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The Alaska daily empire., 1922-12-09
CHILDREN OF AN AMERICAN
MOTHER AND JAPANESE DAD
ARE IN REAL GENIUS CLASS

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 9.-Science
has declared that the children of
an American mother and Japanese
father are. in fact, in the genius
class, having a level of intellect high
above the standard for their respec-
tive ages.
The test was made by the depart
ment of psychology of Stanford Uni
verslty on the children of Helen
Frances Emery, daughter OF the late
Archdeacon John A. Emery OF the
Episcopal Church. and Gunjiro Aoki.
a japanese. Miss Emery and Aoki
were married at Seattle IA years
ago amid a storm OF disapproval
that swept throughout the United
States. It was opposed even by
Archdeacon Emery. who died recent
ly in London.
Four children were born to Mr..
and Mrs. AOki. They are: Sophro-
MIA Frances, the oldest. aged 10;
Jon aged IL; Dorothy. aged 10,
and Donald, aged g. A fifth child
r-e wear old. was not tested. So
phronia and John are in the first
year CT high school and the next
two are in the grades.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-12-09
SHIP SUBSIDY
MEASURE IS
IN COMMITTEE
Is Approved with Addition OF
Amendments Lasker4
Before Committee.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-The ship
subsidy bill has been approved by
the Senate Commerce Committee,
but the Madden amendment, limiting
aid to congressional appropriations
has been eliminated and the Willis
Lenroot compromise amendment re-
curing the consent of Congress to
increase aid over the certain amount
OF the initial contract, WAS substi-
tuted.
Chairman A. d. Lasker. of the u
s. Shipping Board opposed the sub
stitute amendment before the com
mittee. but he was told the original
or substitute must stand or the bill
would not he reported.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-12-09
GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP OF
POST OFFICE BUILDINGS NOW
ADVOCATED P. 0. Department

WASHINGTON, Dec 9.-The cam.
paign for government ownership OF
post Office buildings throughout the
country was renewed by Postmaster
General Work in his annual report
today to Congress.
Not only would a policy of public
ownership relieve the government OF
much of it's present housing conges
ton, the Postmaster General said
but 1T also would make for financial
economy since rentals of more than
S12000,000 now being paid over an
nually without tangible return coald
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-12-09
RELIEF WORK STARTED.

ASTORIA, Ore, Dec. 8. More
than 100 men attended the meeting
last night called by Mayor Bremner
and formed a relief committee.
Fifty hotel keepers OF the state.
IN session at Portland, donated
$1,000 for relief work among those
who suffered through yesterdays dis
astrOus fire.
The North Bank Railroad has
placed coaches at the disposal OF
the homeless and the Columbia River
Packers Association has donated two
steamers for housing purposes.
The spectre of firebugs arose from
the ashes today and many rumOrs
are being run down today by the
authorities. Several expressed the
opinion that the fire was started by
Radicals, but this is not substan-
tiated
The situation here is quiet
Representatives OF insurance COM
panies are arriving and compiling
complete losses.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-12-09
Symphony Orchestra
Planned for Japan

TOXIC. Dec. 9.-Japanese Sym
phony Orchestra is planned under
the conductorship of a Russian must
clan. Y Gershkor.tch. who for sew
eral wears was conductor of the
Irkutsk orchestra. He is an honor
graduate df Petrograd Conservatory
of Music and is expected here soon
Western music is very much appre-
ciated in Japan and the classes of
the Toxic Musical Academy are well
attended.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-12-09
Propose New Taxes
In Washington State

TACOMA, Dec. 9.-The Tax Limit
League of Washington. closing the
first session. declared for state
income tax. a 40-mill limit on real
and personal property, AN additional
tax OF one cent gallon on gasoline,
a business tax on net income and
calling for constitutional conyen-
ton
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-12-09
Balm MAKES
REPORT UPON
INDUSTRIES
Special Attention Given Al
aska in Development of
Mines, Coal and Oil.

