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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-02

An odd lot of sterling silver. To-
mato servers, butter spreaders, sugar
shells, cheese servers. bonbons, cold
meat forks.
First FIoor-LansburEh's-8th Street
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-02

54.inch Silk and Cotton Crepe de
36.inch Printed A. B. G. Silks.
36-inch Selray Mixture Crepes.
36.inch Silk and Cotton Crepe.
All lustrous and finest of texture
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-03-04
ALASKA BILLS
ARE SIGNED BY
PRES. COOLIDGE
Measures Passed by Con-
gress, Relative to Terri
tory, Become Laws.

WASHINGTON. March Among
the bills passed by the Senate was
one that establishes grazing districts
in Alask. Final approval concur
ring in the House amendments pro
vides that any part of the Terri
torial domain, excepting reservations
under the jurisdiction of the De
partment of Agriculture, may be
leased for grazing privileges. Th2
receipts will be placed at the dis
posal of the Territorial Legislature.
Among he Alaska bills signed by
President Coolidge was the measure
hving qualifications of voters IN Al
aska and specifying they must be
able to read the Constitution in
English and be able to write in
English
The prohibition reorganization
measure was also signed by the
President.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-03-04
ROYAL MARINES
LAND, SHANCHA!
Take Up Position to Defend
Settlement - American
Marines at Shanghai.

SHANGHAI, March l. The Inter.
national settlement welcomed the
Loon Royal Marines from the Brit
ish steamer Minnesota, who landeG
here to day to strengthen the forces
which have already taken up posi-
lions for the defense of district
Meanwhile news has been received
here thai the Cantones armies have
executed several movements indi
eating lhcir next ma jor effort viii
be thrust toward the Nanking rail
way and cut of the defending Shans-
tunese forces from their base rather
than continuation of the district
advance from the south upon Shane,
hal
Agitators within Shanghai are ure.
ing another general strike to break
down III" administration
The American Marines who have
arrived here aboard the transpor'
Chaumont, from San Diego, Cal. vii
march through the Settlement on
Saturday. The officials eXplaina,
the purpose of the march is merely
to exercise the Marines. They viii
remain aboard ship unless an emer
sency arises.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-03-04
MOVIE PICTURE
CONCERNS join
IN BIG MERCER
Consolidation Nearly Com.
pleted of Three Firms, with
Assets 100000, 900.

NEW YORK, March NegOtia
tions for the consolidation OF thre,
motion picture concerns with asset-
of more than Sl00,000,0 600 are in pro
gress and probably will be completed
early next week.
The concerns are the Stanley
Company of America, West Coast
Theatres Company and First Nation
al Pictures.
The pending deal is described as
the largest consolidation since the
Famous Players and Lasky merger
The Stanley Company has 21O the
aires in New York, New Jersey
Pennsylvania, and Washington, ID. G
The West Coast Company has liz
theatres on the Pacific Coast
The First National is rated as one
of the three largest producing and
distributing companies in the United
States.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-03-04
TO USE U. S. MARINES

LONDON. March A London
dispatch to the Daily Mail says half
of the American Marines at Shang-
hal will be billeted within the in
ternational settlement for few
days.
An Exchange Telegraph dispatch
says it is rumored that Sooehow
80 miles west of Shanghai, has been
occupied by the Southerners and
further states the Cantonese are
cutting the Shangtungese from theil
bases and preventing further rein
fOrcements from Shanghai.
1t is reported the British con
cession at KiukiaDgton on The
Yangtse River. has been transferred
to Chinese authority under the
Chen-O Malley agreement.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-03-04
ALL EXCEPT TWO
LEGISLATORS IN
CITY FOR Term
Lawmakers Assemble for 60
day Session : Informal
Organization Talks.

