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CABLE REPORTS.

Ad,MtIRA, oct 2--Sailed, str Calabria (Br),
'iH AN Sept 3o--sasled, strs In
dian HarDor, Colon Santa Rita. san Fran
'' SltSSTwgnP, Oct 2--saiied. str Princess
HAiDth, Oct ,4-Arrived, strs Salvador
CBrc. SchsmpericS Frederick Luckenbach.
' se,ied 4th' str P,onicr tBelg). Valparaiso,
| BARBADOS. Sept 29-sailed. str Piainfield.
sailed oath. schr A o Seaman (Br). Fer
nandna; 2eth. bark Edei (Nor). Hampton
's Sailed I'd. str vestris CBr). from Rio ia
"s Arrived ist' str Guiana CBr). New York.
| BARCELONA. Oct 1--saiied. str Rockaway
Bt,fnaY. Oct 4---Arrived, str saiuds, Now
| York via Alexandria and Suez.
! BORDEAUX. oct 2--Arrived. bark Alice
V BkkisToL, Oct 4--Arrived. str Monomsc.
'BHujfENos AIRES, DC. 2--sailed. str Ia
| CALI.AO, Oct 3-Arrived. strs Santa Paula.
! New York Santa Teresa, do; 4th, Renaico
sailed I'd. str Lake Fiibert. San Francisco.
| CHRfsTiANIA, Sept 2e--sailed. str Regulus
! (Nor), baltimore.
III, Biuefieids; Van Rensselaer, (Dutch), sa-
| vRnnah; Colon, Cartagena; Santa Leonora,
New York via San Juan. 49, ... -
cSpto 't tNor,, Newport News; 2sth, oscar IL
sailed goth, str shannonmede (Br). sgd
fLusHrNG oct ARRIVED, str Huronian.
CIBRAITAR, Oct b--Passed. str Tamaaua
! (BrD, Alexandria for Boston.
| Passed 4th, strs Tatsuno Maru lJap), CAT
cut.a for Boston, San Oennaro QtaD' New
! York for Naples. -
/ sailed 4th, str svcrre (Nor), from Alexen-
! dria for Hampton Roads. -
GLASGOW. Sept 22-Arrived. str wekika'
GCTHENBURG. Sept 7s--Arrived. ship So
| phic (Nor) Newport News.
! ut-fI. Oct 2--Arrived, strs Lake Falama
Philadelphia via Shields; Sd. Mapiemore tBr)
{ sailed "a. strs Cold Spring. Charleston
Eastern Moon. New York; Sd, Radnorshirs
isfMiNGHAM oct 3---ssiicd, str Maasiant
| u)utchJ from Amsterdam for New York.
LEfTH. Oct 3-Arrived. str The Angeles,
| Portland, q, via Panama.
Sailed 4th. str wotan (Bf), Hampton
| LIVERPOOL, Oct 4--Arrived str Boiling
! broke (Br), Montreal
| Arrived AN, str Corsican fBr). Montreal.
| MANCHESTER, Oct 2--Arrived, str Port
! field tBr) New York via Liverpool.
| MELBOURNE, Oct 2A-Arrived, str Waite
meta tBr). San Francisco.
Arrived 9th, str rairvs tBr), NV York.
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TO FLOAT HAYTIAN LOAN.
American Financial Adviser Re-
turning TO Arrange 1t.

wAsHINoToN. Oct 5.--John a. Nc
Ilhenny, United States financial adviser
e the Haytian Government. Is returning
to Washington 10 confer with officials re-
gardng flotation OF loan by Haytl:
The conferences here. 1t was said to-day
at the State Department, will have to do
with the amount OF the loan. and as
sistance to be ,slven by the Unitel States
in connection with Il.
State Department officials to-day de-
MED that complaints had been made
against Mr.. McIlhenny as result of the
regent decision cf the American Govern
neht to withhold the pay Of Haytian
officials until the Government of the re-
public agreed to comply with the treaty
between that country and the United
States
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Transatlantic Mails.


