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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-03-24

SAN FRANCISCO, March 24.-Am-
erican youths are becoming neurotic.
and that accounts for the noticeable
increase of suicides and suicidal at
tempts among students.
1t isn't the effect of the sun spots,
it is the result of jazz-highkeyed
living and vain ambition-this ten.
dency to throw up the sponge and
seek rest in death. q
Such is the opinion of the author
tiles of the department of psychology
at the University of California.
why shouldn't there be more
suicides among the modern intel
lectual and city-bred folks?" said
one Berkeley professor What have
they to keep them living, once life
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-03-24
HIGH TAXES ON
TRAPSPROPOSED
IN HOUSE BILL
Rates as High as Five Cents
on Pinks and IS Cents
on Reds Suggested.

Prohibtiye taxation of fish traps
is proposed in House Bill No. %,
introduced today by Representative
Paul which provides for the PLACING
of graduated surtaXes on all salmon
taken. While other gear and APP
plances are included in the measure
and will be proportionately affected
by it. the greatest effect will be
felt by traps, it was evident
The basic rates of taxation ar
not excessive. 1t is in the levies on
higher brackets of catches that the
prohibitive rates are proposed.
Rates AS Proposed
The rates specified in the measure
follow:
Girl nets. drift nets. set nets an |
stake nets, $40
Seines of all kinds. $25.
Fish traps of all kinds, 5000.
The sArtaXes are fixed as follows
of the first $4,000 until $4,000 shall
have been caught, the sum of one
cent.
For each salmon caught in excess
of the first $4,000 until 100000 shall
have been caught, the sum of two
and one-half cents.
For each salmon caught after the
first 100000. the sum OF five cents,
provided, however. that whenever
any gear or fishing appliance shall
have caught 100000 sockeye or red
salmon, such gear or appliance shall
pay an additional sum of 25 cents
for each sockeye or red salmon.
Other Provisions
The additional license required
constitutes a first lien on the can
merry, packing plant boats, etc, un-
Ill the taxes are paid
Records are required to be kept
and reports made of the fish caught.
The Territorial treasurer, or Fish
Commission, is empowered to make
rules and regulations necessary to
insure collection and payment of the
fees specified.
The bin was referred to the Com
mittcc on Ways and Means.
Mr. Worth introduced bill to
reimburse the City of Petersburg
for expenses incurred in controlling
an epidemic.
Mr.. Ross introduced a measure tC
repeal Chapter sc, Session Laws OF
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-03-24
SEPPALA NOW
ENROUTE NORTH

Seppala has arrived here enroute
to Alaska. He said he exects to
make trips to the States with a dog
team annually. Seppala expects to
take part in Alaska races and wants
to win the American and Canadian
classics. When he gets too old he
said he may go back to his home
land behind my own team"
Seppala announced he has estab-
lished kennels at Poland Strings,
in Maine, and hopes to make it
the center of racing and dog
breeding.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-03-24
TWO CHINESE TOWNS CAPTURED

SHANGHAI March 24-The Cantonese forces have
Nanking Chinkang valued commercial
prizes
Nanking and Chnkiang fell without bloodshed.
All Americans reported The United States gun
boat Isabel arrived Marking and American and
Children evacuatng the city Some awaiting aboard the
American desroyer Preston and Noa for accommoda
tons. Only 25 American remain. awaiting steamer
Conditions in Shanghai improving when the general
strike which affected 100000 workers called off this
morning
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-03-24
FIRST SHOTS SINCE WAR

WASHINGTON March "a. Light cruisers Richmond,
Marhead Cincinnati have been ordered to proceed i'm
medaely from Honolulu to Shanghai
Firing of the Noa and Preston is the first time since the
World of American warship They used large caibrc
which been before for training purposes
Admiral Williams has large powers and the entire
naval force in the Far East if he fit.
British subject named Smith, killed and the
British Consul General wounded according reports received
here from Shanghai.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-03-24
Secretary Of Treasury
Mellon Going to Europe

WASHINGTON, March 21.-Scc-
retary of Treasury Mellon sails from
New York tomorrow for Europe on
a trip he describes as "haying no
public responsibilities" He viii
spend the short Easter holiday with
his daughter, Mrs. David Bruce, i'll
in a hospital in Rome
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-03-24
FIRST SHOTS BY AMERICAN NAVY
ARE FIRED, PRESENT WAR IN CHINA
Man Saucd from
Death by
-Four Inch LJt

