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The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-04-23
BIG FIGHT IS SCHE DULED IN
 CONG. SESSION
Export Debenture Plan Vote to Be Test of
 Real Strength

WASHINGTON, April 23.-Re- publican leaders in the Senate nave decided to make the vote on
 he export debenture plan a test of the Administration strength in that branch of Congress.
 Fortified by the expressed op- position of President Hoover to the proposal, Senator Watson made t known that at the earliest op- portunity he will give notice as Republican leader of his intention to ask elimination of the deben- ture section voted into the farm bill by the Agricultural Committee Senator Watson decided this course after a conference with Senator McNary at which it was agreed that the Administration leaders use all influence to obtain passage of bill acceptable to the President.
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AIR TRAGEDY
 IS REVEALED
 BY SEARCHERS
Body of Flier Beneath
 Wing-Mound of Earth Significant

LONDON. April 23.-The London Express, morning newspaper, says observers flying over the stranded airplane Yookaburra in the Tanimi desert, northern Australia, observed details which led them to believe that one of the missing aviaeors buried his companion in shallow grave before expiring.
 The observers flew as low as they dared over the desert tragedy and by use of field glasses definite ly established that the body under a wing is that of Lieut.. Keith An derson.
 A low mound of earth suggested that it might cover the body of Robert Hitchcock.
 Both aviators have been missing la fortnight since starting out tc search for the Southern Gross which in the meantime was located and rescued.
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2,13S DRAW A SALARY
 FOR RESTING IN FRANCE

PARIS, April 23.-There are g. 139 Government employees in France who have nothing to do but draw their salaries, and. the Gov ernment cannot discharge them. This situation has existed for a year and a half, Pierre Forgeot, Minister of Public Works, told the Senate, hoping a full airing would bring some action.
 These workless individuals, he explained, were in the liberated regions department. heritage of the war, and the work that remains to be done occupies only small staff
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EPARATIONS
 REPORT WILL
 BE DRAFTED
Experts Fail to Find Solu- tion-To Report Upon
 Disagreement

PARIS April 23.-The repara- tions experts again failed in efforts today to find a solution of the long pending reparations problems and began winding up the final work with first efforts to agree on points to be incorporated in a re- port on the failure of the Commis- sion to the interested governments.
 The Germans still appeared to cling to the hope of reopening talks concerning the main question of agreement but the French and Belgian commissioners remained impassive.
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POSTAL ACE
 WOUNDED IN GUN BATTLE
May Die as Result of Att tempt to Capture AL
 legged P. 0. Robbers

CHICAGO, April 23.-Evan Jack son, ace among Chicago Postal In- spectors, and four men he sought for an s18,O00 post office robbery, fought with guns in hotel room early this morning.
 Jackson was shot three times and may die. Clyde Mackin, one of the robber suspects, was slightly wounded and captured.
 A woman companion with the four men, Marian Courtney. leap ed from a first-story window and she was found painfully injured in the alley below.
 The other three men escaped.
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JUDGE HARDY WILL. TESTIFY
 DURING TODAY
Counsel for Jurist Makes Announcement-Oth-
 CT Witnesses

SACRAMENTO, Cal, April 23.- Counsel for Judge Hardy an- nounced today that the jurist will take the stand during the day in the impeachment trial to throw light on the charges against him. 7
 The attorneys did not amplify the statement but declared they will also produce two witnesses in an endeavor to counteract the teS- timony of Mrs. Wiseman Seilaff who told the Impeachment Court that Judge Hardy and Roland Wooley, Los Angeles attorney, were involved in planning the missing angle in the disappearance story of Mrs. Aime Semple McPherson.
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TODAY'S STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, April 23.-Alaska Juneau mine stock is quoted today at 6s4, American Smelling 103h, Cudahy 55, General Motors 87ss, Gold Dust 667s. Mack Trucks l06h, Missouri 81l2, National Power and Light 62H, Texas Corporation 66Mi U. s. Steel 1861s, Bethlehem Steel 115ls, Continental Motors 22, Good year Rubber common 130H, Math- ieson Alkali 197, International Pap CT A 29. International Paper B 167s, Independent Gas STE, Stand ard Oil of California 78a5, Stewart Warner 7lh.
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FRENCH SOLONS BALK
 AT VOTES FOR WOMEN

matter to an issue, opponents of the women taking refuge in the contention that this is no time to raise such a problem as there are other more pressing issues await ing solution.
 Premier Poincare long has been friendly to some form of woman suffrage but he never felt impelled to make it primary matter on which the government would stake it's power or prestige.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-04-23
REFERE: NDUM ON
 BONE DRY LAW
 NOW PROPOSED
Murray Introduced Bill to Permit Alaskans to Vote
 On Repeal of Law

