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The daily Alaskan., 1922-05-20

Scientists have finally decided that there is nu habitation on the moon. 50 that's one locality we Shan't have to send any food to this winter.
The daily Alaskan., 1922-05-20

"Too little or too much money are both bad."-ThomaS Edison. lot of people know that Mir. Edison Is partly right, from experience.
The daily Alaskan., 1922-05-20

Paris actors have organized against the theater cough. The managers will see that the movement doesn't spread 10 the box office.
The daily Alaskan., 1922-05-20
HERE'S FOOD FOR REFLECTION

freedom and COmmunisc pros p and socac pipe dreams and Capastic going land quietly and the pearat calmly dollars into good homes good the radical When some one you people wealth try get they think of Ask them Russia can the Department of Commerce Bureau n Washington. with grind
 increase in value and decreased percent mortgages thousand more farm years l tie OuQuarter farmers today more than uato wealth in 1860:
The daily Alaskan., 1922-05-20

a fact working build up ths North place which live and by trying your you strengthening foundation for that buiding7 ....- s.
The daily Alaskan., 1922-05-20

abolish prohibition drunk enue dsorer being strictly
  easy days year ago.
The daily Alaskan., 1922-05-20

Is parallel send helr money out supplies may bought here home and give carpetbagge stun imported from the States 1-s
The daily Alaskan., 1922-05-20

As Norherner Pioneer Up6uIlder Of Alaska you are peeved every you appointment of arpeagEeT to fill political of territory because know that there are capable and efficient living the territory who perfect satisfaction who helping to up territory worth while place H which to
The daily Alaskan., 1922-05-20

Fire enemy trees grass fires Don't chance your camp Put
The daily Alaskan., 1922-05-20
NOTICE

When you want anything moved Trunks Baggage or anything else Call up the John Williams. U. s Transfer Go. Also wood, IS inen delivered s4.5O. and coal. per ton delivered. SI6.50. Phone 56.
The daily Alaskan., 1922-05-20
Here's A Suggestion For A Starter

IT IS EQUIPPED MACHINERY MATERIAL AND EFFICIENT
 ARTISANS ARE IN CHARGE
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-06-12
Major +. C.. Braniard and
Lieutenant Aldsworlh
Are Victims.
ON TRIP TO SAN ANTONIO
Fear Air Service Officer Nav
Have Fractured
Skull.
lRy Associated rres.l

Nc STA Ga. June ll-Major f.
=. Braniard. United states Marine
Corps. and Lieutenant Il. 7. AIDS
worth. United states Air service
10Th 81 Ellington Field Texas. were
Injured here this afternoon when the
airp!ane in which they were travel
ing crashed TO tho ground al the
landing held al tho Camp Hancock
site
Lieutenant Ald.worth is the more
S"riously injured. The extent of his
injuries have no, been determined
although physicians fear that his
skull is fractured. He was badly
t"ccrated abou, tho head and body.
Crushed Into n Ditch.
Major braniard sustained a broken
left arm and cuts and bruises about
the face.
The two officers. dying from wash.
inston TO San Antonio. Landed here
Friday TO repicnIsh their oil sun
ply. In attempting landing the
machine crashed into ditch near
the landing field and was damaged
Neither of the aviators was h,lr,
\ machin" with parts for tho wrecked
ship arrived here from Mou,gomec,.
saturday and the broken parts were
put in this morning.
Engine Goes Dead
The officers resumed their flight
10 San Antonio this afternoon a,
! o'clock. but after attaining n heich,
OF about 100 feet. tho engine wen,
dead. Lieutenant Aldsworth. the
pilot. tried to glide the plane 70
earth. but the altitude was not SUI
hcient To effect such landing nnd
the ship crashed TO the ground with
terrific force, pinnins both men be-
meath the wreckaGc
The wrecked machine ia d.
liaviland pursuit model with pow.
erf.l motor. bull, for speed.
Lieutenant Aidsworth lived in An.
Gusta prior to entering tho air
service before the World war.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-06-12
NEW QUESTIONABLE
OF EDISON INCLUDES
POKER-PLAYING TEST
Other Striking Questions Pro
pounded by inuentor in
$50 IntcrrOgati0ns.
fBy Associated Press. ]

