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The Alaska daily empire., 1921-09-26
Conditions in Starving
 Russia Simply Frightful

NEW YORK. Sept. 26.-C. V. Vick- CTS. general secretary of the Near
 East Relief. has returned from the famine areas of Southern Russia and the Cokga region, where he found worse than since the Ar mistice was signed. "Never until this year have seen actual starva- tiOn in August Wicker said.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-09-26
JACK BILLIARD COMING
 TO JUNEAU FOR WINTER

J. J.~iiillard. Deputy Collector of Customs at Eagle. will leave that place for Juneau about October 1
 He will aid in getting out the an nual report of the Collector of Gus toms at Juneau for the year 1921.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-09-26
BABY GIRL BORN

A baby girl was born to MT. and Mrs. P. F. Verney at the Government Hospital last Wednesday. MT. Yer ney, who is prominent native resi- dent of MetIakatla and a former printer in ketchikan, arrived ,on the Alameda Saturday.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-09-26
VISITING PARENTS

Mrs. Ed. Hurlbut and two children arrived here from Chichagof on the Ambassador last night for a few days visit with her parents, Mir and Mrs. Richard Mccormick.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-09-26
LEAVES FOR THE EAST

Mrs. Matt Slujo. who recently lost her husband at Treadwell, left for the South on the Northwestern yes terday morning, en route East She will visit with "a sister who lives in Detroit, Michigan.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-09-26
NEW STORE TO OPEN.

About the middle of October Mrs
 Jarman will open Notion and Dry goods store in the Hahn building on St. Ann Ave. where she will en[ deavor to give complete. satisfaction to customers. Your patronage is re- spectfully solicited. Aady.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-09-26
MOVED TO DOUGLAS

MT and Mrs. Anton Africh and family have moved from the Bullion into the building formerly occupi t by krassel and Grosenik, tailors, on St Ann's Avenue
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-09-26
SEWING CIRCLE
 PLANS HAVING
 SPLENDID TIME
Chichagof Ladies Prepare for Round of Caiety During
 Winter Season.
Especial Correspondence.)

OHlCHA HAGOF. sept. ZJ.-l ne Id dies Sewing Club resumed it's ac tivities for the coming season when 1t was called together at the home of Mrs. Martin Dahl on the eveninl of September 13. Plans were formu lated for interesting times this win ter for the needle workers when they meet twice month at the various homes. Each lady entertains in turn as her name comes in alpha betical order. Cake and coffee is served
 A 'goodie sale" was held on Sep i tember r at the company store for the benefit of the Catholic Church al Sitka. A beautiful array of delicious pies, cakes and other fine things 10 eat were on display A steady line of hungry men kept the counter filled with customers. A huge box filled with home made candy, cookie and cake. put up by Mrs. R. G. Dat son. was won in a raffle by Mrs Charles Inman. Coffee and doug nuts were served About $73 wa netted at the safe Mrs James Cha. padoes and Mrs. Charles Inman wee ! in charge of the sale and all ladie- in camp contributed goodies
 Mrs. Edward Hurlbut entertained friends at her home on the evening of September 21 The evening was given 10 sewing. while Miss Margaret Callaghan furnished music on nrr ukulile Refreshments were serv aG the table being lighted with shad 9l candles surrounding a centerpiece of roses and purple asters. Twelye guests were present.
 MT. and Mrs. Martin Dahl celebra' eG their sixth wedding anniverssry on September B with a dinner Mir and Mrs. F A. Hills were the guest
 A. c. Campbell has arrived here from Tacoma to take charge of tfe wireless station, relieving ClyGe Brundage.
 John Calhoun. who was hurt h ere in an accident two years ago. has re. turned from Seattle and will be her indefinitely.
 The regular Friday night dance was held at the club house on Sep tember 24. A good crowd turned ou, and had . fine time. Gabe's Orches.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-09-26
QUARANTINE OFF; SCHOOLS REOPEN; CHILDREN NOW
 PERMITTED AT THE MOVIE