The voters of Alaska will be giv- en an opportunity to express their views at the next general election on the repeal of the Alaska Bone Dry Law if the present Legislature thinks and acts favorably on 8 measure introduced late yesterday by Representative J. H. Murray, Cordova. It was one of three bills introduced just before the time limit expired for introduction of all measures, except the one carry ing general appropriations.
 The others were: By MT. Woofter, providing in all prosecutions in the Territory, the indictment or in- formation must charge but one crime and in one form only, except that when the crime may be com mitted by the use of different means, it may be so alleged in the alternative; and by MT. Mccain providing for suspending sentences in the courts of the Territory of Alaska, including for all crimes except murder, burglary, arson, rob- bary and rape.
 Mir Murrays measure concerning the referendum on the Alaska Bone Dry Law provides that at the next general election, held in Novem- Der, 1880, there shal lbe submitted to the qualified voters the ques- tion:
 Resolved: That it is the will of the people of Alaska that the present so-called Alaska Bone Dry Law be repealed by the Congress of the United States"
 Community Property Hearing
 Advocates of a community prop erty law were given an opportun- ity to present their case to the House yesterday. Mrs. Mildred Hermann, Chairman of the Leg isIative Committee of the Alaska Federation of Women's Clubs spoke on the subject for 30 minutes. She described the measure before the House, introduced at her request by MT. Mccain. She said she was the personal representative of $50 club women of the Territory who demanded that such legislation be enacted.
 She prefaced her remarks by
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PARIS. April 23.-Woman suf- frage, on which parliament is di- vided. received another setback in the Senate.
 !. Year after year the Chamber has indicated it's approval of giving the ballot to women but the Senate never could bring itself to that modern view.
 A seven to five ratio vote defeat ed the last attempt to bring the
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Frame, Third Division. It is a straight Senate memorial and as such does not require action by the House.
 Is Lengthy Document
 It is a rather lengthy document, running seven and one-half pages of mimeographed matter. It re- hashes most of the old assertions that all of the Territorial legisla- lures of Alaska have played the part of Esau, bartering away the powers bestowed on them to Fed eral officials until the present Territorial Government is not in
 any sense responsible to the peo- pie of Alaska, and has become and now is a Federal bureaucratic Gov ernment," in which the taxpayers of Alaska are practically excluded ------------------ -----------------
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Fascists Land Heavily
 On Political Prophets

PIOMBINO, Italy, April B. Political forecasting is hardly in favor in Fascist Italy, during this pre- electoral season.
 A local weekly newspaper that ventured to indulge in prognostica- tions as to the candidates from the province of Livorno for the forth coming plebiscite on April l was quickly .sequestered' by the pro- vincial prefect.
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PLANE PILOT OUTSIDE FOR
 VACATION AND BUSINESS

T. G. Stevens, plane pilot and part owner of the Yukon Airways is a passenger south on the Prin- cess Alice. MT. Stevens is going south on vacation and to study the recent development of the air plane industry. The headquarters of the company are located at Whitehorse and operates over the Mayo Dawson Whitehorse route.
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CHIMNEY FIRE

A chimney fire on the roof of the Jensen residence at Sixth and Franklin. called the Fire Depart ment out this morning. The damage was slight.
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Dr. J. H.. Carson, surgeon in charge of the Provincial Hospital at Vancouver, was roundtrip pas senger on the Princess Alice. He made the trip as short vacation.
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John Olsen, locomotive engineer on the Whitehorse and Yukon Rail- road, is a vacation bound passen- ger on the Princess Alice.
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FHers Cramer And GanbLe Reach Whitehorse

. WHITEHO HORSE, Y. T., . APril 23.-P arker Cramer and w. s. Gamble, American . aviators flying from Chicago to Nome, landed here, Sum
 day night. They came via . Edmonton, Prince George, . Hazelton, Telegraph Creek . and Atlin.
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-05-13
Attractions At Theatres
NEWEST MYSTERY
 FILM AT PALACE

