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To Entertain Auxiliary

Mrs. Andy Scott of $50 Thirteenth
street, will entertain the Womans
auxiliary of the Brotherhood of Rail
road Trainmen at her home Wednes-
day afternoon. This will be social
meeting and all members are cordial
ly invited. to attend. Mrs. o. A. Ash,
president of the auxiliary, will pre-
side.
Douglas daily dispatch. [volume] (Douglas, Ariz.) 1903-1961, 1926-03-21
westminster Guild Holds Meeting


The Misses Minnie Morgan, AMMO
McFadden and Katharine Beam acted
as hostesses at the dinner Of the
Westminster Guild of the First Pres
byterian church Monday evening in
the church annex. Covers were laid
for Is.
A program on China followed with
the Misses Dorothy frankie and
Hazel McRae taking part. The re-
mainder of the evening was devoted
to routine business for the month.
The group present included the
Misses Gertrude Kleinschmidt, Mary
lyn Norton, Clara Duckett, Ruth
Meischer, Amanda Fullenweider, Bea-
trice Mitchell, Nettie Helsel, Helen
Newhouse, Dorothy frankie and Ha-
eel McRae, Mrs. c. A. Foreman and
the hostesses Mime Morgan, Annie
McFadden and Katharine Beam.
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The exquisite embroidery on these
mules is l4-karat gold taken from
harem> slippers brought from India
and combined with gold kid lined
with rose velvet India is said to be
The only country that knows the
secret OF making this embroidery
which will not tarnish.
Douglas daily dispatch. [volume] (Douglas, Ariz.) 1903-1961, 1926-03-21

Mrs. Margaret Light, Mrs. Harry
Churchyard and Miss Gertrude Klein
schmidt.
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Entertain At Luncheon-Bridge

Mrs. w. r. Gabriel of 1902 Tenth
street, entertained informally at
luncheon bridge at her home We'd
nesday afternoon.
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ushabe fashioned
and the bee draped tam style is becoming The ribbon
clever
models offer modsh selection
Evening star., 1926-10-01
RELATIVES TO DIE
FOR Staying GIRL
Three of So Who Hacked
Communist "Heretic" in
TurkeStan Sentenced.

By the Associated Press.
POLTORATSK formerly Askha-
bad), Turkestan, October by sign
ing the death warrant against three
relatives of Anna Dechkan for the
murder of the young woman, the rev.
olutionary tribunal here yesterday
wrote the last chapter in a gruesome
tragedy with a truly Or0 01tal tinge.
Anna, beautiful and toshing. joined
the Communist party three years ago
and plunged into the fight against
native superstition and tradition, con
centrating mainly on the struggle
against the sale of infant girls into
marriage.
While engaged in her strenuous
Communist activities she fell in love
with a Young Communist. married him
and became A mother last Summer.
Members of the family objected to
her fight against the old order OF
things and repeatedly warned her,
threatening a terrible vengeance II she
did not desist.
Their warnings unheeded. the rela-
tives recently held conclave and
sentenced Anna To death. Armed with
knives they went to the girls home
and killed her in the presence of her
husband and baby.
F'ifty-tWo wounds were inflicted on
the body. each relative considering 1t
duty to participate in the annihilation
Of the hereto
Evening star., 1926-10-01
HEARING ON BUS RAISE
IS SET FOR OCTOBER 18
Resumption Is Put Off Until
That Date on Request of Rapid
Transit Company.

The Public Utilities Commission will
resume hearings on the application Of
the Washingon Rapid Transit Co for
a straight lO-Cent cash fare October
Is. it was announced yesterday by
Mai w. T.. r. Covell, senior Assistant
Engineer Commissioner. assigned to
public utilities.
While the commission will be pre-
pared to proceed with the hearing next
week, Maj. rovell said the bus COM
pany had asked for a continuance in
order to give it's counsel sufficient
time to dispose of a case before the
District Supreme Court
The hearing was halted so that the
commission could make a study of the
cOmpany'S claim to a valuation of
ts35 ,000. Although the survey has
been completed. the commission has
not indicated the amount of the valu-
alton il will allow. 1t is known. how
ever, that the company's figure has
been scaled
Evening star., 1926-10-01
Marine Corps Changes.

