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The Alaska daily empire., 1921-02-15
League Council to Take Up
 Wilson's Note on Armenia

WASHINGTON, Feb, 15. - The views ot President Wilson on the Armenian problem as expressed in note on January 22 to Paul Hymans, President of the League of Nations Assembly. will be submitted to the Council of the League al its meeting late this month. according to a cablegram to Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby from Sir Eric Drummond. Secretary General of tho League. The message pointed but that representatives of the prin- ciYaI mowers have announced that they would shortly confer on the treaty of Seyres. which, the Presi- dent declared was the immediate cause of trouble in Armenia and Turkey." because of the failure of
 certain factions to accept this treaty and of the allies to en- force it
 President Wilson asserted that the situation of Armenia is but one detail' of the Russian problem He declared against armed inter vention in Russia.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-02-15
FEWER QUAKES IN 1920 BUT GREATER VOLCANO ACTIVITY
Seismological Records Show g Earth Tremors in U. 5.
 Against 97 in 1919,

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-There United States and throughout the world last year than in 1919 but those of a destructive character were more numerous and there also was much more volcanic activity.
 Records compiled by Prof. Fran cis A. Tondorf, director of the seis- mological observatory and head of the department of geology of Georgetown University here, show 93 earthquakes were felt in the United States compared with 97 in 1919, while reports from all parts of the world show 461~euahes were reported as compared with 4GS in 1919
 Eleven of the earthGuakeS last year resulted in destruction of life or property while in the previous year only caused such losses. The ,1ost desructive during 1920 were those at Mendoza, Argentina and the Tepelini District of Italy, both A and those reported from Mexico City and Vera Cruz, Mexico; Minas Gcraes, Brazil; the Island of Tap, in the Pacific Ocean; Cadiz, Spain; the Island of Formosa. the Island Of Malta, Japan; Rivizzano. Italy; Giarre, Italy; and Grenada, Spain.
 California reported the largest number of earth tremors of any To- cality in the United States in 1920 with total of 62, while In 1919 California reported 80. The George town University seismOgra re- corded S2 quakes during the year. None of the earthquakes reported in the United States resulted in any loss of life or extensive dest uction of property.
 In addition 10 C2lifornia's 62 re ports for 1920. five were felt in Utah; three each in Washington, Oregon. Missouri, Illinois and Colo rado; two each in Maine, Tennessee, and South Dakota. and one each in Wyoming New Hampshire, Montana, Virginia and South Carolina.
 In Italy and the immediate yicin- ity of that country there were 127 earthquakes reported during the first eleven months of 1920 as re- corded by the Royal Central office of MeteorolOgy and Geodynamics
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-02-15
SECRET SERVICE
 OPERATIVES BARE NAVY YARD PLOT
Enisted Man Arrested After
 Effort to Plant Bomb
 Aboard MayAower. ACCOMPLICES HUNTED Government Detectives Fear Other Vessels in Washing
 ton Yard in Peril.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-Arrest of an enlisted man in the Navy Yard here and search by Secret Service operatives for alleged ac- complices today barred what is de- clared to have been a plot to blow up the Presidential yacht Mayfower at her anchorage on the Potomac River.
 The navy yard man arrested Is said to have approaches ed an officer and offered q heavy bribe for per- mission to place a package, believed to contain bomb, aboard the yacht.
 Secret Service men are working on the theory that the bomb plot extended to other vessels in the yard but have hazarded no opinion regarding the motive behind the plot
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-02-15
TRAIN AMbuSHED MARTIAL. LAW IN| BY SINN FE|NERS, STORM WRECKED'
 EIGHT ARE SLAIN FOREST IS ASKEDI
Crown Forces Attacked II Renewal of Hostilities
 Near Cork, Ireland.

CORK, Ireland, Feb. 15.-Six sol diers on a train carrying troops from Cork 10 Sybbareen, were killed from ambush today. and two mem bers of the attacking party, said to belong to the Irish Republican Army, were slain by the soldiers return fire.
 Earlier reports from Belfast said six soldiers, two railway officials and one woman passenger were killed and several others, including two women, wounded.
 LONDON, Feb. 15.-Violence will not solve the Irish problem King George declared in a speech from the throne today, formally opening Parliament.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-02-15
Hope Virtually Abandoned
 For Missing Army Aviator

