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The Washington times., 1929-10-17
ARRESTED
WITH AID
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charges In connection with stock
transactions. He was under $10.-
900 bond for the Grand Jury on that
charge.
The warrant on which the alleged
conspirators were arrested today was
issued this morning by U. S. Com.
missioner Needham C. Turnage and
charges several overt acts of con-
spiracv against the four defendants.
1t is charged that Buck main
tanned offices in the Evans Build.
ing from which Miss Freas wrote a
letter to Gill on July G, 1929. that
Drain wrote a letter to f. c. Ter.
rell at Beaver Dam. Va, last
March Is, and that Williams wrote
a letter to Terrell and also sent
him a telegram last February and
November.
Money Misused
All the correspondence alleged in
the warrant was for the purpose
Of persuading those receiving the
communications to investing their
funds with Bucks company.
1t will be claimed by the Govern
ment that the defendants did not
purchase stocks or securities with
the money given them for that
purpose and further that when
called upon to deliver the stocks
they were unable to do so and
that they had appropriated the
money to their use and had shown
only bookkeeping credits on their
accounts
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DEATH FEARED
BY SCR|VENER

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ener a short time before the latter
met his death. Mrs. Maragon is
now learning the beauty parlor
business in Chicago.
Laugh At Suicide
MaraSon has been in Chicago for
the past seven weeks. He says
that he married Miss Parker at
Willards. Maryland, in December.
1927.
Both Maragon and his wife ridi-
cule the theory that Scrivener com
mitted suicide. They express the
opinion. according to dispatches
from Chicago. that the detective
was murdered for revenge, and
point significantly to the tip
which Scrivener gave that he was
investigating a high police official
as furnishing a motive for the
Staying.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Maragon ex-
press willingness to return to
Wa ii ton if necessary to aid
in solving the mystery of the detec-
tive's death.
They will, however. remain for
another two months in Chicago.
where Maragon is employed by a
local lithographing concern.
Was Not Wanted
Maragon says that seven weeks
prior to the death of Scrivener,
he we: to Miami. Fla. The day
after the murder he received a
telegram from Lars Foy, a Wash
ington friend, saying that his name
was 'in the papers" Learning
that he was wanted in connection
with the tragedy, Maragon imme-
diately despatched a wire to In
spector (now Maior) Pratt, and re
ceived reply that he was not
anted there.
The following January he returned
to Washington. where he began his
courtship of Helen Parker, as was
related in The Washington Time s
yesterday.
When Maragon was in Florida,
he says, and when Scrivener was
engaged to Miss Parker, the latter
requested him to locate an apart
ment in Florida for the honeymoon
he was then planning.
The Washington times., 1929-10-17
D. c. Mans Spendable
Cash is S1.32S in Year

The average resident Of the Dis
trict of Columbia handles more
"spendabIe money" in a year than
his counterpart in any State of the
Union, according to an analysis of
national income by States and coun-
ties just completed by the ''Sales
Management magazine.
The per capita ''spendable money
income" of the District is given in
the report at $1,32S. Leading States
in order are New York, $l.119; Cali
fornia. 81 ,043; Massachusetts, $1,COl,
and Illinois. 1898. The people Of
Mississippi have the least per capita
with only S257.
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200 Policemen Hunting
Boy, 8, Believed kidnapped

LOS ANGELES, Oct. II G.N.sD,-
Believed to have been kidnapped by
underworld foes of his father, James
Robert Shelter. 9-year-old son OF
K. n. Bud" Shelter. "Slot Machine
King" Of Los Angeles, was being
sought today by 200 police detec.
tives.
The boy, student at the Pacific
Military Academy in Culver City.
has not heen seen since he left hi
rlaymates.
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Bids on Park View
Annex to Be Opened

Bide for erection of an addition
to the Park View School will be
opened on October 2S, Roland VI.
Brennan, chief clerk of the District
EnSin Department, announced
today.
Plans for the addition call for
two wings, with basement, first
and second floors.
An addition to the school build
ing was authorized following agita.
ton by the Park View Citizens
Association. who complained Of the
crowded conditions in the school.
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Luray WOman's Home
Burned as She Visits

