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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-05-31
| TIER TURE OF
OBSCENE nature
NOW ATTACKED
Growing Menace Of Immora!
Publications Is Before
Pres. Church.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 31.-"Ob-
scene literature" is listed for spe-
cial attack in the annual report of
the Presbyterian Board of Christian
Education to the Presbyterian Gen
eral Assembly. DR.. J. w. Claudy of
Pittsburgh is acting director of the
Department of Moral Welfare which
prepared the report.
"The growing menace of immoral
publications" says DR.. Claudy, 'is
hard to estimate. The influence they
have upon the moral life and intel
lectual development of the rising
generation will be determined only
by the unknown future. One of the
saddest commentaries on the postwar
period was the lowering of the safe
guards against this polluting stream
of filth under the guise of literature.
There is on file in this department
a list of over 100 such magazines.
Their circulation cannot be determ-
ined They are given over to the
study of the nude, erotic dances,
erotic pictures, refined obscenty, sex
confessions, sex stuff. What purpose
they serve except to stimulate a
morbid and licentious curiosity is not
clear They cannot be any more Sc
ductive source of sex lure, coarse,
lewd, and nasty suggestiveness. than
is found in these magazines.
Art Means lewdness
"Art is uplifting. Look into the
pages of these periodicals which use
the word art in their titles, and you
will find that art means lewdness,
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pollution, vile, filthy and degrading,
which unless stopped means the per-
version and deprayity of youth.
What is the motive behind this
mushroom growth of magazines? The
motive is plain. 1t is filth turned to
filthy lucre. Why. if they are art,
literature, and refined humor. should
tlfey be barred from the United
States mails.
america is sound at heart. There
is no question that she regards the
purity and safety of her youth as
of more importance than material
prosperity To arouse the nation to
this which is not an imaginary me.
mace but vital and real is a task and
responsibility of this department.
Christian esponsibiIity
every effort made by the church,
the home. and the school to keep
childhood sweet pure, and wholesome
can be discounted in a brief moment
of time by the filthy and obscene
prints that challenge them at news
stands.
mot only is it a Christian respon-
sibility to keep out of the hands of
young boys and girls literature of
this nature, but to destroy it utterly
is a challenge that cannot be ignored
by the Christian church and forces
of Christian education"
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5 LOpMENTS
THRILL CITY
Atlanta Society Given Sur
prises Within Two Months
Buds Are Principals.

ATLANTA. May Young Dan
Cupid has the whole town talking
Five times within two months
with five of the prettiest buds aa
principal figures has society been
surprised with, elopements, New
York's famous Little Church Around
the Corner was the scene Of two Of
the weddings. - -4
Anne Couper. vivacious brunette
gave the romantic vogue a revival by
visiting New York shortly after Sa.
muel Edward Giudici had been en-
tertained here. Her plans became
known and Mrs. JaIaes MaXwe
Couper the mother, and the Atlanta
swain to whom Miss Couper was
reported engaged. hastened to New
York
Entreaties were in vain and Miss
Couper and Mr. Giudici were married
in the Little Church Around tha
Corner.
Then ldolene Lewman, one Of this
seasons debutantes ard a student a
Oglethorpe University, eloped to
Conyers, Ga, with Royal Duke
Terrell. son of a fire department
captain and a star player on the
Oglethorpe baseball team Both are
still in school.
A week later came a double 9lOpe-
ment. Sally Kellogg and her friend.
Josephine Clark eloped respectively
with "Caruso" Hardin. star tackle of
the Oglethorpe football team, and
Joseph Fisch. another student. The
ouartetfe went to Anderson, S. c.,
and upon their return tried, like Mr.
and Mrs. Terrell, to keep the mar
riages a secret, but were unsuccees.
ful.
A few days after Miss Nancy
Cars engagement to William Healey,
Princeton athlete and heir 10 the
Healey millions. was announced, she
went to New York on a visit with
her mother. There she again met
Edward Friendly Rosenbaum. OF Salt
Lake City, who had been visiting a
few weeks previously in Atlanta.
The Little Church Around the Corner
was the scene of one more wedding.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-05-31
Christianity Is Spreading
In Souiet Russia Despite
State atheist Organization

