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The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1926-12-06

DEATH PENALTY
FOR ROBBINC OF
NAILS is URGED

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE death
penalty for mail bandits is a require
ment for the carrying on of the ma
tons postal business, Postmaster
General New said today in his an
nual report to President Coolidge.
He urged that Congress enact dras-
tic legislation to impose the extreme
sentence upon any man who under
takes to rob the mails by firearms
or who places the lives of postal EN-
ployes in jeopardsy.
Attacks on the mails by bandit
gangs have become frequent. he said.
and the methods employed have be-
qualified opinion of the Postmaster
General that more drastic punish
ment should be provided by law for
offenders in cases of this character"
The report did not mention the spe
cific bandit holdups which caused
him recently to ask that the United
States Marines be called out to guard
the mails, with orders to shoot to-
kill.
Business: Increase
notwithstanding the depredations
of criminals on the orderly working
of his department. dhe Postmaster
General reported steadily increasing
business with 4 corresponding low
ering of the deficit which to date
has been returned yearly He noted
progress in handling the mails by
air, train, motor vehicle and other
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1926-12-06
Seattle and Portland
Murderer Is Same Man

SEATTLE, Dec. 6.-Chief of De-
tectives Charles Tenant declared
found at the sIayings OF Mrs. Flor
ence Monks in Seattle, and Mrs
f. Myers in Portland, that he is
satisfied the same man killed both
women.
j. w. Sampson, fingerprint ex-
pert, said: Il am satisfied that the
Portland and Seattle fingerprints are
the same
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1926-12-06

Michigan townships place a bounty
on rats. The tails of the rodents
are turned In as evidence.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1926-12-06
L|MP|NC FLOCK
IN CONGRESS IS
DECIDEDLY BIG
Lame Duck Senators Num-
Der Ten : Nearly Fifty
Are Found in House..

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6-The short
session of Congress, better known as
the lame duck session, opened to-
day. The lmping flock this year
includes ten Senators and nearly
half hundred of the House.
Just who is author of the moth
eaten phrase is not matter of Off
cial record, but it applies to those
members who were defeated in the
recent elections and who will not re-
turn to Capitol Hill when the Con
gress elected last November 2, con
venes.
Besides those defeated at the polls,
members who were not candidates
for reelection are entering the con
Guiding session of long terms of con
tinuous service. Included in the
group is Oscar Underwood of Ala
bama, for many years an outstanding
figure in the Senate chamber and
Representatives Tcinher of Kansas,
and Voight of Wisconsin, who have
taken prominent parts in the affairs
of the House.
Senate Lame Ducks"
James w. WadswOrth, Jr., of New
York, chairman of the Senate Mill
tary Committee and George Wharton
Pepper of Pennsylvania. are members
of the lame duck flock in the Sen
ate which also gathers under its
broodng wing the following:
Ralph II. Cameron of Arizona,
Richard p Ernst of Kentucky, John
w. Herreld of Illinois, Rice Maens
of Colorado, Robert n. Stanfield of
Oregon and O. f. Weller of Mary
land.
In the House both the vets and
the drys feel the effect of the last
/ broadside of the voters as William
| ID. Upshaw, of Georgia one of the
dry standard bearers for many terms
was sent to the lame duck" group
by primary defeat. while John Phil
| lip Hill, of Maryland, the leader OF
the vets, was unsuccessful in an at
tempt to capture the Republican Sen
atorial nomination in his state.
David W. Stewart of Iowa. al
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Bedridden u oman
Finds Husband
Is a Suicide

SEATTLE, Dec 8. Mrs.
Frank Waddell. aged 80 years.
for years bedridden with par
alysis, awoke yesterday morn
ing to discover he husband was
not at her side. She rolled out
of bed into the kitchen where
she found his body lying across
table. Waddell, aged 80 years.
flour mill worker, had killed
himself.
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Acquit defendants;
Disagree Over Four

