THE ALASKA DAILY EMPIRE
*ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME’
VOL XXL. NO. 3145.
JUNEAU, ALASKA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 1923.
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS.
PRICE TEN CENTS
GERMAN AND FRENCH FORCES ARE
NEAR CLASH; ITALY AS MEDIATOR
First Herrin Mine Massacre Case Goes to the Jury
ARGUMENTS IN 1
HERRIN TRIAL
ARE ON TODAY
Prosecution Claims Guilt Is
Proven—Defense Waives
All Arguments.
JURY IS INSTRUCTED
BY JUDGE HARTWELL
Plain Facts Are Stated from
Bench — Hartwell Says
Murder or Nothing.
(MARION. 111.. Jan. 18.—The proso
owtfem In tho opening argument de
clared th;nt all five defendants h id
•been proven gjuilty of murder in con
nection with the Herrin mine mas-1
t acre
"By keeping oe>» any possibility .
of doubt there can be no justiflca-;
tlcin ol' these murders because the i
victims were shot down after they'
surrendered, hhd boon disarmed and
amjured'* sa.fetv" said -Uio proteeuj
tlmt.
The defense waived argument h -|
fore the Jury declaring that it was
not necessary to prove the complete!
mnocenso of the five men charged j
■with the murder of Howard Hoff
• man.
Jury Instructed
Tho fate ef the five men charged
with the murder of Howard Hoff
man, ono of the 'Herrin mine victims,
was placed in the hands of the Jury
today after lengthy instructions by,
Judge Hartw'ell.
Judge Hartwell paid:
“it La not against the law to mine,
coal without being a member of the!
United Mine Workers of America.
‘‘If assaulted or killed for no oth |
er reason, such action cannot he
justified because tboy are not mem
bers of that organization.
“If one of the accused men com-1
mi tied the crime charged with and
file other defendants stood by, aided
or encouraged the crime, it is your
duty to find all defendants guilty.”
After Iho jury retired. Judge Hart
well said:
“It Is a case of murder or noth
ing.”
LONDON. Jan. 18.—Tho Cardinal
I’iffi of Vienna forbids. In an episco
pal order, cremation of Catholics. He
also denies the night of burial in
consecrated ground of the ashes.
SPAIN’S LEADING BEAUTY IS IN AMERICA.
Trini, acclaimed the most beautiful woman in Spain, is in Am
erica for a brief theatrical engagement.
25 INDICTED;
BRIDGE FIDE
Grand Jury of Harrison,
Louisiana, Returns Indict
, ments —1 Disorders.
JOPLIN, Jan. 18.—-Twenty-five in
dictments have boen returned by the
grand jury of Harrison. Arkansas,
following invest ignition of the burn
ing of a bridge and other doprada
tlonfi. This Is according to a tele
phono message received here by the
Joplin tllobo from Judge Sliirjnn
Rail strikers are believed to be the
principal ones indicted.
CONDITIONS ARE NORMAL
FORT SMITH, Ark.. Jan. 18. With
conditions gradually returning to
normal, no further disorders are rx
pected at Harrison, according to dis
patches received here this afternoon.
ALBANIAN OFFICIAL ACCUSES
CREEKS OF MANY ATROCITIES
has been raisin?: pathetic cries to
the world against the treatment otj
her sutbjct s at the li r.ds of the |
"terrible Turk," she has been prac
ticing the same sort of brutality and i
unwarranted persecution upon thou ;
sands of Albanians within hr own
borders, according to Noiimed Hey
Konitza, the Albanian Minister to
London. who has Just made a vigor
ous protest to the British govern
meat on this subject
This protest was made after M
Konitza had received official reports
from his government at Tirana stat
ing that the Albanian population of
Tchamouria, a province near the
island of Corfu, was in terror as a
result of atrocities committed by the
Greek Civil and Military authorities.
Tchamouria, although it was ceded
to Creere in 1913 by the Copferem a
of Ambassadors in London, contains
more than 100.000 Albanians, cou
sistuting the great majority of th“
popuIat:on. who have been attached
to the soil since antiquity.
