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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-06-17
HOUSE RAIDED

Chief of Police George A. Get
chell and United States Deputy
Marshals w. X. Garster and Phil
o. Herman arrested Mr.. and
Mrs. Marino Perez at their home
near the Hillside Baths at noon
today. Several complaints had
been submitted to Chief Getchell
alleging that the Perez's have
been selling liquor and upon raid
ing the home several gallons of
moonshine and a large quantity
of beer were found.
They were arraigned before U
S. Commissioner Frank A. Boyle
this afternoon and both pleaded
not guilty. Mrs. Perez is at lib
erty on 500 bail while Perez s
bail has been set at $500.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-06-17
FILM ACTRESS
GUARDED, FEAR
OF KIDNAPPING
Police Get Tip of Plot and
Place AIMED Men
in Studio.

BEVERLY HILLS, Cal,
June II. = Mary Pickford
went to work today under
the protecting muzzles of
machine guns in the hands
of police who throughout the
night guarded her home here.
The film actress and Doug
las Fairbanks, her husband,
received information that she
had been selected as the first
victim in a million dollar
kidnapping plot.
Fairbanks accompanied
her to the studio today.
Rumors have been in cir
eulation for the past two
months of plans to kidnap
prominent motion picture
players.
The latest tip to the DO.
lice caused the situation to
assume a serious aspect and
the police ordered a special
guard about the Fairbanks
home and studio.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-06-17
COOLIDGE IN
HAIL STORM

RAPID CITY. S. D., June II
President Coolidge raced from
Rapid City to the State Game
Lodge, 80 miles away, in an au-
tomobile and escaped a severe
hail and rain storm which broke
over here shortly after he left
the Executive Offices.
The storm crashed in windows
of his private office.
The President had progressed
far enough in the hills so that
with speedy driving he was able
to cireumvent the hail and rain
storm which seemed confined to
the Rapid City territory and did
not hit the Summer White House.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-06-17
TO SEARCH
FOR ORIGIN
HUMAN RACE
Scientists TO Explore Sands
of Sahara-Go from
Beloit College.

BELOiT, US, June T.-From
the sands of the Sahara, Beloit
college scientists seek to wrest
the secret of the birthplace Of
mankind.
1t is the conviction of DR.. George
L. Collie. professor of anthropol-
ogy at Beloit and lifelong student
of the origin of man, that in the
great desert of Africa lies the
answer to the age-iong riddle
Where did man first appear upon
the earth?
Dr. Roy Chapman Andrews, New
York explorer, who once studied
under DR.. Collie, is equally con
vinced that man sprung from the
Cobb desert of Mongolia, and teach
er and pupil are engaged in a
friendly contest to find the birth
place of humankind, one believing
the goal is in Africa, the other
hoping to find it in Asia.
&Ollit III. f1lOnLO W. Oiit
his young assistant, started their
quest with five months of re-
search in the Sahara in 1926,
travelling $500 miles by motor
and camel. studying the Tuaregs,
yelled nomads of the central de-
sert, and discovering stone imple-
mants of an age more than 300,-
600 years gone by.
Last fall they spent another
month in the desert at Mechta
el-Arbi, Algeria.
A skull of a child believed to
have lived $4,000 years before
the time of Christ, found at
Mechta. supports the hypothesis
that man originated in the great
desert. 1t is now in the hands of
DIR. Fay-Cooper Cole, University OF
Chicago anthropologist, for classi-
fication.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-06-17
Sails Million Miles
But Can't Quit Sea

PORTSMOUTH, Eng, June II
The call of the sea proved too
strong after five months idleness,
so at so years of age Miss A.
Dale, a New Zealand government
matron in emigrants' ships, is onc'.
more on the ocean.
Just before starting on her Goth
trip for New Zealand she said:
Five months ago | felt a sense
of supreme qualification at the
thought of settling down in my
home. | quickly changed my mind.
I was restless and found a house
too cramped and lonely"
In her round trips to the Do
minions Miss Dale has Travelled
nearly 100000 miles.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-06-17
United States
Desirious OF
Naval agreement

GENEVA. June 17.=Rear
Admiral Hilary p Jones in
formed the British represen-
tatives that the United States
is earnestly desirious of at
tanning the goal of real limi-
tation of naval armaments
from a standpoint of inter
national goodwill and econ
omics.
Rear Admiral Jones said
the American delegation
came to Geneva with the
idea of seeking. in a fair
minded way, a real equitable
agreement.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-06-17
BOTHERED BY BUTTONS

