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The Alaskan., 1926-10-29

ries of any Territorial funds and de- claring that they were amply cared for from Federal funds. That if these funds were maze available to Indians the government might with draw it's aid and thereby place a greater burden upon the Territory. Said it would require fully a fourth as much more to operate said fund. Stands for a community property law providing for transfer of pro- perty from husband to wife upon d..ath without need of written will. Declares that the conduct of terri torial government should be based upon reasonable levy of taxes. [ rges the election Marquam and to make Alaska a betterplace to live in. Under the Independent ticket he said that the Territory would grow. We are on the eve of investment in timber, pulp and pa per mills. If we are not fair to the capitalistic interests now in the Territory how can we be fair to the interests which are on the eve of ne- trance to Alaska. Tells of pulp pos abilities and tells of the old Thom as Bay pulp project. If 225 tons of rulp a day were turned from such a plant 1t would mean a population ;n Petersburg much greater than today. 'Be careful in your atti- tude toward cauital and they will corae te us' he declared. Speaks of the harmful unfavorable publicity due to the work of Sutherland andi declared it had a deterrent effect on investing capital. Independent men and are businessmen and are able to give the territory business admin istration.
 THE MAYOR OF FAIRBANKS
 AS prelude to his speech Mar quam gave a history of the deal whereby Frank Boyle, Democratic nominee entered the primary race to defeat Adams of Nome and then withdrew in favor of Marquam. Be- for he entered the race he urged that "better man
 that they find a good man, better nan for the work" Being convinc- ed that he would not have a chance in the primaries with thousand il:iterate votes he fell in with the idea of letting Boyle run so that the withdrawal of Boyle in the Novem- Der gould leave the forces against Sutherland undivided.
 He has not assumed any position any time in his four months cam paign to secure votes and he would not trim his sails now.
 He denounced the "scurrilous att tacks upon his character and stated that Valentine publicly denounced the valentine Affidavit as a piece of forgery.
 As a delegate his first effort for the Territory would be to correct the impression that laws in Alaska weer in no wise enforced. Just how wei, he would succeed he would not say.
 Secondly. In the matter of roads the interests of every town lay That rads come only through concentrat- ed and united local effort and only through hard fighting. Advised the people of Petersburg to holler for roads until they got it as there was rlenty of funds available. Suther- land he stated was opposed to roads along waterways. If elected he promised Petersburg plenty of roads.
 Third. The use of herring for fertilizer was wrong. He had seen the waste of thousands of barrels Of this feed fish himself at Killisnoo when he first entered the country.
 But no rash steps should be taken whereby invested capital would be
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Industry Is Secluded.

Sary money when the late war
obllged us to turn our attention 10 as.
slstlng our allies in the broadest sense
1here Is nothing too much for us
to do for those who 50 unseItisbIv
answered the call of our Government
III 1917, and nothing certainly can he
more appropriate than to identify
them with this period of our history.
as there are but two periods unon
winch our country has been called
10 nght for independence and TO up
hoid mountaineering and 1917.
We therefore propose to give them -
space $40 feet long for their memo.
rial headquarters. consisting of a
museum, library and some archiye
quarters, and to endow the same. So
mat the committee of Army. Navy
Marines and aviators can have full
control of that portion OF the build.
Zach State will have a room in this
building for national HEADQUARTERS
Whlch Will be great educational fea.
ture of this building
The foundations now have been
finished and ii remains for us TO see
that this work is carried on until this
national. useful building is finished
So let US remember Washineton's
words. Let Us act as nation which
has national objects To promote and
d national character To support. "
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COM MISSIONERS BACK
ENTERTAINMENT PLAN
Name Committee to Amuse Visit.
ing School Pupils Here at
Easter Time.