LURAY, Va, Oct. 17.-Last night
when Mrs. John Purdham. living
near Stanley, eight miles south of
Luray, returned from visiting friends
she found her home burned.
The cause of the fire is unknown.
The home was in a neighborhood
that has lost property worth $4,000
from mysterious fires in the past
few years. Three brothers from the
district are now serving terms in
the Virginia penitentiary on arson
charges
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CARDS TO BE SHOWERED

A shower in honor Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Benjamin A. Card will be
eiven Saturday night at o'clock
by the League for the Larger Life
in it's town house, the 1900 block
of X st. n. w. The guests Of
honor were recently married. Mrs.
Card was Mise Lura Cary.
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ment, however, are making study
OF the Eighteenth Amendment and
the Nolstead Act preparatory to the
institution of a test case as soon as
one is available.
sheppard already has Introduced
bill making the buyer of liquor
guilty with the seller.
The Washington times., 1929-10-17

. District Commissioner
~ Sidney F. Taliaferro,
not even accused by any
one, springs to defense of
own administration with
out specifically taking up
cudgel in behalf of his
bombarGed fellow Conn
missioner.
> Taliaferro resents in
= vestigation of District
affairs by Senate District
subcommittee, "deploring
a blanket suggestion of
possible inefficiency and
corruption upon the part
of the Commissioners"
a Senate subcommittee
* headed by Senator
Frederic M. Sackett this
ufternoon starts investI-
&c n1eknS~k offn1ra
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Mitchell indicated today that such
a ruling by the Department Of JUS
tice would be without weight. and
would have to 60 to the Supreme
Court in any event.
There is now no case pending
upon which a test can he made.
The legal experts of the Depart
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Highlights of Assault
On Commissioners

I Reports persist that District Commissioner Proc
i tor L. Doughertys resignation is near as result
of public criticism of Police Department for bungng
of death mysteries and that it will not be unwecome
at White House.
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Il. s. Plans to Test
Rum Buyers Guilt

ATTORNEY General Mitchell will make any formal ruling
whether the purchaser of bootleg liquor equally guilty
seller has been requested do by Senator Nor
ris Sheppard CD of Texas the so-caed faher of pro-
hhiton
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SACKETT GROUP
To PROBE D. c.
HEADS
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Gibson. of Vermont. and obtain
from him the facts which the Glib
son subcommittee gathered In its
two-year investigation of the Dis
triCt government.
Sackptt stated that the first steps
he would take in the investigation
would be to request the proper au-
thorities for record on the issuance
of concealed weapon permits and
upon the indictment of four Chinese
in the Lee King murder case. as
called for in the Blease resolution.
The chairman also stated that the
subcommittee will ask the Police De.
partment for report on the suspen.
sion of Policeman Robert ]. Allen,
investigator of the Mcpherson case,
also in pursuit OF a specific clause Of
the resolution. The fact that Allen
has been restored to duty does not
affect the subcommittee RESPONSE
bility. Sackett said.
The subcommittee will examine the
various reports and make its investi-
CATION before opening hearings.
Sackett said. He stated that 1t was
impossible 10 say how far the sub.
committee may have to go into the
Mcpherson anS Scrivener cases in
order to determine whether inefh-
cheney exists in the Police Depart
ment.
He said that he had no infOrma.
ton concerning a letter written
to Sen. Cole Biease, OF South Caro-
lima. stating that the late Sen.
Brandegee was murdered and not a
suicide as has been generally be.
| lieVed.
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Give the family car a break" through
the purchase of q good used car
advertised in Times and Herald Clas-
alfiA4 ads.
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PROBERS GRILL
LOBBYIST
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bill while 1t was pending in the
House"
Bingham declared his State be-
lieved firmly in tariff protection,
and SAT-. candidates in both major
parties were pledged to high protec.
tion.
Then he explained again his EN-.
ployment of Eyanson.
"Finding l was to he on the
Finance Committee in an extra ses-
sion dealing with the tariff AMI
knowing some of our industries were
showing unemployment, | decided
to get for myself the best advice
possible" said Bingham.
Il therefore wrote letter to F.
Kent Hubbard, president OF the
Connecticut Manufacturers AssOcia
ton, knowing the association was
representing the best interests not
only of the manufacturers OF my
state but of all the citizens of my
State"
Reads Plea in Letter
Bingham read his letter to HUB
bard. dated February 25. 1879.
Il am wondering whether there is
anyone you could loan me as an
expert adviser on tariff problems.
the letter read. particularly those
in which Connecticut is interested
1T seems to me that it would be
advantageous IL / could have some
one on whom l could rely for sum
maries and briefs giving tire facts
and arguments in favor of such
rates as the people of Connecticut
believe should be adopted in the
general interest.
There iS no one in my office
who is familiar with this general
field"
to the time the bill would be con
sidered.
Bingham then explained that his
regular secretary resigned and
Eyanson was carried on the Senate
rolls as committee clerk. This
service lasted a month and two
days.
The understanding was that Mr..
Eyanson would receive no money
for this service-only the disci-
pline," said Bingham. Possibly it
may have been an error on my
part"
Tiff with Walsh
He's the kind of a man who
can serve two masters?" asked
Senator Walsh Cd of Montana.
Il do not believe that's a fair
question" Bingham replied Il think
he fairly served the people OF my
State"
You knew he was being paid all
this time by the manufactures.
Certainly" said Bingham. 81
merely asked the association to lend
him to me-"
Was he receiving money from
the manufactures at the same time
he was on the Government's pay
roll?" asked Senator Robinson R)
of Indiana.
Technically, yes. but he didn't
keep the money" said Bingham.
He gave it to me and l gave it to
my old clerk
Senator Robinson htnted that
EyansOn had "falsified" the Gov
ernment's records by signing the
payroll and not keeping the money.
'Surely you can't approve of the
Justification of the Government pay
roll?" asked Robinson. He signed
the payroll and then gave the money
to you"
"I do not like the use of your
word, Justification. said bingham.
He received the money and it
doesn't matter what he did with It
afterwards"
Bingham said other members OF
the Senate Finance Committee did
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CATION of alleged msmana of District affairs,
particularly in bungling of Mcpherson and Scrvener
death mysteries
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M Reply to Letter

