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The Washington times., 1927-08-18
LABOR BACKS UP
TAXI UNION

Eighty thousand members Of or.
ganized labor in Washington resent
the published charges of William j.
Brown, president OF the Black and
White Cab Company, that members
OF organized labor are 'reds" and
"bolsheviks" and an accounting is
demanded by the Central Labor
Union through Frank j. Coleman,
secretary.
Mr. Brown today denied he had
received the communication mailed
to him yesterday by Mr.. Coleman at
the direction Of the Central BODY.
do NOT care to make any fur
ther statements have said too
much already" Mr.. Brown told
The Times today.
Aid to Fight REDS
Mr. Brown Ii asked by the Cen.
trail Labor Union to furnish 1t with
ANY information as to any 'boishe.
viks,' reds anarchists 'commua-
lists or any other persons with like
sentiments" because I'VE are abb
solutely opposed to such people and
viii cooperate with our Government
officials in Kidding the community
of same.
''Your attitude. az quoted in the
press, is the cause of such organi-
cations as you refer to as reds
and 'bolsheviks.' Where legitimate
trade unions are allowed, there are
no such organizations possible"
The controversy was precipitated
when Brown discharged large
number of his cab drivers for at
tempting to form q union. On Tues
day night a union was formed and
to date more than 200 members have
signed the rolls, the majority being
independent drivers operating under
the name Of Diamond cabs.
Seek Equar Rights
The independent drivers are seek
ing parking privileges at the lead
ing hotels. along with the Black
and White and Yellow cabs, which
have held concessions from the
hotels for some time.
Since the labor union got into the
controversy. the taxi war has as
sumed large proportions. The
courts have been called in to test
the constitutionality of the law gov.
erning hack stands here, and in a
test case yesterday Judge Isaac Hit
in Police Court held the regulation
to be legal.
One possible result Of the fight
may mean placing Of Black and
White as well as Yellow cabs on the
list unfair to organized labor.
The Washington times., 1927-08-18
NEW D. c. GRILL
BY CONGRESS

The District Government will be
raked. fore and aft by Congressional
investigating committees during the
coming session of Congress.
Demand Of minority members Of
the House. and Senate for a probe
Of the delay IN starting the public
buildings program is the latest
inquiry that has been threatened,
and seems to be the one having the
most serious consequences.
A general public utilities in
vestigation involving rates of all
utilities companies, is regarded as
inevitable. The lone man car
issue viii be given particular at.
tention.
House committees during the past
session laid the groundwork for
this probe by preliminary inquiries
into the gas company merger and
street railway merger proposals.
The Great Falls power plan issue
win be investigated in both the Sen.
ate and House as a result OF the an
plication of the Potomac River Cor.
poration to the Federal Power Com
mission to develop the hydro electric
power possibilities Of the Potomac
River.
A thorough investigation of the
public school system, and the five
year building program already is
underway by Congressional direc-
ton.
The Bureau of Efficiency is con.
Quoting a general investigation of
school methods and of alleged ineffi-
cheney in. the handling of the build
ing program.
The Bureau Of Mines is conduct.
ing a probe into the heating costs
and the inadequacy of school heating
plants.
The Public Health Services Is max.
ing study Of the sanitary condi.
tons.
The Veterans Bureau Is making a
survey to determine building costs
as compared with similar buildings
elsewhere.
The housing situation here, espe-
cially regarding the availability of
cheap rented quarters for Federal
employees has been instituted by the
Gibson subcommittee Of the House
District Committee and will be con-
tinued this winter.
The local public welfare system
now is under investigation by the
Bureau of Efficiency at the re-
quest of the Gibson subcommittee.
The bureau also Is making a
study of the methods Of the refuse
division in retaining salable refuse.
st. Elizabeth,s hospital again will
be under investigation as a result
of charges that its fuel bills are
unreasonably large.
The Washington times., 1927-08-18
4 DENY Gull I
IN R0BBER|ES