The District commissioners gave
their Endorsement yesterday TO Il plan
for entertaining uUt-uf-toWn high
school students who visit Washing
tom during the Easter holidays. and
appointed a committee of - men,
prominent in educat ional. civic and
business circles of the city To arrange
a program.
The committee is composed Of DR..
William Mather Lewis. president of
George Washington University: Paul
Il Cromelin. Jerome +. Barnard,
Alexander Heron. William II. LinkinS,
DR. Bernard y. Baer Louis J. Fosse.
Harry \ Evans. Sidney &. Lust. Ar
thur G. Smith. Frank K. Jelleff.
L. W. Harper. William r.. Rus
sell. Fred Buchholz and Bert l..
Olmsted.
The idea of entertaining the thou
sands of school children who annually
make educational pilggimageS to the
capital at Easter was suggested to
Commissioner Frederick \. fleming
several weeks age. and met his
prompt approval. Exercises At the
Washington Auditorium in which ali
The visiting children could partiCipa te
has been proposed as one of the chief
features of the entertainment. These
ceremonies could he broadcast it was
pointed out. enabling the folks back
home" to listen in
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Continued, from First PageD

action of APPROVAL taken by the ma
tional council of the General Society
of the Sons of the Revolution. held at
Cincinnati on December {. 1925.
"In word said DR.. Green. the
George Washington memorial is:
First, the tardy fulfillment of the
purpose and request of Gen. Wash
ington. as stated in his last will and
testament
Second. an attempt to provide in
the Capital of the Nation something
which it has always lacked and now
Sorely needS-a dignitied and suit
able auditorium for national and in
ternational audiences of the character
that the President of the United States
would like to summon to Washington.
Third. il would provide a national
center for the celebration in 1882 of
the 200th anniversary of the birth of
the Father of His Country.
Finally. and by no means least it
would afford a national headquarters
with every appliance for the tranSac-
ton of business and the safeguarding
of archives. not only for our own
society. which would be assigned a
suite Of rooms large enough for the
meetings of our triennial, and Vet
suitable for official headquarters. but
would bring together under one roof
the headquarters OF practically all the
hereditary patriotic societies of the
country.
The George Washington Memorial
Association, DR.. Green explained, OPP
crates under a charter granted by Con
gress, and under the immediate direc-
ton Of the regents of the Smithso-
Man Institution. The Congress has
given a magnificent site Just beyond
the National Museum. The founda-
ton for the entire building has been
finished and paid for. Funds are now
being gathered for the erection of the
superstructure. The entire enterprise
has had the unqualified approval of
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SONS OF REVOLUTION AID NEW
WASHINGTON MEMORIAL DRIVE
Membership Throughout Country to Be Enlisted in
Renewed Effort TO Raise $2,OOO,OOO
to Complete Building Here.

President Wilson of President Hard
ing, who laid the corner stone. and has
the complete Endorsement of President
Coolidge.
Contributions TO the cause, DR..
Green explained. should be sent to
Mrs. Dimock, 1901 Sixteenth street,
this city.
Gen Richards. in his communica-
ton this week to all members of the
local body, declared: The Sons of the
Revolution ought to be particularly
interested in the early erection of this
memorial structure. We all know the
project as one sponsored by Mrs
Susan Whitney Dimock: she has stood
by this society in its hour Of direst
need The necessity of such a building.
with an auditorium capable OF seating
a considerable gathering and available
for the kind of patriotic exercises We
have inspired in this community.
needs little argument.
Large audiences have been peculiar
to the annual celebrations here of ma
tional holidays. particularly George
Washington's Brit hday. with which
the Sons of the Revolution have been
concerned. Year by year it becomes
increasingly apparent that the Ma
tional Capital. the seat of our Govern
ment bearing the name of our coun-
try's founder. il not properly equipped
to enable its residents to give
adequate expression To their patriotic
impulse. We. privileged to reside in
the city perpetuating the name of
Washington, have in this regard a
peculiar responsibility.
While it may not he possible for
all the members Of this society TO
contribute materially in funds to ad-
vance this cause. there are many of
us with generous friends of wealth;
To them we can appeal. That all the
members Of this society may in some
way materially advance that To which
Mrs. Dimock has set so unSelnShly
her hands, is my earnest wish.
Although Mrs. Dimock has not par
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MAN HELD AS BIGAMIST.
Is Arrested Here With Second Wife
Held as State With ess.

