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The Alaskan., 1926-08-20

One need not buy dime novels these days. All that is necessary is to get the late dailies and the lurid tales unfold. With illicit re- lations charged in the Gaines case, the mysterious abduction of Aimee semple McPherson and more mys- terious disappearance of evidnce in the case; the confession of Johnson to the killing of a dozen or more n half dozen years along with other stories gives one all the varied passions of man.
The Alaskan., 1926-08-20

office in the Bank building.
 An epidemic of colds is running in town this week.
 Orange Crush and Lemon Crush { served icy cold at the Totem Pole. !
 The Sons of Norway hall is get ting a new coat of paint adding much to it's appearance.
 William Worth returned from Seattle on the Northwestern by way of Wrangell this week.
 The Yum Yum, Capt. Willard is ', jn from Tyee. A fair season is re- ported by the crew. English services at II am. Sum- ] day morning. Services in Norwegian Sunday evening.
 The Bessie M. fishing for Excur- sion Inlet was in port this week en- route to Tacoma her home port.
 The Petersburg Packing Com rany had over 12O,O0O cases of salmon put up by Tuesday of this week.
 The Fidelity, tender for the Se- bastian-Stuart cannery, came into port Thursday morning with 16 Filipinos headed south.
 Neil McGreggor has bought him. self a twenty-four horse power Gray motor for his boat. He ex- poets to put on some speed.
 Ed Nelson is putting up the new stole building for Swanson and Dahl. It occupies the lot adjoining the new Wheeler building.
 Panl Owens has been busy haul ing guana from the fertilizer plant to the Citizens Dock tins week. He expects to put up about $50 tons of it this year.
 Mrs. Carl Carlson of Wrangell came over last week and will stay for awhile. MT. Carlson is in charge of the construction of the new Wheeler building.
 The Citizens dock is getting new piling under it's approach. Re- pair work is being done by Jack Safes and crew. More extensive re- pairs will be made to the dock later.
 The new channel has been open ed to steamer traffic in the Mar rows this week and several of the larger boats have already tried it. The next thing is to get the chan nels next the wharves dredged so that the bigger boats can also stop here at any time.
 The lighthouse tender Fern was in port this week. She has been putting in new channel lights and looking over the old.
 A ance at the Sales Inn last Saturday was much enjoyed by those attending.
 The seasonal closed period is on and the fishermen are returning toI town and paying up old bills. A will not be able to pay very much on their accounts and we al- ready hear of attachment proceed ings on others. The ways of the seiner are hard.
 The Brookdale and the Challam- hra, under charter to the Admiral line were tied up at the dock to- gether this week. 1
 Pilot Ashe of the Brookda1e was renewing old friendships while his ship was in port. He fished out of Petersburg twenty years ago when the only buildings here were the cannery buildings and few shackS
The Alaskan., 1926-08-20

Fresh strawberry short cake lots of whipped cream at the Totem Pole.
The Alaskan., 1926-08-20
STRANGE CASES

Three strange cases have recent
 ly taken the center of our Ameri
 can stage, all conected with minis
 ters. The last in time but first in tragic features is the case of Dr
 J. Frank Norris. The second is tha
 of Mrs. Aimee Semple McPherson
 who is the founder of a peculia
 set in Los Angeles sect of her own and conducts a tabernacle which she acn crowd with her followers. More than month ago she mys- teriously disappeared and after
 several weeks appeared in a town in Arizona and claimed she had been kidnapped andand kept as a prisoner in a cabin in Mexico
 Many circumstances threw suspi. cion and increasing doubt on her story and it has now been all but imonstrated to be untrue. Accu
 mulating and convincing evidence
 indicates that she went off with one of her company, radio broadcaster, and occupied with him a cottage in California and then returned to her followers and tabernacle to draw bigger crowds tlan ever. The latest sensation
 the continuation of tragedy that occurred four years ago, when the Rev. Edward Hall, an Episco
 r4l rector in New Brunswick, NJ
 was found near deserted cabin, together with the murdered wife of his janitor. Every effort was made to find some clue to the strange and awful tragedy with no apparent success. Yet ths finger e suspiion at once pointel to the wife of the slain husband. No tangible facts could be 1ound on which to act. But recently a young woman who was a servant ill Mrs. Halls home was married and then parted from her husband and the husband now comes forward with Wa story of some secrets his wife told him. At midnight of Wednes- day, July 28,officers knocked at the door of her palatial residence, as she inhrited more than a million dollars, woke her out of her sleep, put her under arrest charged with the murder of her husband and the janitor's wife and hurried her off to prison, where she awaits trial. All the strange tales and terrible tragedies are not movies: the strangest ones are being enacted on tn stag of our actual world.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-09
The Great Auction Sale

