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The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-02-13
ALASKA'S FUR SUPPLY.

The Alaska Game Commission, charged by the Federal Department of Agriculture with for mulating and enforcing regulations fur bearing animals, is attacking a problem of considerable magnitude in endeavoring to accurately determine the status of the Terrtorys valuable fur bearers not only as whole, but that of each of the several varieties and by locality. Limited to a few field agents, widely separated and covering areas large of the larger States, it's facilities for obtaining dependable information not anywhere nearly comparable to the pro tective and administrative game boards of the States It's statistics do not go back far enough to be of great value, and it is difficult for it to get complete figures the current catches in many localities It is of very great import to the Territory to know rather than to guess the state of it's fur resources. The dwindling catches of of the varieties. des- bite the greater number of trappers in the field, not encouraging It may be. of course, that conditions have not been favorable for trapping in many localities, or that adverse circumstances have thinned out the animals rather than the trappers' operations have cut into the supply These and similar questions have to be determined by the Commission
 The determination will become increasingly important as Alaska is settled and more and more Of its virgin wilds reclaimed. At the present
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IbaneZ.
(New York World.)


 By the bigness of the canyases he stretched for novel-writing and by his lifelong and ardent advocacy of liberal policies in government Ibanez suggests comparisons with VictbrN Hugo, though he never quite great figure in either field. Death found him when, still exile from his native Spain and breathing maledictons upon her dictator, Primo de Rivera, he at the sum init of his controversial genius and when longer life might have brought an anti-climax.
 Ibanez was practically unknown in the United States when "The Four Horsemen of the Apoca- lypse" appeared Next to "Mr. Britling Sees It Through" by H. G. Wells, it the most pop uar war story of it's fevered day. Frankly ten dentious, it a good, swft-moving story. For that matter, Ibanez always had story to tell and had made reputation in Spain for his earlier work. So when American publishers made haste to set forth hurried translatons of those "dug-ups" of foreign fiction the buyers got their moneys worth.
 Ibanez's enmty to the dictator of Spain was no ebulition of radicalism his part. He had almost lost count of the number of times he had been exiled imprisoned. So long ago as 1896 he driven out of Spain for favoring Cuba Libre," though he had not then reached his thirtieth year. His long devotion to the cause of political freedom should be his memorial.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-02-13
Mean Brute

Why do you object to leap year, it doesn't mean anything b you snapped Mrs. Crouch.
 Tt does," he growled. 'it pc vides an extra day for you tJ spend money"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-02-13
Observations of Oldest lnbs,itant

The gray-haired clerk who tells the lady that the scant three quarters of yard in the remnant is ample for 8 dress, who a few years back wouldn't have thought of selling her less than 10 yards.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-02-13

How About It, Ladies? We'll bet a cooky that A woman oft doth sigh For complexion that's Not ruined by a cry.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-02-13
T he Ananias Club

Yes" said the head of the cor respondence school, every SUI dent enrolled with us works more conscientiously than those in reg ular schools and always finishes the courses"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-02-13
ALONG LIFE's DETOUR
 By SAM HILL
Find Your Own Moral

Unless they gab an awful lot,
 some folks Think other folks will think
 they're dumb; But Bo, the wisdom of the owl is
 shown By LOOKING wise and KEEP
 INK mum.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-02-13
Inouirinu to Know

Among the pigmy Negritoes ,f the Philippines, man may not own property until he is married. News item. And then does he have to put it in his wife's name like they do over here?
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-02-13

The Senate has expressed itself as opposing a President holding three terms. Why not pass d law upon the subject? Might well makes it's gestures vigorous while it is going in for that form of exercise.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-02-13
Touah Luck for Them

Mother will wear the new fur coat she got for Christmas even if it goes up to 90 in the shade, but there isn't much Johnny can
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Fada Radio Sets anu accessor- les, Columbia Monographs and records. Radio Electric Co.,, Mar tin Lynch. adv
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-02-13

Since General sandino is able to write a let ter to the Marines we presume the report of his death was exaggerated. Unless, of course, he is adept at spirit writing.
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Be Drafted Anyway

