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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-16
DRY LAW FORCES
WIN IN SK|RM|SH
Defeat Adversaries in New
York Assembly in Attempt
to Rush Referendum.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ALBANY, n. Y. March 16.-Prohi-
bition advocates won temporary vic
tories in both houses of the Legisia-
ture last night. defeating an attempt
i'll the assembly to force light wine
and beer referendum resolution from
committee and advancing State en-
forcement measure to order or thlrd
reading in the Senate.
The Senate's action in advancing
the enforcement measure was a vic
tory only in the sense that IL deferred
until next week extended debate on
the proposal In the meantime, how
ever. dry leaders indicated that they
would bring the strongest possible
pressure 20 bear on Republicans
known to oppose State enforcement
in an attempt TO bring them in line
and thus gain victory in passage of
the measure. AS the situation now
stands. the bill is slated tor defeat in
the upper house.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-16

ment of the 1925 revenue law. and the
extension granted until May IL for
persons making net income Of more
than $4,000. it was explained that
early figures may be somewhat de.
caiving.
1t was still estimated by officials.
however, that the first quarter may
yield a tax return to the Federal
Treasury of about $500, 5000
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-16
Wisconsin's Heaviest Man Dead.

kENOSHA. Wis, March 16 (E).--
David Mcguire. &C. known as Wis
ronsin's biggest and heaviest man.
died here yesterday. He weighed 40
pounds and was 6 feet, 4 inches tall.
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Staff Officer Transferred.

Capt. Lawrence b. Glasgow, U. S.
Infantry, Of the Office of chief of staff.
War Department, has been ordered
TO Fort Wadsworth. n. Y, for duty
with the LIST Division.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-10-30
BANK TELLER |
HAD DREAMS
Misappropriatcs Funds To-
taling $434,000 = Is
Sought for in East.

MEMPHIS. Tenn. Oct. go
Courtney Glisson, teller Of the Bank
Of Commerce and Trust Company,
who dreamed of financing business
with branches on $434,000 misap-
pfopriated funds, is being aought
in the East
Glisson was an active church
member and WAS known as a model
husband. He disappeared Wednes-
day. 1t has been found that he
jugglei accounts in the Savings De-
partment during the past three
years.
Glisson detailed in a letter to
the bank from Nashville, how he
concealed a shortage by assuming
control Of department authority.
When h saw the examiners coming
he disappeared. IN his letter lie
wrote: 'I'll be back in a couple
Of years and write everything off.
I'm now on an honorable read. -
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-10-30
Says Famine Greatest
Menace Facing China

ST. LOUIS. Oct. 30.-The greatest
menace in China is famine, says
George f. Ritchey, who has been a
missionary in the Disciples of Christ
in that country for several years.
He is now in the United States on
a furlough and will attend the inter
national convention of Disciples of
Christ at Memphis Tenn, Novem-
her l1-17
Mr.. Ritchey points out that Chi
nese history records 1928 famines in
period of 1896 years. an average
of nearly one famine a year. Their
Immediate causes are flood and
drouth, with contributing factors
plant and animal diseases. the grow.
ing of low yielding types and var
ieties of crops, ignorance and super
stitions of the people, banditry and
the unsettled political conditions of
the country.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-10-30
Frighttul Scenes
Are Pictured in
Earthquake TO,cn

LENINAKAN. armenia, Oct. 30
The railroad station is choked with
earthquake victims anxious to leave
the scene of suffering. Malaria, in
fluenza, pneumonia and other diseases
are spreading among the natives.
Members of lost families are going
insane. An Associated Press cores
pondent reports that it is impossible
to tell where the streets were for
merly as bodies of humans and ami
mails are visible in the mangled
masses.
A blizzard is sweeping the earth
quake devastated region peopled by
the homeless survivors. Earth shocks
continue intermittently. Three Near
East Relief nurses have been assign
ed to the care Of newly born, num-
bering 72, which the earthquake
ushered into the world Twenty
eight babies, including two sets of
twins, are in the American hospital
People are seeking protection from
the snow and cold in dugouts, caves
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-10-30
FRANK PARKER,
BIC HicHER-UP,
NOW IN Tolls
Man Who hmasscd Fortune
IN Five Years Bootleg
ging, Indicted.

