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The Alaska daily empire., 1922-05-29
Fatal Accident Happens on
Columbia River-One
Steamer Sent Down.
SEVEN SEAMEN CAUGHT;
DEATH COMES IN SLEEP
Steamer Iowan Is Making for
Portland-Water Is Cain
ing on the Pumps.

PORTLAND, Ore, May 29.-Seven
seamen, members of the crew of the
steamer Welsh Prince were killed
and two fremen injured when the
Welsh Prince and steamer Iowan
collided early this morning in the
Columbia River near Altoona, Wash.
The Welsh Prince sank immed.
lately.
The Iowan is proceeding to Port
land under her own steam but the
water is reported gaining on her
pumps
Late this afternoon it is reported
that the bodies OF the seven seamen
are still in the forecastle Of the
Welsh Prince and cannot be rccov-
cred until workmen bore through
the steel plates.
The seamen were asleep in their
hunks at the time.
The Welsh Prince will probably
be salvaged.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-05-29

ants in evading a large share OF the
tithe, that new methods OF taxation
are being put into effect.
The tithe is still our chief source
Of revenue" said Kol Thnci. Albanian
Minister of Finance, to the CORE
spondent of Tho Associated Press
I'VE depend upon 1t for the currant
Expenses of the government but We
find that II does not render suffi-
sient return TO let Ur taxing stop
here We are already planning a
new Scheme of taxation. II Is pro-
posed TO place tax on beds. for to
us the bed is not an absolute neces-
sity Our people have been used for
centuries to sleeping on the floor
and continue to do so to this dag.
Today we see that beds are grad
ually being introduced BY thcae who
~sn afford them. so W. are propos-
ing to place a tax on these beds as
an article of luxury"
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-05-29
Pacific Coast Electrical
Association Meets Wednesday

Los ANGELES. Cal, May %
The sixth annual convention of the
Pacific Coast Electrical Association
will be held in Los Angeles May 81
10 June q About 500 delcg2fes arc
expected to attend. The program in
cludes industrial conferences. tech
nical papers and discussions. ad.
dress4es. election of officers and a
number Of entertainment features.
Mayor George l.. Cryer win wei
come the delegates and A. b. West.
president Of the association. will
~esppnd O'her speakers include
Howard F. Beebe. president OF the
'nvee'ment Bankers Association OF
America: John ID. Fredericks. pres.-
innt NJ the Los Angeles Chamber of
Commerce: Robert Smiley. editor Of
m electrical publication. and NJ II.
Ayiesworth. executive manager OF
'h~ National Electric Light Associa.
ton.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-05-29
Senate Finance Committee
Reported Favorably on
Senator Measure.
FORMAL VOTE WILL BE
TAKEN NEXT WEDNESDAY
Soldiers Bonus Measure of
North Dakota Said to
Have New Features.

WASHINGTON, My 25.-The plan
of United States Senator Porter J.
McCumber, of North Dakota, ap-
parently has been commended by
the majority of the Senate Finance
Committee but formal vote has
been deferred until Wednesday for
consideration of several suggested
amendments. His plan is for a new
soldiers bonus.
Chairman McCumber expressed
confidence after the committees ses-
sion that his plan, which follows the
House bill closely with the land set,
Element feature eliminated, would
be approved and to this the Demo
Gratis are also agreed.
Chairman McCumber said no de-
cision on the cash bonus had been
reached ss no money was available
with which to pay cash.
Regarding Tariff Bill.
Congress will pass protective
tariff" measure before it adjourns
Senator Lodge declared today. He
predicted the country would approve
the bill when the time comes for
the electorate to pass judgment
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-05-29
Morrissey to Relieve
Fox as Commissioner

