THE
ALASKA
DAILY
EMPIRE
"ALL THE NEWS ILL THE TIME"
VOL. XX'., NO. 3212.
JUNEAU, ALASKA, FRIHAY, APRIL 6, 1923.
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS.
PRICE TEN CENTS
MANY
DEAD AND INJURED:
TORNADO
United Mine Workers Blamed for High Price of Coal
COAL OPERATORS
FILE BRIEF ON
PRESENT PRICES
Place Blame for High Prices
on Unions—Recent Kill
ings Are Cited.
WASHUNGTOX. April 6.—A spe
cial committee of b'tum'inous coal
mine operat'or* citing Mia' kiiiiug a:
Herrin, III., and in the West Virginia
coal fields, haivo i led a brief with
the Coal Comumstiou 'Man: ng the
high prices and shortage of coal i:i
the United'States on the L'nitrd Mine
■Workers.
The operators' committee charge I
the United Mine Workers with viol
ence ‘'not sporadic, but systematic."
'in an effort to obtain a monopoly on
labor, asserting the wages of mining
weTe several times higher than those
Of other industries.
Shortfly after the brief was tiled.
Bills Soarlcs. editor of the United
Mine Workers’ Journal, reviled, de
blaring the operators were "wonder
fully Blent aibout the terrors of gun
man rule,” al&o declaring that “armed
toughs have devoted tecent years
'astauHtlog and heating up and wound
ing union miners for no reason what
soever except that they are union
■miners.”
Message Is Hoax About
Priest Being Released
BUFFALO, Apr;! K. The message
sewt from hero yesterday to the
liHI’lilimditin of the Ktttghrrf 'bf Co
luftlbua at New York, stating that
Prt«>t Vramisk, missing from Illinois,
had 1)600 found and released, is bo
liiavod to be the work of a crank.
No word has been received from the
priest suit e his abduction on March 5.
Woman Taken from Her
Home by Men and Flogged
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(LOS ANGELES. April 6— Five
Tuasked men took Mrs. Louise Collins
from her home at 'Santa Fo Springs,
beat her and then ordered her to
leave town, according to a complaint
made today to local officers. Mrs.
CoiMns saiid the men accused her
with “unfair” business dealings with
other women.
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Hundreds of Russian
Peasants Are Executed
(BERLIN. 'April 6.—The Bolshevists
are retported to have executed 340
peasants ,in Ukraine recently on ac
count of protests against the prose
cution of Catholic clergymen.
New Political
Director Arises
In Chicago
OHilGAGO., April C.—A new politi
cal director, George E. Brennan,
called the “philosopher In politics,”
arose to power in Chicago with the
Dome erratic landslide which elected
Judge William Dover Mayor.
Brennan succeeded the late Roger
C. Sullivan as head of the pariy here
recantly, uniting all warring factions
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WOMAN’S SECRETS OF BEAUTY
i • ARE PROTECTED; LAWMAKER IS
' GIVEN AN EARFUL BY WOMAN;
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ALiBAiN'Y, N Y„ April 6 —The se
cret of a woman's beauity still Is sale
from the Inquiring hand of the law
lia tIll's state.
This announcement was made by
Senator Robert L«accy, of Buffalo,
who said he would exempt beauty
parlors from his bill providing that
Ibarbcr shops be inspected.
The Senator received an "earful”
aad an jnsight (into the eternal strug
gle for beauty when Mrs. Occa Irwin
Coyle descended upon him to protest
against his measure.
“How dare you think of having a
man come Into a beauty parlor to iin
opoct it when women are being made
beautiful?” she demanded.
‘'If you class beauty doctors with
harbors, as your Ml does, you will
drive away all their ipatrons, for no
woman would permit her own hus
band to come in when they are be
ing treated. <
“In this day the conntant struggle i
of woman is to be bcuutiful. She c
realizes that unless she is bo she has i
no chance. She does not oven want
her husband or swoetheart to know j
hers iis an acquired beauty. r
“A woman inay bo truthful in every a
other respect, 'but she will lie about
the source of her beauty. C'ompll- 1
inent one who ha3 Just come from a
beauty parlor and will ishe tell you
where sho got bar good looks?
“No. Rather, she wiill say. ‘that Is
because my thoughts ure beautiful. ,]
I think only of lovely things, particu- }
larly of you. Therefore the beauty <
of my thoughts 13 raflocted in my j
face.’ ” I
MARITAL ADVENTURES OF MORGAN SISTERS.
Above are Ihe three daughters of Henry H. Morgan, Ameri
can Consul General in Brussels, and Mrr. Morgan. At the left is
Mrs, James V. Converse, formerly Thelma Morgan, bride of a year,
who, it is reported, will Shortly enter suit for divorce in Paris.
