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Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-26
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q TEACHERS
Nuns Held To Determine If
They Conducted Relig-
iOus Services
FEAR SEDITION
Distributed Revolutionary
Literature Is Charge
Against Two

MEXICO CITY, Jan. 25 P0-Secret
police have arrested and held for
examination % women, 21 of whom
are, teachers in the Catholic school
"Colegio Josefino" and said to be
nuns. The police also closed the
school.
The other two women arrested are
members Of well known family.
They We're taken from their home
and charged with having engaged in
seditious activities through the dis
tribution Of anti-goverrment revolu-
: tionary literature.
The 81 teachers are said to have
been held for examination to deter
mine whether they conducted re-
ligious services and teachings in vio-
lation of the religious laws
The arrests were made and the
Catholic school was closed yesterday,
but the affair was kept quiet until
newspapers of the capital learned Of
it this afternoon Police iieadduar
ters has declined tc give out any
information concerning the arrests,
but the capital newspapers have been
informed that the teachers were de-
tanned all night in one OF the fecepy
ton rooms st police headquarters.
They are said to have been examined
today by a police official
The two women held for seditious
activities are said to be sisters, named
Guadalupe and Luz Del Villar Y
Trigueros. In searching their resi-
dence the police are said to have
found many books of the League for
Defense of RELIGIOUS Liberty, intended
to raise money for the so-called
Catholic revolution as well as sedi-
tious literature
After removing the 81 teachers from
the school, the police are said tc
have searched the building and taken
quantity of papers from it for
examination
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-26
NISTRIAL PL A \
TN OIL CASE is
TOLD BY WITNESS
Burns Operator SWears He
Was Instructed to Make
False Affidavits

WASHINGTON Jan. 25 P-Short-
ly after William j. McNullin, the
governments most important witness
in the criminal contempt proceedings
against Harry F. Sinclair, William j.
Burns and their associates, had teSti-
fled today that Burns officials had
instructed him to prepare false
charges against a member of the
Fall Sinclair oil conspiracy jury, he
admitted that he was an eX-convict
sentenced in Ohio for forgery.
McNIullin had been en- tine stand
nearly two days and had testified
he prepared each day false reports
about Juror Norman j. Glascock.
The reports were intended to be
used, he said, to prove Glascock had
been approached by a special assist
ant to the attorney general and bring
about a mistrial in the oil case.
An affidavit setting forth the
charges was Nprepared by McNGullin
after the nistrial of the oil case,
he testified, and submitted to Justice
Frederick L., Siddons of the supreme
court of the District of Columbia.
The witness said he was instructed
by Charles G.. Ruddy, in cnarge of
the jury shadowing squad OF Burns
detectives, to prepare the false reports
and affidavits. Ruddy told him, he
continued, that William j. Burns
wanted the affidavit for Harry F.,
Sinclair, who employed the detectives
McMullin had testified at length
how he had obtained employment
with the Burns agency five days be-
fore he was assigned to the shadow
ing squad, through use of credentials
of William " Long. He worked under
that name, he testified
The former Burns operative de-
clared that William j. Burns had
told him to "stick to your story and
you will be we'll taken care Of" and
had praised him for his work Burns
did not learn until two weeks later
that Long waS McMuliin and had
kept the government informed of the
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-26
UTILITIES PROBE
BY SENATE WILL
GET QUICK ACTION
Hearings Will Close Today
And Disposition Made
Saturday

WASHINGTON Jan 25 Pl--Wind-
ing up hearings tomorrow on the
Walsh resolution for investigation Of
the financing of public utilities, the
senate interstate commerce commit
tee will meet Saturday to determine
what action it is to take.
An amendment to his resolution
voluntarily offered by Senator Walsh,
democrat, Montana, does not meet
with the approval of opponents of
the inquiry and there will be further
efforts at amendment in the COM
mittee by both democrats and re-
publicans.
Committeeman generally are in
agreement, however, that some sort
of resolution will be reported back
to the senate. If the committee
makes too many changes, the Mon
tanan will undertake to have the
senate undo its work and put the
resolution through in the present
form.
Under the Walsh amendment the
committee would not be permitted to
inquire into the affairs Of any ccr-
poration, engaged purely in intra-
state business, which is not a sub
sidiary of or whose stock is not
held or operations are not controlled
to some extent by another corpora
ton.
Resuming his statement before the
committee today, James M. Emery
of the National Association of Manu-
facturers, said this modification "does
not remove the objections to the
resolution in the slightest, but only
emphasizes them" He said that the
proposed special senate committee
still could delve into the business OF
any purely local company if any
amount of its stock were held by
some other company
Emery also insisted that the
amendment did not remove the OBJ
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-26
Senate Committee
Seeks Balance OF
Profits