Charged specifically with having
robbed the Old Dutch Market, at
1907 M st. N. W., on August Is, and
the Lincoln Shoe Store, 1911 @ St.
N. w. and being suspected OF other
shousebreaking activities here, four
men today waived preliminary ex.
animation and pleaded not guilty be.
fore Judge Mattingly in Police Court
They were: Randolph NJ. Rawlett, IS,
of 1883 Newton st. N. W.; George
Wilson. alias Gregory Wilson, rs, OF
New Bedford. Mass: Edward f.
Tate, SO, OF New York, and Francis
A. Kloss, alias r. "A. White, 80, also
of New York.
Bond for Rawlett was fixed at
$4,000 and the others at $50. 900.
The four were held for the action
Of the Grand Jury.
Tate, Wilson and KIoss were ar.
rested several days ago while alleged
to have been robbing the Cindrel!
Boot Shop on g Street.
Tate, who made a futile attempt
TO escape officers by leaping through
a plate glass window. appeared in
court with his head swathed in
handages He was run down by
Patrolman 5. r. Smith az the First
Ib11el1s kASiezs = -
The Washington times., 1927-08-18

An exact record of the units of
work each employee performs is to
be kept. The QUESTIONABLE contain
ing the desired information is to be
filled out by each worker before he
leaves his desk at 4:3O o'clock each
day.
William u Kirsch, chief accoun-
tant OF the board. is responsible
for the innovation, which went into
effect yesterday. The reports are
confined to the bookkeeping, ac-
counts and auditing branches of
toe board
Chiefs Excused
Bitterness has broken out among
employees Of the board because the
report is confined to the rank and
file of workers, and does not in
yoive the various chiefs Of bureaus
and divisions.
The order sent out by Accountant
Kirsch says: Please prepare a
draft Of a form to be filled in by
the employees daily, showing the
work performed by them during the
day. The form should include space
showing the absence of the empIoye
d1rinE the day, or any part thereof,
and should also provide for APP
prevail by the unit chief indicating
that the information previously in
serted by each employe is correct. .
The daily report will not be con.
tinued permanently, it was said at
the Shipping Board today. 1t is
probable that when statistics are
compiled over a period of a few
weeks, they will be discontinued.
Shipping Board officials then will
be in a position to know whether
they can reduce personnel in any of
the branches involved or not.
The Washington times., 1927-08-18
Legal to Sit With Girl
Hour In Auto, Says
Arlington Judge

II a man cares to sit in. his
automobile an hour with a
woman companion, he may do
so in Arlington county, so long
as he is taking her home"
Judge Harry R. Thomas ruled
today. He dismissed q park
ing violation case against G. A.
Pettecrew, town official Of
Potomac.
Pettecrew was arrested by
Constable r. A. Crane, who
charged him with parking an
hour in an unlighted car. The
defendant claimed he had
merely Fingered" and the court
accepted his contention.
Unsatisified, Commonwealth
Attorney William C. Cloth is
sued q new warrant charging
Pettecrew with parking with
out lights.
The Washington times., 1927-08-18
Police Abandon Hunt
For Young CanOeists

The police have Virtually aban
doned their search for the two young
couples who have been missing
since they went canoeing on the
Potomac River Sunday night.
An exhaustive search Of all the
camps along the upper river has
been completed. The missing QUAR-.
tet includes Constance Mamie Den
ham. Is; Lawrence and Alice
Rucker. is and is, and Harry
Wrest. II.
The Washington times., 1927-08-18
CAFE MAN WEDS

e. Emmett Mullen, 40, proprietor
Of the War and Navy lunch room at
1907 Pennsylvania Ave-, n. W., and
Miss Mary Bell, %, also OF this city,
We're married by Deputy City Clerk
John J. Mccormick in the Municipal
Building in New York City, accord.
ing to word received here today.
Mullen's. former wife died a year
ago,
The Washington times., 1927-08-18
Young BrOOkhart's
Automobile Is Stolen