In the eenler is Countess (le Maupus, the former Consuelo Mor
gan, who recently won a Paris divorce. At. the right is Gloria Mor
gan Vanderbilt, twin 'sister of- Mrs. Converse, who was recently
married to Reginald C. VnnderU t, many years her senior.
GERMANS ARE i
INSTRUCTED TO !
STRIKE FRENCH
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i Circulars Distributed Among
Gc.nnan Plants Deciph
ered by French.
PARIS, April H. The French
Foreign Office liah published circu
lars alleged to have been distribut
ed by the German people and pass
ed among the manufacturers of
Essen.
The form of questions and an-,
swers is as follows:
“Question—What do you do when,
French troops enter the works?”
“Answer—Inform all workmen at
once. Call out all workers in the |
nelghibrohood by means of steam!
whistles to surround the French |
troops and menace them with picks,!
hammers or anything available.”
Wealthy Man Is Found
Guilty of Killing Wife
SANTA CRUZ, Call.. April 6.—The
Jury has returned a verdict of first
degTee murder in Itho case of J. R
Master, wealthy real estater, charged
with the killing of his wife on Feb
ruary 22.
Master maintained two unidenti
fied men attacked his wife while
they slept.
The jury recommended life . im
prisonment.
Vatican Will Not Protest
Further in Russian Case1
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'ROME, April 6.— It 'is reported the
Vatican has abandoned the idea of i
protesting to the Soviet government
on the execution of Vicar General I
Ruhchkatviteh, believing it is useless
and 'tearing for the safety of other j
Catholic clergymen in Russia.
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T
) Dogs Howl, The
I Nations Awake
And Fire Stops
XEW YORK, April 6.—Spot, a
, GtepU-h I-.Trier, is an Intonjatlon
al hero. Simt woke up and
-mcllod smoko. He raised an
Indian howl.
■An Italian poolroom owner
heard the howl, and, with a |
Green restaurant nr>n. ran to I
. Spud’s house. SaoiiiK smoko com- i
: tag fra.n a .French window, he j |
called a G -rni.in poiiceniiin, who
rank the alarm. A tire com
j ipany with an Irish chief rs- j
‘ apooded and -saved the 75 Jew
1 i>li tenants.
The tiro was eausod by a j j
| Turkish cigarette Ihnt dropped
1 on a Persian rug in the a.part
1 meat of an Armenian couple who
were dining in a Chinese res- |
taurant.
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JUNEAU MAN
IS ARRESTED
IN JEATTLE
Seattle Police Claim Edward
Johnson Is Wanted Here
—Caught in Raid.
SBATTUS, April 6. — Edward
rohnson, known as “Frozen Foot”
lohnson. arrested by prohibition
uithoritles last Monday night when
i still vat. confiscated, has been
lought by the Alaskan authorities
dnce last September. This became;
cnown here today according to a
cablegram from Juneau.
It is said Johnson is known as
he “Bootleg King” of Alaska.
Lepine Is Reported to
Be on His Death Bed
RICA, Api‘11 ti. -Gorman Doctors
'on 'Struempell and Nonne, returning
rotn a 10 days’ attendance on llol
■hcvik Premier Lcnine, said he might
lie at any time from paralysis from
rhioh he ils suffering and which is
aov’itably fatal.
Recommends Court of
Justice of Americans
SANTIAGO, April 6.-ChiIe and
*>3ta Rica h.ivo proposed to the jn
k.-tary committee of the Pan-Ameri
a.n conference the establishment of
n American Court of Justice,
Tho committee adopted the Chilean
iropoaal to hold a congress for the
lodiftcation of American Internatlon
1 Law.
tarry Bringhurst Is
Dead; 111 One Year
SEATTLE, April 6.—Harry W.
Vrlnghurat, agred 64 years, for many
wars Seattle ifire marshal, and one
if the moat prominent tire depart
nent men in the Pacific Coast, died
iere yesterday after a year’s illness.
FOSTER JURY 1
IS UNABLE TO
GET,VERDICT
ST. JOSEPH, Midi., April 6.—
The jury in the cost of William Z.
Porter who was on trial on chare es
of criminal syndicalism, .has dis
agreed and been discharged.
The jury was out 31 hours and
took 18 ballots each being six for
conviction and six for acquittal.