NEW YORK. June 11.--lf you held
three ciEhts after the draw in a
poker game. and the man against
YOU. one you had never seen before.
went in with a pat hand. then be;
a quarter and YOU had hut $40 in
tho world. what would YOU do. and
why?
Thomas 4. Edison. in his latest
auestionnaire OF $50 interrogations.
wants to know.
\ few other striking questions In
the list follow:
You are a salesman. making every
effort to get an order from big
manufacturer who is married to an
unusually jealous wife. One evening
you see this prospective customer
dining in restaurant with chorus
girl. What would you doe"
suppose certain low form OF
animal brought forth single Off
spring once each hour and that the
offspring reproduced at the samo
rate as the parent. starting as soon
as II was one hour old How long
would it take 10 get four in the
fourth Gcneration--i. e.. four great
grandchildren OF the parent? (The
parent counts as the first genera :
tion and the first offspring comes at
the end Of the first hour) All tho
animals live"
What is Soviet"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-06-12
USE SEARCHL|GHT
TO SEEK BANDITS
New York Harbor Police
Trail Robbers i'm
Boats.
ELUDE ELABORATE NET
Believe Fugitivcs Made Es-
cape by Way of IA
Sewer.
ELUDE ELABORATE NET
tBy Associated Press !

NEW YORK. June IA thrilling
all-niEht waterfront search for Two
bandits who held up a Wcs, Side
poultry market and escaped with
$1,000. jumped into the North River
when discovered on the pier head
counting the stolen money and wcro
believed 10 hav" taken refuge in a
sewer, was abandoned this morning
by scores of police. Inspector Caha-
lane. who led tho man hunt, in which
police boats placed their search
lights. said apparently the robbers
had cluded the elaborate net spread
for them on land and water.
One man WAS arrested at his home
after daybrcak on suspicion or be-
ing implicated in the heldup. but
ne denied his guilt \ detective said
he saw him standing near the poul-
try house about fifteen minutes he
fore the robbery. lie gave the name
OF John Burke and was held in 1000
bail for examination.
The robbers learcd on tho pier at
ing In the vicinity. detectives work
ing on the theory that they had
crawled into 1t. plunged in and
Joined the aquatic hunt
Police were quickly stationed in
adjoining coal yards when it was
discovered that an exit there from
the sewer afforded means Of escape,
but the vigil was valucless
During tho search the detectives
found four small boys crouchcd in
fright on float under the pier. They
had been swimming. they said. and
thought when the searchIights began
To fash under the pier that they
were the quarry. Four men who
also were finding relief from the op-
pressive heat and were swimming at
another pier were pulled on, as sus-
poets. but later were released
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-06-12
SIZZLING HEAT DRIVES
CITY FOLK IN SEARCH
OF THE COOL PLACES
Hundreds Go to Beach, Others Throng Shields Lake
and Country Roads TEEN With Motorists Look
ing for Breezcs-Coo Weather Today

lake at Byrd PARK. Although the
now bath houses have not been COM
pletcd. Superintendent calder. hav
ing the comfort Of humanity at
heart, determined to open the lake
to the public, and his foresight was
acknowledged with a great whoop
By probably 10000 people. the larger
part of that number. however. be-
ing spectators along the beach and
from the bluff above.
Come on in. the waters fine" was
hurled at the multitude along the
shore. The invitation was not ac-
cepted. bat pans were made by the
hesitating ones TO get in the swim
ming hy next Sunday afternoon.
Tbon.nnd, OF Autoi.ts at Lake.
Thousands OF autoists encircled the
lake and enjoyed the beautiful pic
ture OF sweltering youth cooling OF
itself. and the drivers turned the
noses of the cars to the shady lanes
of Chesterfield, Hanover and Henrico.
Many went az far as Powhatan
Courthouse and on into Bucking ha m
and Cumberland. The roads were
found good all along the routes
Within radius of ifty miles from
the city. Several parties left yester-
day morning tcforc sunrise for the
Northern tour. stopping over in
Washington for the night. The
Washington Highway as we'll as the
Telegraph Road. where the good old
Stuarts cavalry bivouacked in the
troublous days half century OF
more ago was filed with seekers
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-06-12
FEAR RADICAL LABOR
OUTBREAK IN MEXICO
LEY United Naval

