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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-03-15
1900 C0NvICTS,
PLANNED BREAK,
JOLIET PRISON
p aroled Convict Reveals
Wholesale Murder Plan
and Jail Break.

CHICAGO. March Il. Leo
Delgoda, paroled convict, revealed
to the Chicago police today a plot
to free 1,20O inmates of Joliet
Penitentiary by wholesale poison
ing of guards next Saturday.
The plot is the third of series
behind which looms the youthful
sinister figure of Nathan +. Leo
pold, ir.. convict. slayer of little
Bobbie Franks. in Chicago
Delgoda said Leopold conceived
or financed The break of seven men
last year and six convlcts last Sat
urday.
Leopold Gets Money
DelgOda said: Leopold obtained
$500 from friends outside to fin
anee the original fight of himself
and picked his associates. They
were first 10 so to Detroit, thence
to Canada and finally Mexico"
The escaped convicts were 10 live
leo, on money Lcopold's Chicago
friends furnished
Leopold did not flee the first time
because he turned sick at the sight
of blood when his companions kill
ed the Warden.
Escaped Convict Armed
Deigoda seid le expected 10 be
killed for telling the story but could
not stand for wholesale murder
Mexican poolroom proprietor
said Bernardo Roa, uneaptured
Mexican convict. is in a secret
stronghold. 1t is said that he is
armed with two pistols and two
shotguns awaiting an opportunity
to make good boasts: I'll kill IS
policemen and then shoot myself
with the best bullet"
When the Mcxicans escaped last
Saturday they displayed large
roll of currency. Leopold also is
said to have much money in his
prison cell
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-03-15
ROY THORNTON
IN KETCH|KAN
Outwits Seattle Officers and
Jumps Over Their Heads
in Airplane.

KETCHlKAN. Alaska. March b
Roy Thornton, who is wanted on Il
bench warrant to testify before the
King County Grand Jury at Seattle
arrived here yesterday, afternoon
abroad the steamer Northwestern.
Thornton said he was sorry to
disappoint officers who We're await
ing to arrest him at the dock in
Seattle but he was unable to make
the sailing time. so hired sea
plane and overlook the Northwestern
400 miles out of Seattle.
Thornton returned here to trans
act personal business before return
ing to Seattle to face two Fedora
charges on which he posted bond
last Friday.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-03-15

PARIS. March -Respectability
for unmarried mothers and easier
marriage laws are advocated by many
as necessary remedies for France .
population problem.
Children born out of wedlOck, all
agree. should not suffer for thei.
parents disregard of social conven-
tons. The men make as good sol
diers and the women as good wives
and mothers, supporters of these
ideas contend. In any case, they be
lieve the French must be encouraged
to have children. and lay sermons
and 10 per cent tax reductions have
failed of their object.
One suggestion is. that marriage
formalities should be as simple as
in the United States. The French
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-03-15
BOW TO ENGLISH
SOCIETY is COSTLY

servants, motor cars. expensive
gowns, probable presentation al
Court and at least one expensive
dance, would have TO be given be
fore the wished-for goal could be OBJ
tanned.
After that. if the social scale Is
to be maintained, endless dinners
EPSON and Ascot attendances mus
be kept up. as well as at charitable
functions The original fee for in
PRODUCTION would be only the begin
ming of the payout,
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-03-15
No Decision Rendered
In Browning Separation

WHITE PLAINS, n. Y, March Is.
Supreme Court Justice A. II. F.
Seeger. who presided at the Brown
ing separation trial, characterizes as
"a lie" the published report of the
New York American that he had
rendered decision. Justice Seeger
said he had been working night and
day trying to reach decision and
did not know when he will decide
the case.
The American said Seeger had pre-
pared a decision entirely in favor of
Browning
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-03-15
PILOT YOUNG
is REPORTED
LOST, FLIGHT
Left McGralh Last Sunday
for Bethel = Was Seen
Once Storm Prevails

