THE ALASKA DAILY EMPIRE
'•ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME"
VOL XXII., NO. 3267.
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JUNEAU, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 1923.
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS. PRICE TEN CENT*
CONGRESSIONAL PARTY LEAVES
SEWARD; NOW ON WAY TO JUNEAU
Harding Argues for, U. S. to Get Into World Affairs
HARDING (IVES
PUN FOR V. S.
TO HELP WORLD
Further Isolation in World s
Affairs Will Not Make
Americans Happy.
WMLMLNGTON, Juno 9.—Presidint
Harding speaking Informally at a
luncheon 'today given in his honor
declared tho United States cannot
longer to I. elated from the world.
“We would not he happy in the
‘United States if the civilized world
were constantly in distress. We
cannot live for ourselves any more,”
declared tho President.
“As for myself," continued the
(President, ‘‘I want America to make
Bure of its present and Its future
But 1 would have America also give
its linfluenco to tho peace of tha
world.”
President Harding voiced tho be
lief that the rest of the world could
not recover from the war effects ex
cept by “getting down to the work
of building anew as we have here
in tho United States ”
Conference on
Prohibition May
Be Postponed
WASHINGTON, June 9.—The con
ference of state governors which
President 'Harding intends to call to
discuss prohibition enforcement may
be postponed until fall it is stated
at the White House. Definite an
nouncement will be mode early next
week it is said.
Former Bank President
Must Go to Penitentiary
OLYMPIA, Wash., june 9. — The
Supreme Court today confirmed the
conviction of O. S. Larson, former
President of the defunct Scandinav
ian Amoriean bank at Tacoma sen
tenced to serve from three to five
years in charges of grand larceny.
Chester Concessions
Signed by Officials
NEW YORK, June 9 -Officials of
the Ottoman-Amortean Development
Company announced today they had
accepted and signed the agreement
with the Turkish .government by
which the Chester Oil concerns are
placed at the option of the group of
American capitalists.
REDS SEIZE RUHR CITY AND PLY TORCH.
This 'photograph is of Gelsenkirchen, one of the largest cities
in the Ruhr district of Geermany, which has been seized by Com
munists, who hoisted the red flag over police headquarters and
fired other public buildings.
N. Y. BROKERAGE*
HOUSES BEING
INVESTIGATED'
Failure Yesterday of Big Ac-|
tive Firm Starts Probe
by State Official.
I NEW YORK, Juno 9. -State Attor
ney General Sherman announces five
deputies have begun swooping inves
tigation into affairs of several brok
erage houses holding membership in
tho curb market. This investigation
follows the bankruptcy yesterday of
L. L. Winkolman company, the larg
est active house in command of the
market
Russian Trade Unions
Change Church Policy
MOSCOW, June 9.—Loaders of the
Russian Trade Unions have forbidden
local unions to expel members be
cause of church affiliations and have
also directed that unions make their
anti-church propaganda loss strong.
“HOLY KISSES” MINISTER CALLED
THEM WHEN HE PETTED WOMEN ;ITS j
ALL COMING OUT AT HEARING NOWi
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iDETHOIT, Mich., June 9.—Assort
ing she had to fight Rev. J. B. Kline,
pnetor of the Berea Pentecostal Tab
ernacle. Weit Fourth and Forest Av
enues, to keep hlim from kissing her,
Mrs. 'Beatrice Broughton, With four
other women, told at a hearing of
charges against the minister, of the
■pastor’s alleged oscillatory propensi
ties.
‘"It was necessary for ine to fight
the minister off on several different
occasions," said ‘Mrs. Broughton.
■“He (insisted he was following the
teachings of ttye bible, and that his
kisses wore the holiest of the holy.
And then, when I would object to his
advances, he would get the bible and
turn to II. Oorintbians. Chapter 13,
werso nil. There it reads: “Greet
one another with a holy kiss.”
