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Evening star., 1927-04-03
GIRL SCOUTS.

Troop No. of Glen Echo, Md. met
March 25 at the Glen Echo Com.
munity House. A game was followed
by patrol corners, then campfire circle
with songs
Troop No. IS met at the Wallach
School, March 25, with Miss Elizabeth
Reybold in charge. During horseshoe
formation an investiture ceremony
was held. Wilma Sterba received
her second-class badge, while Norma
Isertall became a tenderfoot. A base
ball game was held on the Wallach
playground and the smaller girls
played dodge ball.
Troop No. "a met at the Jefferson
Junior High School. Points for in
spection and perfect uniform were
won by Patrol 2. Songs were sung
and games played.
An animal relay. with Lieut.. Lydia
Hunt in charge, opened the meeting
of Troop No. 26. The Baby Walla
Walloos discussed plans for being
citizen Scouts, as had been suggested
tain. There was instruction in signal
ing, fire prevention, compass. first
class and tenderfoot work. Several
new songs were learned.
Troop No. 43 met March rs at St.
Adams Church Hall. The opening
ceremonies were followed by classes
and songs. Jean MacKay played a
Virginia reel on the piano.
Troop No. Al met Wednesday after
noon. After instruction in tenderfoot
and second-class work, games were
played. At campfire circle, Capt.
Bowling read q story and songs were
sung.
The senior group of Pine Cone
Troop No. "a met Wednesday at the
home of Capt. Lawrence. Margaret
Scott and Katherine Hammer passed
parts of the tenderfoot work. Ruth
Lott nearly completed her second
class test. Virginia Edge passed the
test for needlewoman badge. given at
the Girl Scout Little House.
The junior members met March 20
at the captains home. The opening
ceremonies were held out-of doors and
the patrols dramatized Scout laws.
Anna Brashears completed her tender
Acton passed the test for needle
woman badge.
The Scouts of Troop No. Al met at
the Methodist Church in Bethesda
March rs. Corners were held and
patrol leaders were elected. The Sec
ond-class Scouts worked on signaling,
while the others worked on various
tests. Games were played and good
night circle was held.
Troop No. SO, of which Mrs. Gerrit
s. Miller is captain, held it's weekly
meeting at the Potomac School gym
nasium March 10. After inspection
the troop had it's picture taken. A
bean bag game was played, in which
the Blue Bell Patrol won.
Pocahontas Troop No. SO met March
19 at Neighborhood House. The meet
ing was opened with file formation
out-of-doors. Several games and knot
tieing were played. A masquerade
April fool party will soon be held.
Troop No. 81 met in Cleveland Park
Congregational Church with the cap
tain, Mrs. John E. Tabb, March 25.
The girls gave a dinner on the pre-
ceding Thursday. Several of the
members passed the cooks merit
badge test. They were Bernice Skirm,
Yvonne Sylvester, Betty Conover and
Margaret Waldecker.
Owing to the absence Of Capt. Rat
cliff, one of the girls took charge of
the meeting of Troop No. Z Monday
afternoon. Dodge ball was played.
followed by opening exercises and
patrol corners.
Troop No. 40, Mrs. Conrad Fl.
Young, captain, met Monday after
noon in the Chevy Chase Presbyterian
Church. Capt. Chafee led in songs
and games.
Evening star., 1927-04-03
Basil Rathbone in New Play.

A l.. JONES and Morris Green,
IA known for their annual produc-
ton of the Greenwich Village Follies,
have engaged Basil Rathbone, lately
prominent in THE Captive" for
long term and will feature him in a
series of plays. the first of which will
be, Love Is Like That" now in re
hearsal under the direction of Dudley
Digges of the Theater Guild. 1t will
open in New York the week of
April Is.
In the cast will be Ann Davis. Lu
cile Watson, Charles Richman, Ed
ward Viewer, Catherine Willard and
Robert Cummings.
Love Is Like That" was tried out
In Cincinnati last Summer by Stuart
Walker and was warmly received. S.
N. Behrman and Kenyon Nicholson
the authors, will both be represented
by their first play on Broadway when
their joint work opens there.
Evening star., 1927-04-03
Had New York Tonsils.

