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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-03-07
Two Killed, 4 Missing
Explosion, Oil Plant

BUFFALO, n. Y, March An
explosion at the Atlas plant OF the
Standard Oil Company this afternoon
killed two and four other men are
missing. An ammonia tank in the
parafine plant exploded wreckine
that portion of the property and
shaking houses for blocks. Fire i'm
mediately broke out but there is
little danger of them spreading.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-03-07
new CANNERY
FOR ALASKA
Snug Harbor Packing Com
pany' lncorporated-Op-
crate Cook Inlet.

OLYMPIA, Wash, March -Four
Seattle men associated with various
Fisheries Companies have filed ar
ticles of incorporation for 100000
Snug Harbor (Alaska) Packing Com
pany to operate a salmon cannery
on Cook Inlet. The incorporators are
E. J. Fribrock, President; |. M. Fos-
ter. Vice-President; A. S. Foster. Sec
retary, and L. ]. Hull, Treasurer.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-03-07
DR.. Good Sails for
Alaska on His Yacht

SEATTLE, March THE schOon-
er yacht Anna Helen, owned and
commanded by DR.. William F. Good,
sailed today on a cruise to Attu
Island. DIR. Good intends to stop at
towns and villages in our Of the
way places on the. Alaska coast. do
ing dental work,
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-03-07
CENTRAL JAPAN SHAKEN BY QUAKE
Supreme Court
Not Rcuie,U Certain
Issues, HoNie Case

WASHINGTON, March E
The Supreme Court viii not
pass upon the rights of women
to sit upon Federal Grand
Jures in Alaska, and Customs
officials who seize and examine
private papers and use evidence
therein for prohibition prosecu
tons. These were brought UP
in the case Of Chares HoXie,
from the District Court, Ju-
neau, Alaska, before the Sd
preme Court, .On appeal.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-03-07
Third Pan-American
Plane Is in Accident

MONTEVIDEO Uruguay, March
7.-One Pan-American plane was
damaged when taking off today.
1t struck rock in the harbor and
plungedd own into the sea. None
aboard were injured. Three planes
now await repairs to the one dam
aged
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-03-07

COLUMBIA. SO. Car, March T.
Ten golfers were arrested yesterday
for PLAYING at Camden and CO.
lumbia cafe proprietor was jailed
for selling soft drinks and cigar
cites in violation of the Gust-covered
blue laws An INJUNCTION prevented
arrests on two nearby golf courses
which were crowded with players
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-03-07
Bids Are to Be- Asked
For 3 New Cruisers

WASHINGTON, March 7. - The
Navy Department has asked for bids
for construction of three new cruis-
ers indicating that President Cool
idge will not oppose the construc-
ton.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-03-07
HALIBUT PRICES

PRINCE RUPERT, B. s., March
7. - one hundred and sixty-seven
thousand pounds OF halibut were
sold here today. American fish sold
for and II cents, and Canadian
for 7 and 1850 cents
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-03-07
JURY SELECTED
FOR TRIAL OF
H. F. SINCLAIR
Contempt Case Starts To-
morrow When First Wit
nesses Will Testify.

WASHINGTON, March Z - The
jury for the trial OF Harry F. Sim
clair on a charge Of contempt of
the United States Senate in refus-
ing to answer questions of the com
mittee investigating the Teapot
Dome lease, was chosen today. two
hours after the session opened in
the District of Columbia Supreme
CouI.
Testimony DegIn5 tomorrow at
which time the Government witness
es have been summoned.
Twenty-one veniremen were eX-
amined before the jury was selected.
Two negroes were chosen, the de-
Tense challenged one and the Gov
ernment the other.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-03-07
MAIL ROBBERY
CASE IS ENDED

FAIRBANKS. Alaska, March L
Final arguments in the Nellie Beat
tie mail robbery case started Satur-
day when the defense rested It's
case.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-03-07
TWO BOMBERS
Are CAUGHT IN
SAN FRANCISCO
Police Lay IN Wait Bomb
ers Fall Into Trap-Onc
Dead, Other Caught.