When friend wife is a movie fan, And hubby cares not for a show. It ain't no use for him to say My dear, I do not choose to
 go."
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Shots Fired Into Home.-Headline.s May be some Federal prohibition agents taking their field examinations.=tI Indianapolis News)
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A returned traveller says that the natives of Africa make an intoxicating drink out of ban anas. Then trouble in punches Detroit Free -Press)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-02-13

Some say skirts are to be longer and some say shorter. Probably they'll remain conserva- tive, as at present-(Toledo Blade)
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Sill Improvements to Be Made

Still mprovements to Be Made
 Blinks. Tine worlds not per feet yet
 links: No. and won't be until they invent fountain pen that isn't always empty when you need it most and cigarette lightar that isn't out of juice when yoa have no matches"
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California announced a used horse" sale In (Dallas News)
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From the American Book of Wonders sI wonder where the children are tonight."-- (Cin- cinnati Enquirer)
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Fen Though That Makeo Me tlot Though for an icy blast
 1 do not care. much prefer it to
 An icy stare.
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A Really NuttY One

You'll find it is much nicer to- (I'm positive this won't be de
 nied) Get Chile on the radio Than 'tis to get cold on ride.
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do with the ice skates and sled he got. alack,
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Zero in Information

The only one who knows more than college boy is an office boy.
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Add Smiles

As popular as a landlord who raises the rent.
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We make mems suits for $55 C. WOLLAND. adv
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One of a Great Multitude

'1 used to dream of becoming man of letters," sighed the mar. ried man.
 One dream that didn't come true, eh?" politely remarked his guest.
 Tt certainly didn't" he replied All I've become is man uf bills"
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Which Is Something Else

WHICH IFS oUnnethIng EISe sSOLEMNITY OF THE OATH  people about it is it's profaneness.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-02-13

Hymn of Dislikes A pesky word
 hate is do; And even more
 Hate it spelled due.
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Credit This to Our Friend the
 Cynic The tongue that went with the old-fashioned wagon was nothing like the one that goes in the back seat of a motor car.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-17
WILCOX MAN is
AGAIN HEAD OF
CAT TIE GROWERS
Association Goes on Record
On Legislation Affecting
Cattlemen

PHOENIX, Feb. 16 (R.-Harry j.
Saxon, of Wilcox, was reelected
president of the Arizona Cattle
Growers association, and Prescott was
selected as next years meeting place
at the closing session of the twenty
second annual convention of the o.
ganization here at o'clock this after
noon c. w. Peterson, of Phoenix,
was elected vice president, and j. M.
Ronstadt, Tucson, was reelected
treasurer.
Nineteen resolutions, placing the
convention on record as definitely
favoring or opposing many of the
proposals advocated in connection
with the cattle industry, were passed
by the delegates. Chief among them
is one opposing the Capper amend
ment to the hackers and Stockyards
act. Others endorsed the Western
Cattle Marketing association; favored
the Capper-Ketcham bill; opposed the
so-called Box bill, proposing further
immigration restriction from, coun-
tries of the western hemisphere; while
still others endorsed the United States
biological survey and the United
States forest service in many of their
efforts.
The resolutions committee was
headed by 10y Turbeville.
Objection Of the convention to the
Continued on Page Ten)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-17
BODIES OF TWO DEPUTIES FOUND
KILLED BY CONVICTED FELONS

Groves death was caused by a
broken neck. an examination made
after the. bodies had been removed
to WiIliamSpOrt, revealed.
The authorities, piecing together
evidence, said it appeared that
Grove, who was driving the auto
mobile, had been seized by one Of
the prisoners and his head bent
back over the seat until his neck
was broken. At the same time the
other prisoner apparently seized
an automobile icrank which was
known to have been in the rear
seat and beat Mcclure over the
head.
The motor car was found at
Decatur, Ill, several days ago. 1t
had bullet hole through the wind
shield.
A diamond ring still was on Me-
CIure'S hand and a diamond stick
pin in his tie.
Baxter and Burns had been con-
victed of larceny. Burns was re-
garded as a dangerous prisoner,
but Baxter was not so considered.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-17
Curtis Supporter Claims
Half of Empire States
Delegation
REED TO STUMP
Democrat Aspirant Will
Make Swing Around The
Circle Next Week