Metro -Goldwyn-M has scored another triumph!
 Without doubt, "The Thirteenth Hour" which opened yesterday at the Palace, is the most thrilling and entertaining mystery drama that the screen has had in years. Lionel Barrymore, supported by an excel lent cast, gives one of the best performances of his career in his portrayal of the role of Neville Le- roy, the mysterious professor whose identity remains secret until the last scene of the picture.
 Jacqueline Gadsdon is the leading woman and others in the cast arc Polly Moran, Malcolm Denny, Rose Tapley, Bert Starkey, Frank Choo Rex Foster and Paul Palmer. There is a wonderful dog in the produc- tion.
 The Palace orchestra puts over the spooky, mysterious music that just fits the feature.
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FOX'S "FAZIL" A
 LAVISH PICTURE

"Fazil," one O. the most coiorful productions ever launched by Fox Films, is now at the Coliseum.
 This is the screen version of the play, "LInsoumise, by Pierre From daie, which created an internation- al sensation.
 Much of the action centers 1T Venice, Paris and on the Arabian desert. Magnificent sets, including a huge ballroom and reproductions of tn famous canals, were especial ly designed and constructed for this lavish production.
 Greta Nissen and Charles Farrel play the leading romantic roles 1T this intensely dramatic story Of ar Arabian lover and his beautiful blonde sweetheart. In addition to Miss Nissen and MT Farrell the cast includes Mae Busch, Myrns Loy, Vadim Uraneff, George Stone and Tyler Brooke.
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT, Of-

flee of the Supervising Architect, Washington, D. C.. April 27, 1929,- Sealed bids will be opened in this office at 3 p.m., July IS. 1929, for the construction (except elevators) of the U. s. federal and territorial building at Juneau, Alaska Draw ings and specifications, not exceed- ing six sets. may be obtained from the custodian of the post office at Juneau, Alaska or at this office in the discretion of the supervising architect by any satisfactory gen. eral contractor. and provided de- posit is made of $50.00 for each set to assure it's prompt return. Checks offered as deposits must be made payable to the order of the Treas urer of the United States. Jas. A. Wetmore, Acting Supervising Archi- tect.
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Chapter 13 THE PETERSON REVOLVER

The bullet was flattened, but whether it had snuffed out a hu- man life as MacNair suggested had no means of knowing.
 See here, Henry" I cried sud- denly, have you had Jerrys cloth ing checked over?"
 He nodded. "Jerry's khaki hiking clothing is missing"
 He couldn't have been wearing both flannels and khaki" I burst forth triumphantly. I felt had gained a point.
 Henry got up. I'm going to town" he announced briefly.
 I watched him pass out with a feeling of uneasiness. I was des- perately afraid of his tenacity of purpose. Turning to MacNair, ] said:
 You know Jerry's innocence is everything in the world to me. You know my niece is breaking her heart over him. If you have got anything-one way or the other tell me what it is I don't believe there's an ounce of pity in youl ] don't believe it matters to you whether young Jerry is guilty or not!"
 Frankly" he said cooly, Tt does not. So long as I hang the man or woman-who killed Ogden
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= = THE TERROR" IS
 ON THE WAY

Manager w. D. Gross, of the Coli scum announces Warner Bros lat est and greatest thriller, "The Terror" opening Tuesday. "The Terror" is a Harvey Gates adapta- tion of the Edgar Wallace play which has been holding London spellbound for more than three years. Its locale is a spooky Eng fish manor house, infested by crooks, cops and what have you, ir search for loot stolen from a bank and the master mind, who is sup posed to be hidden there An un- seen beastly creature, known as "rqle Terror" keeps the house iIl a hullaballo of shivery fascinating fear. The cast includes May Mo Avoy, Louise Fazenda, Edward Ev- erett Horton, Alec B. Francis, John Milan, Mathew Betz, Holmes Her bert, Otto Hoffman, Joseph Girard and Frank Austin Roy Del Ruth directed. '"The Terror" is unlike any other crook play seen here being all English. It is the open ing bill of the Vitaphone talkies in Juneau.
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FOR
 DOUCLASHAvE
 BEEN CHOSEN
Five of Present Staff No1 to Return-New Sup
 erintendent Coming