The quarantine here went off this morning. The schools reopened and the children of Douglas will now be allowed to attend the movie shows.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-09-26

tra, as usual. responded with de- lightful music. The committee in charge was Mrs. k. Harris. Mrs. Mar tin Dahl, Harry Wosbec and Harry Woods.
 Mrs H. H. Schuman and son Rich ard returned after a six weeks visit with relatives and friends at Seattle and Portland.
 Mrs J A. Martin of Thane arrived here and will make her home here 1 for the present. Her husband is em ployed in the mine.
 Rudolph Sarvala returned from Whites Hot Springs and is working i at the Golden Gate mill.
 Alex SturrOck left for Juneau to | join his family Hr. Sturrock ex- poets to spend the winter in Cali fornia
 William A. Prout, floation expert resigned last week and has left for Prince Rupert to take up conner cial flying
 John Covich. hoistman. is in .Iu neau for few days to take advan- tage of much needed rest
 Doc Angus Sturgeon McMillan has left for short trip to Juneau 10 have glasses fitted and to fulfill va rious social obligations
 All bets are called off on the Rob ert-Taylor smoking contest Neither one had the power of will to quit smoking so George Taylor is out a new pair of shoes and John Rob erts is minus the cost of a new hat
 Miss Laura Martin, accompanied by a trained nurse, Miss Mae Mitch ell, has returned from Juneau, where she has been ill at St. Ann's Hos pital
 Arthur Rindeau and Ed. Harris. after having been out on a hunting trip, brought home a deer each.
 Mrs Edward Hurlbut and two children have left for Juneau and Douglas, where they expect to visit for the next two months.
 James L. Freeburn has returned from a short visit to Seattle and Ia coma 'where he was on busi- ness trip.
 Some shining light has remarked that great news could be secured if dictopraph could be installed dur ing the meetings of the Sewing Club, where only women are admitted. You never can tell.
 R. H. Palmer. who conducted general store and jitney at White
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-09-26

Party having Mexican cowboy masquerade suit return it to Mrs
 Swartzenburg, Douglas. Rent is due. adv.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-09-26
l ESI'ERUAY I

NOTE Observations Seattle Portland and San Francisco a. m. Juneau time.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-09-26
BIG REDUCTION IN PRICES.

Of Riddle Kars, GO-Carts and Rocking Horses at Guys Drug Store
 Tt1 ' adv.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-09-26

R. II. Palmer. who conducted a general store and jitney at White horse, has gone. to Mayo to enter in he same kind of business.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-09-26

Old papers for sa,e at The Empire
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-09-26

Forecast for Juneau and vicinity 24 hours beginning today
 Rain tonight and probably Tuesday; southeast winds
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-09-26

John Calhoun. who was hurt her in an accident two years ago, has re turned from Seattle and will be her indefinitely.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-09-26

The regular Friday night dance
 was held at the club house on Sep tember 24. A good crowd turned ou'
 and had . fine time. Gabe's Orches
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-09-26

A. c. Campbell has arrived her, from Tacoma to take charge of if wireless station, relieving ClyG, Brunslage.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-09-26

MT. and Mrs. Martin Dahl celebra
 ec their sixth wedding anniverss r on September B with dinner. NJ and Mrs F. A. Hills were the guest
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-09-26

Some shining light has remarked that great news could be secured if dictograph could be installed dur ing the meetings of the Sewing Club, where only women are admitted. You never can tell
Evening star., 1921-08-18

-70x8z-in. Part.wool Blankets,
made from best quality woods,
with small percentage of cot
ton, which assures good laun-
dering aud good wear; finished
with pink and blue borders,
with wide mohair
binding. August %6 o.
Sale price. ......... ~.Ss
Evening star., 1921-06-26
5,O00Bathers Hrong Tidal Basin
To Get Peep at Dazzling Beauties

minutes until Mark Lansburgh had
got through throwin' bokays at his
models. Mister Bergman hoped over
the rail piece. an after shakin' the
hands of each winnin' contestant.
presented cunnin' lii Mary Lee with
the beee-utiful silver cup that went
to the winners, durin' all of which
time, Charlie Semmes, Ed Brashears.
Roy Neuhauser an Jack Boobar
nearly throwed eight different kinds
O. spasms. Jealyus. did you say:
Well. mebbe. but then Cliff was chief
Justice
Twas a fair verdict. though. for
chic Julia Cunningham. in gorgeous
cerise. flounced with fowery para
phanalia; the pretty lii Spencer sis
ters, Thelma an Matte. one in dark
purple trimmed with white an t'other
yaller; cute lola Swinnerton all bound
up in black an aforementioned Mary
Lee also in sombre black sure made
up a picture that was good for sore
eyes
Many Other wondrous Beauties.
Howsum'ever there was others! The
Palais Royal girls. Winifred Casey,
in black satin an velvet: Elsie Wal
ker, in black silk; Hazel Murdock in
effect looked neater n all get out an
finished a close second, while Mary
an Helen Shartze an the iii Skad-
ding miss from Bertram COINS pulled
up q good third with all lookin' chip
per!
In short. folks. with everything
took into consideration. the whole
proposition was one of the most sue
cessful Of its kind ever attempted In
this neck Of the woods, an it proved
beyond any question Of a doubt these
two pertinent facts: First. that fair
woman can make herself just as COM
Portable an a durn sight better to
look at in q skirted bathin' SCOT than
she can in q ',scrimpy." an second. that
between umpirin' ball games jedgin'
race horses, an actin as assistant
starter at q bathin SCOT contest. the
last manned position wins OF by itself!
Until we meet-a-gain!
DOPEY DAN,
Evening star., 1921-06-26
IMPROVED WATERFRONT,
AIM OF CAPT. OYSTER
Commissioner Seeks to Make Chan
mel From 18th Street More
Attractive.