EDDIE CANTOR recently rushed
~ out of the Paramount studio in
Hollywood where he was working on
Special Delivery" with the announce
ment that he was departing for New
York, where he would remain five
hours and then return to California.
He made the long trip for the pur-
pose of appearing in a benefit per-
formance for the Boys Camp at Sur
prise Lake. It was his first Broadway
appearance since he quit the stage
for the screen.
The comedians trip was as planned,
except that he stayed longer than five
hours. For some time he had contem-
plated having his tonsils removed and
while in New York it struck him that
the time was opportune. So he call.
ed a surgeon.
"You see," he explained. they are
New York tonsils and 1 want the job
done In New York"
Cantor was born in Brooklyn.
Evening star., 1927-04-03
Red Heads Not Worried.
Is the world forgetting the red
hAAd"2

Is the world forgetting the red
head?
With the respective merits of
blondes" and "brunettes" writing on
the froth of present-day eIoquence. are
the self-styled authorities allowing the
"red-head" to convertly steal the hon
ors?
These questions put to Clara Bow,
petite "red-head," whose next screen
appearance will be in Paramount 3
Rough House Rosie" bring forth
this encouraging message to her titan
haired tribe:
Let them fight, I'm not worrying
Furthermore / don't think any of us
'red-heads' need worry.
LAS a matter of fact the mere fact
that we are not brought into this
silly wrangle establishes us in 81 cate
CORY all our own and above mere COM
parison." she adds disdainful1y.
LAS for ambitions in motion pic
lures" Miss Bow continued Don't
let red hair stand in your way. It
photographs black, you know. At any
rate my experience has taught me
that red hair is no handicap on the
screen.
"And off the screen, think it is a
decided asset"
Evening star., 1927-04-03
A Base Ball Classic.

One of the first scenes filmed was
connected with the world series of
1926. Through Donlin's acquaintance
with base ball men, it was arranged
for William Haines, the star of the
picture, to appear in uniform and
mingle with the New York Yankees
just before the world series game.
Sedgwick and Doniin also went
shopping for base ball talent to ap--
pear in the picture, and they signed
up Bob Meusel Irish" Meusel, Tony
Lazzeri and other well known ball
players to appear in scenes made
during the Winter in California.
Tony Lazzeri OF the Yankees said
he had a great time in the movies.
He declared that being an actor
would not be bad business were 1t
not for the grease paint.
Evening star., 1927-04-03

TN "Slide, Kelly, Slide" the pro-
ducers appear to have avoided
many of the technical errors into
which filmmakers fall when they at
tempt to reproduce sport stories.
The base ball technique of Slide,
Kelly. Slide" contrary to what one
might expect, Is vouched for as ac-
curate, due to Mike Donlin. former
member of the New York Giants, who
has appeared in a number of pictures
produced in California in recent
years.
Metro Goldwyn- Mayer decided to
make a base ball story for 1927
Spring release. Edward Sedgwick
was assigned to direct it and he was
wise enough to call into conference
this same Mike Donlin as technical
director of the picture.
Evening star., 1927-04-03

by Matt Taylor. is described as a
humorous travelogue and laugh
cruise, with Johnny Hines as the for
getful guide taking "A party of tour
lists, including the heroine, into the
North African desert, the DOMAIN of
the amorous sheik
Evening star., 1927-04-03

A play called Under the Tent"
written by Clark and Mccullough,
stars of 1.-THE Ramblers," is announced
for production next season by Philip
Goodman.
Evening star., 1927-04-03

The Orpheum Theater at Madison
has just been given permission to
erect a $3.50 electric sign above the
canopy of its new house. What's
money when you want a thing?
Evening star., 1927-04-03