FL PASO, Feb. 15.-With forty airplanes securing the Mexican bor- der for trace of Lieut.. Alexander Pearson, who left Fort Bliss last Thursday and has not been seen since, hope of finding him alive was virtually abandoned today. It was explained that he was without water or provisions and that water from his engine would only have kept him alive short time in the burning desert climate. If he had found succor, it was believed he would have had time to telephone news Of his safety before now.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-02-15

The girls were brought here in custody today and the District At torney will go before the court to- morrow and testify regarding their statements to the police
 Miss Stanley is alleged to have expressed sympathy for Brady, who was sentenced to one to fourteen years imprisonment while the others drew one to fifty year terms, and to have said:
 "I could be sent to the pcniten, t;ary for the things I said during he trials"
 Public feeling over the alleged attacks ran high during the trials and all of the accused men were found guilty and sentenced in rec ord time. Attorneys refused to de- fend them and the court was ob ligcd to appoint counsel.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-02-15
MacSwiney's Sister Meets
 Second Rebuff in Nebraska

OMAHA, Neb., Feb. 15. - The Roard of Governors of the Wheeler Memorial Church today adopted resolutions forbidding the pastor, Robert l.. Wheeler, from introduc- ing Mary MacSwiney. sister of the ate Terence MacSwiIey, former Lord Mayor of Cork, who was sched- ultd to speak here. Miss Mac Sw;ney last week was refused per- mission to speak in Lincoln, the city authorities there declaring the Irish question is of no import to the people of Nebraska.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-02-15
Red Lodge Mayor Resigns
 Under Fire Second lime

second time within month, Presley C. Hicox, Mayor of Red Lodge, has resigned at the demand of Atty. Gen. Rankin The latter said today he would not ask dismissal of the custer proceedings recently instituted against Hicox until he is sure Hicox cannot again be Mayor.
 Hicox resigned when charged with laxity of prohibition enforcement, but was reelected.
 The City Council of Red Lodge to- day elected John T. Flaherty to succeed Hicox as Mayor.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-02-15
Wrecked Gasboat Vinland's
 Owner Safe in Ketchikan
Special to The Empire)

KETCHIKAN, Alaska, Feb. b. T. P. Paxton, of Seattle, owner of the gas boat Vinland, wrecked on Mary Island oarly this month, was not one one of the two men aboard, both of whom are believed to have perished
 Paxton came North on a passenger steamer and is safe in Ketchikan Harry Loomis and Carl Erickson manned tho Vinland, which was equipped for Salmon trolling. The search of the island so far has failed to reveal any trace of the missing men.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-02-15
Land Office Flooded with
 Applications by Oil Men

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb. 15. All records at the local land of fee were broken today when 66 ap- Dlications for oil prospecting permits were filed Some of the applications gre for lands underlying the Great Salt Lake. So far this year applica- lions covering 5,O00.0OO acres, have been filCd
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-02-15
Archibald Rains to Head
 New Federal Banking Co.

NEW ORLEANS. Feb. 15.--Archi- bald Rains. Chairman of tha Board of Directors of the American EpfeiGn Banking Corporation. today was el- ected President of the Federal In. ternatioinal Banking Company, re- gently organized under the Edge Act to finance exportation of products of the South.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-02-15
Latest Bulletins By Special Cable

OLYMPIA. Feb. i5.-The Washing ton State Senate this afternoon de- feated the race track bill, allowing the parimutuel system of betting on horse races, by two votes.
 SYDNEY, N. s. w., Feb i5-During a demonstration of unemployed to- day. Sir w. H. Davidson, Governor of New South Wales. was mobbed and detachment of police showered with stones and other missiles.
 PANAMA, Feb. t5.-The combined Atlantic and Pacific Fleets of the United States Navy arrived here today after completing joint maneu- vers off the West Coast of South America. The fleets will remain at anchor in Panama Bay for week while the crews engage in interfleet athletic contests.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-02-15
Canadian Parliament Opens. Unemployment Problems Up

OTTAWA. Feb 15. - The firth session of the Thirteenth Canadian Parliament was opened here yes day with an address by the Duke of Devonshire Governor General of Canada, urging serious consideration of the unemployment situation as affecting Canada.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-02-15
Anti-Bolsheviki Socialist
 Will Bare Views to CoIby