Smith W. Brookhart, jr., SON of
the United States Senator from
Iowa, reported to police today that
his small touring car, had been
stolen from in front of fraternity
house at 1912 N st. N. w.
The car, according to police,
was OF the collegiate" variety and
touched-up with various tall corn"
designs.
The Washington times., 1927-08-18
Two Prohibition Agents
Fired for Services Good

j. M Wood and Rodman Russell.
prohibition agents operating out of
Covington and Newport, KY, have
been dismissed for the good Of
the service"
j. M. Doran, prohibition commits
sioner, who made the announce
ment today declined to discuss the
case.
The Washington times., 1927-08-18
WoRrH WHILE CARrOoNs

Below is q cartoon by Battag-
Tia, d Washington high school,
boy who is a fan Of this col
unin and occasionally contrib
utes to it. This cartoon needs
no explanation, no headline. It
tells q story on its face, a story
which, if told in prose only,
would require many words. It
teaches US much and contains
valuable lessons.
Look 1T over as . sample Of
what is much more than Z mere
drawing:
The Washington times., 1927-08-18
SPEAKING OF WORMS

1t takes 8Ss silk aUOrms to
produce a pair, of silk stockings
for q qoomaa and, If she's mar
fied, she has to norm the
9monep out of her "pOOr norm"
of a husband SOPHIE S.
The Washington times., 1927-08-18
It's Wise liuer that
IemoUs his onions these days.
IRVING LEVINSON.
AVorD DEToURs
YbluPRIcE

The yStralght and narrow path
Nay make us all secure
But too often we Yield TO the
foundations Of the detour.
But X we've got common sense
After each little episode
Wen GDOn hustle right hack
no the straight and narrow road.
And none OF us should forget
That the main road - quite sure
While there's bad and bunny going
On neafly every detOur.
AUTO ARTIE.
The Washington times., 1927-08-18
INSIDE INFORMATION

Adam wore no fancy clothes,
He had no Panama hat,
when ha And Eve went visiting
Ewes lack ~ slIken stap-lAs
Gave her mot q bit Of grief;
When she wanted 20 look good
She Just pulled ON new fig leaf.
JUMBO JAKE.
The Washington times., 1927-08-18

'RoaD OOer a Dogs Board
Taken to Police Court" says
headline III The Herald.
What should a dog's board
Be per aOeek, for example?
Should pY.umes be included in
the daily menu?
GEE WHfz.
The Washington times., 1927-08-18

a POOR little Rirl in Atlanta
WaS told that there wasn't q Santa,
But she loved Whiskers 90
Twas terrible blow
Cause they don't let them grow IN
TIM TwINDLE.
The Washington times., 1927-08-18
C0PETTE LOSES new FLIRTING" CASE
Ship Board Clerks to
Sho1D What They Do

The daily accomplishment report-an intensive form of
efficiency recordhas been put into effect for certain
ployes Of the Shipping Board
The Washington times., 1927-08-18

wonder why Elsie took Lena's
fellow away from heF?'
Probably one the prineiple
q bird In somebody else's hand
81 worth more than several In
- HS akATxDWs
The Washington times., 1927-08-18

ANOTHER ONE TO WORK ON
Been going from DRY to
WET and find make it this
way: DRY day, Way, wag,
wig. wit, WET.
Let the fans tell the column
how many jumps from HOT to-
COLD? ANASTASIA.
The Washington times., 1927-08-18

Margaret Remote is an or
ehestra leader in Cleveland.
The Washington times., 1927-08-18
WHIsKERs ALMOST EXTINCT

ished, even from rural districts,
says q writer:
The world now looks curiouaIy
ON the whi6keFs Of mankind
And geeHnR to regard them
nut they haven't ali gone yet.
no wear them some men 'schO0se."
E0r example, the Smith Brothers
STEAMBOAT STEVE
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-07-02
PARADE WILL
MOVE MONDAY
AT 10 O'CLOCK
F orm a ation and Line OF
March Is Given-Par-
ade to Be Reviewed

