
regular meeting In executive ses-
sion.
Agricultural relief measures
subject of continued hearings be-
fore committee on agriculture.
Rivers and harbors bill con-
sidered in executive session by
rivers and harbors committee.
Committee on public buildings
and grounds hold hearing on reso-
luton prohibiting erection Of per.
manent building IN Potomac Park
and another hearing on the sale
of the Detroit Marine Hospital.
Foreign affairs committee. in
executive session. continues con-
sideration of foreign embassy bill.
Committee on mines and min
ing continues consideration Of
measure providing for mine rescue
station in Kentucky.
Post office committee holds spe-
cial meeting in executive session
to receive report from subcom-
mittees.
Committee on irrigation and re-
clamation continues consideration
Of Bolder Canyon measure.
subcommittee of the District
committee hold two hearings to-
night, one on the Gasque bill
providing for election Of the Dis
trict school board and the other
to consider legislation on the
street railway problem.
Evening star., 1926-03-10
COL. COOLIDGE WORSE.
Condition Less Satisfactory Today
Physician Announces.

PLYMOUTH. VT. March 10 R.-
The condition Of Col. John c. Coolidge,
father Of the President. who has been
III at his home here for several
months. was less satisfactory today
his physician. DR.. Albert w. Cram of
Bridgewater, announced.
Evening star., 1926-03-10
Officials Handicapped.

made in the past few DAYS"
Officials Handicapped.
Regarding that" Mr.. Reid said IL
feel rather sorry for the officials who
are making an evident attemrt 10
| make this good Jail under such
nandfcaps as the unexpected increa ses
In Jail population have brought about,
1t seems as though an honest effort
is being made to conduct this pro iect
along conscientious lines. with the
handicap Of physical conditions weigh.
ing down the officials"
A view Of the prisoners in the
south wing. exercising. attracted the
interest of the inspecting party. The
.. prisoners were lined up in the mar.
row corridors and marched up and
down the wing. two abreast. walking
along stretching their limbs to elm
mate cell cramp. This. Capt. Rather
dale said. would continue for few
hours a day
Mr.. Ih'man. making minute inoui
ries 10 a number Of prisoners. accom-
pa MED by Mr.. Reid developed ,hs,
the average capacities Of many nj
the cells last night. in the north wing
which is the crowded section of the
Jail. were az high as Ave and six In
some tiers. running down to four ir
others. The cells were made to car,
for two prisoners with decent ac
| commodations. originally. and a third
bunk. added about two years ago
was thought at that time to have
touched the capacity limit.
Mr.. l.ampert. who has leaning
| toward figures. heard with amaze
| ment the recounting of statistic.
| showing that the District Jail. which
cared for 3.S04 prisoners in the fisca
year ending June 80. 1921 on a tota
| maintenance fund OF S59.1SS. viii
have approximately 10000 prisoners
this year. ending next June 30. to
care for on an appropriation Of 50, ,OOO
less.
Money Far Too Little.
with figures. he said. that the con.
ditions stand ont so g,aringly. car
easily see why the paint is peeiins
off the walls In some places and mole
showing through the paint In othel
places 1t is easier to- understa nc
also just why the mattresses ant
pallets for prisoners TO sleep on car
deteriorate and reach the condition
they are now in
Outside the Jail the committed
agreed that the inspection had con.
vinced them Of the need of rectify.
ing certain conditions at the Jail. as
laid before the public by Pete Mar
tin," and that he had struck more
than one nail on the head. The in
spectors then left for Capitol Hill tC
map out program of improvement
which would most economically and
skillfully meet the needs at the Jail
Mr.. Zihlman expressed the opinion
that Maj. Peaks suggestion for an
additional building would 60 far to-
ward alleviating the conditions there
and stated that he would inquire i'm
mediately into the cost Of such a
structure. as well as into details as
to it's general architecture.
All were agreed upon the fact tina,
the inspection was convincing evil
dence of the need Of better accom-
moda tions at the District Jail, and
that some steps should. In all justice
be taken in the immediate future to
remedy such conditions.
Evening star., 1926-03-10
Ordered to Walter Reed.