Capt j. p. McCann has been trans
ferred from New York City to Ports
mouth. n. H.; First Lieut.. f.. H. Clark.
from QuanticO Va, to the 1st Marine
Brigade in Haiti First Lieut.. d. r.
Fox. from Charleston. s. c.. to Guam
tico: First Lieut.. r. w. Hanlon. from
Quantico to indianapolis: First Lieut.
!. f. Plachta, from Quantico to Ran
toul, Ill: First Lieut.. J. S. Swartwout.
from Pensacola, Fla, to Quantico;
Second Lieut.. A. w. DIETRICH. recently
appointed. is assigned to duty at Guam
fico
Evening star., 1926-10-01
Do you know about
this tasteless castor Oil!.

IN JUSTICE to the children, if you are not using
Squbb's Tasteless Castor Oil, give this improved
and desirable product trial.
Souibb's Castor Oil is tasteless, odorless and
pure 1t is exactly what superior oil should be
of the very highest efficacy and easy to take.
To so many children, the taking of dose of
castor oil is truly an ordeal. They dread the
unpleasant taste, the choking and gagging. Why
subject them to needless misery when you can do
away with it by simply saying "Squibb's Tasteless"
to your druggist. Of course, this fine oil does
not turn rancid; it has the old, disagreeable
taste you associate with castor oil! Special Squibb
processes take care of that
Countless families throughout the country have
discovered the boon of Squibb's .Tasteless Castor
Oil, and of all the Squbb Household Products.
Such products as Squibb's Cod-Liver Oil, Squbb's
Sodium Bicarbonate. Squibb's Epson Salt, Squibb's
Milk of Magnesia, which constantly in demand
in every home have many advantages which you
will appreciate instantly. Insist on Squibb House
hold Products. Accept substitutes. They
on sale by all reliable druggists.
Evening star., 1926-10-01
ARMOUR GRAIN PROBE
CRITICIZED IN CHICAGO
Board of Trade Director Hits at
Department of Agriculture
Action.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, October 1.-James
X. Riordon. director of the Chicago
Board of Trade. in a statement
criticized the Department of Agri-
cultures action Tuesday in order
ing the Armour Grain Co. to appear
before a referee on october II to show
cause why it should not be denied the
privilege of contract markets because
Of charges that it had mixed rye
screenings with the grain.
Mr.. Riordon characterized the action
as "a cheap political move" and "a
direct insult to the directors OF the
Board of Trade" explaining that the
directors had sifted the charges and
eXonerated the company of any willful
wrongdoing.
1--WE investigated the case thorough
w." his statement said, land we as
grain men held the officers of the
Armour Grain Co. blameless. Now
political organiZa ton, few of whose
members are at all. or ever were, con-
nected with the grain trade. will pass
over the same evidence and give a
dcision. which is supposed to carry
more weight. and must, by reason Of
circumstances. have more authority
than the Board of Trade directors de-
cision."
Evening star., 1926-10-01

The first of all woman missionaries
in modern times was Hannah Marsh
man. She was born in England in
1867 and spent AZ years in missionary
work in India.
Evening star., 1926-10-01

The first Acknowledgements factory in
Turkey is now being built.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-09-16
GOOD ADVANCE
IN FUR PRICES
SEATTLE SALE
All Furs Improve in Price
Several Lots Taking
Decided Advance.

SEATTLE, Sept. Nearly all
prices showed improvement at the
auction yesterday held by the Seat
tie Fur Auction Exchange.
Red fox averaged SIS, the best
lots $27 to $2S.
An inferior collection of mink
sold well, the best lots going for
ST.. The general average was $S.32.
All muskrats sold, and the high
price was S1.92 and the average
$1Sf
White fox improved but only 80
per cent was sold, the average price
peing $355O.
Cross fox went rapidly, averaging
$20.40.
A good specimen of silver fox
brought $3.50, the average selling
price, however, being S69.7S.
Lynx were half sold. the best lot
for $25.
One dark specimen of marten
brought $55.' Pale Albertas brought
seventeen dollars.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-09-16
EVANGELIST, IN
KIDNAPPING CASE,
DISPLAYS WORRY
Mrs. Mcpherson Says She
Expects to Be Arrested
Preface to Sermon.