NEW YORK, March 2i.-Thir-
ty men with improyised timber
levers, lifted a 72 ton steel car
four inches in the air so Rich
ard O'Connell railroad break
man could take his shoe off and
slip from under the shadow of
death where he. had been held
for two hours when caught be
tween locomotive cowcatcher
and the rear of a freight car
A slightly horizontal movement
of either would have killed him.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-03-24
TWO MEASURES
INTRODUCED IN
SENATE TODAY
Amendment of Primary Elec-
ton Laws and New Kind of
Fish Commission Proposed

Making of the Delegate to Con
gress from Alaska the national COM
mittccman of his political party IS
the aim of Senate Bill No. 81. whicn
was introduced today by Mr. Frame.
The same measure, which seeks to
amend the laws relating to primary
elections, fixes the fees to be paid
for filing of declarations of can
didacy.
Senator Dunn introduced new
fish commission bill today which
provides for body of four persons
to be elected by the Senate biennial
ly, with the Governor acting as
Chairman.
Represents the Industry
The measure, S. b. No. 80, pro-
vides that one of the members shall
represent the seiners and gill-net
ters; second representing the resi-
dent packers and trap-owners; the
third to be selected from some
branch of the fisheries industry 9th
er than salmon fishing and can
ming; the fourth member must have
"a thorough knowledge of the fish
ing conditions but shall have
no financial interest in, nor be corr
nected in any way with any per
son, firm. company or corporation
engaged in packing, picking, mild
curing or salmon or other fish. He
shall be the executive officer anf
secretary of the commission. The
salary to be paid this member is
fCort{nnad m 0aNn CNi~hHN
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-03-24
Exhaust Third Panel for
Jury in Murder Trial

SEATTLE, March 24--The third
panel was exhausted this afternoon
without obtaining jury to try
Ellis Lawrence on a charge of mur-
dering Emanual Rasmussen. One
hundred and four persons were call
ed and most of them were excused
because of scruples regarding CAPT
tai punishment.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-03-24
Haynes Officially
appointed to
Prohibition Force

WASHINGTON, March Ga
Roy A. Haynes has been nam
ed Acting Commissioner of Pro-
hibition. Secretary Of Treasury
Mellon today made the appoint
ment after fight by the Anti
Saloon League and other dry
organizations in behalf of
HAYNES who has been nominally
holding the post of Commits
siOner.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-03-24
Wine Making by Families
In N. Y, Ciuen Hard S,vat

collection of 10 barrels of grape
juice. which chemists said contained
Il per cent alcohol The ruling
affects the status of families who
make their own cider and wine which
heretofore has been considered i'm
mune to seizure.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-03-24
TWO KILLED, LOVE CASE

SAN FRANCISCO, Marrh "a
Roy Renner, newspaper checker,
shot and killed Mrs. Fred klatt and
Mrs. Vera Olson because they in
terferred in romance with 15-
year-old Genevieye Klatt, foster
daughter of Mrs. katt,
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-03-24
THE DAY Nv THE
LEGISLATURE
IN THE SENATE
Bills Introduced:


S. B. No. 80. Mr.. Dunn.
Creating Fish Commission,
referred to Committee on Fish
cries.
S. b. No. 81. Mr.. Frame.
Amending the Primary Election
Laws, referred to Committee on
Election Laws.
Bills Passed:
II. B. No. 2. $4,000 wolf
bounty deficiency appropriation
S. J. NJ. No. ., Improvement
of the mouth of Tanana River.
Recommitted to Committee
II. b. No. s, Airplane landing
fields for Third Division.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-03-24
HEROIC ACTION TAKEN

SHANGHAI March 24.-Brief reports say the Of
civilians by heroic action of the Anglo-Amercan naval
which lives of both nationals lost Marking
American and British representatives aboard the British
Emerald notice Chinese officials that
foreigners must be protected
Foreign is. the only way communication
with Marking
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-03-24
PLEAD NOT GUIcTY

NEW YORK. March 24.-Ruth Sny.
der and Henry Judd Gray pleaded
not guilty today to the charge OF
Staying Mrs Snyder's husband, AL.
bert Snyder, art editor of Motor
Boating Gray's trial was set for
April II. Both were remanded to
the county Jail without bail.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-03-24
IN THE HOUSE
Bills introduced

No. %, Mr.. Ross. Repeating
Chapter sc. Session Laws, 1925.
Committee on Municipal Affairs.
No. %, Mr.. Paul. Imposing
license and surtaxes on traps
and other fishing appliances. To
Committee on Ways and Means.
No. 20, Worth. Reimbursing
Town of Petersburg for ex-
peses incurred in an epidemic.
To Committee on Ways and
Means.
Passed Second Reading:
II. b. No. ?, II. b. No. 4, ii.
b. No. 3
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-03-24