Juneaus Fourth of July parade
will be held Monday morning
starting promptly at 10 o'clock IN
order to be reviewed in time Tor
the Patriotic Exercises to be held
at the Palace Theatre at 10:30
o'clock.
All participants in the parade
are requested TO be at their places
assigned by $50 O'Clock and not
later than 9:45 O'Clock as Mar.
shal of the Day, Jack Hayes, will
give the forward march order
at exactly 10 o'clock.
1t is requested that automobiles
park between $50 o'clock and
until after the parade passes, on
other locations than ON Front
street from Triangle Place to the
City dock and also keep off Front
street between Franklin and Main
streets.
Formation of Parade
The formation of the parade will
be as follows:
Marshal of the Day Jack Hayes.
Juneau Fire Department.
Colors, carried by American
Legion delegation.
Juneau City Band.
Bugle and Drum corps, Chilkoot
Barracks.
Two companies OF Tinted States
soldiers from Chilkoot Barracks
and colors.
Goddess of Liberty Float.
Grand Army men in automobiles.
Spanish-American War veterans
Boy Scouts.
Song Moon Camp Fire Girls.
Moose organizations with floats.
Costumed characters.
Decorated bicycles.
Industrial or commercial floats.
Decorated automobiles.
Assembling for Parade
The Juneau Fire Department
will form on Front street. north
of the Admiral Line Way.
The Juneau City Band will as
semble opposite the rear entrance
Continued on Page Eight.)
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-07-02
MRS. CHAPLIN
MAKES DENIAL
ALL CHARGES
Files Answer to Husband S
Cross Complaints
Further Accusations

LOS ANGELES. Cal, July q
Lita Gray Chaplin has filed an
answer to the cross complaint of
her screen comedian husband,
Charlie Chaplin, denying all of
his allegations and declaring
them to be based principally on
hearsay and without foundation
of fact.
The hrst specific charge, that
Of improper association of Chap
lin with an unnamed woman.
made her answer more pointed
than contained in her first di-
vorce suit complaint. According
to Mrs. Chaplin. on a date in
July, 1925, at 1920 O'Clock in
the evening, Chaplin was with
the woman" in a bungalow own
ed by him on the studio lot. Sim
liar misconduct she, charged oc-
Cured in Chaplain's Beverly
Hills mansion and other places
in Southern California.
Mrs. Chaplin, answering the
more sensational charges of the
film comedians counter charges,
denied that during her marriage
she had ever been Infatuated
with any man in any sense other
as an innocent and friendly pre-
ference"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-07-02
BORAH GIVES
HIS OPINION
ON POLITICS
Coolidge Probably COP.
Nominee = Smith or
Reed, Democrats.

BOISE. Idaho, July 2.-United
States Senator William T.. Borah.
home for a vacation, gave the
Associated Press a statement IN
the 1928 political outlook In which
he named Calvin Coolidge as prob.
ably the Republican standard
bearer and Gov. AL. e. Smith "
United States Senator James \.
Reed. of Missouri. as most dis-
eussed for the Democratic noml1a-
tion"
Senator Borah said the opinie1
seems to prevail that President
Coolidge will be renominated nm
less the President signifies wishes
to the contrary. Senator Bnrah
said he is of the opinion the Ren.
ublican Party will nominated him
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-07-02
BANK ROBBERS CARRY
LOOT IN TEDDY BEAR

Investigation led to the arrest
of a postal clerk. Karl Kessler,
who had a key to the strong
room of a bank at Krolewska Huta.
He confessed to having hidden
the money with a pal, Gottfield
Ciesslik, who gave it to his wife
for safe keeping. The same night
both men skipped across the
frontier. A few days later Mrs.
Ciesslik stuffed as many of the
stolen zloty as she could into a
teddy-bear which she gave her
little girl to carry and so also
got across the border without a
hitch. She repeated this trick a
number of times until the entire
1900. 600 zloty were safely in Ger
many.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-07-02
FEELING OVER
M'NARY -HAUCEN
VETO lessons
President Finds that There
Is Little Resentment Over
Defeat of Farm Relief.