NEW YORK. Dec. 6.-The jury
in the Morse mail fraud trial was
discharged at l o'clock yesterday
morning after acquitting George w.
Burditt and Henry Boughton and
disagreeing on the other four de-
fendants.
Evening star., 1926-12-13
FATHER TO Be HELD.
IN DEATH OF THREE
Auto Tragedy Near Dum-
fries, Va, Blamed to Intcxi-
cation in Warrant.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special Dispatch to The Star.
QUANTICO, Va, December ID
With his wife and two children dead
as a result of the wreck of his auto
mobile by truck near Dumfries. Va,
late Friday, another child bruised and
himself in the hospital here, Benjamin
Leadman of Gether, Va, faces arrest
on charges of driving an automobile
while intoxicated and illegal tranSpor-
tation.
The police say half gallon of corn
whisky was found in the wrecked
machine.
Relatives are said to have refused
Co take charge of the bodies of the
three victims, and arrangements for
their burial are being made by the
county authorities.
The injured boy, Herman, years
old, was taken by one. of the relatives.
Investigation was made by c. S.
Pierce, justice of the peace of oCcu-
quan, who swore to q warrant against
Leadman, which was given to County
Officer John Adams to be served when
the man leaves The hospital. His ar
ratgnment will be at Manassas, county
seat Of Prince William County.
Mrs. Leadman, who was killed, was
rs years old. Grace. 4, was also
killed. and Gladys, 4 months old. died
in the hospital here within u few
hours after the accident.
The automobile was struck as it
turned out Of q country road into the
concrete highway. \ truck was pass
Ing, the driver of which said he was
unable to avoid the collision The
truck driver and his companion aided
the victims. and with the assistance
OF others removed them to Quantico.
Evening star., 1926-12-13
SAYS SHE PAID $40
TO BEAUTY SOCIETY
CuIturist Testifies She Gave Money
TO Two Charged With
Conspiracy.

Trial was resumed today before JUS
tice Bailey in Criminal Division 2 of
the conspiracy charge of using the
mails to defraud against Charles p.
GerriSh of Washington and Alexander
are charged with false representa-
tons in connection with the Amer
lean Society Of erma-Trichologists
and with an alleged university con-
Quoted by the society, which award
ed degrees in beauty culture.
Miss Artabella Hill, young beauty
culturist of Buffalo, n. Y, testified
for the prosecution. She said that in
October, 1925, Gerrish and Troup call
ed at her place of business and posed
as Federal officers, declaring they
were to make a clean sweep Of all
beauty parlors in the country" and
would require them to take a course
either by correspondence or in person
at the university. She said she in
vested SO and received a. certificate
Of membership in the society.
A number of women from various
cities are in court to testify against
the accused, who are said to have re-
ceived various sums ranging from
$40 to $4,000 for alleged protection
from State taxes on beauty parlors,
which they say was promised them.
Assistant United States Attorney j.
j. O'Leary and M. Pearl Mccall are
conducting the prosecution, while At
torney Bertrand Emerson appears for
Gerrish and Attorney Webster Bal
linger represents Troup.
Evening star., 1926-12-13
TRAIN WRECKS AUTO
OF HYATTSVILLE CHIEF
Gallagher Escapes With Shock and
Cuts by Jumping as Crash
Occurs.
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

special Dispatch 10 The Star
HYATTSVILLE, Md, December
1S.-Chief of Police Robert C. Gala
CHER Of Hyattsville is recovering from
shock and cuts sustained when HIS
automobile was wrecked by a Balti.
more and Ohio local train a moment
after he had leaped from the car at
the grade crossing here about 9 O'Clock
last night.
Answering a call he had Just re.
ceived on an automobile accident at
Ager and Rams Horn roads, about
two miles west of Hyattsville, Gala.
CHER not knowing that the gates were
down, drove through one on the east
side OF the tracks. Seeing the dan.
ger. he jumped, barely in time. The
train was slowing for the stop at
Hyattsville. 1t carried the automo.
bile a considerable distance, tearing
down the guard fence between the
tracks.
Gallagher says he saw no lights
nor did he hear any warning bell.
The accident for which Gallagher
had been called occurred when an
automobile missed the turn at Ager
and Brookland roads and plunged into
the front porch of the home OF Elmer
McChesney, doing considerable dam
age. Identity Of the occupants of the
ear has not been established.
Evening star., 1926-12-13
CITY HEADS GET
WARDNAN PROTEST
Builder Charges Zoning Com
mission Has Prevented
Apartment Plan.

Charging that the Zoning Commits
sion is forcing him to erect Il large,
ugly building instead of the attIac-
tive plan which he declares he origi-
nally proposed, Harry Wardman, in a
letter TO the Board Of Commissioners,
today protested the decision of the
commission which is preventing him
from carrying out his original plans
for the establishment here of the
largest apartment house in the world.
Mr.. Wardman points out that in
refusing to allow him to go to the
height of 90 feet in the new buildings.
the commission is forcing him to build
a much less attractive structure
merely to meet the present techni-
ca1itieS of the zoning law.
No Opposition Seen.
Mr.. Wardman in his letter states
that his original plan had been ap-
proved without qualifica ton by the
advisory zoning council, which is
composed of representatives of the
Board of Trade, the Chamber of Com
merce and the local chapter of the
American Institute of Architects, the
Federation of Citizens Associations
and a number of other civic organiZa-
tons. He also stresses the fact that
no opposition to the plan was made
at the public hearing and that his
entire scheme seemed to have gen.
eral approval.
Mr. Wardman states that the area
affected comprises 13 acres and that
although the single building that he
is forced to erect by the decision Of
the Zoning Commission has a great
advantage from the builders point Of
view, namely, economy, it will be
unable to avoid a monotonous appear.
ance.
Evening star., 1926-12-13
MRS. MARY HEATING
IS CALLED BY DEATH