McGRATH, Alaska, March Is.
Searching parties have been
organized to look for Ed Young,
pilot, who hoped off from here
for Bethel at 11:5O o'clock
Sunday morning after success
fully flying over the Alaska
Range from Anchorage.
Young should have arrived at
Bethel after a three-hour flight
but latest wireless communica-
tions state that he has not ar
rived there.
There is a 60-mile gale blow
ing and the temperature is 25
degrees below zero.
1t is feared here that Young
was forced to land on the track
less frozen wastes of the tundra
between Iditarod and Bethel.
The last person known to
have seen the plane was dog
musher on the summit of IT,
cotna.
Floyd Bennett is awaiting
favorable weather conditions to
continue his flight to Fair
banks but announces his inten-
tion d flying over the course
supposed to have been taken by
Young in an aert to locate
him ms..-. Youss... WIS one Of the
avIators seiretcd to pilot ouc
of Capt. George H. wilkins
planes on the Point Barrow
flight.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-03-15
u. S. DESTROYER
IS fired upon

pEkING, March Is. - 1t was
learned here today that Chinese
troops fired upon the American de-
stroyer Preble near Suhu last Sun
day while she was escorting a
Standard Oil launch with which the
Chinese had previously interferred.
The Prebe's bridge was struck twice
but there were no casualties aboard
The Americans replied with machine
gun fire.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-03-15
Southern Pacific Cuts
Time, Portland to Frisco

SAN FRANCISCO, March 15.-The
Southern Pacific announces the
opening of the new Cascade line
on April II. This will cut 31a hours
off the schedule between San Fran
cisco and Portland and seven hours
between Portland and Los Angeles
The new train will make the Port
land-San Francisco run in 23 hours
and 30 minutes.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-03-15
ALASKAN AVIATOR YOUNG MISSING
Wh0les0le Prison Break Revealed Guards Poisoned
,S1VED FROM C4Nl\EB4LS
BY DANCING CHARLESTON

SYDNEY, Australia, March 10
The knowledge of the inirieacias
of the Charleston dance. saved the
life Of Palmer Kent, Australian COM.
poser, he declared upon his retura
from a lonely walking tour on Epi
Island, in the new Hebrides group.
Natives of the Island are still in
a cannibalistic era and headhuntins
is the respected diversion.
Kent was surrounded by group
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-03-15

LONDON, Moarch 15.-An adver.
tisement In a London paper to the
effect that a lady Of title is willing
to introduce Americans into English
society. led to some inquiries re-
garding the cost of such introduc.
tion.
They cost between 5000 pounds
and 5000 pounds and, it is pointed
out. in addition to the Zee" requir
ed by the introducer there would be
all sorts of other expenses
A house in good neighborhood
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-03-15
MINING CAMP :.
IS STRUCK BY
FIERCE GALE
Tent City Of Weepah Is
Wrecked as Result of Hail
and Snow Storm.

TONOPAH, New, March IA
GO-mile gale accompanied by hal
and snow. tore down Weepah's tent
city and everything movable went
down the canyon in a wild whirl OF
tin pans. camp stoves, gasoline cans
and canvas housing.
The storm swept over the camp
from the direction of the Silver
Peak mountains.
As the gale struck the town,
dwelIers awoke suddenly to find their
homes being lifted bodily from over
their beds.
The time honored custom of go
ing to bed fully clad prevented ad-
ditional hardships.
There were no women nor children
in the camp.
AS soon as the storm had blown
out it's fury and the sun broke
through the clouds, the miners be-
gan hunting for their lost property.
-1-
Frenchman has invented an um-
brella handle in which fountain
pen may be carried by women who
feel the lack of pockets.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-03-15
ALASKA ROAD
CHIEFS WILL
] S"-O-
7 CONFER HERE
Supcrintendents Coming to
Juneau to Discuss Work
for Season.