"Rev- Mr. Kline was never very
successful in bia attempts to kiss
me." *
Mrs. Broughton said that sho, her
husband and her brother had all
been members of Rev. Klone's congre
gation, but they had left whep the
irihrister tried to administer the “holy
"Aifter we left we wore assailed,
from the pulpit,” Mrs. Broughton
charged. “1 have sat in churches
Mince and heard Rev. Kline call those
who had left his congregation ass- ,
assins, Anarchists and Reds." .
Rov. Mr. Kline has deniod all
chargos brought against him by Ed
ward Bates and his brother. Alonzo,
who aro demanding reinstatement In
Beirea Tabernacle.
Miss Mary Butcbart. 20 years old,
said that Rev. Mr. Kline had stolen
many klsnon from her. She also
found It necessary to repulse the
minister's advances, she said.
iLucille Meyers, protty student at
Northwestern High School, said she
had struggled for 25 minutes In the
embrace of the alleged kiss thief.
'Mi93 Florence Knowles, 294S Put
nam Ave, -safid: “Rev. Mr- KUne
said hl9 kisses were holy, but he
never offered them to any male mem
bers of the congregation. It seems to j
me if they were holy the men needed
them as well as the women. Because
I repulsed him for kissing me he de
famed my character ifraai the pulpit
beforo tlio entire congregation.
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G. 0. P. to Give
Women Prominent
Part in Politics
WASHINGTON, June 9—The
decision to give women a more
prominent place in tho councils
of tho Republican party has
been reached at u conference
between President Harding and
Chairman Adams of the Repub
lican National Committee. It is
expected that women_ will b? ap
pointed in each state as asso
ciate or in an advisory capacity
to the committee.
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TAYLOR MURDER
CASE BOBS UF
Search Started for Big Texai
—Seattle Lawyer Gives
Out Clue.
SEATTLE, June 9.—A search ha:
boon started for Otia Hefner, blj
rexan, said to have been a membei
»f a gang of five thought to hav<
ilaln William Desmond Taylor, movlt
Hrector, at his home in Hollywood
Hefner was arrested here on Maj
19, 1922, four months aftor the mys
.erious killing of Taylor.
A locaF attorney today told "Matt
3tarw!ch. Sheriff, that Hefner tolc
llm he belonged to a gang of fivt
which robbed trains and banks and
ilso killed Taylor.
The attorney said he had kept hif
lilcnco for professional’ reasons
'Hefner told the officers he had lilt!
1200,000 in bonds and a diamond ring
tear the city but nothing was found
rhe lawyer said Hefner told him the
|ng was Taylor’s.
seattlOan
CUTS THROAT
SEATTLE, June 9.—Benjamin F
Sattersby, of Battcrsb.v & Smith
jroprietors of a cigar store and pooi
•oom. long a betting headquarter*
nileided last night in the bath room
>f his home. Ho cut his throat witl
t razor. Battoraby had been in 111
loalth for a long time. His partnei
2. R. Smith said ho had no financial
roubles.
TOKIO, June 9.—The Japanese and
Russian governments have agreed t<
a pen negotiations for resumption o'
relationships.
AMUNDSEN TO
HOP OFF FOR
FLIGHT SOON
Start May Be About June 20
—Engine Trouble Feared f
—Assistance Given.
BERGEN', June 9.-* According to
I advices received by the Norwegian
i government, CiMpt. Itoald Amundson
! is expected to hop off on his Polar
| flight on or ubout June 20. The
i flight is expected to take about 22
| hours.
The greatest danger is believed
to be engine failure after the ma
chine has croasod the pojj- and is
approaching the edg^ of the Polar
lee north oif SpitzenbCrg.
The government has assigned two
naval hydirogfnnes and one fishing
patrol vessel to assist In the lunding
of Amundson’s plane
S. F. STREET
IS SINKING
SAN ERANCISfY' ^utt^O.- Market
Street is sinking. Since the fire in
1906. San 'Francisco's principal thor
oughfare, between First Street anti
the Ferry Building, a distance of
about .four blocks, has sunk seven
teen inches, according to City En
gineer M. M. O’Shaughneaay.