LONDON. Feb. 15.-M. Schwartz. San Francisco Socialist, who re- gently returned from Russia filled with condemnation of Bolshevism, will sail for the United States today. He plans to visit Washington before proceeding to San Francisco and lay his views before Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-02-15
WARSHIP BUILDING
 WILL NOT AWAIT. FARLEY OUTCOME
Amendment to Holdup Ap- propriation Until Disarma-
 ment Talked Voted Down
BRITAIN NOT IN RACE
Naval Committe Told Eng land Does Not Expect to
 compete with U. 5.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15. - The House late yesterday voted down an amendment to the naval appropria- tion bill which would prevent ex- penditure of any part of the S9o,- 100000 carried in the measure for naval construction next year until the President has called an inter- national conference on reduction Of naval ornaments.
 Great Britain will not under take a race with the United States for sea power, according to the de- claration of Sir Philip Gibbs, Brit ish war correspondent, before the House Naval Committee.
 England has not the money, he said, and most EnglishNen do not regard the American navy "as a menace"
 Sir Philip said that before any agreement for disarmament could be reached by the principal powers the Russian question would have to be settled and the Russian people drawn back into the family of nations"
 Russia Menace, Claim.
 Repr resentatives of the RuSslan Soviet government should be in cluded in any conference to discuss disarmament, he declared. He char acterized the Russian Red army as "the greatest menace in the world There is spirit of revolt, entirely apart from Bolshevism, in Europe today because of the general fear of another war, he said, adding that the people felt that they had been betrayed in the last war, be- cause they had been told that it was war to end war.
 An invitation from the United States for disarmament conference would meet with the approval of most of the people of Great Britain, Sir Philip said, although some sec tions of the government are opposed tn the general idea of disarmament.
 Impeachment Status Quo.
 impeachment proceedings against Federal Judge K. M. Landis, of Chi caso, started in the House yester- day by Representative Benjamin F. Welty, of Ohio, who charged high crimes and misdemeanors in con nection with the jurist's accept anc- of the position of baseball ar bitrator at an annual salary of S42,50O, remained in status quo to- day pending the fixing of date for a, judiciary committee hearing. Many members expressed belief that the proceedings would be thrown out by the committee in view of Atty. Gen A. Mitchell Palmer's re- cent decision that. Judge Landis is within the law in accepting out side duties.
 The Senate today passed the eX- eeutive and judicial appropriations bill carrying a total of 4,000.- coo. congressional leaders today received telegrams from President : Elect Warren G. Harding urging passage of the regular appropriation bills at this session that the special session to be called after MT, Hard- ings inauguration may be left free for other important public business Leaders in both houses replied that everything possible is being done to that end and the Senate's action today was regarded in line with this
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-02-15
Ripple Rock, Danger Spot
 In Narrows to Be Blown Up

VANCOUVER. B. C.. Feb. 15.-- The Department of Public Works is preparing 10 push the work of re- moving Ripple Rock. a danger spot in Seymour Narrows. it was learned today. IT is planned to blow up the rock with dynamite.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-02-15
Swedish Cabinet Resigns
 When Higher Duty Refused

STOCKHOLM, Feb. 15. Tine Swedish cabinet resigned last night following resignation of FnaEce Minister Tamm last week. The min istry's action is declared to be the result of rejection by Parliament of bill proposing an increase of the import duty on coffee
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-02-15
Tacoma Banker Pleads Not
 Guilty of Embezzlement

TACOMA, Wash. Feb. i5 Ole s. Larson. president of the detunc' Scandinayian-Ame Bank. yes terday pleaded not guilty tC c. charge of embedding $60, ,000 Of the banks funds by means of an alleged forged note. Trial was se; for April 1.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-02-15
Parsons Protest Proposed
 Washington Racing Measure

SPOKANE, Wash. Feb 15.-Pro, tests from elergymcn and others against the race track and boxing bills now before the Washington Legislature are pouring in on Spo- kane County members of the Legisla- ture Preachers also appealed from pulpits Sunday for support of their proposed fight against the measures.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-02-15
Sugar Production in 1920
 Breaks Previous Records

WASHINGTON. Feb. b. Sugar production last year broke all rec ords. being 15 per cent greater than inc record year of 1916 and 53 per cent more than the 1919 crop. accord ing to figures made public today by the Department of Agriculture
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-02-15
15,OOO Clothing Workers
 Desert Strikers Ranks

NEW YORK. Feb 15.-NearIy 800 manufacturers of women's waists and skirts resumed operations today after weeks enforced closing when approximately 15,000 of the 3j,O00 clothing workers on strike returned to work
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-02-15
Nine Juneau Passengers
 Northbound on Spokane