"In the work of cOnquering the
wilderness, il winning for civiliza-
ton the great silent stretches OF
the Norm. the miner must play a
leading role and in assisting him the
Bureau of Mines has fixing field
for its enterprise. In the effort tc
meet. the situation intelligently tbs
staff of the bureau has devoted time
and energy to Alaskan problems since
the inception of the work In the
fiscal year just closed the director
the chief mining engineer and the
supervisor OF experiment stations
have each made journeys Through the
familiarity with the region, the peo-
pie and their problems and a com
plete reorganization of the work ha.
been affected" says II. Foster Balm
Director of the Bureau OF Mines. in
his 18th annual report to the Secre-
tary of the Interior.
Need of Aiding Mines
Continuing in his report, Director
Balm says. in part:
"At present the Territory is so
one-sided in it's mining developmen
that. aside from the laboratory of
the Bureau of Mines at Fairbanks,
there is not in the whole of the In
terror a place where a prospector
can take specimens for assay. Under
such conditions the bureau has felt
warranted in undertaking. a To-
cal and, 1t is hoped, temporary mat
ter-ito furnish service that in part
is provided elsewhere by custom as
sayers and practicing engineers. The
amount of work is not as yet suffi-
Gent ITO warrant a commercial firm
entering the field, the total collected
and turned into the Treasury afor
o.aston assay IN rt4921 being only
$49875, but the benefits to the pub.
Tic and to the government from slim
ulating development are far beyond
that indicated by the money in
volved"
The increase of the field force
during the past year and over which
Mr.. p. d. Stewart, mining supervisor
for the bureau, has been given direct
charge, is discussed by the director.
Experts from the general staff OF
the bureau can and will be sent to
Alaska on temporary service as oc-
casion requires Director Balm states.
although the staff of the bureau
in Alaska is small in proportion to
the area and may seem inadequate
in view of the variety OF duties to be
met and the difficulties involved in
trade, it consists of picked men ia
miliar with the north and their sew
eral specfalties. and for the present
work it is believed to be sufficient.
Coal Problems
Coal has been APPLY termed the
handspring of civilization and al
though a high and honorable posi-.
ton must he given petroleum as IA
fuel, It still remains true that over
the world as a whole the possession
of supplies of mineable coal is one
OF the best assurance of future pros
perity that country can have. In
Alaska, as has long been known,
there are extensive areas within
which coal occurs at widely scattered
points. Thick beds, and coal OF high
intrinsic value are also known, but
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-12-09
Twenty Injured When
Fast Train Hits Another

CHARLESTON. S. C.. Dee. g.
Twenty were injured. two seriously,
when a passenger train on the At
I1pt.c Coast line ran into rear
end CT a train al Hangln station, IL
miles from here. early .his morning.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-12-09
Powder Mill Explosion
Is Felt Is Miles Away

SCRANTON. Dec 9.-Four are
known to he dead and several have
been injured as the result OF an ex
plosion which destroyed the glazing
mill of the Brass Diamond Powder
Company near Dupont, eight miles
south of here, this afternoon The
explosion was felt at Carbonate, 25
miles distant.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-12-09
Literacy Test Required
In Iowa from All Voters

DES MONIES. Dec. 9.-The State
Tltteracy Commission will ask the
coming Legislature TO enact a law
making Vt compulsory for all Iowa
voters TO pass the lferacy test be-
fore being allowed to exercise the
right of suffrage.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-12-09
IN PHILADELPHIA

PHILADELPHIA. Dec. Georges
Clemenceau. speaking today in the
city where Americas Declaration of
Independence was signed, urged Am
erica TO come back to Europe and
spread independence throughout the
world.
The French Tiger was given a
long ovation.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-12-09
Alaska Tourist Season
Be Extended Next Year

SEATTLE, Dec. 9.--It is estimated
that $4,000 tourists were taken 10
Alaska during the past season BY
the Alaska Steamship Company. Ad-
miral Line and Canadian Pacific
steamship Company
The season was three weeks long
o. chan in 1921 and next year will be
extended two extra weeks.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-12-09
CITY WILL REBUILD.