Los ANGELES. Cal. Sert. 10
Mrs. Aimee Semple Mcpherson OPP
ened her sermon last night in An.
gelus Temple with Il expect to te
arrested any moment Saint Parl
ana Saint Peter were arrested When
| get to Heaven | snail Say to Saint
Peter that | have been in Jail.
too. so | know how you felt"
Mr. Mcpherson lacked her usual
confident manner. Her voice WIS
hoarsc and strained, and her face
tired and lined. much the same as
when size returned from Douglas.
Arizona after her alleged kidn; r
ing.
District Attorney Keyes question
cd H. II. Fisher. commercial photo
rraphnr. who declared that Mrs, Nc
herSon engaged him to take pic
lures of her and Mrs. Seilaff. He
disclosed tnpt 600 worth of work
was done Fisher took many photo
graphs on August II and August
is. three days before Mrs. Seilaff
appeared in the role of the sister
Of Miss X said to have been with
Kenneth Ormiston in the cottage
at CarmI
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-09-16
Sky ScraPers Pm,cture Il
San Francisco Skyline

Construction of office buildings
exceeding 90 stories in height began
in 1922 when an oil company erected
a 90 story building for its home
office and a 26 story building of
the new vertical New York style OF
architecture was put up to house
the Pacific Coast headquarters Of
the telephone company
Survival of every Glass A steel
frame building erected before the
earthquake of 1906 proves, in the
opinion OF engineers. that this type
of building is the safest and best
in withstanding earth tremors. This
also was demonstrated in the Santp
Barbara quake.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-09-16
SELF CONFESSED
SLAYER IS Sane,
ALIENISTS FIND
Thomas Johnson, Recently
Arrested in Seattle, Will
Go to Trial.

MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. IS. - Alien
lists declared Thomas Johnson, self
accused slayer and robber, sane "a
hours before the time set for his
trial for numbering Leonard Erdall
last December.
johnson was returned here from
Seattle. Wash, six weeks ago after
he told the authorities there he had
killed one dozen persons.
Johnson entered a plea of not
guilty because he said II want to
stand trial in a state where | will
be hanged"
Minnesota's murder penalty Is life
Imprisonment and Johnson believes
he will not be convicted here and
will be extradited to some state and
tried for murder where hanging Is
the penalty.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-09-16
MERTON IS ON
STAND S DAYS
Completes Testimony in Case
Against Daugherty
and Miller.

NEW YORK, Sept. Richard
Merton, after six days, has finished
his testimony in the Government
case against former Attorney Cen
eral Daugherty and former Alien
Property Custodian Miller, charged
with conspiracy against the Gov
ernment. Two and one half days
were redirect examination. William
Rand, counsel for Miller. demand
ed that Mertin be held in reserve,
If needed further
Merton, on cross examination by
Rand, said that the oral transfer
of the American Metals Company
shares was caused by pressure upon
him by a brother of Leopole DebOis.
President of the Swiss Bank, and
director of the Society Suisse
District Attorney Buckner assert
ed the bank and society were one
and the same.
Letters exchanged between Daugh-
erty and go-betw ween King, which
the Government believed would
throw light on the conspiracy, have
mysteriously disappeared.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-09-16
World Is SloiUing
Do,Un; Moon Drifts
A,cay from Earth

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Sept. 10
The moon is getting away from us
and the days are growing longer
because the world Is slowing down
according to starlight" new book
by Professor Harlow Shapley, direc
tor OF the Harvard Observatory
However, nobody is going to notice
the difference right away.
"The tides raised by the moon
on the earth. writes Professor Shap
ley, "are very slowly decreasing the
earth's rotatiOnal speed, and thus
lengthening the day But less than
a thousandth Of a second century
At the same time the moon is reced
ing from the earth. The distance
increases, however, only about seveu
feet in century.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-09-16

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. l6-Punc-
turing aesthetic opposition and thrust
ing aside fear of damage from ses-
mic disturbances, the skyscraper
definitely has triumphed on the Pa
cifc Coast.
At present the upward movement
in skyline readjustment centers in
San Francisco, the one large Amer
earthquakes.
Now under construction in San
Francisco within two city blocks of
each other are two office buildings,
one of which is to rise to 81 stories
and the other to 27.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-09-16
-FOUR INDICTED
DOUBLE MURDER
Wife of Slain Minister, and
Three Others Indicted
for Murder.