A news report from Berlin in Film
Daily states that The New Univer-
sal first run gives matinees in the
afternoon at which only cents admis-
sion is charged; others nearby do the
same thing"
Evening star., 1927-04-03

Metro Goldwyn Mayors training
camp pictures will give the rockies
of the World War chance. It will
be named for them. Karl Dane,
Evening star., 1927-04-03

United Artists and Metro Goldwyn-
Mayer will not merge. it is reported,
because Doug and Mary said No
Evening star., 1927-04-03

Patricia Pursley of George Whites
scandals" has been signed for pic
ture work by the Warmers.
Evening star., 1927-04-03

Viola Dana will start work on "Fol-
low Your Hunch" upon the compile
ton of Naughty Nannette," for F.
r. O. Tom Buckingham is scheduled
to direct the tiny star in her new film,
with Bob Ellis slated as leading man.
The supporting cast includes Rose
Blossom, Barrett Whitelaw and Cora
Williams
Evening star., 1927-04-03

Lars Hansen and Camilla Horn, the
German actress, will be in the cast of
From Nine to Nine" which F. w.
Murnau is to produce in Germany for
Ufa. 1t is said Lya de Putti also
may appear in this picture.
Evening star., 1927-04-03

Snow scenes for THE Country Doc
tor" in which Rudolph Schildkraut
is to be starred, were shot in Vermont.
Evening star., 1927-04-03

Wallace Irwin's story. American
Beauty" is to be Billie Doves first
starring picture for First National.
The scenario is to be prepared by
Paul Schofield.
Evening star., 1927-04-03

Dolores Del Rio will play the fen1i'
nine lead In tro-Goldwyn Mayors
ambitious screening of Robert w.
Services "The Trail OF '9s" following
the signing of a contract with Edwin
Carewe, to whom the actress is under
personal contract.
Evening star., 1927-04-03

What is claimed to be the first one.
reel comedy ever photographed in nat
ural colors, "a Greenwich Village Ro-
nance" has just been completed as a
Tiffany Color Classic. Four Of the
most beautiful of the girls in the Earl
Carol "Vanities Murray,
Gladys Philbin, Irma Philbin and
Eileen Wenzel-played leading roles in
the picture, which was directed by
Harold r. Hall.
Evening star., 1927-04-03

The war comedies are not yet at an
end. First National is to produce
"Aeneas Americanus," from popular
magazine story by Elliott White
Springs, who wrote "War Birds"
Evening star., 1927-04-03

Cosmo Hamilton's Baby Face" has
been purchased for Colleen Moore.
Evening star., 1927-04-03

Marie Dressler has been wooed
back to the screen, thanks to the over.
lures of Metro-Goldwyn-M Mayer: She
will have an important role in 1.-THE
Galatians and the Murphys." Kath-
leen Norris story. This will be Miss
Dressler's first appearance since she
made memorable Titles Punctured
Romance, with Charles Chaplin in
the old keystone days.
Evening star., 1927-04-03

'The Magic Flame has been chosen
by Samuel Goldwyn for his next Ron
aid Colman-Vilma Banky picture,
based on Rudolph ,Lothar's play,
King Harlequin" and Henry King
10 going to direct 1t.
Evening star., 1927-04-03

Convoy" which is said to have
been officially approved by Secretary
Wilbur and ranking officers Of the
Navy Department in Washington
D. c., has for the bulk of its war Sc
quences actual film records taken by
the Allies and Central governments
during the world conflict and loaned
for insertion in the epic. Dorothy
Mackail, Lowell Sherman, Ian Keith,
Buster Collier and Laurence Gray
head the cast.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-01-25
17-YEAR OLD
BOY MURDERS
Kills l6-Year-Old Boy with
Hammer-Admits Crime
to Coroner's Jury.