First Lieut.. Frank NJ. Mckee, Army
Air Service. at Norton Field. Colum-
bus. Ohio, has been ordered to this
General Hospital.
Evening star., 1926-03-10
MEMBERS OF HOUSE
CALL FOR REMEDY
OF JAIL CONDITIONS

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part of the cell ventilatio il beins
deemed inadequate In the opinion Of
some Of the inspecting committee.
Naturally" said Mr.. Bowman
we find the floors fairly clean A, the
present time. It appears that a spe-
cial effort at clea ming up has been
made in the past few davs."
Evening star., 1926-03-10

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Evening star., 1926-03-10
BEER AND WINE VOTE
BY PUBLIC IS ASKED
IN HOUSE BY S0MERS

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The Wrangell sentinel., 1926-05-06
UNAVOIDABLE REPORT EXPECTED ON WET BILLS
 BY SENATE COMMITTEE

WASHINGTON, D. C., May b. With a record of three weeks of prohibition hearings behind it, the Senate Judiciary Committee set out today to formulate recommenda- tions as to the fate of sixteen wet. and dry bills the measures ranging from modification of the eighteenth amendment to a referendum on the Volstead Act which had the precedence but with the committee composed of four drys and one wet, antiprohibitionists had no doubt as to the fate of their bills.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1926-05-06
HARTLEY IN HOT FIGHT
 OVER WASHNGT0N'S
 SCHOOL EXPENDITURES

SEATTLE, May G. On the ground that They have in my judgment been guilty of misconduct in office", Gov. Hartley has remoy- ed Werner A. Rupp, Aberdeen pub fisher, and James H. Davis Of Ia coma, as members of the Board of Regents of the University of Wash ington, and also supplanted two Cheney Normal School trustees.
 A. H. B. Jordan of Lowell, and Paul H. Johnson of Tacoma, have been named successors to Rupp and Davis. The Governor is in hot fight with politicians whom he charges with waste and extrava- .~ance in the states educational in ititutions.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1926-05-06
DICKINSON MINING MEN
 ON BOARD ALAMEDA

SEATTLE, May 5.-The Alameda sailed for the North at g o'clock Tuesday evening. The following passengers were booked for Wran- gell: E. D. Riddle, Arthur Theis. John Bawning, H. Cunningham, A. R. seigrist, John Stapleton, T. Jones. D. N. Austin. H. Thomas. c. Morris, I. Anderson, E. Stevens. s. Zerkes, B. Swapord, P. Eustace, A.
 Aikens, ten of whom are Dickenson Mining men bound for the Cassiar
The Wrangell sentinel., 1926-05-06
MAYOR GRANT GIVES KEYS
 OF CITY TO LEGIONAIREs

After brushing her civic toga to immaculate spotlessness. and with flags from every mast f1uttering in sunshiny May day Wrangell sent her faithful dispatch bearer, Hon. orable Mayor John G. Grant to the Dugout of Merlin Elmer Palmer Post No. to bid them welcome to the Seventh Annual Convention of the American Legion and Auxiliary The key granting the freedom Of fhe city to the visitors was in his hand, and in his heart was genuine sincerity as he addressed the well come of his city in the following words to Adjutant Petrich of Ju neau:
 T take great pleasure in pre- senting you with this key to the city of Wrangell. We are glad that you are going to camp here. It is needless to say that you are in friendly territory. among peo pie who are heartily in sympathy with your cause If your quar-. termaster will make out his re quisitions we will be glad to fur nish the needed supplies.
 You have fine looking set of officers and men, and Wrangell is prepared to take care of not only the needs of their stomachs but their hearts as well. There are as many bobbed haired flap pers here as you have officers and men, and everyone of our girls is eager for soldier sweet heart.
 We are glad that you came. We want you to stay as long as you will, and we trust that when you leave you will carry away from here memories as pleasant as those of any other place you have been".
The Wrangell sentinel., 1926-05-06
News by Cable From all Over
 The World