SOMERVILLE, n. J., Sept. 10
The grand jury has indicted four
persons in the 1922 murder of Rev
Edward w. Hall and Mrs. Eleanora
Mills. naming Mrs. Hall, wife of
the slain minister; her brothers
Willie and Henry Stevens and her
cousin. Henry de La B. Carpenter.
Each Indictment contained two
counts, one charging murder of Rev.
Mills.
The jury deliberated 10 minutes
before returning the indictments
after listening to evidence submit
ted for the past several weeks.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-09-16
LEAD
CROWS LARGER
IN WASHINGTON
Additional Returns from Pri-
mary Election Generally
Confirm First Reports

SEATTLE. Sept 16-Returns from
2 ,003 precincts out of total of 2495
in the State gave Senator Wesley J.
Jones for the Republican nomination
for Senator 1O9.834 votes; Judge
Austin f. Griffiths 32,934; Frank y
Hammond 22.479.
For the Democratic nomination
for Senator, incomplete returns gave
A. Scott Bullitt 4,449, Cleveland
Longstreet 1890.
For the Republican nomination Il
the Third District 53S precincts gave
Albert Johnson. candidate for re
nomination. 35,999; Hinton ID. Lonez
17,757. Early returns gave Lonez
the lead.
For the Republican nomination in
the Third District. 317 precincts
gave John F. Miller, aspirant for re
nomination, 22,132; James McCabe
wet. 5,3t4. r. Alvin Moore, 6,597.
Judge Walter M. French has ap
parently defeated O. II. Holcomb, in
cumbent, and Justice j. b. Bridges
incumbent. has apparently defeated
four competitors for election to the
State Supreme Court
Indications are that II Republicans
get usual majority in State Legislat
ure the anti-Hartley supporters will
control State Senate with the House
of Representatives in doubt. or q
Republican hOld-Over members o
the Senate four are pro-Hartley. /!
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-09-16
Klan Passes Resolution
On Mexican Controversy

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16. - Just
before the closing of the biennial
convention of the Ku klux Khan,
the delegates adopted a resolution
unanimously. requesting the Ameri-
can Government not to interfere in
the present religious controversy In
Mexico. Thus another issue was
drawn between the klan ana the
Columbus Klan, the latter having
asked President Coolidge to inter
vene In the dispute.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-09-16

CHICAGO. Sept. 16. Virtually
every city In the land with civic
urge has civic center planned or
building.
Chicago. the sprawling midwestern
metropolis, is no exception. It's civic
center plan is linked with city
beautiful movement, probably the
most pretentious in the world.
Millions of dollars already have
been expended in a beauty and util-
ity program and the subject is one
so vast and far reaching that an
entire book devoted to it has been
used in the schools here for years.
Old Center Replaced
But while many features OF the
"Chicago plan" have been completed
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-09-16
ITALY PLANS
OCEAN FLIGHT

ROME, Sept l6. - Premier Mus
solini has ordered Gen. Mobile. mem
Der of the dirigible Norge expedition
across the Arctic to prepare for a
flight from Rome to Buenos Aires
to be made at the end of 1928.
A dirigble is now being con-
structed at the Rome Aeronautical
plant.
Gen. Mobile goes to Japan in Octo-
ber to supervise assembling and
flight of a dirgible built in Italy
for the Japanese Navy. He will
return here next Spring.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-09-16
kYcner Is 10
Hui Every
Other Day

PITTSBURGH, Sept 16.-Ray
kremer. star hurler of the Pi-
rates and leader o. the leagues
pitchers. l. to be sent to the
mound every other day until the
season closes in an effort to
keep the Pittsburgh Nationals in
the pennant race. according to
a statement made by Manager
Bill McKechnie. Kremer leads
the league with 19 games won
and 5 lost.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-09-16
Eight Men Killed by
Explosion Under River

KANSAS CITY. Sept. 16.-Eight
workmen are reported to have been
killed by an explosion in water
tunnel being constructed under the
Missouri River. Charles S. Fore
man, engineer in charge, has pene-
trdtod | 900 feet through the debris
and smoke and reported he could
not hear sounds from the point OF
the explC sion.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-09-16
BIRTHS IN JAPAN EXCEED
DEATHS BY 1888

TOKYO, Sept. 16. - The Census
Bureau announces that births exceed
ed deaths in Japan proper in 1925
by S75.385 Marriages totaled 52l.4 .43S
and divorces 51,6S7. Births totaled
2 20S7 900
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-09-16
CHICAGO PLANS FOR
- \ "CITY BEAUTIFUL''

or are under way. the civic center
still is hazy dream of the future.
In the original plans the civic center
was planned about a huge open
plaza west of the Chicago River,
this center to be the local point Of
all the related developments.
The area selected is in dingy,
run down section, crowded with
cramped tenements, small manufac-
turies and FLOP houses" But while
in the offing new center of public
and semi-public activity is building
! Just west of the river. Here on a
wide new boulevard. replacing old
Canal Street, has been erected the
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-09-16
Indians Arc
To Be Bombed
By AHplanes