Germany Especially addressed onlyl. via
ifamhurs; also parcel post mails for Ger
many. Austria. Czecho- sioyakia and switzer'
South Assies s t !S Ta Cape Town also
parcel post malls for Union OF South Africa
Bechuanaland Protectorate. Port uguese East
Southwest Africa Proteotorate. str Copen-
hagen. o AM tsup o 80 AND.
THURSDAY. OCTOBER :.
Norway. Sweden. Denmark. Germany.
Lssya asn Finland nos, via GS.h sor
Sweden. str Drottinghom. 1880 AM (sup
Belgium and Lusemburg. via Antwerp;
also parcel post malls for Belgium, Luxem-
b b. ',, and Belgian Congo. U 8 A T Northern
. Gseat Britain. ireland. Belgium, Lussm-
burg. Netherlands. Norway. Sweden. Den
mark. Germany. Lithuanla, Latyia, Es-
sI and osSs RsTds s s1gh fa
ALSO parcel post mans for Great Britain ain
ireland ard .aa s countries str lmper@'0r'
France. Kosmania. Bulgaria, csechO-
slovakia. Jugo-Slavia, Austria, Hungary
in rssee British ITs0 Est Afr sy Malta. dbratar
csylo and Straits settlements via and Hs otbe
countries. str France. $3.50 AM (sup o'5o
AND.
FRIDAY. OCTOBER s.
Italy ~, via Napfes and Genoa, str Duca
degli Abruzzi. $3.50 AM.
Cape Verde Islands, Senegal, Gambia and
specially addressed correspondence for other
f.sna vnce es'a paha
Conaki Freetown, Cape Palmas, Seccondee
and Accra. str Bendu, o AM.
Norway Sweden, Denmark, Germany
Lithuania, Latvia and Finland. via Bergen.
stavanger and Christiania (mal y; also
parcel post malls for Norway, str BerBens-
1ord, 10 80 AM (sup II ANY.
Germany 81, via Hamburg; also parcel
post mails for Germany. Austria. Czecho-
Slovakia and Switzerland str Mystic, IL M.
South Africa (C, via Cape Town; also
parcel post mails for Union OF South Africa,
bschuanaland Protectorate. Portuguese East
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AMERICAN PORTS.
tBy MALL


ABERDEEN, Was, Sept S0-Arrived, schr
Forester, San Francisco.
ASTORIA. o, Sept 3o-Arrtyed. str s7avei.
San Pedro
Sailed 3oth. str olen. HAmourg.
BATH. Me. Oct 3-Arrived. barge Draper.
Philadelphia.
CEDU. Sept 2s-sailed. str West Hirarod.
Seattle.
HONOLULU. Sept 29-sailed. sire Eastern
Gale. San Francisco; both. Edgemoor, do;
MANILA. Sept 2a--sailsd. str Aqusrius.
Cebu.
NEW BEDFORD. Mass. Oct s--saiied. str
Freeman, Newport News.
PORT ARTHUR. Tex. Sept so-Arrived. str
VIM Ison. New Orleans.
PORTLAND. Me. Oct ARRIVED. str ecur-
tolls. Baltimore.
PROVIDENCE, RI Oct s--Arrived. schr
Harriet c Whitehead, South Amboy.
Arrived 4th, tug Bnidcamp. towing barge
Sweetser Linthicum, Portland for New York
scalled for barges Potomac and Tompkins-
vile, for Norfolk.
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. Sept 3o-Arrlved.
str Las Vegas. Eureka for Sydney; motor
u saN S SGp1o ga, Sept ao-sail'd. str Red
SABINE, Tex. Sept so--sailed. str GraIben
SAVANNAH, Ga, Sept 8o--Arrived, str Hill
house tBr), Shields reported as Muilhouse).
saied 0ci z. str Keyvive '(Br), Cuba
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AIDS EMPLOYEES, EDUCATION.

Twenty boys In the employment of the
National CITY Bank. the National City
Company and the International Banking
Corporation have begun college and pre-
paratory school courses under scholar
shirs provided for In the educational pro-
gra S,ie OF the City Bank Club. an en-
ployee& organization. The courses are
taken outside OF business hours and lead
TO degree OF bachelor OF common cial
science Ten high school gra duates rod
ing clerical positions have been selected
In competitive examinations and gre at
tending evening classes In New York
University Ten younger boys from the
pnEe and messenger forces won college
preparation scholarships anS are attend
ing the New York Preparatory School.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-06
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO
MARINERS.
NEW OBSERVATION STATION in
NEW YORK HARBOR.

