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The Alaska daily empire., 1921-07-12
HAVANA PLANTER AND ] FINANCIER IN SMASH

HAVANA, Cuba, July 12.-Credi- tors of Jose L Lezama, the young planter and financier who failed some months ago after giving his liabilities al more than $2S,000,000, have combined and are administer ing the young promoters properti es for their own protection.
 It will be recalled Lezama disap peared shortly before April 14, when d draft for $250000, later alleged to nave been forged, fell due, A spe- cial court which investigated the charges against him has ordered his apprehension on charges of falsifica- ,tion of documents and forgery, de- claring him responsible before the civil courts for $2,900, 060y Lezama's assets, according to an unofficial list, include lands along Havana harbor, where he started to build a sugar refinery and mort gage of $2,400,000. The two mills owned by Lezama have an annual production of from 100000 to 50o,000 sacks of sugar.
 Among his creditors, as listed. are the Banco National de Cuba, $7,000,- 900; l.. R. Munoz X Co.,, S7,000 900 ; Royal Bank of Canada. $2,000 900: {: Banco Mercantil Americana. $1.500, '00; Armour X Co.,. $900,000; Nun son Steamship Line, $300.000,
 While the figures are large. it is stated that most of the missing fi- nancier's larger creditors are well protected.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-07-12
PHILIPPINE RAILROAD OWNED BY GOVERNMENT OPERATED WITH PROFIT

MANILA. P. l., July 12.-The an nual report of the Manila Railroad Company, which is owned by the Philippine government, shows oper ating revenue for 1920 of s3,sS3,000 and operating expenses of $4,933,000 After deductions for fixed charges and taxes, the report shows profit for the year ,of $11,900.
 Commenting on the inroads which the motor truck has made into rail road traffic the report says:
 The present situation is untena- be and in the absence of an ade. quate tax measure, the government is confronted with the alternative of substituting it's mail and water lines or restricting the operation of trucks to non-competing routes"
 The company operates approxi- mately 600 miles of railroads and the total assets, according to the re- port, amount to $40000,000.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-07-12
ON
 SHIP AT SEA-;
 FIRE STARTED
Shipping Boards Western Front Is Destroyed : Crew Believed Safe.

< LONDON, July 12.-The American steamer Western Front, en route from Jacksonville, Fla, to London, late last night reported to be afire and beyond assistance,
 Wireless calls were sent for aid.
 The British steamer Early reached the scene this morning and it is un- derstood the crew were rescued, be ing picked up on the sea in life boats A check indicates that one member is missing. Several were injured.
 From the wireless accounts re ceived from the Early, the fire aboard the Western Front was caused by an explosion in the after hold The accident happened 10 miles off Bishops Rock.
 The Western Front was built in Seattle in 1917 and was S,016 net tons The vessel was built for the United States Shipping Board and has been operated for some time or the Atlantic
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-07-12
WHITTIER REAPPOINTED
 AS GRAND CUSTODIAN

Notice was received today by NJ. S. Whittier of his reappointment. by John Clifford, of Spokane. Grand
 Master of Masons, as Grand Custo- dian for Alaska, under the iurisdic- ton of the Grand Lodge of Washing ton. As Grand Custodian. Mr. Whit tier has Jurisdiction over the Ma sonic lodges of Southeastern Alaska.
 This is the fifth time Mir. Whittier has received this appointment. He succeeded R. D. Pinneo. well known transportation man, formerly of this
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-07-12
Camp Lewis Officers
 Use Red Shield Inn

CAMP LEWIS, TACOMA. Wash, July 12.-United States Army offi- cers and their families here are to be given use of the Red Shield Inn, which was built by the Salvation Army here during the war at cost of $1OO,000. Recently the building was presented by the Salvation Army to the Government. which has turned it over to the officers here who will operate it on a co-opera- tive basis.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-07-12
FAMOUS LECTURER HERE
 AFTER INTERIOR TRIP