Improvement in the appearance Of
the water front from the foot of 18th
street to Washington barracks is one
of the aims Of Commissioner Oyster
it became known late last night.
The Commissioner has asked Mai.
Cary H. Brown. assistant engineer
commissioner, to make inquiry for
the purpose Of finding out if there are
any old structures along the channel
front which could be removed.
The District government has
wharf committee, which. it is ex-
pected, will cooperate with the COM
missioner in determining what steps.
IL any, can be taken to make the
water front more attractive. This
committee is composed of Roland M
Brennan. chief clerk of the engineer
department.: D. z. McComb. superin-
tendent Of bridges. and Lieut.. Russell
Dean Of the Harbor police.
Some Of the property along the
water front is owned by the District
government and some by the federal
government If any of these struc-
lures are found to be worn beyond
economical repair. steps may be taken
looking to their removal.
Evening star., 1921-06-26
CARNIVAL PROGRAM READY
irish Supporters Plan Special cele-
bration on July 4th.

Final arrangements have been COM
oleted for the Independence day
carnival to be held at Georgetown
university campus July 4. under the
auspices Of the American Association
for the Recognition of the Irish Re-
public, according to an announcement
made last night by the committee in
s.charge.
The gates to the grounds will be
thrown open TO the public at noon.
and after Commissioner Oyster has
officially opened the demonstration on
behalf of the city. a mixed chorus Of
100 voices will sing '"The Star Spangled
Hammer" Patrick ]. Haltigan will
then read the Declaration of Inde-
bendence, followed by Joseph Scott
Of California, who will deliver the
oration.
conducted by q detachment Of United
States marines from the navy yard,
assisted by members of the American
Legion, under command Of Maj. Ulrich.
Preceding the athletic program.
which will occupy the greater part
. of the afternoon. fifteen Of the crack
riders from the Sd Cavalry at Fort
Myer will give an exhibition of trick
riding.
Refreshment booths will line the
, grounds and will be In charge of
woman members Of the I'VE local coun.
<ils II the organization -
Evening star., 1921-06-26
BIRTH CONTROL MAY WIPE
OUT OLD WORLD, is VIEW

Speaking before the Eugenics Re-
search Association Friday Prof. r.
wing Fisher Of Yale University de-
riared that there was a possibility
that birth control might prove the
means Of wiping out the old world
and replacing 1t by a new. from lne
best seeds of the old.
"The first effect Of birth control
seems distinctly bad" Prof. F1sher
said, because 1t is first practiceo py
the Intelligent class and is for that
class, as Mr.. Roosevelt said, race sui
cide.' But the truth is that we can
not yet tell what will ultimately nap
pen as the net result Of birth control
whether race degeneracy. depopuia-
ton or race Improvement, or all three
in succession"
Whenever civilizations have de-
cayed. the speaker said. their places
have been taken py strong and fecund
invaders. adding that in the case OF
birth control 1.-The invasion may corNe
from within the decadent nation IL
SstS"
Evening star., 1921-06-26

sessments were less than full value as
shown by sales, and in many in
stances they ran below 50 per cent. :E
one case as low as 20 per cent. In an
other 25 per cent cent. in another 30
per cent, and SO on.
1t was found that these cities had
combined assessment Of sos per
inhabitant. and If there had been a
full value assessment as indicated by
sales the average would have been
$l,l55 per person or fnhabitant.
$1.4OO Per Person.
This office has lately had occasion
to gather up the same kind of data.
including some of the same cities, and
additional ones. altogether twenty
seven different cities with population
running from fifty-three thousand
and up to over two and a half million.
Three Of the cities seem TO be assess
ed at very close to 100 per cent. or at
is Chicago. at 25 per cent Of full
value, many Of the other cities being
close to so per cent of full value. The
ratio Of the real estate assessment to
the full value of property. as disclos-
ed by sales. was obtained mostly from
state, county and city reports, and
the inclosed table shows in remarks
the source of the Information. TIL.
census reports were relied on for IL
few cases and the population was
taken almost entirely from the census
Of 1920. This table discloses that the
conbined population of the twnn'y-
seven cities tabulated is over twe!, !
n illion. and that the assessment IS u
the rate of s740 per person, which IL
reduced to full value would be $I.i Z
per person. and this last figure cor !;
responds exactly TO the figure deduc'
in 1916.
1.-The present assessment of the Dis
trict of Columbia is something IeS.
than 81 900 per person, and if the asses
ment be reduced to full value accord
ing to sales of 1917, 1915 and 1919. the
full value of real estate would be at
about S1,400 per person. This CORE
spends very closely with the assess
ment Of New York city. but 20 per
cent above the full value disclosed in
the twenty-seven cities tabulated here
with
Evening star., 1921-06-26
WOMAN PRISONERS
STAB IN ESCAPING
Alleged Plot to Kill Officials
Leads to Riot in Ohio
Reformatory..
BY the Associated Press.