SAN FRANCISCO. June IT,
If clothing manufacturers woul
use more thread and If button.
sewing were revived in the home,
laundries could cut thousands oil
dollars yearly from operating
costs, said Frank j. Huebsch,
president of the Northern Cali
fornia Laundryowners' association.
His own plants paid $4,000 for
pearl buttons last year.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-06-17
CHAMBER GETS
FINAL REPORT
UPON CLEANUP
Capacity Crowd Attends
Fine Meeting of Cham
Der Commerce Today.

The final report of the Cleanup
Committee, by Mrs. Marie Drake,
Chairman, report on the Boy
Scout encampment by II. L. Red
lingshafer, and talks by p. r.
Bradley. and Wallis S. George,
featured the noon luncheon meet
ing of the Chamber of Commerce
today. A capacity crowd was pres
ent, virtually every seat being
taken.
r. A. Denny and George Mullen,
deputy collectors of the Burseu
of Internal Revenue, were guests
of the Chamber. II. L. Mcdonald,
successor to II. G. Walmsley a
agent for the Pacific Coast Coal
Company, was welcomed by the
Chamber as a new member.
Makes Detail Report
Mrs. Drake reported in detail
on the accomplishments during
the cleanup campaign. In con.
clusion she urged the Importance
of continued activity on the part
of the community to keep the
city clean, eliminating the need
for an annual, intensive drive
This. she pointed out, is a matter
of dollars and cents to the com
munity, business proposition by
which the community has every.
thing to gain. She suggested thai
the Chamber cooperate with the
Boy Scouts, enlisting the latter as
patrol organization to cover the
city at regular intervals through
out the year, reporting on cond..
lions to the Chamber of the City
Council.
She declared the Cleanup Com.
mittee had received splendid co
operation from many sources and
desired to express its appreciation
to the Chamber, municipal autho,.
tiles. the Garden Club, newspa
pers and citizens generally for
their assistance.
Extent of Work
Some idea of the extent of tn,
work done this year was given in
the report. The number of vacant
lots which were cleaned up was
Sd; yards made spick and span
154; old buildings destroyed, II;
old buildings repaired, 33; build
ings painted %; old fences re
moved seven; new fences erected
10; fences repaired and painted
Is; lawns made and sowed to
grass, 81; flower beds planted
167; window boxes installed SO
There are Is entrants in the con
test closing next September, Mrs
Drake said.
The work was general through
out the community, the repor.
said. Some outstanding localities
were cited as evidences of i'm
provement. Vacant lots owned BY
non-residents, it was said, had
Continued on Page Eight.)
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-06-17
Pacific Coast ShumgAv Believed Under A,veH, Wiumib
KILLER IS
IDENTIFIED
Gorilla Man Wanted for
Two Murders Is Under
Arrest In Winnipeg.

WINNIPEG, June 17.-The po-
lice announced that the gorilla
man." charged with many
strangle crimes. captured after a
chase near Killarney, has been
! positively identified The fugitive
was brought here by a special
train manacled to two city detec-
tiyes and guarded by a squad OF
armed officers.
The prisoner was paraded be-
fore number of citizens who
had encountered the killer dur
ing his stay in Winnipeg and
all were positive of their identi-
tication. Seventeen identified the
man.
The prisoner was subjected to
gruelling barrage of questions
but steadfastly maintained his
innocence of the charges against
him, but according to meagre in
formation divulged by the police,
he gave a conflicting story of his
movements during the week He
gave the name of Virgil Wilson,
of Vancouver. ON the special
train. When he arrived here he
claimed he was Earl Nelson, of
San Francisco.
Examination of his scalp re-
vealed scratches, said to have
been inflicted by Mrs. Emily Pat
terson, whom he is alleged to
have murdered last Friday. His
other victim here was Lola
cowan. 14-year-old school girl.
Held as Strangler
Haggard and unkept, Wilson.
alias Nelson, Is held as the ozark
stranger" and has been formally
charged with the murder of Mrs.
Patterson and the Cowan girl.
The preliminary hearing has
been set for next Thursday and
the public will be barred from
the courtroom.
The prisoner has been identi-
fled as Adrian Harris'' wanted
in dozen American cities for
strangling women, and is closely
guarded. Seattle police have ad-
vised that Wilson is the man
wanted there for Staying Mrs.
Florence F. Monks and also for
the murder of four women in
Portland. There is little likeli-
hood that he will be extradited
to the United States unless he
is acquitted here.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-06-17
FINGERPRINTs SENT