With all of the members except
two OF the Legislature here for the
eighth biennial session of that body
informal talks regarding the organi'
zation of the two branches have been
taking place since last night. The
majority of both the Senate and
House is Overwhelmingly Republican
by label al least.
Out of the eight Senators, six were
elected as Republicans, one on a
Democratic ticket and one as an In
dependent. Twelve members of the
16 in the House were elected on
Republican tickets and four as Inde
pendents.
Legislators who are here are. Sen
ators W. A. Steel and Forest J
Hunt, First Division; Thomas d
Jensen and Charles W. Brown, Sec
ond Division, BARLEY Howard and
Arthur Frame. Third Division, and
John w. Dunn. Fourth Division. Sen
ator Harry f. Pratt the lone Demo
ocratic member of the upper branch
VIII dlIlNe HtAl l utNudy llOlIl' bNt
attic.
Only one member of the House
Representative Ralph Lomen, Repub
lican, of Nome. has failed to arrive
and he is due next Tuesday from
Seattle, where he has been detained
on business The members who have
arrived are: Charles Benjamin. c. +
Ferguson, w. l.. Paul and William f.
Worth First Division; Thomas Gaff
ney, Almer Rydeen and r. n. Sund-
quist, Second Division. Ben A. Grier
Joseph H. Murray. Thomas S. Scott
and Sumner Smith, Third Division
Walter Fisher. Fred B. Johnston. II
H. Ross and r. f. Sheldon, Fourth
Division.
Messrs. Gaffney, Rydeen, Fisher
and Sheldon are the Independent
members of the House.
Caucus Is Proposed
All talk regarding the organization
up to this afternoon, as far as could
be learned, has been merely infOr-
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-03-04
WATKINS Gets
CUSTOMS POST

SAN FRANCISCO, March 4.-.Ap
pointment of Guy NJ. Watkins, vet.
eran of the customs service, as spe-
cial agent for the new customs dis
trict, including California, Oregon
Washington Utah, Arizona, Hawaii
and Alaska. is announced.
Watkins has been head of the
special agents in the San Francisco
division for twelve years. AS head
of the new district No. 6, consoli-
dated territory formerly divided in.
to four districts, he will be in COM
mand of the departments investica
tions through the entire Uacific dis.
trict.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-03-04
Many Vessels Battered
By Storm; No Lives Lost

NORFOLK, Va, March Al
badly battered by the Northeast er
off Virginia, Coast Guard men com
pleting a list. disclosed that no loss
of life has resulted so far. Three
cutters are securing the seaboard
principally for four barges which
are adrift with crews numbering a
total of 30 men.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-03-04
Fire Horse Drops
Dead: Broken Heart,
" hen Auctioned off

PATERSON, n j.. March 4.
Doctors, said collie caused
death but friends believe 'IIar-
ry, a fire department horse.
died Of a broken heart
For 20 years Harry" dash
ed t. mes as speedily as the
hnst Of them and then at the
axe Ct - WIS put up at auction
today. The highest BID was Go
cents and forthwith the horse
dropped dead.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-03-04
KAY COPPER REMOVED
FROM N. Y. CURB MARkE

NEW YORK, March 4-kay Cop
Curb Market from 81 % share to
% cents share after investigation
was begun. has been removed from
trading list of New York Curb Mar
ket.
James G. Godfrey. who controlled
Mother Lode before its sale to Ken
necott, dominates Kay Copper.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-03-04
co CRESS ENDS
SESSION.; SENATE
IN F|i|B U S TER
Many Administration Meas
ures Fail to Be Acted
Upon, Last Hours.
JUNEAU CAPITOL PLANS
ARE ONCE MORE DELAYED
Vice-President Dawes Bangs
Down Cavel and De-
nounces Minority.

WASHINGTON, March A.
The sixty-ninth Congress has
passed into history with the
Senate storm that swept into
limbo some of the best laid
plans of the party leaders.
Among the Administration
bills not acted upon by the
Senate are the following
Ninety-three million dollar
deficiency measure carrying im-
partant appropriations for the
Army. Veterans loans and pen
sion increase.
Alien property bill
Postal ra- revision bill.
Nineteen million dollar ap-
preparation Tor first years work
Of the public building program,
which includes the juneau Capt.
tol building plans.
administration Senators were
dragged to defeat.
The proposal which paralyzed
the Senate for three days was
the resolution by Senator Reed,
Of Missouri, to extend the life
of the campaign funds COM
mittee.
As presiding officer, Vice.
President Dawes banged tn
gavAl, announcing the Senata
Lad adjourned, he bitterly de-
clared:
This is the only plrlia.
mentary body in the wocld in
which the minority can hold-up
the will of the majority"
The situation in the House
was entirely different, with the
business al cleaned up.
President Coolidge. following
his usual custom, sat in a room
adjoining the Senate Chambers,
signing bills.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-03-04
PLANE ALASKAN
MAKES FLIGHT
Ben Eielson Flies Recon-
structed Plane at Fair
banks for Wilkins.