The fact was announced In con
nection with the laying of a now
roadbed for street cars, when con
siderable filling in was found neces
strv Ever since the old water
front line was pushed out Into the
hay from First Street to its present
location. Mr. O Shaughnossy said,
Market Street has been steadily set
tling.
At the prosent rate of drop it is
boltieved that the Ferry Building,
Southern Pacific General headquart
ers building, Matson building aa-d
other large structures on lower Mar
ket Street, will be renting suites in
Davy Jones’ Locker, about a thous
and years honco.
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| Mine Guards Are
| Acquitted of Killing
,i Woman Strike Leader
PITT8BUBiOH, Juno it. — Deputy]
Sheriffs EM ward Munniaon and D.J.
Riley wore acquitted of the murder
of Mrs. Fannie Sellans, organizer for
1 the United i.Mlne Workers, shot down
: at Duoktown during tho 1919 stoel
strike.
j Testimony showed that Mra. Sel
lana was heading a charging mob
armed with clubs and stones when
she was killed. Tho defendants were
mine guards.
NAVY CRAFT
IS REPLY TO j
CHINESE NOTE
Japan Gives Sharp Answer to
China for Apology and
Indemnity Demand.
TOKIO, Juno 9.—Japan's reply to
the note sent yesterday by China
demanding an apology and Indem
nity for the shooting of Chinese riot
ers In a boycott against the Japan
ese at Changsha June >2 was to send
four destroyers to rcrfn/force the Jap
anese patrol flcot on tho Yangtee
river. Officially. Japan stated the
govornmont was determined to dee
feud the lives and property of her
nationals In China.
TIENTSIN. June 9.—A letter from
Emil Oansburgher, Shanghai broker.
one of the prisoners of the Suchow
i Chinese bandits, -say* the brigand
! chief hat promised to release all
captives withtn four daya.
SCHOOL HEAD IS KNIGHTED.
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Miss Cassity E. Mason, founder and principal of the Castle
School for (Jirls, at Tarrytown-on-lIudson. New York, lias boon
made a Knight Grand Officer of King Daniel I, by order of King
Michael of Montenegro. Ilis Excellency Count Jovan Plainenatz,
Prime Minister of Montenegro and official representative of the
King, conferred the honor at Tarrytown for Miss Mason's "eminent
services rendered to the cause o education" and as a mark of ap
preciation for "her noble sympa by for the suffering population of
Montenegro.” Previously Mias M son had been ennobled by the
late Ipieen Dowager Milena, the fl-st time in live hundred years of
Montenegrin history that a wotna t or any foreigners was so hon
ored.
Bulgarian
Government
j Overthrown
! — ;
SOFIA, June 9. The Bui- |
garlan government was over
thrown at 3 o’clock this morn- 1
inn by an organization of re
serve officers supported by
a_ ___a
HAPPY UNION
COMES TO END
Elsie Ferguson and Banker
Husband Have Separated
Is N- Y. Report.
NEW YORK, June 9.—Elsie Eergii-j
son, noted stage beauty and screen
favorite, has separated from Thomas!
■B. Clark. Jr„ bunker whom she mar
ried seven years ago. This was |
learned today. Their marriage had
been considered one of the happiest
unions of t'ho stage.
Second Mate on Steamer
Murders Three; Arrested
Id S BON, June 9. - The second offi
cer of the steamship Barvo Colter
has been arrested at Oporto charged
with kiiliing the commander of the
vessel, the wireless operator and an
other officer. The mate also wound
ed a seaman and passenger wlr.le on
the high seas.
After his arrest and seeing no
chance of escape, the officer sui
cided this afternoon.
Plane Goes Into Tail
Spin; Two Men Killed
PFJORfA, June 9.—An ‘aviator and
Student flier wore killed here today
when the plane wont into a tall spin
2,000 deel up and fell.
HENRY FORD TO i
HARNESS POWER;
DETROIT, June 9. It id announced
from Washington the Ford Motor
company turn been granted a license
for 50 years to develop power by a!
high dam between Minneapolis and
St. Paul.
Henry Ford plans to build a power
plant to operate u factory that will
eventually employ 10,000 men. His
associates said this will give him a
chance to show the American poople
what can be done with power ]>cr
m It ted to go to waato at present.