SAN FRANCISCO, CAL March l.
The police surprised two men ear
ly yesterday who were attempting
to bomb the church of Saints Pctoi
and Paul. The police shot and killed
one of the men and wounded the
other,
The bombers fell into carefully
laid trap since the fourth bombing
of the church.
Seven policemen waited within the
church while eight policemen, osten-
sibly guarding the church. appeared
to go asleep.
When one of the bombers came
up and placed the bomb, the police
rushed out. He failed to heed the
orders to stop and was shot and
killed.
When the lookout also fled. The
police shot and wounded him.
one policeman jerked the fuse
from the bomb which consisted of
26 sticks of dynamite packed in clay.
The wounded man has been identi-
years, who was arrested in Seattle
several years ago as an |. w. w
agitalor
Identified BY Woman
Mrs Adele Montroni. of Sacramcn-
to, Identified The dead man as a
bomber who three times attempted
to dynamite her home
The reason for the church bomb
ing is unknown.
The police today announced they
had found evidence tending to i'm
plieate Ecklund in other California
bombings.
Ecklund said he had been on Tele.
graph Hill praying. The police main
tanned that when Ecklund reached
for his Bible they thought he was
going TO draw pistol and stage "A
running fight. Ecklund fled from the
scene pulling his Bible from his
pocket. His left leg is filled with
buckshot.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-03-07

Many Attend opening
Many persons attending the open
ing session. Promptly at IL. O'Clock
= lcls Sss.g rsssa,'s EaFas TNeise 'aaed
the Senate 10 order.v and, following
an Invocation by Rev. II. A. Galley.
certified TO the election of W A.
Steel. First Division, Thomas d. Jen
sen, Second Division, Arthur Frame,
Third division, and John w. Dnnl,
Fourth Division. Judge Frank ~
Boyle, of the local L. S. Commission
er's Court. administered the oath Of
office to the new members.
The opening formalities were
quickly put through. Senator John
w Dunn. nominated by Senator
Brown, was unanimously elected as
President Protein, and Miss Reat
for Secretary protein.
Senator Frame placed his col
league. Senator Howard, in nomina
ton for President, and Senator Steel
nominated Senator Brown for the
same position. The vote by roll cal
gave the Third Division senator Il
him being Senators Frame, Hunt,
Jensen and Howard and for Senator
Brown, Senators Dunn. Steel and
Brown When the vote was announc-
ed Senator Brown moved to mako
the election unanimous which was
carried without dissenting vote.
Miss Reat was also elected Sec.
retary unanimously. Rev. Galley was
the unanimous choice for chaplain.
and A. ]. Sprague for Sergeant at;
Arms. The Senate adopted tenn
Borarly the rules of the 1925 ses-
sion and went into a brief recess
for arranging for its clerical forces.
Upon reconvening. the appointments
Of Miss Darlene Berry, Fairbanks
tngrossing Clerk, Mrs. Agnes Adsit.
Enrolling Clerk, Mrs. Charles w.
Brown. Miss Helen Carpenter and
Miss Virginia Metzgar as clerical
and stenographic assistants, were an.
nounced. Recess was then taken until
, p IN. today when it was expected
(COptinueQ On PAGE Eight
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-03-07

An $4,000 horsepower steam tur-
bine and generator on single smart,
the largest single generator in the
United States, is under construction
at Weymouth. Mass.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-03-07
Both Senate and House Com
plete Organization IN
Short Order Today.
SENATE ELECTS HOWARD
PRES; s.; SMITH Is SPEAKER
Miss Ruth Reat Secretary Of
Sena.c-Cash Cole Is
Clerk of House.

BARLEY Howard, senior men,
Der from the Third Division,
was elected President of the
Senate, and Sumner Smith,
Representative from the Third
Division, was elected to be
Speaker of the House when the
Eighth Biennial Session of the
Alaska Legislature convened
here today.
Miss Ruth Reat, Anchorage,
was elected Secretary of the
Senate, and Cash Cole, Clerk Of
the House. Miss Christine N
Lewis, Seattle, was elected As
sistant Secretary of the Senate.
Many Attend Opening
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CONTINUED on Page Eight
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Evening star., 1927-04-14

eign national colors. The new order
was provoked when a group of Greek
youngsters were observed flying kites
bearing the blue and white stripes of
the Greek national flag.
Even more drastic was the recent
closing at the governments order of
the largest Greek school ln CONSTANT.
nople, because the teachers hung on
the walls maps Of Europe in which
Greece occupied a larger space than
Evening star., 1927-04-14
Air Lines to Net Country.