CHICAGO, Oct. 30 How Frank G..
Parker, released from Joliet Peniten-
tiary five years ago has since amasS-
ed moye than $50O0,000 by airplane
bootlegging and operating 15 brew
cries, was revealed after Parker and
eight employees were indicted for
Federal liquor violations Federal
100000 worth of distillery equip
ment and a brewery of which Parker
is alleged to be the owner.
Parker was imprisoned for partici
patton in an alleged automobile
theft ring.
Parker became known to the pub
lie in March, 1923, when as an
aviator he carried food and clothing
during a blizzard to a group of fish
ermen trapped on South Fox Island
Lake Michigan. Later Parker figured
as the guarantor of the Carpenter
Gibbons fight at Michigan City. In
diana.
Special Agent Roche says Parker
was connected with Canadian
group of bootleggers, the suicide of
a Canadian member of Parliament
resulting from the investigation Of
it's activities.
Parker is reputed to be an official
of the Archer Products Company of
Chicago which waged an extensive
Federal Court litigation to force Pro
l.. Il ;,t VoII IN
reissue alcohol permits which had
been Withdrawn from the company
which he had revoked.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-10-30
RUM RUNNERS
REALLY ON RUN
Andrews Declares Liquor Is
Scarce on Rum Row
Two Reasons Given.

WASHINGTON, Oct 30.-Assistant
Secretary of Treasury Andrews, in
charge of Prohibition Administration,
declared here today that the scarcity
of liquor on Rum Row for the holi-
day trade is most apparent. He de
clared that the rum runners are
actually on the run, thanks to the
Coast Guard and the agreement with
Great Britain.
Reports from Halifax indicated
the rum fleet had quit that base
since the agreement providing for a
more direct exchange of information
between the British and American
governments.
The Coast Guard reports -four
liquor ships under close watch in
the North Atlantic zone.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-10-30
TWO OFFICERS,
ONE NEGRO ARE
Dead IN BATTLE
Indians and Possemen En-
gage in Wild West Epi-
sode in Montana.

CROW AGENCY. mon1ana. Oct. 80.
Two officers and one negro were
killed and enc officer critically
wounded in a gun battle late yester-
day when officers attempted to ar
rest Jim Belder, negro, who had
barricaded himself in a barn.
Indians routed Belder from tho
barn by firing the structure with
flaming arrows.
Sheriff Gilmore. of Big Horn
County, fell mortally wounded when
he approached the building to de-
mand Belder's surrender.
Special Officer Mcleod fell wound
ed within The building.
The negro rushed from the burn
ing building and 800 Indians and
possemen riddled him with bullets.
Mcleod was alive when rescued
from the burning building but died
soon after
One Deputy Sheriff was wounded
when he approached the barn during
a lull in the fusilade from the barn,
which was taken to indicate the
negro was dead.
Victor Three Irons, the Agency
Police Chief, suspected Belder OF
burglaries and Gilmore told Belder
TO leave. Belder ran from a
cobbler's shop to the barn and BARR
caded himself in it. Belder shot
down Gilmore as he followed him.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-10-30
Salmon BROKER
MAKES TROUBLE
Illegal Operations Demoral-
ICES Salmon Market
Boycott Threatened.

SEATTLE. Oct. 3O.-The Pacific
has declared it will boycott the
Great Northern Railway if it does
not renstate Edward f. Tietjen,
Assistant General Freight Agent He
was dismissed after he signed spur
ious bills of lading for a leading
Seattle broker who demoralized the
salmon market for six months and
nearly cornered the industry by
check kiting and other Illegal opera
tons
The broker. whose name is with
held, converted the bills Of lading
into cash at banks. The Association
defeated the motion to publish the
of the Association.
The Great Northern Railway GUST
ed Tietjen explaining he signed bills
for seven cars of canned salmon
which were found to be empty. Tiet-
jen said he did not know the cars
were empty. The officials of the
Association declared they have good
reason to believe Tietjen acted on
orders of a high railroad official.
Comment was aroused yesterday
among brokers when Morris Musca-
tel sued the brokerage firm of Elmer
w Smith, Incorporated, for $3.50
Muscatel alleged Smith gave him
81 900 check in July for salmon and
the bank returned it marked "NSF."
Smith paid him $3.50 two months
later
The Seattle members of the AS
sociation include the p. f. hcrris
Company, Nakat Packing Corpora
ton. Henry w. Peabody Company,
Stuart Corporation and II others.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-10-30