designations from five of the Douglas teachers which have been received by the School Board, leave but four of the present teaching staff who expect to return for next term. They are, Mrs. E. E. Eng strom and Miss Lucille Pepoon in the high school; Miss Dorothy Grim and Miss Josie Hursh from. the grades.
 Those who will not return are Superintendent and Mrs. K. w Chapman, who are going back to the Philippines where they were for five years previous to coming to Alaska. The former has been appointed to a Division Superin- tendency there and Mrs. Chapman will teach. Alex Durham has ac- cepted @ similar position as held here, in the Juneau high school Miss Margaret Abrahamson goes to Olympia, Wash, where she will teach in the intermediate grades Miss Hazel Olson is to be married in Tacoma, Wash.
 New Teachers Engaged
 Owing to the combining of the Third, Fourth and Fifth grades under one teacher, and the Sixth and Seventh grades also under one teacher, one teacher will be elimi- mated in the grades for next year so that but four new instructors will take the place of the five who are not returning next year. All of the new teachers will come from large schools and are highly recom- mended.
 Earl Cathcart, who will succeed K. w. Chapman as superintendent, holds an M. A. degree from the University of Missouri, and is at present superintendent of schools at Magdalena, New Mexico.
 William L. Angel, B. S., Normal Industrial College, Ellensdale, North Dakota, will take the place of Alex Durham, Manual Training and Basketball Coach.
 Miss Lucille Pepoon, B. s. Univer- sity of Wyoming, reelected Home Economies teacher and Basketball Coach.
 Mrs E. E. Engstrom, A. B. Uni versity of Washington, reelected instructor of English and French.
 Miss Dorothy Grim, of the Uni versity of Washington, reelected. Eighth grade.
 Miss Katherine c. Shier, Univer- sity of California, Sixth and Sev- enth grades and Music Supervisor.
 Miss Dorothy B. Fay, graduate of University of Wisconsin, now teach ing at Barber College, Alabama, Third, Fourth and Fifth grades.
 Miss Josie M. Hursh, reelected, First and Second grades.
 With some of the old staff of teachers who are returning and the new instructors signed up, there is every indication that next year will be one of the most successful the Douglas school has ever had.
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GI(D)iLIDl IHblUIL.- -IL-E ITS - by ChorleS C. Booth .
- by Charles G. Booth

, "A dreadful busineSs!' His eagle eyes, I saw, to my amazement, were moist and he actually blew his nose. T suppose the boy Jerry has not turned up yet?"
 Mo- I replied briefly. Mir. Mac Nair is looking after our interests That pistol you sold me yester- day afternoon figures in the case wish you'd tell us what you know about it."
 1 "Ah, the pistol" he said suavely. No I don't know anything about ! it. I saw it was one of Alex Peter sons and I bought it on your ac- count"
 Whom did you buy it from?" MacNair rapped out. Hyde pretended to think Let me hee, now. An, yes! An old man, he was, to be sure. I don't know his name. never saw him before"
 What did he look ike?"
 Hmm! He was quite old, should say, and of less than the middle height. That's about all remem- Der of him. Dear me! this memory of mine!"
 MacNair ignored his pretense of forgetfulness. Had he a wizen- ed up little face the color of saddle leather, red-rimmed eyes, shock of unkempt white hair, an eyeglass on a wire, and the look of man who has, let us say, prospected for gold all his life?"
 I thought Hyde was going to lose his temper, but he gave us his sly smile instead MacNairs question didn't surprise me. I had already concluded that Hyde had got the Peterson pistol from Furie.
 You are quite well informed D Hyde said smoothly. Why come to me?"
 ! He put on his glasses and felt in
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the tail of his coat. For moment he fumbled there. His hand came away empty and I guessed he hac been after his Louis snuff-box
 You were going to say, MT. Mac Nair?" he inquired.
 That the name of the man you bought the pistol from is Furie!' i MacNair rapped out.
 Hyde chuckled. Perhaps it was A queer chap, Furie."
 Did he tell you where he found the revolver?"
 "No, he didn't"
 Have you any idea where the revolver came from?"
 Not the slightest" think he realized that we didn't believe him for he leaned forward with a confiding air.
 Heres a tip thatll stir you up gentlemen I could have sold that pistol again after Peebles bought it."
 ITO whom?"
 "To Andrew Ogden" said Nathan Hyde. He telephoned me about il at six o'clock last night"
 What did Ogden say?" MacNail inquired.
 The dealer chuckled slyly. "Ht asked me what I'd done with the Alex Peterson revolver Furie hac sold me. said it had gone ane I though he'd jump out of tht telephone at me. Who's got it? he parked. told him and he cooled down."
 MacNair looked at me. That was why Ogden telephoned you" I nodded unhappily, overwhelmed by a sense of failure. If I hac gone to Andrew at once he probably would have been alive now. Copyright, 1929, Wm. Morrow Col
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don't care whether it's your Jerry, Furie, the woman in black, Hub- bard, Deacon, John Peebles, or his cat, Polyardria."
 Turning his back on me, he open ed the lefthand top drawer of the desk and began to systematically examine it's contents. If my role was to be that of Wat son I was determined that it should be an active one. And so began 8 close inspection of the library. l proceeded to the little railed bal cony outside. Here I came upon something that moved me deeply.
 It was a dusting of gray white powder in size and form vaguely suggestive of the sole of mans shoe. I knew the powder might have been deposited the night be- fore. Dipping the tip of my finger into the powder, put it to my tongue.
 Cement" I muttered. Mac Nairl" I called When I pointed to the powder, he dropped onto his knees and tasted it. Cement" he unused. Hmm! Looks as if some one who had stepped in cement had stood here l Puzzled and thoughtful, I got up and watched him brush the powder into an envelope. He went carefully over the rest of the bal cony scrutinized the iron grille, and peered down into the adjacent shrubbery.
 Nothing else here" he muttered I did not feel equal to facing Lucy in my present state of mind so I lunched with MacNair in town We were slipping our coffee when my companion said abrupt Fly:
 "You cannot definitely recall any single detail of the. person of that man you fought With this morn Iing?"
 I shook my head.
 50 far as we know" MacNair Iwent on, Hyde was the only one |who knew you had that pistol. How old is he?"
 [ About eighty"
 Hmm! He wouldn't be likely to flight like a wild cat"
 "No. Although he is a man of unusual vitality"
 Indeed. Well, let's see what he's got to say for himself"
 We found Hyde in his office at the rear of his gloomy shop. He shook hands with me. and as I in troduced him to MacNair I reflect ed on the strength of his grip. Dreadful affair up your way last night" he condoled. 'Too bad" he grieved, shaking his gaunt old head.
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MOTHERS DAY