MASSACHUSETTS MAN IS
NEW YORK POST PUBLISHER
NEW VORK, June 9. John H.
Fahey, publisher of the Worcestor
(Mass.) Evening Poet aim Manches
ter (N. II.) Mirror and formerly
publisher of the Boston Traveler has
become publisher of the New York
Evening Post.
FINIS IS WRITTEN IN DOROTHY
KEENAN MURDER CASE WREN LAST
WITNESS IS DISMISSED IN N. Y.
NHW YORK. Juno 9. The law har
written "finih” across the record o
the unr-clved mystery of the mtirde
of Dorothy Keenan, Broadway Butter
fly, who.w? body was found March 1!
In her three-room apartment.
i Albert R. G u I mares was the first and
I last per-on In the ease. Known a?
la frlond of the dead girl, detectives
began their questioning of him the
| morning after her body was found
Police allege they found a revolver
In his room at a hotel and he was
released on $2,500 bail on a charge
of having violated the Sullivan law
against possession of firearms.
CONGRESSIONAL
PARTY NOW ON
WAY TO JUNEAU
Transport Cambrai Leaves
Seward for Juneau Calling
at Chilkoot Barracks.
CONGRESSMEN PLEASED
WITH INTERIOR ALASKA
Expressions of Great Pleasure
Are Summed Up by
Brig. Gen. Wells.
Late this afternoon Governor
Bone received woid that part of the
Congressional Party was returning
to the coast by the trail and the
Cambrai is to call at Cordova to
pick them up.
SEWARD, Jilin1 9. -The transport
Cambrai with the Congressional party
aboard left huro last night at 9
o’clock for Chilkoot Barracks on
Lynn Canal, enronte to Juneau. The
members of the party arrived earlier
to the evening from tho trip over
the Alaska Railroad to Nonana and
Fairbanks and report an excellent
Mine and that a wide fund of Infor
mation had been secured concerning
tho greater possibilities of this sec
lion of Alaska.
IMMENSELY IMPRESSED
ANCHORAGE. June 9—Tho Con
gressional party, following a lunch
eon, presentation of souvenirs and
copies of a picture of Mount Mc
Kinley to tho ladies, and tho film
ing of tho e.ntire party ut the studio
of the Aluoka Moving Picture Cor
poration, left for Seward ut 1:30
o’clock yesterday nfternoon.
Brigadier General Briant Wells
epitomised the expressions of the
delegation and said:
‘ From what we havo aeon, every
one Is Immensely impressed with the
vust possibilities of Alaska, espec
ially agTlcultnre, coal and metal min
ing.
"Tho Scandinavian Peninsula sup
ports over one million and Alaska
can do likewise.
“The enterprise of the Alaska Rail
road has beon fully vindicated and
presagos gToat possibilities once the
world bocomos cognisant of condi
tions. Everyone rclurna enthusiastic
about tho Torrilorj,”
11 HOURS IN FAIRBANKS
FAIRBANKS. June 9.—The Con
gressional party spent 11 hours here
and a great time was enjoyod, the
weather being ideal. Tho party left
here for Anchorage at 1 o’clock
Thursday morning.
RME. Juno S. --Premier Mussolini
doelj rod In tho Senate today that
Germany can and ought to pay rep
arations. He said the sum should
be (Different from the sevoral hun
dred billion gold marks spoken r'
following the armistice.
Justices Thames J. Nolan. James
f. Mclnerne.v and Arthur Salmon, in
acetal sessions dismissed this ac
ion against Ouimafos. He had de
iied steadfastly having owned the
•ovolvor which the detectives te3tl
Mod they had found in a bag in his
•nom. Assistant District Attorney
Daniel Dircnzo said this was all the
evidence In the case.
The murder of Dorothy Keenan stir
red society throughout the country
when her patron, the mysterious “Mr.
Marshall" was Identified as John
Keareolev Mitchell, of Philadelphia,
son-in-law of E. T. Stoteshury, tlnan