Roy Rutherford President of the
Juneau Lumber Mills Company, con-
lirmed the above dispatch to The
Empire and stated that the present
mill Will be practically torn down
for the new mill and that work will
begin about November 10.
The new sawmill will be electri-
cally driven with modern sawmill
machinery throughout and will have
a daily capacity, for an eight hour
shift OF about 100000 feet
With the completion of the new
plant. Mr.. Rutherford said, manu-
featuring costs will be cut to about
one-half what they are now, per
thousand board feet. The mill will
close shortly for the 1926 season.
with a record saving of about o.
100000 feet of lumber and manu-
facture of about 100000 salmon box
shocks.
The present mill site covers four
and one-half acres, which will not
be enlarged by the new plant One
hundred men will be employed when
the mill opens in April as COM
pared to crew of 90 at present
Additional men will also be en-
ployed during the winter months in
the construction
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-10-30
NO REGISTRATION
is REQUIRED TO
VOTE ON TUESDAY
Qualifications of Electors as
Set Forth in Election
Laws in Force.

No previous registration is re-
quired to qualify one to vote at the
general Territorial election next
Tuesday. The registration law ap-
plies only to voters at municipal
elections 1t is not necessary that
one voted in the primary election
last spring to vote now. All that is
required is that the voter shall be
qualified under the law next Tues
day to vote.
In order to vote a person must be
a citizen of the United States, over
the age of 81 years; resident of
Alaska for one year and a resident
of the voting precinct for 80 days;
and he must be able to read, in the
English language, the Constitution
of the United States, and to write
in the English language. The quail
fications with reference to reading
and writing do not apply to anyone
who has legally voted prior to
April "a, 1925, but if person is
voting for the first time since April
"a, 1925, in Alaska. he must be able
to read the Constitution and to
write in the English language.
Returns from elections prior to
April "a, 1925, which are on file with
the Clerk of the District Court in
Juneau, prove that there are some
persons who have voted illegally in
such elections Section %, Laws of
Alaska, 1915, provides that
before any voter shall receive his or
her official ballot, he or she shall
sign his or her name in said book,
which signature shall be a state
ment of said voter to the effect that
he or she is qualified to vote under
this Act"
Section 33 of the same Act pro-
hibits inducing certain Indians to
vote, as follows: 'If any person
shall indrce, or attempt to induce,
any Indian or descendant of the
aboriginal races. or any other person
to vote or offer his vote at any such
election, when he is not legally en-
titled so to do. such person so Of
Tending, upon conviction thereof,
shall be fined in the sum not ex-
ceeding $500, to which may be added
imprisonment in the Federal Jail not
to exceed three months"
If voter is physically incapable
of marking his or her ballot Judge
of election, and no one else, is
authorized by law to assist in mark
ing the ballot.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-10-30
PONTIAC
NOW ON STREETS

Juneau's second Pontiac is now on
the streets.
This car. J. ]. Connors said this
morning. had hardly enough time
to be unloaded from the Admiral
Evans to the dock before it was
purchased by Fred Uberti, taxi
driver of the city It was sent for
by Mr.. Connors to take the place of
the one recently sold, and was to
be used for show purposes at the
Connors garage on lower Front
Street
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-10-30
Body Of Murdered Man
Is Exhumed for Autopsy

NEW YORK, Oct. 30.-The body
moved from the vault in Greenwood
Cemetery in Brooklyn for an au-
topsy at Somerville. A stained finger
marked razor, said to have been
used to cut the throat Of Mrs. Flea
nor Mills, slain at the same time
as Rev Hall, Is among the exhibits
at tho trial which opens next We'd
nesday. Mrs. Hall is accused of
the murder of her husband and
Mrs. Mills, in 1922. as are also her
brothers, Henry and Willie Stevens,
and Henry Carpenter, her cousin.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-10-30
Screen Stars Build
Own Home Theatres

HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 80. - own
your own theater" has become the
slogan of many of the motion picture
stars. plavers and executives of the
film colony.
Officials of one of the largest stu
dios estimate that fully two thirds
of the executive and talent person
mel own their own projection ma
chimes. which have been installed IN
their homes. Many of the more
prominent players and executives
have completely equipped "bullt-ih
theaters Architects designing homes
for many members Of the film col
ony pay special attention to the
new theater feature.
Aid Self Criticism
Antonio Moreno, owner OF one OF
the finest mansions in Los Angeles,
has a fully equipped theater in ms
house Two projectors have been
installed and the actor not only en-
tertains his friends but takes advan-
tage of it's practical uses. Here ne
takes his own time about studying
his makeup and the technique OF MS
acting.
Marion Davies has two built-ln
theaters. one at her Beverly HIS
home and another at her beach place
in Santa Monica. There she can
view the "rushes" of her previous
dav's work and take her time about
picking flaws.
View the brushes"
Louis B. Mayer, producing head OF
the Metro o-GoldwynM Mayer studio, has
installed two projection machines
in his home where he can look at
"rushes" undisturbed by the cares
of the studio.
Director Fred Niblo has made pro-
visions for a special theater in his
home. King Vidor has a concealed
theater. The projectors are hidden
behind wall tapestries on one SIDE
of a large room and screen Is
secreted behind tapestries on the
far side.
Mae Murray, Lillian Gish, Clare
Windsor and other feminine players
have purchased "movieola" project
ors, about the size Of small pianos,
but Conrad Nagel has made one
room do the work of wo-billiard
hall and theater,
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-10-30
Sundays, Mondays
TabuLnted as
Suicide Days

SEATTLE, Oct. 80. Calvin F.
Schmidt. University Of Washington
sociologist, reported today that more
suicides take place on Sundays and
Mondays than on other days. "On
Sundays, folks have more time to
reflect upon their woes" said
Schmidt.
Divorces take their lives more
than others, said Schmidt,
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-10-30
TAKES YOUNG
LADY H0ME;|S
shot, KILLED
Spokane Banker Is Myster-
iously Slain-Compan-
ion Gives Version.

SPOKANE, Wash, Oct. 30.-Hub-
ert A. M. Temminck, aged As, as
sstant manager in one of Spokane's
banks, was shot and killed on a
lawn in the residential district at
midnight last night. He had taken
Miss Rae Mckinney to the residence
of Louis Critzer, where she was
staying.
Miss Mckinney said Temmincl;
got cut of the automobile to open
the door of the garage to leave his
car for her use, when somebody
shouted: Hold up your hands, At
ter scuffle, two shots were fired.
Miss Mckinney said she got out of
the automobile and found the banker
had been shot through the heart.
Robbery was today seen as the
motive for the murder. The vest
pocket in which Temminck always
carried his money, was torn out.
After Temminck was shot, Mrs.
Crt2er ran from the house carrying
an automatic pistol. Firemen dis
armed her Miss Kinney is a hotel
telephone operator and frequently
drove Temmincks car
Temminck's wife and children are
in Holland.
City DeteclIve Keenan, said today.
"Critzer used to be in the bootleg
ging business and it is my opinion
someone, probably hijacker, was
waiting for him and mistook the
banker for him.
Miss Mckinney said Temminck
only had about so.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-10-30
TO BUILD NEW JUNEAU LUMBER MILL
Thanksgiving
Day Proclamation
Is Issued

WASHINGTON, October 80
President Coolidge in his Thanks
giving Day proclamation issued
today said "as a nation and as
individuals, We have passed
through another II months in
the favor of the Almighty. He
has smiled upon our fields and
they have brought forth plenti-
fully. Business has prospered,
industries have flourished and
labor has been well employed"
Thursday, November %, is
designated as Thanksgiving Day.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-10-30
Big Liquor Raid Is
Made in California

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 30.-Federal
and Prohibition Agents and Deputy
Sheriffs arrested six men. seized
two high powered boats, four auto
mobiles and 100 cases of liquor in
raid today on Ea.Doa Island rum
runners. The officers lay in ambush
all night and waited until GO cases
were loaded in automobiles before
making the seizure.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-10-30
Copper Profits of One
Company Show Decrease

NEW YORK, Oct. 30.-The Calu-
met and Hecla Consolidated Copper,
reports a profit of $27S,00 in nine
months of this year. During the
same period last year the profits
were $512.000
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-10-30
Former Politician Is
Jailed as Bank Robber

, MODESTO, Cal. Oct. 3O.-Harry
7. Higgins, reputed former campaign
manager and gubernatorial candidate
in Ohio, has been jailed here as one
of two men bandits who robbed the
Security State Bank of Turlock of
$25, 900 last April l.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-10-30
IRISH FAGIN KNOCKED OUT

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 3O-Eddie
Roberts, Tacoma middlweight, last
night knocked out Irish Fagin, of
New York, 81 seconds after the
fight started.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-10-30
FOR RECALL OF HARTLEY

TACOMA. Oct. 3O.-The Tacoma
Building Trades Council last night
voted "a to for the recall of Gov
r. H. Hartley thus resembling action
Of a week ago when a resolution
was tabled without discussion.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-10-30
20 M|LLWR|CHTS
COMING HERE TO
START new WORK
Juneau Lumber Mills Be Elec-
trically Powered : New
Machinery Be Installed.

