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Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-15
COMMITTEE
TO GALL HOOVER
ON CONTROL PLAN
Charge Senators Are Play
ing Politics in Calling
Commerce Secretary

WASHINGTON, Feb. IA R)-In the
face of charge OF playing politics,
the senate commerce committee to-
day voted, Z to 6, to call Secretary
Hoover before it to testify relative
to the administrators plan to flood
control.
The decision was reached after a
two hour battle behind closed doors,
in which the votes of two republicans
johnson of California and Willis OF
Ohio, are understood to have set
tied the issue against the other re-
publicans opposing the calling OF Mr..
Hoover.
Senator Stephens of Mississippi,
one of the two democrats of the COM
mittee who voted against the motion
of Senator Hawes, democrat, Mis-
souri,, to call the commerce secre-
tary, complained Of possible delay
this action might cause in drafting a
flood control bill and charged that it
"looks like politics to me-" Senator
Ransdell democrat, Louisiana, also
voted against the motion.
Senator Willis, who is battling Hoo
yer in the republican presidential
primaries in Ohio, first asked for
the appearance of Hoover several
weeks ago when intimationS were
made in the committee that the COM
merce secretary who was the per-
sonal representative of President Cool
idge in the flood G.strict, differed
with the administration program as
submitted by Major-Genera Jadwin
chief of army engineers.
Disclaiming, however, any polltl-
cal motives, Senator Willis insisted
that it was the duty of the COM
mittee to obtain the views OF the sec
retary. He volunteered to withdraw
from the committee room when Mr.
Hoover appeared if his presence would
cause any embarrassment to his po-
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Senate Teapot Dome
Committee Tracing.
OldCan1paignF unds

WASHINGTON, Feb. IA R-In-
vestigators of the senate Teapot Dome
committee are in New York tracing
down the $1,OOO,OOO. liberty bond trans
actions which the New York Trust
company had for the account OF H.
M Blackmer, wealthy oil operator
and exile from his country since the
oil scandal broke four years ago.
In disclosing this today, Chairman
Nye said that the investigators had
obtained some good leads and that he
hoped they would be able to furnish
information as TO transfers of the
bonds in sizeable blocks which would
materially aid the committee in the
quest of the $3,O8O,OOO in liberty bonds
which formed the profits OF the Con-
tinental Trading company.
Blackmer is believed by the COM
mittee to have been one of the prin-
cipals in the organization of the
Continental. AS chairman of the
board of the Midwest Refining COM
pany, he conducted long negotiations
with A. E. Humphreys to obtain oil
from his Mexia field and he was
present at the conference when the
Continental bought the oil and then
sold it at an advance of Is cents a
barrel to the Sinclair Crude.Oil Pur-
chasing company and the Prairie Oil
and Gas company.
Besides running down the Black
mer bonds the committee now is
turning its attention to political con-
tributions with the prospect that both
democratic and republican party lead
ers active in the 1920, 1922 and 1924
campaigns ultimseely will be called
in an effort to determine whether
Continental bonds went into the po-
litical Jack pots" of those Campaigns.
Among those Wnom Chairman Nye
said were likely to be called are Will
liam Boyce Thompson, chairman OF
the national republican finance COM
mittee in 1920, and William v. Hodges
of Denvcr, treasurer of the republi-
can national committee in the 1924
campaign. aa.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-15
Judge Trabucco OverruTes
Motion For New Trial;
Passes Judgment 4.
MURDERER CALM
70 Year Old Kidnaper-SIayer
Hears Death Sentence
With No Emotion