MEXICO CITY. juno lI.-Fear that
labor difficulties will burst into
radical nam" everywhere Throughout
Mcxicco followed the calling of a
general strike Of 10000 laborcrs OF
all classes in the city OF Vera Cruz
today.
The strikers demanded an increase
In wages. an eiEht-hour day. free
medical attention and other per-
Guisitcs thought necessary to sus-
tain life" Their number includes
city employees. servants and bakers,
making the situation extremely
serious.
Reports mere from Vera CRUZ In
dicatc that the city authorities are
encouraging the strikers and tnat
state and Federal authorities arc
powerloss against the movement. TIN,
suspension of railway service with
the port is expected. as the terminal
workers deserted their posts. Dread
Of this eXigency has resulted in pres
sure being brought on Federal au-
thorities here TO put an end to the
| strike.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-06-12
JAP PREMIERSHIP
ACCEPTED BY KATO
Avowcd Intention Is Carrying
Out Agreements of Wash
ington Conference.
TO CUT ARMY BUDGET
Shicdelara Offered Foreign
Office Portfolio in New
Cabinet.
TO CUT ARMY BUDGET
LEy Associated rrcss II

TOKYO. June ll.-Admirai Baron
kato today accepted the premier
ship. His nonpar;y Cabinet comes
into power with the avowcd inten-
tion Of carrying out the agreements
of tho Washington conference.
The one condition on which kato
accepted the premiership was agree
mcnt of army leaders 10 reduce the
army budget by 40.00O.00o yen
and 10 adopt a general policy OF re-
trenchmcnt. Kato will have the
support Of the Seyukai majority
party in the Diet and the Kenyukia
the largest group Of peers in the
House OF Lords. 1t is understood
that Shidehara has the refusal OF
tho Foreign Office portfolio IL
Katos Cabinet.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-06-12
INCREASE PRODUCTION
OF BITUMINOUS COAL
fBy Associatcd pressl

WASHINGTON, June IA steady
increase In bituminous coal produc-
'i"n' reaching new daily records for
'he period since tho beginning of the
strike. was announced today In q
compilation made public 10y the United
states Geological Survey.
with figures complete for the mrs,
'""r DAYS OF last week. the tenth
wee" "i the strike. survey experts
's''niatcd mat the weeks produc-
ti"n would total more than 5000 O0n
IONS i-oadinGS on Monday amounted
/" 1855 cars. on TUESDAY to l;I1i
cars on Wednesday TO 1905 ears
ana on Thursday TO 1929 cars. 4,
was the first time since the strike
hccame effective that the daily total
had gone above 5000 cars.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-06-12
100000 CLERKS CUT
5 CENTS AN HOUR
Train Dispatchers Not to Suf-
fer Any Reductions at
This Time.
sIGNALMEN's FAY To DE sLAsHEp
Union Head Asserts Strike Vote
VIII lie Sent When Decision
Announced.
IBy Associated Press.l

CHICAGO, June 1l.-Wagc reduc-
tions estimated at not exceeding
100000 900 for $4,000 additional rail-
way employees. whose wages the car
riers seek to lower through the Rail-
road Labor Board. are expected to
issue from the board within few
days, To be effective July 1. The
new decision will make total OF
approximately l5o.000,0 900 to be Gu,
from the annual pay rolls OF the
roads
The bulk OF those the new cut
will hit are railway clerks. who mum
bcr approximately 100000. Their
pay, II was said today, would not
ne cut more than cents. however
and certain chief clerks and Other
supervisory clerical forces may no,
feel tho order at all About 5000
train dispatchcrs, generally consid
cred as subordinate officials. while
coming under The pending decision
will not suffer any reduction. accord
ing to authoritative information
Supervisory officials in the shor
crafts. whose pay was recently cu
so.ooo,ooo. likewise received nc
cuts.
Coal passers. oilers and water
tenders, included in the general elias.
sification of stationary engineers ans
iremen. and freight handlers anl
other common labor included in tn,
station employees group. are expect
ed to receive reduction Of approx
imately cents an hour. the sam,
cut applied to common labor in III.
maintenance of way department
There are abou, l25,000 unskillct
laborers in these two classes.
The signalmen and marine en-
ployes. numbering $4,000 and 500. re
srectively, are expected To come nm
der the reduction, but no figure:
were available TO indicate the amour
OF their cut.
AnticinatinCq reduction. how,
ever. d. W. Iielt, president of tn,
siRnalmcn. declared the board wouI,
probably hamstrinE u.s." addinl
/ that he expected his men to vote t,
strike as soon as the decision wa!
issued. T.. II. Fitzgerald, prcsiden
Of the clerks. likewise declared :
| further cut was unreasonable an,
| that his organization would begi,
strike vote Immediately when tn,
decision is announced.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-06-12
More Than 40 Young Persons
Hurt as Amusement De-
vice Falls.
SEVERAL. LIKELY TO DIE
Some of Victims Are Catapult-
cd Into Long Island
Sound, N. Y.
LRy Associated Press.l