The annual conference of the
superint2ndents of the Alaska Road
Commission from the Richardson
1lighway-Alaska Railroad Loop dis
trict will be held in Juneau this
week. The general road program
for the next season will be worked
out since the federal appropriati
are all on hand New equipment
is to be purchased and the remain
ing supplies are to be- shipped in
over the snow. Advance supplies for
the principal jobs have already been
shipped in.
The superintendent in charge Ct
the various jobs who will arrive on
the steamer Alaska from the west;
ward are: T. II. Huddleston, VALDEZ.
r. ]. Sheperd, Chitina; Hawley w
Sterling, Fairbanks; M. c. Edmond3,
Anchorage, and John Coates, who
is travelling mechanical engineer Ike
Taylor, assistant chief engineer is
now in Juneau and will be a party
to the discussion with the superin-
tendents and the members of the
Alaska Road Commission.
Project Be Discussed
All projects from the Valdez head
quarters are to be administered. The
projects in the Third Division. south
of Willow Creek on the Richardson
Highway and in the Prince William
Sound area are to be discussed. From
the Chitina headquarters all pro-
jects south of Rapids and eastward
in the Third Division to the Inter-
national Boundary; from Anchorage
headquarters all projects in the Al
aska Railroad area south and in
Guiding Mt Mckinley National Park
and westward to Rainy Pass in tn
Alaska Range including the Alaska
Peninsula and Kodiak from the
Fairbanks headquarters all projects
in Tanana and Yukon Valleys be
tween Eagle and Kaltag extending
south to the Kantishna and Poorman
jim the Ruby district and north to the
Endicott Range including primarily
the koyukuk and Chandlar mining
districts. located well within the
Arctic Circle. All these projects will
be administered at the meeting of
the Road Commission superinten-
dents.
System of Roads
In these four districts are ex-
pended the bulk of the federal funds
on a connected system of roads and
trails from open south ports to all
inhabited parts of the Teritoy. These
projects tie into the Alaska Railroad
at II different stations. The Rich.
ardson Highway-Alaska Railroad
Loop, now known as the Golden Belt
Line, forms the backbone of the
system and the base of supplies to
most of the interior country.
Due to the remoteness of Nome
and Tacotna, the superintendent
from those two districts are brought
to Juneau only every other year.
Carl F. LOtsfeld, superintendent of
the Tacotna district at the head
quarters Of the Kuskoquim, spent
several weeks in Juneau this winter
when on his biennial vacation on his
way south for trip to the States.
Superintendent Lotsfeld has now re-
turned to his headquarters at Ia
cotna. Ross j. Kinney, superinten-
dent Of the Nome district, similarly
spent several weeks in Juneau last
winter and has been busy travelling
by dog team all this winter over
his district and will probably take
vacation outside next year.
During the past year Col. James
(Cnntinued On PAGE TNN
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of armed aborieines who appeared OF
the verge OF eating him.
To distract their attention, Ken
danced the Charleston.
Semi-nude men. women and chill
dron followed his movements eager
". When he had shown them all h
knew about the dance, they lavishnt
him with presents and escorted hin
safely to the coast
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-03-15
Nicaraguan Liberals
Defeat Conservatives

MANAGUA. Nicaragua, March IS.
The Conservative troops have fall
en- back after an eight hour battle
against the Liberals at Muy Muy
and ii is reported 200 were killed.
The Conservatives ran out of muni.
ton. The Conservatives numbering
500, encountered 800 Liberals.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-03-15
Proposed Wet Issue Is
Killed by N. Y. Assembly

ALBANY, n. Y, March 1.-THE
Assembly of the State Legislature
has defeated the bill requesting Con
gress to call constitutional con-
vention to repeal or modify the prohi-
bition amendment. The vote was 70
to &C.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-03-15
Former Governor
Of Texas
Loses amnesty

AUSTIN, Texas. March 15.-
The Texas State House of Repre-.
sentatiyes has passed and sent
to Gov. Moody the bill repeating
amnesty granted former Gov.
James f.. Ferguson, two years
ago.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-03-15
de Open
Gambling Killed
BY Neu. Senate

CARSON CITY. Nev., March
Il. The Nevada Senate has kill
ed the bill TO lcgalize wide open
gambling by vote of to 8.
1t has been previously reported
the Senate stood 10 TO in fav-
or of the bill which passed the
Assembly last Friday.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-03-15
HALIBUT PRICES

PRINCE RUPERT, b. C.. March
Is. Eighty thousand pounds of
halbut were sold here today. Am
erican halibut brought 9 and 1890
cents and Canadian 8 and 1880
cents.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-03-15

The clothing industry tops all
others in New York with l15,06O
employees.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-03-15

CONTINUED On Page TN,)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-26
What of First Half Year in
World of Finance