LOS ANGELES, Feb. IA GA
trail Of banditry and lawlessneSs that
eliminated in kidnapping and murder
brought William Edward Hickman to
the foot Of the gallows today.
Standing erect and pale, but COM
posed, before veteran Of the Cali
fornia bench, Judge j. J. Trabucco,
the 20 year old killer of Marian
Parker heard his sentence, death by
hanging April 27, next, in San
Quentin prison.
Hickman dropped into his chair
as the judge finished in a low tone,
"and may God have mercy on your
SOUL" He looked straight ahead, ap-
parently the same emotionlesS pris-
oner he has been throughout mis- trial
for sanity,
Handcuffed, Hickman was led from
the court, then ten minutes later he
was brought back, this time smiling.
while newspaper photographers took
his picture.
AS it started, so ended Hickman's
hearing on his plea that he was
not guilty by reason of insanity OF
the murder of Marian Parker The
wheels of justice, under the throttle
hand of Judge Trabucco. ground
swiftly.
Defense Attorney Jerome Walsh
moved for a new trial.
Motion denied" said the judge.
The attorney questioned Judge
Trabucco's jurisdiction to sentence
the prisoner.
Objection overruled." came from
the bench
He ordered witnesses put into the
box to- fix, by their testimony,
Hickman's degree Of guilt,
DR.. A. F. Wagner, county autopsy
surgeon, told of the condition OF
Marian Parker's mutilated body as
it was cast by Hickman at her
fathers feet the evening of Dec. II.
Chief of Detectives Herman H.
Cline, who obtained Hickman's con-
fession, told of that.
The court ordered Hickman to his
feet and, looking down from the
bench on the short, slight killer, who
stood heels together and hands at
sides, Judge Trabucco said:
"For the crime OF murder you shall
suffer the penalty OF death"
The remainder OF the prescribed
form followed, fixing the date, April
81, and ordering the intervening in
generation of the prisoner.
On the kidnapping charge, the sent
ence was: Confinement in the state
prison for the term prescribed by
law, which term will be fixed by
the board of prison directors for the
purpose of executing this sentence"
That closed the first trial in Cali
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COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. Ia Up
The fight between Senator Frank
b. Willis and Secretary Herbert
Hoover for Ohio's support IN their
presidential aspirations was inten-
sified today, by the alignment of
National Committeeman Maurice
Maschke, Of Cleveland, with the
Hoover forces.
This new threat at Senator
Willis prestige in his home state,
was promptly met by his campaign
manager, CarTni A. Thompson, with
the announcement that a full con-
tingent of Willis delegates will be
entered at the April primary.
Thad H. Brown, manager of the
Hoover campaign, previously had
announced that a full slate of
Hoover delegates would be put into
the field.
Decision of both factions to en-
ter full states Of delegates presages
a contest for every inch of ground
and one of the most spirited poIiti-
cal fights waged in the state for
years.
Alignment of many of the state
leaders with Mr.. Hoover also bears
out Senator Willis declaration that
it will be no "kid glove or powder
puff affair.""
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-15
General Chang Kai-Shek
Who Has Resumed Com
mand Heads Drive
AWAIT WEATHER
Areas of Contemplated Push
Now Gripped by Freez-
ing Temperature

SHANGHAI, Feb. IA R-General
Chang Kai-Shek, who recently re-
Sumed command of the nationalist
armies, is now planning a new cam
paign on Peking and the north with
combined nationalist army OF
100000 men.
Kuomin, the nationalist news
agency, today announced that Chang
HSiang, once known as the Christian
general and now commander of the
national peasants army, have been
laying plans for the drive in a con-
ference at Kaifeng in the province
of Honan.
Eng Yu-HSiang and Yen Hsi-Shan,
governor of the province of Shansi
who made an unsuccessful onslaught
on Peking last year, are planning to
participate in the campaign and to
place their forces under the central.
lied control of Chiang Kai-Shek, who
two years ago led the nationalist
northward from Canton and snatched
the Yahgtse valley from the NORTH
erners.
The plans, as announced today
call for q push by the combined
forces of Chang and Feng northwaro
into the provinces of Shantung and
Chilli Yen's troops will concentrate;
northwest Of Peking from Shansl and
attempt a drive down the PeKing.
Suiyuai railway toward the northern
capital.
The date of the launching Of this
campaign has not been announced
1t is understood that it will be held
up pending moderation of the wealth
er. The areas of the contemplated
push are now gripped by freezing
temperatures and heavy SHOWS.
Meanwhile news from foreign
sources in Hankow, former head
quarters of the nationalists, assert
that a political crisis is impending
between the Hankow faction of the
nationalists and the Chang kai-Shek
wing now in power at Nank1ng.
General Chem Chen, who was IN
command of the nationalist forces at
Nanking during the "Nanking Incl
dent" of last year when the foreign
sections of that city were attacked
is represented as having denounced
a recent conference at Nanking dur
ing which unity Of the nationalists
was sought. Chen asserted that
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the Southern United States Border and the Gateway to

Copper steady; electrolytic
spot and futures, 14Sc;
lead steady; spot, 6.35c.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-15
NationaEists Plan New Offensive on Peking
Quota Basis For Mexico
And Canada Provided In
Bill Before Congress

WASHINGTON, Feb. IA t9--
A measure designed to place
+ Mexican and Canadian immigra-
= ton upon the quota basis was
introduced today by Representa- J
T tive Allgood, democrat, Alabama. :
Z Allgood said that the measure
Y especially was directed toward
the importation of Mexican labor. !
+ BY bringing in poems, he said,
z cotton planters of the southwest
+ ern states are able to produce )
+ cotton more cheaply than can the )
+ southern cotton growers, result
+ ing in unfair competition. )
+
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-15
MEXICAN AIR NAH.