bE the ASShrlated f'reSS.
MARYSVILLE. Ohio. June "a
number of prisoners and attendants at
the Ohio reformatory for women here
were stabbed and beaten this after
noon as a result of a riot designed.
according TO officials of the institu-
tion. to effect the escape of twenty
five prisoners after killing the super
intendent and three employees.
Sheriff Collier and deputy were
called to aid the reformatory officials
in subduing the rioters. ten of whom
escaped. but were later apprehended
by officers and a posse of citizens in
a wood near the institution.
Wray Croy, Fay Corder and En-
gineer Clyde Eckenrode. who with
Supt Mrs. l.. y. Mittendorf, were
said to have been marked to die in the
plan to escape, were severely cut with
butcher knives in the hands of inmates.
Mrs. Mittendorf was uninjured
Lena Prugh, an inmate, after stab
bling Eckenrode in the arm, was felled
by the engineer with a hammer. Re-
gaining the floor, the Prugh woman
| then made for Supt. Mittendorf. who
felled her with mattock handle, render
! ing her unconscious.
; The Prugh woman and Bertha Sla-
ger. another inmate. are in the in
| stitution hospital Croy and Coder
! were stabbed in the shoulders. Ac-
| cording to officials. Supt. Mittendorf and
the three employees were to have been
! murdered at o'clock tonight.
| The trouble is said to have started
over inmates obtaining tobacco. one
! of them being punished for the Of
fense.
Evening star., 1921-06-26
POSSIBLE JULY
SOUGHT FOR CAPITAL
Police Head Will Issue Fireworks
Order Soon and Other Efforts
to Be Made.

II the efforts Of the District Com
missioners and the chief of police
prove effective. this city will expert
day. Since 1909. when the safe and
sane provision of law was made part
of the police regulations, officials told
occurred on July 4. and but few
fatalities have marred the holiday
spirit.
While the present regulation has
not made the city wholly safe AND
sane in the matter of celebrating, the
Improvement has been great.
Mai Gessford, superintendent OF po-
lice. said last night he Will issue
a Fourth of July fireworks order IN
the next few days.
II hope parents will advise their
children to use care in the hanoilhs
of sparklers." Maj. Gessford stated.
The sparklers are supposed TO De
harmless" he added. but two deaths
resulted from their use last year.
Children should be taught not TO
throw the sparklers at other persons
or into automobiles. The metal be
comes heated. and is liable to set ARE
to dresses or do other naTm;
tention of the public to the provision
OF law which reads No hrework
souib or other fireworks or noise,
making explosives of any kind s snai, A,
be sold or delivered. discharged OF
set off within the city of Washing.
ton, or the more densely. populated
portion of said District without iospe. spe.
cial permit from the Comnnassio"e' a
The regulation. Mai. Gessford es, x,
planned. prohibits the discharge OF o.
firearms. cannons or torpedoes' ane
the law is applicable the entire year
Only one application for permis.
sion to have a fireworks celebration oi,
the approaching Fourth. Fourth has Is. beer ss;1
he knew of several other cele bra
tions being in contemplation: but II
the sending of applications for per: per.
mits is delayed. he added. the tlme
NAV he too short to enable the Com
missioners to issue them. 1t is Gus
tomary for the superintepdenSs md Sommie. oI Ie.
siohers the granting or rejection o.
the applications.
Evening star., 1921-06-26
Six Children Made Citizens of
US. by South Carolina
Court.
RlG-HEARTED ADMIRAL
THEIR LAWFUL PARENT
Youngsters Make Progress in Eng
lish and Show Benefits of
Careful Training.