The Liberty theatre was well filled Sunday evening for the Mothers Day services which were held under the auspices of the Fraternal Order of Eagles. An inspiring address by L. D. Ham mock and a well-rendered musical program completed the services.
 Douglas Aerie F. O. E. is espec- ially appreciative of the efforts of those who took part in the program and of Miss Hazel Olson for her help in arranging the musical num- berS.
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EATS BIG STEAK AND
 FRIED ONIONS GAS


 Every time ate had ter rible stomach gas. Now, thanks Ito Adlerika, I eat steak and fried onions and feel fine. Mrs. J.. Julian.
 Just ONE spoonful of Adlerika
 relieves gas and that bloated feeling so that you can eat and sleep well. Acts on BOTH upper and lower bowel and removes old
 waste matter you never thought
 was there. No matter what. you have tried for your stomach and bowels, Adlerika will surprise
 you. Butler Mauro Drug Co. In
 Douglas, Guys Drug Store. adv.
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SYNOPSIS: A page out of Andrew Ogden's past-police find record of 26 yearly pay ments of S5,0O0 each to Dillon" who acknowledged his black mail each year by sending Og- den a poker chip. Adding to the mystery are the discovery of a specimen of rich gold-bearing quartz and flattened lead bullet.
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BACCALAUREATE SERMON

In his baccalaureate sermon, Sun day, May 12, L. D. Hammock likerl- ed each Senior to bark going out Ito sea. Heretofore they have lead sheltered lives in the harbor, pro- tected by the home and school. The important question is-how much preparation have they made for the storms which will surely come? Are they large ocean liners whom the mighty waves scarcely rock or are they sailing forth on raft whose blanks are secured with hay wire? In closing MT. Hammock
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B. c. CUSTOMS OFFICER
 REGARDING eTAKU FREIGHT

T. F. Fitch, officer of the Canad- ian Customs with headquarters at Prince Rupert, was passenger for Juneau on the Princess Louise
 MT. Fitch is north to take care of Customs details in connection with the shipment of freight from Ju- neau over the Boundary into the upper Taku River country by the
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NOTICE TO PAINTERS!

Sealed bids will be received at the office of the City Clerk, up to and including Tuesday, May IA, 1929, at 5 p. m. for painting City Hall building with two coats stand ard quality paint; also for painting cornices, windows castings, door cas- Eings and doors, etc, on City Wharf Building. For further particulars call at the office of City Clerk, Juneau, Alaska.
 ' T. B. HUDSON, adv. Mayor.