It was predicted yesterday that
the jury was hopeleily deadlocked
from the loud voiced wrangelling
heard from the jury room. Observ
ers then deduced the jury, was ev
enly divided. ’ j
EDUCATION TO
BE CONSIDERED
BY CHURCH BODY
Educational Secretaries of
Episcopal Church Will
Study Out Problems.
iNKW YQRK. April (i. Ed u ca Lion 11
problems ■of iboth u religious anil
secular character will be discussed at
triio annual conference of educational
secretaries of flic Episcopal Church,
which will be held in Omaha, N>
braska, April 12.18, under the auspices j
of the department of religious educa-l
Uon of that organization. The con
fereme -will brln* 'togt'her educe-,
'tionaj leaders from all of the 80;
dioceses and missionary districts of!
tho ohurch in the United States.
A lea ,,itre of the conference will i
ibe a discussion of the problems of 1
education'in the rural districts, which [
will be led by Dr. Harold W. Foglit, |
of I lie United States Bureau of Edit-1
cation, and author of “The Rural I
Teacher and His Work." Dr. Fog lit t
is tho government specialist in rural i
schools. Bishop lamgley, of Iowa, j
WCLl ■ outhino tho educational prob
lems tin the small community, and I
other speakers on the same subject •
Wifi Ibe Rev. Charles N. Uathrop, ;
executive secretary of the social ser-;
vice department of the church and
Miss Charlotte Forsythe of Pitts-!
burgh. Another important topic
scheduled for discussion is the mov
ing picture, and a third Is that of
week day religious instruction in the I
public ■schools, the discussion of
which will be led by Edward 8ar-i
gent, who is in charge of this branch;
of the work for the church.
■Rev. Dr. William E. Gardner, sec-1
retary of tihe department of religious!
education, announced today that
plans have boon completed under!
which, on Sunday. April 15, more j
than a score of critics and towns in !
.the neighborhood of Omaha will be I
provided witli educational addresses
ami sermons by the distinguished edu
ctationa 1 leaders and clergymen at
tending the conference.
In a 'Statement issued by Dr. Gard-1
nor on religious education in the pub
■Wb sichools.it was announced ilial in
96 eddies in 21 states, secular boards
df education are now cooperating with
the various religious denominations
'in gu'anting time from the school day
tor th? religious instruction of pupils, j
under denomination.! 1 auspices, whose |
parents have given their consent to |
'this arrangement.
Alaska Prohibition
Agent Coming Soon j
'SEATTLE. April G.—Arthur U. |‘
Means, recently appointed prohibi
tion director of Alaska, has arrived
here and expects to sail for Juneau 1
on April 18 .to relievo John B. Mar- ‘
shall, transferred to this city.
Minnesota Is Taking
Rap at Ku Klux Klan
1ST. PAUL, Minn. April G.—The
Senate has passed the bill sent to
It by the Mouse prohibiting masks
and aimed at tho Ku Klux Klan.
Miles Poindexter Is
OR for New Post
'NEW YORK. April 6. -Former
Unlited iStates Senator Miles Poin
dexter of the state of Washln-frton,
accompanied by his wife, has sailed
ror iPeni, where he will take the po*t
of United States Ambassador.
AMERICAN GIRL SAVES 600 IN TURKISH FIRE.
Miss Pauline Allen ,cr BomIou, a Near Kant Reliar Worker,
led a parity of 05 officers and men from the United States de
stroyer McCormick and dlretted the rescue of 600 Creek refugees
when a building in which 'they were housed. on the Bosphorus,
near Constantinople, was destroyed by fire. She was officially
commended by the commanding officer of the McCormick.
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| Railroad to Spend
i Billion for
| Equipment
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MOW YOKK, April 6. The
I American •Hallway Association
I has approved the expenditure by ;
1 members at $1,540,000,000 tor '
, equipment. Thiis us the largest
| aggregated budget on record and
j announcement was Is tied as an
I appoal to the public for assist- .
| anre iin handling transportation ( :
| this year Which is expected to be |
j the heaviest in history.
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PRAGUEPOLICE
BY GOOD WORK
SAVE DIPLOMAT
^alu&ble Papers and Other!
Articles Recovered in
Quick Time by Police.
'I'KAUi/t., April fi.—During Hie juy-j
'Us days of tile recent carnival In j
•ragne there wn iKirfonnod, quite*
mknown to the revellers. a clever
dece of detective work on thu part
if the local police which resulted in
he restoring to a diliiraoted dipio
iiat of cert a.ill papers which to him
vere of the greate-t Importance. Tlie
ioIIcc worked quietly and with a
:een insight into the night life of
he city, and =ui h w.is their success
hat before the night was over the
tty jail had two new tenants and a
oung man was speeding out uf
•ragun to the fonicn office of his
[overnment. expressing heartfelt
hanks to the local inspector of p i
ten who. in this narrative, can be.
•eferred to only as Mr. D
Mr. I) —, seated one afternoon In
tis office behind a pile of papars,
vas interrupted suddenly by a young
Hptomat representing one of the
itreat powers of K:trope, who declared
his business to be most urgent. Ho
(Continued on Pago nrron.)