 E. M. Newman, famous lecturer and traveller arrived today on the Admiral Watson, accompanied by his wife and the photographer of the party, L., H; ,Cayerly, and will be here for a few days gathering ma terial on Alaska
 MT Newman and party were here several weeks ago while on the way to the Yukon They went down the river on one of the first boats and came out to the coast by way of the government railroad. VI
 MT Newman has his headquarters at Chicago and each winter gives a series of Travel Talks in various large cities of the United States. It is to gather material for talks of next winterF that he is taking his present trip to the North.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-07-12
ay Walking in GlobeI I. Soon Be an Offense

1 GLOBE, Ariz., July 12.-Re eckless walking in the downtown district here in future is to Be an offense the sape as,rsGkless driving is. The police have inaugurated campaign to eliminate "jay-walking in the business section of the city. Broad green lines have been painted on the streets at the corners indicating tte proper method sof crossing, and persons Ignoring the lines will be tagged much as an automobile is tagged when it has been left stand ing in the street in violation of a traffic ordinance. The tag will in vite the wearer to visit the police judge.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-07-12
FRANCE WILL OCCUPY RHINE
 INDEFINITELY
Premier Says Germany Must Comply with Treaty and
 Punish Violators.

PARIS, July 12.-France has in formed Germany she will continue occupation of the Rhine region until Germany, has compiled with all con dtions of the Versailles treaty This statement was made today relative to the punishment of those who vio lated the rules of civilized warfare. by Premier Briand, in the Senate. The Premier answered the question as to what would be the outcome of the result of the findings of the High Courtliat Leipsie, which, were declared to be scandalous. These findings were in regard to the ac. quittal of certain German officers charged with horrible practices upon prisoners of war.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-07-12
MEXICAN OIL COMPANIES MUST PAY HIGHER TAXES

MEXICO CITY, July 12.-Petrol- cum companies operating in Mexico must pay an average increase of 25 'per cent in export taxes on their products beginning July l.. under the terms of a decree issued by Presi- dent Obregon.
 It is estimated this increase in taxation will net the government more than 3O,OO0,0O0 pesos a year, and the money will be used solely in making payments of Mexico's for eign debt on which not even the in terest has been paid since 1913, and which amounts to more than 600,- 000,000 pesos.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-07-12
Flood Waters Benefit
 Rancher in Colorado

LA JUNTA, Cal, July 12-Not all ins. the. path of the recent flood waters of the Arkansas River were victims, according to Kenneth Woods, xranchman of this section, who declared recently he was about S1 1000 ahead because of the flood.
 { The fioody waters deposited sev- eral inches of rich soil on his large beet field and the water did not damage the beets. Then the tricky Arkansas washed five-room mod ern bungalow onto Woods farm. The house is completely furnished and Woods has been unable to find the owner.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-07-12
CITY OF SEATTLE WILL
 MAKE SEVERAL STOPS

The steamer City of Seattle, which is due in the Channel at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning, will make four stops on Gastineau Channel, which will keep the vessel in port most oi the day. The boat has 5S tons of freight for Juneau, 14 for Douglas , for TTeadwell and 2 for Thane.
 The, steamer Princess Royal is due in the Channel at 8 o'clock to night and after remaining in port until midnight, will sail for .Skag way, returning south from this port at 9 o'clock Friday morning.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-07-12
SURVEY PARTY HERE
 AFTER SHAKAN TRIP

A party consisting of Frank Met calf and wife, Thomas c.. MacDon- ald and wife, Ray MacCormick and Charles Johnson arrived from Sha. kan last night on the latter's boat, where the men have been doing sur vey work for the past several weeks on mining property belonging to the Alaska Treadwell Gold Mining Com pany.
 The party picked up previous sur vey lines on the property for the purpose of making application for a patent on the claims.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-07-12
Children of Japanese
 Royalty Are Bethrothed

TOKYO, July 12.-The betrothal of Prince Yasuhito, the second son of the Emperorand Princess Noako and the fourth daughter of Prince Ichijo will take place in the near future, it is believed here. Prince Yasuhito. who was born on June 25, 1902, is now attached to the third regiment of infantry stationed at Tokio. Princess Naoko, who is IA years of age, is attending the Peeresses' School
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-07-12
FORMER ALASKANS ARE
 WED AT SEATTLE

Frank R. Van Camper of Seattle, formerly superintendent of the La touche mine, and Mrs. Elizabeth Code. a prominent Seattle business woman, formerly located at Seward and for time at Sand Point, Al aska, were married recently at Sc attle, according to word received at Juneau.
 Both Mr. and Mrs. Van Camper are well known and have many friends in Alaska.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-07-12
RAILROAD BEING ABSORBED.

