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MIscELLANEOua oILa.
WALL STREET BRIEFS

Production of motor vehicles in the first half of 1924. totaled 2,o02,0s4 cars and trucks. about If per cent less than the corresponding period of 1923, the National Automobile Chamber of Com merce reports. The output in June was 249,86s vehicles, against ,S13 in May, and drop of 20 per cent, com pared with June last year.
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statistics: Total forwarded to mills, 43, 900 bales, of which 26,OO0 were Ameri- can. Stock, 41s,O0O bales, of which 145,- 900 were American. Imports, 26,O0O bales, of which 5000 were American. Exports, 4,OO0 bales, of which 4,000 were American
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GRATN AND PROVIsIONs

NEW YORK, July 1s-Flour, strong: Spring patents, $1.606s; soft winter straights, $5.s5@6.25; hard winter straights, $6.60@7.15.
 Rye, firm; No. western, S6Ac, f. o. b. New York, and 94Ac, c. 1. f. export.
 Barley, firm; malting, 9shc@$1.021s C. 1. f. New York.
 Lard, strong; middle west, $13@1S.10.
 Other articles were unchanged.
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SILK MARKET

NEW YORK, July 1s.-Raw silk Prices per pound: Kansai double extra cracks, $5.50@5.60; Kansai best No. 1, $5.15@5.25; Shinshu No. 1, $5.05@5.15; Canton extras, "A," 14-16, $5.3O95.35; Shanghai, China, steam fil gold double deer, $5.9O@6.
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A leading warehouse in the metropoh- tan district has reduced prices on bar steel from $S.34 to $3.24 per 100 pounds, and beams, angles, channels and plates from $3.44 to $3.34. These prices repre- sent a decline of $2 a ton.
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NAVAL sTOREs

JACKSONVILLE, Eta, July 1s- Turpentine, firm; 7sc. Sales, 365; re- ceipts, 634; shipments, 70; stock, 17,134.
 Rosin, firm. Sales, 1,257; receipts, s.12O; shipments, 1,21s; stock, 12O,077. Quote: B, $4.3O; D, $4.65; E, F, G, H, $4.e25s; I. K, M, S4,65; N.. SAYS; we, S5.75; wv. Ss.25.
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FTOuR MARKET

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., July 1s.- Flour, unchanged to 10c higher; in car load lots, family patents quoted at $7.75 @s.O5 a barrel in 9S-pound. cotton sacks. shipments, 4S,79S barrels.
 Bran, $23.
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RHCE MARKET

NEW ORLEANS, July 1s.-Rough and clean rice were unchanged. Sales, S16 pockets Blue Rose at 6h9skc; 13o second heads at 4Ac.
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STEEL MARKET

NEW YORK;, July 1s-SteeI prices, f. o. b. Pittsburg, per 100 pounds: Blue annealed sheets, $265@2.75; galvanized sheets, $4.65@4.75; black sheets, $3.5O0 3.65; steel bars, $2.15@2.2o.
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ARD BROS. & co.

Members New York Cotton Exchange. New Orleans Cotton Exchange, New Members Liverpool Cotton Association. Orders solicited for the purchase and sale of Cotton and Cotton Seed Oil for future delivery. Special eOnsignments of spot cotton fer delivery.
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.FnRRInN MONEY

LONDON, July 1s.--Bar silver, SS 7-16 pence per ounce; money. 2A per cent; discount rates, short bills, SA@3% per cent; 3-months bills, 8 s-16@S% per cent, :. S>
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Partial explanation for the current strength of Rock Island shares is found in the recent statement of VII liam Sproule, president of the Southern Pacific company, suggesting an eventual the proposed consolidation of the South ern Pacific and the El Paso and South western, Mir. Sproule intimated that the Rock Island would be found in the same system.
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NEW YORK CURB

NEW YORK. July s1s,--FolIswing is the official list Of tysnsacttons on the New York Curb ExchanEe SiXing ahs stocks and bonds traded in: ..1''f.- Y
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NEW YORK BONDS

NEW YORK, July 1s.-Following today s high low and closing prices of bonds on the New York Stock Exchange, and the total sales of each
 UNITED STATES BONDS
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NEW YORK STOCKS

NEW YORK. July ls.-Foliowins are today's I sses. high. low and closing prices of stocks on the New York Stock Exehange:
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NEW ORLEANS COTTON NEW ORLEANS, July l9.-Following are todays opening high low and closing prices on the New OFleana Cotton Exchange:
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WEEKLY COTTON