Il do not know why ne wrote
Sackett sHaid. Il didn't ask him to
write it. l have not sent him a
reply, because the letter did not
seem to call for reply
Senator Sackett today Is to re.
ceive an accumulation of data re-
speCting the charges against the
District government from Senator
Blease, author OF the resolution
which ordered the investigation.
Senator Blease said he would turn
over all Of the information in his
possession concerning the numerous
charges. He was asked If he IN
tended to give the subcommittee the
three dollars worth of opium which
Blease says was bought at place
on Pennsylvania Avenue and which
now i. locked in his office safe.
Won't Yield Opium
mo. 7 do not think | will" Blease
responded. IF the subcommittee
wants to see the opium Ill show
it to them, but I will not give
them the opium or the name of the
person who bought it,
Senator Sackett said he would
not make any statement on the pos
sible developments of the inVestisa'
ton before meeting with his sub
committee.
After the meeting" Sacket said,
II will speak freely"
"The Commissioners of the
District function under the law as
a board" Taliaferro wrote Sacke' {.
but from practical necessity In
the conduct of a business Of OWN
$40 200, 900 annually. apportion and
allot among themselves the several
departments of the municipal gov,
ernment."
He went on to explain that he has
supervision of the offices of the cor.
poration counsel, the auditor, the
assessor, the collector of taxes. pur-
chasing officer. insurance depart
ment. playground department and
board of accountancy. The Board of
Public Welfare reports through Tai
iaferro to the Board of Commission
erS,
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Submits Witnesses

ileVed.
Submits Witnesses
Sen Rlease turned over othe
subcommittee weightT file OF
documents. including the names of
witnesses who may be called in in
vestigating the ScriVener case ana
the indictment of the Chinese.
The meeting was held behind
closed doors in the District commit.
tee room and lasted for about 30
minutes Sackett said the sub
committee was to proceed carefully
with all phases OF the investigation
and was unable to predict when
hearings will begin or when the
investigation will be completed.
Senator Blease received a letter
from A Washington woman nurport-
ing to show that BrandaGee was muir
dered
Senator Bra andegee's lfeless body
body was found in his palatial home
at Seventeenth and X SITS. \. w,
on October IA. 1924. A certificate
of death by suicide was given by
the coroner. and friends attributed
the Connecticut Senator's death to
worry over financial involvements.
Knew Senator Was Slain
The writer Of the letter said that
she knew Brandegee was murdered.
"Personally 1 don't know anything
about it," Blease said, but am
going to turn the letter over to the
subcommittee for investigation. This
woman says she knows that a muir
der was committed in this case, but
that may be only her opinion
Blease was asked II he wished to
comment on Commissioner Sidney
+. Taliaferro's letter to Senator
Sackett, in which the city head de-
Tended himself and the department
under his control from charges OF in
efficiency and corruption.
III a man is guilty, | don't read
what he writes" Blease said II
want to hear what he has to say.
Senator Sackett. whose subcom-
mittee will meet at 2 p. m. 20 plan
the course OF the investigation into
local affairs, stated that Taliaferro $
letter seemed to be "a fair state
ment."
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ARREST.
EXPECTED
TO-DAY I.