ST. PAUL, Minn., July 12.-It is reported here today in railroad cir cles that the Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway is being absorbed by the Great Northern and Northern Pacific jointly. 4f.s
 The stock of the road is owned by the Great Northern and Northern Pacific but has been operated as a separate system. The new plan calls for disolution of the present cor poration and use of the North Bank road by the two railroads as sep arate organizations.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-07-12
c. s. EXAMINATION HELD

An examination for typists and stenographers was held today by the local board of Civil Service Examin- CTS in it's offices in the GoIdstein building. Two applicants took the tests. Papers are being forwarded to Washington for grading. Mem bers of the board conducting the ex animation were M. Sides and Charles D. Naghel.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-07-12
GLADYS ROCKWELL IN
 NEW MYSTERY PICTURE

There is nothing new under the sun, says the old adage; but advance notices pronounce an emphatic de- nial of this in promising a theme never before portrayed on the screen in the newest Gladys Brockwell pic ture, "A Sister to Salome,' to be presented by William Fox at the Pal acc Theater tonight.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-07-12
HER AMERICAN HUSBAND" SPLENDID ORIENTAL PLAY

An ah-star cast will present "fIer American Husband" at the Coliseum Theater tonight This production is set in Japan, for the most part, and as such has splendid scenic effects. The play is said to be along a sim liar theme as contained in the fa- nous Madame Butterfly" There will be extra features to make out a good bill.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-07-12
CHARLES RAY COMING
 IN BRED HOT DOLLARS"

That quaint comedian, Charles Ray, will be seen this week at the Coliseum in Red Hot Dollars" This is said to be one of the best Ray pictures seen in Juneau for some time Wit and pluck bring tangled up story. to delightful finish, ac- cording to the press sheet.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-07-12

Deputy Grand Lecturer the office being known by that title until a year ago, when it was changed to Grand Custodian.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-07-12
SHIPS SEA COCKS OPENED

SAN FRANCISCO, July 12.-The liner Hawkeye State, of the Watson Navigation Company, has been forced to put into Salinas Cruz, Mex ico Sea cocks were found open and ter tanks. No further details have been received by the company off cials here. The Hawkeye State was ,en route from Baltimore to San Francisco.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-07-12
Asks Appropriation for
 Sand Point Aviation Base

WASHINGTON, July 12.-Repre. sentative John F. Miller, of Wash 4ngton, today urged the House naval committee to make provision in the special bill for the naval avia- tion base at Sand Point, near Sc attle.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-07-12
Freighter at Seattle Is
 Libelled; Saved from Fire

SEATTLE. July 1e.-The owners of the tug Aleut today libeled the Shipping Boards freighter West Ison for $50,OO0 for alleged rescue of that steamer from burning in the East Waterway fire of last Saturday night.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-07-12
Bank Robbers Execute
 Suicide Pact in Field

TOILTON, Okla, July 12.-Two men who robbed the First State Bank of $1 900 were found. dead this afternoon in a cornfield. It is be- lieved that they executed suicide pact.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-07-12
Coal Miners of Kansas
 Have Returned to Work

PITTSBURGH, Kansas, July 12.- Practically all miners who were idle for weeks. due to the trial of Alexander Howatt and August Dor chy, president and vice president of the Kansas State Miners, returned to work today. Howatt and Dorchy were convicted of violating the state industrial law.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-07-12
Open Shop Policy Stops
 Operation of Is Mills

SAN FRANCISCO, July 12.-Oper ation of 15 blaming mills was stopped today at Walker, due to the pro- 'posal to work on the open shop.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-07-12
COMING ATTRACTIONS

oLiSEUM-CharIes Ray in "Red Hot DoIIars.o N' PACACE-WiIIam Russell in "Shod
 With Fire" p'
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-07-12
WILLIAM RUSSELL IS
 COMING TO THE PALACE