FAIRBANKS. Alaska. March a
The reconstructed plane Alaskan
made an hour and half flight yes.
terday with Ben Eielson plotting il.
Eielson brought the plane TO a
perfect landing on skis while Capt
George II. Wilkins looked on smii
ingly.
The Detroiters wings, which re-
placed those wrecked on the Alaskan
last year. give the ship nine foot
additional wing spread and also BET.
ter buoyancy.
The two Stinson planes have ar
rived and will be assembled imme-
diatley for early trial flights.
Reports from Point Barrow indi-
cate heavily drifted SHOWS will prob
ably neCessitate an entire reliance
on skis although wilkins says the
planes will be equipped with both
wheels and skis
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-03-04
Fourth Man Implicated
In Murder, Ohio Editor

CANTON, Ohio. March 4.-Tho
Stark County grand jury returned
first degree murder Indictment
against Floyd Strct enberger, former
Canton policeman, charging compli
city in The staying of Don X. Mel
lett, newspaper publisher, Two have
already been convicted of participa
ton in the crime and third remains
to go on trial The indictment OF
Stretenberger make sthe fourth per
son implicated
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-03-04
Policeman Dies
In attempt TO
Rescue at Fire

NEW YORK. March 4.-Po-
licemaa Hasa .>~fO'FGrreu gave
his life today. unsuccessful in
his efforts to rescue a mother
and baby from five-story tene-
ment. When the flames were
extinguished, the firemen STUN
bled over O'Farrell' 5 body hold
ing the dead baby in his arms.
The charred body Of the mother
lay nearly.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-03-04
Slight Increase Asked for
Next Biennium-Crowth
Noted by Henderson.
SCHOOL BUDGET 1927 .2e

Students enrolled in Alaska terri
torial schools of all kinds in 1886
numbered 1853. an increase of 1SS
over the previous year when the eli
rolment totaled 4,165, according to
the bienial report Of l.. ID. Hender
son, Commissioner Of Education.
made public today. Enrolment for
schools in incorporated towns Was
2.9SS as compared to 2,SG2 and in
schools outside OF incorporated
towns, l ,365 and 1903 for the respec-
tive years given above.
The Commissioner also submitted
a budget for the next bennium car
rying total OF $77S,900 which l..
$12.6S0 i'll excess OF the appropria
tons made in 1925.
Two Years Of Progress
In his report Commissioner Hen
derson said the past two years
present gratifying story of growth
and improvement in the Territorial
schools. Growth has not been con.
fined TO any one particular phase Of
the work. There has been an IN
crease in the number of schools, is
school enrolment, in the number of
teachers employed, in the activities
undertaken. and. as to be expected
in view Of the foregoing. in the cost
of operation. These matters will be
dealt with more specifically and fully
in succeeding pages. "he said. How
ever, brief summary of certain
more concrete items is presented III
the following table:
1924 1926 -26
NO. OF teachers ...-a.- 1872 21f
No. of schools - - so
Total enrolment - 1915 1853
II. S. Enrolment - 1914 5Sl
Elem. S. enrolment 3.511 3.771
School costs, SAL. .391.37 S493 500 a
Appropriations Adequate
1T probably cannot be said" the
report commented. that interest III
schools on the part of the public has
increased since Alaskans have for
many years taken highly gratifying
interest III education. Appropriations
by the legislature have been ade.
quate. school boards have rendered
efficient service, parent-teacher as
sociationS have been active for the
good of tn eschools and free from
internal dissension and pickering
which sometimes impair the value
of such organizations, newspapers
have been generous in their allot.
ment of space to school activities
and news, and the public generally
has exercised that attitude toward
things educational which is essential
to real growth and progress.
can encouraging feature of schol
development. said the Commission
er, sis the increasing attention given
to extra-curricular activities as rep.
resented by school orchestras, bands.
glee clubs. newspapers and maga.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-03-04

to death. The charge is the result
OF coroner's inquest into the death
of three babies in 10 days. attributed
to malnutrition. Physicians testi-
fled some of the infant inmates were
so undernourished that their bones
almost pierced their skins.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-03-04
MURDER is CHARGED As
RESULT CORDOVA FIRE

buildng, had been killed by a blow
or the head and left to die in the
flaming building.
The Jury recommended charges OF
murder, robbery and arson be filed
against John Doe"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-03-04
TEN LASHES FOR WIFE
BEATER IN MARYLAND

ST. NICHOLAS, Md. March 4
Lee Donnell. aged 80 years, was
today sent enced to receive 10 lashes
at the whipping post and 80 days
in jai! for wife beating.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-03-04

