THE ALASKA DAILY EMPIRE
“ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME”
VOL. XXL, NO. 3151. JUNEAU, ALASKA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 1923. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS. PRICE TEN CENTS,
KLAN BRANDED AS RESPONSIBLE
FOR NUMEROUS OUTRAGES IN LA.
Railroad Traffic in Ruhr
Valley Paralyzed; Men Out
On Strike; Jail For Leaders
MORE SERIOUS
TROUBLE FROM
BERMAN FORCES
Railroad Men Go on Protest
Strike Along Both Sides
of Rhine River.
BULLETIN — DUSSELDORF, Jan.
25.—Violent manifestations occurred
this evening cn the streets in con
nection with the general two hour
strike of all classes as a protest
against French occupation.
The French fired several shots
quelling the demonstration. One
German is known to have been
seriously wounded.
The French stationed tanks at
prominent points throughout the
city and machine guns have been
placed to command evei^ square.
Cavalry force and infantry are
patrolling the streets tcniglrt.
'OUSSENDORF. Jan. 25.—Virtually
the entire railway system in the
Ruhr Valley is paralyzed today by
the strike of railroad men who have
quit on roads on both the left and \
right banks of the Rhine.
The rystem of railroads for a dis
tance of 60 miles between Wesel,
north of Ousseldorf, and Cologne, on
the south is tied up.
Telegraph and telephone employees i
of the Postal Service have informed:
General Denvignes they will strike at j
midnight.
The French commander has replied
that the leaders will be sent to jail
if the strike takes place.
START OF STRIKE
PARIS, Jan. 25.—A dispatch from
Dusseldorf to the Matin says that
after the trial yesterday at Mayence
of the Industrialists, the railway men
declared a general strike, which be
came practically effective on all Ruhr
lines at 6 o’clock last night, trains
being stopped as they arrived at
the stations.
FIELD SECTION MOBILIZED |
TOULOUSE, Jan. 25.—An order
has b^en received to mobilize the
Seventh Field Seetion of Railroad
Workers for service in occupied
Germany.
ENGACE FOREIGN MINERS
PARIS, Jan. 25.—A Prague cor
respondent of the Temps says the
Czecho-Slavakian miners are being
engaged by Prance and one group
has already left, presumably for thf>!
occupied section in Germany.
MOBILIZE R. R. WORKERS
PARIS, Jan. 25.—The Ministry of
War has Issued a communication
that five detachments of railroad j
workers, 750 men each, have been \
sent to the Ruhr owing to a partial
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Latest Photograph.
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scluoin photographed, Hugo 1
Stinnes, the Rockefeller of Ger
many, is shown in this rare pose,
snapped ucently in Berlin and the
latest received of him In the
United State.-:.
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TO KEEP MOUTH
SHUT; HE DIDNT
Secretary of State Hughes^
Says U. S. Representative 1
Told Not to Talk.
WASHINGTON, .i.in. a;>. Secretary ,
of State Charles E. Hughes revealed
the fact today that he had instruct
ed Rowland Hayden, American rep
resentative on the reparations com
mission, not to express any opinion
regarding reparations settlement in
the commission's discussions and
also to Tcfraln from “urging his sug
gestions in the absence of instruc
tions from the State Department.”
Recently Bo.vden startled official
circles by claiming the reparations
were excessive and no nation could
pay them.
In a letter sent to the Senate i
foreign relations committee this af- i
ternoon, Secretary Hughes said the
"memorandum submitted by Bo.vden 1
to the reparation commission re- t
cently was interpreted in some quar- I
ters as a plan for a reparation '
settlement "had in no sense re- t
ceived the approval of the Depart
ment of State."
President Harding
Recovers; Returns
To His Desk
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.—President
Harding returned to his de.sk at 10:30
o’clock this morning after an illness
of more than a week.
MOTHER OF SLAIN CHILD HELD;
MAY BE IMPLICATED IN DEATH
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1
(NEW YORK. Jan. 25.— Benjamin
H. Pronderville, an omployce in tho
Brooklyn iQoncral Postoftlce. has
been arraigned and held for the
grand jury, charged with the murder
of 10-year-o!d Theresa McCarthy.
'Whose night-olothed body, with a
bullet through the heart, was found I
in her home at Brooklyn last De
cember 26.