KETCHIKAN. Ais, May PA. f
Fox has rendered his resignation as
U. S. Commissioner to Judge r NJ
Reed, effective June 1. In accepting
the resignation Judge Reed an
nOunced that Edward G. Morrfssey
editor of the Ke.chikan Chronicle,
had been selected - succeed Mr.
Fox and would take office on June l.
Mr. Fox has NOT definitely settled
his plans for the future. He Will go
to Hyder and Seattle and possibly
Juneau before locating Mr. Nor
risse wifi continue to act as editor
of the Chronicle.
No reason was given for the
resignation of Mr.. Fox. He was
appointed several months ago by
Judge Reed and resigned from the
position as Chief Clerk in the office
of Territorial Secretary to take the
Ketchikan appointment
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-05-29
German Beggars form Union
They Tell Narrowing Tales

BERLIN, Bay 29.-Althcugh pub
lic mcndicancy is forbidden by law,
the s.rcees of Berlin are full of
bogg irs, who, especially after dusk,
impc.'.une passersby with narrowing
tales, snmc of which may be true.
Mr..,ated war victims, who exhibit
genuine scars on the sidewalk, arc
alw rys sure of public charity, but
many c+hers of the fraternity resort
to nr7~e or less transparent tricks
to excite compassion. They have es-
tablished a trade union" in a north
ern suburb where, according to re-
ports. about $50 learners are being
trcl'--1 n the art of begging, in
clud'rg making up"
tt, ts-feTe''nol par. of this course
alone takes six weeks. and is fol-
lowci nv a practical course at race
meet: and at doors of churches.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-05-29

theaters AMI cafes
Tho city is divided into districts
by the union which places a Ger
.ain number of certified pupils in
charge, charges shifts weekly. and
collects and distributes the proceeds.
Every day. It is stated. an average
west-cni district brings in about
1900 marks. Certain favoritc Sac
tons command premiums up to 500
marks per day.
These professional besgars arc
keen judges Of human nature. a
Wealthy Russians are said to be
their bost patrons. Americans. on
he other hand. are an everlasting
-rIzzle to them Sometimes. thcy
say, Americans are extremely gener-
GUS and hand out five, ten or twenty.
mark bills with prineely liberality
{. All rssise 70 gro aagthlag.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-05-29
Brakeman Arrested for
Implication in Murder

SEATTLE. May 29.-Don Steven.
son, "a brakeman on logging train
was arrested late Saturday at Ola.
rier. Whatcom county. for questioning
in connection with the derth OF a
A. Amour. aged q years. Seattle
salesman whose body was found lasf
Friday morning IN tho woods near
Sherwood. Srohomish county.
Stevenson Is beirg held In Jail
without bail at Everett
II Is said Steyerso 1was the last
parson seen with Amour.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-05-29
Coast Man Will Help
China in Her Customs

SEATTLE. Nav 29-Henry Black
wood, special Deputy Collector Of
Customs here, has been appointed to
represent the United States on the
International Commission, sitting in
Shanghai to rehabilitate and reform
the customs service in China
Nelson r. Harrison, as assistant
corporation counsel i'm Seattle. has
been appointed assistant solicitor of
the internal Revenue Bureau at
Washington
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-05-29
GENERAL ORDERS OF GENERAL
LOGAN WILL Be PART or ALL
EXERCISES ON MEMORIAL DAY

The general orders of Commander
inChicf Lewis S. Pitcher of the
Grand Army of tho Republic, com
manding the observance OF Memorial
Day this year, urges that the offer
of the sons and daughters of the men
who fought in the war to preserve
the Union and of other organizations
TO aid in tho observance of Memorial
Day be accepted, and he urges that
the famous General Orders of Gen
eral John A. Logan, first Commander
in-Chief of the Grand Army of the
Replablic. ISSUED "a years ago and
Gorming the basis from which Me
nlorisl Day has become an establish
ed Institution in America, and the
great Gettysburg speech of Presi.
dent Lincoln be everywhere read to-
morrow.
Commander in-Chief Pitcher also. in
his orders, recognizes the additional
importance of Memorial Day because
of the sacrifices of Americans in
other ard 1alter wars than that from
which came the Grand Army of the
Republic.
Gen. John A. Logan's Famous Orders
The General Orders of Gen. John
A. Logan. establishing Memorial Day,
were as follows
headquarters Grand Army of the
Rcnublic, WaehIington, d. c.. May
5, 1868.
General Orders, No. H.
81 The goth day of May. 1868, is
Designated for the purpose OF strew-
ing with flowers, or otherwise deco
r1tiug the graves of comrades who
aiad IN defense of their country dur
Continued on Page Three.)
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-05-29
BOTTOMLY IS
FOUND GUILTY
Member of Parliament Who
Opposed Americans Is
Given Seven Years.