CORDOVA, Alaska. March "A
coroner's jury has found that Nick
Stahis, whose body was found in
the smosldering ruins Of his pool
hall Wednesday morning in the Hesg
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-03-04
Sepen Babies Dead; Matron
Of SSFarm'' Charged, Murder

QUEBEC, March A murder
charge has been laid against Mrs.
Diano Lacroix, aged 62, matron of a
''Baby Farm" on the outskirts of
the city. wso is accused of letting
seven infant charges virtually starve
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-03-04

The Belgian government Congo
gold mines are worked by $4,000
negroes and annually produce 5000
pounds of gold worth $2,750,000
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-03-04

One of the worlds finest collec-
ton OF orchids is grown by DR.. Juan
O. Hall a British tea merchant OF
Buenos Aires.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-03-04

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Continue! on Page Eight.)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-08-28
POLICE FRUSTRATE
PHOENIX JAIL BREAK

PHOENIX, Ariz.. Aug. 81 R--An
attempted Jail break at the Phoenix
city Jail, which had progressed as
far as the saving through one steel
bar and partial aseVering of another,
was nipped tonight by Chief of De-
tectives JAG McGarzh and other Of
ficerS.
The coup, frustrated when suspi-
cions of Chief of Police Brisbois were
verified tonight, was planned by
Charles Edward Stringer Smith Par
sens, Fred Norman and Harold Shoe
maker. The latter three are federal
prisoners.
One hacksaw blade and three home
made saws were found in the cell
occupied by the quartet when it was
searched tonight.
It was the intention of the men
according to Captain McGrath, to
cut through the wooden roof of the
Jail and effect their final dash to
freedom through the upper corridor,
fo:ming the first flee" of the city
hall. Y
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-08-28
Temples Protest On
Highway Budget Is
Doomed to F allure

PHOENIX, Aug. % Up - Tempe's
protest against the state highway bud
get is foredoomed to failure, if state
ment made today by Harry Thompson,
h4aricopa county member and vice
chairman of the highway commission
expresses the sentiment of his fellow
members.
Tempe wants new bridge across
the Salt river, to replace the present
supernnuated and inadequate struc-
ture. And on that subject the budget
was silent. A partial survey and the
preparation of plans for new bridge
probably will be completed this coming
winter, but Mr.. Thompson was able
to hold out no hope to delegation
from Tempe that the budget can be
torn down to include for this year a
new item of approximately $45O000
To do so, he said, was virtual i'm
possibility.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-08-28
Martial Woes, More
Than Gambling, Is
Rivera Attraction

CANNES, France, Aug. 27 tT--The
Riviera, long pictured a dawdling ana
gambling ground for gay Americans,
is becoming a rendezvous for suf-
fe1ers OF marital woes, in the opinion
of divorce lawyers and income tax
experts.
Many of the we'll dressed women
and men who foregather nightly at
the green baize-covered gaming tables
are really gambling for stakes of the
heart and not the purse, they say,
The games Of chance in which they
indulge, sometimes recklessly, are
merely means of killing time. They
await with greater anxiety the turn
ing of the wheels of the divorce
courts of Paris than they do the
roulette wheels of the Casino.
On the tables they place sums OF
money, but in documents filed In
Paris courts they have placed their
emotions, and they are far more con-
cerned to win there than here. The
stakes are high here, at times. The
income tax experts calculate that
between $150,000,0OO and $2OO,OOO,OOO
was risked On the decisions OF gaming
instruments here last year.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-08-28
National Guard axes
Precautions Against
Ohio Mine Disorders

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 27 Up
Additional precautionary measures
were taken by county and state Of
ficials today to prevent further dis
turbances in the coal fields of Ohio
Two additional Ohio national guard
officers were assigned to the field
by AdJutant General Frank D. Hend-
e1son and Sheriff William Allison,
Jefferson county, began deputizing
additional aides.
Attempts by operators in the east
ern fields to open mines on a nom
union basis with as nearly full forces
as possible and announced intent
ton Of another march on Pomeroy
next week by union sympathizers
brought about the moves.
Adjutant General Henderson sent
Major Sam Cole, Akron, 145th in
fantry, to Meigs county, to observe
the situation there, where mines are
working on a non-union basis.
Quiet in all sections was reported
today as the weeks activities at the
mines came to a close.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-08-28
SEC'Y. WILBUR
DISCLOSES NAVY
AIRPLANE PLANS