NEW YORK. March 2i.-Federal
Judge Hand has ruled that house
holders who do not go down in.o
their cellars and put something in
grape juice to keep 1t from turning
into wine are violators OF the Eight.
eenth. amendment He ordered the
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-03-24
Ancient Blue Law in
S. {. Still a Statute

COLUMBIA, S. c., March "a
The ancient blue law which forbids
Sunday golfing is still a law in this
State. The House of Representa-
tives this afternoon failed to mus
ter sufficient votes to override the
Governors veto Of the bill repeating
the act.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-03-24

SHANGHAI March 24.--It is officially announced some
Americans killed and wounded Marking today
when Cantonese rrepuars sheled the Standard Oil plant
The United States destroyers Noa and Preston and the
British cruiser Emerald returned the fire. bombardng the Can
tonose from their main batteries
Landing parties Immediately ashore and fought
their way plant took foreigners the
lives.
Early reports do not state whether the Americans killed
civilians 0 sailors
1t is believed all surviving foreigners have been brought
aboard the warshps
Approximately 100 American naval participated in
the landing expedition.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-03-24
AMERICAN DESTROYERS =
SHELL CANTONESE WHEN i,
ATTACK MADE; SEVERAL
AMERICANS ARE KILLED

BULLETiN-SlEANGHAI, March 2l.-One hum
dred and fifty Americans still in Marking and their
fate is uncertain British and American Commanders
told the Chinese authorities that unless all demands
the city will be taken by the foreigners.
All foreigners must be delivered by 10 O'Clock tomorrow
morning.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-03-24
MISSIONARIES AT NANKING

NEW YUKK, WaTCh Z4.-
The foreign boards of the Bap-
tist and Presbyterian churches
state there are 80 missionaries
in Marking. The Methodist
Episcopal Foreign Board said
they had rs missionaries in the
Marking field, including Arthur
J. Bowen, of Washington State.
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NUMBER OF DEAD LARGE

WASHINGTON March 24.-Admiral Williams reporting
casualties at Marking said the exact toll uncertain but it
feared the number is large"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-03-24
DESTROYERS GIVEN ORDERS

MANILA, March 24.-Destroyers Pisbury John D. Ford
and Peary have been ordered to Shanghai.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-03-24
COMMUTE COMMANDMENT

SHANGHAI, March 24.-Dis-
patches from Marking late this
afternoon indicated that the
American and British lombard
ment lasted 20 minutes on a
portion of the town near Socony
Hill, thickly populated.
Fires are threatening to de-
stroy Hsiakwan, port of Nan
king, on the Yangtze and a
large blaze is visible at Pukow
across the river.
japanese warshins did not
participate in the shelling. One
japanese sailor was killed res
cuing companions.
The United States destroyers
Prcbie md Stewart are leaving
for Marking carly in the NOM
inb.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-03-24
: SECRETARIES
IN CONFERENCE
CHINESE POLICY
Naval Forces to Be Backed
Up in Chinese Demands
by Land Troops.

WASHINGTON. March "a
Secretary of State Kellogg and
Secretary of Navy Wilbur held
a prolonged conference this
afternoon en- the Chinese situa-
ton.
1t is indicated that Secretary
Wilbur might make a statement
later on the attitude of the
Washington government.
No steps will be taken yet to
send any land troops from Man
lila but all preparations are
made to back up the naval
forces with whatever means are
necessary to rescue the remain
ing Americans in Nanking.
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Evening star., 1927-04-11
PERRY b. TURPIN.
PERRY B. TURP|N, 68,
D|ESAT HIS HOME
Was Native of City and Resi-
dent Manager of Patent
Law Firm.