LONDON, May 29-The jury to-
day found Horatio Bottomly. former
publisher of John Bull guilty of mis-.
appropriation Of funds belonging to
the Victory Bond Club.
Bottomly was Immediately SEN
fenced to seven years lin prison.
Bottomly in his John Bull has been
noted for his bitter attacks on Amor
leans and things American He was
a member of Parliament.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-05-29
LONG FORGOTTEN
MURDER BOBS UP
Trunk Mystery Case in Seat
tie Years Ago Revived
Following Arrest.

SEATTLE, May pa man be
lieved to be Charles Burlfson wanted
in connection with the murder of
Mrs Agnes Covington. a 17-year-old
girl bride, whose body was found
floating i'm a trunk eff Alki Point IA
years ago, is under arrest at Callao,
Peru.
Frank Covington husband of the
murdered woman, is also believed to
be working in mine near Callao
and officers there have been asked
to find him.
Both men are under charges of
1'rst degree murder here.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-05-29
Seattle Patrolman Took
Own Life; Jurys' Verdict

SFATTLE, My 29.-The coroner's
jury prctipg into the death of Pa
tro'man Ch~wles o. Legate to de-
terniiae whether he took his own life
or was murdered on March II, re-
turned a verdict Saturday of death
by erric:de. The jury delibcratcd two
hours
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-05-29
Young Auto Thief Perhaps
Fatally Injured Escaping

SEATTLE, May 29-Clifford Full
r, aged II, was probably fatally in
jured this morning when "a stolen
automobile in which he was riding
with an unknown companion crashed
off the Des Moines bridge and somer-
saulted to the rocks so feet below
Fuller was attempting to escape at
the time, boing closely pursued by
the police in another car.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-05-29
Strict Eight Hour Day
Enforced for Postal Men

WASHINGTON. May 29-President
Harding took action affecting many
postal clerks and carriers throughout
the country whom last Saturday he
approved the Recommendation OF the
Post Office Department for the es-
Establishment of strict eight-hour
basis for postal employees.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-05-29
Third Trial of Burch
Set for Next October

LOS ANGELES, May 29.-Late Sat
urday afternoon the third trial for
Arthur Burch. accused of the murder
IF j. Bolton Kennedy. was set for
october 8. At two previous trials
no jnrles disagreed.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-05-29
Train Hits Auto, Father
And Child Are Killed

RAYMOND. Wash, May 29.-Deroy
O'Day and his four months old child
were killed and Mrs O'Day probably
fatally injurcd when an automobile
IN which they were riding was struck
late yesterday afternoon by a Mil
waukee train at Mills Crossing. near
here
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-05-29
DeIiberates Is
Minutes; Jury
Recommends Death

TUCSON. Arilz., May %
i After ddi,iberat:ng 10 mtnrrtess
the jury in the case OF Paul v.
Hadley returned a verdict OF
first degree murder, recommend
ing the death penalty. Hadley
was charged with the murder of
Mrs. Anna c. Johnson, of Den
yer, who was slain in an auto
mobile on a lonely road near
here last November.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-05-29
CUT IS UNJUST.