NEW YORK, July 1s.-Spot cotton, steady: Middling, 32.40c.
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Standard oil of New York announced today a reduction of 1c gallon in all grades of export naphtha.
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l stOcK saIeS, 1,AUo'VOV'
aAD SVrvuR
FOREIGN EXCHANGES

BAR SILVER NEW YORK, July 1S.-Bar silver 6Ic;. Mexican. dollars, 61hc. 4..
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sPOT COTTON

NEW ORLEANS, July 1s.-Spot cot ton steady and unchanged. Sales on the spot, 1,Os6 bales; to arrive. 29 bales. Low middling, 26.25c; middling' 2s5Oc; good. middling, 3O.62c. Receipts, 1OS bales; stock, 50, ,2S9 bales.
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CHICAGO VEGETABLES

CHICAGO, July 1s.-Tomatoes. Texas and Tennessee flats, $1.5O01.75: re- packs, six-basket crates, $4.7595.25.
 Onions, Kentucky yellow varieties. sacked, $4.25@4.5o; Spanish valencies, crates, $1.75@2.
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LIVERPOOL, July 1s.-spot

LIVERPOOL, July 1s.-Spot cotton, limited demand; prices easy: Good mid ding, 1S.O8d; fully middling, 17.3sd; middling, 16.73d; low middiing' 16.e eSd; 1; good ordinary, 14.sSd; ordinary, 14.3Sd. Sales, 5000 bales, including 1,400 Ameri- can. Receipts, 4,00O bales, including 2,6OO American. Futures closed steady: July, 16.89d; October, 15.09d; December, 14.75d; January, 14.67d; March, l4.bsd' and May, 14.47d.
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PORT MOVEMENT
INTERIOR MOVEMENT

RscsiptS-Wsek, 55.S77; season. 6S2SO Exports-Week 4S,679; season. 5.566.s42.
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NEW YORK COTTON NEW YORK, July 1S.-FollOwing are todAy'i opening. high. low and closing prices on the New York Cotton Exchange:
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United States bonds quoted in dollars and thirty seconds of dollars. daIaa ffr ii n0aN
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POTATO MARKET

Total sales Of bonds today were $l2. .5S6 ,0OO con pared with $l6.s4s.00O previous day and $6 l06 O( a year ago. E-
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rnaElnM nnMns
TESTERS WEEKLY COTTON STATEMENT

Comparisons are to actual dates not to close c corresponding weeks
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State Of WsrId's VlsIble supp
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-08-16
RETURN VERDICT
IN MCCOY CASE

LOS ANGELES, Aug. Is. The
Coroner's jury investigating the death
of Mrs. Theresa Mors has returned
verdict that death was due to a
gunshot wound inflicted by persons
known or unknown The suicide
theory was partly substantiated by
DR.. Wagner, witness who explain
ed to the jury that the absence of
powder marks on the head might
have been caused by cartridge
charged with smokeless powder
A search for the fifth victim of
the Kid Mccoy tangle was carried
on last night as an investigation
started as the result of new infor-
nation given to the District At
torney by McCoy's sister. This is
according to copyrighted article
in the Los Angeles Examiner today
in which Mrs. Thomas amplified her
statements in connection with the
shooting.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-08-16
MEATS
NEEDED BY U. S.
WITHIN IS YRS,

EDINBURGH, Aug 16-At the
concluding session here of the Scot
tish cattle breeding conference. when
review of the cattle situation in
the chief countries of the world was
under discussion, Major f. n. Went
worth, of Armour's Bureau, Chicago,
said that the entire United States
had already passed in consumption
the rate of production in sheep and
mutton, and was at the balancing
point in beef He believed as the
industrial population increased and
while wage levels remained high,
it would be very possible within the
next Is years for the British col
onies to export produce to the Unit
ed States.
Major Wentworth said also he did
not think the United States would
ever become market for imported
pork and bacon, but that America
was certain to become a definite
market for beef, sheep and lamb. and
dairy products.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-08-16
RESUME SEARCH
FOR COLD: men
OUT IN MONTANA
Large Companies Are Re-
ported Going to Operate
Small Miners Busy.