NEW YORK. June ll.-The fury
of the electrical storm that swept
New York late today, destroying
property and life. broke suddenly
over little amusement park 1T
Clason Point. the Bronx. dashed into
n Ferris wheel crowded with young
people. crushed 1t to the ground and
passed I'D leaving five dead and
more than forty injured.
Shricks OF mirth broke from the
steel cars OF the wheel as II car
ricd It's cargo OF youth high up into
the hreeZes. Then the storm and
maddened cries of fcar and agony
as the upper half broke away and
was catapulted by the winds into
the shallow waters Of Long Island
Sound. The lower half bucklcd and
fell twisted mass Of steel wooden
girdcrs and human bodies The
hundreds OF men. women and chill
drcn In tho resort were thrown into
panic. Amid the lightning flashes,
the thundcr's roar and the rain tor
rents. women tainted. and men fought
and children were brushed aside in
frantic efforts To reach shelter and
To lose sight OF the CHASTITY pile
that so shortly before had been Il
wheel OF mcrrimcnt.
Rcsrucrs Work NadlS.
But many rushed 10 the wreck
and worked madly to cXtricatc the
bodies OF the living and the dyinS
and the dead. Efforts were made 20
telephone for ambulanccs and physi-
clans. hut tho storm had taken the
wires. Men. i'm commandccred auto
mobiles, were sent to nearest hos
pitals two miles away and soon corps
Of physicians, surgeons and nurses
were at the park. Four ambulanCcs
responded and they worked in re-
lays removing the injured.
Many OF the frail buildings Of the
concsssionaires in the park were
blown away or badly damaged As
tho bodies were taken from the
wrcckage OF the wheel they were
placed on the bathing pier. After
Continued on Page 2. Col. So
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-06-12
EXPERIMENTS SHOW
CORNCOBS VALUABLE
GBy Associated Press. !

WASIlINGTON. June ll.-Rescarch
work by chemists OF the Depart
ment Of Agriculture. extending over
q period Of more than six wears has
resulted in the production from corn
cobs of low substitutes for a wide
variety OF hard rubber and synthetic
resin products. as we'll as a possible
new motor fuel supply, according t.
the announcement today by the de-
partmcnt. The new discovery. IL was
further declared. would provide a
good market for waste farm by
products. conserve the native supply
Of methonai twool alcohon and the
forest products. particularly hard
woods. used in the manufacture OF
methanol. 4
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-06-12
HUNDREDS HURLED INTO WATER

ll-Forty heen
Oft
half
ashore
known
polio 5
the dcador
by
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-06-12
DROWN AS GALE LASHES NEW YORK WATERS;
v r. e p CONDUCTOR DIES "A 7 HANDS OF NEGR
Rickenbacker Gives Up
Flight to San Francisco
tBy United :News.l

OMAHA. NEB.. June lI.-Cap-
tain Eddie R'ckcubackcr. attempt
ing cross-cOntinental night IN
an all-stecl a!rplanc, crashed here
today and was forced TO abandon
ne trip. lie continued to San
Francisco by train.
Rsckenbackcr started from New
YORK las, Wednesday. His plane
vas hit 10y lightning at Detroit.
necessitating delay. and he had
another accident near here Fri
day The ship was repaired and
mad hardly taken the air sun
day when engine troub!. caus.d
auit" nose divc 10 earth. out
SlHs "' shaking up, none Of the
crew was !njuerd.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-06-12
ONE KILLED. 2 HURT.
in BRISTOL ACCIDENTS
oliver Allison Fatally Injured When
Motorcycle Hits
Horse.
Especial 70 The Times -Dispa tch. |