CHEHALIS, Wash. Jan. %. - A
jury investigating the death
of Ottie Hudson, aged 15. found thar
Stanley Lee aged Il. beat him to
death with hammer. The dead boy
and the slayer are inmates of the
State Training School for Boys.
81 didn't like the kid Lee told
the Jury. I'D been figuring on this
for Two or three days. He Stuffed
off his work too much on me.
Four youths, including Hudson and
Lee. were in the schools paint shop
Lee suddenly jumped up, seized a
hammer from the wall and struck
Hudson behind the right ear. AS
Hudson was sinking to the floor, Lee
struck him again.
The other two boys, who ran foi
help. said they heard other blows
as the fled.
Ferris Cross and Burnett Baxter
two inmates of the school, testified
that Lee. shortly after he came Il
the school on December 2, attempt
ed to induce them to make a breal
for liberty. He told them he woult
split the guards head with an "a
IL necessary.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-01-25
COURT CUTS
PROFIT FROM
PRISON Fare

COLUMBUS. Ohio. Jan. 25.-The
Ohio supreme court has Topped the
profit from one of the fattest fee
jobs in state politics. Sheriffs arr
NOT entitled, il holds, to make
profit from feeding prisoners.
Legislators tried unsuccessfuliy
for years to keep sheriffs from col
lecting more than they spent Tor
feeding prisoners. The supreme court
decision came on an appeal from
Sheriff Fred Kohler of Cleveland.
who resisted Cuyahoga county court
decision debating a county jail
menu. Prisoners had charged they
were underfed
The sheriff's job. because of the
decision, no longer will be sought
as the county political plum. State
law allowed sheriff As cents day
for feeding each prisoner. The ac
tual daily cost in some jails was
estimated at II to Is cents a day
The sheriff pocketed the difference
and in county of 100000 the Office
was held to be worth $4,000 to $25,
600 a year. The salary, in counties
of such size, is $4,000.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-01-25

ROME, Jan. 25.-POlitical editorials
and editoral-news stories are the
chief item of newspaper diet in lta
ly.
American news usually comes sec
ond or third hand. through London
or Paris. in the form of clippins rs
from old American newspapers. Ne
regular telegraphic correspondents
are maintained In the United States.
and ramificatiQps of American pol:
tics and the details Of American fed
eral and state government apparent
ly mostly are mystery. When Char.
les +. Hughes visited Rome he was
greeted by the newspapers as "the
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-01-25
URGE
M'AD00 TO RUN
FORPRES|DENCY

NEW YORK, Jan. 25.-William G.
McAdoo. who said he was in New
York City on legal business, has
been visited by many friends from
several states who have urged him
to become candidate for he Presl'
dental nomination on the Democratic
ticket
New York newspapers today state
that friends have based their pleas
on the argument that McAdoos lead
ership is essential to assure success
of the dry and progressive party
elements.
The New York Times says that
the general impression of those who
talked with McAdoo was that he
will again seek the Presidential no
mination.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-01-25
DENTIST DOBBS
CHARGED WITH
GIRLS MURDER
Information Filed Charging
Dentist with Staying
Miss Whitehall.

SEATTLE, Jan. 25.-Dr. c. c.
Dobbs, dentist of Kirkland, has
been charged with the murder OF
Letitia Whitehall, -year-old Kirk
land high school girl, whose body
was found in November after she
had disappeared early in October,
last year. The charge was made
in a Justice Court.
Prosecuting Attorney Colvin said
Or. Dobbs would be held without
bonds.
Dir. Dobbs firmly and calmly main
tans his innocence
The information filed accuses DR..
nobbs of mortally wounding Miss
Whitehall by striking and chok-
ing"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-01-25
inner SECRETS
RUM EXPORTERS
ARE DIvULCED
B. c. Consolidated Spent
Money in Many Direc-
tions for Asking