Lawrence G. Vance. 20 wears old. of
10 Nineteenth street was arrested
last night by Headquarters Detectives
Springman and Darnai 10 be held
for authorities at JeffersnnViilc. Ind,
10 answer charge of bigamy. His
pretty 20-year-oId wife, Mary Rosetta
.tnSon Vance, also was taken into
custody as a Stat" witness.
Vance is alleged to have married
Dorothy Evelyn Potter in November.
1924. in Waterloo. Iowa, and to have
deserted her a short time later. Later.
in JefferSOnViile. he is alleged TO have
contracted a second marriage with
Miss Mary Rosetta Arson, without
having been divorced.
The wife, according to the police,
stated she WAS willing to return to
Indiana TO testify, but declared that
il Vance could arrange a divorce she
would willingly remarry him.
Vance had little to say. He ad-
mitted that he knew his arrest was
imminent Il few days ago.
Vance gave his occupation as sales
man, but said he had been out of
work recently. His second wife was
employed in a soda fountain.
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ticipated in the movement for a
Mothers Memorial here in Washing
| ton, which received a setback from
the Fine Arts Commission. she said
last night that the organization would
be welcomed as one of the several
possible participants in the memorial
building, If 1t so desired.
Already the National Society of
Colonial Danes of America and the
United States Daughters of 1912 have
secured their national headquarters
in the building, Mrs. Dimock said, and
further space could be bought for $50
a square foot.
The participation of such bodies.
and other allied patriotic organiZa
| tions. Mrs. Dimock believes, will carry
out the chief object for which Wash.
ington fought and spoke-''the de-
velopment of the national spirit in his
people,
washington often expressed in his
| messages and in letters to friends. -
said Mrs. Dimock, the Importance of
the development of science, literature
and art. Therefore, the principal
purpose of this association is to carry
out the unfulfilled wish of George
Washington in his last message as
President, to promote an institution
for the general diffusion of knowledge.
Originally he left a Request in
Potomac Co. bonds To establish ma
tional university, but after his death
the company was reorganiZed. the
value OF the bonds was wiped out
and only his great wish has been left
for us To carry out. After these many
years we d!ffuse our knowledge 10y
the means of meetings Of all kinds
and giving the results of our efforts
TO the world at large. 1t has there
fore seemed that We carry out Wash
ington'S wish in the broadcast sense
by building this memorial with a large
auditorium and smaller rooms where
all societies and associations from
every State in the Mon can meet
together and from that building give
the results of their efforts III every
educational way. This auditorium
has d seating capacity of 1000 10
1000 and several smaller halls seat
ing from 500 to 2 500 or more. There
will be a pipe organ in this audito-
rum so endowed that the finest or
ganists in the country can be engaged
and there can be concert every sun
day afternoon free to the populare.
Interrupted by War.
The Government granted MS d
square of land on Seventh and E
streets for this purpose. We were
deeply engaged in raising the neces
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dustry here is scattered throughout
the entire District. Its workshops.
operating silently and efficiently, crop
up in unexpected places.
'Why? Because. more than in
any other large city. Washington in
dustry blends with the general
scheme of things. Plants are designed
with care and with an eye to some
thing more than mere utilitarian
values. In these plants one finds
working conditions are almost uni
versally ideal.
because of the manner in which
Washington industry-and business
Incorporates, public attention is di-
rected away from it. The fact that
attention generally is focused upon
governmental activities, too, plays an
important part in submerging the
city's commercial achievements.
Capacity Is Increasing.
"WashingtOn's productive capacity
has been mounting steadily over a
period of years. Its manufacturing
interests have grown more and more
prosperous. Government statistics
attest TO the growing importance of
the city from an industrial stand
point. Despite this evidence. a large
proportion Of Neutrality-suspicious. insist
that the city's commercial significance
is negligible.
The industrial exposition will be
an excellent lesson for those who
have this impression of Washington.
II will present a comprehensive cross.
section of this highly important and
little known phase Of the citv's life.
The exhibits have. IN some cases. come
from the corners and hidden places
whore industrial machinery turns
ceaselessly-and almost too quietly -
commercial concerns. anxious to
show their products and processes,
are rapidly taking the available dis.
play space at the Auditorium where
the event will be held March 3-l3, in
elusive. With but five weeks re.
manning before the exposition. Direc-
tor Alfred l.. Stern points out. the
demand for space is such that late
applicants may be unable to get the
most desirable facilities for exhibition
of their products.
y majority Of last years 81 ex-
hibitors already have taken advan-
tase of this further opportunity to
enter the exposition. this time on a
larger scale.
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JUDGE EXPLAINS
ROOSEVELT RAP
McCamant Says Former
President Advocated Un-
American Doctrine.