SEATTLE, June 17.-Finger-
prints believed to have been left
by the slayer of Mrs. Monks here
last Thanksgiving eve, have been
sent to the Winnipeg police for
comparison with those of Will
son. Captain William E. Justis
of the Police Detective Division
declared the published descrip-
tions of Wilson tally in every de-
tail with those Of the man sought
here. "At last believe we have
caught up with the stranger, "
said Captain Justis today.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-06-17
WILL ROGERS
UNDER KNIFE

Los ANGELES. Cal, June l..
VIII Rogers was placed on the
operating table in Los Ang les
hospital at II o'clock this morn
ing for a serious operation to
remove gall stones. The con suit
Ing physicians suddenly decided
to resort to surgery after the
humorist's condition became se-
rious. He has been ailing for
weeks.
Rogers's personal phys. can
after the operation. said his con-
dition was satisfactory"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-06-17
Strike OF
| ToUers
Not Settled

KETCHIKAN, Alaska, June II.
All efforts to settle the strike
of salmon trollers have failed,
Ketchikan dealers have ordered
their fishing boats to return from
Baranof Island.
The Alaska Trollers Associa-
tion called the strike three weeks
ago. 1t is reported many troll
lers are going back to work. Karl
Hanson is the only buyer remain
ing on the Baranof grounds.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-06-17
Urges Same Training
For Daughter as Son

MANCHESTER. Eng, June IL
An appeal to take daughters in
to business for a training similar
TO that given to sons was made
to the business men of England
by Miss J. p. Strachey, principal
of Newman College, Cambridge,
addressing the Gentlewoman's EnI
ployment Association.
Miss Strachey deplored the lack
of genuine openings in business
for educated women and expressed
the hope that as women come
within sight of being full citizens
their sex will count against them
less in the business world.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-06-17
BYRD'S PLANE
is INSPECTED

ROOSEVELT FIELD, N. Y,
June 17.-The Fokker monoplane
America was taken from the han
gar today for a final inspection
preparatory to the fight for
France but it seemed unlikely
there will be a take-off today as
most recent weather reports were
unfavorable.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-06-17
NO PROTEST
BY POWERS
TO RUSSIA

GENEVA. June 17.-Any at
tempt to establish a united front
against Russia will be foolish
and only increase Russian Ma
tionalism and Radiealism, Gus
taye Stresemann, German Foreign
Minister told the press represen-
tatives today.
The Minister added that the
Powers had a perfect right to
criticise Communistic activities
of the Third Internationale in
their respective countries.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-06-17
HOPE DYING
OF FINDING
TWO FLIERS
Flares in Canadian Forest
Are Explained-Trapper
Makes Statement.

QUEBEC, June 17.-Hope OF
finding French Aviators Nunges-
ser and Coll is dying hard despite
explanation that flares reported
seen in st. Germain and Begun
Townships were merly lights OF
the power house at Chute aux
Galets.
Reports of unusual lights are
still being received.
No explanation has been found
for the statement of Georges
Rousseau, trapper, he had heard
an airplane on the night of May
8 while on st. Marguerite River
near Saguenay.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-06-17
Boxing Commission
OF Ill. Is Cleared

SPRINGFIELD. ILL.,, June IL
The House of Representa-. yes
Committee which investigated
charges of professional boxing
under the supervision of the
State Athletic Comission had not
been conducted properly. gave
the Commission a clear slate.
The Committee recommended
the Commission hold tight
reign on sports under its super
vision.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-06-17
Wives of Chamberlin
And Levine Join Them

BREMEN, June 17.-Aviators
Chamberlin and Levine, accom-
panied by their wives who ar
rived from New York today, left
by air for Hamburg. From there
they will go to Madgeburg and
then back to Berlin.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-06-17
Acquit Detroit Doctor
On Wife Murder Charge