ASTORIA. Dec. g. Late last
night in his office in the scorched
and battered City Hall, the ceiling
still dripping with water. Mayor
Bremner said:
We've got no town left but we
still have the best harbor on the
Pacific Coast.
We win start rebuilding at once.
These things have happened to
US before. once to San Fancisco. to
Chicago, yet the folks have gone
ahead and built bigger and better
cities from the ruins.
I'VE hope to do just that same
thing
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-12-09
Execution Of Irish
Rebels Not Discussed

DUBLIN, Dec. 9.-President Cos
groves opposition to the motion for
the Dali Ereann to discuss yester-
days executions of four Irish rebels
was sustained When the vote was
taken.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-12-09

LONDON. Dec. 9.-Dr. Carl Wirth.
who recently resigned as German
Chancellor. plans A tour OF the
United States early next year. ac-
cording to advices received here
from Berlin.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-12-09
4 power PACT
GIVEN PRAISE
BY CLEMENCEAU
In Last Formal Speech in
Washington Tiger" Makes
Important Remarks.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-Georges
Clemenceau. French Tiger closing
his visit in Washington, made for
nal speech interpreted as an over
ture, in the following words, to
President Harding's message:
1.-THE four power pact which abol-
ished every probability OF war on
the Pacific has brought a new con-
flict in maintained peace and | can
well believe it might be made a
model for like assurances wherever
in the world any common interests
are concerned"
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-12-09
Steed to Relinquish
London Times Pest

LONDON. Dee. 9.-The Evening
Standard says II understands that
Wlckham Steed has definitely ar
ranged to retire from the editorship
of the Times. being succeeded by
Godfrey Dawson. who will return
immediately TO the post he formerly
occupied
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-12-09
Matanuska Spuds for
Dinner for Editors

SEATTLE. Dec. -Four hundred
pounds OF potatoes have been re-
ceived from the experimental station
al Matanuska for the Alaska prod
:pcts dinner on January 20. to be
given TO the State Press Association.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-12-09
Negro Burned to Stake;
Murdered School Teacher

PERRY, Fla. Dec. 9.-Charlie
Wright, negro accused of the murder
of Miss Ruby Henry. school teacher,
was taken from the sheriff last night
and burned at the stage at the. scene
of the crime. Over several thousand
PERSONS formed the mob.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-12-09

BLOCKS MASS
OF RUINS NOW
Greater Part Of Astoria Is
Laid in Ruins-Will Rise
Phoenix Like.
OVER $500 REPORTED
HOMELESS; RELIEF WORK
Estimated Property Loss Is
Twenty Million Dollars
Mayor Hopeful.

BULLETIN-ASTORIA. Dec. o.
Fire Chief E. S. Foster, became de.
Grious this afternoon as the result
Of accidentally being struck over the
head with a fire nozzle yesterday
afternoon. His condition is reported
to be grave.
ASTORIA. Ore, Dec. 9.-The citi.
zens this morning courageously sur
veyed the losses Of yesterdays fire
and began measures designed to re-
lieve $500 homeless.
Undaunted by the catastrophe, q
Citizens Committee, hastily formed,
announced obtaining food and neces-
'ary supplies, also housing Of the
homeless will be the first objects.
With the heart of the city in
ruins and still smouldering. plans
for rebuilding a nebulous have
started but the general sentiment ID
'or the rebuilding on a larger and
more substantial scale, to be started
as soon as possible.
Hundreds of kilograms Offering 70
lief from money to supplies have
been received.
Scores CT homes have been thrown
open to those made destitute.
The few cubic buildings, outside
he FIRE zons. left standing, will
provide Temporary sleeping space.
Although many reside nces wera
turned, and apartment houyIS,
hctels and tenements were destroyed,
'be occupants barely escaped with
their lives.
FIRE UNDER CONTROL.
ASTORIA. Ore, Dec. 9.-The fire
which started at 2 o'clock yesterday
morning and was not under control
until early yesterday afternoon,
caused a loss estimated at $780,
100000.
Twenty -four blocks were burned
over and the fire destroyed every de-
partment store. hotel and bank.
Twenty hundred persons are
acmeless.
Food is obtainable only at tho
distributing station established BY
the relief committee.
Beds and hot meals are provided
to all.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-12-09