Poutintzev estimates that there are
in Russia today 100000 Old-Be-
lievers, the sect which split off from
the Russian Orthodox Church in the
Seventeenth Century. He places the
total of members of other sects
at 5000, 900. His data on the Baptists
and Evangelists brings him only up
to 1923 when, he says, there were
$4,000 in Kiev and Minsk provinces
alone. These figures he believes to
have been greatly augmented since
then.
Leningrad Province has about 25.-
900 "sectarians' of which the most
numerous are the Baptists, after
which come the Evangelists and then
the Adventists. The followers o.
another sect "Anissimovtzy," who be-
lieve in the holiness of certain
Anyssim, who died in the end of the
Nineteenth Century, have recently
erected a monument on his grave.
Thic monument represents a cross
on which is adjusted the hammer
and sickle, Communist emblems
The "Bezbojniky" (atheists) num-
ber only 100000; but in the opin-
ion of Poutintzev there is no reason
for encouragement of his organiza-
tion because the great number and
variety of different Christian sects
constitutes their great weakness.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-05-31

DOES DAMAGE
C ommun ication Is Cut Off
from Devastated District
in Kentucky.

ASHLAND, Ky, May 31.-All tele-
phone lines around Prestonburg,
Plaintsvlle and surrounding towns
went down late yesterday and in
formation last night was meagre re-
garding the cloud burst whcih struck
that section.
Twenty persons were reported kill.
ed in the first dispatches received
from the district before the wires
went out of commission.
1t was reported several person )
were killed at Garrett. One family
is known to have been wiped out
at Pine Creek.
Property damage has run into the
thousands of dollars.
Buildings were blown down and
several houses washed away by the
flood waters which made small noun
tains into raging torrents.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-05-31
IS
BEING SOUGHT
Buffalo Murder Believe d
Work of Fiend Wanted
Seattle, Portland.

BUFFALO, N Y, May 31.-A man
known here as Charles Harrison,
but believed to be Adrian Harris,
wanted in Portland and Seattle as
stranger murderer. is being sough
by the police for the murder of
Mrs. Jennie Randolph, landlady of a
rooming house in which he stayed.
The murder was similar to those
in the west, the police state.
Mrs. Randolph's body was found
under bed in a room Harrison
occupied since last Saturday. She had
been strangled with roller towel
and beaten by her assailant, with
bare hands.
A check of records at police head
quarters disclosed a man fitting Har-
rison's description was wanted in
Portland and Seattle for similar MUIR
ders last December.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-05-31

the Territorial Government is pro-
vided for by licenses or occupational
taxes, which taxes are in the ma
ture of a privilege granted by the
Territory to pursue a particular oc-
cupation or business. The point
was not argued by counsel on either
side, although requiring careful
consideration, and | am unwilling
to pass upon the point at this stage
of the case, being merely an appli-
cation for temporary restraining
order, and | do not deem 1t neces-
sary to pursue the subjest further"
For Future Guidance
Continuing the Court said:
''The Territorial officers have
sought the opinion of the Court on
the several items of the appropria
tions and the Attorney General of
the Territory has submitted state
ment of the questions involved.
without expressing an opinion there
on, and seeks a decision of the
Court not only on the validity of
the appropriations involved. but
other questions incident thereto. For
this reason and the further reason
that in view of the conflict of opin-
ion as to the validity of the several
appropriations under the statute
and the Importance of the issues
raised to the Territorial Govern
ment, deem ii necessary that
decision on the appropriations in
volved be had for the future guild
ance of the Territorial officers. The
gravity of the questions raised as to
the appropriations, as appears from
in tar N nj a N nf
Governor and the Secretary OF the
Territory. is such that the whole
system of the Territorial Govern
ment is in jeopardy should these
appropria tions be declared invalid"
May Recognize Rights
The Court then recited several
eanons of law relative to legislation
and said. "The Legislature has not
the power 10 levy taxes or make
appropria tiOns of public moneys for
purely private purposes; yet, in
making appropriatins of public
moneys. the Legislature is not con-
fined within the strict limits of
what in cases between individuals
would be considered legal obliga-
tion, but may recognize moral or
equitable obligations such as just
man would be likely to recognize
in his own affairs whether by law
required to do so or not"
Re Legislative Authority
Commenting on the contention OF
Judge " Wiekersham that the Legisla-
ture had passed no law creating
obligations nor authorizing appro-
priations for the uses objected to.
and that the Legislature was pow
erless to create obligations authoriz-
ing appropria of public moneys
except in the manner and form pro-.
vided for in the Organic Act. ETC.,
Judge Reed said.
II am unable to discover any
other case supporting the conten-
tion of plaintiff as stated by him,
as to the necessity of prior
authorization for an appropriation
| by an act of the Legisla ture before
Continued on Page Eig-s.)
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HIGH OFFICIAL.
OF RED CROSS
dead, ACCIDENT
Earl fitzpatrick Killed When
Plane Crashes to Earth
IN Louisiana.