The Navy Department Daily Shippinx
Bulletin has opened a new observation
station situated in the Romer Shoals
Hnrbor, replacing the observation station
q Sandy Hook. This station will be
manned by experienced chief quarter
Masters OF vessels inward or outward
bound, when passing this station. are
requested 10 Fly their ships number and
answer any signal which may be made
Shoals lighthouse. This information ~
available for use OF the steamship
owners and agents at all times.
The office OF the Navy Department
Daily Shipping Bulletin ~ located at ~
Whitehall street, New York. Telephone
Bowling Green 9060. Open day and night.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-06
DRoppINc OF TIME BALL.

NEW YORK, Oct 5--The time ball above
the Navigation and Marin. Engineering
School of the Senmen's Church Institute, 20
South street, dropped to-day at exact noon.
18th meridian. hours slow OF Greenwich
mean time. Any one desiring correct Green
wich mean time telephone Broad 207.
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PASSED CITY ISLAND.
Bound South.

Str Calvin Austin. Boston for New York
Schr Cane Biomidon (Br), Liverpool, NS,
for New York. with pulpwood; vessel 10 J r
whitney a Co.
ANY: Ethel w Powell, with Cat 1928
AMI A p Skidmore, with lat IL go AND !;
Dnyrnead, with Cat 2:45 PM.
steam canalboat Rocklend.
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TIPPING NEWS FROM ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD

Sailed 9th. strs Merrimack, jacksonville
City Of Savannah. New York.
VINEYARD HAVEN, Mass. Oct b---ArTivsd,
schrs Blake (Br), Newfoundland for New
York; Nantisco. Nantucket for do.-Wind.
AN. W; PM, NE; cloudy; choppy sea.
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SAYS U. $. rs SHORT. OF NURSES.

MONTREAL, Oct b.---T'he shortage OF
iurses in hospitals throughout the United
states was dcplored by Dr. Joseph u.
Rowland of Boston, president OF the
American Hospital Association. in open
ing that organizations twenty-second
annual convention here to-day.
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Bound East,

Str Delaware, New York for Boston.
Tugs Charles A Kctsncdy, with motor barge
Choctaw (at $3.50 AND Duiley, with barge
noonC; Security, with Cat 1870 PND r.
Granger Benson, with 2 lat 2;45 PM; John
Garrett, with O lat PD.
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ARRIVED.

Str Columbia (Br). Glasgow and Neville
Sept %. 20 the Anchor Line. with 2Fo first.
o35 second cabin and 504 Storage passen-
gers. malls and mdse. Went to pier "a.
North River. -
Str Argentina 0taD Trieste Sept 10.
Nanles 18th Algiers 2ist and Almeria 23d
IN Phelps Brothers & Co, with Al first, 1875
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SPOKEN.

Bark Elginshire (Br), Caieta Buena FOR
Falmouth, Sept 20, lat 80, lon AZ, all well (oy
str Alfonao Perez, Mt Baitimorel.
Bark bound from Jamaica for London.
Sept 30, lat 80. Ion 10 (by str saierno' az
Baltimore).
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FOREIGN WEATHER CABLE
GRAMS,

CAPE RACE. NF, Oct b-Barometer Al
noon. 2972 inches; wind. e. light breeze
weather. dense fog; temperature, "a DEG
Fair.
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Marine Engineers
Employed on Ocean Steamship

SPECIAL MEETINGS FoR STEAMSHIP
ENGINEERS ARE Held NY CONSOLE
DATED MARINE ENGINEERS BENEFI-
CIAL ASSOCIATION No. 81 every Monday.
Every steamship Engineer, irresectIve az
what local nc holds membership In, is cor
daily invited TO attend.
THOMAS B.yHEAIEy.
vueircsa Man,gsr
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The time given In the above table Is East
IN standard time and IS furnished by the
United States Coast and Geodetic survey.
'or daylight saving time add one hour.
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AMERICANS ESCAPE
FIRE PERIL IN TOXIC
Electric Flame Halls Session
of World Sunday School
Convention.