Australia is planning to extend its
air services to remote parts Of the
country and to have a network of air
lines in every direction, announced
Acting Minister of Defense Mar. re.
Gently. The government recently ex-
tended one line from Longreach to
Normanton, and he said that it is
hoped to continue the process of en-
circling Australia by the same means
Evening star., 1927-04-14
Mellow Violins.

Improvement OF certain vioiins
with age has never been adequately
accounted for. Some vioiins have a
better tone when new than after being
used for many years. But as a rule
age improves the tone. As wood mel
lows 1t tends to become more sensi-
tive to vibration. 1t is believed that
in some cases the gradual evaporation
Of the varnish may improve the tone.
Evening star., 1927-04-14

World events are called to the at
tention OF Ohio Wesleyan University
students in a novel way. An elec-
trically lighted map has been set up
In q corridor where the students
gather daily and world affairs are
shown uDon H.
Evening star., 1927-04-14

ceed Dean Chester Noyes Greenough.
who has resigned after eight years
as dean to devote his full time to his
work as professor of English.
Prof. Hanford was graduated from
the University of Illinois in 1912, and
after several years as instructor In
government at Harvard. was appoint
ed assistant professor in that subject
In 1923. Since 1924 he had also been
director of the Harvard Summer
School
Evening star., 1927-04-14

A service between Adelaide, Mel
bourne, Sydney and Canberra, which
will enable travellers to breakfast in
Adelaide and lunch in Canberra, Is
under consideration.
Evening star., 1927-04-14

"Cyclone cellars" in the shape OF
gas-proofed rooms and shelters for
Londoners in event of war, may be
introduced under plans OF the air
ministry.
Evening star., 1927-04-14

Turkey. Another Greek school was
suppressed because It's owner did not
| understand the Turkish language.
Evening star., 1927-04-14
FOREIGN KITES BANNED.
Boys in Turkey Forbidden Use of
Other Nations Colors.

CONSTANTINOPLE, April IA LP.-
Mustapha Kemal has drawn the lines
of nationalism 80 far that he has for
hidden boys from flying kites of for
Evening star., 1927-04-14
NAMED HARVARD DEAN.
ALFRED Chester Hanford to Succeed
Chester Moves Greenough.

CAMBRIDGE. Mass, April Il up.
THE appointment of Alfred Chester
n9anford as dean Of Harvard College,
effective on September !, next, was
announced last night. 4ie VIII sue
The Coconino sun., 1927-05-13
Bridal Tour-Honeymoon Highway