WASHINGTON JAN 25 P)-Half a
dozen witnesses passed in rapid sue
cession today before the senate lands
committee, but none of them shed
any material light on the main sub
ject of inquiry became of the
three million dollars of profits made
by the Continental Trading company,
Ltd, of Canada, in the purchase and
sale of oil in this country.
OF these profits $233,O0O have beer
traced from Harry F. Sinclair to AL
bert B. Fall after the lease TO the
Teapot Dome naval oil reserve in
1922, but it appears now that the
committee is going to encounter SER
ious difficulties in getting track OF
the remainder.
The Sinclair payment to Fall re-
counted in detail yesterday by M. T.
Everhart, Son-in-law of the former in
terror secretary was touched upon
briefly today Evernart testified that
to obtain his one third. interest in
Falls New Mexico ranch holdings for
which it was claimed $233000 in lib
erty bonds were delivered to Ever
hart, Sinclair would have to depend
upon the words of Fall and Ever
hart.
To counterbalance part of Everhart's
testimony that 100000 of the Sin
clair liberty bonds were used by Fall
to pay off the 100000 balance due
on the HarriSS ranch, which the
former cabinet officer purchased in
November 1921, Senator Walsh OF
Montana, the prosecutor, read into the
record previous testimony of Will Ed
Harriss that Fall paid $4,000 in
cash; $4,000 in December, 1921, and
the remaining $45,OO0 in April, 1922, a
month before Sinclair paid over the
bonds.
Before the inquiry was resumed
Senator Walsh directed L. L. Ste
phens, general counsel OF the Stan
dard Oil company of Indiana, to COM
municate with Robert w. Stewart, OF
Chicago, at Havana, Cuba, and advise
him that the committee wanted him
to return to Washington forthwith
for questioning.
Stewart, who is chairman OF the
board of the Indiana Standard Oh
company, was one OF the TOUR men
who guaranteed the contract OF Cne
Continental company to purchase 33'-
333, 1888 barrels of oil from the late
A. E. Humphreys and Walsh wants
to find out what he knows about
the Continental and what became OF
it's profits.
The Standard Oil official was here
for the Is.ll-Sinclair conspiracy case
which was abruptly halted last No
venber. and went to South America
with the consent of special govern
ment oil counsel. It was explained
that he was in Havana on business
and that he desired to attend to some
business affairs in Mexico before re-
turing to this country.
Before the hearing was adjourned
until Tuesday, the committee finally
obtained possession of the books O
the Hyva corporation, Sinclair's. per-
sonal company, which was sought II
vain when the Teapot Dome inquiry
was under way four years ago. They
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CURTIS REPLIES
TO BORAH;; FAVORS
DRY ENFORCEMENT
Kansas Senator's Statement
Provokes Prohibition
Debate In Senate

WASHINGTON Jan. Is R1-The
efforts of Senator Borah of Idaho to
pin all republican presidential candi-
dates down on prohibition drew from
Senator Curtis of Kansas, a state
ment today that he favored rigid en-
forecement of the dry laws and was
opposed to repeal Of either the eigh-
teenth amendment or the VolStead
act. 1t also precipitated another pro-
hibition debate in the senate with
verbal contributions from both the
wet and dry camps
Curtis expressed his views on the
prohibition question in replying to a
questionnaire on the question which
Borah is sending to all avowed candi-
dates for the republican presidential
nomination.
The Kansas senator declared his op-
position to a state determining the
alcoholic content of liquor and point
ed to his record years ago as prose-
cutting attorney for Shawnee county
Kansas, in closing illicit saloons, as
proof of his dry views.
Later, Senator Borah said that he
was not prepared to sa ywhethe1
senator GURUS ICp1y Was ocO1S1dC-
tory, as he had not had timeto study
his letter.
But Senator Bruce, democrat, Mary
land, a. leader of the vets, declared
in the senate he was more or less in
accord with the Kansan's reply be-
cause although it was "unquestionable
dry it was not bone dry"
nowhere in the letter can I find
that he is not in favor of amending
or modifying the Volstead act by
congress-" declared the Maryland sem
ator.
AS the debate proceeded Senator
Sheppard, democrat, Texas, took ur
the cudgels for the drys, declaring
the prohibition law was "here to stay
He went to the Bible for support Of
his argument and asked:
"Who will deny that prohibition is
not in consonance with divinity?"
"Why, when prohibition came about
Adam and Eve began to see snakes,
retorted Senator Bruce.
"The whisky minority is agar
marching on the capitol" declared
the Texas senator "It is time for i
to learn that it is the permanent
view of the permanent majority thai
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Bill LION DOLLARS WRITTEN OFF
STOCK VALUES BY HIGHER MONEY