BATON ROuGE, La, May 81. =
Earn Fitzpatrick. Chief Of the Rehabili-
tation staff Of the American Red
Cross was killed when an airplane
in which he was a passenger en-
route from Memphis to. New Orleans ;,
crashed in a field near Hohen, 40
miles south OF here.
Liegt. joe Gregory, naval aviator.
plotting the rlane, was not hurt
Fitzpatrick had been directing tic
Red Cross work from Memphis and
was enrouie from conference on
reconstruction work in the flood de-
yasiated valley
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-05-31
Police And MOB
IN 6 H0UR BOUT

TAMPA. Fla, May 31-A six hour
battle between the police and in.
fnriated citizens counted II persons
wounded before it ended and then
only when a company Of 100 Ma
tional Guardsmen took position b
hind machine guns and tear gas
bombs in the Hiilsborough Jail
Throughout the night, a mob of
.. 900 stormed the Jail in an attempt
to get B. = Beyens confessed mur.
derer. despite assurances of Sheriff
Hers the prisoner had been removed
to another jail
The mob persisted in attempts to
break into tie jail not even deferred
when the Sheriff ordered his deputies
to fire on the crowd.
Nine men and TWO women are
known TO have been wounded
Streams Of ammonia We're played
by a chemical squad OF the Fire
Department on The crowd.
One attack of 80 men succeeded
in breaking a hoIe in the Jail wall
Two attackers fell through the hole
and were arrested. Some of the at
fuckers took q position IN a church
opposite the Jail and returned the
officers fire Appearance Of the sol
diars apparently cooled the mob's
anger.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-05-31
u. S. LEGATION
IN CHINA Be
MOVED, COAST

WASHINGTON. May 3l.-Antiei-
pating possible increase in disturb
ancos in Northern China, President
Coolidge has approved the plan Of
the State Department IN transferrm :
She Peking Legation TO q point ar
fAo aeast when the situation devel-
opes A more serious aspect
Recent dispatches Of the National
iscs Victories. climassd by the North
c"nefs Wholesale surrender and anti.
foreign attacks during previous wide
spread = treats. has caused the State
Department To recommend the action
OF 8aieI1ing the Lagatioa
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-05-31
500 Black Shirted
Fascists Stage Riot

NEW YORK, MAY 81 Matinee
crowds IN Times Square yesterday
afternoon were caught in a riot when
500 black shiftcd members of the
Fascist League Of North America
branishing whips and clubs. attempt
ed to capture three Italians who had
assaulted one OF their number.
Police reserves were called and
quelled the excited Fascists who had
been marchers in a parade.
The pursued Italians escaped.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-05-31
Must Hurry Home

WASHINGTON, May 31.-lt is an
nounced that Capt. Lindbergh will
return home as soon as possible be-
cause Ambassador Houghton believes
hard feelings will be created if he
is unable to visit all European Capt.
tails after visiting a number of them
Representatives of all nations are
trying to get Lindbergh to visit them
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-05-31
Items As Upheld