HELENA, Mont, Aug. 16-Quartz
prospectors are roaming the Montana
hills, gulches and abandoned min
ing camps this summer In such num-
ber as to arouse speculation among
the early settlers as to whether the
cry of gold" again may lure hun
dreds into the areas where few
men have ventured since the early
sixties.
Free milling ore veins have long
since been exploited. and in most
cases abandoned by the individual
prospector, to be taken over by the
larger companies or operated on a
small scale by miners. Gold laden
sands in the creek beds where old
placer camps We're located have been
panned and repanned, yielding mil
lions in the early sixties, until bed
rock strata turned the fortune seek.
ers to other fields. Forced to dis.
continue the placer mining on a
large scale. the pioneer prospectors
in the search for quartz. hoping to
discover veins of sufficient size to
warrant construction of stamp mills
and reduction works.
Reports from the early-day camps
indicate renewed activity at Virgin
ia City and Alder Gulch, one of the
richest of early-day sites, while in
Confederate Gulch, 80 miles east of
here, come stories of occasional mug.
gets in sliuce boxes.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-08-16
MAKES CHARGES
CAINST VETS
HOSPITAL MEN
Testimony Given that Pa
tients Begged or Atten-
ton But None Given.

PORTLAND Ore, Aug. 16.-Pa-
tients testifylng at the investigation
of the American Legion looking to-
ward the removal of DR.. Frank Cor
don, Superintendent, and DR.. C..
NJ. Tinney, receiving officer, said
radio operators burned veterans in
the United States hospitals to the
number of II and the attendants
refused to give any medicine the
physicians ordered. Orderlies slept
at their posts while the sick begged
attention. The witnesses declared
Gordon was informed of the facts
but refused to act
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-08-16
MOTHER FINDS LOST SON =
after Is YEARS. ABSENCE

IN inspection trip TO the Babuyan
Stands, brought news that Frank
sapp, an American. operated saw
Mill on the Island OF Camiguin in
he Babuyan group and that he had
constructed number of RATS on
which he transported the II natives
from Babuyan Island who were pan
'c stricken by the active volcano
there. to Camiguin Island for safety
Sapp gave employment to the nd
tives in his sawmill.
On the next trip Of the Pathfilier
to the Babykans mail from Sfils
mother will be sent to him. Mean.
while a letter from the police de-
partment is on its way to Mrs. Ss.rp.
telling her that her son has been
located,
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-08-16
MARTINS PLANE
F0UND;W WRECKED
BEYOND REPAIR
Worlds Flight Plane Found
Thirty Miles from Port
: Moller by Sullivan.

PORT MOLLER, Alaska Aug. 16.
William Sullivan. fireman at the
fish hatchery has reported to the
cannery officials there that he
found the airplane wrecked when
Major Martin was attempting his
hop from Chignik to join the other
world tiiers at Dutch Harbor
Sullivan said the plane struck
gradual slopc of land and there was
no mountain within a mile of the
spot
Sullivan is of the opinion the
plane was flying lower than $50
feet due to the fog, and a higher
level was necessary to clear cleva-
uons in the vicinity.
The plane was found 80 miles
from the cannery and is hopelessly
shattered. The spot where the plane
crashed is between Bear and Sandy
Rivers on the forks of Cole Creek
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-08-16
Oil Scandals Not Receiving
Attention Of President
As People Demand.
NEGOTIATIONS ABROAD
CONDUCTED BY BANKERS
Government Is Out of Foreign
Policy -Rotteness Causes
No Surprise.

HELENA Aug. 16 United
GATES Senator Thomas J Walsh, of
Montana. opening the Democratic
campaign in this State here last
night, said today the President is
giving no thought to the more Sc
iious aspects of the oil scandals and
has no "sensitivencss to official
misconduct that the American peo-
pie expect and demand of a Presi-
dent
Senator Walsh declared the four
leading campaign issues are honest
government, revenue, tax and for
oign policy. the latter which has
been one of isolation with the
present administration.
Referring to the reparations nc
eotiationa of Dawes and owen ID.
Young. Senator Walsh said they
went abroad as private individuals
with no authorization from this
government and as representatives
Off group Of international bankers
who took the conduct of foreign
affairs of this country out of the
government hands and are direct
ing the course of exchanges at the
council tables in London
Reviewing the present admins
tration Senator Walsh said twice
has ii been found wanting and now
asks to be tried a third time.
The Republican leaders affect to
regard the revelations and shortcom-
ings as no consequence and the
misdeeds OF associates as a matter
of course or as the President said:
manifestation of after war eff
fects.'
Senator Walsh expressed surprise
not st tho rottenness that existed
but that there was not more Of it. .,
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-08-16

MANILA. Aug. ga letter from
mother in Danville, KY, to tho
Manila police department has beer
the means of locating long los
son. Twenty-Five years ago Frank
Sapp enlisted in the army and cam,
to the Philippines where he served
during the insurrection. At the end
of his enlistment he remained here
engaging in various occupations.
In her letter TO the police depart
ment Mrs. Sapp wrote that her son
had never written home since he en-.
listed in a volunteer regiment. bui
that she heard indirectly that he
was in the Philippines in the lumber
busiess.
The coast guard steamer Path
finder, which recently returned from
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-08-16
WHALE FEATHERS
SHIPPED SOUTH
Large Shipment from Alaska
Reaches Tacoma for East
for Women S Hats.