The Evening Star of Wednesday, June g. win pub
lsh complete reviews of the Stock and Bond Mar
kets well OF business and industry during % first
half of 1927 The outlook for the remainder Of the year
also will be forecast
These looks at the past and smpses into the fature
will be presented by financial experts, GeorSe r.
Hughes covering the stock Market Charles r. Spsare
the bond and investment market and ]. c. Royle busi.
and industrial progress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-26
TREND IRREGULAR
IN STOCK MARKET
Trading Almost Entirely Pro.
fessionaI in Character in
Short Session.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. June 25.--The stock
market alternately blew hot and cold
today. with final price quota tons dis.
closing widespread irregularity, trad
ing, which was relatively light in vol
ume, was almost entirely professional
in character, probably as result Of
the cautionary advices of some of the
larger commission houses against add.
ing to commitments at this time. To.
tai sales were the smallest of any half
holiday session since November 20,
1926.
The credit situation came to the fore
again when the weekly clearing house
statement. issued after the close, dis.
closed the fourth consecutive deficit
In reserve, amounting to 1861, 800, as
compared with a deficit of $13.8S7 ,140
the week before. Earlier in the day a
more cheerful sentiment regarding the
credit outlook had been created by the
fact that new bond Rotations this week
had shown a sharp shrinkage In vol.
unae, and that call money held steady
yesterday at per cent in the face of
a previous stiffening of time money
rates and the approach Of month.cnd
settlements.
OILS and COppers Weak.
Weakness again cropped out in the
oil and copper shares today as a re
suit of the unsatisfactory trade condi
tons. New low prices for the wear
were registered by Anaconda, Chile
Cerro de Pasco. Nevada and Ray Con.
pers and Marland Oil, Phillips Petro.
leum. General Asphalt common and
preferred and Beacon Fill,
Railroad equipments continued their
rise on talk of big orders on Mand in
prospect. Baldwin Locomotive touched
a new record high for all time at 232,
and General Railway Signal attained
new peak at 121H. Bullish demon
STATIONS also were staged In Ameri-
can Agricultural Chemical preferred,
Jones Brothers Tea. OH Well Supply,
Mullins Body, Virginia Carolina Cheni.
cal issues, and Weber &c Heilbroner.
Revival OF activity and strength in
some of the low priced shares. partic.
ularly Western Pacific, Chicago &
Eastern Illinois preferred. $500 ure.
ferred and Western MARYLAND. fea.
tured the railroad group. chesapeake
d Ohio closed point higher despfte
the rather pessimistic forecast of
earnings by President Harahan.
never Before Reported.
Clearing house officials reported that
four successive deficits in reserve had
never before been reported, but at
tached no special significance to the
occurrence. Aggregate reserve totaled
$615,S50,000. The detailed statement
OF actual condition this day showed
a gain Of $5,0SS,000 in tirne deposits.
but decreases in all Of the other prin-
cipal items. Loans, discounts ana in.
vestments dropped $54,011 goo; cash
In own vaults. $4s2 200: reserve FRI the
Federal Reserve Bank Of member
banks, $2,955, 900, ana net demand de.
posits. $50 .473.0 900.
Outside Of the establishment OF an
other new high since 1890 tn Italian
lire at 6.S3h cents and a 25.point drou
in Japanese yen to 472G cents, there
We're no developments Of Importance
in foreign exchange trading. Demand
sterling and French francs held
steady around Sass 5-16 and s.91h
cents, respectively.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-26
LOWER INCOME SEEN.

NEW YORK, June Is CP.-Lower
net income for the Chesapeake & Ohio
In 1927 and the next three years. com.
pared with 1926. was forecast TODAY
by w. j. Harahan, president, gross
revenues also being expected to com.
pare unfavorably with last year until
1890. We feel labor conditions in
the Northern mines are going to be
better than at any time in the last
10 years, and they are going to be
able to furnish larger proportion OF
coal He believed acquisition of the
Erie q Pere Marquette roads was es
sential If the c. & o. growth was not
10 be substantially restricted. Esti
mated earnings for 1927 are $2l.s4 a
share.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-26

NEW YORK. June Is OP.-Thon,as
w. Lamont of J. P. Morgan & Co.
sailed today for a sixweek trip abroad.
in which he will visit Paris, London
and Scotland.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-26
WR 6E. CO. CAREER WASVARIED
LOCAL CHANGE HISTORY SHOWS
Capital Traction CO. and Other Street
Railway of City Both Consoida-
tions of Small Trolley Lines.