The opening up of this, the first
and new link between that splendid
system of state highways constructed
by the state of Utah on the north and
the modern system of highways in
our own state will, as soon as the
bridge over and across Marble Canyon
of the Colorado near Lees Ferry is
completed, be one of the greatest
boons to Arizona and particularly
Coconino county and the northern
part of the state that can have come
to it for many years past, in COM
mercial, economical and material way.
1t has been estimated that no less
than $4,000 pleasure bent automobiles
will cross this structure the first year
after its completion. How many
more than this will finally be tailed
up those best qualified to Judge are
unable to compute. What the years
to follow will bring in traffic figures
we can only fancy, but suffice it to
say that once it is known and adver-
tised throughout the country it will
increase by leaps and bounds.
The attractions of this particular
drive halfway around the beautiful
San Francisco peaks, the distant lights
and shadows of the desert beckoning
on across the canyon of the Little
Colorado by the suspension bridge,
into the heart of the Painted Desert,
along the foot of the stupendous Echo
Cliffs, thence over the Marble Canyon
of the mighty Colorado on the highest
wagon bridge above water line in the
world (465 ft.) through the valley
home of the buffaloes, up the magnifi-
Gently pine-tree studded Buckskins,
and down to the foot of the highly
colored Vermillion Cliffs near the
state line are beyond description in
words. AS a pleasure drive it is un-
equalled; as a tourist trip it is par
excellence. The value of this route
rests solidly in the appeal which
nature makes to man in its beauty,
its splendor and its stupendousness.
In time, of course, the route will de-
velop into an important commercial
link with our neighbors on the north
but that development will only be in
cidental to the other. Let us at this
time suffer no taking of the
values Providence so lavishly offers
us and make the mistake of following
a course of elimination such as is sug-
gested by the forest service.
Many of us can recall years gone
by when this particular route was
many times travelled and the hard
ships attendant on a tedious cross
country trip of those days endured by
some of our first settlers, the Nor
mons. 1t was the custom then for
every young Mormon man when en-
tering on married life to go back with
his bride to have the ceremony of
sealing" performed in the great tenn
pie of their church at Salt Lake City.
Religious duty called them to make
this long trek but we know now that
much joy was added to make it real
honeymoon by this trip through ma
lures wonderland. What could be
better for start in life together than
a sojourn in the Gardens Of the Gods
1t has been suggested that this
highway should properly be dubbed
on account of its munificence and
magnificence, "The Presidents High
way" May it not better be called or
The Coconino sun., 1927-05-13
JOE MONTOYA, WELL KNOWN
STOCKMAN, FOUND MURDERED

Jose Montoya, a we'll known sheep
man, cowman and ranch owner of
Glendale and Flagstaff, was found
shot to death in his automobile parked
on the side of Grand avenue where the
road crosses rise in the ground a
mile west of Marinette and near the
Aqua Fria highway bridge, last Fri
day night about 5 o'clock. He was
wounded in the head but was still liv-
ing, although unconscious, when
found. He died a few hours later in
a Phoenix hospital without regaining
consciousness.
Francisco CRUZ, 26, Joe Wilson, Sc,
and Joe Wilson, Jr., 81, were arrested
by Deputies Sheriff Harry Gaskin, Jr.,
and Ramon Contreras and are held at
the county Jail for investigation in
connection with the death of Montoya.
The trio held for investigation were
taken into custody at residence at
Grant and Thirteenth streets, Phoenix.
According to friends of Montoya, the
three men attacked Montoga at a
dance about one week ago and beat
him up over a former CONTROVERSY
they had had
Officers at Marinette had informa-
tion that CRUZ and the Wilson's had
been seen in the vicinity near where
Montoya was found fatally wounded
last evening.
Montoya was the largest Mexican
property holder near Phoenix and
was man of many interests. His
home place is located on lateral Is
The Coconino sun., 1927-05-13

two miles north of Glendale, although
he owns several farms in the valley
and large sheep and cattle ranches
near Flagstaff, one of which borders
on Mormon lake.
The shooting is surrounded with
mystery. Three Mexicans are under
arrest who year ago had some busi-
ness transactions with the deceased
and at that time declared they would
get him. They later went to Califor-
MIA, but recently returned to Arizona
and have been living in Phoenix.
Empty rifle shells found in the car
in which he was discovered slumped
down on the bottom, were for q 25-35
caliber rifle, while the rifle in the
dead mans hands was 32-40 caliber.
One shell picked up in the car was
25-35 with the lead bullet sawed off
even with the brass of the cartridge.
The death dealing bullet entered the
left side of the victims head, but did
not pass out of his head, so it does not
seem that it could have been fired
from a high powered gun.
Mrs. Montoya is i'll at the family
town house in Peoria and will, with
permission of her physician, be adj
vised of the tragedy with the hope
that she will be able to assist in the
apprehension Of the murderers.
Mr.. Montoya, besides his widow, is
survived by seevral adult and mar
ried sons and several smaller children.
He had been resident of that sec
ton for many years.
The Coconino sun., 1927-05-13
Alexandria Hotel
Is Added To The
Hamilton Chain