When Greek refugees began to
pour In from Asia Minor, said M.
Konitza, the great problem of find
ing homes for thorn became a per
plexing cup, and the Greeks, it is
alleged by the Albanians, began their
campaign of persecution in order to
force the Albanian peasants to -leave
their ancestral soil to malye room
tor incoming refugees.
Instance after instance of : i’1
treatment it reci'cd in the off -al
ret orts received l>y M. Konitza One
of tho most striking wits that ivj clt
took place late in September when
a Clrot'k officer, according to th 1 re
port, summoned the inhabitant- of
Kaklcke. in the neutral zone, nil
marched them off to unknown des
tinations, under the pretext that they
wire to be seari hed for arms. The
men of this group, the report says,
were beaten almost to death and the
women were handcuffed and forced
to walk barefooted over a specially
prepared spiked path.
Another instance recited was that
of a large number of Albanian Mos
lems and Christians, who were seized
under the accusation of being pro
Bulg.irian, placed In u stream up to
llielr necks, forced to remain over
four hours, taken out. cruelly
thrashed and then exiled.
Albania, declared M. Konltza. looks
to Great Britain and America to come
to the aid of these unfortunate Al
banians. Since these things have
| happened, he said, all the Alban
ians rin Greece are living in constant
terror lost the same treatment be
| visited upon them.
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Boom in Building
Shows Continuation
For Next Spring
I WASHINGTON, Jun. IS. — |
' Indications point to a contin
uing of a building boom in the ,
1 spring throughout the country.
| The Census Bureau announces :
that reported sale of fabricated j
structural -1ce 1 wont up in De ;
' cemiber carrying the estimated
total for the year to 1,929.400
! tons exceeding l!»J1 by almost
1 1.000,000 and the highest dur
| ing the last ten years.
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SPY MANIA IS
NOW PREVALENT
AMONG JAPANESE
Foreigners, Visitors as Well
as Business Men Are
Greatly Embarrassed
TOKIO. Jaw. IS ‘Spy Mania” is
as pronoun* oil in Japan today as it
was in tho Buropraw countries dur
ing the Wo I'M War. Let any for
eigner visit oft tiie lie,aton track, or
a naval or military officer of a for
eign power pass through the coun
try. or. if he is attached to an em
bassy. take a trip through the coun
try. tho police inimoJiattoly get busy,
llo is closely watched, enquiries
made regarding his business and
quite often the vernacular newspa
pers will come out with a sensation
al story regarding ho efforts of the
police “to arrest an officer who vis
ited a prohibited area."
Even foreign business men often
i are put to nvueh inconvenience, or at
I leg^t annoyance. Foreign residents
of Tokio or Yokohama visiting Osaka
or Kobe, or vice versa, are the «tib
! Joe.ts of close scrutiny, no matter
l how long they have lived in the
|country or how well known they are
j in the city where they reside. The
police want to know, either directly
o.r indirectly, from tho .Japanese with
whom the foreigner' Is doing busi
ness what were his objects in visit
ing the city and what he did while
there The higher police officials
shrug their shoulders when told ol
those Incidents and put it down to
the enthusiasm ot their Juniors.
MORATORIUM
IS PROPOSED
FOR GERMANY
British Chambers of Com-!
merce Pass Resolution—^
Reasons Are Given.
IjO.N'DON, Jan. 18. \ resolution
advocating a moratorium for Uer
nrany for un agre.wt number of yours
and the immediate fixing of ropara
t t'ions which that counti\v could pay
in u reasonable period. also some
form of an international loan to her
was paused today by the Association
of British Chambers of Commerce.
; The President, following the in
j troduotion of the resolution asking
: that, it be passed without discussion,
| said:
"We want (he Entente to con
tinuo."
BRITISH DEBT
ISSUE WILL BE
SETTLED SOON
Complete Understanding Has,
Been Reached—State
ments Made Today.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 18. ,Vegotia-i
jtions bt • *oen the American and!
] British governments looking to the,
1 refunding cf the British debt will be
'curried on through the Embassy here i
t after the debt commissioners re-'
! turn.