mot leaving just now" They were
steady customers.
You would not discover this if you
were there only once. And people
who went there once, seldom came
back, because the location of the
auction house is in transient district
The customers are always newcomers.
The auctioneer brings up an an
article, a necklace for instance, all
shining beautifully, and laid in q large
blue box, lined on the inside with
silk Holding up the box before him
in front of us, he begins:
Glow much am l bid for this
beautiful neclace? Who says ten
dollars? Ten dollars? Do hear ten
dollars? Say, men, the clasp alone
is worth twenty! Where is the man
that bids ten dollars for this. beauti-
full piece of goods? VINO wants to
make two months wages in two
seconds? Would you give ten dollars"
pointing his finger to one of the inside
customers.
"Sure, I'll give ten dollars" comes
the reply without hesitation.
I'm bid ten dollars, gentlemen.
Who bids ffteen?" continues the
auctioneer, holding the box higher.
You'd give fifteen, wouldn't your
pointing his finger at another special
customer. This man appears very
serious, but says nothing. will you
give twelve and half?" yells the
auctioneer back at him again. The
man mods his head approvingly.
twelve and a half is bid, gentle
men. Who gives thirteen? l am
talking in halves and singles when
ought to be talking in tens and
hundreds. Look at it, gentlemen,
lookl You give thirteen" this time
looking at the third insider. This man
also mods his head. Whereupon he
makes q remark in low voice to. the
first one who had bid ten dollars:
Il saw one just like that in loop
store for seventy-five dollars" This
remark is said casually, in low tone,
with the hand over the mouth, as II
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-09

nobody were supposed to hear. A
boob, who has just come into town
with a summers wages, stands be-
tween the two insiders, and overhears
the remark He pricks his ears.
While this is going on, the auc-
tioneer is still talking.
Thirteen dollars is bid. Who bids
fourteen? Fourteen?" The first in
slider mods his head.
Fifteen dollars" exclaims a second
insider. Sixteen dollars" declares the
third.
In the meantime, the two first spe-
cial customers have moved so that
they stand beside each other on the
left side of the boob. Whereas the
third insider stands by the right side
of him. The first insider is now ad-
dressesd with the following question
by the auctioneer very quickly:
Sixteen dollars is bid. Who makes
it seventeen? Your"
The insider mods approvingly.
Seventeen is bid" declares the
auctioneer quickly. Who'll say eigh-
teen?" Now he looks at the second
insider This man also mods. "Eigh.
teen. Who says nineteen?" This time
he gives the sucker demanding look
This was really the first time the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-09
BY WILLIAM WAcKER.

YOU can see the red flag any day,
= any week, any month you choose
to walk up Madison street in Chica-
go. auction" is printed on a red
flag hanging outside a shop. If you
are blind, you will know anyway,
that there is an auction, because the
doors are always open and constant
veil is heard. Besides the red flag
projecting from the doorway, there
are large sheets of yellow paper COW
ering the two show-windows. On this
paper there is printed in large red
letters:
"Entire stock of jeweIry, watches,
diamonds, etc, worth over 100000
must be soIdl Bargain every day.
Get yours nowl"
This you may also see any time,
winter or summer. Consequently, 1t
is not temporary auction sale, but
a place of permanent business.
Every day pass this store, and
often l step in among the crowd. l
have been there enough times now to
know that there are three auctioneers
who sell the goods. When. one auc-
tioneer has stood on the box behind
the showcase and talked about the
watch, the stickpin, the necklace, or
whatever he may be holding in his
hand long enough to make himself
tired, and foamy around the mouth,
he is relieved by another. And so on,
every day, from a. m. till 6 D. m.
except Sunday.
Upon my visit to the auction house,
i made a discovery. Among the GUS
toners, noticed three men, who in
type and appearance were unlike the
others. They were we'll dressed. But
their hats were always down on their
faces, as If they were trying to hide
themselves. They frequently bid on
things the auctioneer brought forth.
Often they overbid each other, and
It was surprising to see how much
they bought. They left their articles
in the cashiers care. as they were
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-09
By AfGurioe Booleers