LONDON. May 5.= The second day of general strike declared throughout the British Isles and in- yolying five million workers shows little, if any improvement. There is complete industrial paralysis as the general strike was called in sympathy with one million coal miners on strike for shorter hours and higher wages. Serious riotlng occurred in London last night in which motor cars and lorries were wrecked and one taxicab was thrown over the bridge into the river.
 The Prince of Wales unable 10 secure other transportation home. flew from Le Bourget, France. to croyden, England. arriving at St. James palace last night. It was the Princes first airplane flight.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1926-05-06
SURATT RETURNS

R. J. suratt, cinematographer for the International News Service, arrived on the Alaska yesterday after spending the past three months in Fairbanks and interior points covering the movements of tue Wilkins North Pole Expedition. MT. suratt endeavored to get a plane to take him to Point Barrow some time ago but was unsuccess- ful. The Fairbanks flyers wanted $7000 for the trip. he said, and at that could not guarantee delivery His company wouldn't meet that figure even if the flight could have been made. although, Mir Suratt in tintated, they would have paid $50OO.
 The scene of interest in the North Pole expedition having shift ed to Point Barrow and northward. there was no further service for MT. Suratt to perform in Fairbanks so he returned to Wrangell and will proceed soon up the stikine river into the Cassiar
 One of the notable pieces of work accomplished by Mir. Suratt on his Fairbanks assignment was the scoop made on the plane crashes last month. MT. Suratt took ex- cellent pictures of both accidents and rushed the films south by spe- cial chartered speeder catching the steamer out of Seward the follow ing day and scooping other picture men by a week.
 Friends of MT. Suratt will remem- Der that in February he was placed at a terrible disadvantage by g court injunction which temporarily restrained him from filming the Wilkins expedition.
 The International News corpora tion by whom MT. Suratt is em. ployed referred the matter to their lawyers in New York with the re suit that Mir Suratt was authorized to employ legal counsel and fight the matter out in the Alaskan courts.
 Following is an excerpt from the finding of the court
 Here in this particular case
 there is no item of news that
 has been created by the plaintiff
 to which he has a right as against
 the defendant, Suratt. In the
 first place the business of the :. Detroit Arctic Expedition, or the
 reason for it's existence I should
 say, is not. a business reason.
 They are not engaged in busi-
 ness. It is a heroic adventure
 conceived by some of the mem-
 bers of the expedition perhaps
 for the purpose of making the
 first flight over the North Pole
 from United States territory into
 the North Polar seas. Primarily,
 it is for the purpose of "pros
 pecting', as an Alaskan would
 say. or exploring and for add
 ing to the geographical, astro-
 nomical and other scientific de-
 yelopments of the century. Ever
 since the ill-fated expedition e
 Sir John Franklin to discover
 Northwest passage OH IHiS Soh-
 tinent such attempts have been
 surrounded and clothed with
 remarkable public interest. The
 enterprise itself is of public in
 terest. It can in no way be con
 ceived to be matter of business
 in which its rights might be in-
 terfered with by. the defendant
 or anybody else who desires to
 take moving pictures of it's equip
 ment or machines. AS such, as
 a public enterprise in which
 everybody is interested and in
 which the public at large is in-
 terested, it cannot claim any
 rights of privacy.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1926-05-06

SEATTLE, May G. Governor Hartley in a speech replying to the onslaughts of the Press of the state, particularly the Post-Intelligencer Times, said he was merely insisting that the thirty-nine percent taxes the people of the state pad for edu- cation purposes be iudiciously and honestly expended. He charged that the attacks of the Post-Intelli- geneer resulted from his removal of Vaughn Tanner. former Attorney General of the state and now the director of Post-Intelligencer poli- cies for Hearst, from juicy job as attorney for receiver direct of the Scandinavian American bank of Seattle in which many Alaskans were depositors. Tanner and his assistants, the Governor asserted, had been paid $131.000 Attorney fees in this bank case before he was removed and that additional courts costs, all from the funds of depositors in the bank, were s45O,- 900.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1926-05-06
TWO HAZEL B BOATS TAKE PASSENGERS AND
 FREIGHT UP STIKINE

