davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-05-13
SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE IN
 POISON CASE
Criminologist Getting Case Against Former Ju-
 neau Woman
POISON ADMINISTERED
 IN COFFEE IS CLAIM
Stains on Automobile, Wo- mans Garments Are
 Analysed

SONORA, Cal, May 13.-Scientif- ic evidence is that Carol Rablen was killed by poison in cup of coffee which the State contends was handed him by his mail order bride from Texas, Mrs. Eva Rablen, who is also believed to be former resident of Juneau, Alaska This confronted the woman today.
 Mrs. Rablen has been formally charged with murder.
 Evidence obtained is contained in a report made by a Berkeley crim- inologist. He contends that he found poison in the cup of coffee handed to Rablen outside of dance hall on April 26 He also showed that the automobile in which Rablen was sitting showed poison crystals.
 The report on the analysis of coffee stains on Mrs. Rablen's dress is not made public He declared he will withhold this, at the insis- tence of the State
 Another link has been forged in the evidence when it was revealed that Mrs Rablen's handwriting re- sembled that found in the poison register of drug store The pur- chaser wrote the name as Mrs. Joe Williams.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-05-13
HEINZTLEMAla RETURNS FROM CHICHAGOF TRIP

After spending two days at Chi chagof making an appraisal of the power plant of the Chichagof mine, B. F. Heintzleman, Assistant Dis trict Forester, and E. Gastonguay returned here yesterday afternoon on the plane Juneau, Pilot Eek mann. MT Heintzleman made the appraisal for the Federal Power Commission.
 On the return trip the Juneau went to Sitka and returned here across the mountains, coming across Baranof Island to Lake Eva, thence across Chatham Strait to Mitchell Bay, flew over Hasselbog Lake, Windfal Harbor, up Seymour Can al, crossed at Divers Inlet, thence over Turner Lake, and crossed the mountains to the head of Gold Creek, coming down it's canyon to the channel. T consider it the most wonderful trip I have ever made" MT. Heintzleman said to- day.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-05-13
Idaho Town Pledges
 Salary to Physicians

OAKLEY, Idaho, May 13-After being withous physician for sev- eral years because there were not enough sick people here to sup port one, residents of this city pooled their resources and en- gagged doctor
 The medical man was brought here under contract which speci- fies than any month his fees fall below a specified amount he will be paid from fund made up by assessments on citizens.
 As an initial reserve, each fam fly was assessed $20 and the money was placed in local bank for the physician to draw upon. The towns population is HOO.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-05-13
UNIVERSITY
 IS CLOSED;
 RIOT CAUSE
Student Charges and In- vestigation Start Des
 Moines Trouble

DIES MONIES, Iowa, May IT, Approximately 200 students of the Des Moines university gathered in classes at the usual time this morn ing following riots of last Saturday, but dispersed after Dr. H. c. Wy man, President announced he in- tended to carry out the order of the Board of Trustees suspending all classes until further notice.
 Later, this forenoon, an injunc- ton against the Boards order re- opened the University.
 Disorders came to head after a m eting of the Trustees was called to investigate charges of stu dents involving Dr. T. T. Shields. President, and Miss Edith Reg man, Secretary of the Board.
 Background Reports
 In the background were reports of the Fundamentalist and Mod ernist controversy and contentious the Board had imported Canadian student to spy upon members of the faculty.
 Charges that Dr. Shields and Miss Regman registered together at a hotel were found to be without foundation.
 Dissatisfaction increased and a second meeting was called Satur- day night.
 Building Bombed
 The students bombed the build ing, where the Trustees were meet ing, with eggs and other missiles.
 The Police were called.
 Dr. Shields and Miss Regman were escorted to the Police Head quarters to protect them from the rioters.
 The order to suspend all classes was issued until such a time that the Student Body may experience change in mind"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-05-13
BIG STAR PUIS4TES
 AT EXPLOSIVE SPEED