VANCOUVER. B. G., Jan. 25.-
Donations to British Columbia
newspapers. duties to Mexicon of
ficials and insportations of thou
sands of gallons of fiqUor from the
United States were revealed in the
Royal Commission Customs hearing
by Russell Whitelaw. Director Of
the Consolidated Exporters. He told
how the company contributed to
the Vancouver newspapers FOR no
purpose at al. They asked it and
got it"
Whitelaw SAL the company had
given $1,000 in two years to the
Vancouver World before it discon-
tinued. Donations of from 1000
to $500 were made to the Van
couver Province and Vancouver Sun
for special editions
Whitelaw said the Consolidated
obtained Mexican landing certifi-
Gates by payments to Mexican.
known at Gonzales.
James Patterson, purchasing agent
of the British Columbia Liquor
Board testified the British Colum-
ba export houses bought huge
quantities of liquor in the United
States. making false affidayits it
was for beverage purposes, then
exported it. Patterson, said 1t
stopped three years ago and since
then surious United States labels
are used instead on Canadian
WhiSkeN.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-01-25

PASTOR AT so WEOS
ADOPTED DAUGHTER, SO

LONDON, Jan. 25.-The Rev.
Reginald John Campbell, sixty
rector of Holy Trinity Church,
Brighton, since 1924, and for
twelve years minister Of the City
Temple, London, gave his parish
toner's and many friends a sur
prise when he married Ethel
Gertrude Smith, his adopted
daughter
The bride. who is thirty-eight.
was adopted by the Rev. Mr..
Campbell and his first wife at
the age of seven. She is a life
long friend of the Rev Mr.. Camp
bells daughter and a devoted
companion of his late wife.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-01-25
Guard PRINCES OF
JAPAN FROM INSANE

TOKYO, Jan. 25.-Bodyguards al
ways accompany members OF Japans
Imperial family when they journey
on the public highways. High gov
ernment officials also have their
police protectors at all times.
The reason is not that the Prin-
ces and government functionaries
are beset with murderous enemies,
but that the streets of Tokyo and
other large Japanese cities contain
many imbeciles and half-wits who
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-01-25
CARSON LOSES
PATENT CASE

BUTTE. Mont. Jan. 25.-Federal
Judge George Bourquin has decided
the patent infringement suit of
the Carson Investment Company and
John Miller, trustee, against the
Anaconda Copper Mining Company.
in favor of the defendant.
The Carson Company. by this and
other suits, is attempting to collect
between 15,O00,000 and $50, 900,
600 alleged violation of the side
feeding" principle applied to rever-
batory furnaces.
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are liable to create scenes or at
tempt an assassination.
Japan has her asylums for the
insane, but only the most danger
Gus and deranged persons, who have
no relatives to care for them, are
taken into these institutions. The
Japanese custom is that families
must look after their own feeble
minded and this custom Is religious.
ly followed. with the result that
they roam the streets at WILL
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-01-25
OFFICIAL is ALARMED
BY CHILD CRIMINALS

ALBANY. n. Y, Jan. 250.-Juve-
nile delinquency has become seri-
GUS problem in New York state, in
the opinion of John S. Kennedy,
president of the state commission Of
prisons
His report for 1926. made public
points to the appalling showing" OF
Young criminals in the state, espe-
cially. in New York City.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-01-25
Seattle Street Car Case
Takes on New Wrinkle

SEATTLE Jan. PA showdown
in the financial affairs of the Sc
attic Municipal Railway was posi-
poned indefinitely today when Super
ior Court Judge Hall ordered con
tinuance of Won Herberg's suit until
February :. If the city does no com
pIy with his order to cash warrants $
the suit will be heard sooner. Mayor
Landes asserted the employees are
cashng their pay checks without
difficulty.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-01-25
Penalty is Near Due

