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The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1923-09-26
Senator Robinson Not
Presidential Candidate

NEW YORK, Sept. 26.-Reinforced
with first hand information which
will probably figure in debates next
winter. groups of United States sena-
tors and representatives returned
from Europe on the Leviathan today
after a study of political and econo-
mic conditions abroad.
Among those arriving today was
Senator J. T. Robinson, minority
leader of the senate, and who was
asked II he would accept the Demo
cratic presidential nomination re-
piled:
Il do not want to impair my useful
ness in the senate by becoming a
presidential candidate"
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1923-09-26
Former Congressman
OF Mississippi Dies

WASHINGTON. Sept. 26.-Former
Congressman Thomas U. Sisson of
Mississippi died here this morning of
apoplexy, aged "a years. He was a
lawyer and Grand Master of the Ma
sonic Lodge for Mississippi. He serv-
ed in Congress for twelve years. the
61st to the 66th Congress, inclusive,
as Representative from the Fourth
District. He resided at Winona,
Miss.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1923-09-26
KANSAS LEGlONNAIREs
ASK U. s. TO DEMAND
RETURN OF eERGOOLt

HAYES, Kan. Sept ga resolu
ton urging the State Department to
demand of the German government
the return of Grover Bergdoll, Ameri-
can draft eyader, to the United States
was adopted by the Kansas depart.
ment Of the American Legion in an
nual convention here. A further reso
luton urged the State Department to
take immediate action to obtain the
release of the men imprisoned In
Germany for their recent attempt
10 kIdnap Bergdolxraa .raa.a
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1923-09-26
PARKS RETURN BIG REvNuE

OTTAWA, Ont. Sept. 26.-Canada' g
national parks will return revenue
to the Dominion In excess of $3O.000.-
900 in 1923, according to estimates
compiled by the Dominion Parks Com
missioner
The volume of tourist traffic to the
parks has been unusually heavy this
year. The number of visitors is ex.
pected to total nearly 100000 before
the end Of the season. aA
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1923-09-26
Manager for Guy Bates
Post Found Dead in Bed

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 26.-The
Examiner today prints story that
the autopsy revealed that poison
caused the death OF William Fl
Bender. film promoter and manager
of Guy Bates Post, actor.
Bender was found dead in his bed
in a hotel at Oakland this week.
The police are lacking for the motive
of suicide and are making further
investigation ON the. theory Bender
was murdered
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1923-09-26
ITALY RETIRING FROM
GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP

ROME, Sept. 6.-The Council OF
Ministers of the Italian Government
has approved a decree for selling
the Government telephone systems to
private enterprises. 1t also an
n0unced that it will Immediately con-
slider selling the telegraph lines, ex.
cept those lines which are used ex.
clusively by the Government, to pri.
vate corporations.
Only about three per cent OF the
Italian people are subscribers for
telephones. 1t is believed that under
private ownership the users can be
doubled. at least, In ten years.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1923-09-26
LABOR MEETS
IN PORTLAND
Communist Influence Is Dis.
cussed Labor Delegates
Expect No Trouble,

PORTLAND, Sept. 2s.-The ann
nual convention of the Building
Trades and Metal Trades Depart
ments of the American Federation
of Labor opened here today.
The Label Trades Convention opens
tomorrow.
Delegates to the meetings discussed
rumors of radicals gathering here
for the purpose of exercising, If pos
sible, Communist influence but agreed
source.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1923-09-26
CEDAR
TO BE TAKEN
FROM JUNEAU
Barge Is Being Equipped in
Seattle to Handle Product
From This Port.