The wild free life of the plains a William Fox production with Vii liam Russell as the star, is. what is coming to the Palace Thursday and Friday The production is entitled "Shod With Fire"
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-07-12
Attractions at THe0fYeS
ATTRACTIONS TONIGHT

COLiSEUM-Darral Foss in "Her American Husband" PAGACE-Gladys BrockwelI in "A
 Sister to SaIome."
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-07-12

Use the Empire want ads to help you sell what you do not need.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-07-12

Guarantee one cows milk for in fant sand delicate children. Phone 193. SEE corner 4th and Franklin.
 -ady.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-07-12
Striking Miners Desire
 Arbitration of Wages

CHARLESTON, W. Va, July 12.- c. F, Keeney, president of District No. IT, United Mine Workers, has written a letter to Governor A. F. Morgan. submitting a basis for a set clement of the industrial controversy in the Mingo county coal fields. He proposes that the wage controversy be arbitrated with joint commis sion.
 Old papers for sale. 25 cents per bundle, at Empire office.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-07-12

Henry Berry. dealer in Curios. Speciality, Ivory Beads. 165 Front Street. adv.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-09-28
$1,000 BURN TO
DEATH PAST YEAR
Insurance Man Gives Ma.
tiOnal Safety Council
Startling Figures
OVER 20 PER CENT
WOMEN AND CHILDREN

Shows Neglect in Protecting Homes |
and Standardization OF Property |
i'm 1920 Amounts to sos, 900 .OGO-
Twice Loss of Previous Year.
BOSTON. Sept 2S.-Last year nearly |
1000 persons We're burned To death |
with approximately 10000 injured,
large percentage of whom were injured
permanently. and made a public charge
on our citizenship. 7. Alfred Fleming,
of the National Board of Fire Under
writer's of New York city told the au-
tomotive section of the national safety
council congress here today.
a classification of these losses shows
that over 40 per cent are women and
children of school age and under. This
shows that the home and
the school have been neglected in our
great scheme of safety education. 1t also
shows the effectiveness of the general
campaign Of safety in the shop and fac
tory. ut
*Co-incideut with this loss of life.
the destruction of property during l9Zu
eral manager of the National Board OF
Fire Underwriters almost doubled that
of any previous year of our history,
reaching an enormous total of over
SIl1, 900 ,OOO-wmch does not lnclude
the stupcndous losses in forestry, 30 per
cent of which is due to carelesSness OF
citizens This waste of our national
wealth of nearly S1,jO0,000 day is
| paid for BY every citizen of the nation.
paul c. Redington of the forestry d.
! vision of the United States. in an adj
dress in California recently stated that
. of 20.244 forest fires caused by camp
ers last wear rs per cent or over 15,Wb
4 were tlue TO smokers careleSsneSs. II
4 would seem that the only way tn obvlat'
/ these tremendous losses of life and prop
4. ertv would be to conduct the longest pos
siblc continuous campaign of education
for their elimination.
The sections where safety has beer
most neglected are in the home an,
school 1t is an appalling fact that not
, one business man out of every 200 ha'
. ever applied the knowledge of safety h'
has used in his factory TO his home. H'
has forgotten to call a cabinet meeting
| of the members of his family and ser
, wants to instruct them how to turn in IN
: | alarm. how to extinguiSh a fire in 1t
, | incipiency. how to avoid danger from
articles used in the home and how t,
use the entinguiSher he has installed
In other words financial value in pro
duction has | 900 per cent more care
, land oversight than the priceless jew
i els of human life in the home, and We
the nation is only as large or as stronj
l as its homes.
4 similar negligence is shown IN TIN
; care. maintenance and construction O
: our schools. \ very small percentage o
Il the members of our present boards q
education have assumed more than tn
y | financial burden of school actiVitie
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-09-28

4 big truck, bound from st. Johnsbury
to Boston and heavily loaded with der
tricks and other construction material,
weAt through the bridge over Joe's brook
on the Barnet road Saturday morning.
The bridge was being taken down pfepar-
atory to putting up a cement structure
and a temporary bridge was being built.
1t is believed the truck was coming SO
fast that the driver did not notice that
p detour had to be made. Four men rid
ing in the truck were uninjured and two
men working under the old bridge had
barely time to get out of the way before
the truck came crashing through. The
truck was left in the water for some
hours.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-09-28
TT1EBoRo DAILY REFoR1ER WEDNESDAY.