Special Gable Despatch 10 THE HERALD.
Copyright, 1920, BY THE NEW YoaK HERALD.
TOXIC, Oct 5.--Fire to-day destroyed
the building in which the eighth assem-
bly, of the Worlds Sunday School Con-
vention was about to meet in Toxic.
The fire was caused by defective In
nilation of the electrical Illumination,
and in FIVE minutes the entire building
was In ashes.
All of the delegates TO the convention,
among whom were many Americans.
escaped uninJured
Elaborate arrangements had been
r,ade for the convention. In the large
hall In which IT was TO have been held
immense letters I'm electric lights tead-
ing ct am the light the world" (John,
viii. 1877, had been placed. When the
current was turned on these letters
8 flashed out for a second and then a
streak OF flame shot UP from them to
! the ceiling, which caught fireyfmmedi-
ately. In a few seconds II was obvious
Z that the wooden building which Ike
many Others In Toxic was finder, was
doomed
Delegates from nearly every country
IN the world were In the building. There
was no sign Of panic. The director OF
q exercises gave lHe Hlbnhl AVl Auc NiiSAi
10 sing the moment the flames were
seen. and at once thousand voices re-
appended with an old fashioned Sunday
achool hymn. The choir continued sing
ing until every one was out of the
building.
II was conceded by officials OF the
Toxic Fire Department that only the
presence OF mind OF the director averted
q catastrophe
The .lItysn tic was 10 have lasted ten
6ays Srcrcs Of conferences on matters
rsiotlne 40 Sunday school work were TO
have besu held m connection with II
nnA ihe convention itself was to have
1,een addressed Hr about 1874 men and
wolneA prominent In Sunday school
work throughout the world. These adj
.sdrosses were to have been In four Ian
.Ruages. AT least one OF which every per-
son attendant on the convention would
-, sure TO understand. Also In connec-
tion with 1t there was TO have been q
mammoth ort OF doors pageant.
Convcuttou Hall Burns Quickly.
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Africa Northern ana soutn santorste. str
Chinese Prince. IL NJ (sup 1880 PM''
Mails for South ard Central Amer
lea, West Indies, &c.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER G.
Canal zone. Panama. Peru Except iqui-
tos) Bolivia and Chill, VIA Ctstopals Chi.ao
africa, Iquique, Antofagaata and 'elpa1aiso'
str Santa Ana. AM. ,. @, ,,or,a,
and ST Croix, via San Juan. Curacao. La
guayra and Puerto Cabeilo. str Caracas
81 Roma .% and St Croix and specially ad-
dressed correspondence $for other aestlna-
lions. via 81 Thomas. st Croix; anusua.
Guadeloupe, Martinique ana baFphoos' ~
Katahdin. IL N.
THURSDAY. OCTOBER 7.
Turks Island. Puerto Plata. Sanchez, San
Pedro de MacorIs and San So no pominSo ons' '''
Jamaica, Via Port Antonio. str julia, j. M.
Turks lrland and Domint. an Repuphe, va y.
Turks Island Monte Christi, Puerto Plaia'
SANCHEZ, SANTANA. San Pedro de Macoris.
San Domingo City, Baranorsa and Azua' SUI
Harbaaos 81 Lucia. Guiana. Argentina,
Uruguay and Paraguay, via Barpados, Moi
tevideo and Buenos Aires, str Crofton Hail.
10 AM.
Transpacific Mails.
Close at New York at PM as follows
Japan Corea. China, Siberia, Siam, t'rcnen
Indo- China and Netherlands East ihules, va
Vancouver and Victoria. BIC, str Empress OK
Hawaii, Via San Francisco. str Manoa.
Oct S. , a..
Japan, Corea and Siberia. via Seattle. str
Hawaii Maru, Oct TO-
Fiji Islands. Australia and New zealand
via Victoria and Vancouver. BIC, str Taniti'
Oct 10.
Tahiti. Marquesas Cook Islands, New Zeal
and and specially addressed mail Tor Aus
tralia ,svia San Francisco. str Totua, oct ~.
Iannn Corea China Siberia, Slam, French
Indo- China, Netherlands East Indies and
Phlliupine Islands. via Vancouver and Victo-
ria, &c, str Empress of Asia, Oct 10
Must be specially addressed for this
steamer. q /,
orres pondence.
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Convention Hall Burns ouickiy.

TOXIC, Oct. b.--witnesses OF the burn
ing OF the big hall. where delegates to
the worlds sunday School Convention
wsre preparing for their first eessIon.
cav the cry of "Firel" raised by those
inside the building was echoed by thou
eands of persons approaching the CEN
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PORT OF NEW YORK, TUESDAY, OCT 5, 1920
Almanac for New York, October 6.