WASHINGTON, May 29.-Samuel
Gompers, President Of the American
Federation of Labor, today attacked
the decision of the Railroad Labor
Board in connection with the cut in
wages of maintenance of way EN-
ployees.
Gompers declared the cut was
"most unjust, the proceedings pen.
ali7ing the workers and helping the
railroads. This is another illustra-
ton of the unftness of the Board.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-05-29
Government Not
Liable for Coal
Company Losses

WASHINGTON, May 29.-The
government is not liable for
rosses alleged 10 have been suf
fetad by coal companies during
the war when compelled to sell
at a price fixed by the govern
ment. This is according to
decision OF the Supreme Court
handed down today.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-05-29
Mabel Norman Is Going
Abroad; Wants Passports

LOS ANGF- rs. May 29-Mabal
Norm Nil. rrSnnen'.y identified with
the Investigation OF the Taylor muir
der, has applied for passports to
travel through Europe. This became
known here today. District Attorney
Thomas Lee Woolwme declined to
discuss the matter.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-05-29

SEATTLE. May 29.-Pearl O'Neall,
alleged maater mind OF the "bOoze
ring" which shipped barreled liquor
from British Columbia to San Fran
cisco via Seattle. has been ordered
held for the grand jury In $4,000
bail by the United States Commits
sioner.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-05-29
ENGLISH UNEMPLOYMENT
DECREASES

LONDON. Mev 26-The total Eng
lish unemployed declined 24,S44 in
the week ending May to 1,616,200
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-05-29
Claims Arrested Man Knows
About Murder Of Taylor

POUGHKEEPSIE N. Y. May %
Writings found in the clothing of
Frank Doran, held by the local po-
Lice for assaulting a taxicab driver,
connect hmm with tho murder at Los
Angeles of William Desmond Taylor.
film director This lis according to
the local authorities.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-05-29
TWO HUNDRED
ARE MISSING
Between One Hundred and
Two Hundred in Hospi-
tals-Result Explosion

VIENNA. May 29.-Two hundred
persons are missing and between
100 and 200 are in the hospitals as
the result of the explosion of an
ammunition factory at Blumau. near
here.
The official statement gives only
10 dead
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-05-29
STRIKE VOTE PROBABLE.

DETROIT, May 29.-The belief
that strike vote will be ordered by
the Executive Council of the United
Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way
Employees and the Railway Shop
Laborers was expressed here today
by E. F. Cradle, Grand President.
The Council scssioned this after
noon to ccnside rthe wage reductions
ordered by the Railroad Labor
Board.
During the afternoon President
Cradle declared the decision of the
Labor Board means an actual re-
duction of 1872 per cent and he
said this was "unwarranted and un-
fair at this time when living costs
have not been reduced more than 3
per cent"
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-05-29
DuMP ExPIODES

BERLIN, May 29.-Two were
hfled. 40 injured and every house
in the village destroyed when a mu-
nitions dump at Lcrchenfeld, nearby,
exploded
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-05-29
LABOR BOARD
ORDERS MORE
CUT IN WAGES
FourHundred 1housandMain-
tenance of Railroad Men
Are Affected.
STRIKE VOTE PROBABLE
SAYS BROTHERHOODHEAD'
Executive Council of Men In
volved Are Holding Ses-
sion in East Today.

CHICAGO, May 29-More than
$2S, 100000 yearly were. slashed
from the wages of 100000 employees
by a decision of the Railway Labor
Board made public today
The decreases which averaged 5
cents an hour in the majority of
cases followed cuts of $400,00O,000
made last July by the Railroad
Labor Board.
The decision announced today,
however, affects mostly the main
tenance of way workers.
The decision was signed by three
of the members of the Railroad
Labor Board and three members rep
resenting the public. A dissenting
report was filed by three members
representing the labor group.
Williams news., 1922-05-12