TACOMA, Wash. Aug. i6. A
large shipment of whale feathers"
has passed through here for the east
to find their way on the hats of the
women of America. The feathers"
came from Alaska and are known
to the trade as "ostrich gloss" a
substitute for ostrich feathers. They
are from four to eight feet long and
retain their curl indefinitely. The
feathers" are fiaments from a
food straining appartus found in the
Arctic whale.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-08-16
MAJOR MADDOX
WILL HELP OUT
ON DEFENSE DAY
Is Named Special Representa-
tive Of Major Morton
Assists Local Men.

HAINES, Alaska, Aug l6 Major
F. M. Maddox, 7th Infantry. Com.
manding officer at Chilkoot Barracks.
has been appointed special repre-.
sentative of Major General Charles
Morton, the Commanding Geenral
of the Ninth Corps Area, for the
purpose of assisting and cooperating
with the committee. headed by r.
r. Robertson of juneau and OF which
Mayor Goldstein Is a member, for
preparation for National Defense
Test Day, September ~, 1924. the
anniversary of the Battle of ST.
Mihiel.
In endorsing the War Depart.
ment's plan for the National De.
fense Test, recently. President Cool.
idge stated: Instead of being
military gesture. this plan Is the ex
act opposite. 1t Is a -militaristc
gesture of keeping down to it's low
est possible point the professional
military organization Of the United
States Our country has always re-
lied chiefly for its defense upon the
readiness of its patriotic manhood
to take up arms when necessity pre-
sented
"Our government Is compelled to
confront the realities of the world.
One of these is that international
agreement for limitation OF armies
has not been brought into effect.
That being the case, our laws pro-
vide a small permanent army and
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-08-16
Claims People Supporting
La Toilette "Just Because

PORTLAND, Ore, Aug. 16.-Those
supporting La Toilette are doing so
because the Republican and Demo-
cratic parties in the past have not
used control of the government ito
establish justice and promote gen.
eral welfare to secure the blessin ss
of liberty" for the people, U. s.
Senator Henrik Shipstead, of Min
nesota, declared in an address last
night at the opening of the La
Toilette campaign in Oregon.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-08-16
Adventures to South
Seas Return; No Treasure

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug 16.-With
combined assets totalling 2,400 feet
of film, 20 adventurers. hungry but
happy. arrived here late yesterday
Norwhal. after an absence of Is
months in the South Seas.
The men bought the old vessel
and financed the voyage themselves
Their mission was to find hidden
treasure. They did not,
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-08-16
EXPERTS SEEK LIGHT ON WAYS
OF WOMEN OF 1000 YEARS AGO

The articles. in the judgment of
the experts, date back to about 12O
B. c. The ring, of artistic though
barbaric design. has been placed in
the museum of Christiana Univer-
sity. while the vanity box has been
going the rounds among experts
who are eager to determine IL 1t
contained powder puff among
its appurtenances, or, IL not, what
might have been in use to take its
place in those days.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-08-16
Large Naval Fleet Is
Anchored Seattle Harbor

SEATTLE. Aug. 16.-Five battle
ships. 1S destroyers and five types
of other war craft are anchored in
Elliott Bay today after weeks man.
euvers in the North Pacific off Cape
Flattery.
Three battleships and five destroy
ers went to Tacoma.
Two crippled destroyers are at
the Bremerton Navy Yard for re-
pairs,
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-08-16
PATIENT SMOKES;
DOCTORS OPERATE
Especial from News-Miner. }

FAIRBANKS. Alaska, Aug. 10
A surgical operation. the first to be
performed under local aneasthetic
only. was highly successful when
f. VanGundy. Assistant General
Manager of the Alaska Railroad,
had his appendix removed at st.
Joseph's Hospital this morning.
The patient was apparently obliy-
ious to what was occurring and
smoked a cigarette while the doc
tors worked.
The operation was performed by
DR.. J. n. Romig. Alaska Railroad
surgeon here. and Capt. Haverstock
army surgeon stationed at An
chorage.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-08-16
Leaders Of Smuggling
Ring for Aliens Sought

SEATTLE, Aug. 16.-Leaders of
an alien smuggling ring between the
United States and British Columbia
are being sought by Seattle immi-
grafton officers following the cap
ture last Tuesday of five Czecho-
Sloyakian men at Sumas. Wash,
and two women later at Blaine. The
latter were deported to Canada. They
attempted to enter by a small boat
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-08-16

CHRISTIANA. Aug. 16.-What If
believed by experts to have been
kind of vanity box used by the wo-
men of 1000 years ago, and a neck
ring of solid gold, were unearthed
recently on farm by a peasant
who gave the articles to his children
for playthings
Collectors eventually heard of the
discovery and induced the children
10 part with their ancient toys.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-08-16
CANDIDATE FOR
GOVERNOR OUT
AGAINST KLAN
Lieut.. Gov. Coyle Of Wash
ington States His Posi-
ton Most Clearly.

