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The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-12-24

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21. - Ae- claimed as the man whose skill and guidance saved the nations crops a billion dollar loss from insect pests. Dr. Leland 0. How ard, at the helm of government entomology for more than 30 years, has turned his task to younger hands.
 His mantle falls to Dr. c. L. Marlatt, associate chief of regu- latory work in the bureau of en. tomology and chairman of the federal horticultural board.
 Dr. Howard, retiring at his owI, request, purposes to continue en- tomological research. In his sey- entieth year. he has finished half century of federal service that saw his name inscribed on every honor roll of science and his deeds extolled in this and foreign lands.
 Dr. Towards fayorite fields are medical entomology and para sitology, especially the study of insects that cause disease in man.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-12-24

inal tendencies-that never again will he experience an impulse to stalk into bank, lock the ein- ployes in vaults and depart with the cash in the tills.
 Physicians pronounce Burgett cured, and on the strength of their recommendation he has re- ceived a permanent parole and been released from the Kansas state penitentiary, where he was serving a sentence of from ten to twenty-one years for the holdup of the Qindaro bank.
 He plans to continue the study of electrical engineering. A pres sure on the brain is said by phy- sicians to have caused Burgett's s criminal vagaries. He received treatment for nearly two years on temporary paroles granted him.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-12-24
WIFE OF OHIO SEN4TOR REFR4INS
 FROM ENTERING POLITICAL FIELD


 DELAWARE, o, Dec. 24.-Poli- tics do not bother Mrs. Frank B. Willis, wife of the senior senat or from Ohio.
 When her husband has a cam paign on his hands she gives him all the aid she can. but as for politics in general-Mrs. Willis is too deeply interested in her home and in collecting old-fashioned quilts to bother,
 She does virtually all the house work at the Willis home here, as neighbors will testify The laun- dress comes in once a week, and the cleaning woman" at regular intervals, but the cooking and general strengthening, are done by Mrs. Willis.
 She is a member of the Con gressional Club and the luncheon club of senator's wives in Wash ington. However, she gets just as much pleasure out of attend ing the meeting of the Ladies Aid Society of the Delaware Method ist Episcopal Church.
 Her own hobby is collecting quilts like grandmother used, not the startling things known as crazy quilts, but those of ordered design. The pride of her collec- ton is quilt that has been in her family for nearly a century.
 Mrs. Withstand the senator
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-12-24
TOMMY GETS FINE
 FOOD WHEN BROKE.

LONDON, Dec. 24.-Tommy At kins gets more and better food on days when he is apt To be broke, and no extras at all when he has full pocketbook.
 This is the human side of new means of feeding the British sol dier as worked out Dy army ex- perts. The progressive system of providing ample nourishment for the men," said old army re- cords call the innovation.
 Lieut.. Col. Stephen Wright. on retiring as inspector of army ca. tering, announced scientifically re. organized plans in the army food departments.
 Study has revealed that the average soldier is fairly flush with money during the week ends. and usually buys a meal or so outside, but by Sunday night he is broke" Col. Wright observed. ''So to meet that situation as an aid in keeping the soldier fit and content the army now has tea or supper on Tuesday which is a little more substantial than on Monday. On Wednesday better meal is served, and on Thursday it is better still, and even includes fruit salad and other sweets"
 The lightest meal is on Satur- day, when Tommy has his pay and is looking for a chance so spend it on cakes, candy and things
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-12-24
OP ERA TON SUCCESSFUL
 ON STUDENT
Model at School, Turns Out to Be Robber Over
 Week-Ends