RAPID CITY, N d., July q
In the quiet of his mountain re-
treat President Coolidge is re-
ceiying the first soundings OF the
popular reaction to his veto OF the
McNary-Haugan farm relief bill
from the residents of a State
which is q. part of the great
agricultural cradle which support
ed this farm measure against 9th
ers that were proposed. The Presi-
dent has yet to welcome visitor
with a message other than that
the veto, while deplored at first
in some section is no longer
spoken of in harsh or disappointed
tones. Some of his callers pre-
dicate their opinion that resent
ment of the veto is passing upon
the hope that President Coolidge
is considering a new relief pro-
posal, one affecting a compromise
between the proponents of the
equalization fee and its opponents.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-07-02

BERLIN, July "A teddy bear
stuffed with 100000 Polish zloty,
or about $4,000. was the means
repeatedly employed by a trio of
bank robbers to smuggle 100000
stolen zloty from Poland into Ger
many.
When a man stepped up to the
cashiers cage of the Disconto
Bank at Frankfort-on-Main recent
ly with the request to change
100000 zloty into German marks,
the large amount made the cashier
suspicious. The bank communicate
ed with its Breslau branch and
was told that the bank notes were
o. k but attention was called to
a bank robbery recently committed
at Krolewska Huta.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-07-02
JOHN DEMPSEY
MURDERS WIFE
THEN SUICIDES
Brother of Former World
Champion Principal
In Tragedy Today.

SCHENECTADY, N. Y, July
John Dempsey, aged 3S years,
brother of Jack Dempsey, former
heavyweight champion of the
world, shot and killed his wife
Edna, aged 81. then turned the
gun on himself and fired, dying
almost instantly.
The woman had been living
in a lodging house for several
months. Dempsey. who had been
an infrequent visitor. called on
her and after a brief conversa-
tion with her, both went upstairs
to her rooms.
A few minutes later, the land
lady heard three shots. She went
upstairs and found the woman
still breathing. She called the
ambulance. Dempsey was dead
and the woman died before the
ambulance arrived.
A three-year-old daughter,
Ruth, survives.
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS,
N. Y, July 2.-Jack Dempsey
left his training camp for Schen-
ectady this afternoon.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-07-02
FREE LECTURE
ON CHRISTIAN
SCIENCE HERE

Sunday night at 8 o'clock u,
Elks' Hall. there will be a frAa
lecture on Christian Sc'enca
under the auspices of the Chris
tian Science Society of Juneau.
and the public is invited.
Mrs. Nelvia e. Ritchie, c. s..
who will give the lecture. i 4
member of the Board of Lecture
ship of The Mother Church The
members of the Board are called
upon to give these lectures all
over the world, in China. Ja""n
Egypt, Africa. throughout Eur
ope, and in every country of the
English Empire as well as in
North and South America.
Mrs. Ritchie is now making a
tour of Alaska. having given =
lecture at Ketchikan. She will
go to the interior from Juneau.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-07-02

LONDON, July 2-The Regist-
rar-General has disclosed that one
marriage out of every hundred
fails in England.
Divorce in England, where dis
solution OF marriage is granted
only on grounds of adultery. is
becoming more and more common.
especially since newspapers vera
forbidden by law to publish di-
vorce case details. Before the
World War the number OF per-
sons divorced was about 1000 a
year. Since the war the figure has
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-07-02
D.sMANTLINo PLANE