ITHACA, N. r., May 13.-Flames that surge for Q distance of 1,000,- GOO miles at speed of more than 4,000 miles minute have been found in the bright star Beta Cephei, which shines nightly near the north pole star,
 New studies of this star, which is one of the famed giants among suns" are made public at the Fuer- tes observatory of Cornell university.
 They deal with the mysterious phe- nomenon of ''pulsation." by which some stars swell rapidly and then contract as quickly, repeating with clocklike regularity. The cause is not fully understood.
 Beta Cephei, from size of about 10,000000 miles in diameter. swells in fraction more than four hours to a body of fire estimated at Ill., 100000 to 100000 miles in diam eter.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-05-13
CORRUPTION IN POLITICS MAY
 NOW BE ENDED
Three Measures Are Ad- vanced by Senator
 of New Mexico

WASHINGTON, May 13.-Three measures designed to prevent cor ruption in political campaigns are advanced by Senator Cutting, Re- publican, of New Mexico. :.
 One measure is designed for a Constitutional amendment to give Congress unquestionable supervis- ion of the nomination of all Federal officials in both primaries and conventions.
 The second measure is a Con stitutional amendment to impose a penalty on the ineligibility of any candidate who in the campaign nomination to election violates rules.
 The third measure creates a Fed eral Commission of Elections to be in fact a finding body with audi ton and verifying of all measures introduced in the last Congress but unable to get action upon them.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-05-13

LANCASTER, May 13-The thir- tieth quadrennial general confer ence of the church of the United Brethern in Christ will be held six miles from the barn in which it had it's origin.
 In that barn, six miles from here, there was held what was termed a great meeting" in 1766. The outgrowth wass the church, called by it's officials the first American born denomination
 The conference will begin May 14 and end May 25. One of the questions to be discussed, the United Brethern organization says, is a proposal that new group be
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-05-13
United Bret1,ern Church
 To Hear PIan of Merger

formed with more than 100000 menbers-a United Church in America" composed of the United Brethren in Christ, the Reformed in the U. s. A., and the Evangeli- cal Synod of North America.
 Bishop William Melvin Bell, the senior bishop, will convene the conference. Bishop A. B. Station of Kansas City, Mo, will give the memorial address. The communion address will be delivered by Bishop H. H. Tout of Indianapolis.
 The program was arranged by Bishop A. R. Clippinger of Day. ton, Ohio, who is secretary of the board of bishops.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-05-13
GIRL PADDLED
 SEvEREs:iY;TEN
 LEAVE SCHOOL
Sorority Initiation in Long Beach Brings Forth
 Dire Results

LONG BEACH, Cal, May 13.- Ten girls have been suspended from the Polytechnic High School and Long Beach Junior College by the Board for a part in sorority ini- tiation in which Margaret Lindsay was padded so severely she was forced to remain in bed two days.
 The Superintendent said more suspensions will be made if neces- sary to eradicate secret organiza- tions.
 Two boys have also been sus- pended from the Junior College for utilization with fraternity.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-05-13
WEB TIGHTENS AROUND WOMAN FOR HUSBANDS DEATH
NEW OCEAN DEPTHS DISCOVERED
 THAT WOULD SWALLOW PIXIES PEAK

WASHINGTON, May 13.-Unsus- pected ocean depths, in which Pikes Peak wit hits 14,180 feet of height, would be topped by 4,000 feet of water, have been discovered off the Peruvian coast.
 Scientists aboard the non-mag- netic ship Carnegie" mapping the contours of the ocean bed on their way to Papeete, Tahiti, found depths ranging from 5000 to 18,000 feet over a distance of 50 miles. | The vast depression was named Bauer Deep" in honor of Dr. Louis A. Bauer, director of the de- partment of terrestrial magnetism of the Carnegie institution, which 1 is sponsoring a three-year cruise of the vessel
 The ship, which has been out since May l, 1928, now is near Pago Pago, American Samoa, on it's way to Japan. Tn July it win enter port at San Francisco to touch the United States for the first time since the expedition started.
 Mapping the ocean bottom, a single item in a broad program of investigation covering the phenome- na of the earth's magnetism, ocean circulation, deep sea life and other studies, is carried on with the lat est type of sonic depth finder of the United States navy.
 The failure of a part of the find CT tested the resourcefulness of the scientists when they were cruising to Calloa. Shotgun shells were drafted into use.
 The shells were fired in a 20-foot brass pipe held over the side and immersed two feet into the water The shock produced by each shell was so great that to those sitting in the cabin it appeared that the vessel had struck a rock.
 The finder bases it's measure ments of depth on the time required for a noise produced just under the surface near the ship to reach the ocean bed and to be carried back to microphones as echoes.
 There were sufficient shells on the ship for depth measurements to be made twice a day until CallaR was reached and the regular ap- paratus conditioned.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-05-13
PLEADS GUILTY AND
 RECEIVES SENTENCE