Mrs. Mary Heating, 102 years old,
who assisted in nursing wounded
soldiers at Harpers Ferry during the
Civil War and who voted for the first
time during the last presidential
election. when she cast a vote for
John w Davis, Democratic nominee,
died IT her hom9 400 Fairmont
street, Saturday. Shortly before her
death relatives and friends were ar
ranging to help celebrate her 103d
birthday. December 81.
Mrs. Heating, whose maiden name
was OConnor, was born in ireland
and came to this country with a party
of friends when young girl, the boat
on which she sailed requiring three
months to cross the ocean. She lived
for awhile in Pennsylvania ana then
moved to Baltimore, where she mar
ried the late Thomas Heating, he
having died in 1895. She and her hus-
band moved to Martinsburg soon after
they were married. She came to this
city with her daughter, Mrs. j. #.
Barry, in 1917. She had lived CON
tinuously with the daughter since the
death Of Mr.. Heating.
Funeral services will be conducted
at st. Pauls Catholic Church F'if-
teenth and streets. tomorrow morn
ing at 8 O'Clock. Interment will be
at Alartinsburg. W. Va, beside her
husband.
Mrs. Heating is survived by her
daughter, Mrs. Barry; son, Bernard
Kaating; nine grandchildren, Thomas
Barry, William Barry, Mary Barry,
Regina Barry and Lillian Barry, all
Of this city; Mrs. Julia knoop of Bal
timore; Mrs. Johanna Smith of Phil
adelphia, and Sister Mary Immaculate
Heart of Pittsburgh, and seven great
grandchildren.
Evening star., 1926-12-13
District Suffrage
To Be Considered
In Session Tonight