Especial 10 The Times Dispatch.l
BRISTOL. TENN. June Il.-One
person was killed instantly another
fatally injured and two painfully
hurt in two accidents that occurred
here early this morning. Oliver AL
lison. 10. was killed when n motor
cycle he was riding struck horse
iust outside the city limits. Loyal
s ,lomon. his. companion on the ma
cline. was bruised and cut. Both
We're members OF the Herald Courier
Imposing room staff.
Edward Tankcrslcy. IL. is not ex-
pocted TO live through the night as
thc result Of a fractured skull re-
revcd when his bicycle collidcd with
car driven by Burt Widener, who is
gir jail. John oliver, also on the
wheel was painfully bruised and
cut. Police say Widener was speed.
ing.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-06-12
KATO SELECTION PLEAsEs
4. 6. GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
TDy Associatcd pressl

lBy Associated PreSS.
WASHINGTON. June 1.-THE ac-
ccssion of Admiral Baron Kato to
the premiership OF Japan is looked
upon in many quarters here as not
only notable triumph for the prIn-
cip'cS of the Washington arms con-
ference. but. in broader sense. as
the beginning Of a now day of con-
ciliatory policies in the Tokyo gov
ernmcnts relations with the rest OF
the world
Adviccs received by Japanese Gle
ments here have convinced them
that Baron kato would accent the
i'remier's post. only If he had
assurances OF sufficient support to
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-06-12
BRUCE PARTY DASHES
FOR MT. EVEREST TOP
BY United .Nrws.l

CALCUTTA, June 1.-Two man
hers of the Mount Everest expedition.
headed hN General G. c. Bruce. arc
now engaged in attempting to reach
the summit OF the worlds highes,
peak. according to reports from III.
bet.
The final dash was attempted when
the expedition arrived WITHIN 2200
feet Of the summit after having
asccnded nearly 1900 feet in the
long, tedious climb.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-06-12
nus.lans Thank ned cro..

WASHINGTON, June EXPIRES
sions OF warmest appreciation for the
relief OF tho American Red Cross and
OF the American Naval Department
in Turkish waters were contained In
letters from two Russian orsaniza-
tions concerned In the care OF Rus
sian refugees In tho Constantinopls Q
district. which were made public to-
night at tho Navy Department.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-06-12
NAME WI TING FANG
PREMIER AT PEKINC
IBy ASSOCIATED press-l

PEklNG. CHINA. June ll.-prcsi
dent III Yuan Hung issued his man
date shortly after assuming office
today, appointing as Premier WI
Ting Fang. former minister to the
United States. and since 1917 one OF
the strongest supporters OF tho Cam
ton governments struggle against
what it termed the militarism of the
north
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-06-12
OIL DEALERS CALLED
IN GAS PRICE PROBE
IRy rnifcd Nnws-1

WASHINGTON. June 1.-THE hight
for lower gas prices TO motorists was
organized tonight when the Senate
subcommittee summoned certain oil
dealers To testify At the investigation
which is to open this week.
Names Of those called will not be
revealed until final arrangements for
their appearance before the COM
mst,ee have berh made.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-06-12
MAJOR HAMMOND DIES
Former Editor OF RichInOnd Dispatch
Passes Awny nt SIS.
TBy Associated Press.

AUGUSTA. GA. June ll.-Major
Edward Stann Hammond, aged IS.
confederate veteran and former ed
itor OF the Richmond Dispatch. died
at his home in Blackville. s. c., this
morning. Major Hammond was q
graduate of the University OF Penn
sylvania and a doctor by profession.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-06-12

Richmond sweltcrcd yesterday un-
der ma x!'nun temperature of 81.
The hot sands of Acca had nothing
Oh the sizzling temperature or Rich
mond yesterday. Tho torrid wave
came as per schedule. and. having
tcen freely advertised through
propaganda from the office OF Farmer
ned Evans, the weather sharp, the
populace was pretty well prepared
Tor the advent OF the smiling Old
Sol as he pcekod over the hills OF
Henrico. beyond Chimborazo Heights.
Tanks we're filled carly and lunch
baskets were packed overnight.
Bathing suits were shaken free from
the accumulated moth balls. and the
thinnest OF summer raiment was put
INTO active service. The early birds
hied themselves before sunup 10 the
objective point-some shady nook in
some distant dell-while others
planned TO shake themselves free
from the heat and the dust Of the
city as soon as church services were
over.
Special Trains to Beach.
The special trains TO Buckroe,
ocean View and Virginia Beach car
r!ed hundreds Of eager townrolks
yearning for dip into the surf. and
the same specials brought back the
same hundreds. sunburnt but happy
late In the evening. after the shades
Of night had enveloped the city and
the front porch had become the
haven for the stay-at-homes
Thousands cooled themselves in tho
refreshing waters of the bathing
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-06-12
LRx Associated Press.l


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