time money rates, followed by the
higher Chicago bank rate and the
prospects Of similar increases by
other federal reserve institutions,
caused somewhat of a shock In
speculative circles.
An avalanche of selling orders
from all sections of the country
poured into brokerage houses over
night. Scenes of wild confusion
greeted the opening gong and in
several of the active issues it was
several minutes before opening
prices could be agreed upon. U. 5.
Steel common, General Motors,
Union Carbide, American Smelling,
Radio, MOntgOmery-Ward and
other industrial leaders showed
opening declines of So share or
more. Some of the more volatile
speciaIties, such as Greene Can
anea Copper, Midland Steel Prod
uts preferred, Warren Brothers,
Case Threshing Machine and Adams
Expressed cracked $5 to So share.
Powerful speculative pools, whic
have amaSsed fortunes for their spor
sors in the recent bull" marke
resisted the liquidatir
AS soon as the first out
break of selling had spent itself, an
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-26

Copper steady; electrolytic
spot and futures, 141sc;
lead dull; spot, 6.50c.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-26
q Women Arrested in Mexico City, Jailed
Mrs. P. H. Hayes Leads
First Round In Women
Coli Champion Flight

* PHOENIX, Jan. IS (R-Mrs. p
y H. Hayes, Phoenix golfer, today
y. led the way for 16 high ranking
81 players in the first round of the
* championship flight for the
* Arizona women's golf title. She
y turned in a card of 81 for today's
:9. 18 holes on the Phoenix Country
y club course.
y Mrs. L. Skov, of Benson, de-
4. Tending champion, Iinis he d
y among leaders in the champion
y ship flight when she won from
* Mrs. A. Houle, Douglas, one up
y on the 18th hole BY her victory
:x. Mrs. Skov, remains as the only
y out of town player in the cham
* pionship flight.
*
* * * * * r. * 81 - y y X X *
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-26
Average Stenographer
Spends 500 Year On
Beauty Aids; Teeth SIS

X CHICAGO, jan IS l9--Man-
y. made aids to beauty cost the
r. average stenographer 500 a year
y while she spends only SIS on her
\. teeth, said Ernest E. Dalton,
x president of a dental laboratory
:4. at the mid-winter clinic OF the
y: Chicago Dental society, in ses-
y sion here.
y eff girls would spend little
y more of their beauty money on
* their teeth they would ont only
:. be more attractive but healthier. "
X declared Dalton. From q matri-
y monial standpoint bad teeth are
=. bad business.
-
y =. y 81 II y X * X + X X X *
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-26
CARLOS HARDY
DISQUALIFIED
By DEFENDANT
Supreme Court Justice AS
signs Old-Time Jurist
To Try Case
DELAY BLOCKED
Trial Will Be Resumed This
Morning Before The
Relief Judge

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. rs lR)--
Chief Justice William III. Waste, of
the state supreme court, stated
tonight that he was much graft
fled" at the selection of Superior
Judge ]. j. TrabuccO to preside at
the trial of William Howard Hick-
man in Los Angeles.
'TO my mind he is one of the
outstanding trial judges in the
state" said Waste 81 am sure he
will give eminent satisfaction to
both sides, and preserve order,
dignity and the letter Of the law
LOS ANGELES, Jan. rs R-Super-
ior Judge j. j. Trabucco of Maricopa
county, one of CALIFORNIA; veteran
and prominent juristS, tonight was ap-
pointed to preside over the sanity trial
of William Edward Hickman, kid
naper-killer of little Marian Parker.
Judge Trabucco, who has been Cali
fornia jurist for 80 years, for several
months has been acting as a relief
Judge in Los Angeles county courts.
The assignment Of Judge Trabucco
was made by Presiding Judge Victor
NIcLucas, after after Chief Justice Will
liam Waste of the supreme court, had
directed the selection be made by him.
The chief Justice, who as head Of the
judicial council, had been called upon
to make an assignment after Superior
Judge Carlos Hardy, who was sitting
in the case, disqualified himself at
the opening of the trial today. The
withdrawal of Judge Hardy came as
victory for the defense chief counsel,
jerome Walsh of Kansas City, who
Immediately upon the opening Of the
trial this morning filed an exception
to Judge Hardy sitting in the case.
Walsh alleged bias and prejudice on
the part of the court.
Judge Trabucco will take over the
trial tomorrow morning in the court
room of Judge Hardy, in which the
frustrated trial opening was attempted
today.
HALL OF JUSTICE, LOS ANGELES,
Jan. 5 GP)-Swift and unexpected moves
marked the opening day Of the sanity
trial of William Edward Hickman,
kidnaper and killer Of little Marian
Parker, r,-moves that ended in the de-
tense scoring prime victory, that OF
obtaining new judge by charging bias
and prejudice to the jurist assigned
the case.
Striking swiftly after the trial court
room was called to order in the morn
ing, Jerome Walsh, Kansas City at
torney defending Hickman, entered an
exception to Superior Judge Carlos
Hardy sitting in the case The de7
fense accused Judge Hardy of bias
and prejudice on three separate
grounds, the court denied that such
were true, and 40 minutes after the
trial opened, adjourned court until
afternoon to give the situation proper
consideration.
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FAVOR PERMIT sYsTEM