MEXICO CITY, Sept. 1G.- The
War Department has ordered
airplanes to bomb the rebellious
Yaqui Indians with gas. Artillery
and cavalry forces have been sent
in pursuit of the Yaquis.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-09-16
SERBIAN "BLUE GROTTO"

BLED, Jugoslavia, Sept. 16. A
new blue Grotto," similar to those
of Capri and the Island of Busi in
the Adriatic, recently was discovered
accidentally by some gendarmes near
searching for malefactors.
The grotto is 13 feet high and 33
feet long and through the middle of
it flows stream filled with fish.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-09-16
BIC ATTENDANCE
ON OPENING DAY
AT JUNEAU FAIR
Exhibits Claim Close Atten
ton = Baby Show on
This Afternoon.
The attendance at the South
eastern Alaska Fair yesterday is
placed at $50 by J. F. Mullen,
President Of the Fair Associa-
ton.

Although the doors of the Fifth
Alaska Fair were op-
ened yesterday afternoon. the formal
opening was delayed until last night
when Attorney General Rustgard
made the official address.
Yesterday afternoon was for the
children and it is practically Ger
tain that few youngsters failed to
avail themselves of the free admit
tance, for the Fair was thronged
from shortly after 2 O'Clock until
the various attendants at the booths
stopped spelling and hustled to re-
plenish their stock.
The Fair this year Is as attractive
as usual. The agricultural exhibits
and all others draw exlamations of
surprise at the big displays.
Band Draws Crowd
Last night the crowd began gath
erng even before the open air con
cert by the 14-piece juneau City
Band was started. Then singly, III
groups of two, threeS and sevenS,
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The Alaska daily empire., 1926-09-16
LIBERALS GAIN
TWO IN final
: LATE RETURNS
Liberals Have Within Four
of Majority Without Aid
from Other Parties

TORONTO, Sept Is The Can
adan Press announces that the Lib
erals won two. the Progressivos one
and the Conservatives one of the
four seats in Parliament that were
yesterday classified as doubtful This
gives the party divisions as follows:
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-09-16

The Liberals are just four votes
short of majority without aid from
any other party as 123 votes are
necessary for a working majority.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-09-16

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The Washington times., 1926-07-23
$ In EOsrybodys Confidence s:ss. 3
THE GATE-POST
By Harold Phillips

The only complaint registered against variety the eSraor-'
binary German picture Loews Palace this week. Is that the
story by no ordinary OF triangle drama
Simply, it is ths
An acrobat passoatey devoted pretty " discovers that
she is tahf him. her lover being handsome aeras
joined couples act The husband kills the
lover his wife, and gives himself to the police In his
age pardone through the nercessiOn Of his friends
variety" as shown in New York informed escaped
the cenor scissors Of passionate reels In these
first reels Boss Huer the husband OF the picture as Wash
ngton it, his wife and child to travel in carnvas
with the Berta Marie the wife OF the local version Is
that too confusing?
Let's put it this way picture opens the Palace,
Emil jennings Huler and Lya de Putt as Berta Marie are
represented wife, Huler being boosted to
devoted husband Really, this shouldn't arrive until
second reels show Jannngs leaving Mrs Huler
and child to fly with Berta Marie
This observation may up questions for the
students the picture To at least the from
New York explains great deal.
The deleon however does not detrae materially from Variety
N the finest pictures that Street. and should
patronzd Our criticism 10 not Of Variety but of the silly
censorship that shipped 1000 from the complete film Why
this done? New York mpevous to stories OF Illicit
passion than Washington?
probably quite all right to cut of the more ardent
lovemang variety before New York could the
show but the heartess sashng films parts reducing
the story to ssreotyped FORM something blood
intelligent mOvegoer bubble furOus And those not SO
intelligent
Opinion divides among inhabitants whether Lya de
Putt whom Variety" has favorte
actress decnty good just attractive young lady Of
grace Players have doubts the
all making The Duke Of Ladies" and is booked
Owing length Of the latter ewhat with cleo
rcity bills mounting up-exhbtors will likely ask to have
changed to "Good God!"
If gone Film Daiys head Red Grange
pictures been offered his old
job driving weekly Wheaton, ILL., Grange
before the just four weeks and this picture
peed. will be his last.
Last fall he the 100000 film beautyOn paperand today
he's the being again WheatOns Tong