boob had the opportunity to bid. On
both sides of him was competition.
That he knew, because he had heard
them bid, and he knew from their
remark that they knew what they
were doing. He also knew that if
he'd bid nineteen, the man to the left
of him would say twenty. He was
sure of this because the insider was
already taking roll of bills out of
his pocket.
The auctioneer gave him a second
look like an eagle, and said, "The bid
is eighteen dollars. Do l hear nine
temp -re-n
The victim, feels absolutely sure
that if he'd say nineteen, the man to
the left of him would say twenty, be-
cause he was already holding two ten
dollar bills in his hand, as If ready
to pay. Feeling merely as stepping
stone for moment, he cleared his
throat and drawled out:
'I'n give you nineteen"
sold to you for nineteen dollars"
returned the auctioneer instantly.
Whereupon the boob was motioned
over to the cashier, where he pulled
out nineteen hard earned dollars, and
in return received a necklace which
could be bought at any jewelry store
for dollar and fifty cents.
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New Britain herald., 1926-09-02
LAW HOLDS WHIP OVER
 RENTING NEW HOUSES
Incomes Cannot Be Co., lected Until Inspector
 Says 70. K."

Machinery for the issuance of cer- tificateS of occupancy and state tene- ment house certificates having been completed. Chief Inspector A. N. Rutherford of the building depart ment today issued the first. to Alex Galbraith who has completed three tenement house on Austin street.
 Interesting in connection with this measure is the fact that Inspector Rutherford has perused the state law to find that rentals cannot be collected for apartments in houses for which no certificates were issued. according to his interpretation of the law.
 Hereafter no building may be used or occupied until certificate Of oc- cupancy is taken, the purpose of tins certificate to show that all building and zoning regulations have been lived up 10 and the building is safe for use. The state certificates, which ars also issued by the inspector. af- feet only buildings of three or more apartments.
 Because of the state regulation regarding rentals, Inspector Ruther- ford said today he does not anti cipate he will have difficulty in hay ing property owners come to the of fee to secure certificates before rent ing tenements.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-02
TENTATIVE AGREEMENT FOR
 SETTLING MANTLE MILLS
 STRIKE IS REACHED TODAY
BEN WEIGH, FAMOUS STAGE COMEDIAN, DIES Was Only 52 Years Old Stricken Blind While
 Doing His Act

New York, Sept. FABen Welch, old time actor and comedian, died at the Kings Park. L. l., hospital yesterday afternoon at the age of 52. He recently became blind. His wid- ow survives.
 Welch, a brother of Joe Welch, famous ewish comedian, who died several years ago, was stricken blind seven years ago while playing with one of Arthur Hammerstein's pro- ductions at Washington. Despite his blindness, Welch continued his work and for the last five years has been headliner on the Keith vaudeville circuit.
 He was born in America, and spent most of his life in New York, beginning his stage career while a boy.
 Funeral services will be held here Sunday under the auspices of the Jewish Guild of America.
 Welch's eyes first began to bother him while he was playing in London, later, while in Boston, he told friends he could not see beyond the footlights. A few weeks later, while playing in Washington, his vision passed entirely, but he went on with his lines. The audience, and even some of the other players did not know the comedian who was making them laugh had gone blind.
 It was not until weeks had passed that the public learned of Welchs blindness. By that time specialists had told him there was no hope of his regaining his sight.
 For years Welch carried an in- surance policy with disability clause. One night in Providence, fellow players suggested he should claim s10,000 outright or s75 week on his policy. He drew the policy from his pocket and asked a friend to burn it. AS the flames ate up the policy Welch cried
 I'm free, again. I can make my plans as I did in other days. No gloom for me, no benefits. I shall go on as before.'
New Britain herald., 1926-09-02
TEXAS POLITICIAN TO
 PAY ELECTION WAGER
Winner, HarncsScd Like Mule, Must Pull Winner Around in Little
 Red Wagon.