Frank Richardson pleaded guilty to violation of the Alaska Bone Dry Law at Petersburg and was sentenced to serve 30 days in jail, by U. s. Commissioner c. Clausell, according to information received here by Chief Deputy U. s. Mar shal J. F. Statter, who is acting U. S. Marshal while U. s. Marshal Albert White is in the States.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-05-13
SENTENCED FOR ALLEGED
 VIOLATION OF A. B. D. LAW

Andy Johnson, who was arrested by Deputy U. s. Marshal William H. Caswell at Ketchikan and charg- ed with violation of the Alaska Bone Dry Law was sentenced to serve 20 days in jail and fined $75 by U. s. Commissioner. w. C.. Arnold, according to information received at the U s. Marshars office here.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-05-13
FINED FOR A. B. D. LAW
 VIOLATION AT KETCHIKAN

Andy Aasgard, who was arrested by Deputy U. s. Marshal c. J. Springer at Ketchikan on May 10, on a charge of violation of the Alaska Bone Dry Law, was sen tenced by U. s. Commissioner w. c. Arnold, to serve 90 days in jail and pay a fine of $50, according to information received at the U. s. Marshals office here today.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-05-13
CONGRESS WILL
 TAKE NO RECESS

WASHINGTON, May 13.-Repub- lican leaders have abandoned sug- gestions for an all-summer recess and are determined to hold the party majoritics in Congress in working shape for carly decisions on the controversial Farm Relief and Tariff issues.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-05-13
CAPITOL PLANS ARE RE CEIvED
 IN THIS CITY
Detailed Data of New Capi- tol Building Comes to
 J. (. Mcbride

Detailed plans and specifications for the new Federal and Territorial Capitol building to be erected here were received in the last mail by Collector of Customs, J. c. Me- Bride, Custodian of Federal Build ings, from the Treasury Depart raent at Washington.
 The detailed data comprises TO sheets of blue prints supplemented by over 100 pages of typewriter data.
 While the detailed construction of the building would require sev- eral days of study to gather intel ligently the main features are plainly shown at a glance.
 The structure that will be erect ed on the lot bounded by Seward and Main and Fourth and Fifth Streets, is of five stories with the front entrance facing Fourth Street.
 Imposing Structure
 The building will be an imposing structure, severely plain but rich in that same severity. It will be in the form of U, the full heighth and carried the length of both wings. In the center of the U is a large plot that assures plenty of light to all the interior.
 Chambers for both the House and Senate are located in the North wing. Other Territorial and Fed eral chambers and offices are giv- en large space throughout the build ing All branches of the Federal Government and of the Territorial Government having offices in Ju- neau will be quartered in the new building. The Post Office will be located in it at once after it's completion.
 Specifications
 The specifications received cover all details of construction that go to make the completed structure; the building proper with its con- crete foundation, floor data, cleo trical lighting detail including the fixtures, plumbing detail, all inter for woodwork and other interior finishing work.
 Local Materials
 instructions to prospective bid ders emphatically state that prefer ence must be given local materials, when it can be obtained as cheap ly as elsewhere and of like quality.
 Alaska marble from Tokeen and Gravina is used to a large extent in the building. Outside panels and inside stairlandings and wainscot are of this fine rock.
 Light fixtures are of elaborate design and several are required to be of hand finish work.
 Collector of Customs Mcbride stated that the contract for the structure will cover the building with all completed details, and no separate contracts are to be let by the government for the con- struction of separate building items such as plumbing, electrical work, cement work or other work ordi- narily not done by the contractor of the main structure.
 The bids for the building will be opened July IS, and when let, con- struction will start immediately.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-05-13
TODAY'S STOCK
QUOTATIONS
c Q . .