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found September IA, a pajama cord
knotted about the throat, died at
the hands of a stranger.
Question Elder Mcpherson
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OVER LAST TRAIL

After having been unconscious for nearly 48 hours after lie suffer-
 ed a paralytic stroke, Leslie Faulk
 75-year- -old Alaska pioneer, passed
 away in Fairbanks, reports the News Miner. Faulk had been a resi-
 dent of Alaska since about 1900. He
 settled first in St. Michael, where for several years he was black
 smith for a river navigation com pany. Upon coming to Fairbanks he
 served the Tanana Valley Railroad lin similar capacity. Later Faulk was employed by Fred Lewis and two years ago was care-taker at
 Camp Clegg at Harding Lake. Late fly he had been in the employ of
 Thomas c. Wright. He was mem
 Der of Igloo No. 4, Pioneers of Alas ka. Funeral arrangements have not been announced.
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PAGE SEVEN
AII.nLAME BOOSTERS

The residents of Fort Yukon are all boosters for airpIane service and arc almost unanimous in asking for air mail service. Included in those who want 1t is the man who has the contract for carrying mail by dog team. The residents of Beaver feel the same way about air malls, ac- cording to the Fairbanks News Miner.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-12-12
CHILDREN 0F SEWARD " SHOULD WATCH F0R
 SANTA, sAYs 'M08sE'
Special to the Gateway

Your old friend Moose Johnson will write you about Santa Claus again and know that most all of you have been very good since last Christmas, because Santa told me you had, as he has got a very big book with all your names in it and he keeps track of all the good little boys and girls all the time. I visited Santa Claus big toy factory up in the mountains back of Chulitna and his big bunch of reindeer were sure fat, and besides, he has four big airships now to carry all his t toys and fine Christmas presents lall over the world
 And when Santa showed me his big store room which IS a very big cave, full of toys candy, nuts and fruit, was so excited and hap by that T could hardly wait tO write ito you kids about 1t. The doll houses and dolls and playthings for the l little girls were wonderful and the choo-ch0o trains, bicycles, pocket knives, whistles, air rifles and lots of other things for the little boys sure were swell. Gee, N sure wish | was little boy myaelf when | see all these fine toys and things; and Santa told me he couldn't forget the Jesse Lee Home as he said all of the kids there have treated their teachers fine.
 ttIt sure is fine tO be a nice, good kid all the year and when Christ mas comes around Santa always gives you lot of fine playthings to remember him by. Santa told me that his big airships would land very close to Seward and then his helpers with dog teams would take Iall the toys to town tO give to you and all his helpers will be dressed Just like him too.
 "So you want to keep your eyes Iopen for any one that looks like Santa Claus for he will sure have Esomething nice for you Well, this will be all for this time, and wish ing all you children a Merry Christ mas and a Happy New Year, an always, your dear old friend, Moose Johnson"
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.LECAI. NOTICE

IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR
 THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA,
 THIRD DIVISION, SEWARD
 PRECINCT, AT SEWARD. IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE
 OF CHARLES n. DAGGETT, De-
 ceased.
 NOTICE TO CREDITORS
 Notice is hereby given that the undersigned, A. J. Dimond, was on |September 7th, 1928. by the Order and Decree of the above named Probate Court, duly appointed and he now is the lawful administrator Of the estate of the above named Charles T. Daggett, deceased; and that all creditors Of said estate and persons having claims against said estate, are hereby required to pre- sent their claims with the neces- sary vouchers to the undersigned administrator at his office at Val deg, Alaska, within six (6) months from the date of this notice.
 This notice is dated and the date of its first publication is the 26tH day of November, 1929.
 First publication, November 26 December 3, 10, 17, 24, 1929, X "A. N. DIMOND, Administrators oi the Estate of Charles T- Daggett deceased,
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STORM DID DAMAGE