ent mdte'u do the navigatin' while Scraggsy's learnin' the deep sea stuff.''
 "Second the motion," said Captain Scraggs briskly. '-McGuffey, your ar guInent does you a heap of credit. It's-itS-dog my cats, McGuffey, it's masterly It shows a keen apprecia- ton of an old slippers feelin's, and if the move is agreeable to Glib, I'm willin' to hail him as commodore and fight to maintain his office. Fl dun no, Glib, what I'd do if I didn't have 8 mate to order around"
 "Gentlemen," said MT. Gibney, beam ing, "the notions carried unanimous. Captafn-chief- fins. Dock me. I'm honored by the handshake. Now, regarding that crew you brought down from San Francisco on the old Mag gie, Scraggs, they're a likely lot and will come in handy if times is as live ly in Colombia as I fgger they will be when we arrive there. Captain Scraggs, you will have your mate pipe feelin's on the subject of takin' chance with Commodore Gibney. If they object to goin' further, we'll land 'em in Panama an pay 'em off as agreed. If they feel like followin' the Jolly Roger we'll give lem the coast seaman's scale for deep-water cruise and five per cent bonus in case we turn a big trick
 Captain Scraggs went at once on deck. Ten minutes later he returned to report that the mate and the four seamen elected to stick by the ship.
 Bully boys" said the commodore bully boys. I like that mate. He's a smart man and handles a gun we'll
Williams news., 1922-05-12

While I should hesitate to take ad- vantage of my prerogative as commo- dore to interfere with the normal work in's of the deck department, I trust that on this special occasion our es teemed navigatin' officer, Captain Scraggs, will not consider it beneath his dignity or an attack on his office if I suggest to him that he brew an- other kettle of grog for the crew."
 "Second the motion," replied Me Guffey.
 Carried" said Scraggs, and pro- ceeded to heat some water.
 Anything further?" stated the pres fdent
 Captain Scraggs.
 ''Well leave that to Gfb," suggested McGuffey. He's been in the Colombi- an navy and he'll know just what to get us.''
 Well, there's another thing that's got to be settled,'' continued Captain Scraggs. ''If I'm to be navigatin' off cer on the flagship of a turin fleet, strike me pink if I'll do more cookin' in the galley. It's degradin'. I move that we engage some enterprisin' Ori- ental for that job.''
 Carried" said MT. Gibney. Any further business2'
 Once more McGufrey stood up. Gen tlemen and brothers of the syndicate" he began, I'm satisfied that the back bitin', the scrappin', the petty jeal- ouSies and general cuSSedneSS that characterized our lives on the old Maggie will not be duplicated on the Maggie II. Them vicious days is gone forever, I hope, an from now on the motto of us three should be:
 United we stand, divided we fail.''
 This earnest little speech, which came straight from the honest McGuf- fey's heart, brought the tears to the cOmmodore's eyes. Under the inspira- tion of McGuffey's unselfish words the glasses were refilled and all three pledged their friendship anew. As for Captain Scraggs, he was naturally of a cold and selfish disposition, and Me Cuffey's toast appealed more to his brain than to his heart Had he known what was to happen to him in the days to come and what that simple little motto was to mean in his par ticular case, it is doubtful if he would have tossed off his liquor as gaily as he did.
Williams news., 1922-05-12
CHAPTER ,x--Continued.