The Hazel B No. 3 and No. both sailed for Telegraph Creek at 4 A. M. Tuesday morning with the following passengers: M. E. Cook, T. Leverett, B. J. O'Reilly, c. J. Leeds. J. s. Mcdonald, J. B. Blick, F. L. Menzies, G. c. Week, Alex vreatt. ]. J. Warren, w. 0xley, A. Nicholson, James Ware, G. Il. Sykes. A. ]. Mcdonald, s. J. Nas- nith. M. p. Mclaughlin, Ed J. Berg. R. c. Cutler.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1926-05-06
DRAMATIC ART CLASS
 WILL GIVE PR0GP

The Dramatic Art class of the biph school will give the program a, the regular Pr. A, meeting heA' Thursday night, May 13, and a SO cial meeting which will be Ill the nature of a farewell to the teacners will conclude the evening. Ihe May meeting will be the last montnls meeting of the present school term and will be held in the gym insteau of the school building. All parents and anyone interested are invited to attend
The Wrangell sentinel., 1926-05-06

LONDON, May 5.-Home secre- tary Joynson Hicks made the state ment in the House of Commons this afternoon that the Government is prepared to use troops to maintain services that are of vital import ance. such as the railways, if nee essary.
 The government will not negoti- ate for settlement in the coal min CTS dispute as long as the general strike continues, Lord Birkenhead declared in the House of Lords to- oday.
 The London Times came out to- day with a 12x9 inch one sheet paper.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1926-05-06

rately at two o'clock. the Legion and the Auxiliary voted unanimous ly to accept the invitation of the Cordoya Post extended through their delegate, J. F. Hladick, to hold the 1927 entrenchment in that city.
 Initial Business
 In the afternoon the legionaires met at the Dugout to take up mat ters of preliminary business. After inc minutes of the 1925 Convention, held at Fairbanks, was read and ap. proved, Committees on hesoiutlons and Finance were appointed "ith instructions to report to the con yention at this mornings business session.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1926-05-06
MUNDY ENTERS ON
 BUILDING PROGRAM

C.C. Mundy has taken out build ing permit for the constructor ol q four room modern house to be built on Wrangell avenue. C. A. Carlson has been awarded the contract. This is the first or four houses which MT. Mundy plans to build during the year to relieve The housing conditions here.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1926-05-06
AUXILIARY HOLDS TRIBUTE SERVICE
 FOR MRS. TALBOT

During the afternoon the Auxil- iary convened in the parlors of the Wrangell hotel to take up matters of business. The closing period of the meeting took the form of a me morial service commemorating the life of Mrs Caroline Ballard Talbot of Ketehikan.
 Tribute Paid to Mrs. Talbot Simple, yet impressively sweet. were the services in commemora- ton of Mrs. Talbot who answered the Hast Roll Call' this past win ter She was nationally recognized as an earnest, diligent and conse- crated worker for the cause of the Auxiliary.
 Mrs. Cook Delivers Memorial The sentiments of the Alaska Auxiliary were voiced by Mrs A M. Cook of Anchorage in the follow ing memorial:
 We are assembled to pay a tribute of remembrance to one who has passed on to answer the call of the Master, Caroline Bal. lard Talbot. Mrs. Talbot was a member of the Ketchikan Unit, and was the National Chaplain at the time of her death.
 Words are inadequate to ex- press the greatness of her char acter. We have lost from our midst an efficient and devoted member whose absence fills us with a deep longing for "the touch of a vanished hand and the sound of voice that is still"
 Her high appreciation of the importance of our work, and her unfailing zeal in everything which could advance it's inter- est; her genial disposition, and boundless enthusiasm, were an inspiration to all who knew her. Her labors here are finished. She has reached the end of life's journey. But the influence of a life well-lived, one of unremit- ting toll to the cause she loved so we'll can never die!
 Tn this solemn moment let us re-dedicate ourselves to the un- selfish service of the American Legion in behalf of the veterans of the World War and their fam flies, and for our country, and God
The Wrangell sentinel., 1926-05-06
QUEEN NORTHB0UND