The Court upheld the following
items; Additional salary to Secre-
tary of the Governor one clerk, one
stenographer, a n ] O +, messenger,
and other services at the Governors
office and house travelling and
contingent expenses of the Cover
nor; dissemination of information
about Alaska, etc; entertainment
of visitors at the Executive Man
sion; clerical help AMI contingent
expenses of the Office of Secretary;
and all special legislative expenses
except payment of overtime to sub
ordinate officers of the House and
Senate.
The amount of overtime due to
the members of the clerical staff of
the SECRETARY of the Senate and
Clerk of the House is not definitely
known. At the end Of the session
Clerk Cash Cole estimated the girls
in his office had put in 572 hours
of extra work, and 1t is thought
the force in the office of the Secre-
tary of the Senate had put in prob
ably as much overtime. Under the
Courts ruling none of this may be
paid.
VI 0hoS
The suit was started by Judge
Wickersham when on May g., last,
Immediately following the adjourn
ment of the Legislature, filed a bill
in equity. seeking an Injunction to
restrain Treasurer Walstein G..
Smith from paying out of the Ter
ritorial treasury various sums OF
money the Legislature had appro-
priated few days earlier, on the
ground that the appropriations at
tackled were illegal and void.
Arguments were opened on May
II, Hellenthal & Hellenthal appear
ing for the Governor and Secretary
as interyenors and Treasurer Smith,
who was also represented by Attor-
ney General John Rustgard, and
Judge Wickersham appearing in his
own behalf The arguments were
submitted on demurrers interposed
to the complaint. Two grounds
were advanced in the demurrers,
first that Judge Wiekersham, by the
allegations in the complaint had not
shown himself entitled to the relief
sought, and. second, that the COM
plant did not show facts sufficient
to constitute a cause of action.
Question as to Right A.
The right of Judge Wickersham
to bring his action was dealt with
first in Judge Reeds opinion which
goes to some length in its treat
ment of the matter. He devoted
several pages to citing cases bear
ing in the same subject and con-
eluded with this significant para
graph:
so. whether a taxpayer can in
woke the interpostiion of a court
Of equity to compel the officers OF
territory to do their duty or re-
strain them from illegally inereas-
ing the burden of taxation by
squandering the public funds of
the Territory. is a serious question.
especially in the Territory OF AL
aska, where. as is we'll known,
there is no direct property taxation,
but all taxation for the support OF
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-05-31
New Turn Is Taken in
Anglo-Russian Rupture

LONDON, May 31.-The Anglo
Russian rupture took a new turn
when A. p Rosengolz, Russian
charge d'Affairs, sent an official let
ter to Foreign Secretary Chamberlain
seeking permission for certain Soviet
citizens to remain in Great Britain
in order to liqufdate business of the
ARGOS and other Soviet trading or
ganizations.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-05-31
HALiBuT PRICES

PRINCE RUPERT. B. c., May 81.
-Halibut sales today totaled 16O,00
pounds. American halibut sold for
and 1850 cents and Canadian for 6
and 1880 cents.
The May catch received here to-
tailed 3,316600 pounds,
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-05-31
George Souders
Wins Auto
Classic

INDIANAPOLIS. May 81.
George Saunders. of La Fayette.
Ind. driving in his first major
event. yesterday won the Mem
orial Day classic. the 800 mile
auto race over the indianapolis
speedway.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-05-31
Babe Ruth S,cats
Out Fifteenth
Home Run OF Season

PHILADELPHIA, May 31.-Babe
Ruth hit his fifteenth home run OF
the season this afternoon in the
first inning of the opener of double
header against the Athletics, scoring
Combs ahead OF him. Gehrig got his
twelfth home run of the season.
The opener resulted in score OF
Yankees o. Athletics 3.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-05-31
Summer WEite
House to BE
In South Dakota

WASHINGTON, May 31.-It is
officially announced that Presi
dent Coolidge intends to spend
the summer in the Black Hills
of South Dakota and the summer
White House will be there for
several months.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-05-31
Flapper Is Sought as
Member Of Robber Band

NEW YORK, May 31.-An eighteen
year old bobbed haired flapper is
sought as a member of the band of
robbers who obtained over $91 900 in
cash and jewels from the Long Is
land home of Jesse Livermore, Wall
street plunger
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-05-31
Grating Plane

LONDON, May 31.-The Royal Air
Force at Gosport started today crat-
ing the Spirit OF st. Louis, Lind
bergh's plane, for shipment to the
United States on the liner George
Washington Thursday. Capt. Lind
bergh flew the plane to Gosport this
morning.
Lindbergh plans to reach New York
June IA.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-05-31
Paul Kelly Sentenced
From One to Ten Years

LOS ANGELES, Cal, May 81
Paul Kelly was today sentenced from
one to 10 years for manslaughter In
a fist fight, Kelly killed Ray Ray
mond, musical comedy actor, growing
out of a love affair with Raymond's
wife.
An appeal was filed Kelly was
returned to Jail without bond.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-05-31
Goes to Paris Thursday

PARIS, May 31.--Capt. Lindhergh
will fly to Paris Thursday in q
British airplane and will be the
guest of American Ambassador Her
rick until Saturday when he will
then sail for home aboard the United
States destroyer Breck, from Havre.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-05-31
To Recoonize Lindberoh