Wallace McCamant OF Oregon. whosa
nomination as . Federal circuit jUdg"
is under fire III the Senate, Declare
yesterday that all he intended TO III.
ply by his statement Friday that The.
dore Roosevelt was mot a good AmeI
lean" was that the former Presider'
had advocated AN un-American do
trine."
Il am bound TO think the recall O.
judicial decisions subversive of the
Constitution and an un-American do
trine," he said. That is all | intendei
to imply in my testimony before the
judiciary committee.
The jurSt, who is serving on thr
bench in the ninth circuit under a r.
cess appointment, said he had
pressed his admiration for Rooseye'r
and added that he had rendered pull
lie service of a high character"
Judge MCCamant'S statement T.
garding the former President was .
general subject Of conversation yeS
terday in Senate corridors and CloaI.
rooms. His friends expressed the VIE
that his personal reply TO the charge
brought against him by Senator John
son. Republican, California, had serve,
TO remove some of the opposition L.
his confirmation. which developed II.
the point Two weeks ago that admin
tration leaders had the nomination ~.
committed. rather than bring it u O..
direct issue.
On the other hand those leading t..
fight against confirmation express
the conviction that both the juris
declaration that he had made rp
pledge TO the voters Of Oregon to eU4,
port the winner OF the State preside
tial primary in 1870. and his testimol
as to the Americanism of Rooseve"
had served to increase the opposite
10 confirmation.
The nomination viii lie consider
by the judiciary committee within
week after the record of the hearing
/ has been printed. Whatever the d,
ton of the committee. a determine.
fight on the Senate floor is regarded ~
certain if the nomination is pressed
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SENATE GETS TWO
NEW FARM BILLS
Norbeck and Curtis Offer
MISUNDERSTANDING Posi-
ton Is ASsaiIed.

Two more farm relief bills were in
troduced in the Senate late yesterday
and referred to the agriculture com
mittee, which also has before it for
early action the Haugen bill to estab-
lish a division of cooperative market
ing in the Department of Agriculture.
Senator Norbeck of South Dakota
offered a measure designed to solve
the surplus crop problem by creating
an American stabiliZing commission
The commission would be composed
Of the Secretaries of Agriculture, La
Dor and Commerce, and would have
all the powers Of corporation. Ter
rninals for the handling of surplus
grain crops would be eSta bllshed in d
number Of farming centers. The com
mission would be empowered to bor-
row not to exceed $500, 900, 900 from
the Federal Reserve Bank at 3 per
cent and would have authority TO
make loans at not to exceed per
cent. The conditions under which
loans would be made are set forth in
the bill.
Curtis Offers Measure.
Senator Curtis Of Kansas intro.
duced what would be known as the
Interstate farm marketing association
act of 1926. The purpose of the meas
ure is described as intended To place
the agricultural industry on a sound
commercial basis and 10 encourage
agricultural cooperative associations.
1t would create an interstat@ farm
marketing associa ton. which. IN turn
would assist in organizing STATE 1850
Citations. The bill would authorize ap-
preparations of $4,000 900 for a revolv-
ing loan fund to be available until
1886. to be repaid from commodity as
SeSSments.
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URGE COLORED JUDGE.
Negro Ministers Send Letter to
President.

\ letter urging appointment of a
Colored man to succeed the late Judge
Robert y. Terrell as judge of the
Municipal Court has been sent to
President Coolidge by the colored min
sters of the Washington district of the
Washington Conference of the Method
ist Episcopal Church. The letter was
drafted at a meeting representing 80
colored ministers Of the District of
Columbia and vicinity and a church
membership of 10000.
The letter recommended three col
orcd lawyers as among those qualified
for appointment to the Offices. l..
McLaurin, Charles Nemans and James
A. Cobb.
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EXPULSION STANDS.
Court Refuses Christian Science
Church Members Plea.