DETROIT, Mich. June IT,
After celebrating 32 minutes,
the jury acquitted DR.. Frank X.
Loomis, physician and surgeon,
of Staying his wife on February
90. Mrs. Loomis' body was found
on the floor of the family home
She had been dubbed to death
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-06-17
Ford Now to Make
20-Passenger Planes

DETROIT. Mich. June IT,
The Ford Motor Company is plan
ming an all-metal airplane which
will carry 20 passengers. Will'a
b. Mayo, Chief Engineer for the
Company, declared the plane VIII
be twice as large as the ship
now manufactured by the Com
pany which carries 10 passen-
gers.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-06-17
INDIANA WANTS FORESTS

INDIANAPOLIS. June 17.-Tn.
diana has 100000 acres of waste
land which ought to be given over
to reforestration, the state con
servation department says. 1t re.
CARDS the acreage as good for no
other purpose.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-06-17
WILL BUY TENNysoN HOME

LONDON, June 17.-Mrs. Alice
Hunt Bartlett. American editor o,
the Poetry Review, contributed
$4,000 to the Poetry Society's
fund for the purchase and pre-
servation of "Aldworth," former
home of Tennyson.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-06-17
SOLE NEGRO DAILY

CHICAGO, June ia Negro
daily newspaper inaugurated here
is the only one in the United
States. Others have been started
in several cities. including Chi
cago. but have been short lived.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-06-17
HALIBUT PRICES

PRINCE RUPERT, B. c., June
17.-Halibut sales today totaled
$4,000 pounds. American hall
but sold for G and 1910 cents
and Canadian for Z and 13.4O
cents.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-06-17
FISH FOR BREAKFAST

RAPID CITY, ). d., June IL
For the second time yesterday.
President Coolidge went fishing.
After dinner he dropped his line
into Squaw Creek. which runs
past the State Game Lodge and
caught a mass of fish for break
fast
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-06-17

WASHINGTON, June 17.-The
Army is considering the Pacific
Coast to Hawaii fight.
The War Department officials
said the fight of Lieut.. Lester
Maitland and Lieut.. A. F. Heg-
enberger from Dayton to the Pa
cilic Coast, is in preparation for
the trans-Paeific effort of Matt
land and Hegenberger. They left
Dayton yesterday for the Pacific
Coast in a tri-motored Fokker
plane. 1t is understood the flight
now in progress is for the pur-
pose of testing certain new in
struments developed to aid nayi-
cation in the air If they prove
successful, it is believed the
plane will hop-off for Hawaii
sbon. Details. however, have not
yet been worked out, it is said.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-06-17
ARMY PLANE
Be ENTERED
OCEAN TRIP
Two Lieutenants Probable
Enter Flight, Pacific
Coast to Hawaii.

BULLETIN = WASHING
TON, June IL. - Assistant
Secretary Dawson, of the
War Department, announces
the trans-Pacific flight is
under consideration by the
Army Air Corps and will be
from San Francisco to Homo
lulu and will begin within
six weeks, if AUTHORIZED.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-06-17

Continued on Page Eighth.
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Continued on Page Eight.
The Washington times., 1927-09-27
Sally Shoulders ! By Beatrice Burton

Sally. As she spoke she remember
ed what Mabel Wilmot had said
that morning about Millje and her
jobs-that Mile never would stay
long in a place where there wasn't
someone to give her the thrill that
she demanded from life
Same old story. BursaH got gay
with me. They all do, sooner or
later" Mile was saying. i told
you Bursa1i was getting too fresh
to suit me, didn't I? And I Was
right / Just wish / knew
why men try to make 1--we to me.
I'm sure / behave myself
Sally looked her 1veY critically.
It seemed to her that everything
about Mile was an open invitation
for men to "get gay with her.
The thin silk stockings that she
wore. The perfume that hung
about her like a cloud The pale
green clothes that chung to the soft
swells and curves Of her young
figure. The penciIed brows and
the darkened lashes, The REDEEM
ed lips that were always slightly
parted. The flirtatious blue eyes
that moved slowly but constantly
as II they were forever In search
Of excitement.
The Stranger
They were turned now upon the
office across the hail where the tall
dark young man was standing
with his back to the room. still gaz-
ing down into the street below
him.
And as Mile looked at him he
turned suddenly, facing her for
moment. Then he vanished into
the inner office. The heavy door
or It swung too behind his tall
figure.
Who's the sIeek-haired sheilx?'
asked Mile. getting up from the
desk and swaying on her three
inch heels.
II never saw him until today"
her sister answered with perfect
truth, II think he's Just moved
in 49,"
Her voice trailed off into silence
and her blue eyes widened with
look that had something close 10
fear Ia Il. 1t came 70 her In b
flash that Mile was going 10 cross
the hall to that Office and ask for
a Job there.
She can't do fir she said to
herself. II won't let her do iti''
To BE Continued Tomorrow
The Washington times., 1927-09-27

