The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, September 5, 1929, Page 8

% didate for re-election and was de- TOBEINVALID IN'RAPE CASE Harding Says Alaska Jury Law Is Void in Oyamada Case—QOyamada Guilty H. 8. Oyamada was yesterday found guilty at Ketchikan of as- sault with intent to commit rape on two small girls, according to telegraphic advices received by United States Marshal Albert ‘White. Sentence has not been pronounced by District Judge Jus- tin W. Harding. Oyamada was represented by George B. Grigsby, prominent Ketchikan attorney, and United States Attorney H. D. Stabler head- ed the prosecution Jury Law Invalid Mr. Grigsby attacked the man- ner in which the petit jury was drawn for the Ketchikan term of court at the outset of the case. He moved for dismissal of the case on the ground that the jury had been illegally drawn and not in accord with the Territorial statute. The Ketchikan Chronicle, report ing the case, said Judge Hardin; denied the motion holding that Alaska has no jury law except that which applies by act of Congress to all Federal courts He held that the jury law passed by the Alaska Legislature in 1925 was void The Chronicle said “The Court took the matter un- der advisement for some 30 min- utes and then denied the motion stating he believed the law passed by the Legislature of Alaska with reference to juries is unconstitu- tional in that, in his opinion, Con- gress in the enabling act, the con- stitution of the Territory, did not empower the Legislature to enact such legislation.” Exceptions Taken Mr. Grigsby asked for and was allowed exceptions to the ruling. ‘Whether or not he will make this the basis of an appeal was not in- dicated. Cppies of Judge Harding's ruling were «not available here. Local at- torneys declined to comment on it until they had seen it. FORMER MAYOR DEVER.CHICAG, DIES SUDDENLY (Continuea from Page One) cieties that adjudged his appointees “wholly unqualified for office.” One city voters' league, however, paid him this compliment: “By his leadership and judicious use of the veto he has done much to make up for the shortcomings of one of the worst city councils Chicago ever had.” An accusation by the federal dis- trict attorney in 1926 that the city administration was winking at the liquor law violators aroused the civic and official pride of Mayor Dever. He stormed down to Wash- ington to offer testimony before a senate committee investigating pro- hibition enforcement and attracted national attention by his vigor- ous defense of his administration and his city. He insisted that Chicago was a law-abiding city and arraigned county officers for “pas- sive prosecuting” bootleggers. Although an ardent foe of prohi- bition, Mayor Dever had decreed that there would be no “pussyfoot- ing” in law enforcement. During his. term as mayor 7,000 saloons were closed. Having reached the age of 65, Mayor Dever was an unwilling can- feated by his predecessor, William Hale Thompson, who had the sup- port of united Republican ranks. As he stepped down Mayor Dever ut- tered a lament that “racial, religi- ous and group intolerance too often guide the voter,” adding “I hope to see the time when one asking the responsibility of governing the people of Chicago must go to the people with proof of moral charac- ter and technical ability to meet the vast problems of our city.” As Judge Dever sitting in the Superior Court and as presiding Justice of the Appellate Court 13 years he consistently upheld the dignity of the bench. Although the opportunities for getting in the limelight were numerous he al-| ways remained in relative obscur-| ity even when presiding over sen-| sational cases or other litigation attracting wide attention, such as the trial of the White Sox players growing out of the world's series scandal of 1919 and that of former Senator Lorimer in connection with the failure of his LaSalle Street bank. William Emmet Dever was born at Cummingsville, Mass, March 13, 1862, the son of Patrick J. and Mary Lynch Dever. He was edu- cated in the public schools of Wo- burn, Mass., where he engaged in the leather manufacturnig business | with his father. He continued in that business with other com- will demonstrate. P.O.- Box 327. adv | panies after going to Chicago. Meanwhile, he attended the Chicago JURY LAW HELD uation in 1890 opened a law of- fice. In 1885 he married Miss Katherine E. Conway of Olean, N Y. They had two sons, Daniel R and George A. Dever, both of whom became attorneys. St. Bonaventure College of Buf- falo conferred the degree of doc- tor of laws on Judge Dever. It was in the chapel of the college that Judge and Mrs. Dever were married. CHAMBER PLANS TC HAVE BOOTH AT LOCAL FAIR Will Stage Exhibit at SE. Alaska Fair — Other Towns Interested (Continued s.om Page One) sible to get Major L. E. Oliver, former President of the Alaska Road Commission, if Lieut. Noyes was not available, For several years Alaska has had an exhibit at the Show. Last Spring it was in charge of Ike P. Taylor and in 1928, M. D. Williams had charge. It has always at- tracted wide attention, Maj. Elliott aid, and undoubtedly had brought ourists to the Territory. This year, the International High- way project will be featured in the exhibit. Maj. Elliott told the Cham- ber he planned to confer with Brit- ish Columbia, Yukon Territory and Washington officials representing Canada, and also authorities at Ottawa on the project Will Entertain Veterans Delegates to the American Le- gion's departmental convention, convening here September 26, will | be guests of the Chamber at a regular luncheon meeting during | their stay in the city, it was an- nounced at the meeting today. The Chamber as well as individual members will aid the local Legion post in extending a warm welcome to the visiting delegates. A brief financial statement ma: at the Chamber today by Presi- dent Faulkner indicated it would | end this year's work without a de- ficit, for the first time in two or three years. The treasury has a cash balance of $467 with about $500 due in subscriptions and from other sources, most of which is collectible. The expenditures for; the rest of the year were estimated at about $850. . Shows Fine Progress Juneau shows signs of remark-| able progress during the past year, | declared R. F. Lewis, owner of the Juneau Water Company, who 1‘ visiting here. “The town shows | more improvement now than it has at the end of any year's period in my experience,” he said. “I have been here two days and haven't heard a single hard luck story, an unusual experience,” he remarked, semi-humorously. A short time before he left San Francisco for Juneau, Mr. Lewis said he had a talk with F. W. Bradley, President of the Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Company, in| which the latter had remarked that the Taku River district had all the ear marks of a real mining camp. Mr. Bradley, he added, feels very good over the outlook for that district, Ore Treatment Here That there is a chance for de- velopment of ore-treatment facili- ties here to handle the complex | ores of the Taku River region now | being developed, was told the Chamber by George T. Jackson, prominent mining engineer who has been actively engaged in min- ing enterprises here and in this vicinity for many years. Cheap power for the electrolytic process of treatment is the maln essential, he said, and he believed that this could be developed here on a le sufficient to operate the necessary plants, One of the greatest benefits ac- cruing from the Taku River dis- coveries, he sald, will be in the resultant prospecting. This, he added, will not be confined to the Taku region, but will extend to all of Southeast Alaska. There has not been for many years any real prospecting but this will now be changed. Hec was confident that renewed search for mineral de- posits would bring into being many mines. 900 s 0sv00000 e . TODAY’S STOCK . 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