Mrs. Pauline McCarthy, mother of
the little girl, was held without bail
as a material witnoss. Prenderville
had been a roomer at the McCarthy
home.
‘Both the man and the woman were
tiuostioned by police when Theresa's
body was found. Prenderyille was
held on a charge of homicide, a]
though police declared the evidence
seemed to indicate that the little j
t
girl, alone In the house, had shot
herself accidentally when playing (
with one of three pistols Prender- £
ville admitted having had in his bed
room.
Pronderville threw away the pistols t
the day Theresa’s body was found. c
and police at that time accepted t
his explanation that he did it through (
fear that ho would be unjustly ae a
cused of murdering the giTl. f
“I am satisfied that this little girl
did- not commit suicide, and I am
oquany convinced that her death was i
not an accident, but a deliberate mur
dor." District Attorney Charles Dood
declared. “Certain witnesses in this
case have not told all they know I
ibout Theresa’s death. In having l
her mother committed to Jail I am a
satisfied I have made no mistake.” 'l
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France to Tell
i All About
j Occupation
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PARIS, Jan. 25.—A “yellow
! book" is to bo published soon
| by the French government, set
j ting forth Franco's reasons for
adopting htM’ policy of seising 1
j productive guarantees from Ger- |
j many.
According to Premier Ray- '
i ' mund Poincare, the book will
contain “all the documents, in
| ! eluding minutes of conferences ’ j
i among the allies.
! Great Britain's consent to
publication of this material al
I ready has been given, it is de
clared. j
TWO OFFICIALS
UNDER ARREST;
QO TO PRISON
French Military Authorities'
Arrest Two Prominent
German Officials.
MAYENCE, Jan. 25.—Dr. Schlu
tis, President of the State Finance
Department, and Dr. von Raffessen,
President of the State Mines Ad
ministration, have been arrested tor!
rufusing to obey the French authori
ties.
They have been convicted by
court martial and sentenced to one
year imprisonment.
Sentence was temporarily sus
pended, it is stated.
BELGIANS GO TO FRONT.
BRUSSELS, Jan. 25. — A fresh
regiment to full war strength left
Antwerp today to reinforce the Bel
gians in the Ruhr Valley.
POLICE UNDER MILITARY.
MAYENCE, Jan. 25. — General
Mureschal, commanding the French
post here has proclaimed that all
German police are under the author
ity of the French military.
The step was taken because the
local authorities failed to make anyl
effort to repress a demonstration yes
terday afternoon following the con
viction of the German mine oper
ators.
BRITISH LIBOR I
PROTESTING NOW
TO OCCUPATION
—
British Government Is Con-]
demned for Doing Noth
ing in German Case.
LONDON. J<in. 25.—At a joint
meeting of the General Council of the
Trades Union Congress with the Na
tional Executives of the Labor Party,
a manifesto was issued condemning
the government’s inactivity In face
of the French policy in the Ruhr.
The manifesto also expresses solid
arity of the Labor Party witli the
Ruhr workers demanding a policy
of intervention and co-operation with
the United States, if possible, advo
cating tlie evacuation of the Ruhr
and reference to the reparations dis
pute to the League of Nations.
Appropriation Wanted to
Modernize 13 Battleships
WASHINGTON. Jan'. 25.—Chairman
Butler, of the House naval commilee,
has introduced a resolution for the
appropriation at $1,500,000 to modern
ize thirteen battleships of the navy.
WHERE KU KLUX KLAN IS ON TRIAL.
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1 nis photographis of tho little town of Bastrop, Louisiana, where the State is investigating the
brutal murders of Watt Daniels aid Thomas Richards, alleged to have been slain In Spanleli Inquisition
racks by members of the Ku Kluv Klan, at Mer Rouge, Louisiana. Judge Fred Odom, of Morehouse
Parish, is presiding over the ope i inquiry.
Ouch! This Is
A Tough One on
Some Women
MILAVAUKBE, Win.. Jan. 25.— ]
Tlie local Grand Army Post |
has adopted a resolution com- \
mending President Harding on |
his veto of tlie pension bill.
The resolution declares that j
mercenary women would marry j
veterans past 70 years, in hopes ]
they would soon become bene j
- flciaries. p
BORAH WANTS
AN ECONOMIC
CONFAB NOW;
Says He Will Take Initiative
by Presenting Resolution
Next Monday.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 25.—Senator j
William E. Borah, of Idaho, ibis af- i
ternoon announced ho had decided i
to renew his proposal for a world i
economic conference und would offer j
next Monday a resolution requesting!
the President to call guch a meet
ing.