Sun rises 81 Moon rises..12 OF AN
Sun sets........ 81 Moon SETS IL -"
TIME OE HIGH WATER OCTOBER O.
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NOTICE TO MARINERS

THE NEW YORK HERALD'S Ship Neos Office is in
the Barge Office. Ship Information gven By U. S.
Mary Department Daily Shipping Bulletin. Telephone
Bowling Green $780,
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CLOSING OF MAILS.

African Northern and Southern fllU"es, :, .
and Southwest Africa Professionals SIT
Chinese Prince, IL NJ (sup 1880 PM)'
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-02-28
GRIGSBY SAVES SURVEYOR GENERAL
CONGRESS- C0MMITTEES( PLAN TOTAX GOLD USED IN ARTS
 AND MANUF FACTURE S1OPER
 OUNCE; MINERS TO GET TAX

SEATTLE A Washington the the dollars believed the Legislation will be recommended adopted. is the carried will stabilize nations fn
  gold mining a s. .4 x ,
  States gold mining sections 4. .t..s{ believed
  condition will Dentists, jewellers, others will affected
 
  production
 
  a gold the gold the world  the gold increase production. 5f&sN ' se
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-02-28
| A 4 j .9 ss sf sT as | EUROPEAN ALLIES ! NEVER IAIENDED
 SLIGHT AMERICA Absence of Aineriean Repre- sentative in the Councils
 Proved Obstacle to, Y
 Success , :

LONDON, Feb. 28.-Premiers Lloyd George and Millerand in their latest note to President Wil3on about Adriatic affairs say that the Allies never intended making . definite settlement without first having obtained the views of Am- erica. ,H
 The note also says the absence of an American representative in. the councils when the Adriatic situ4- ton was discussed proved an almost insurmountable obstacle to the puc- ,ess of the negotiations. Y
 The note of the premiers told President Wilson that they had noted his willingness to accept any settlement mutually between Italy and Jugo Slavia and expressed wiil- ingness to do his utmost in securing such settlement. They are willing to withdraw propo sals submitted De- cember and January 20, and have invited President Wilson to join in informal proposals, M
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-02-28
George B. Crigsby Makes Vigorous Fight on House Floor and Wins Victory
 for Amendment
DEFEATS COMMITTEE
Plan of Appropriation Com mittee Fails When Settlers Cause Is Presented to
 the House

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.--The House of Representatives yesterday evening disapproved of the plan of the Appropriations Committee to dis continue the offices of Surveyor-Gen- eral in the Western States and Al aska after a spirited debate. The vote came after Delegate George B. Grigsby of Alaska, had made vigor- ious speech, taking the leadership in the fight to amend the appropria- tions bill, showing the need for a Surveyor General in Alaska. He said the Surveyor General was the settiers' representative in thes pub lie lands department, the. con recting link between the people and Washington When the need for "a Surveyor General in Alaska was made apparent, the amendment carry. ing all Surveyors prevailed
 Delegate also secured slight in crease in the appropriation for the maintenance of the Surveyor Gen erafs office in Alaska for rent, clerk hire and contingent expenses. e,.e
 Delegate Grigsby was fortified by telegrams from various organizations in different parts of Alaska.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-02-28
STATE LAWS PROHIBITION
 TO BE IGNORED
Warning Given by Internal Revenue That Violators Will Be Prosecuted to
 the Limit

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.-Offi- cials of the International Revenue Bureau has announced that all per- sons convicted of violations of the federal prohibition law will be pro- secuted to the limit of the law, ir- respective of any state statutes legalizing the sales of liquors.
 The announcement of the attitude on account of the New Jersey legis. lature now having under considers of the bureau is made at this time tion a bill to legalize the manufac- ture and sale of two and one-haif per cent beer.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-02-28
BREAKS RECORD FOR ALTITUDE IN
 A|RPLANE FLIGHT
Oxygen Supply Exhausted and Machine Dropped Six
 Miles With Uncon- .st a scious Man