Hearing on District suffrage In
all its phases will be started to-
night by the Gibson subcommittee
of the House District committee
in the caucus room of the House
Office Building at s o'clock. Be
sides the questions of national rep
resentation and of strictly local
suffrage. the hearing will be
brought TO include the various pro-
poSals for n change in form of the
District government, a majority Of
which are based on an elective pro-
vision
Representative Henry r. Rath-
bone, Republican, of Illinois, a ma
tive Washingtonian, will be the first
speaker urging national representa-
ton to Americanize the olsen
franchised half million people liv-
ing at the seat of Government.
The statement in behalf Of ma.
tional representation, for the Cit
liens Joint Committee. will be made
by Edwin c. Brandenburg, accom-
panied by Frederic William Vile
and G. A. Lyon.
Evening star., 1926-12-13
IMPRINTED ATTACK !.
BY HOUD|N| SOUGHT.
University Wants Paper Be-
Iieved to Contain Final Blast
Against SpiritualiSm.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WORCESTER, Mass, December
13.-Harry Houdini may yet say an
other word against his old opponent,
Spiritualism. DIR. Carl Murchison,
chairman of the Clark University
Symposium on Psychical Research,
which closed Saturday night after a
two weeks session. announced that
Houdini had planned to be the final
speaker and that he had reason to
believe that he had prepared his
manuscript.
DR. Murcsison said that he was go
ing to ask Mrs. Houdini to search for
it among the effects of the magician.
whose advocation was the exposure of
mediums If found with several
others which arrived too late for pres
entation. it will be included in the
volume which will contain addresses
before the symposium.
Clark University" said DR. Murchi-
son, who Is head of its department of
psychology. has no official interest
in psychic research; its attitude has
been simply parliamentarlan, to give
fair play.
we have certainly dared to do
what many American universities
would not but that IS rather what in
terested us. 1t Is a bad social condt-
ton when universities show timidity
in discussing any question, and the
mere fact of university timidity Is a
perfectly good reason for forcing dis
cusSion.
II think it would not be a bad ad-
ministrative policy to give a hearing
to any subject which is viewed with
timidity by universities. There Is
never reason for timidity when all
sides are discussed. A social service
is performed whether the result is to
obtain recognition or discredit for the
subject"
Evening star., 1926-12-13
JERSEY BLUE LAW
BRINGS 98 ARRESTS
Sunday Workers Rounded Up
in Drive Started by Closed
Movie Owners.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
IRVINGTON, N. j., December 10
The iron hand of New jerseys 72
yearold blue law, passed as safe
guard to Sunday morals, today had
within its grip 9S citizens, arrested in
crusade sponsored by movie theater
owners whose theaters had been
closed previously by ministerial pro
test
Their fate rested with a police judge
before whom they each had posteo
81 bail to appear in answer to charges
of pursuing worldly occupation on
day when the vice and immortality"
law permits only travelling TO and
from church and the sale of milk and
newSpa" erS.
The penalty for violation of the law
is a 81 fine. or for habitual offenders.
10 days in Jail. Even operation o.
railroad trains is prohibited by the
law, although an amendment allows
operatio Of one passenger train a day.
Many Callings Included.
The offenders arrested yesterday
represented almost every occupation
but those specifically exempted by the
law. The group contained 10 news
paper reporters, who had some trouble
convincing the police they We're work
ing; filling station proprietors, street
car conductors, motormen, druggists,
BARRIERS, bootblacks and others. Three
of the reporters, one woman, re
fused to give bail and were accord
ingly placed in cell. Later oheir lin.
dignation" cooled. ana they gained
their freedom through So bills.
Police co-operated fully with the
theater men, one detective being as
signed to each with his pockets filled
with complaint blanks.
The law also prohibits amusements,
but no arrests were made for viola
ton of this clause.
Many arrested merchants placed
signs on the doors, explaining they
had been arrested. but would return
shortly. One restaurant owner tele-
phoned police early in the morning.
requesting that he be arrested early,
as he was too busy around noon. He
was accommodated.
The Elks Club was invaded and
young man arrested as he played pop
ular airs on a violin for the amuse-
ment of members.
The operator of a gas -fillinE station
opposite headquarters was arrested so
many times that finally after each
sale he trudged his way across the
street to post his bail
Managers of five movie theaters in
the town of $4,000 were the prime
movers in the campaign, They ar-
rived in town early, Louis Gold.ng,
one Of the theater managers, proceed
ing to arrest the driver Of the bus
that brought him from Newark.
Ministers whose protest caused the
closing of theaters and the resultant
crusade declined to comment.
In New York the Rev. Mr.. Henry
Howard, pastor of the Fifth Avenue
Presbyterian Church, surprised con-
gregation attending a service in OBJ
servance of the thirty-eighth anniver-
say Of the Lords Day Alliance by
saying that Sunday don't" were over
emphasized. While he, Howard,
talked the crusade here was at it's
height.
zone of the greatest mistakes we of
the Lords Day Alliance make" he
said, "is that of interpreting the in
stitution of the Sabbath as being pri-
marily a restrictive measure"
Evening star., 1926-12-13
MT. VERNON BOULEVARD
CONFERENCE TUESDAY
Arlington County Delegation to
Meet q. S. Representatives
on Question Of Route,
Special Dispatch to The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
VIRGINIA HIGHLANDS, Va, De-
cember 13.-An Arlington County
delegation. which will include Edward
Duncan, suervisor of the Jefferson
district, will meet at the Federal good
roads department in Washington
Tuesday at 10 am. TO consider the
route for a proposed Mount Vernon
boulevard.
Whether the boulevard should par.
allel the river or cut through the sec.
ton west--a question giving rise to
much discussion in the jefferson dis.
trict-rnay be acted upon at the Tues.
day conference.
Evening star., 1926-12-13
Grange Officers Chosen
IpciaI Dispatch to The Star.

BpeclaI Dispatch to The Star
CI4ILLUM, Nd. December 13.-Dr.
Harry Nalley has been elected master
Of Eureka Grange, to serve one year.
Other officers chosen are: Overseer,
Howard Crandall; lecturer, Mrs.
Harry Nalley; steward, Thomas Joy;
Assistant steward, George Miller: chap.
lain, Roy Matthews; treasurer, Charles
w. Miller; secretary, Mrs. Harrison
DIXON; gatekeeper, Fred Eichman:
Ceres, Mrs. Alexander GUIDE; Pomona
Nfrs. Ira X. Gruver: Flora Mrs. Roy
Matthews: lady assistant steward,
Miss Ruth Miller.
Evening star., 1926-12-13
RARE VOLUMES ON VIEW.
Books and Prints of Interest to
Historical Society.

Rare books and prints will be on
view beginning today to members Of
the Columbia Historical Society at its
library, Room 800, National Savings
and Trust Building. New York avenue
and Fifteenth street, every Monday
afternoon from to o'clock, in
charge of Washington Topham, libra.
rian. and Miss Maud Burr Morris.
Members of the library committee
are Miss Ella j. Morrison, James F.
Duhamel, Henry l.. Bryan and f..
Regis Noel. Allen G. Clark is presi.
dent of the society, and Victor 3
Deyber is treasurer. Theodore w
Noyes, John G. Larner and Charles G..
Glover, jr., are members Of the board
of trustees.
Evening star., 1926-12-13
Wounded by Accidental Shot.