Continued from First Page.)
sally began to laugh with him.
The elevator boy joined in.
Take me downstairs again"
Sally said to him after minute,
but her eyes We're on the other
man.
Very Capable
She spoke to him. Thanks,
but won't need you. I can go
right downstairs and get what
/ want" she said vaguely.
The elevator door closed slowly
after him as he stepped out, shut
ting him away from her. But her
vision Of him stayed in her minds
eye all the way to the delicatessen
shop two blocks away where she
bought Mr.. Peevey's milk.
You're Iateg' Mr.. Peevey snap
ped out at her 10 minutes later
when she came rushing into his
office. flushed with the heat.
II am, and I'm just as sorry as
I can be!'' Sally answered him
breatnIessly. But she didn't look
the least bit sorry, and she hum
z
the electric stove from the top Of
the filing case and opened the
tin biscuit-box.
Don't do that. I don't want
to eat now. Got q date with the
dentist for twelve-thirty," Mr..
Peevey said Grossly, pulling his
big turnip Of a watch from his
!. pocket. BE back here at two
sharp. Have my lunch ready for
me then!"
He clapped an antique Panama
hat upon his head and hurried
out, bouncing along on his rub,
Der heels.
The office was hot and stuffy,
and as soon as he was gone Sally
flung open the door that led into
the outer hall.
yWhewg' she said, dropping
down behind her desk and pat
ting her face with her damp
handkerchief.
It was then that she first no
ticed that teh office across the
hall had been rented at last.
1t had been empty for d year.
But now the door stood open,
and upon the ground-glas pane
was some gold-and-black letter.
ing.
sally got up and walked out
into the hall to take q look at 1t.
JOHN NYE, REAL ESTATE"
It read briefly and simply.
Beyond the. door the office was
simply furnished with plain brown
mahogany and q fawn-colored rug.
There was no one in 1t.
But as she stood there gazing
into the room, an inner door
swung open and the dark young
man of the elevator appeared
upon the threshold.
Not = Sign.
Sally wasn't sure whether he
saw her standing there or not.
If he did he gave no sign of 1t,
and in 3 second she was back
in Mr.. Peevey's little room with
its old files, it, worn ledgers,
and its general air Of business
and confusion.
Somehow or other, no matter
how hard she worked, Sally
The Washington times., 1927-09-27
Dougherty Asks Traffic
Proposals Be Amended

Proctor u. Dougherty. president
Of the Board Of District Commits.
sioners has returned to Director Of
Traffic w. H. Harland a series Of
proposed changes IN the traffic
code with suggestions that they be
amended.
Harland had suggested that the
regulations be issued in the form
Of code and a supplement.
Corporation Counsel w. w. Bride
opposed this change.
1t Is expected that the Traffic
Director will rearrange his recon.
mendations.
The Washington times., 1927-09-27
GAS BLANKETS
HOSPITAL

Residents Of the community sur.
rounding the Home Ice Company's
plant at Twelfth and w Streets
Northwest. and scores Of patients
in Children's Hospital, one block
away, were recovering today from
q dose OF ammonia fumes suffered
last night when q pipe burst in the
ice plant.
Firemen from the rescue squad
were compelled to don gas masks in
attempting to stifle the fumes. and
three policemen of the Eighth pre-.
cinct were overcome and forced to
return to their quarters. Nine
pieces Of fire apparatus were called
out.
Quick action Of the police IN
The Washington times., 1927-09-27
Plan to Free Motorist
From Federal Taxes

Relief for the motorist from
Federal taxation IS proposed by the
Michigan delegation in Congress-
and win be pressed In connection
with the tax reduction program in
the next session, it was announced
today.
Repeal Of the excise tax on auto.
mobiles, which has been levied ever
since the World War, Is to be
asked, with the support OF Demo
cratic leaders and others approving
the plan Of q general revision Of
Federal taxation.