Special Dispatch to The Star
ANDERSON. S. c., June 25.-Cnder
the hammer of the court of common
pleas six little Russian children. ma
tives of Sebastepol, were made bona
fide citizens of the United States and
South Carolina, when Admiral Newton
r. McCulley of the United States Navy
was given his final decree in the mat
ter of adoption. legal proceedings of
which Admiral McCulley started some
months ago.
Preliminary proceedings have gone
estore ana the Hnal decree gives
Anderson the following new citizens:
Luidmila McCulley. AnaSatia McCul-
ley. Anton:a McCulley. Ninotochka Nc
Culley. Feador McCulley. Toinotchka
MCCulley.
The final decree of the court brings
to a close one OF the most unusual
cases OF adoption ever recorded in
history. that of an American bachelor.
an admiral in the Navy of the United
States. man with a big heart. and
one who realized the suffering of the
infants of Europe. and has assumed
the life task of rearing Il family of
children of alien blood.
Now With Admirars Mother.
The six Russian youngsters. with
- their Russian governeSS, who were
brought to the United States last win
ter, arrived in Anderson. June 5, from
the admirals Washington home. and
are now at the home of his mother
where they Will remain for the sum-
mer months.
Since their arrival in Anderson. the
little Russians have been the source
of much interest to local people and
on several occasions parties have been
given in their honor. Under the guild
nf tbai~ Dot wi
the children have made remarkable
progress in the study of English. and
while their flow of language is ham,
pered materially by the Russian ac-
cent. they readily understand when
spoken to.
Especially interesting is the prog
ress of the youngest child. who is only
three years OLD. who has learned the
months of the year. the days of the
week and without hesitancy can count
to thirty.
NicOlai Retains Surname.
With the exception of Nicolai, the
Oldest of the children. the orphans
were adopted in the usual way. young
Nicolai accepting Admiral McCulley as
his legal guardian and retaining his
surname of Sorak. The young man,
who is not yet twenty years old. re-
Gently became a member of the local
Boy Scouts Organization. Nicolai is
probably better acquainted with mill
tary than his young friends, for in
Russia he was member of a similar
organization and in addition, served
two years with the Russian forces
against the bolSheviki.
On the whole the daily life of the
children is extremely interesting. Re
O. gardless of the fact that the admiral
is bachelor. his system of rearing
children is not altogether theoretical.
Tor those who have visited the chill
E. dren since their arrival here and have
noted their progress daily are con-
vinced of the fact that the children
have shown great Improvement in
health. department and along educa-
tional lines
Evening star., 1921-06-26
SENATOR ALLOWED
TO enter RUSSIA
Mr.. France Granted Permis-
sion After Assai|ing Hughes
Hoover..PoIicy.
BY Cable to The Star and New York Tribune
ionHrichf. 1Q11

BY Cable to The Star and New York Tribune.
Copyright. 1921.
BERLIN, June 25.-United States
Senator Joseph l. France of Maryland
will be admitted to Russia under GER
tain conditions" it is learned authors
tatively today. Senator France later
confirmed this. He refused to say.
however. what the conditions" were.
In few days the senator will go to
Riga. where he expects to meet soviet
officials.
The senator was informed that he
would be allowed to enter Russia
following an interview he gave to
Novy Mir. the official bolshevist organ.
in which he assailed the Hughes
Hoover policy toward soviet Russia.
held America and the allies and not
the bolsheviStS to be responsible for
RusSia's woes. and predicted that the
american people would soon force the
Washington government to change it's
policy and conclude trade agreement
with the bolsheviki.
Favor Trade Resumption.
Senator France told the bolsheviki
interviewer that thirty-two senators
now favor resumption of trade re-
lationS.
The declarations made by Mr.
Hoover are not the last word" said
Senator France. The last word be-
longs to Congress. and Congress does
what the people command. When
Congress speaks its final word Hughes
and Hoover dare not disobey it.
"A resumption of trade relations
between the United States and Rus
Sia is absolutely essential to the in
tereSts of both countries. This is
true. despite the declarations to the
contrary made by Hughes and
Hoover
Senator France further informed
the holshevist organ. There are only
three countries in which true de-
nrocracy is being practiced, namely.
| the United States. Germany and Rus
Sia."
There is much in common between
the United States and soviet Russia ;
for both our and your country are
ruled entirely by the people," said the
senator.
Mission Private.
Senator France said he was not go
ing to Russia as a representative of
the United States government or
business interests. but purely in a
private capacity in order to learn the
truth about Russia and report his
observations to the American people.
Apparently the substance of the in
| terview given by Senator France was
cabled to Moscow. where the attacks
on Hughes and Hoover produced the
desired results and obtained for the
senator permission to tour Russia.