VERSURMER, France, July g.
Work of dismantling the mono
plane America, in which Com
mander Richard T.. Byrd and his
three comrades were forced to
bring down early yesterday morn
ing owing to lack of fuel and oil
on the transatlantic flight, is
well under way by the French Air
Force men from Cherbourg.
The engines are being taken
out ard packed with other parts
for shipment TO Paris.
A crowd of villagers and sum
mer visitors. regardless of the
pouring rain, made a rush for
the plane after it had been dragged
from the water to the beach and
before anyone could intervene.
stripped it of most of the fabric
as souvenirs. The structure of the
plane was not damaged however
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-07-02
GOOD WEATHER
is R DICT ED
FOR JULY 4TH
All Indications F Favorable
City Prepares to Cele-
brate Fittingly.

Continued fine weather over
Sunday and probably Monday i
indicated by reports received b,
the U. S. Weather Bureau, it was
announced today by R. c. Mize
Meteorologist in charge. There ar,
no alarming" indications any
where and no pronounced chang
in present weather conditions ar
expected, he said
And Juneau was today prapar
ing for the biggest celebration in
its recent history. Virtually tn
entire program for the Fourth is
to be staged Monday, a baseball
game and a band concert Sunday
afternoon and evening being the
only two events for tomorrow. TIL.
Sunday night concert will be from
2 to 8 O'Clock at the reviewing
s and in Triangle Place.
Exercises at Palace
Mondays celebration will be
ushered in with a parade at 1C
o'clock Through the downtown dis.
tricts in which many organizations
and individuals are expected to
take part
The patriotic exercises will be
held In the Palace Theatre at
1890 a. m. Hon. Justin w. Hard.
So Y. s. Attorney, will daliyef
the address there, preceded by
selections by the City Band and
a reading of the Declaration %
independence by Miss Anita Ga'-
nick.
The official reviewing party
will have seats on the stage at
the Palace during the exercises
H.. l.. Faulkner will preside over
the meeting.
At 1890 D. m. the sports pro-
gram will start at City Park. The
events for children will be run
off first. followed by specials. A
track team from the Emden viii
enter the open 100-yard dash. and
later run off a 100-yard event "a
which entries will be limited tn
boys from the German cruiser. An
Continued ON Page Eight.)
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-07-02
One English Marriage
In Euery 100, Failure

been increased five times.
Three of every five divorc 4
persons get married again. The
majority of these are men. Of
whom 79 per cent marry spins-
ters, 13 per cent marry widow
and 8 per cent marry divorced
women. OF the divorced wom n
who remarry. 20 per cent tars
bachelors for their second hur-
bands while 20 per cent prefer
widowers. Two out of every thres
divorced men marry again but
only one half of the divorced
women remarry.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-07-02
Higher Sidewalks
For Short Skirts

PARIS. July 2.-Higher skirts
justify higher sidewalks, say the
scientific members of the city
traffic commission. They think
many sidewalks and the safety
islands are so low as to be too
easily climbed by excitable auto
mobile drivers.
The commission delved into rec
ords and found that the sidewalks
and pedestrian refuges-called in
French Fool Protector" were
made low in days when women )
skirts dragged the ground. Now
that skirts are higher there seems
to be no reason why women can't
step a few inches higher.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-07-02
AMERICAN is
HELD, RANSOM

PEKING, July 2.-The United
States Consul General of Hankow
demanded that lchang Chinese
Military authorities take steps to
free Capt Fisher of the Steamer
Chichuen, who is being held for
$4,000 ransom by pirates ON the
Yangtze River between Ichang
and Chunkiang
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-07-02
DUNCAN GIRLS
ARE TO MARRY

HOLLYWOOD, Cal, July 2. =
Rosetta and Vivian Duncan, IN
ternationally known musical COM
edy actresses, are engaged to be
married.
The younger sister, Vivian, an
nounced she will wed Nils Astor,
film actor and Rosetta will marry
William Beri, of the Mack Sen
nett Comedy Corporation.
The wedding, which will be q
double one, will probably take
place within q month.