HARDING WILL
LAY POLICIES
BEFORE PEOPLE
Proposed Summer Tour of
President Is for Strictly I
Political Purposes.
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BULLETIN—AUGUSTA, April 6.—
President Harding has decided to end;
his vacation tomorrow, leaving here,
tomorrow evening and arriving at;
Washington, D. C., on Sunday noon.
PROPOSED SUMMER TOUR
AUGUSTA, April <i. President
Harding is understood to contemplatej
on his pi opostwl sitmni"! trip to the ’
Pacific Ci^ast to not only present to1
the western hall of the country his
politics and plans but the trip isj
also 'for l he means of ascertaining,
cleanly the western viewpoint of thel
(rational problems.
The President's plans call for 15
to 30 addresses in representative:
cities in which Harding plans to out-;
tne the more important irolieies amd i
innoimce I ho plans for tile remain-!
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URGES CONGRESSIONAL ACTION
TO STOP ALL EASY DIVORCES
MOW YORK. April « Complete
abolition of divorce Is urged by
3nprdmo Court Justice Morschauser,
who presided over the Stillmau case.
In an article in the April number of
r,ohunhia, official organ of the
Krtight* of Columbus, mj.de public
bore.
Declaring that ho believed the abo
il ion of divorce should be brought
about by congrouskmal legislation, he
added:
"But that is a long way ahead, be
cause there are. unfortunately, so
ninny middle-aged and elderly men—
aaid some young onos- who for one
reason or another want new wives
•'But one great practical step which
should be taken immediately la the
passage of legislation making decrees
obtained 1n Paris or elsewhere In
Europe invalid. It is all wrong to
led rich men or women run off to
Puris to get divorces. We should not
altlow a condition to exist which per
mits wealthy Americans to escape
from the operation of American
laws."
Justice Morse ha user would have
divorce cases tried in the open, be
cause ho believes' publicity has a
wholesome effect. He would permit
separations and annulments.
FOURTEEN ARE
KILLED; STORM
SWEEPS SOUTH
Tornado Hits Louisiana In
juring Scores—Strikes
Other Localities.
NEW ORLEANS, April 6. Eollow
! ing in tlie wake of unprecedented pre
clpltatiion, a. tornado struck Pine
I ville, La., billing 14 and injuring 50
j and destroy trig everything In Its path.
The tornado first struck Alexan
dill a. across the iRed River, and after
! doing damuige there, swung to Pino
villo.
MANY ARE INJURED
TEXARKANA. Ark., April ti-—A tor
nado swept through Cass county,
Texas, -wrecking two houses and a
number of barns. Many persons are
reported to h ive been injured.
TENTS FOR HOMELESS
ATLANTA. April 6.—Aetlng on the
report that 2,1)00 aro homeless In the
vli'cinity of Plnevllle, the Rod Cross
hn-s sent tents, cots and blankets from
Memphis. Additional relief Is being
rushed.
HIGH WIND STORM
WBNDLE. N. (’., April 6.—A wind
storm injured 25 hero and destroyed
50 buildings. Crops were damaged.
Horse Discovers Liquor
And Then Winks the Eye
©POKAiNE, Wash., April 6.—It
■Isn't even safe to let a.horse In on
where you keep your liquor, Is the
sad discovery that J. Kleinknetcht
of this city recently made. Deputies
who suspected Kleilnknetcht of pos
ses. true liquor searched in vain for
hours tirnl were about to give up the
quest when a black horse named
Nancy revealed to them the moon
shine cache under the luirn floor.
A loose board, balanced across a
beam, covored 12 quarts of moon
shine. The horse stopped on one
end of the board—“And there wa*
the liquor.” said Deputy McEwen.
“I lot ked at Nancy, and honest, I
saw her wink at me.”
Caterpillar Making
Good Time to Mayo
DAWSON, April <i. —A 10-ton cater
pillar making a pioneer trip has
reached M/into, hawing travelod 180
miles Ifroni Whitehorse on the way
to the Mayo silver district. The ca
terpillar went via Lake ta Burge,
tlhence over a long abandoned cutoff
with several feet of unbroken snow.
Many fallen trees had to be chopped
out of the road between LeBargo
and Uracburn.
Blame Is Placed
For Present High
Sugar Prices
WASHINGTON, April 6.—Senator
Smoot, acting chairman of the Sen
ate finalise committee, in a state
ment issued today, blames the pres
ent prices id’ sugar entirely on the
refineries. Senitor Smdot declared
the refineries- hoped to get a tariff
low enough to destroy American pro
ducing 'industries so as to effect for
themselves complete control.