BOSTON, January 80 [P).-The de-
murrer of defendants to bill in
equity brought by Nellie q. Taylor and
William II. Taylor of New York
against the mother Church Of Christ,
Scientist, was sustained today by
Judge Crosby in Supreme Court Mr.
and Mrs. Taylor were suspended from
the mother church because of alleged
support Of teachings of Mrs. Augusta
Stetson of New York. who was read
out of the church in 1909
By this bill the plaintiffs sought re
fnstatement. but Judge Crosby ruled
IS a matter of law that they did not
state in their bill facts which would
justify action by the court
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SLAYER GETS 80 YEARS,

ASHEEILLE, y. G., January -
(P).-Lawrence Tritt, tonight W. :
sentenced TO 80 years at hard labor
for the staying of William Norris on
the morning Of December -. Ths
jury in Transylva MIA County SuperioI
Court at Brevard brought in second
degree murder verdict against him
after almost three hours of delibera
ton. At the same time Mrs. Naomi
Norris. widow of the slain man. who
was tried jointly with Tritt, was found
not guilty of completely
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Gasoline Wagon
With 28O Gallons
OF Liquor Seized
BY the Associated Press.

WHEELING, w. Va. January
3O.-A gasoline tank wagon CON
tanning $50 gallons of moonshine
was captured by Federal agents
today near the Pennsylvania West
Virginia state line, while en- route
from Pittsburgh to Wheeling.
The officers discovered a secret
door in the rear of the tank. When
opened. this door disclosed n sec
ond tank. within which was found
56 fivegallon cans of moonshine.
Large cans suspended on the out
side of the truck contained gaso-
line and oil.
Harry Rosen, the driver, was ar
rested.
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Silencing the Heckler.
From Everybody S Magazine.

From Everybody S Magazine.
A well known political leader in the
Middle West completed a full course of
study as "A veterinary surgeon, but
never praCticed. He branched out
into politics. During a campaign his
political enemies referred to him with
mingled sarcasm and scorn as 1.-The
vet" and one day at heated debate
one of them asked:
Are you really a veterinary sur
geon?" why do you ask" queried
the 1uickwitteh politician. Are you
ill.,
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RUM CURB BETTER,
ANDREWS ASSERTS
New Enforcement Machine
Makes Splendid Progress,
He Declares.
b. the Associr|cd Press.

With three-quarters of his first year
aS head of the prohibition enforce.
n"nt corps behind him. Assistant Sec
rotary Andrews of the Treasury de
Jared last night that splendid prog
reSS has been made in enforcement
and that the reconstructed admins
trative machine now is lin a position
to operate effectively"
The Assistant Secretary feels that
the most important strides have been
accomplished in establishing a closer
supervision of alcohol He asserted a
20 per cent reduction had been made
IN the number of permits for indie
pendent denaturing plants since Sep
trmher /. In New York alone. he de
Ciared l3 out Of 10 such permits have
hcen Withdrawn as result Of a gen
orally closer scrutiny" of such plants.
and Prohibition Administrator Foster
there has submitted figures showing a
reduction of 500, 600 gallons month
in the amount withdrawn there in the
last four months.
More Rigid Curb Planned.
More rigid control of alcohol plants,
however. will he attempted. Mr. An
dreWS has worked ont an organiZatron
at special men To serve as mobile
alcohol squad, who will work under
The direction of Mr.. Foster in the New
! pIk ana l'thi1SNiNJllld ulStlltiS- 1t
viii be the aim IL cut off diversion OF
alcohol III bootleg channels. and as
hat source of supply has been one of
he greatest problems faced by the
Treasury. much is expected from the
new effort.
The ~ new Federal administrators
have now set both feet on the
-round." and Mr.. Andrews believes
there will he steady progress in curb
ing sources Of supply.
Asks Directors Reports.
lie said he had called on the admin
iStrators for a complete statement OF
their position as changed since they
took over the job. and he expects that
within Il few weeks he will have com
plete information of the general en-
forcement situation respecting other
liquors as we'll as the alcohol diver
sion question.
Details of the program for use of
the mobile squad were withheld. but
the Assistant Secretary is known to
have insisted that in the reviewing of
applications for new permits careful
consideration be given To reports
which the squad will send in after dig
ging into the records of the particular
plant. The investigators likewise will
keep clos" tab on comparative
amounts of alcohol withdrawn from
iiStillerieS.