As the first n1-zzle burst ral1ed the Mexican Captain Scraggs saw that most of the terrible tlast of lead had gone too hign. Nevertheless, 1t was effective. fir to a Ttan the crews of the one-pounders 6cserted their posts and ts1D1bled below; seeing which the individual in compland lost his nerve He was satisfied Cow that the internal Maggie purpose1 ramming him he had rnarveled that the. flibusteT should use shrapneI, after she has ranged with shell Che did not kpcN 1t was percussion shrapne1) and in sudden panic he decided that the 5faggie, nor tally wounded, purposeG. getting close enough to sink htIn with shell-fire if she failed to rem him: whereupon the yellow streak came through and he waved his arms ffsaticalIy above his head Tn token of surrender.
 "She's hauIsi down her rag" Khrieked ScraSgs. "Be mercifuI, Glib. There's meN dyin' cn that boat"-
 "Lay at,hgside that craft" MT. Gib- ney shEy1ted 3o the helmsman. The schooo sr ha9 hove to and when the Maggie also hove to some thirty yards t~ wtD5ward of her MT. Gibney in- formed the Mexican, in atrocious Span ash well mixed with English, that if the latter so much as lifted his little finger he might expect to be sunk like . dog. ''Down below, everybody but the he1msman, or I'll sweep your decks with another muzzle burst" he thundered.
 The Mexican obeyed and Captain Scraggs went up in the pilot house and laid the terribly battered Maggie alongside the schooner. The instant she touched Mir Gibney sprang aboard, quickly followed by Captain Scraggs who had relinquished the aeim to his first mate.
 Suddenly Captain Scraggs shouted, Look, Glib, for the love of the Lord, look !' and pointed with his finger. At Che head of the little iron-railed com eAnfon-way leading down into the er- zine roos, . man was standing, He
Williams news., 1922-05-12

Maria, but I'm going to run her to Panama and change her name. She'll be known as Maggie II. out of re- spect for the old girl that's burnin' up there on the beach,"
 Captain Scraggs was so touched at this delicate little tribute that he turned away and burst into tears.
 LAW, shut up, Scraggsy, old hunks" said McGuffey consolingly. ''You ain't got nothin' to cry about You're a rich man. Look at me- I ain't a-bawIin', am I? And I don't get so much as a bean out of this mix-up, all on account of me bein' tied up with a lot of hounds that quits fight In before they're half licked"
 That's so.' said Captain Scraggs, wiping his eyes with his grimy fists. II declare you're out in the cold, Me Guffey, and it ain't right. Glib, my boy, us three has had some stirrin' times together and we've had our diff ferences, but I ain't a-goin to think of them past griefs. The sight O you, single-handed, meetin' and annihilatin' the pride of the Mexican navy, calm in th' moment O despair, generous in victory and delicate as biazes to a fallen shfpmate, goin' to work an namin' your vessel after him that way,
  Ter and welds a friendship that's bound to endoor till death us do part. If McGuffey'd been on our side, we know from past performances that he'd a fit like a tiger, wouldn't you, Mac?" (Here MT. McGuffey coughed slightly, as much as to say that he would have fought like fen tigers had he only been given the opportunity
 Captain Scraggs continued: 'I should say that a fair valuation of this schooner as she stands is ten thousand dollars. That belongs to Glib. Now I'm willin to chuck five thousand dol lars into the deal, we'll form a close corporation and as a compliment to McGuffey, elect him chief engineer in his own ship and give him, say, quarter interest in our layout, as a little testimonial to an old friend, tried and true"
 'Scraggsy," said MT. Gibney, "your fn- We've fought but we'll let that go. We wipe the slate clean and start in all over again on the Maggie IT, and Pm free to state, without fear of contradiction, that in the last embrog- Iio you showed up like four aces and a king with the entire company stand in pat. Scraggsy, you're a hero, and
 
 considerable of singed cat-better'n you look. We'll go freebootin' down on the Gold coast. There's war, red war, breakin' loose down there, and we'll shy in our horseshoe with the strongest side and pry loose a fortune somewhere. I'm for life of wild ad- l venture, and now that we've got the ship and the funds and the crew, let's go to It. There's a deal of fine liquor in tEe wardroom, and I suggest that we nominate Phfneas Scraggs, late master of the battleship Maggie, now second in command of the Maggie II. to brew a kettle O hot grog to cele- brate our victory. Mac-Scragg ggsy- your fins. I'm proud of you both. Shake"
 They shook and as Captain Gibney's eye wandered aloft, First Mate ScraggS and Chief Engineer McGuffey looked