ALASKAN TRIES
TO TAKE LIFE
Spent Twenty Years in Alaska
—Probablv Does Not
Like Seattle.
SEATTLE. Jan. 25.—Domino Zucco,
aged 48 years, wiio came here re
r-enily from Alaska after a residence
there of 20 years, has twice attempt
ed unsuccessfully to hang himself.
His second attempt was made last
night. He was found, however. In
time and taken to the city hospital ,
for Observation.
Col. Graves Head of
Forestry Association
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NEW YORK, Jan. 25.—Col. Henry j
S. Graves, dean of tho Yalp School I
if Forestry and former chief fores- i
ter of the United States, was elected !
president of the Amoriean Forestry
Association. He announced that the1
association proposed to take leader !
ship In matters of public forestry
policy and to fight every effort to
undermine sound principles of forest
conservation.
Returns to China to
Lose Official Position
PEKING, Jan. 25.—The Senate has !
rpprovod the entiro cabinet recently
appointed by President Li Yuan Hung
with the exception of Dr. Alfred Szo.
minister to the United States who
returned and accepted the post of
Foreign Minister.
The action of the Senate has cans
ad great surprise. 8ze lacked four
votes of.being approved.
CULLED BY ALASKAN COURT;
EASTERN MAN NOW ON WAY
TO VALDEZ; ROBBERY CASE
Unearthing Stills Her Idea
of Happiness.
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ofcAivy Haff ertlc-y-*”*- d
Her inborn reetlcp.sneps Is lior
sole reason, says Miss Dorothy ]
Hntter&ley, 20, special constable of
VVaterville, Ohio, lor trailing
moonshiners to the scenes of their '
activities. She Ihitiks tlie attend- j
ant excitement and adventure re- I
ward enough lor possible dangers j
she may encounter on these "still" 1
hunts and adds that she would die |
if she hud to be idle.
I!. S. TROOPS
ARE GREETED
BY BELGIANS
Military Force Returning to
America from Germany,
Given Praise.
ANTWERP, Belgium, Jan, 25.—
\ hearty welcome from the Belgian
tation awaited the homeward bound
American troops upon arrival here
o board the United States Army
rraneport St. Mihiel.
M. Deveze, Minister of War, said:
"Thankf to the American bovs,
he unjust agression which Bel
;ium was a victim did not remain
inpunished.”
YANKEES ABOARD SHIP. .
ANTWERP, Jan. 25. -The trans
>ort St. Mihiel, with the last of the
American troops from the Coblen".
iroa, sailed for the United State# at
1:30 o’clock this afternoon.
Irish Have Firearms;
Two Pay Penalty; Death
WATERFORD, Ireland, Jan. 25.—1
rwo men residents of Cork were
'jfocuted this morning in the Water
’ord Infantry Rnrracks, having been
ound guilty of possessing firearms.1
CINCINNATI, Jan. 25— H. Revel
Whitridge, 2B years old, Glencoe)
Apartments, Mt. Auburn, lumber buy i
er and former soldier, has left ,on u
tO.OOO-milo trip at the expense of
tho government.
Whitrldgo was subpoenaed by
Dcputjhr United Status Marshal Val
Stolae to appear before hho PVI(*rV
Court at Valdez, Alaska, to testify
against a bandit who, last Onto be",
is said to have held him up in Val
daz and robbed him of $8d0. Wlilt
ridge was in Alaska on a lumber
buying trip when tho robbery took
place, it is said. He returned to hit
home in Cincinnati late In November
It is estimated It will cost the
government 1900 for Whitrldgo1!
testimony, us his traveling expenses
and witness fees will total approxi
mately that amount, Stolz says.
SPRUCE ORDER
TURNED DOWN
Patriotic American Millmen
Refuse to Bid on Aero
plane Spruce.
ABERDEEN, Wash., Jan. 25. —
drays Harbor millnien asked to bid
m 2.000,000 feet of aeroplane spruce
lo be shipped to a Baltic port for
the Russian government declined to
■xplaining privately that It was be
lieved the spruce was Intended for
use of German aeroplane factories
in Russia.