PORT ANGELES, Wash. Sept. 26.
The barge Singeress has arrived
here with pulpwood logs from Queen
Charlotte Islands. The barge will be
taken to Seattle and equipped for
loading and unloading and is to be
used in bringing pulpwood to the
Washington Pulp & Paper Company,
and also yellow cedar from Juneau
and Petersburg, Alaska, to Puget
Sound sstf Il. 44 44f
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1923-09-26
ENGLAND WANTS CHEAP coFFINs

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26.-Experi
advice to American coffin makers has
been received by the Department OF
Commerce from Alexander Dye, its
commercial agent at London.
Concerning coffins, coffin lumber
and similar materials Mr.. Dye ad-
vises American manufacturers that
the British market for American pro.
ducts is at low ebb because the Brit
ish, since the war, has lost its taste
for expensive funerals and made
cheaper coffins the vogue.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1923-09-26
SHEEP BEING
SENT NORTH
First Shipment for New Cor
poration Enroute to
Southwestern Alaska.

TACOMA. sept -. Fre,ghter
Oduna, of the Alaska Steamship Com.
pany, left yesterday with $500 sheep
for the island OF Umiak, which has
an area of 100000 acres and a fine
harbor.
The shipment of sheep Is part OF
10000 to be shipped north by cor
poration formed to engage in sheep
raising, establishment of a trading
post and also engage in the fishing
industry.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1923-09-26
CANADA TO STOP PULP EXPORT

TORONTO, Sept. 26.-It is rumored
here that the Canadian Government.
acting under the authority of an Act
of the last Parliament, will soon
place an embargo on the export Of
puIpwood, although the ban will mo-
be placed Immediately and some long
time contracts Eil be respected.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1923-09-26
WANT MORE IMMIGRANTS
FROM NORTHERN EUROPE

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26-Mem-
bers of Congress are preparing
amendments to immigration avs with
view to further reducing the per-
centage of aliens to arrive here
from southern Europe and increas-
ing the quotas from the North and
West of that continent. bn1ht
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1923-09-26
Masonic Club and
Knights Of Columbus
Meet Social Session

WOONSOCKET, r. L. Sept. ga
unique affair is planned here when
the Woonsocket Masonic Club and the
local Knights of Columbus meet Oc-
tober 90 at JOINT social session.
Plans are being made on large
scale for the gathering.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1923-09-26
HRickLAYERS IN DEMAND

CHICAGO. Sept. 26.-In war
among building contractors at Wau-
kegan. Ill, bricklayers have received
wages as high as $146 week due
to competitive bidding.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1923-09-26
LEGISLATORS
IN OKLAHOMA
Do NOT MEET
Military Prevents Convening
of Members Of Lower
House at Noon Today.

OKLAHOMA CITY, Sept. 26.-The
Oklahoma rebel" Legislature was
dispersed by the military forces at
noon today when the members of
the lower House attempted to con-
vene in a special session for the
purpose of impeachment Of Governor
]. c. Walton.
There was no violence and no
bloodshcd.
The members gathered before the
entrance of the House Chambers and
were given o firm court order not
to assemble by Colonel w. s. Key,
Military Commander of the city.
The lawmakers began to disperse
Immediately without any show Of
resistance.
BY five minutes after noon all
had left the corridors.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
As the members of the lower
House left the Capitol Building in a
body they went for a caucus at
headquarters at downtown hotel.
It is indicated they would begin
legal proceedings but it is not
known in what court the action
will be instituted. It is not believed
any attempt will be made to con-
vene Immediately at least.
EARLY. MORNING ACTION.
Military;seeennation Of the Capi-
tol Building intended to prevent the
scheduled converting of the extra
session of the lower House of the
Legislature was completed by $3.50
o'clock this morning with approx
mately 100 guardsmen patrolling the
corridors, outside entrances, drive
ways and immediate vicinity.
CAUTION Is TAKEN.
w. D. McBee, leader Of the special
session movement, stated warning
to the House members had been
given. They were tcld not to carry
to the Capitol Building any weapon
"cven go small 40 penknife."
McBee declared there must not
be the least provocation in our at
titude.'
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1923-09-26
Proclamation Issued
To People Of Germany

BERLIN, Sept. 26. President
Ebert has issued proclamation
saying the struggle to support the
financial strain of holding out in
the Ruhr is too great and must be
abandoned. 'a
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1923-09-26
FRENzIEo FINANCING WANING

PARIS. Sept. 26--New security is
sues in France the first half of 1923
amounted to 1921 100000 francs, ap-
proximately 100000. 900 less than
in the corresponding period Of 1924.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1923-09-26
Local Interest .