NEW YORK, May 13-Alaska Juneau mine stock is quoted today at 6, American s m ting 100h, Cudahy 54, General Motors 80B, Gold Dust 627s, Mack Trucks 100, Missouri STA, U. s. Steel 176h, Bethlehem Steel 105%, Continental Motors 20, Matheison Alkali sos, International Paper A 27ss, Paper B. l67s, Stewart Warner 73%.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-05-13
SENTENCED AT KETCnIKAN

Adeline Calvin was arrested at Ketchikan by Deputy U s. Marshal William H. Caswell on. charge of violation of Section Is of the AL aska Bone Dry Law and was sen fenced to serve 10 days in jail by U. s. Commissioner w. c. Arnold
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-05-13
Prohibition Cost 886 Million DolIa-S in '28

WAS SHIN TON, D. C., May 13.-The cost of prohi- bition to the Federal Govern ment is placed at $886,000,000 last year, or $4,O00,000 more 0 than collected through per sonal income taxes. This is the claim made by the As Q sociation Against the Pro- Q hibition Amendments.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-05-13
M. S. WILSON RETURNS

M. s. Wilson, representative of Blake, Moffit and Towne, paper manufacturers, returned on the Ad- miral Watson after short visit to Southeast Alaska towns on busi- ness,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-05-13
YUKON RIVER
 ICE JAMME:D

FORT GIBBON, Alaska, May 13 At 10:10 o'clock yesterday morn ing the sheet of ice moved about 800 yards and then stopped The Tanana River ice has jammed the Yukon.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-05-13
L. D. HENDERSON VISITS
 DOUGLAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Lester D. Henderson, Territorial Commissioner of Education, is in Douglas visiting the public schools today.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-05-13

E. M. Policy, Territorial Tax Col lector, arrived in Juneau on the Admiral Watson from the southern part of the Territory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-14
Fossil 100000 Years Old
On Display i'm Japan

What is the largest fossil ever found
in Japan and one of the largest brought
to light in the world, according to
Japanese scientists, was discovered
recently in the village of Takikawa on
peninsula south of Toxic. This is a
bone measuring 8 feet inches in
length and weighing PATS pounds. Two
members of the Toxic Imperial Uni
versity faculty, who examined the find,
declared it to be about 200,0 900 years
old. The scholars say that the bone
is that of a mammoth which lived on
the peninsula when 1t was part of the
great land mass which later sank and
was below the sea long time. They
surmises that the mammoths were
killed when the ice age came down and
turned this part Of the world into a
vast freezing mass. Other animals were
probably living at that preglaciaI period,
the men declare, and the university is
planning to start an investigation to
see IL more fossils and remains cannot
be found.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-14
War on Senate Secrecy Old

they considered the presence Of news
paper men In the Senate galleries as
something Of a nuisance. Their chief
aversion was to that class of newspaper
men known as letter writer's" fore
runners of the special correspondents
Of today, who wrote interpretive political
articles rather than mere factual ac-
counts of official proceedings.
In the Congressional Globe Of De-
cember %, 1898, it is recorded that:
"Mr. Norvell presented the memorial
Of William Hunt, James r. Otis, Erastus
Brooks, William Elwyn Moore, Z. King
man and William H. Whitman, stating
that they are Severally reporters of
congressional proceedings for the
Baltimore American, New York Ex-
press, Ohio Statesman. Georgia jour
Courier, Mobile Register, Lancaster
Intelligencer, and that by the rule of
the Senate they are deprived of the
opportunity and privilege of obtaining
information OF congressional proceed
ings for their respective papers; that
the provision Of the Senate exclusively
furnishing the facilities they ask to
city reporters does not furnish the
people of the country with full re-
ports of what takes place until several
days after the date of such transactions,
the above-named reporters to transmit
such intelligence by each days mail;
and praying that the Senate may as
sign them such seats on the floor, or In
the galleries, as may enable them to
discharge their duties to those whose
agents they are. The memorial was
referred to the committee on the con-
tingent fund"
Writers Given Seats.
On January 4, 1889, while Senators
were still mellowed with Christmas
cheer and good will. the committee
presented q recommendation that the
newspaper men be assigned seats in the
gallery. Whereupon Senator Niles of
Connecticut declared that he:
Was somewhat surprised at a prop
osition that that body (the Senate)
should sanction. and in some manner
indorse, the vile ISLANDERS that issued
daily from these letter writer's by as
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-14