Perry B. Turpin. lawyer and finan.
cier. died at his home, 1910 Hobart
street, last night. after brief illness,
He was 6S Years old. Funeral ar.
rangements had not been completed
today.
Mr.. Turpin was a member of the
patent law firm of Mum & Co. of New
York and Washington, of which ne
was resident manager. He had been
associated with the organization "a
years. He also was first vice presi-
dent Of the Equitable Building Associ-
tiOn. and was on the board of directors
of the Washington Loan & Trust Co.
A native of Washington. Mr.. Turpin
was the son Of William T. and Sarah
C. Turpin. His widow, who survives
was Sallie w Daniel, daughter of the
late Prof, Joseph II. Daniel. A brother
Thomas E. Turpin, and a sister. Mrs.
Frank P. Prospect, both Of Washing.
ton, are the other survivors.
Mr.. Turpin was educated in the pub
lie schools and was graduated in law
from old Columbian College.
For many years he took part in To-
cal musical activities and had eXten.
sive Masonic affiliations, being a mem
ber of La Fayette Lodge, f. A. A. NJ.
Columbia Commandery of the Knights
Templar and Almas Temple of the
Mystic Shrine. Mr.. Turpin also was
a Kiwanian.
Evening star., 1927-04-11
MAN is WOUNDED
AT PARTY MELEE
Police Hear Girl Is Involved in
Shooting-0ne Person
Is Under Arrest.

One man was shot. girl is reported
to have been wounded. and q police
man and another man engaged in a
bloodless pistol duel, in a melee at a
party at 1923 Thirtieth street, early
today.
Roscoe Vernon Frazier, colored. Of
2809 o street, later arrested when cor
nered in an alley, is said to have told
police that he fired at a man attend
ing a party at the home of Mary and
Roscie Brockenberry, colored, when
he thought the man was about to
shoot him.
The report of the pistol brought Pa
trolman Caussin of the seventh pre-
cinCt to the scene, and Frazier is re-
ported to have admitted firing on the
officer who promptly got his own gun
into action, one bullet going through
FraZier's sweater.
When Frazier finally had been
placed under arrest, a check-up
showed that Benjamin Bennaugh,
colored, 80, Of 1907 jefferson street,
had bullet wound in his left arm,
said TO have been inflicted by Fra
zier. and police also heard that the
colored girl, who was not identified,
was slightly wounded.
Evening star., 1927-04-11
CENTRAL HIGH CENTER
WILL HEAR EXPLORER
Dougherty Will Preside Tonight
at Lecture on Capital by
Charles Colfax Long.

Commissioner Proctor l.. Dough
erty will preside and introduce the
speaker. at the Washington night pro-
gram to be given at SIS tonight in
Central High Community Center. Thir-
teenth and Clifton streets, when
Charles COlfax Long. noted explorer
and writer. will speak on Washing
ton, Our National Shrine" The guests
will be received by T.. c. Snyder,
chairman of the Community Center
Council; J. g Yaden, president of the
Federation of Citizens Associations;
Mrs. Howard J. Hodgkins, member
Of the Board of Education; DIR. Frank
w. Ballou. superintendent of schools
and Miss Sibyl Baker director Of tht
community center department.
Music is to be furnished by the Inter-
high School Festival Orchestra, con
Quoted by Ludwig l.. Mandy, which
will play a program they gave Jest
week in Richmond. Singing Of patri-
otiC and other songs will be led by
DR.. +. n. G. Barnes. director of the
public schools music department. Csh-
ers will be. officers of the 1st Regiment
Of High School Cadets.
Evening star., 1927-04-11
WILL REGISTER 1000
BEGINNING APRIL IS
Miss Margaret B, Barnett Will
Make List for Daughters
Convention Here.

The task of registering more than
4, 900 delegates and alternates to the
Thirty-sixth Continental Congress of
the National Society, Daughters of the
American Revolution, which will open
in the Washington Auditorium April
Is, win be in charge of Miss Margaret
B. Barnett, Pennsylvania, chairman
of the committee on credentials, start
ing Friday. April Is.
Coincident with the start of regis.
tration will be the opening of eXhibi-
tion booths, under the auspite of the
d. A. r., in the basement of the Au-
ditorium, where the general public IS
invited, states the announcement,
which requests that the Nineteenth
street entrance be used. Special
booths have been arranged under the
direction of John J. p. Mullane, bust
ness director of concessions.
Evening star., 1927-04-11
DAVIS AND SHIPSTEAD
DIFFER ON CARIBBEAN
Secretary and Senator Return With
Opposite Views on Attitude
Toward U. S.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 1.-Two views
of how the people of the Caribbean
countries are believed to view the
United States were brought back
today from the islands by Secretary
of War Dwight l.. Davis and United
States Senator Shipstead Of Mime
sofa. The people there, in the opinion
of the War Secretary, "are beginning
to realize that the United States is not
| imperialistic, and does not desire
additional territory, but desires to
cooperate with them for peace, health
and prosperity"
| In the opinion of the Senator, the
| inhabitants of Caribbean countries
| will continue to suspect us of inn
| perialistic designs as long as we have
armed forces there. I'VE have the
opportunity to make friends with
Caribbean and South American
countries he added, "and if we do
not do so il will be our own fault,
and ] think the time is coming when
we will need their friendship
| The Secretary returned 'unofficially''
| from his brief study of conditions in
| the Canal Zone. He is to entrain for
Washington late today to report to
| President Coolidge.
| Although the Secretary visited Haiti
he would not discuss conditions con-
cerning that country, and Senator
| Shipstead refused to discuss Haiti and
other Caribbean countries until he has
completed an analysis of his findings.
| He said he would have much to say
about the question at the next Con-
/ gress.
Secretary Davis said he saw no
probability of a Nicaraguan Canal be-
ing constructed and indicated that it
/ was not a pressing or immediate need.
Evening star., 1927-04-11