INDEPENDENCE. Kan, Dec. 24.
 Paul Burgett, who led a Jekyll- Hyde career as student at the
 Missouri Military Academy, at
 Mexico. Mo, is starting life anew. The 25-year-old former bank bandit. who attributed his hectic
 criminal career to a brain afflic.
 ton. is making a new beginning
 by working in the oil fields here, Paul Burgett, as Dr. Jekyll. wat. A model cadet in a military academy: business manager of the academy paper member of the football team, popular membe: of the younger set in Mexico, Mo: Ia well-behaved home boy, who was never known to drink, smoke or swear.
 Paul Burgett, as MT. Hyde, was A bandit who spent his week. ends holding up and robbing banks; highwayman who stole a motor ear in Quay, Okla, ani then singlehanded held up five persons in bank and obtained x. .00O: robber of the Quindaro State Bank, Kansas City, Kan. :; bandit suspect who held up thea tres in Moberly, Mo, and, Kansas City. Kan.
 Burgett has undergone medical treatment and Believes the sur- aeon has cured him of all crim-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-12-24
DR. HOU 4RD FAMED is SCIENTIST,
 RETIREs 4S U. s. ENTOMOLOCIST

His studies of mosquitoes and house flies helped 10 control the malaria, yellow fever. typhoid fe. yer, and other dangerous mala. dies
 One of Dr. Towards most note worthy accomplishments has been his work with parasites of in. sect pests. Introduction of q beetle from the Orient saved the citrus industry of the Pacific Coast from great injury by white scale, and the use of European parasites and natural enemies of both the gypsy and brown-tail moth has had a leading part in saving the trees of New England Similar control measures are re. garded as having saved American agriculture from approximately one billion dollars in damage by insects.
 With all of his attachments. Dr. Towards chief hobby is talking with everybody everywhere. He says he learns something from all of them.
 Dr. Marlatt, who has been close ly associated with Dr. Towards $ administration since 1889, was in strumental in promoting passage of the Plant Quarantine Act in 1912, regulating importation of infected products to the United States.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-12-24
FIRST TREE FOR KIDD|ES
 HERE IN '86
Opera House, Not Little Log Cabin Church,
 Scene of Festivities

Christmas trees for the kiddies of the town of Juneau are not a1 invention of extremely modern times. here. according to Emery Valentine, local jeweler, who IS one of Juneaus pioneer mer- chants, having first come here i'll 1886.
 The first Christmas tree cele- bration, MT. Valentine recalled. was held on his first year as a resident of Juneau Rev. King i the Presbyterian Church, who wa located in Juneau at the time and who is now i'll California. was one of the instigators of the movement
 A little log cabin where the Zynda Hotel now stands was ths church. but this was not the scene of the big doings. The op- era house, the building on the corner of Second and Seward which is now owned by Mrs Winn. was, in the early days, the scene of all the affairs of prom. thence that were held here, and as usual 1t was chosen for the first Christmas Tree for the peo- pie of Juneau.
 There were not many children nor many white women here in those days. MT. Valentine sail, but they certainly enjoyed them selves and every effort was male to have the tree well covered with presents for all.
 Men, women and children, 10 matter who they were, left tho opera house with something other than what they went in with. All kinds of goodies were on tap foi feed at the tree. and then there were presents and more goodies for the children and grown-ups to take home.
 Everyone was full of the ben eyolent spirit and for those who cared to get up on the stage and do little song and dance mum Der there were few dollar thrown at their feet at the con elusion of the act.
 Along the lines of entertain ments held not only at Christmas time but throughout the year, NJ Valentine related. were the dances. In Juneau's first few years the only women at iae dances were squaws.
 In 1886 the first dance attend d by white women was held Sev- eral of Juneau's prominent citi- zens and six white women de cided to hold an impromptu dance in one of the few buildings then standing on what is now Front Street. The dance began with the dozen or so men and women all dressed up for the occasion. However, it had been the GUS tom for the men to attend the dances in their old clothes, lum- Der jackets, or whatever suited their moods. Every little whiie some man would walk in. look around the hall, and then sneak out again as if he had a guilty conscience.
 A few minutes later the same man reappeared, but on the sec ond occasion he was garbed in his best clothes which had been laying at home in the moth balls for some time. For the rest of the evening the six white women were kept busy dancing with men who had not had such treat since they left the States.
 After that the prospectors, car penters and their fellow men came to the dances all dolled tip ready to make big evening af it.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-12-24
Sleep Walking Officer
 Falls Out of Window