SEATTLE. Feb. 15-The steamer Spokane sailed for the North at nine o'clock last night with forty five passengers. among whom are the following for Juneau: Anandus Larson, Mike Matyaswick l.. F.. Adams. J. C. Scareoss, Henry Bnrik- man. Dan Marmullcn. H. M Peter son. MT. and Mrs. Arnold Lcdrix.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-02-15
Juror Accused of Offering
 Take Bribe to Decide Case

WASHINKTON. Feb. 15.-M. S. Johnson, juror in the $5OO,O00 alena. tion of affections suit of David w. Sullivan against John T. Davis. was arrested here todays charged with having offered 10 accept s5.000 from the defendant 10 vote for dismissal of the case The court declared d mistrial
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-02-15
Southern Pacific Shops at
 Ogden Closed Until Feb. 23

OGDEN. Utah, Feb 15. - The Ogden shops of the Southern Pacific Railway were ordered closed today until February g. Five hundred men are temporarily thrown out of work.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-02-15
Eighty Teachers Strike
 When Higher Pay Refused

NEW WESTMINSTER, Feb 15. Eighty teachers struck here yes terday, closing the city schools, fol- lowing announcement by the school board that no further increase of. would be granted.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-02-15
NORTH DAKOTA BANK CLOSED

FARGO. N. D., Feb. 14. - The Scandi nav ian-American Bank here was closed today upon order of the State Bank Commissioner.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-02-15
Unemployment Decreasing
 In Northwest, Speakers Say

SPOKANE. Wash. Feb. 15..Unem- ployment is decreasing throughout the Pacific Northwest. with marked signs of industrial revival. speakers told Federal Employment Directors at their annual convention here to- -1luN
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-02-15
FORMER GOVERNOR DIES.

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, Feb 15.-Thomas E. Ferguson. former Territorial Governor of Oklahoma and prominent Republican. died here yesterday.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-02-15
House Defeats Move to Delay Naval Construction
Convicted Gangsters Hope
 Girls Confess They Lied

SAN FRANCISCO 15.-N
  Thomas Brady others convicted attacks Jessie Montgomery
  probable the complaining themsev
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1921-09-15
GIRL INSTANTLY KILLED
Falls From Roof of Twelve-story
Hotel Building

Falls From Roof of Twelve-story
Hotel Building
While walking on the roof OF a
twelve-story hotel al Winston-Salem
Sunday afternoon, Miss Lillian Mitch
ell, of Walnut Cove, fell from e high
parapet to the roof of the ball room.
ten floors below, and was instantly
killed.
At the coroner's inquest one OF the
witnesses said that Miss Mitchell had
asked her, eff you loved a man and
he loved you and you knew that the
marriage could never take place, what
would you do?" The witness stated
that she advised Miss Mitchell to con-
tinue and to trust 70 future. But. "
replied Miss Mitchell, according to
the witness, suppose every future mo-
ment made things worse?" At an
other time Miss Mitchell remarked to
the witness, "I could scream, until
every one in the building hcari me.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1921-09-15
ANOTHER MAN KILLED
WITH EMPTY GUN.
Greenrille Man Sends Bullet Through
Head From Revolver lie Believed
Empty.

Greenville, Sept. 11.-Special: As
his wife was in the act of warning
him to be careful with a revolver
which he held to his head, Sam Skel-
ton, 26 years of age, bookkeeper at
Greenville, blew his brains out at his
home in that city Sunday.
Young Shelton had been exhibiting
the pistol to some friends that were
spending the day with him. When he
became careles in handling the pistol,
he was warned to be careful. He then
unbreached the pistol and, as he
thought, all of the cartridges fell out.
1t was then that he held the weapon
to his temple, apparently to demon
strate that there was no harm in it
and, pulling the trigger, shot himself
through the head with the one cart
ridge that remained in the chamber.
His wife, having heard the warn
ing of his friends, stepped to the door,
and as she begged him to be careful
the fatal shot was fired. Young Skel-
ton lived about forty-fve minutes af-
ter he was shot, though the bullet went
clear through his head and lodged in
the wall beyond. He never regained
consciousness.
Mr.. Shelton was bookkeeper for the
Riverside Company, a concern cstab-
lished by his father, S. o. Shelton,
several wears ago.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1921-09-15
ATTACKS FARMERS
WIFE With AXE
TWO NEGRO MEN CONFESS
CRIME AND ARE SHOT TO DEATH
IN CORN FIELD