WASHINGTON, Feb. is (R - The
republican political spotlight shifted
momentarily today to New York state,
where party leaders have maintained
a studied reticence toward all the cam
didates.
George K. Morris, republican chair
man Of the empire state, visited Presi-
dent Coolidge and although reports of
revived draft Coolidge" campaign
preceded. him to washington he said
afterward he had not discussed presi-
Dental politics with the president He
Indicated that he felt it unlikely that
Mr. Coolidge would be candidate and
that nothing had taken place to modi-
fly the determination of state leaders
to send an uninstructed delegation to
Kansas City.
A little later Joseph Steinberg,
treasurer of the Curtis-for President
club of New York, emerged from a
conference with Senator Curtis claim
ing that the KanSan would have half
of the New York delegation Curtis
New York supporters, he said, were
cooperating with Morris, National
OO11ll4llbOEC111d1l Till G11Q Obl1C1 1CdOClO
to prevent definite instruction for any
candidate, feeling certain that in such
an event Senator Curtis would get at
least as big share as any of his rivals.
Both the Hoover and a-LoWden peo-
pie have been active in New York. Be
fore he went to the White House Mr..
Morris talked with Ogden Mills re-
Gently the republican nominee for gov
ernor in New York and now under
secretary of the treasury Mills is
openly for Secretary Hoover
If republican speculation is shifting
eastward, the questioning eyes of the
democrats are turning toward the
west. Senator Reed of Missouri COM
Eleted detailed plans today for the
first real swing round the circle to be
made by any presidential aspirant. The
senator will leave Washington Satllr-
day for campaign trip into at least
nine states, all beyond the Mississippi.
His speaking dates, so far as arranged,
are:
Dallas Texas, Feb. 20a Tulsa, Okla,
Feb 81; Topeka, Kans., Feb. %; Den
yer, Feb 90; Albuquerque, Feb. 25;
Phoenix, Feb. 81; Los Angeles, Feb
%; San Francisco, March 2, and Salt
Lake City, probably March 5.
There is the possibility that one or
two other places will be visited during
the return trip. to Washington.
While Secretary Hoover is fishing in
Florida, the scrap between his sup
porters and Senator Willis for Ohio
delegates to the Kansas City conven-
Continued on Page Ten)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-17
Republican Spotlight Shifts to N. Y. State
Bill Proposes Minting
Ten Million Lindbergh
Medals, Build Museum

81 WASHINGTON, Feb. is (E9 - Il
y The minting of ten million Lind Y
Y bergh commemorative medals, to Y
y be sold for fund to buy the #
= early home of Charles A. Lind x
* bergh at Little Falls, Mimi, and y
y to erect museum at st. Louis, X
4 Mo-, for souvenirs of his air x
* travels, would be provided under y
* bill introduced today by Rep y
* resentative Kvale, far1ner-labor, y
* Minnesota. Y
+ The proposal would create a y
* Lindbergh commission, to be COM X
y posed of two senators, one rep +
+ resentative and the mayors of 4
* st. Paul, Mimi, and St. Louis, Y
* Mo-, which would supervise the *
:. sale of the medals. After the two X
* city memorials had been paid for 4
* the balance OF the fund received y:
* would be applied to research for 4
* commercial aviation and for fly =
y ing safety. +
y Issuance by the postmaster y
*general of a set of 13 Lindbergh:.
* stamps commemorating tn e 4
y achievements of the flier would *
* be authorized by bill introduced 4
y by Representative Ackerman, re- 4
* publican, New Jersey. +
* *
X * X * X * X * * * y X * * r
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-17
ADVERSE VERDICT
SEEN
BY HICKMAN, HUNT
Defendants Attorneys Lay
ing Plans for Appealing
From Verdict