In view of tho present threaten
ing situation in Europe it is believed
lhe planes made from spruce might
be used against American soldiers.
Drops Dead While Taking
Part, Legislative Debate
I.ITTBE ROOK. Ark., Jan. 25 —
Representative Lorcy luje. of Dardan
•lie. fell dead from apoplexy during
i debate in the House this forenoon.
DISORDERS IN
PARISH IN LA.
INVOLVES KLAN
Attorney General Coco Makes
Public Statement Re
garding Kluxers.
ASSERTION IS DENIED
BY COUNSEL FOR KLAN
Law Enforcement and En
forcement of Moral Code
Is Work of Klan.
BASTROP, La.. Jan. 25.—Attorney
General Coco, in a statement this
afternoon, placed responsibility for
the numerous outrages in More
house Parish on the Ku Klux Klan.
"Proof is convincing,” said Attor
ney General Ooco.
"Since the advent of the Ku Klux
Klan In Morehouse Parish, the Par
is’!) gradually urose to a condition of
disorder and lawlessness which rip
ened into superccssiou of constituted
authority by the Ku Klux Klan and
the establishment of a government
cf its cwn. Front this government
that arose a reign of terror and
chaos resulted and the Parish was
<ui the brink of riot and bloodshed.
Then Governor Parker Hent the mil
itia here.
"While it may be conceded many
K kinsmen ilid not actuully partici
pate or encourage acts of lawlessness
they never, maybe, deemed that they
wOHb cotJcffneu, however, by reason
of their tdience and inaction.”
Judge William Barnette, counsol
for Dr B. M. McKoin, J. Jeff Bur
nett and Nuwt Gray, who have been
identified as members of the masked
parties, also made a statement at
tacking the legality of the hearing
and tlie testimony adduced.
Judge Barnette said the testimony
did not show any connection of the
Ku Klux Klan with the murders of
Thomas Richards und Watt Daniels
or any of the other felonies and
misdemeanors.
Judge Barnette declared the en
tire uctivity of pie Ku Klux Klan
has been toward law enforcement
und the enforcement of the moral
rodrt
ORDER TROOPS
FROM BASTROP
Martial Law Will Be Estab
lished, However, if Wit
nesses Menaced.
BASTROP, La.. Jan 25.—Adjutant
General Tombs announced today that
all troops in Morehoiwe Parish will
be withdrawn. Uovornor Parker has
instructed Tombs to inform Captain
Sklpwith and Sheriff Carpenter that
martial law will be established if
any witnesses aro menaced.
■I*ate this afternoon the state's open
hearing Into the Morehouse Pariah
kidnappings was concltKled aftoT be
ing in progress since January 5.
Leon Jones, of Mossoll, Miss, was
the lust witness. He said he saw
wo autos with tnurked men near
Like La Fourch on the night of
August 24. last year, the night when
Watt Daniels and Thomas Richards
ire allogisi to have met thoir death.
VETERAN ARMY DOG RECEIVED
HONORABLE DISCHARGE; ORDERS
TACOMA, Waiih., Jrn. 2."..—A dog
wounded in the World War and the
holder of an honorable discharge
from the United State* array, is now
catching rats at IT. S. Veterans' Hos
pital No. r>9 here.
The dog is Punkins. a fox terrier,]
and he is with his master, former
Corporal W. H. Hall, who i# recuiter
ating at thp hospital. Punklns saw!
-ervleo in the Marne. Alsne, Meuse-!
Argonne und St. Mihiol offensives j
and lie is one of the few dogs—If
not the only ono—to possess an hon
orablo discharge. His discharge pa
pers. a proud posseuslon of hia own
er. read:
“This U to certify that (71144)
Puakins, Mascot Co. C, 27th Engin
eers, the United State* Army, la a
testimonial of honest and faithful
service, is hereby honorably dis
charged from tho rtiilltar.v service of
the United States by reason of ex*
Itiration of term of service. W. D.
Circular 106, Dec. 3, 1919.
“Said Punkins was born In Balti
more in the state of Maryland. When
enlisted he was half year of age and
by occupation a mascot. He had
dark brown eyes, brindle hair, fair
complexion and was one foot two
inches In height.
“Given under my hand at Presidio,
thlt 10th day of April, 1919
"XV. A. GREEN’.
“Second Lieutenant Engineers, U.
3. A., Commanding.”