Two negroes were lynched near
Montmorenci, five miles from Aiken,
last Thursday night following muir
derous attack on Mrs. Henry Hendrix,
wife of a prominent farmer, late that
afternoon. The negroes robbed the
house afs beating Mrs. Hendrix into
insensibility with hoe and an axe.
Physicians say her chances for recov-
cry are exceedingly slight. In adci-
ton to being chopped in the head with
q hoe, an axe was used, crushing in
the skull and brr1ising the face and
shoulders. She is between 80 and 40
years of age.
A tremendous crowd gathered and
Charlie Thompson, between 25 and 80
years old, and Mansfield Butler, Jr,
about Is, who worked cn the planta-
ton, were taken into custody. When
the crime was definitely placed on
these negroes, they were shot to death
few hundred yards from the house
they had robbed.
The woman was struck about the
head and shoulders with an axe and
a hoe, and will probably die. She re-
gained consciousness few minutes
after the attack and implicated But
ler, who, when caught in his cabin on
the farm, made full confession i'm
plicating Thompson.
Sheriff H. H. Howard of Aiken I'M
mediately on learning Of the attack,
wired Governor Cooper for assistance,
but upon his arrival at the scene found
that the negroes were dead and the
mob had dispersed.
Both negroes are said to be from
Georgia. j..
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1921-09-15

Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, famous
motion picture actor, is being held in
the San Francisco Jail to answer the
charge of murder in connection with
the death last Friday of Miss Virginia
Rappe, film actress, following par
ty given by Arbucklc il his rooms at
a San Francisco hotel on last Monday
night. The girls death was due to-
peritonitis, superinduced by Internal
injuries, according to the autopsy sY
geon's report.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1921-09-15
MANY BODIES RECOVERED
FROM FLOOD AREA
More Than One Hundred Found in
Low Lands-Majority of Lost
Were From Laberers

Reports of loss of life ard property
damage at San Antonio and other
points in Texas, as a result of Friday
nights deluge mounted has steadily
with restoration of communication in
to the Central Texas flood district.
Il is now established that an area ex-
tending north as far as Georgetown,
south to below San Antonio, west to
San Marcos and east to Calvert and
Bryan, or approximately 10000 square
miles, felt the effect of flood waters.
Thirteen persons, mostly tenarts in
the lowlands, are known 20 be dead,
with a possibility of this being in
creased when more accurate reports
are available.
Property loss is regarded as almost
beyond estimate. 1t is believed that
the loss to growing crops may run
into millions of dollars, while live
stock losses will account for hundreds
of thousands of dollars more.
The efforts of the rcscuers have
been so far confined principally to re-
covering bodies, work of rescuing the
marooned having been completed.
The fact that most of the bodies,
recovered have been fully clothed,
shows that the victims were warned
or heard the approaching rush of wa
ter in time to make preparations to
leave.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1921-09-15

he secured the chaufeurs arms while
Fox drove the knife "home."
The jury in the Fox-Gappins case
was: C. w. Hallman, foreman; David
]. Roof, Claud D. Amick, w. o. Can't,
Archie w. Craft, Simon Smith, Joe D.
Smith, Jerome R. Gunter, James Z.
Smith, C. T. Derrick, A. Harper Shull
and D. H. Wilson.
The case closed at 4.05 o'clock Tues
day afternoon.
In both the Kirby and the Fox-Gap-
pins cases the arguments Of court-ap-
pointed attorneys and those of the So
licitor were extremely brief. Com-
sci for the defense merely requested
the Jury to recommend mercy if posi-
BILE and Solicitor Callison pleaded for
the extreme penalty.
In sentencing the prisoners, Judge
Cease said that the verdicts were just
and righteous ones, and the o1ly thing
he cuold advise the prisoners to DO
was to prepare to meet their God. He
said that the law had been vindlcated
and justice wrought.
Before he sentenced the trio, which
was done separately, Judge Cease
asked if they had anything to say.
The only one to reply was Gappins'
who exclaimed: 81 do not think l got
justice"
The prisoners were taken to Lexing-
ton under heavy guard, from the peni-
.tentiary. The court room was amply
guarded and every protection was
thrown around the convicted murder
ers.
Almost Immediately after sentence
was pronounced they were loaded into
an automobile and taken back to the
State prison, and will be placed in the
death house shortly. A grewsome bit
of evidence was produced in court
when Solicitor Callison, exhibited to
the jury the suit of clothing worn by
Brazell when he was killed.