Austin. Texas, Sept. Rl-One of the freak waGers on the recent gu- bernatorial race in Texas came to light today
 State Representative Rueben Lof- tin. the loser, ''harnessed like a mule," must pull the winner, Frank Holiday, former legislator, in a lit tie red wagon around the court house in Henrietta Square. All Clay county, in which Henrietta is loCat- ed, is expected to turn out next Sat urday to witness the event.
 Loftin, floor manager for Govern or Miriam Ferguson in the house of the thirty ninth legislature. bet Hol- liday that Mrs. Ferguson would be reelected.
 Believe me-" said Holiday, "Ill harness Loftin to that wagon. I'll put on him all the collars and trace chains he can carry and he will also be hobbled so there cant be any running away"
New Britain herald., 1926-09-02
Born in U. $. But Is
 Barred at New York

Refused admittance to the United States. although he claims to be a natural born cit izen, Wladislaw Vrobe1, aged 20. has retained Attorney Lawrence J. Colon of this city to repre- sent his interests at a hearing in New York Saturday.
 Vrobel was born in Hartford and at the age of four years, he and his parents and other members of his family went to Poland, where they have since made their home. Desiring to return to the United States, the young man obtained passage a few weeks ago and Is now at Ellis Island, N. Y, without per mission to land, according to information received here.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-02
REORGANIZATION IN
 STAFF AT N. B. H. s.
Eight Out Of 15 Departments
 Affected by Changes
12 NEW TEACHERS ENGAGED
Three Instructors in English De- partment Alone Popular Began Sisters Retire From Faculty--New Clorb to Take Up Duties Sept. z.

A thorough organization O
 eight of IS departments of the Sen
 for High school must be made at tht
 opening of school Tuesday as the result of vacancies caused by teach
 CTS leaving the service of the New Britain schools.
 Twelve new teachers have beer engaged in these eight departments including three in the English de. partment, which is considered the | most important in the school. R Stewart Esten, director of the his tory department, has also left the schools employ. This department will also lose two other instructors The only departments that have failed 10 feel the effects of the changes are the department of Ger man which is taught entirely by Mrs. Amy C. Guilford; the depart ment of home economics. depart ment of Latin, the library depart ment, taken care of by Miss Helen r. Smith; department of music, taught by Gscrge B. Matthews; de- partmcnt of physical education, taught by George M. Cassidy and Leonel II. Depot, and the depart mcnt Of Spanish.
 The F new teachers are miss Jennie H. Olsson. to succeed Miss Ruth Fuller in the art department; Miss Dora Protass, to succeed Miss Katherine r. Kane in arithmetic and bookkeeping in the commer- cial department; Miss H. Regina Connor, to succeed Miss Norma Began; Miss Katherine Griffin, to succeed Miss Mae Began; Miss Helen Stahl, to succeed Miss Frances Ferguson, all in the de- partment of English; Miss Gladys Nickerson, 10 succeed Miss Rebecca Segal in French department; Ern- est V. Upham. to succeed R. Stew art Esten as director of history de- partment, and Miss Catherine w. Wells. to succeed Miss Mabel Pihl and Miss Pearl Snow, to succeed Mrs. Ellene Sheridan, in the same department; Leonard Nixon, to suc- ceed Miss Beatrice Neal in mathe- matics department; Miss Dorothy NJ. Carr, to succeed Mrs. Dorothy McCabe, and Miss Elizabeth L.. Macintosh, to succeed Miss Ruth Warner, in science department.
 These changes take from the school some of its most popular teachers. Miss Mae Began and Miss Norma Began, sisters, enjoyed un- usual popularity with the students. The Beehive" classbook was dedi- cated to both, Norma in 1924 and Mae last year. Miss Neal was sec retary of the teachers council and R. Stewart Esten was its president.
 Another change is that of the clerkship in the academic building. Miss Fannie Holmes enjoyed un- usual popularity with the students despite the fact that she had the disagreeable position of checking up on them when they were late or tardy. Miss Isabel Westlake will take her place.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-02
POLICE GAR SMASHED IN ". HARTFORD CRASH
Rendered Useless When It Hits Pole After
 Skidding