RICHMOND, Cal. Dec. 24.-Cap- tain of Police B. V. Shirley died today of injuries he received when he fell from a second story window of his house last night as he walked in his sleep.
 The accident was attributed to nerve derangement suffered by the officer after he worked three hours to help extricate the body of railroad worker from beneath the trucks of a tank car.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-12-24

and former governor of Ohio ia proud of this-has never made political speech.
 Advertising s.ways rays. Ust the columns Of The Empire.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-12-24
The Voice of a Great
 Organization

NUT unto the crisp clear air of Christmas OMorn blending with the chimes from many belfres--reaching far and wide into the heart of every home in this community goes the wish of this human organization.
 To everyone in our overwhelming circle of friends we speak our sincerest thanks for their valued patronage - for their part in making possible the enormous expansion which has taken place during the past year---and for the great volume of business we have done.
 We pledge ourselves to be of greater serv- Ice to you during the coming year than ever betore--- and to perpetualv merit that full meas ure of good will you have bestowed upon us
 May this be to you and yours the most JOYOUS of Chrlstmases, and may you realize in l92S the fulfllment of all your ambitions
 JUNEAU GOLD STORAGE co. Lnc.
Evening star., 1927-05-11
KING BEN DEFENDED
BY WOMAN FOLLOWERS
Head Of House of David Never Told
Risaue Stories, She Says.
Trial Near.
By the Associated Press.

bS tlts A@SlClhtSu 1ItESa
CHICAGO, May liking Ben
iamtn Purnell, head Of the House of
David colony at Benton Harbor,
Mich, never told suggestive stories
or was guilty of immoral practices as
far as she knew, Mrs. Miriam VIII
liams testified today before a special
commissioner to take depositions for
the trial 10 start Monday at st. Jo'
seph, Mich, In which the state of
Michigan seeks to dissolve the colony.
Mrs. Williams, i'm answering the
questions of ii. IT. Dewhirst, former
superior Judge In san Bernardino
County. Calf, and now a member OF
the colony, told of her marriage in
1914 to Austin Williams and the court.
ship preceding,
Her memory was not as good under
the cross examination Of George II,
Boolwalter, Berrien County, Mich,
prosecutor She said she was mar
ried with 47 other people after trip
to High Island, 300 miles from Ben
ton Harbor, hut not because of in"
vestigations that had followed the
Fortney sisters suit against Coy
PurnelI, son of King Benjamin. she
said she was married because she
wanted TO be married.
Judge Dowhirst said he expected TO
take eight depositions in Chicago and
the State Of Michigan plans to take
two,
Evening star., 1927-05-11
OFFICERS REELECTED
BY G. O. P. STATE CLUBS
Judge Schuldt's Declination to Con-
tinue as Recording Secretary
Brings Only Change.

officers of the League Of Republi-
can state Clubs, pioneer Republican
organiza tions of the District, were re-
elected, with q single exception, at
the annual meeting in the rooms of
the Republican State Committee, S23
Fifteenth street. last night.
The only change in official person
mel of the organization resulted from
the declination of Judge Gus A.
Schuldt for denomination to the post
of recording secretary. The officers
are: Edgar G. Snyder, president;
Thomas 2. LittIepage, William J. Dow,
Mrs. James Carroll Fraser and Mrs.
Harry Wardman, vice presidents;
Charles Connor recording secretary:
Florence f. Stiles, corresponding sec
etary. and T. Lincoln Townsend,
treasurer.
Mr. Littlepage, Judge Schuldt, Miss
Stiles, M. d. Rosenberg, James Nc.
Carthy and w. j. kirkland delivered
addresses,
In addresses by speakers 1t was
universally conceded that Calvin Cool
idge would be the nominee of the Re-
publican party and would be elected.
Evening star., 1927-05-11
MRS. H. w. WILEY AT HEAD
OF COLUMBIAN WOMEN
Elected President at Final Meeting
of society--$1O,O00 Pledged to
Library Building Fund.