signing them seats within the chamber.
Who were these persons who styled
themselves reporters2 Why, miserable
Understanding hanging on to the
skirts Of literature, earning miser-
able subsistence from their vile and
dirty Misrepresentation of the pro-
ceedings here, and many Of them writ
ing for both sides"
Senator Buchanan of PENNSYLVANIA
chimed In to announce that he was OPP
posed to the proposition, although, ac-
cording to the Globe:
For his own part, he could not say
that he had any personal feelings In
relation to these letter writers. He bore
with as much philosophic patience as
any other gentleman that portion Of in
Fiction with which they had thought
say that they had abused him more
than he had reason to expect. He was
never mortified by but one letter, and
that had been written. he believed, to a
Maine newspaper. in which he was rep
resented to be venerable old gentle
man, apparently between so, and 20
years of age. This, he acknowledged.
had touched him upon tender point"
Times Have Changed.
But times have changed. Now that
Senators are elected by popular vote
they are more interested in keeping
their names before the public and the
offer o convenient channel
for that purpose. So far as ordinary
legislative business is concerned, many
Senators go to more trouble to bring
their activities to the attention of the
press than the newspaper men do to
obtain such information.
Indeed, so far as executive business
is concerned, the question seems to
have narrowed down to that of secrecy
as to debates and votes on controversial
Originally the great and
plausible argument for secret sessions
was that 1t might be improper or even
to discuss treaties in open
session because of the possible effect
on international relations. That was
a potent argument when the United
States was a weak and struggling
power. But 1t commands little respect
today, even in the Senate, as Is dem
onstrated by the fact that the three
most important treaties since the World
Wharf.-The treaty Of Versailles. the World
Court protocol and the Kellogg multi
lateral treaty for the remuneration of
war-tave all been debated and voted
upon in open session. It has been sug-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-14

world. The Scandinavian ports were
still open to Germany, but, with all
other nations ut war with her there
was no source from which supplies could
come. unless they were delivered by
smugglers and traitors.
So this issue Of freedom Of the
seas" remains unanswered.
For times of peace there is Chief
Justice Marshall's decision in. the.
Aurora case that nations must decide
for themselves what means to take to
protect their interestS-such as Amer
ica's interests in keeping out liquor
shipments-and that If these means
ARE such as unnecessarily to vex and
harass foreign commerce foreign ma
tions will resist their exercise and If
they are such as are reasonable and
necessary they will be submitted to-"
And for times Of war there is Earl
Grey's fiat statement: 1.-THE ONE prin-
ciple that has obtained universal recog-
milton is that by means of blockade a
nation Is entitled to cut off by effective
means the sea-borne commerce Of the
enemy"
The United States apparently has no
consistent policy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-14
Whales to Be Slain
With Electricity

Electrocution as o means Of facilitate
ing whale hunting is to be tested this
coming season by Norwegian expedi-
tions. There are two ways now used In
bagging the mammal leviathan Of the
Arctic, both employing harpoons. A
aarpoon is either shot alone into the
whale, the animal firing itself to death
tugging the whaling boat, or is supple
mented by explosives which destroy the
vital organs Both methods are cruel
and even uneconomic because of the
whales great loss Of blood before death.
BY the new plan, an electric cable is
to be reeled with the rope connected
to the 1arpoon. When the harpoon is
shot into the animals body a strong
electric current will be applied to the
cable and induce instantaneous death.
Electrocution will speed up hunting and
make the experience less painful for
the whale, but before It's adoption IL
will have to be ascertained whether the
electricity affects the quality Of the oil
which is the main objective In whale
hunting.