SEATTLE, May 5.-The Queen sailed Wednesday morning with 112 passengers including five round trippers and crews for Hidden Inlet and Union Bay. Wrangell passen- gers are Bern Smith, Bern Ander- son and Clyde Gum. Mike Sulli- van, oil operator, is aboard for Ju- neau en route to the oil fields.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1926-05-06
ARMY AVIATION BILL
 PASSED BY HOUSE

WASHINGTON, D. C.. May 5.-A bill to authorize a building pro- gram for army aviation to provide 2,200 new airplanes at the end of five years was passed today by the House and sent to the Senate. The cost involved is one hundred sev- enty-five millions.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1926-05-06
Petersburg Man WilllHead Legion
 Fol. Ensuing Year

The election of officers for the ensuing year is virtually known as the paper goes to press; although theAuXiliary has not balloted. So as sured are the leaders of the eonven- tion that the candidates nominated at the first business session Thurs day afternoon will receive unani- nous endorsement from the Auxil- iary that they submitted the list of new officers, as final, to the report CT. The election of both organiza- tions throughout was uncontested.
 Petersburg Man is Commander
 The Legion electoral returns were as follows:
 Commander, Frederick Nelson. Petersburg; 1st Yice-Commander Frank Jones, Cordova; End Vice Commander, s. G. Shurick, Ketchi- kan; Adjutant, J. T. Petrich, Ju- neaus Finance Officer, NJ. H. Sides. Juneau; Judge Advocate, A. E. Fucker, Seward; Chaplain, Rev Youell, Anchorage; Historian, Da- Yid Adler, Fairbanks; Natl Execu- tive Committeeman. Nicholas Nuss- baumer. Sitka; Department Execu= tive COmmitteemen-at-Large ". B King and R. Rierson, both of Ju- neau.
 Mrs. Talbot Heads Auxiliary
 The officers for the Auxiliary are. President, Mrs. Talbot, Ketchi- kan; 1st Yice-president, Mrs. Me Laughlin, Wrangell; End Vice-pres- ident. Mrs. Thoady. Seward: seere- tary-Treasurer, Mrs. Lillian Iyer- son, Juneau; historian, Mrs. Ern- est Campbell, Wrangell; Chaplain, Mrs. Ferguson. Fairbanks; Depart ment Executive Oommitteewomen- at-Large, Mrs. E. M. Policy and Mrs. H. J. Thompson, both of Juneau: Natl Executive Committee Woman, Mrs. Belle Simpson, Juneau: The alternates first and second for the latter office are Anna M Cook, An chOrage, and Mrs. Talbot of Ketchi- kan.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1926-05-06
Cutter Bear Enroute Alaska

SAN FRANCISCO, May 5.-The cutter Bear sailed today for Seattle en route to Alaska She carries medicine, food and law to the Ma tives of Boring Sea and Aleutian islands. Capt. Cochran commands.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1926-05-06
Urge Property Law

A resolution of no small signifi- canoe is one considered and unani- mously passed by the Auxiliary in the business session. This petitions the Territorial Legislature to de- wise Community Property Law which will do away with the one third dover rights of the wife un- der the Common Law and give her a more equitable allotment in prop critics acquired during the period of marriage, by the passage or Community Property Law similar to that of the state of Washington.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1926-05-06
Will Make Home Here

MT. and Mrs. Park L. stump anu Mrs. stump's son, Ernest Baliey' ar r;ved from Seattle on the Alameda last week to make Wrangeil eneii home Ernest entered Junior High school classes Monday morning.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1926-05-06

LONDON. May 5.-Premier Bald win told the House of Commons this afternoon that the government un= der no circumstances would ever yield to the general strike move ment until the strike was called off internationally. He said the government was prepared to re- sume negotiations. His statement was similar to one made in the House of Lords by Earl Birken- head.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1926-05-06
SENATE PASSES BILL
 FOR PUBLIC BUILDINGS

WASHINGTON, D. O., May b. $165, 5,0O0,000 Public Buildings bill was passed today by the Senate. Having passed the House it now goes to conference.