NOGALES, Feb. IA GA Herald
dispatch from Mexico City today says
that air mail service from the MeXi-
can capital to the American border
will be started within Is days. The
route will be via Tampico and Mata-
mOrOS
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-15
81 00O 600 VERDICT

NEWARK, N. j., Feb. IA GA fed
eral court jury tonight returned ver-
dict of $80O0O00 for George d. Has
kell, New England manufacturer, in
his suit for $450O0,0O0 against the
estate of James B. Duke tobacco mag
nate
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-18
JUNEAU WOMAN'S
 CLUB MEETING IS
 HELD LAST NIGHT

The Juneau Woman's Club me. last night at the home of Mrs. David Waggoner and after decid ing some business matters, enjoy ed delightful program which had been arranged by Mrs. Louise Norton, chairman of the entertain ment committee.
 It was decided to have one more regular meeting of the club before suspending for the summer. Dur ing the warm months the energies and funds of the club will be de- voted toward the development of the evergreen bowl and children < park, it was said.
 The program which followed the business meeting consisted of sev- eral musical selections by Mrs Max Pitschman. Edward McIG- tyre, Mrs. Jarman and R. s. Ra- ven and quartet made up of Max Pitschman, Mrs. c. ]. Skuse, Mrs Louise Norton and MT. Mcintyre
 The Rev. A. P. Kashevarofi gave very excellent address on the subject of Russian music.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-18
SALVATION ARMY TO
 HOLD ANNUAL DRIVE

Major W. J. Carruthers, Divi- sional Officer for Alaska of the Salvation Army, arrived in Jn- neau on the steamer Yukon from his Headquarters in Wrangell to start the annual drive in Juneau with raising of $1,000 being his objective.
 Major Carruthers will be as sisted by Capt. and Mrs. c. O.. Edwards of the local barracks. The money raised will be used for local and Alaska needs, Major Carruthers said today, and the drive will begin this week, prob ably tomorrow.
 There are 16 corps in this di- vision of the Army now, he said, and an extensive program has been planned for the present year. New halls will be built at klawock and Angoon.
 Major Carruthers recently made a trip to Seattle, and while there addressed Salvation Army peo- pie, telling them of the Army's work in Alaska.
 oid papers TOT sale at The Empire.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-18
BUSINESS IMPROVING
 IN PACIFIC SECTION,
 DECLARES J. B. CAIRO

Although business conditions on the Pacific Coast have been below normal for several months, there has been some improvement in recent weeks, according to J. B. Caro. President of J. B. Caro & Company, local wholesalers and brokers agents. He and Mrs Caro returned home last night after spending several months visiting Pacific Coast points.
 Cannery purchasing st art e | much later than usual this year owing to the merger negotiations which engaged the attention of most of the Southeastern Alaska packers during the early part of the year, MT. Caro said. It was not until after the first week Tn March that it was seen that no combination would be effected this year and the several com
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-18
EXHIBIT OF LOCAL
 SCHOOLS RECEIVES
 PRAISE FROM SOUTH

A letter received this morning by W. K. Keller, Superintendent of the Juneau Public Schools. from the Lewis and Clark High School in Spokane, Wash, de- clared the exhibits of the Juneau schools sent there recently were among the best of all those re- ceived from many schools in the Pacific Northwest.
 Each year. schools in Oregon, Washington, Northern California, Alaska. Montana and Idaho are asked to send exhibits to Spoken for the Inland Empire Teachers Association which convened this year on April 4, and 6. and this year Juneau sent her first exhibit.
 We all thought that your ex- hibit was one of the best shown in any department because of its refreshing originality and free dom,' the letter said in part It was written by the man who was in charge of the exhibits.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-18

want the kind of self-government that the controller bill provided for? Do you want the fish of Alaska depleted altogether? II so continue to support those who attempt to convince through loud protestations and claim they are for self-governrent Actions speak louder than words
 How can you continue to sup port the man who always knocks his neighDor and promises every thing to get himself elected and then secures nothing for his peo- pl-l9
 Beware of the man who breaches one thing and promises another Let your conscience be your guide and vote for someone on the 24th day of April"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-18