DAYTON, Ohio, Feb. 2S.-Major Ru- dolph Schroeder yesterday broke the one-man. altitude record for airplane flight when he ascended to height of thirty seven thousand feet.
 When his machine was at it's high est altitude the supply of oxygen in the tank gave out and Schroeder fell a distance of six miles before recov' ering consciousness, when he righted the machine. He was temporarily blinded but not seriously.
 Flames which shot from the burn ing tank of the airplane caused many people to believe ot was a comet which was hurting earthward
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-02-28
GERMANY WILL TURN 12O SHIPS
 OVER TO ALLIES
Labor Unions of Germany Protest and Declare Ves- sells Cannot Be Replaced
 at Present

BERLIN, Feb. 2S.-One hundred and twenty vessels, including eight battleships and several cruisers, will be turned over to the Allies next week under the treaty terms.
 Officers of the German mercantile marine will man the vessels in mak- ing deliveries of the vessels.
 German labor unions have entered a strong protest against the vessels being turned over to the Allies at the present time and assert that the government should retain the boats as it will be almost impossible to re- place them on account of labor dis turbances.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-02-28
KNEW TROUBLE COMING

MONTESANO, Feb. 28.-Judge Wal. son yesterday ruled that an overt act on the part of Warren o. Grimm, ono of the victims of the Centralia murders, must be shown, or 1t must be shown that he took part in the alleged preparations for defense can Hall. before testimony showing that alleged preparations for defense can be allowed.
 Attorney Vanderveer. who sought to introduce such evidence, was ruled out of court
 Britt Smith, one of the accused was on the witness stand most of the day, and said that he tried to avert trouble which he knew was brewing. He described the shooting and said the door of Wobbly Hall was kicked in and the shooting began. He testified that the first shot fired into the parade of returned veterans was fired by a man in uniform
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-02-28
MURDERED MAN MAY BE VICTIM
 OF WODBLY RAGE Believed Cumberland Post master Murdered by Wob- plies Because of Re- venge BLOCKED THEIR EFFORTS
  Officers Arrest Attorney and Discover Whiskey Still
 and Wobbly Litera-

SEATTLE, Feb. 2S.-Charles L Smith, said by police officers to bt Elmer Smith an attorney. on tria at Montesano, was arrested yes terday in connection with the murdei of the postmaster at Cumberland.
 Officers searching Smiths home found a whiskey still and quantity of Wobbly literature. They are wora ing on the theory that the postmaster may have been murdered by Wob plies because he blocked their efforts to circulate their literature through the Cumberland postoffice.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-02-28
FRISCO BUILDING TRADES BELIEVE
 STRIKE INVERTED
New Agreement Becomes Effective April 1 Between Trades Coun-
 cil and Builders

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 2S.-An- .nouncement has been made that the San Francisco Trades Council and the Building Industries Association have signed an agreement which be- comes effective April IS.
 It is expected that the new agree ment will completely stabilize labor conditions in the city and avert any chance for strikes or 'lockouts among the builders or their employees.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-02-28
INTERNAL REVENUE
 OFFICER COON TO
 ouir HIS PoSirloN

WASHINGTON. Feb. 2s.--Daniel C. Roper. Commissioner of Internal Rev enue, has informed government pf- ficials that he expects soon to resign but would not present formal res ignation. The matter of selecting his successor is believed to be under consideration.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-02-28
Win Try Again.

DAYTON, Ohio. Feb. 2s.-Major . Schroeder today stated that he would attempt to fly to an altitude of forty thQusand feet. He reached height of thirty six thousand and twenty feet in his flight yesterday. The tenn perature at the highest altitude was sixty seven degrees below zero and |, Schroeder wore electrically heated clothes.
 :. .Itais believed that Schroeder must have been unconscious when he fell five, miles yesterday but that he re, .gainedi consciousness and was able te right his machine and glide to a safe landing.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-02-28
3 l. COURT DECLINES PARDON CONVICT
 BANK CASHIER Petition Carried Names of Court Officials Before Whom He Was Con-
 victed

OLYMPIA, Feb. 28.-Judge Hart has declined to pardon J. Harwood Morris, former cashier of bank here who was convicted and senten. ced to serve a prison term for grand larceny.
 The petition for Morris pardon contains the names of five thousand, eight hundred people. including the judge before whom he was convicted the prosecutor, nine members of the jury which found him guilty, and sev- eral of the principal witnesses at his trial