WASHINGTON. May 31.-President
Coolidge has appointed four men,
bers Of the Cabinet as committee
to prepare for national recognition
of Capt. Lindbergh's flight.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-05-31
SENATOR DUNN ON ALASKA

Senator John w. Dunn, of Ruby, is
passenger on the steamer Alaska
due to arrive here this evening. He
is enroute to his home in the In
terror. He went to Seattle on legal
business following the adjournment
of the Legislature.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-05-31
Actor Strangles Bride
And Then Kills. Himself

Los ANGELES, Cal. May 81 -
Lawrence Mueller, aged 81, said to be
an Aactor. strangled his attractive
bride of two months then committed
suicide by hanging himself with q
bed sheet. in their hotel apartment.
The couple was married March 81.
A note Indicated Mueller thought his
bride was dissatisfied with her mar
riage.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-05-31
Southern Nationalists
Advance, Honan Province

SHANGHAI, May 3l.-NeWs from
reliable sources says an advance o.
the Southern Nationalists army
through Honan Province appears 10
be steadily progressing contrary 10
reports that the Southeners suffered
heavy defeat
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-05-31

SEATTLE May 81 Grover Cleary,
Alaskan fox farmer asks $4,000
damages from Chester Il. Roberts,
President Of the Imperial Candy Com
pany. Of Seattle, for alternating his
wife's affections. Cleary has also
filed . divorce suit,
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-05-31

PEKING. May Wholesale with
drawals of the Northern forces are
reported today from the front owing
To reverses in Honan Province. This
Is said to mean the surrender Of the
Northerners to the southern Nation
alists of all the llonan Province sohta
of the Yellow River, all OF Anhwei
Province and the entire Eunghai lsaii.
way.
Mrs. Charles Otteson arrived in
juneau from Funter Bay on the null
boat Margnita. She viii remain IN
town for few days, returning 10
Funter Bay on the next trip Of The
Virginia Nv.
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Continued on Page Eig-s.)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-22

Read Ida NJ. TarbeIFs abraham
Lincoln" starting Monday IN The
Times. Pictures By Nicholas Atom.
sky. They are interesting and
Informative.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-22
AGGRESSIVFNESS

AuGhGCt1t r ~ ECo
AEgresslyeness, o People,
Is not my game at all.
Proclaim It from the steeple,
Or else go hire . hall!
do mot stick my Jaw out
Nor grit my teeth lot;
am not prone to law out
A comma, dash or dot.
1 couldn't sell Insurance
To birds with bales of bills;
And have 'em put in DURANGO
For having empty tTIIs.
I never go round staring
The whole world In the eye,
AZ II ! were ararlng
To bust IL, bye and bye.
No chip il on my shoulder,
Though l am not afraid;
In fact, am no holder
Than ice-cOld lemonade.
I'D rather gather daisies
Than bunch, and hit the line.
III linger mid the Iazies
And let the hard guys shine!
GENE BLOSSOM.
~
D: J. startz, of Omaha. is !
good finisher, too!
~
DASHING D'ANNUNzlO
He made the Hun runsio,
With sacord and canonzio:;
He captured Fiume
Wtth a boa of spaghetti.
Thru tentils and garlic
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-22
NASONS HONOR
j. FATHER

Masonic clubs OF the District Of
Columbia held patriotic exercises to.
day in the auditorium Of the National
Museum in honor OF the anniversary
Of the, birth OF, George washington.
More than b hundred affiliated or.
CARNATIONS participated.
Following the services the mem.
bers marched to Washington Monu.
ment where a, large wreath was
laid.
Representative Arthur M. Free Of
California, delivered the principal ad.
dress, giving an intimate outline Of
Washington's life. He declared that
above all else, the first President
was only a plain, human man,
respected, loved and honored by ali
with whom he came in, contact
Maj. Gen. Amos A. Fries presided
and spoke briefly Of Washington's
life as a member Of the old Blue
Lodge, Of Alexandria. He assailed
historians who speak disparaginylv
Of Washington, eharacterizirg them
as "scavengers OF history, who die
In the filth OF the past"
The Almas Patrol Band furnished
music and Mrs. Mary Sherier Bowie
sang the "Star-Spangled Banner"