TUCSON, jan 25 up = Sufficient
flexibility in the United States immi-
grafton laws to permit the secretary
Of labor to issue permits to Mexican
laborers to enter this state, was favor
ed at the regular emi-monthly meet
ing Of the board Of directors of the
Tucson Chamber of Commerce.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-26

PHOENIX, Jan. 25 Announce
ment that the next meeting of the
Arizona state highway commission
would be held February /, was made
today by commission members fol-
lowing their return from the annual
convention of the Arizona Good Roads
association at Nogales
Seward daily gateway., 1928-02-23
SCRAP BOOK ExERPs

Robert Paterson, Dayton, Ohio: :--- You will no doubt be interested to know that we feel we had a most wonderful trip and we were espec- ially impressed with the hospitality of the many people with whom we came in contact. My boys still speak of the fishing trip they had on the bay and of climbing Mt. Eyak, and I wish to thank you for your interest and att tention to them"
Seward daily gateway., 1928-02-23
INCOMING PASSENGER
 LISTING ON WATSON

The s. s. Admiral Watson, of the Pacific Steamship Co, arrived in port last night from the South at Il o'clock. The Watson brought a fair number of passengers and 100 tons of general cargo. The vessel departed early this morning for Westward ports of call.
 The incoming and Westward reser- vations included:
 Seward Miss Marjory Major Mrs. L. Richards, Miss Grace Williams, w. R. Neville, Geo. B. Phillips, Ivan F. Winson, Pat Caluey, Leo A. Schlot- feldt, Mrs. M P. Allen.
 Seldovia-C. A. Mattie, Dr. Wm. F. Kerby, Mrs Wm. P. Kerby.
 Uzinki-Mrs. o. L. Grimes, F. c. Davis, Mir. and Mrs. Ted Rosenberg.
 Kodiak-Mrs. Janet Nome, Billy Nome, Master Herman Nome, R. H. Chadwick, Master Chas. Nelson, Elm ma Nelson, Ida Nelson Dorothea Nell son.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-02-23
B. E. NO. 1 RETURNS

The starr bridge gang, B. B. No. Alaska Railroad, Oscar Pearson, fore man, arrived in Seward Tuesday mite from up the line where they have been woking on a new bridge. The crew resumed the local work today.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-02-23
500 FEET TO GO

It is estimated that there is yet at least 600 feet of slides to cut through on the southern division, north of Por- tage section, before a train can come thru, according to last nights report.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-02-23
TWENTY NEW STYLES

Peggy O'Neill dresses are now a thing of the past, states the local agent, for recently this popular gar ment concern sold out, lock stock and brrel to the Page-Fox Go. Twenty new strings styles have arrived.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-02-23
HORN IN ACTIVE CHARGE CLEARING TIE SOUTHERN
 DIVISION OF RAILROAD

All have heard of Whispering Smith" but not so with Whispering Horn"
 Introducing the new name for the Assistant General Manager of the Alas ka Railroad, H. Horn, the man direct ing the fight against the greatest seize of snow the Alaska Railroad has combatted since hte first steel was laid.
 And by the same token the man who should be in bed recuperating from a severe cold, so hoarse, that he can talk in the weakest of whispers. But still he is carrying on.
 Not satisfied with supervising the clearing up of the north end, making it passable for the first train in about 8 week, he left Anchorage last even ing at o'clock for the slide section on the southern division, north of Por-
Seward daily gateway., 1928-02-23
INDOOR BASEBALL ToNlTE