Negotiations for the purchase of
the Alexandria Hotel property at
Fifth and Spring streets, Los An
geies, by William G. Clittenden, San
Francisco capitalist and realty oper-
ator, were completed Monday, accord
ing to announcement made by J. ID.
Minister company. Immediate suitcase
of the property and sale of furniture
and fixtures to Eugene C. Eppley and
Charles B. Hamilton, chain hotel OPP
orators, was also announced by Min
ster, who handled the suitcase nego-
tiations. The transaction involves
more than $8,500,O00, it is stated.
The new owners of the operating
company will probably take possession
on June !; and not later than June 10.
They plan to spend 100000 in imme-
date changes and improvements. =.
The Alexandria will become the
connecting link between two hotel
chains, the combined properties and
leases of which are valued at $685.
100000. Eppley, who is said to be
the largest individual hotel owner and
operator in the country, is president
of the Eppley Hotels company, which
operates about twenty hotels in the
middle west. Executive offices of his
corporation are at the Hotel Fonten-
ellie in Omaha
Hamilton, his associate, will be vice
president and managing director of
the Alexandria Hotel company, and
will have active charge of operation.
The Charles B. Hamilton chain of
hotels includes the Hotel Fresno at
Fresno, Hotel Reynolds at Riverside,
the new Marysville at Marysville, the
Carquinez at Richmond, the Occident-
al and Santa Rosa hotels at Santa
Rosa, the new Tracy Inn at Tracy,
Hotel Alameda at Alameda, the Monte
Vista at Flagstaff, Ariz., and the Mesa
Inn at Mesa, Ariz.
1t was announced that Eppley and
Hamilton have taken twenty-six-
year lease on the Alexandria property,
calling for total rental Of more than
$8,000,000, and are paying 100000
for the equipment and business of the
hotel.
The property constitutes one of the
largest single parcels of land under
one ownership in the downtown dis
trict of Los Angeles, having a 'front.'
age of 240 feet on Spring street and
206 feet on Fifth street.
The Coconino sun., 1927-05-13
His SQuGIU viii
Be Good NOLU

Because she tolS him that altho they
were legally married under the white
mans law, she intended to live with a
better man under the old Apache law,
Edward Edwards shot and almost in
stantly killed his wife at their wiclxiup
on the White Mountain Indian reser-
vation, it was learned with the bring
ing to Globe of Edwards and his ar
raignment before u. S. Commissioner
Hechtman.
The shooting occurred on April 20.
The story told to u. S. Deputy Mar
shall ]. F. McManis, who brought the
Indian to Globe, was that he returned
to his home from the field where he
had been working and found a tulapai
party in progress at a neighboring
wickiup. His wife, he said, was drunk
and she told him that he could con-
tinue to live there, but that he could
no longer plow the field, and that she
had a better man." He then shot her
with 30-30 rifle.
After the shooting Edwards escaped
to the mountains but returned at night
and surrendered to Carter johnson,
Indian chief of police.
Upon his arraignment before the
commissioner he waived examination
The Coconino sun., 1927-05-13
You'd Dust The
Water Officials

Revolt has been started against the
management of the Verde river irri-
cation and power district. At meet.
ing of landowners under the project
has been passed resolution request
ing grand jury investigation Of the
districts affairs, and petition was
signed requesting immediate resigna-
ton of E. w. Michael, j. d. Bowers
and H. G. Ludden, directors Of the
project.
plete audit of the districts books.
tising in July, 1926, in filibuster led
by Senator r. H. Cameron, one that
held up the final work of the United
States senate. The district had been
given a right-of-way over federal
lands on the Verde river.
This right-of-way was cancelled by
Secretary Hubert Work Of the depart
ment of interior, who later was sus-
tanned in the courts of the District of
Columbia. Another feature of the
same dispute was the hanging of the
secretary in effigy at desert point
on highway north of Phoenix.
Owners of large acreage under
the project are seeking acceptance of
a proposition under which irrigation
water may be obtained from the Salt
River Valley Water Users association,
to which have reverted the rights-of-
way that may have been lost by the
Verde River association. At the re-
cent meeting, Manager C. C. Cragin
Of the Salt River association, made a
declaration that the Verde association
may have had embarrassment of its
priority rights for water appropria-
tion, because Of long delay in con-
structive action.