, be investcd instead in property of a
permanent value.
Government owned buildings, he
pointed out, are free from taxation
VILE the government as lessee
must pay enough rent to enable the
Ian lord to meet his tax bills. In
the same way he asserted that
whereas the government could bor'
row money ION practically four per
cent basis" to build post offices
when il leases it ''pays a rental SUI.
ficient TO permit the lessor to Dor.
row money at 7 per cent, and in
some cases as much as 10 per cent
Increase Interest Rate
Other legislation recommended by
the Postmaster General included
passage of the hill pending in the
house to increase the interest rate
on Postal Savings deposits from
two to three per cent and the rate
on Postal Savings bonds from two
and half to three and half pei
cent; establishment of system OF
pensions for postal employees who
have been in the service more than
80 years; Reconsideration of depart
justment 10 permit full pay for over
time; authorization for motor-vehicle
rural mail routes up to - miles in
length; maintenance OF IA guaranty
fund derived from assessments lev
led upon postal officials accountable
s0r funds and property. to make good
losses from the failure of such of
lcials TO properly perform their dn
ties. and TO take the place of the
present Bonding system; imposition
of additional postage on Improperly
or insltffciently addressed mail: ans
the extension of insurance and col
lect-on-dalivery privileges to third
class mail.
Economy Practised
Reviewing the Departments actlvi
ties during the last fiscal year. Mr.
Work reported that a reduction o.
s20.57r9S6 In the deficit of the de
partment had been effected by eco
Monies in administration.
Notwithstanding the decrease. thu
defick is still large. the report said
and unless revenues increase l.
greater ratio 10 expenses there /
little hope Of materially reducing !
in view OF fixed charges over whicl
the Department has no control.
During the fiscal year there wa
an increase 1921, 49,, 266 in posta
receipts, but expenditures were onl.
! S7S0,S35 in excess of those of las
year. Considering losses OF posta
funds through fire. burglary and 9th
| or causes. the deficit for the yea
was $50. 1915 400.
| The average per capita expendi
Continued on Page Four)
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-12-09
Seattle to Have Five
Cent Carfare March

SEATTLE Dec. 9-The Seattle
City Council, as a whole. late yes
terday afternoon recommended the
passing of an ordinance for scent
street car fare with universal trans
fers. The ordinance Will be efsec
tive on March 1.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-12-09

ALBANY, Dee. State Attorney
General Newton today. in decision
declared that marriage ceremony
performed by radio was illegal.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-12-09

CONTINUED on Page Four)
The daily times., 1922-02-11
OTHER COURT CASES TO-DAY

OTHER COURT CASES TODAY
Superior court adjourned at noon
to-day. The following cases other
than the Moore and Evans cases were
disposed of as follows. Lonnie
Jackson was sent to the roads for
three years for taking $4,000 from
a negro woman. h
Henry and Sidney Moore, two ne
gro boys were given four months in
Jail for an assault on negro wo-
man named Horne.
Primus Jefferson was given six
months on the road for securing the
pay check of William. Todd, also
employed at the Southern Cotton
Mills. He presented the ticket num-
bered 1872 at the Office and said that
he was Todd. This case had come
up from the mayors court. Mr.. C..
H. Pearce, cashier for the oil COM
pany was the principal witness. He
said that Jefferson had collected the
money for another employee, but he
was only tried this morning for the
Todd offense. When he came in
with the ticket Mr.. Miller phoned for
an officer, and the negro suspecting
what was up, started to rum Officer
Pearce said that he had never seen
such running before, and it re-
quired chase with an automobile
to catch him.
A negro named William Pitts was
given six months on the roads for
breaking into the smokehouse of an
other negro with whom Pitts was
staying, named James Ward and
taking some meat. This is not the
first time Pitts has been on the
road.
Judge Horton called up Jesse Tay-
1or whom he sentenced to the roads
for being implicated in running
still with three other men, and ask
ed Taylor if he helped to operate
the still, and Taylor answered mo-"
Asked If he owned any of the still
and he also replied in the negative.
Asked how many times he went out
to the still, Taylor replied only six
or seven. Judge Horton then said.
"let the first sentence stand. I want
ed to give you chance to tell the
truth and you haven't done it, and
I will not change the sentence"
The daily times., 1922-02-11
MISS ELISE TOWNSEND
HOSTESS AT RR