while they are equally responsible for
the moral and physical safety of each
child under their care. There. is 3 great
disregard of properly established rules
in the construction of new buildings and
the remodeling of old structures. 1t has
been found by experts, that over 30
ppr cent of the school buildings are more
unsafe either structually or in mainten-
ance than the Collinwood school when
it burned causing the death of is
children and three teachers. Over .
schools burn in the United States Tor
each day of the year.
1T is the duty of every employer to
help. every member of boards of edqca-
ton and every home owner to realize
that he personally must assume the la
bility and provide 100 per cent safety
to those for whom he is responsible.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-09-28

Cleveland is preparing for the enter
tainment of the annual tournament of
the Western Chess association which is
to be held in that city in early October.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-09-28
To Gain Weight

Brattleboro Drug Company guaran-
tees Phosphate to rebuild shat
tered nerves; to replace weakness with
strength; to add body weight to thin
folks and rekindle ambition in tired
. out people-Advertisem
Evenings, Holidays and Sundays
Wednesday Afternoons During Summer
Carney's Auto Service
II THOMAS STREET
Telephone 6S1-R
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-09-28
WILSON KEEPING
! IN Retirement
Saws He Is Showing Repub-
licans How Ex-President
Can Behave
STRICKEN JUST .,--- :.
-. TWO YEARS AGO

Story of IanceIIaIIOn OF SptdhIIg TIP
ReIatetl-No Collapse in Public
Trouble Came at White House After
Return from Western Tour
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.
(Special Despatch to The Reformer
Copyright 1921.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2S.-Just two
years had lapsed yesterday since the
fateful hour in the railroad yards of WI
chita when group of correspondents
stood in the vestibule of a private ear
and learned that Woodrow Wilson had
been compelled by his physicians to give
up his speaking trip and proceed to
Washington.
Many are the stories, rumors and con-
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-03-29
RAIL LABOR BOARD
DIS|M|SSES APPEALS
Of ROAD UNIONS

CHICAGO, March 28.-The United
States railroad labor board today dis
missed appeals for increased wages
filed with it last fall by fifteen
railway labor unions against sixty
seven "short lines" throughout the
country.
Short lines which accepted for their
men the terms of the $6O0,O00,00O
wage award of last July will not be
privileged to go back to the old
scale, under today's action, however,
the announcement of the board say
ing:
This decision shall not be consid-
cred as affecting any wage increase
now in effect nor any agreement re-
garding wages between any of the
carriers and their employees"
The board decision affects approx
mately 1000 employees. The railroads
involved are in general remote from
large cities and provide service for
small communities located in nearly
every state. Because of the vary
ing kinds of work performed by the
employees the board declared it found
it 'fmpracticable to decide on the
evidence submitted what are reason
able wages for the varying work un-
der infinitely varying conditions"
by the employees.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-03-29
No Resumption Soon
OF Trade Relations
With Russia Is Seen

WASHINGTON, March 26.-Condi-
lions laid down by the state depart
ment as prerequisite to any resump-
ton of trade relations between this
country and soviet Russia, while
dealing exclusively with the econom-
ic frailties of the soviet system, were
regarded today as striking so funda-
mentally at its entire structure as to
have ended practically all possibility
of an early resumption of CONNER
cial intercourse between e. the"two
countries.
In a statement yesterday replying
to the recent soviet message to this
government proposing a reopening of
trade relations, Secretary Hughes de-
clared the United States could not
consider such a course until funda-
mental changes had been made in
the economic system underlying the
soviet regime. Safety of human
life, guarantee of property rights.
free labor and observance of the
sanctity of contracts were among the
requirements laid down. Only by
meeting these requirements, the
statement said, could Russia hope to
achieve economic rehabilitation and
rebuild her foreign trade.
Issued by Secretary Hughes at the
conclusion of a tWo-hour discussion
of the Russian question at yester-
days cabinet meeting, the statement
which was transmitted to the Ameri-
can consul at Reveal for delivery to
the soviet authorities. was regarded
as having the solid backing of the
administration in defining the ma
tion's future policy in dealing with
the BOlSheViSt government