There Is come local interest IN
the present situation in Oklahoma.
One of the right hand men OF Gov.
J. c. Walton, OF Oklahoma, Is G. l..
Butler, father of Mrs. ]. A. Davis,
OF this city. Those who have been
acquainted with this are watching
with interest the outcome OF the
trouble in the southern state.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1923-09-26
WORD FROM WASHINGTON.

OKLAHOMA, sept. zb.-UUSeTHUr
Walton last night received tele-
gram from C. Bascom Slemp, secre-
tary to President Coolidge, an
nslr ncing that the lower House OF
the Oklahoma State Legislature
would not be permitted to meet In
the Federal Building because the
business to be transacted was not
for government purpose.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1923-09-26

CONTINUED on Page Fi,e.)
, 1923-05-23
HOMELESS BEING CARED FOR

Colorado City, Texas.vThe list Of
dead was increased to 81 by the finding
of four additional victims of the tor
nado which swept Mitchell county.
The list Of injured contains about 200
names, a large majority of them Next
cans. Property loss will probably
reach 100000, according to latest esti-
mates. Some of the injured probably
will die. Three hundred persons are
homeless, having lost everything they
had.
The path Of the storm varied from 2
miles to a quarter of a mile in width
and about 30 miles long. Most reports,
still more or less ~fragmentary, declare
80 houses were RACED.
Every church, hotel and home in the
city Is housing the homeless. Food
and shelter are offered everywhere and
the colony of the tornado stricken
country folk is receiving care of doc
tors and nurses rushed here from
Sweetwater, Big Springs, Abilene and
other places nearby, who came in spec
Ial trains and automobiles.
, 1923-05-23
ASKS RICHARD TO MATCH
WILLARD-FIRPo THERE JULY

Great Falls.-The Great Falls Amer
lean Legion post telegraphed to Pro-
mOter Tex Richard, inviting him to
match Jess Willard, former heavy
weight champion, and Luis FirpO,
South American giant. in this city July
2, two days before the heavyweight
championship bout between Jack
Dempsey and Tommy Gibbons at
Shelby. Shelby is 100 miles north Of
here.
The entire gate receipts for a Will
lard-FirpO bout were offered Richard
II he would match the big men here.
Men who have followed the boxing
am assert that the attendance prob
ably would equal that at the Shelby
fight, in view Of the number of fans
who would be In the state at that time.
Champion Jack Dempsey made the
statement here that in his opinion Will
lard and Firpo would draw as large n
GROVE here on July 2 as at n other
place In America. He referred to the
to bring the big men here as .
Knockout"
, 1923-05-23
Dempsey Buys Bull Maseots

Great Falls.-Jnck Dempsey. heavy
weight champion, abandoned the grind
of his training for his bout with Tom
my Gibbons. of st. Paul. Mt Shelby,
July 4, while he attended the annual
auction of the Montana Hereford
Breeders association and bought HIM
self two bulls from the local purebred
herd Of w. l.. Velie, automobile manu-
facturer OF Moline. III. Dempsey's
purchases were the top animals listed
Mt the sale, one going to the champion
at $500 and the other at $500.
Dempsey will hire n caretaker for
the bulls and keep them for mascots
at Great Falls park, his training camp,
until after his bout with Gibbons.
Then he Will ship them to his ranch
in Utah as the basis for n herd of pure
bred Herefords. The champion now
has n herd of IS range cattle on his
ranch, but said. after his purchases,
that he intends to dispose Of his pres
ent livestock and raise only registered
stuff.
, 1923-05-23
GREAT FALLS GREETS
HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMP
North Montana Metropolis Welcomes
Dempsey Like Rome Extending
Glad Hand to Gladiators