MISS ELISE TOWNSEND
~ HOSTESS AT BRIDGE.
Miss Elise Townsend entertained
at a bridge luncheon at the Country
Club this morning in honor of Mrs.
Robert E. Townsend, Jr., recent
bride.
The Valentine note was carried out
in the decorations. Red carnations
were used. The places were marked
with heart shaped boxes filled with
mints in the shape of tiny hearts.
The tally cards were heart shaped
Miss Rebecca Mosley made the high
est score and was presented the prize,
a guest room ice water set. Mrs.
Townsend, the guest of honor, was
presented pair Of silk hose Refresh
ments were served.
Those present were, Misses Susan
Britt, Minnie Glass Whitaker, Jessie
Burden, Eliza Carr, Margaret Gold,
Nell Overman, Rebecca Eagles, So
nora Wilson of Tarboro, Theresa Will
iams, Lallah Rook Fleming, Ruby
Lacy, Una Brogden, Rebecca Mosley,
Margaret Rawlings, Virginia Williams
and Hadley Woodard; Mesdames
Robert e. Townsend, Jr., Tom
Granthan, Irving Langley, Roscoe
Fleming, W. T. Clark, Jr., Clifford
Burden, L. P. Mcfarland, Douglas
Aycock.
The daily times., 1922-02-11
MIR. AMP MRS. CHARLES
r. HARPER ENTERTAIN

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles R. Harper
entertained last night at their
home on Nash street, in honor of
Miss Eliza Carr, who on the 23rd Of
February il to be married to Mr.
Richard Thorpe Smith.
In the receiving line were Mr.. and
Mrs. Harper, Miss Carr with Mr..
Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Carr,
Miss Mamie McCraw with Mr.. Ben
Smith, Miss LAME Hales with Mr..
H. R. Swartzell, Miss Mary Stuart
Davis, Mr.. Tom Uzzell with Miss
Emily Little of Greenville, DR.. and
Mrs. w. B.. Murphy, and Miss Sue
Best Morrell of Snow Hill, and Mrs.
Dora e. Carr.
Miss Rita Gay Williams and Miss
Virginia Williams served punch, as
sisted by Mr.. Tom Davis and Mr..
Frank Venable. Receiving in this
room were Mr.. and Mrs. Norborne
Schaum, and Mr.. and Mrs. Steve
Anderson.
In the dining room, which was
lovely with decorations of pink Rus
sell roses and silver candelabra
holding pink tapers, were Mr.. and
Mrs. Ben Cozart, Mr.. and Mrs E. A.
Darden, and Mr.. and Mrs. Frank S.
Hassell
/. Here ices in many attractive
shapes were served with cakes, bon
bons and almonds from Demonets.
DR.. and Mrs. Wade H. Anderson
ushered the guests into the book
room, where coffee was poured by2
Mrs. H.. Matt Phillips of Greenville
Assisting here were Miss Dorothy
Whitehead, with Mr. r. E. Craw-
ford and Miss Lucille Anderson with
Mr.. Tom Cozart.
Receiving at the front door were
Mr.. and Mrs. Se1by Anderson, while
little Misses Marie Anderson and
Catherine Eagles received the cards.
The guests were introduced to the
receiving party by Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Carr
The house was wonderfully beau
tiful in its decorations OF ferns and
shaded lights.
About two hundred guests called
during the evening.
Music was furnished by Messrs.
Jack Harrison and Sidney Willough-
BY Of the Wilson Theater orchestra.
The daily times., 1922-02-11
WANTED A SOUND MAN.