Angus Mcdonald was an arrival lat Valdez from down the Sound last week. He reports that one of the worst storms in the history of that |eection, created considerable of a disturbance, particularly at Ella mar, where the heavy seas threw the small craft in the bay around, casting many of them up on the beach, with more or less damage.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-12-12
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING

RATES-Fitteen cents per line
 first insertion, 7Ha cents per
 line for subsequent insertion.
 Count six average words to 8
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 NEW and rebuilt pianos for sale and rent. Anderson Music Shoppe Juneau.
 lFOUND-Man's gold watch; must
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 FOR RENT-CompIetely furnished
 plastered house, from December i 15 to May 15. R. c. Ingram. FOR RENT-Three room furnish \ ished apartment; '. N. Graef- --~-----~ FOR SALE-Ten good work
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 FOR RENT-Furnished house; See
 Mrs. Painter at City Express of flee.
 FOR SALE-Four lots and buildings in the Bayview Addition and one
 vacant lot in the Federal Addi
 tion; the former J. F. Mefford property. Ideal for a chicken ranch. Apply \. o. o. F., city.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-12-12

The Copper River Railway ware house on the Ocean Dock, at Cordo- va, has been completely razed and work started on re-driving the pill ing underneath. When this is com pleted the new and larger ware house will be erected, materials for which already have been received.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-12-12

A show never to be forgotten tonite,
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Tt became known last week at Cordova that Mrs Ruth Miller Staats, who was seriously injured in the Gokana airplane crash, is on her way north, accompanied by her mother. Mrs. Staats has accepted a position as chief operator in the Valdez Telephone Exchange.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-12-12

HAND PAINTED ALASKA PIC- TURS AT SYLVIA'S.
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FOR SALE-Bundles of old papers, Twenty-Five cents. Gateway.
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ELECT OFFICERS

The newly elected officers of the Anchorage Eastern Star are. cam sfle Southworth. worthy matTon. Charles Carbon. worthy patron; E,l;zabetb Borgas, assc. matron, Fred R Holdinan. associate pa- iron. Edith Waller, secretary, Elsie Sogn, treas; Mary V- Wever oonductress; Ethel Brayford, asso- ciated conductress; John A. Borges trustee.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-12-12

HEAR THE POPoLAR RE- CORDS "Pagen Love Song 'fBig Rock Candy Mountain" Alice Blue Gown -"Barnacle Bill" No. 2-and the new Black Crows 4'FOOliShments.p
 Schallerer'S Alaska Shop.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-12-12

Two lengths of hose will be brought to the gymnasium this evening by the Ftiremen's cage tenn as protection against fire which might start from the fiery rcd new suits. Chief Guest will be on the job with a good horn.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-12-12

The fur farming industry is mak- ing rapid progress irl Interior AIT aeka, between the Alaska Railroad and the KuskokWim river.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-12-12
LARGEST COPPER SHELTER

The Anaconda Mining Co., has the largest copper smelter in the world at Anaconda, Mont
Seward daily gateway., 1929-12-12

Fresh Haas canay. SCnALLER- FRS ALASKA SHOP.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-05-16

clothes would retail for $50. a So
shirt would sell for $3.50, a SIS silk
dress would cost $50; rayon under
garments at 81 piece now would
cost S125 and women's silk stock
ings costing $3.50 at present would
Jump to SO when the bill passes.
Under the present tariff act. wool
duties cost the consumers $1,000
600 year" Rainey said. The
pending measure increases the WOOL
en- duty 10 per cent with compensa-
tory rates for products This VIII
increase the consumers cost at least
S1O00000O year.
The cotton manufacturers sched-
ule is so complicated that experts
are unable to say Just what 1t viii
mean to the public, bu the con-
sumers will be out at least another
S20O00,000 a year by it.
The duty on fax means doubling
the cost of linen. twill mean that
linen goods will be so high that only
the rich can boast Of real linen table
covers or real linen summer cloth
ing
The dairy products tax increase OF
about 20 per cent means an add
tional 100000 cost to consumers
and the price duty piles up another
100000 consumers cost, he stated.
Because of the rates on cement,
lumber and shlngles. it will be diff