Tonight is the regular night for in door baseball at the s. A. c. and if the crowd of last Sunday can be used as a gauge as to the attendance there will be banner crowd on tap. Should any of the many visitors in town feel athletically inclined they are hereby extended an invitation to show up and join in the fun or look on. Eight o'clock is the hour of beginning.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-02-23

The longer you deal with this old established market of carstens the better you will like it.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-02-23

tage section. It is said he has hardly had 10 hours sleep in the last six days Another rotary crew and 27 laborers, with plenty of dynamite, left with MT Horn. For the rotary there are double crews.
 With the entire forces concentrated on the southern division it is expect ed few more days will see traffic re- stunned unless new trouble develops.
 Last nights reports were to the eff feet it was doubtful if the road could be open for traffic before Monday at the earliest
Seward daily gateway., 1928-02-23

Al meat and nothing else in the Frye Bruhn Meat Market.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-02-23

IF YOU could take an adding g-machine and set down all the qualities you demand in pipe-tobacco, such as fragrance, coo1ness, naildness, satisfaction, when you pulled the lever, the total would read: s'Prince Albert" You can prove it with pipe and a tin of P. A.
 Throw back the hinged lid and revel in that aroma of the worlds most popular pipe tobacco. Put load into the bowl of your pipe and light up. Draw that cool, refreshing smoke deep down and exhale slowly. That's
Seward daily gateway., 1928-12-27
GLACIAL LAKE BREAKS
 BRIDGE THREATEN

Snow river is more or less on the rampage due to the breaking away of the lake up by the glacier and as a result trouble may face the railroad division crew here in connection with the Snow river railroad bridge.
 George Colwell, roadmaster in charge of the southern division, is on the job with a crew of men, which is of sufficient assurance little delay will be encountered at that section.
 With the breaking away of the glacial lake, debris of all descrip- tion, is always carried down and with the consequence high raise of the river, logs, etc., are hurled against the bridge under-struc- ture which, unless it is moved out as fast as it becomes lodged, be- comes a. serious factor. Last nite the bridge was still in good shape; the crew is out there today watch ing it.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-12-27
HOME WEDDING LAST
 NIGHT LOCAL COUPLE

4 pretty home wedding took place last evening when Mrs. E.. Lornegan, daughter of MT. and Mrs. L. Larson, was joined in the holy bonds of marriage to MT. J. A. Leedom, popular local radio man. Curtis Morford, U. s. Con- missioner, performed the ceremo- ny
 Miss Elsie Larson was brides maid for her sister and MT. Chester McAuley, best man. About 25 quests Wre in attendance. Refresh ments were served at a later hour. The newlyweds have moved into the P. Anderson residence on Third avenue where they will at home to their many friends.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-12-27
MARKING SEA-FATHS

During the fiscal year ending June 30, 1928, 27 new aides were. established in Alaska and the to- tai number is now 779, including. 230 lights, g gas buoys, two ra- dio beacons and 14 other fog sig nals, 283 buoys and ITO day marks. In 1910, the total number of aides in Alaska was 16O.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-12-27

John Buttenham, an old-timer was found dead in his cabin in Dawson a few weeks ago. He was one of the early pioneers of the camp and a carpenter by trade.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-12-27
ALL ALONG THE LINE

Contrary to the belief of many it is no snow slide which has halted rail traffic on the south ern division of the railroad, but an exceptional heavy fall of snow. A freight is expected to arrive Friday and the regular passen- ger the following day.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-12-27

Several sprays of pussy willows were plucked in Dawson the lat ter part of November attesting to the fact the so-called hard and cruel North" is but an idle fancy.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-12-27
LADIES ATTENTION

Why wear old discolored pumps and oxfords when they can be re- dressed in popular shades and made to look new for 50 cents.
 SEWARD LEATHER WORKS.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-12-27
ALBANIA FEARS FAMINE

T1RANA, Albania, Dec. 27, (P)- A wide area of Albania is menac- ed by famine following the failure of the corn crop. A five months drought caused the land to be burned by the sun.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-12-27

HUMOR LUBRICANTS WORLD
 This world is a great groan ng machine which need fabrication; and GAl sent humor to make it S wheels run smooth.
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SEVEN FOOT DRIFT

Tuesday nights heavy fall of snow at Tunnel measured 36 in ches on the level with five-foot drift. At Grandview there was 40 inches on the level with a seven foot drift.
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NOTICE

All accounts due Dr. J. A. Baugh- man please pay to the Bank of Seward.
 Signed, Dr. J. A. Baughman