therefore refused to surrender this right of the Senate.
 Who made the Governor a member of the board of Control? The man who introduced the Cen. troller bill in the House.
 Who says l am not for sell. government?
 Who defeated the Pioneer Pen sion Bill in the House after it had passed the Senate? The man that introduced the Controller Bill in the House.
 Who defeated the bill in the House after it had passed the Senate providing for the people to elect the treasurer of the Ter. ritory? The man that put the Governor on the board of control.
 Trap Bill Attacked
 Who says in the Alaska Fish arman' that his platform is self government and to abolish the fish traps and then takes money from the packers and goes to Washing ton in the interest of bill draft ed by Judge Wickersham pro yiding for the leasing of the fish traps? Our delegate supported the controller bill as it was intro duced and called it self-govern- ment for the people and is sup porting the men who said they wanted the traps abolished and at tn, same time are supporting a bill leasing the fish traps. This bill drafted by Judge Wickersham gifing the packers the right to lease the trap sites does not pro- vide any rights for the independ, ent trap men who pay a license to fish just the same as the pack. CTS. l claim that the fishermen should be protected also.
 Urges Better Information
 You should read these bills be- fore you pass on them. It is time for the people to think for themselves. l claim I am for the people and the development of all of our resources and will intro duce bill amending the Organic Act giving us the control of eour fish and the kind of self-govern- ment the people want.
 Are you satisfied with the con ditions of the Territory? Do you
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-18
JUDGE REED IS ILL.,; COURT IS SUSPENDED, DAY
Federal Official Goes to Hospital = Donnelly
 Case Evidence Tn

Because oI the illness Or Judge T. M Reed of the U. s. District Court, who went to St. Ann's hos pital last evening, court was sus. pended this morning and the jury in the Lee Donnelly case was con- H. Dunn until tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock when it is expected the case will be resumed. Other jurors were dismissed until next Monday morning, April 23
 Judge Reed, who has been in poor health for some time. wrote to the Department of Justice a short time ago asking permission for Judge c. J. Lomen of the Second Division to assist him in clearing the calendar for the pres ent term of Court. No reply has yet been received from the De- partment of Justice but it is thought that a favorable one will be received soon.
 The evidence in the Lee Don- nelly perjury case, which is on trial. was completed yesterday af ternoon and the attorneys for the defense made two motions which were taken under advisement by Judge Reed shortly before Court adjourned for the day.
 One motion was that the five assignments of perjury be struck from the indictment as they were not supported by the evidence The other motion requested thai the Court instruct the jury to re. turn verdict of not guilty as there was not sufficient evidence to support the indictment.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-18
NEW COURT FOR JUNEAU TENNIS
 CLUB PLANNED

It was decided at a meeting of the Juneau Tennis Club last night to arrange for the financing and construction of an additional court on the lot owned by the club. adjoining the present court near Gold Creek in the Casey Shattuck addition.
 The executive committee formal ly in charge of the club was con tinued and c. E. Harlan, presi- dent, was authorized to handle the matter of finances. The dues for the coming year were set at the usual sum of $10, and an ad- ditional fee of S5 being required for new members. Anyone who desires to join should see fMr, Harlan as promptly as possible as the club membership is limited, it was announced.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-18
SPECKETT INJURED;
 IS SEVERELY BURNED

John T. Spickett is confined to his home today suffering from severe burns about his face and hands as the result of an ex- plosion which occurred last night in the furnace at the Palace Theatre, owned by MT. Spickett
 It is thought that the oil must have leaked because when Mr. Spickett lighted the furnace it blew out burning his face and hands and singeing his hair. The explosion was sufficiently severe so that it caused the grating in the sidewalk over the furnace to lift.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-18
MARTHA SOCIETY
 MEETS TOMORROW

The Martha Society will meet at 2:30 o'clock Friday afternoon in the parlors of the Northern Light Presbyterian Church, it was announced today Mrs. Fred Magill and Mrs. David Waggoner will be hostesses.
 Luncheon will be served by MT. LeMaster, who is here demon strating aluminium ware, and the food will be cooked in his special ware.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-18