Great Falls.-A welcome that took
to the Great Northern railroad station
the largest crowd ever to assemble at
that place and later formed into a
parade for a mile on the city's princi-
pal avenue of the business district, al
rendered to Jack Dempsey, heavy
weight champion of the world. upon his
arrival here to begin training for his
fight on July A with TomMy Gibbons,
st. Paul challenger.
A crush of humanity that "verflowed
the station premises and extended for
nearly two blocks towards the city
greeted the champion. He was taken
in an automobile to his hotel, two
blocks distance, before space enough
could be found for the photographers
to set up their cameras.
The champion smillngly posed,
opened up his heart to newspaper men
and declared that he expected Glib
bons to give him the fight of his life.
The parade formed a few minutes
later and the municipal band led the
line of march. Dempsey rode on the
running board of his car, waving his
hand in response to thousands Of
shouts of greeting.
Once he stepped down and joined
the marchers and again he took over
the big drum and hammered out the
time by which the marchers kept step.
"I1l remember this welcome as long
as / live" declared the champion.
Asked about his view of his forth
coming fight, he asserted that nobody
should get the idea that he underestl-
mated Gibbons.
Jack Kearns. his manager, will ar.
rive soon with several sparring part
ners for the champion.
, 1923-05-23

Hardin. Mont.-The contract for the
building Of the drainage system for the
Valley Center drainage district. north
of Hardin was awarded by the drain
age commissioners at Hardin to Win
ston Brothers of Minneapolis at IA
cents a square yard, the lowest bid.
The cost of the work at this basis will
be about S2OO,OOO, 1t is understood.
The bonds of the district were sold
to John T.. Price & Co., of Seattle at
92.11 per cent. There were S22O.OOO
worth Of bonds sold. The awarding Of
the contract and sale of bonds were
made by Charles f. Elder, Walter Har-
mer and w. Percy Belcher, drain COM
mlssioners.
, 1923-05-23
Grizzlies Open Spring Raids

Las Vegas, N. M.-Ranchers report
that the grizzlies have begun their an
nual spring inroads or cattle on the
head of the Beaver creek about 10
miles above FL Povenci. The first
night n Beutah ranchman's cattle were
on the range a COW and calf were
killed.
The depreciation seems to be the
work of n lone bear, a big fellow,
judging from the tracks. One impress
of the front paw measured about seven
inches in width just back of the toes.
The ranchmen are making every eff
fort with traps and dogs to get the
marauder, but thus far have had no
success.
, 1923-05-23
More Divorce, Less Vice

Neutrality-suspicious. elastic divorce
laws were advocated by DR.. Edith
Hooker, of Baltimore, speaking before
the annual conference of the Interna-
tionai Association of P~olicewomen.
One of the benefits to be gained, she
declared, would be a decrease in vice.
Love should be the binding tie In
marriage, DIR. Hooker said, but when 1t
disappears artificial marriage ties
should not be continued. She also
urged that birth control be sanctioned
by legislation.
, 1923-05-23
COOPERATIVE MILK PLANTS
Those Interested viii Find Many d
Their Problems Solved in Re-
cent Bulletin.

Those interested in establishing co
operative milk marketing plants vii
find many Of their problems handed
in a bulletin recently Issued by The
United States Department OF Agricul'
ture, Washington, ID. G. Ask for The
department bulletin entitled IT"
ducers' Cooperative MIlk-Producln'
Plants.
The bulletin Is based upon STUDIES
of experience in a large number "
plants both large and small but sps
cial emphasis Is placed upon esSs
lished plants in small cities wrefs 8
satisfactory system OF dlstro
does not exist.
Details are given on contracts
financing plant equipment orsaniIa
ton, sales methods, distribution cO''
and accounting systems.
, 1923-05-23
ONLY RUIN TO Be
FOUND IN SPRINGS
NO DEATHS, ALTHOUGH o
WOMAN is IN SERIOUS
CONDITION
q TEXANS BEAD, 200 HURT
Three Hundred Persons Left Homeless
BY Tornado Which Swept West
Texas, Doing Damage Esti-
mated at $4,000