Mrs. Harvey w. Wiley was elected
president of the Columbian Women
of George Washington University at
the years final meeting of the society.
at the home of Mrs. William Mather
Lewis, Yesterday. Other officers elect
ed were: Mrs. Daniel G. Chace, first
vice president; Miss Julia Macmillan,
second vice president: Miss Harriet
Garrells recording secretary; Mrs.
Charles Collier, corresponding secre-
tary; Miss Rhoda Watkins, treasurer,
and Miss Bertha f. Woolfe, historian.
The Columbian Women, in q year,
have raised more than one-half the
$40 900 pledged last year toward the
library building planned for the uni
versity, it was announced. Under the
administration Of Mrs. Henry Grattan
Doyle, 1T was also announced. more
than $I,700 has been raised for the
schoiarship funds Of the society.
Mrs Doyle. retiring president, was
presented with crystal necklace on
bohah biz the organization.
Evening star., 1927-05-11
Jury VISITS SCENE
OF ACTOR Staying
Offers to Broadcast Trial OF
. Paul Kelly Are Turned
Down.
Ru thu Aszncinted Press

By the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, May 1f.--With the
jury of nine women and three men
under guard to save them from pos
sible annoyance, cross-examination OF
A. F.. Wagner, county autopsy sur
geon and one of the principal State
witnesses, was expected to enliven
the trial of Paul Kelly, screen actor,
on trial here for the murder of Ray
Raymond, musical comedy star.
Wagner testified yesterday that
Raymond died of hypostatic pneu-
monia-a congestion of blood in the
lungs following hemorrhage. The
State contends that beating which
Kelly administered to Raymond caused
the hemorrhage. The defense insists
that alcoholism or other ailments
caused death. The surgeon told OF
numerous bruises on the body and
said that two ribs were fractured.
The jury visited the Raymond home
yesterday, where the fight occurred,
over Dorothy Raymond,
actress wife of Raymond, with whom
Kelly has said he was in love.
Mrs. Lottie Cederbloom Of Forest.
Hills. N. Y. mother of Raymond. was
the first witness. She occupied the
stand only a short time, answering
questions to establish technical re-
quirements.
Two offers by radio stations to
broadcast the trial were rejected by a
vote of the county superior court
judges. Judge G. $. Burnell before
whom the case is being tried, said
his colleagues were unanimous in
yetoing the radio offer.
Evening star., 1927-05-11
C. &P. PHONE HEARING
HALTS TEMPORARILY
Attorney Fleharty Asks Time to
Consider Questions Raised in
Relation to Valuation.

HEARINGS before the Public Utilities
Commission on the vacations case OF
the Chesapeake & Potomac Tele-
phone Co. were adjourned abruptly
today at the request of Ralph 3. File
harty, the peoples counsel.
The halt came at the conclusion or
the testimony of Harry G. Gretz.
chief accountant for the company.
who was on the stand for only few
minutes. Gretz's testimony concerned
chiefly the new fiscal relations be-
tween the Chesapeake Potomac
Telephone Co. and the American Tele-
phone & Telegraph Co, whereby 4,
instead Of AZ, per cent of the gross
revenues are transferred 10 the par
ent organization.
Mr.. Flaherty made his request for
adjournment on the ground that he
desired time to study former testimony
of Accountant Gretz. who appeared
before the commission when the hear
ings. first began April 18. George P.
Hoover and Dozier A. DeVane, counsel
for the company. offered no objection
to the delay.
The future telephone rates for the
District hinge on the outcome of the
hearings. The company throughout
has supported its claim to a. valuation
of more than $4,000 900 for ratemak-
ing purposes. while b. Nick. Bachman,
chief accountant for the commission,
insists on a rate-making base about
$40 ,00n, 600 lower.
Evening star., 1927-05-11
$4,000 RUM CARG0ES
SEIZED ON TWO SHIPS
Caller for Consignment Is Jailed
After Raids in New
York.
nu ihe Associated Press.