SEATTLE. Aug. 16.-Lieut. Gov
Coyle, candidate for the Republican
nomination of Governor, in a signed
statement said:
Il am a Protestant, of American
birth, and unequivocally oppose the
Ku Klux Klan."
He further stated: This country
is settled by seekers of religious
freedom and either the principles of
the government founded are false or
there is no room in this country for
the Klan."
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-08-16
MEDIEVAL COURIER

"GDlGN VAL WV niEh
Lord Knollys was almost the last
of that long line of medieval cour-
tiers whose lives were spent in the
service Of royal masters. From his
birth, which took place under the
shadow of the throne for his grand
father was then arranging for the
coronation of the young Queen Vic
toria, he had been closely associat.
ed with the reigning monarchs OF
England. most of the time as con.
fidant and secretary
This service is a tradition with
the ancient family of Knollys II
began with his ancestor, Sir vii
liam Knolys, afterwards Earl OF
Banbury. and treasurer to Queen
Elizabeth. Another of his progeni-
tors was the Earl of Essex who was
sent to wait upon Mary Queen of
Scots when she was confined in
Bolton Castle where. so it is re.
corded. he taught that Queen to
speak and write English
His grandfather was a lord-in-
waiting to King William ". and
continued in the service of Queen
Victoria In time his father, Cen
eral Sir William Knollys. was treas.
urer and comptroller to King Ed
ward when he was Prince of Wales
Francis Knollys himself at the age
of ten acted as a page to Queen
Victoria and was a playmate of hei
children.
The boy wanted military career
and did obtain commission. but
this he soon resigned to accept the
<n--ks-.~l no-o
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-08-16
MOUNTAIN is A MOUNTAIN.

BELLINGHAM, Wash. Aug. %.
In rpply to the dispatch from
Port Moller saying William Sullivan
had found the wreck of the Martin
plane 80 miles from Port Moller
against foothill which could
have been passed Mt a height of
$50 feet and no mountain within
enc mile, Major Martin who Is Wis
iting here with his wife said:
Sullivan may call it ioothill.
but consider it mountain"
Martin declared the plane was
1000 feet above sea level when he
lit and said he and Scrgt Harvey
tramped in the snow trying to
reach the top of the mountain
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-08-16

LONDON, Aug. i0.-T'he date OF
August Is of 1926 is agreed upon
for the evacuation of the Ruhr by
the French and Belgians.
1t is also agreed to evaeuate
points outside of the Ruhr. which
are not in the district the French
and Belgians are occupying under
the Versailles treaty to demonstrate
good will.
The French and Belgians are
ready to evacuate Dormund and
vicinity 80 days after the French
Parliament ratifies the agreement
and it is further agreed that the
French and Germans begin negotia-
tions ON October 1 In Paris for
commercial treaties.
1t has also been agreed that the
French and Belgians will not insist
on retention of their nationals on
the German railways.
The French and Belgian ministers
this afternoon Joined in a statement
that 1t is obvious they enter sane
tion. whereby military evacuation
Of the Ruhr be complete by August
Is. Premier Macdonald gave ap-
proyal thus binding Great Britain
as far as possible.
Preparationh are being rushed for
a plenary session of the Interna-
tional Conference tonight to init
late an agreement for execution of
the Dawes plan. Many delegates
planned TO leave London tonight. :
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-08-16
Over 1,400 Forest Fires
Reported in California

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 16. A
total of lab forest fires to August
10 burned over $4,000 acres and
caused s3,OOO,OOO damage in Cali
fornia this year according to figures
of the United States Forest Service.
The Service declares that rs per cent.
of the fires were due to careless
ness.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-08-16
HELEN WILLS
new CHAMPION

FOREST HILLS, N. Y. Aug. Is.
In the presence of 5000 persons
and under a broiling sun. Helen
Wills this afternoon defeated Molla
Mallory. seven times titlist. VIM
ming the National women's singles
championship.
The score was 6-1 and 6-3.