HALL OF JUSTICE, LOS AN
GELES, Feb. 16 GA convicted kill
er's attorneys, fighting the first skim
ish of legal battle which by their
own statements they expected to lose,
was the picture presented today in the
Hickman Hunt murder trial
While the slow, almost
eXasperating-work of selecting a jury
to try William E. Hickman, already
under sentence of death, and his boy
partner in crime, Welby Hunt, for the
murder of Druggist G. Ivy Thoms,
went on, Hickman's attorneys were lay
ing definite plans to appeal the ex-
pectedly adverse verdict.
When court closed today there were
five men and seven women seated IN
the jury box but over their heads both
the defense and the state held enough
peremptory challenges to remove them
ALL The defense had exercisd Is OF
its 80 mandates and the prosecution
three of its 20.
Already having moved to appeal the
death sentence imposed for the kid
naping and killing Of the school girl
Marian Parker, counsel for Hickman
let it be known by objections inter-
posed during questioning of talesmen
that they had decided to challenge the
conStitutionality of CALIFORNIA; law in
move toward higher court.
Very much unlike the rapid process
sion of prospective jurors to and from
the jury box yesterday was the spec
tacle presented today. Guided by
Judge Elliott Craig the process took
on a slow-motion aspect almost from
the very start of todav's session. OBJ
jections to the infliction of death pen
alties excused many men and womer
from service.
All through the days proceedings
the tactics of the Hickman defense
indicated that definite lines were be-
ing laid in preparation for an appea
from the verdict should lot prove ad
verse to the defendant.
Jerome Walsh, chief Of Hickman
counsel stated that every one of 81
peremptory challenges allotted the de-
fense would be utilized because, h
said, in the event the case was ap
Continued on Page Ten)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-17
SINCL AIRS ASSOCIATE. ADMITS
HIRING OIL JURY DETECTIVES

SincIair's mail had been opened
and that for two weeks prior to
the oil trial the wealthy oil Oper-
ator had received threatening let
ters.
In less than week, Day said,
Sinclair became convinced that the
surveillance Of the jury could not
prevent them being approached,
because the detectives '1Ost their
subjects" SO frequently. Sinclair
then ordered all the detectives dis
missed, but Day persuaded him to
retain few to "cOver" the jurors
of whom he was rot certain.
Day described the employment
Of Burns detectives and said it was
done at Sinclair's direction. The
Oil man, he said, was greatly dis
appointed because the oil jury was
not locked up.
Justice SiddOns inquired of Day
whether SincIair's counsel had
had advised him to employ de-
tectives. Day did not know.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-17

DANVILLE, ILL.,, Feb. 16 Up -
bodies of two Lafayette, Ind,
deputy sheriffs, missing since Feb.
I, when they disappeared while
taking two youthful prisoners from
Lafayette to the Indiana refOrma-
tory at PendletOn, were found to-
day.
Three men walking across the
farm of Charles Abdin, of DAN
will, ILL.,, seeking fences that needed
repairing, came upon the bodies of
John p. Grove and Wallace Me-
Clure, in a wood near Foster which
borders the Illinois Indiana line.
The prisoners, John Burns and
Samuel Baxter, have not been
found.
The bodies of Grove and Nc
Clure, fully clothed. and encruSted
with mud, lay side by side. within
100 feet OF gravel highway.
They rested upon an automobile
robe. one corner of which covered
the face of one of the men.
McClure'S head had been crush
ed.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-17
InUe stigation OF
Bitl1y11inouS Fields
Ordered BY Senate

WASHINGTON, Feb. is (#9-Tht
senate today ordered a Thorough anc
complete investigation" of conditions
in the bituminous coal fields of Of
Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia
and Chairman Watson, of the inter
state commerce committee, which viii
conduct the inquiry, announced 9
beginning probably would be made
next week
Without a voice raised against it
the resolution Of Senator Johnson
republican, California, calling for the
investigation was approved.
Previously the senate had rejected
SO to 15, an amendment by Senator
Reed, republican, Pennsylvania, pro-
posing an inquiry also into the Goa
freight rate structure and the two
hours of debate today on the reso
luticn centered almost entirely or
this amendment which was opposed
by senators from the southern Goa,
states who asked a separate inyesti-
cation.
The Johnson resolution had re.
ceived the unanimous approval of the
senate interstate commerce committee
after it had heard only one witness
Phillip Murray, international vict
president of the United Mine Workers
of America, who pictured condition;
of distress in the coal regions anc
charged conspiracy by the Pennsyl-
vania, Baltimore and Ohio and New
York Central railroads with the
operators to break the miners unior
and wage agreements.
The resolution would have the in
quiry go also into complaints against
the injunctions issued in the labor
dispute by the federal court OF West
ern Pennsylvania and into Ile evic,
ticnS of numerous miners from theil
homes in the coal regions.
Provision is also made to permit s
Subcommittee to conduct the investi-
cation when necessary with a view tC
having this body go into the fields
for hearings and Chairman Watson
indicated if there was demand fol
field work by the committee thi'
would be ordered.
Senator Reed, of Pennsylvania
Joined with the general choNls il
favor of the inquiry. Without goins
into details of what he expected t.
be studied, Senator Johnson explained
briefly his demand for a thorough
inquiry.
However, Senator Reed defended
the administration OF Governor FiSne
of Pennsylvania against charges o
maiadministration in connection witt
tho ci1cpencjOr Of O1jni0or Ol0ara tiOnS
He said the trouble was there ar
too many miners, 100 many mine
and too high taxes.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-17
Pacifist Representatives
Favor Plan If Only For
Requirements
HEAR WITNESSES
House Naval Committee
Member Says Rejection
Is PrO-British