By the Associated PreHs.
NEW YORK, May 11.-Liquor seiz-
ures aboard two International Mer-
camille Marine liners. the Arabic and
Delian, totaling nearly $1S5,0oO in esti-
mated value. were reported yesterday
hy Edward w. Barnes, assistant So
licitor of the customs. Liquor on the
Arabic valued at 100000 was seized
Yesterday morning, and the Delian
seizure. valued at $50, 400, was made
May 2 last.
Edwin Crawford, a truck man, or
the Bronx, was arrested when he cali
ed for the consignment at the ARABIC .
pier and is being held In $4,000 bail
charged with conspiring to violate the
tariff act and to participate In bring
Ing In coiltraband.
Customs officials say they believe
the names md addresses nf the con.
aignor and eonsiFnee Of the iiauor on
tho Arabic arc iietitious.
Evening star., 1927-05-11
GOES HARD WITH EASY.
colored Suspect With Unusual
Cognomen Held In $1,000.

Easy Smith. colored, of 3f7 " street,
charged with the theft of an auto
mobile. did not find 1t SO easy be-
fore Judge George III. Macdonald in
Police Court today, as the magistrate
held him for the action of the grand
jury on b bond of 81 500.
Easy, according to the police, took
an automobile or Charles n. Camp
bell Of 1712 Sixteenth street, April s.
Another automobile case was
brought before the Judge with the
arraignmenf 0f Ai1les al. Hackett.
coIored. The f1 chine was valued at
sic, which the d liner claimed WAS all
ne paid for: it.
Tho case waa tontinued.
Evening star., 1927-05-11
WINS G0TTHIEL MEDAL.
Detroit Man Receives Tribute fol
Service to Judaism.

NEW YORK, May II R).-DaVid
Brown, Detroit business man and
nstional chairman of the United
Tewish campaign, was presented the
1926 Richard Gotthiel medal for out
standing service to Judaism at the
annual banquet last night Of the Aeta
Beta Tau fraternity.
The Gotthiel medal is awarded an
nuaIly by the fraternity to an Ameri,
can citizen, Jew or Gentle, selected
as having rendered the greatest serV'
ice to Jewry in the preceding year.
Mr.. Brown has been prominently
identified with many campaigns for
the collection of funds for Jewish
charitable organizations. He also is
chairman of the finance committee OF
the union of American Hebrew Con
,gregationS-
Evening star., 1927-05-11
US. CASH HELPED WIN
WAR, SAYS SIR ESME
Debt Question Settled, British Am
bassador Declares at Banquet
in San Francisco.
BIZ The Associated Press.

By The Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO. May ll.--slr
Esme Howard, British Ambassador
to this country, at a banquet tendereo
him here last night, declared tnere
was "no doubt that the financial as
sistance given by the United states
at most critical moment may be sald
to have played a very large part IN
winning the war for the allies.
So far as the debt question ls con
cerned, with Great Britain it Is set
tied. he added.
mo, gentlemen, we nave not run
AWAY from the debt and do not IN
TEND TO. hut If at some later date you
come to us and say you thihk ~
vo,,jd he advisable in the general III
terest to reconsider the question
well, I won't say that we shall re-
SIR Es,ne also defended Britain s
action in the construction OF cruisers.
ut was agreed at the washington
conferenre." he said that unless
submarines of all powers were apoi.
ished Great Britain must reserve her
fnll freedom of action as to cruiser
! construction. You have alreaoy pass
| ed rs in destroyers and sunnarlnes,
and no one in England had thought
/ Cf accusing YOU of violating tne ret
| ter or the spirit of the 5---5--3 .atio
, clause of the Washington treaty
Evening star., 1927-05-11
Two Women on Jury Here Vote Death
Penalty for Man Convicted Of Murder