Charged with counterfeiting and
passing pension checks of a striking
similarity to those issued here by the
Department of the Interior John Ker-
win was taken into custody yesterday
at Chicago, according to adVices to-
day to the Secret Service of the
Treasury.
Most of the counterfeiting cases un-
covered by the Secret Service have
to do either with the manufacture of
paper money or the alteration of
small bills to those of larger denomi-
nations, but rarely ever, according to
officials, does a crook attempt to du-
plicate a Government check entirely.
When arrested, Kerwin was found
to have four of the fraudulent checks
They were for $40 each, printed on
blue paper. The checks We're similar
Evening star., 1927-04-11
Government Check Forgery Uncovered
With Apparatus, Says Secret Service

to those sent to pensioners Of the
Spanish. American War, and were
signed by the forged signatures of
f. r. Miller, disbursing officer, and
his assistant.
Shortly after his arrest, Kerwin was
taken to his home by the secret serv-
ice operatives, and there were dis
closed several more of the checks,
and the complete printing outfit by
which he had manufactured them.
He confessed to the crime, it is al
legged, and is charged with forging
and counterfeiting. The first check
put out by Kerwin was dated March
4. and was cashed March 10, accord
ing to the records. There will be no
loss to the Government, it was ex-
planned, as the Government always
RECEIVERS from the person or institu-
ton who made the last Endorsement.
Evening star., 1927-04-11

schied of the
A m e ri can Tele-
p h o n e & T e ! e.
graph CO. at a
meeting in the In
terror Department
auditorium, Eight
e e n t h a n d f
s tr e e t s a t s
o'clock tonight.
E S p en- S C hied,
who is in the de
velopment and re-
S e q + C h depart
m e n t o f t h e
A m e r lean Tele-
phone and Tele-
graph Co., has
long been a prom
inent figure in
Evening star., 1927-04-11
ZIONIST MOVEMENT
SUBJECT OF DEBATE
British Team Will Meet Students
of Washington Colleges in
Contest Wednesday.

Students representing the University
Zionist Federation of Great Britain
will meet a team composed of students
in Washington colleges in an interna-
tional debate at the Jewish Com
munity Center, Wednesday evening,
April 20.
The teams will debate the question.
Resolved. That 1t Is Sound Policy to
Present Zionism as the Solution of the
Jewish Problem"
The Washington debaters are men,
bers of Avukah, the national student
Zionist organization. Max Rhoade, ma
tional president of Avukah, will pre-
side. The American team and the
judges will be selected in a few days.
The British team is composed Of
David Perk of Johannesburg. South
Africa and Leeds; Arthur Lourie Of
Capetown and Cambridge and Miss
Berth Gudansky of Trinity College,
Dublin.
District Zionist groups will hold ii
reception tomorrow in honor of Sir
Wyndham Decides, former civil secre-
tary to Palestine, who is a visitor in
the city.
Creek Indian tribes had both war
Y
Evening star., 1927-04-11
SEEKS DEATH BY BLAST.

JOHNSTOWN, Pa, April II CP).-
Mike Valentine, 35, attempted suicide
by both knife and dynamite after
stabbing Alphonse Alexander. IS, in
a scuffle here.
He ran TO his home, placed sticks
of dynamite SO that hot Goals from the
stove would fall on them and then
ST. shed his throat. The dynamite did
not explode, however.
Both men are in a critical condition.
Evening star., 1927-04-11
Injured by Automobile.

While crossing at Potomac avenue
and Eleventh street southeast on his
way to work about $3.50 o'clock this
morning. Jacob Nesius, 46 years old,
1917 Twelfth street southeast, was
knocked down by an automobile
driven by Norris Pinkney, colored,
107 Ridge road southeast, and Sc
verely bruised and his nose injured.
Pinkney took him to Casualty Hos
nital