Of street railways, $4,000, 400 of the
shares of it's subsidiary street rail
way companies, SIS loco, 900 OF the CAPT
tai stock of the Potomac Electric Co
and $333, 400 stock of the Great Falls
Power Co. 1t also held S527 900 bonds
of the underlying companies.
Washington Securities for 1905 gives
the funded debt Of the Washington
Railway & Electric Co. subsidiaries as
$19, 159,350. Its own bonds were
SIT 500. 600.
Officers of the w. r. & e. Co. were
Allan l.. McDermott. president
George H. Harries. vice president
James B. Lackey. secretary; w. F.
Ham, the present president, treasurer
and controller, and H. w. Fuller
manager.
Business men of today recall that
Sb,oOo.0O0 cash was used in the reor
ganization and acquisition of other
lines, the money coming from New
York to the American Security &
Trust Co, but the Commercial Trust
Co. of Jersey City, N. j., was the
transfer agent.
About the time of these transac
tons in local street railway matters
Frederick G. Stevens, then president
OF West End National Bank, took ar,
important part in the reorganization
OF the w. r. & E. Co. Both Mr.. Ham
and Mr.: Deyber were part of that
organization.
A Varied Record.
The reorganized company with fts
numerous component parts has had a
varied career and its shares have
moved up and down in the market
erratically, getting near its highest
quotations in 1913 when a general
consolidation plan under the Wash.
lngton Utilities Co., was contemplated
and looked very much as IL ii might
go through, having acquired by trade
and purchase 1880 shares of Wash.
ington Railway & Electric common
stock, when the late Senator La Fol.
iette wrecked plans and company by
sponsoring law against one utility
company owning more than 90 per
cent OF the capital stock of another
utility.
The Philadelphia crowd back Of the
plan lost out. the 27,500 shares of rail.
way common were sold at auction and
bought in by local bankers to protect
loans on utilities shares.
While there was no hint OF II at the
ume, this very movement led to the
entry of the North American Co. into
the local field with the acquisition of
the 1880 shares now quoted at S250
snare at price not far from S61
q share.
1t has since increased it's holdings
out Is still a minority stakeholder.
fTo Be Continued.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-26
INSPECTION is RIGID.

The demand for Federal. State in.
spection OF Virginia. grown potatoes Is
greater this year than ever before.
Practically all shipments In tn. Nor.
Iolk section are now being inspected
ana a large volume of the potatoes
produced on the Eastern Shore are be.
ns shipped under the strict Federal.
dlcate that a larger percentsse =,
the total crop will be Inspected this
year than ever before. Iast vaar
q total OF 1850 cars of potatoes 70.
ceived this service. ~
d. n. Meek, director OF markets
tione tnat terminal market reinspec
,rers Un ruit and vegetables that
almost unanimously support ths sht,,
ping -point-inspection idea. Less Tbs,
v vas.s carload to the thousand were re.
'erSeo Tor grade, he reports.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-26
BY I. A. FLEMING.

Continuing Review of History of
Local Stock Exchange, 1900
CHAPTER VI.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-26
LIMIT rs EXTENDED,

NEW YORK, June 25 L1.-Zimmer.
man & Forshay are advised by their
correspondents in Germany that the
time limit for the revaluation of Ger.
man government and other state
bonds of the Reich. so-called new
possessions, has been extended for
two months from June 80.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-26
UNDERWOOD OPTIMISTIC

NEW YORK, June Is fp,,r,.
OUTLOOK o. for Underwood Typewriter az 1e
Is very good, President Under,von W
sag on his departure for Eu ~wA
Ssies and earnings for the f,rst Se,t
oI the year would be ahead n In.t
year, and present prospects indica re-;
a petter year. he asserted. 'Genara !
nrssn tnroughout the country. from
this Fall" " oe good
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-26
University Club Arranges Outing

A base ball game will be included
in the program OF the annual field
day of the University Club, which will
be observed tomorrow at the Column
bia Country Club.
The events Of the day will close
with a dinner, beginning at $50
o'clock. The base ball game will be
called at s O'Clock, and prior to that
time golf, tennis and swimming will
be the order Of the program.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-26
ICE COMPANY FORMED

new YORK. June "a Lp-rbs
Detroit City Service Co. has haan
organized to manufacture ice snd
provide commercial cold STORAGE 70 :
ciiities. The properties consist ~
ice manufacturing plants ana "a
storage plants. The connnanv bas
issued $s,oo0.000 Of flrst nortSaSs
oh per cent gold bonds, which Will
be offered shortly. ~" "h'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-26
SURPLUS IS LARGER.

NEW YORK, June 25 UP).-The
Pere Marquette reports surplus of
S470.753 for May, after charges,
against 1885, 5S in May last year. and
for the five months this year $2.732..
042, against $2,552 ,669 in the same
period Of 1926.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-26
WILL SPEND TEN MILLION,

NEW YORK, June Is @.-
Directors of the New York Telephone
Co. have authorized additional ex-
penditure of $1O,330,7S5 for new con.
struction in various parts of the com.
pany's territory. This makes total
appropriations since the first of the
year Of $45,767,S45.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-26
BUSINESS IS OFFERED.

NEW YORK, June IS GP).--Reming.
fon-Rand, Inc, has made an offer for
all of the assets and business of the
Kalamazoo Loose Leaf Binder Co,
which its stockholders are expected
TO accept. Payment, il is understood,
xip BE In form q a Z per cent pre-
Estfed stock ..,T..Ass =. ,;assax.y tEnxssss.