f.OS ANGELES. Jan. 25.-lnternal
Revenue officials announce thai
per cent penalty on the alleged
delinquent income taxes of Chaplin
go into effect tomorrow unless
bond is posted to cover $l0OO.000
liens. Official explained this is the
usual procedure iu such cases
though tho law allows seizure and
sale of property 10 days after liens
have been filed
Chaplin's attorneys today filed
petition in the Court Of Appeals for
writ prohibiting the Superior Court
to taxi action in Mrs. Chaplin's sui.
and to restrain the receivers appoint
ed in her interests from interfering
with Chaplin's business or personal
property.
The lawyers cited that Chaplin Is
an unserved person and even his
attorneys have not been served with
notice of proceedings.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-01-25
OHIO RIVER ON
RAMP ACE;MANY
TOWNS FLOODED
Traffic Is Hampered and
Business Suspended
Damage Is Large.

CINCINNATI Ohio, Jan. 25.-Flood
waters on the upper reaches OF the
Ohio River began to recede as tn"
crest of the highwaters moved down
the River inundaiing many river
towns.
Traffic is hampered and business
has been discontinued in many cities.
Damage from the flood waters is
expected to reach into the millions
of dollars.
Railroad tracks in the low regions
are flooded.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-01-25
AMERICAN NEWS FOR
ITALY MOSTLY STALE

illustrious vice-president Of the
United States" 49,
Preference is given to freak ana
feature stories. Great disasters or
other events putting the United
States in the position of the hearth
of sutpendous occurrences are good
for paragraph or two.
Italian newspapers rely for we'll
over half of their pictures ON clip
pings from American newspapers In
some cases the original captions are
freakishly changed. In others, they
are dropped altogether and replaced
by odd substitutes.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-01-25
BRITISH REVEAL
PLANS, DEFENSE
OF CONCESSIONS
Sixteen Thousand Men Will
Be Available to Resist
Chinese Attacks.

LONDON. Jan. 25--All doubts as
to the magnit ude of the British pre-
parations in China have been cleared
by an announcement from the War
Office that the British will defend
the British concession in Shanghai"
"Th. forces will be in command
Of Major General John duncan. He
will sail for China Immediately.
"Duncan's forces will consist of
$4,000. II is estimated that 16.00o
will be available for the defense of
the British interests, including 1OO0
marines previously ordered to China,
sailors on cruisers dispatched to tn.
Far East and troops already in Chi
ma"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-01-25
UNCLE SAM TO
ASSIST CHAPLIN
Grants Permission to With
draw Money on Deposit
in New York Bank.

WASHINGTON Jan. 25.-The gov
ernnient mas agreed to permit Char
lie Chaplin to obtain money he has
IN Il New York bank. on which all
income tax lien has been placed
and estimated at $600.000. A bond
will be posted within few days.
Permission TO withdraw his deposit
i eranled so Chaplin can return to
California to continue work on his
new picture ana also fight for his
children in the present divorce case.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-01-25
BRIDE
WITH 4 BAT

MAUSTON. Wis, Jan. 25. Break
ing down after three days grill
ing, William n. Cottey. aged Az,
confessed he killed Mrs. Hattie Hales
Coffey, his bigamous bride Of four
weeks, with baseball bat in a
tent pitched on the Wisconsin banks
of the Mississippi
Coffev is Madison bond sales
man and former welfare worker. He
killed his wife, aged SO years. during
Il quarrel over another woman.
One hundred and fifty-two descend
ants were left by Mrs. Elizabeth
Langley, who has just died, at the
age of 93, at Fiailsham, England.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-01-25
Hdngn,an of
Canada Is
To Retire

WINNIPEG. Jan. 25.-After presid.
ing at more than 400 executions, Ar
thur Ellis. Canada's official hang
man, has decided TO retire and pub
lish his memoirs.
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g Americas Policy

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-President
Coolidge believes Americas Chinese
policy will be materially different
from Great Britains as America has
no concession.
Secretary of State Kellogg will
soon announce Americas policy in
reply to "A British statement
The House Foreign Affairs Com
mittee has approved of the Porter
resolution recommending that the
United States act independently OF
Other nations In China