Tins announeonte was made of :
j fid ally today by the spokesman. i
The American group declare that i
I there is nothing bu' a complete un-|
: d erst an l ing on th • debt issues and j
' there is every re i in to believe a |
I agreement will be reached In time
| for submission to Congress a. th-■
1 present session.
Goodykoontz tan Make
Good, Asserts Owsley
ANDERSON, Tin) .Ian. 18.—Arvii. j
M. Owsley. t'ommai. ler of the Amor j
loan Legion. 1ms j, nod a ohalleris*
to Roprcocntative i ■ >odykoonlz, who
yesterday domain I 1 the American
I Legion make It known whether it
j intended 'to enter politics. Comman
der Owsley said til t If (loodykoantz
made as good a 'oeeh in favor of
■ the addict's' bonus a did William <1.
1 MoAdoo. his spec: I. would lie given '
I great circulation. (Joodykoontz be
1 loves the America l Legion was
"politicking” when t circulated Mc
Adoo's speech.
Says Murder of McKoin
Plotted by W. Daniels
BASTROP. t.a . an. 18. William
Higginbotham tea' 'led today that
Dr. B. M. McKolt told him that
Leonard Daniels, irothor of Watt
Daniels, one of tii • victims of the
hooded hand last lugiist, told him
Wa was plamming t le doctor's death.
Fred Eubanks to ay testified that
! Newt Gray was a member of the
j masked party whii kidnapped Wa t
Ilianiels and Thom J Richards on
August 24. last year.
Russian Hangman
I Hangs Himself
Is Report
I -
I LONDON, .la: IS—A tele- '
' gram received bare from Mos- j
now states that the hangman, i
! 1 loukuff, who has tbeen In the 1
i 1 service of the political secret !
police for tho la two years and
is <ld to halve li .nged 2,000 per
; sons, has eomnti led suicide by 1
1 ' hanging himself >n his room at
Moscow.
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ALASKA FISHING LEGISLATION
BY COMMERCE DEPARTMENT TO
BE HELD UP FOR THE PRESENT;
EVERYBODY BE UP IN THE AIR
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SEATTLE. Jan. 18.—Cannery interests here have received a telegram
from Fish Commissioner O'Malley saying:
"Secretary of Commerce Hcover authorizes me to state that as Con
gress is now seriously considering legislation to give relief to the acute
fishery situation in Alaska, that the Department of Commerce, at this
time, will take no action looking towird the creation of another fishery
reservation in that Territory.
"The Depar tment of Commerce will await the adjournment pf Con
gress. after which, provided it ha; been found impossible to reconcile
many and diverse fishing interests in Alaska and obtain much needed
'egislation, the Department will avail itielf of such powers as it has at
its command for the purpose of preserving Alaska fisheries.
"Notice is hereby given to any persons or corporations contemplating
entering unreserved districts, or any persons or corporations now operat
ing who are considering extension of prerent operations, they do so at
the risk of having them curtailed at a later date."
ASQUITH MAY BE ENVOY TO U. S.
bi,cT H Asquiths
•• j: s. w Ma r^T Aicj u ifk>
Herbert II. A.srjuitli. former Ifiil-isli I*ninier and huitbund of the
ftiiunlly famous Marmot Asquith, Ibreported ready to accept the post
of Hrillsh Ambassador to the UnitedStates. takiiiK the place of Sir Auck
land Oi-ddee. who. it is said, is readyt.o retire.
Building Increased
I In 1922, Fifty Per Cent
j Over that of 1921
i - i
| JfBW VO Tils ,1 mu . IS. Ilrad
; Htrecta t ■> lay published reports
1 from 1 *>4 oitr < 11)rou e it out the
United iStates showing con-trtio
| tion cost of buildings in 1922 i
| was $2,514,435,407. This amount
Is fill j:t cent greater than In '
INCOMPETENCY
AT WASHINGTON
James M. Cox Pays Respects
to Administration—Boosts
the League of Nations.
lANVASTBR. Ohio. Jan. 18—Jas
M fox. in .ra a ISrera at the Jack
son! m celebration. declared the
la sit' of Nations was still on is
»tt>* and tho present public sentiment
era- that general incompetence wa
em ironed at Washington.