the result of a quarrel, Howard.
on the stand, testified that he
roamed the streets for three days,
trying at frequent intervals to COM
municate with Detective Murphy of
the seventh precinct, with whom he
was slightly acquainted During his
wanderings about the city the police
were searching for him and were I'M
aware that the frequent calls at the
station house for Murphy were from
the man they We're seeking.
Howard said he visited the morgue
after the inquest, viewed the body
and then gave himself up. His con-
tention was that the gun was dis
charged accidentally in tusse.
Evening star., 1927-05-11
SCHOOL GIVEN CUP.
Joseph r. Keene Parent-Tefchers
Present Their Trophy.

The Joseph r. Keene School was
presented last night with a silver low
ing cup won by the Joseph X. keene
Parent-Teacher Association at the
recent attendance contest conducted
nv the Congress Of Parent-Teacher
Associations. The presentation was
made by Mrs. L. u. Morris, president
Of the association, and the trophy was
accepted by Miss II. Il. King, princi-
pal Of the school.
Miss Mary Marshall, teacher Of the
second grade, won the attendance
banner last night. Addresses were de-
livered by Mrs. w. T. Bannerman Of
the Congress of Parent.Teacher AS
sociations, end DR.. T. A. Wood of the
American Dental Society. Tom JOY
entertained with a dramatic recita'
aiofA
Evening star., 1927-05-11

A jury in Criminal Division yester-
day afternoon, composed of Mrs. Lii
lie Green, Miss Fanny Haar and 10
men, voted the electric chair for
Malcolm Howard, colored, whom they
found guilty Of first'degree murder
in connection with the shooting of
Jesse Nelson, his common-law wife.
The death verdict. with women ON
the jury, established IA precedent
here.
Howard. the prosecution contend
ed shot and killed the woman with
whom he lived at 1851 Sherman ave-
nue. on the night of February 4, and
then disappeared. The shooting was
Evening star., 1927-05-11
ALUMNI WILL MEET.
Georgetown President to Entertain
Former Medical Students.

Medical alumni of Georgetown
University will be guests of Presi-
dent Charles w. Lyons, S, j.. and the
faculties at a dinner in Ryan Hall
the evening of May Is in connection
with the annual convention of. the
American Medical Association.
About $50 alumni, including a
number of special guests. will attend
the dinner. at which plans for the de.
veIopment of the medical school will
be shown. DR.. Joseph S. Wall will
be POSTMASTER.
Two OF the Oldest alumni, members
of the class OF 1867. are the Rev.
Patrick III. Brennan. s. il. of George
town and Dr. Daniel s. tIsssb, also
ok this city.
Evening star., 1927-05-11
Dead Man Appears
And Prevents Trial
OfSupposed Slayer
BY the Associated Press.

WEBSTER SPRINGS. w. Va,
May 11.-Edward o. Perrine might
have faced murder trial yesterday
had not his supposed victim, an
itinerant minister. appeared before
a grand jury to prove that he was
not slain six years ago. Perrine
spent a week in jail, however.
Perrine was accused of the KILL
ing. six years ago, of the Rev. Syl-
vester S. Stout of Spencer. When
the body of a man resembling that
minister was found here recently.
Stout, reading of the case In news
papers, established his identity be-
fore a grand jury here yesterday.
Perrine was released.
Evening star., 1927-05-11
State Democrats to Nominate.
.cial Dispatch to The Star.

CUsNIdI IIsNatNH 10 AIID 3NhFf
LURAY, Va, May 11.--At meet
ing held yesterday by the Page
County Democratic committee, II was
decided that a mass meeting will be
held in all districts of the county
June 3 to appoint delegates to o con-
vention TO be held in Luray the fol.
lowing day for nominating Fall can.
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