Hot Springs, Ark.-Hot Springs,
swept by flood and flame, is recovering
slowly from the effects of n storm
which sem n torrent sweeping down
from the mountain side, leaving in its
wake n trail of destruction which in
monetary loss is estimated well in ex-
cess of a million dollars.
While the property loss will be
heavy, only one person was reported
seriously injured. Mrs. Katie Chris
Hanson, caught In an automobile when
the flood swept down from the noun
tains and engulfed Central avenue, the
principal business street of the city,
suffered a crushed skull. Physicians
said her chances for recovery were
slight.
The Marquette hotel and nearly a
score of business buildings were in
ruins as a result of a fire which sprang
up after the torrent raced into the city.
Store fronts smashed, bath houses
wrecked and debris strewn about,
stand as mute evidence of the fury of
the elements.
Earlier reports that there had been
heavy loss of life were not verified
when a check was made by city Of
flcials and newspaper men.
Destruction of the Marquette hotel
by fire caused one Of the largest in.
dividual losses. The building, with Its
furnishings, was valued at approx
mately S25O,00O.
, 1923-05-23
BULLETIN DISCUSSES
WATERMELON DISEASE
Farmers Have Been Slow n
Adopt Contro! Measures y
Convenient Descriptive Key Give, :.
Different Ailments Of Plan,
abllna Growers to p~s..rm."
Cause Of Trouble.

prepared BY the United State.
or Agrtculture) apartment
II Is not surprising that farm
who produce watermelons for 81.
market have been slow IN adon. ,ls
ease-control measures when freons als
~ buyers pay just as high a nrioa J.
growers Of diseased melons
those who produce healthy ones
the United States Department Of '
culture in Farmers Bulletin ,e,.
Diseases Of Watermelons, lust or N,
press. However, there is at this ,~'
a movement toward Cooperation ~
tween railroads, distributors and prov.
ers that promises great improvemor,
In this respect.
The bulletin discusses and ,,r..
control measures for such diseases =,
wilt, root-knot. gummy stem BLIGHT
ground-rot. anthracnose, stem.snS
rot. and minor diseases. II contain,
a convenient descriptive key to ali
these diseases, by means Of which
a grower may identify a disease In
his field.
Briefly. the control measures for ,
few of the principal diseases are a,
follows:
Wilt Is avoided by planting on land
not previously used for watermelon,
with precautions against the use Of
wilt infested stable manure and Tia
spread Of the disease by dralnass
water and live stock.
RoOt-knOt can be prevented by u,
use Of land free from infestation. a
by rotating infested fields with roo.
knot immune crops.
Anthracnose is controlled BY thor.
ough spraying with bordeaux mixture
during the month preceding the ma.
turity of the crop.
For stem-end rot the most ImpOr.
tant measure Is the dislnfectlon d
the cut stems with a bluestone paS
as the melons are loaded into cars.h
Infection by the organisms thu
cause anthracnose, gummy stem
blight. and grOund-rot may be reduced
by seed disinfection, provided the
crop Is planted on soil that is free
from these diseases and in case barn.
yard manure containing the organisms
is not used.
Copies of the bulletin may be had
without cost by addressing the De
partment of Agriculture, washington
d. @.
, 1923-05-23
Pirates Seize Craft and Get Loot

Hongkong. = European passengers
were among those terrorized and
robbed when the Chinese steamer Tai
shun was seized near Swallow by pi-
rates, who disguised ms passengers.
o~verpowered the crew, sailed the ship
for nearly "a hours, Mt night without
lights, and finally left her Mt the
mouth Of n small creek, transferring to
a junk loot valued at 100000.
, 1923-05-23
New Pay Scale on Vessels