Judge Horton said this morning
that he believed that if he could find
a good, sound man among those who
came before him pleading for a COM
mutation Of his sentence he believed
he would turn him loose. That so far
every one that he had tried was
weak, afflicted, and one thing or
another the matter with them. That
he had kept DR.. Smith the health
officer busy running backwards and
forwards making examinations of
parties who had come before him in
an effort to find if they really were
the invalids they were represented to
be.
The daily times., 1922-02-11

Try us out with your next suit.
See il you don't get the best job
you ever got in Dry Cleaning. Posi-
lively no gasoline odor. Powell's
Cleaning Works. Phone 5s4.
2 10 2td
The daily times., 1922-02-11

With our new machinery, it puts us
in better shape to give you better
Dry Cleaning, and you won't be wor-
ried with any more gasoline odor. A
trial suit will prove it.
The daily times., 1922-02-11
MIR. BLAUvELT IS VERY SICK.

MIR. BIAUVEIT Is VEhI 0ICN.
The many friends of Mr.. E. M.
Blauvelt will regret to learn that he
continues to be seriously i'll. His
sons, Messrs. Rodney and Robert
Blauveit, will ARRIVE from Missouri
shortly.
The daily times., 1922-02-11
MISSIONARY SOCIETY

MISSIONARY SOCIETY
TO HOLD MEETING
The Elizabeth Lamm Missionary
Society will hold its monthly meeting
Monday night, February 13, at the
home of Mrs. II. W. Abbitt at 311
Park Avenue. All memberssare urged
to be present. Mrs. F. H. Underwood,
president.
The daily times., 1922-02-11
SCOTCH HEATHER.

We have just received fresh ship
ment of Scotch Heather. Something
very pretty for Valentines Day. Starr
The Florist. Flowers That Please" !"
Phone 234 2 10 Std
The daily times., 1922-02-11
FARM APPRAISER HERE.

Mr.. w. F. Stevens, appraiser for
inspecting the lands of farmers who
have filed applications for loans from
the bank. Wilson county farmers
have asked for loans amounting to
over 100000.
Mr.. Stevens will make his head
quarters with the local Chamber Of
Commerce while here.
The daily times., 1922-02-11
3 = r \ \

Mrs. j. S. Thomas Of Franklin, Va,
is visiting her daughter, Mrs. A. p.
Thompson, on West Gold street.
Mr.. o. r. Rand Of Garner is in
Wilson the guest of his SON, ME-.
Oliver, G. Rand.
The daily times., 1922-02-11

Something Better all the time. We
still try to improve our business all
the time. to give you the best to be
had. II you are looking for real
good job in Dry Cleaning send it to
Powell's Cleaning Works.
2 10 2td
The daily times., 1922-02-11

A meeting of stockholders of the
held Monday evening, February 13,
at 7:30 at the Chamber of Com
1merce. 2 10 Std
The daily times., 1922-02-11
FOR THE TABLE.

We will have very pretty asort-
ment of Cut Flowers and Blooming
Plants for table decorations for Val
entine Day. Starr The Florist. GLOW
ers That Please" Phone 234.
10 3td
The daily times., 1922-02-11

VIOLETS AND VALLEY
A corsage made of Violets and VAL
Lilies makes an ideal gift for VAL
entines Day. STARR THE FLORIST
Flowers That Please" Phone 234.
2 10 Std
The daily times., 1922-02-11
Thomas, Yelverton 4 Co.
!; BETTER FURNITURE.
- Funeral Directors
y. WILSON, N. C.
~ Phones, Day 58
Night 218-J, 949 and 933
NOTICE
NOAANE
Watch Tuesdays Paper for
Gilmers Dollar Day Ad. Dol
lar Day, Wednesday, Feb. Is.

A meeting Of stockholders of the
Wilson Athletic Association will be
held Monday evening, February 13,
at 1880 at the Chamber Of Com
merce. 2 10 std
The daily times., 1922-02-11

MISS MC-CRAW TO ENTERTAIN.
Invitations to a bridge party to be-
held Friday Arnoon at $3.50 in hon
or of Miss LAME Hales.
The daily times., 1922-02-11
OPEN SUNDAY
8 to & z to 6
BURLINGTON & MORRISON
Phone 233 e 1853

See the new spring styles in OK
fords for ladies, girls and boys at
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