KANSAS fITY, Jan IS.—Two ban
(lit h> ld up throe mousengers of tho
Wii >n Packing Company today ?nd
esc.1pad svlth a payroll of only |f.,. 00
In tsofi.
Accuse Seattle Doctor
Of Selling Man Opium
SBATTLK. .faiT IS. A federal
warrant has been lattnl for the ar
re.' of Or. l.icrus II. French, ae
on:- nn h m of selling opium to Ar !
thur H. lie .n, former actor, allege I
to li. * \ ■ been on rod as a drug ad
dict when French sold him the
opium Kr neh has an office In a
downtown building ; nd his license
to pr - • medicine hi tho state is
dinted 19<>7.
GREAT DANGER
IS THREATENED
IN RUHR AREA
Italy Regards Present Situse
lion as Near Point of
Dire Crisis.
BRITISH AND FRENCH
TOLD TO BE CAUTIOUS
Russian Soviet Government
Reported Ready to Go to
Aid of Germany.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18. — Italy
hns taken definite steps to imprest
upon the British and French govern*
mcnts that she regards the present
situation in the Ruhr as fraught
with the greatest danger.
Although not taking the position
as mediator, Italy lias earnestly sug
gested that any further forcible steps
to collect repaiations be taken only
after the most mature deliberation.
The Italian government is under*
rtced to have acted after the Ger
man Ambassador at Rome cz.ucd at
tention to the fact that the French
army in the Ruhr and remains of
the German military forces were fac
ing each other across a space of only
a few miles and presenting the sit
uation regarding Germany as involv
ing the most dangerous possibilities.
RUSSIA MOBOLIZES.
LONDON, Jan. 18. The Riga cor
respondent of the London Times says
it Is learned from reliable sources
that the Russian Soviet Government
has decided to mobilize five year con
scripts to assist Germany If that
country resists France in further
occupation.
FRENCH TO SEIZE COAL.
LONDON, Jan. la.—The Times In
a despatch from Eaeen says the
Flench have announced intention of
seizing all cargoes of coal on the
Rhine and in the Herne Canal orig
inally destined for unoccupied Ger
many.
COURT MARTIAL.
ESSEN, Jan. 18. — Court martial
proceedings have been instituted
against six Ruhr coal magnates by
the French military authorities. The
six men are charged with "refusing
to obey the military authorities in
territory under state oft siege"
(Continue*! on Page Two.)
GERMAN MARK
IS VERY LOW
NKW VoltK. .lui 18.. The Gor
man mark ho i tain n a terrific
sltimi|> anil today it tako3 20,000 to
make $1 in good old American mon
ey There ia little being done in
Ifraa than million lota.
HIS FORTUNE WIPED OUT: ORNISH
PRINCE MUST EARN OWN LIVING
f-OI'K 'UAOHN. Jan. 18. ■Prince.
! A ge of IK-nmark. whose forum ■ was
j wipi I it in a recent bank failure,
lias go • to Morocco to earn .1 living
I is .1 iiJor In the French colonial
; fori ■ .liust before be departed, dur
ing i" Christmas holidays, he said
ho w genuinely sorry that he could
not • ike up an active business c.i
reer n bln own country He hail
nm. • enjoyed •anything more, he
add I. than the Job ho once held for
several months in a foreign branch
of a well known American firm,
neither his employers nor the other
employees knowing his real indent ity.
lu Denmark* Princn A age was
called the American prince IHs
habits and taotes were similar to
those characterising t.Ii ■ citizen of
the United States Most of his Inti
mate friends were Americans, and
their mode of life was his. Soon
after the war the Prince visited the
United States, plunged into society,
tnd adopted many American ways.
Recently it was thought desirable
to use the Prince in an ambassador
ial capacity, but. with his fortune
gone, he was unable to accept a post
puv ing only a small income. So he
hes entered military life, having the
reputation of being one of the finest
soldiers in Denmark Tho Princess
Aage and their five year-old son have
gone to live in Italy at the home
of the Princess’ father, Count Calrl
di Bergolo.