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 81 P-Curtis
D. Wilbur, secretary of the navy, came
here tonight from Taft, Calf, where
he inspected the Elk Hills naval oil
reserves. He went to the nome OF
his sister, Bertha Wilbur.
The secretary stopped moment
with interviewers who questioned him
regarding unified air service.
"There is no possibility of unified
air service" he said. "There is no
reason for it. The problems of the
three air services are entirely distinct
and they are growing more so. Co
ordination, however, exists to hlgh
degree.
'eThe navy problem is primarily the
flying boat. Our planes differ from
those of the army and are limited in
size by the capacity of our aircraft
carriers. We are now concentrating
on tnree-purpose planes, which can be
used for scouting, bombing and tor
pedo work.
"One thing which we have not ad-
vertised is the fact that we have put
aviation into the naval academy All
officers there now are trained in the
fundamentals of air aviation. Those
who make good as fliers out of the last
class are sent for further training to
the Pensacola field and used to train
the officer personnel of the entire navy
in aviation"
Secretary Wilbur will leave for San
Diego tomorrow at 2 p. m. He will
return here wednesday and leave
about September 5 for New Orleans
and Pensacola, Fla, before returning
to Washington.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-08-28
u,UMBERTO MOBILE PLANS
POLAR EXPLORATIONS

ROME, Aug. 81 (HH--Although the
greatest reserve is maintained by the
ministry of .aeronautics regarding a
projected flight by General Umberto
Mobile over neW polar regions, be-
cause Premier Mussolini has not yet
approved plans for the projected
flight, The Milan Tribuna maintains
that the flight will be over the region
between the North Pole and Alaska
The flight, the Tribuna maintains,
will be made in a dirigible like the
Norge, which General Mobile piloted
over the North Pole in 1926. Such
ship, the Tribuna says, is ready
jn Ciampino hangar. The flight will
be made for the purpose of gathering
scientific data,
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-08-28

between the states, thus giving to
California additional waters 10 make
up for the losses occaSioneG.
The changes proposed regarding
the rights to tributary streams came
about as q result Of Arizona's pre-
senting a counter proposal today
which gave tc California 100000 acre
feet of water annually from the
tributary streams of Arizona, this
being the figure given by the Call
fornians as the probable amount or
tributary water that would find its
wav into the main stream from
Arizona
In presenting it's counter proposal
during the day Arizona is declared
tc have attached provisos affecting
it's adoption Of any agreement that
may be affected at the present gov
crnors' conference and final ratifi-
cation of the seven state compact
that may prove stumbling block
to the negotiations even though an
agreement can be reached Oh water
ALLEGATION. The provisos read:
Arizona is ready to ratify the
Santa Fe compact when compact
is made embodying the provisions OF
this proposal contingent upon action
being taken on the Mexican question
and also that the agreement shall
contain a provision that no power
Colorado river in the lower basin
until the power question is settled
by a compact between the states
of Arizona, California and Nevada
and ratified by the congress of the
United States. The Arizona commits
sion is ready to continue this con-
ference until all questions are con-
clUded and the Arizona commission
requests that when the water ques-
ton is agreed upon we Immediately
| proceed to consideration of the power
| question"
Throughout the deliberations of the
week the governors of the upper basils
states have fought to prevent in
| lection of the power question into
the controversy and the feeling to-
| nieht was that prospects of obtaining
ratification of the Colorado rlver
seven state compact in the imme-
diate future, even though an agree
nent was reached on the water ques-
ton now was remote. Governors
Dern Emerson, Adams and Dillon
! OF Utah, Wyoming, Colorado and
New Mexico, respectively, are agreed
! that the power question eventually
/ must be settled but they had been
hopeful that settlement of that ques-
ton would not prevent ratification
OF the, Santa Fe compact.
! AS soon as the final mediation pro-
posal had been presented to the
California and Arizona delegations
this evening, the conference recessed
until Monday morning, it being de-,
clared hopeful that both sides would
announce acceptance of the compro-
mise ct that time
When the conference reconvenes
Monday, Governors C. G. Young and
F. D. Balzar, California and Nevada,
will be missing Both left Denver
today for their respective homes. Be-
fore his departure Governor Young
announced the California delegation
was empowered to continue the nego-
tiations and any agreement they
might reach would be acceptable to
California. George Malone, state
. engineer of Nevada, will remain al
the conference representing that state