Chicago.-A new wage scale and the
three-watch system for wheelsmen,
helmsmen and lookouts on United
States shipping board vessels, effec-
tive Immediately, was announced in n
telegram received by shipping board
officials by A. d. Nolan, secretary
treasurer of the International Sailors
union. This is the result of a confer
ence held between union and board
officials.
, 1923-05-23
CROP ROTATION IS FAVO'''
Gardener Can Avoid enorI"'' q
nuai Loss From go
insects and Dlsss'e"

the notebook Of many good as sa' sSsrsr
that reads something IN. s%anlIaower Of
allow cabbage to follow %ass" fh'
s caa, to follow csoeI s",o crs',
r rssson for this rule !. that s,O OS," Of ~
arc attacked by the SAM NV r%otatias
ease and insects, and . ~ iOsss
them with other v-esetaD welded
, 1923-05-23
CORN MOST IMPORTANT CROP
Quantity Of Yield ls Greatly l""'
snced by the Quality CT see'
Used by Farmer.

Corn is the most important crop
the United States, both In aefeas. 4,
in value. The quantity OF y,elu
greatly Influenced by the aua,s .I
the seed planted. says the 4
States Department of AsncuI'u,e 4
practical way to decrease the cos NJ
harvesting the crop If 1t Is to De ~
to hogs is to let the hogs DO the " ",
vesting or "hogging down ,sIl
Ing them into the fields In the i"''
, 1923-05-23
CHECK ON FERTILIZER BILL
" the Farmer VIII Give Lseumss
Fair Chance They VIII Repay
Him HundredfoId.

Legumes are always ready to help
lessen the fertilizer bill. Give them n
fnir chance, trent them as you would
u true friend and you will be repaid
a hundredfold; remember. It Ii the
iegumes that have been credited not
only with boarding themselves. but
paying for the privilege.
, 1923-05-23
Russians Blames British Heads

vladlvostok.-A huge anti-Brltish
demonstration was staged here, the
crowds holding that British Imperial
lists were responsible for the assassin
alton at Lausanne of Vorovsky, the
soviet delegate to the near east peace
conference.
The demonstrators demanded the
death of the British "imperiallsts."
Local Englishmen were not molested.
, 1923-05-23
Giant OIL Fire EolIs Attack

C~orslcnna, Texns.-Ali efforts to ex-
tinguish the giant Hughes-McKie oil
well fire have failed. Steam. gas dyna-
mite and water We're Of no avail and
the blaze was leaping higher in the
air than Mt any other time.
According to oil men. the well is
drilling itself in and the flow Of oil
and gas Is increasing hourly.
, 1923-05-23
Roads Paint shoo Burn.

Childress, Texas.-The paint shop,
coach shop and mill of the Fort Worth
6 Denver City Railway company.
burned here. entniilng an estimated
loss OF not less than $4,000. The
building was Of brick and two stories.
, 1923-05-23
SUPPORT HELPS DWARF PEAS
Crop viii Do Better II Given Marrow
Strip Of Chicken Wire to
Make Its Start.

Although the dwarf peas will grow
well without support they will do bet
ter, even the most dwarfed. II given
n width Of narrow chicken wire to
start them into upright growth. The
taller of the dwnrf section. those that
grow W feet or more high, need this
support and some OF the finest Of the
dwarf section attain this height.
, 1923-05-23
Greek and Turk Menace ParIev

Pnris.-The Havas correspondent Mt
Lausanne telegraphs that Ismet Pasha
and NJ. venizelos, respective heads of
the Turkish and Greek delegates to the
near east conference, admits that their
efforts to settle directly between them
selves the problem Of reparations In
Asia Minor have failed utterly.
, 1923-05-23
Sailor Bound over For Court

San Francisco,-Gladwell Richard
son. alleged navy deserter, was bound
I've TO the superior court, for trial on
n charge Of murder In connection with
the beating to death OF Rabbi Lafee.
the police say, but says that he acted
In self defense.