SEATTLE, Oct. 3O.-D. D.
Wilder, of Anacortes, lumber
mill builder, and 20 mill
wrights left Seattle today for
Juneau to construct an electri-
cially powered $15O,0OO sawmill
for the Juneau Lumber Mills
Company.
Wilder expects to finish his
contract by May l. Wilder built
the first electrically powered
mill in Alaska, at Ketchikan,
last year.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-10-30
Aimec'S Bluff
Is Name OF Ncm
Oregon Mountain

HILLSBORO, Oregon, Oct. 30
l.. f.. wilkins, government surveying
engineer. reported that following six
months work in Southern Oregon,
he found an unknown mountain and
called 1t Aimee's Bluff
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-10-30
Boy Enters
Penitentitiry
For Life

SAN QUENTIN, Cal, Oct. 30.
A fifteen year-old boy entered
the Federal Penitentiary today
for life from Sacramento Coun-
ty, for robbery at the point OF
a gun.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-10-30
Civil War Veteran
Dies at Age Of 81

OAKLAND, Cal, Oct. 30.-Ira II.
Merrill, aged 92, mining and building
expert, Civil War veteran and who
served as scout under Kit Carson,
died here yesterday. He is sur
vived by his mother, aged Ill years.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-10-30
Fifty Thousand Gallon
Still Seized California

SACRAMENTO, Cal, Oct. 3O.-The
largest California still was raided
last night. The still is valued at
$4,000 and had a capacity OF $4,000
gallons daily,
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-10-30

Four days mail from the states
will arrive in Juneau tonight either
on the Admiral Watson or Princess
Mary.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-10-30

Michigan has the greatest extent
to its area Of any state in the Union
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-10-30

Nebraska is the only one of the
United States having no funded
debt,
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-10-30
MORE EVIDENCE
MCPHERSON CASE

Los ANGELES, Cal. Oct. so
District Attorney keyes declared
that strand of auburn hair is en-
route to the University of California
for expert examination The hair
was found in Ormiston's trunk,
seized in New York, and keyes de-
clares it came from the head of
Mrs Aimee Semple Mcpherson.
The Los Angeles Examiner says a
white flannel sport blouse found in
Ormiston's trunk has been identified
as belonging to the woman with
him at Carmel and is identified by
a laundry mark Mrs Mcpherson
and her mother, Mrs. Minnie Ken
,nedy. said it was ridiculous to be
lieve any clothes in Ormiston' s
trunk belonged to Mrs. Mcpherson.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-10-30
Love Letter

SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 30.-The
San Francisco Call said love letter
written in code, was found by Keyes.
He said Mrs. Mcpherson wrote Or
miston to identify the writer, so
plain experts testimony is hardly
necessary. The letter, never de-
livered to Ormiston, began Dear
Darling Man and ended Your own
darling woman that is always yours
Jackie"
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The New Air Mail.

Formally inaugurating the ali
mail service between Philadelphia
and washington. a big Fokker three
engined ship settled gracefully on
the ground at Arlington yesterday
after a flight of one hour and a half
from the city Of the SesQuicenten-
NAL. Ten passengers were carried
on the initial trip yesterday beside
the mail. More than 5000 letters
were taken back to Philadelphia on
the return trip in the afternoon.
Twice as fast as railroad mail. the
new air service viii expedite de-
livery of postal matter. Ten cents
is the postage between the two cities.
The air mail is being operated by the
Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company.
which. after complete organization OF
this branch is accomplished, will
seek to establish a regular passenger
service on the same route.
washington welcomes the new
Philadelphia service as q means of
closer contact between the two cities.
It win be q boon to business and
enthusiastic co -operationsis expected
from the merchants to insure its sue
cess and TO bring about a more init.
mate relationship than could be at
tanned between the cities in any other
way.