Bishop Diclsey served the First Church. Atlanta, five years and during 1921 was secretary of edu- cation of the North Georgia Con ference. He was assigned as pas tor of the First Church, Griffin, Ga. for 1922, but in May of the same year at the general confer enee al Hot Springs, Ark, he was elected bishop.
 Bishop Dickey's ability as a leader was recognized on nume,- ous occasions when the church honored him by electing him as representative to important con. ferences. He was chosen a mem- Der of the General Conference Of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, four times.
 In 1910 the general conference elected him general secretary of education. but he declined. The next year he was chosen delegate to the Fourth Ecumenieal Method 
 ist Conference at Toronto and re- ceived similar honor in 1921 when he was elected delegate to the Fifth Eeumenical Conference held in London. He was made q member of the unification com mittee in 1918.
 After his elevation to the episco pacy Bishop Dickey labored among the people of Texas and New Mexico for four years and then transferred to the district comprising the Methodist confer ences of Illinois. Kentucky, Louis vile and West Virginia.
 In September. 1891, Bish r Diekey married Miss Jessie Mon roe of Quincy, Florida.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-18

 panies did their buying after that time.
 Our business with the packers was very good,' MT. Caro- said They gave us a fine share of their purchases, and, in fact, some business was offered us that we could not accept owing to the need for immediate delivery which we could not make and, therefore, had to turn it down. |"
 Mr. and Mrs. Caro spent a month in California and have been in Seattle since about Feb ruary 1. Both were delighted to be back home.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-18
MRS. BLANCK ARRIVES
 AND MRS. WEBSTER GOES

Mrs. Mabel G. Blanck, of San Francisco, daughter of Mrs. Anna Webster of this city, arrived on the Yukon last night to visit with her mother and her sister, Mrs. R. c. Hurley. Mrs. Blanek will remain with Mrs. Hurley until the return of her mother from Fairbanks for which place Mrs. Webster left this morning to visit another daughter, Mrs. Martin Jorgensen, who lives there.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-18
PADDY DUNCAN IS
 ILL AT KLUKWAN

Paddy Duncan, diseoverer of the Squaw Creek mining grounds, and oldtime Alaskan, is seriouly i'll with influenza at Kukwan, according to word received today by Jack White from Mrs. White, who is now in KlnkWan
 A number of natives at Kluk- wan have also been stricken and Duncan is among those who are most critically i'll, the letter said.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-18

Miss Marie Donovan, disburs- ing clerk for the U. s. Bureau of Fisheries, returned yesterday after spending the winter in the Seattle office of the bureau. Dur ing the winter she spent a vaca- tion of several weeks visiting Washington and other Eastern points and returned to Seattle via California cities.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-18
WHERE IS THOMAS HARPER2

Inquiry has been received for information in regard to one Thomas Harper. He left Colo rado about 1890 for Alaska and is supposed to have been in the Klondike region. He was about six feet tall and, if alive, would be about 63 years old. Any in- formation relative to MT. Harper should be sent to the Go7srnor's Office.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-18
TAXICAB THE PRESIDENT

Phone 257. This fine ear cost more but nothing too good for my patrons. The President" will D ease the most fastidious.
 Robert Leslie (Bob) Turner. adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-18

Charley Brger former outlaw gang leader in Southern Illinois, moved another step the gaows his motion for hearing denied by the Supreme Court at Springfield H. Photo Bger and his children taken al time of trial when he convicted for murder of Mayor Joe Adams of West City, III. Circuit Court yesterday the hope Charley gang escaping gallows hang
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-18

c. W. Davies. representative Of the Standard Oil Company. is La touche-bound on the Yukon.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-18
DOC" JACK NORRIS

Certainly knows his Pharma- eeuticals. We unhesitatingly
 declare he is one of the best registered men in Alaska. He has had about 23 years of ex- perience, OUTSIDE, and has worked as an EXPERT EX- CLUSIVELY ON PRESCRIP- TIONS much of the time. If you are particular he is the pharmacist for you. He was chosen from a horde of others and recommended most highly.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-18
SULLY WITH BAvARD

Henry Sully has taken posi- tion as clerk in the California Grocery owned by Nick Bavard
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-18

Old papers for sale a1 The Empire.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-18
BISHOP DICKEY PASSES AWAY
 IN LOUISVILLE
Son of the Parsonage Staunch Fundamen-
 talist Is Dead

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HOWARD MAKES
 STATEMENT ON
 HIS P0SITI0N N
Replies to Criticisms of His Stand on Controller
 Bill, Home Rule

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