The police service car was badly damaged this morning when it skid dcd on the wet pavement on Beach Hill, Elmwood, and struck q pole by the roadside. The front part of the car was stove in, and the fender and running board damaged to such an extent that Chief Hart arranged to turn the car in to the dealer in ex- change for another car of the same make. with a cash consideration.
 Policeman James McCabe was driving when the accident happened. Policeman John C. Stadler was in the rear seat, taking Alfonzo Seidor of 223 North street to jail. All were shaken up by the impact, but were not injured.
 The police patrol In charge of Po- liceman Herbert c. Lyon was sent to the scene and lowed the damaged car 10 the municipal garage. Auto mobile Policeman Fred Wagner was detailed in one of the roadsters and he and Policeman Stadler took Sci dor 10 Jail.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-02
Factory Owners Now Must Ratify Terms Reached at Confer ence Between Gover- nor and Labor Men
All Parties Will Get To- gether Late This After noon-Troops Still Are on Duty at Plant.

Providence. R. T., Sept 2 F-A tentative agreement for settlement of the strike in the Manville-J -Jenckes company's textile mill in Manville. which led to battle between strik- CTS and state police Tuesday night and the calling out of a national guard detachment, was reached at a conference of Governor Aram J. Pothier and labor leaders, at the state house this afternoon. The agreement now awaits approval by the mill management, which had previously authorized Governor Pothier to present its case to the strikers
 Another conference will be held in the executive offices at { o'clock this afternoon at which the mill management will be present.
 Those at the conference besides the governor. included Thomas E. shannon, president of the Rhode Island branch of the American Fed eration of Labor: Francis J. Cor man, an organizer of the United
  Textile Workers of America. and Adjutant General Arthur c. Cole.
 Persons close to those attending the conference said that only one obstacle remained for the settle- ment, that being the disposition of the case of one non-union loom fix CT. Four non-union loom f1xers ori- ginally had been hired and retained by the company over the obpections of the union. Three of these have since been disposed of" it was ex- plained.
 The union leaders. 1t was learned, agreed to a disposition of the case of the fourth man and 1t was un- derstood that it was upon ,fhe ac- ceptance of this agreement by the manufacturers that the success of today's peace meeting rested.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-02
REFUSE HENNESSY
 BUILDING PERMIT
Ez-lnspeetor's Plan Said to Be
 Zone Law Violation
RESEMBLES NAPLES CASE
Building Chased As Single Family Dwelling Shows Three Kitchens and Three Baths--Rutherford Sees No Course But Rejection Open.

Edward J. Hennessy, former chief building Inspector, today applied for q permit to build q one family dwell ling at 25 Long street and his suc- cessor, Inspector Arthur N. Ruther- ford, after examining the plans ad- mitted he cannot issue a permit.
 Hennessy's plan shows a kitchen and bath on each of three floors. The section of Long street in which Hennessy proposed to locate the dwelling is restricted to two family houses.
 The case Is identical in many re- spects with the Naples house on Hart street, which is the most seri- ous dispute the building department has been involved in and in which Hennessy was given the center of the stage. Hennessy maintained through out that the Naples family could build a dwelling with a kitchen and bath on three floors and that this fact would not make the building other than single family house. He was reversed in this claim by the building commission and many other changes were later ordered by the board of adjustment With the house practically completed the Naples case is now in court.
 No lot plan accompanied the ap- plication and Rutherford admitted this afternoon this in itself is enough to require him 10 refuse his former chief permit. although Hennessy plans to file one later.
 Questioned as to the departments ruling on what is and what is not single family house, Rutherford said: "A dwelling arranged to be used for one family house is the only kind of building that comes within this classification" Asked if he considered Hennessys plan. car rying as it does three kitchens and three baths, meets his notion of a single family house, Rutherford re- piled that if does not. Accordingly he has no course open other than to refuse a permit.
 Hennessy's application shows q 3SX46 to be erected al a cost of sS0o0. The former inspector has also taken q permit to alter a garage at the home of T. c. Kelly of 2S Long street, at a cost of Sc00.