WASHINGTON Feb 16 P)-The
question whether the Administrations
plan for the construction of II new
warships constitutes a new building
or replacement program bobbed up
continuously today before the house
naval committee, hearing the testi-
mory OF witnesses opposed to ex-
pansion OF the American navy.
LinIey v. Gordon, extension secre~
tary OF the World Alliance for Inter.
national Friendship. asserted emphar-
ically that he had come to Washing
ton to oppose an increase in the
naval establishment and that it was
not until after he arrived that he
had heard the program referred to
as one for the replacement of old
vessels.
He took the position that if this
were true, that ii the new ships were
simply to replace old ones, then the
program appeared in different light.
He declared, however, that this was
not the impression that the country
and the world had received at the
time Secretary Wilbur presented the
program.
Father John Ryan, of Georgetown,
university, a trustee OF the Church
Peace union, likewise expressed sur
prise that the program was regarded
as one for requirements. He also
contended the impression went out
that an increase had been proposed.
81 am in favor of the program
insofar as it means. replacement, "
Father Ryan said Il see no reason
for expansion. With the present navy
/ do not believe that we are in the
slightest danger of attack III the
next ten years"
Questioned by Representative Brit
ten, republican Illinois, Gordon said
he was a native OF Australia, and
had become an American citizen two
years ago, that he favcred reduction
of armaments throughout the world
and that his birthplace had nothing
to do with his views.
Britten said that while he was not
inferring that Gordon was pro-BritiSh,
he felt, nevertheless, that rejection OF
the program would in effect be a
pro- British move, and OF great
service" to the British.
Gordon contended chat "armanlents
destroy the effective runcIloning OF
the agencies OF international peace
and that security does not come
through competitive arnlaments."
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-17
Investigators Believe Corpse
Is That of Navy Lieu
tenant
VILAS.R. KNOPE
Only Navy Aviator Missing
Was on Inflated Flint
Plane

VENTURA, Calf, Feb. 16 tP-The
BODY OF a nan believed to be one
Of the missing trans Pacific tliers
was washed ashore near here tocay.
The only identification possible was
bits of clothing, identified as that
OF the navy, clinging to the body,
which gave evidence OF having been
in deep salt water for some time.
The body was found in bit OF
shallow water along the coastline
near Hueneme, Calf According to
investigators the body is that OF
young man about 80 years old and
of an athletic type.
Flesh from the arms and legs
has been eaten away by deep sea
fish. The salt water OF the ocean.
however, has preserved the torso,
according to the investigators
About the neck of the body re-
mains a band which is thought to
be that OF a naval aviator
The investigators are OF the opinion
that the body may be that OF Lieut..
Villas r. Knope, missing with the
plane Miss Doran" Miss Mildred
Doran, of Detroit, was another lnenl-
ber of the planes crcw.
The body was removed to an under
taking establishment at Oxnard,
Calf. An inquest will be held to-
The only naval aviator unaccounted
for in the Dole flight was Lieutenant
KnODe of San Diego He vyaS the
navigator of the Inflated Miss Doran,
which carried John A. Pedlar as
pilot and Miss Dcran as a passenger.
Pedlar and Miss Doran were from
Flint, Michigan.
Lieutenant William j. Davis, navi-
gator of the prize winning Woolaroc,
Art Goebels ently in the tarns-
oceanic race, was the only other naval
entry in the race. Lieutenant Davis
was stationed at San lego.