While James Samuel Brooks. col.
ored, 27 years old, 1904 Wylie court
northeast, was showing another oc.
cupant of the house a pistol yesterday
morning the weapon was accidentally
discharged and the bullet entered his
abdomen, making a dangerous wound.
Brooks was given surgical aid at Cas-.
ualty Hospital, where his condition
was reported serious.
Evening star., 1926-12-13
Stockman and Daughter Buried.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Sp6cIaI UlSpHtcu 10 IHb star.
WINCHESTER, Va. December IS.
George w. Lee, prominent stock
dealer, and his 8-year-old daughter
Caroline were buried yesterday in the
graveyard adjoining Meade Memorial
Episcopal Church at White Post. Mr..
Lee and his daughter were killed Fri
day, when their automobile was
struck by Norfolk and Western Rail.
way mail train while Mr.. Lee was
taking her home from school.
Evening star., 1926-12-13
THREE DIE AS AUTO
is SPLIT BY TRAIN
Two Injured at Elks Mills, Md,
Crossing-Driver Says He
Heard No Warning.
BY the Associated Press.

By th6 AskOtlHLbU PTess.
ELKTON, Md, December 10
Three men were killed and two others
seriously injured when their automo-
bile was struck by a Baltimore and
Ohio railroad train at Elks Mills, near
here, early yesterday.
The dead are: Alfred c. Wilson, so:
Joseph E. Kirkley. AZ, and James z.
Rohrer. 45. all of Newark, Del 4.
Harry Coyle, 80, driver of the ma.
chine, and John Baylis, "a, also of
Newark, were injured.
Coyle said he heard no warning
signal at the crossing and that no
watchman was on duty at the time.
The automobile was cut in two.
Evening star., 1926-12-13
Deer Killed bY Train.

FROSTBURG, Md, December 10
A deer was killed by a Baltimore and
Ohio train near Confluence as it was
crossing the track. The train crew
brought the carcass to Confluence.
Game Warden w. s. Bower had II
dressed and sent to the county home
as food for the inmates.
Evening star., 1926-12-13
WILSON DATE PLANNED.
Late Presidents Birthday to BE
Observed at Staunton, Va.

STAUNTON. Va. December 13 Cp).
~-The sixty eighth birthday anniver-
oery of Woodrow Wilson, Staunton's
tllustrious son. VIII be observed here
December %. Plans took definite
form today with the announcement
that the Staunton and Augusta
Alumni Association of the University
OF Virginia will hold its annual meet.
ing here on that date
Evening star., 1926-12-13
Xayerian Brother Dies.

BALTIMORE, December 13.-Broth-
err Lawrence Lawrence O'ConnelD
member of the xaverian Order for 45
years, is dead here. He had been in
charge of schools in East Boston and
Somerville. Mass; Louisville and
MARYLAND.
Evening star., 1926-12-13
BALTIMORE GETS $3.50, 900
War Secretary Gives Extra Sum to
Aid Harbor.

An additional allotment of $4,000
has been made by the Secretary of
War for the improvement of Balti-
more harbor and channels. The
previous allotment to this project of
$500 900 has been reported by the
Army engineers as insufficient for
the completion Of the work. Most of
the work consists Of dregging the
channels.
Evening star., 1926-12-13
Horticultural Society Elects.

Special Dispatch TO The Star
EVANSVILLE, Md. December 13.
Officers have been elected by the
Hyattsville Horticultural Society as
follows: W K. Chestnut, president; w.
p. Reinohl. vice president, and Mrs
Edna III. Reinohl. secretary.
Evening star., 1926-12-13
On Calvert Street.

The building is to be located on Cal
vert street between Twenty-fourth
and Twenty-eighth, and the original
plan calls for the erection of five sep
arate buildings to occupy only 17h
per cent of the ground, the balance of
which was to be used for parking and
garden development.
The Zoning Commission refused to
allow Mr.. Wardman to go up 80 feet,
but under the technicalities of the
law he can rearrange his plan into
one huge building, thus doing away
with the parking and garden plan and
go up ITO feet, he says.
Evening star., 1926-12-13

Skins from seals caught off the
coast of South America are to be
offered in this country as material
for cold -defying garments.
Evening star., 1926-12-13

Enfo-ed supplements TO newspapers
Hre unknown In the Netherlands.