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The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-07-22
MOB FORMS TO
LYNCH NEGROES;
KILLED A Girl
Klan Organizer Quiets Sew
eral Hundred Men by
Speaking a Prayer.

CAIRO. ILL.,, July PA mob of
three hundred formed in Pulaski
County this afternoon apparently
bent on lynching two negroes ten-
tativcly identified as the slayers OF
Daisy Wilson. Is years, in an at
tempted hold-up of her father s
store near Villa Ridge, carly today.
The girl went to her fathers
aeslstance when a negro intruder
grappled with him and a bullee
struck her in the head.
A posse with bloodhounds sought
the negroes for several hours but a
railroad man found them and sum
moned Sheriff Seymour Welch.vs
MOUND CITY. July %. Two
negroes suspected of Staying Daisy
Wilson have been lodged in the
county jail here.
This afternoon<gi F. Moreland
Ku Klux Khan organizer. quieted a
mob intent, on Iynching by speaking
prayer IN front OF the city hall
The sheriff then deputized several in
the crowd to guard the prisoners.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-07-22
DIVORCE EASY
IN RUSSIA IF
PARTIES AGREE
Decree Granted in Five Min.
utes for the Sum of
Fifteen Dimes.

MOSCOW. July 22-Russia offers
far more advantages to persons seek
ing divorce easily and quickly, than
any other country.
Under the new decree, divorce
can be granted in five minutes for
$3.50 if both parties agree.
If one objects the court brings
them to terms on the merits OF
the case.
Misconduct docs not constitute a
valid reason.
Desertion, religious superstition,
excessive religious piety, incompata-
bility of temperament divergence CT
political views are sufficient causes
There is sticker in the decree,
however.
Divorced persons cannot remarrp
within three years.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-07-22

CLEVELAND. July 22.-Ancestral
precedent does not Influence the i'm
migrant coming to make his home In
American cities. If survey of for
eign consulates here is conclusive
Statistics show that natives of Eur.
opean countries despite most of
them having agricultural heritage.
locate in cities and engage in indus
trial pursuits.
There are many reasons for this,
according to the consuls. The Czech
oslovak consul blames foreign en-
ployment bureaus to a certain de-
gree. These bureaus. he says. bring
natives of his country to direct EN-
ployment in industrial centers, prin-
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-07-22
alien POPULATION IN CITIES
IS BLAMED ON LABOR BUREAUS

cipally for steel mills. Landing at
the steel mill with people of his
own kind, the native remains. Many
who are unable to speak the Eng
lish language, choose to live in for
eign settlements In cities where
their native social life can be main
tanned.
Consuls we're unanimous in their
opinions that immigrants would bet
ter themselves by settling In agri.
cultural centers. There. they say
the foreigners would more quickly
learn the language and customs OF
America and find greater domestic
peace.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-07-22
Navy STARTS
TASK TO HELP
GLOBE FL|ERS

NEWPORT, r. l., July 22-The
United States Navy has began the
task of keeping watch on the At
lantic for the Army world fliers.
The cruiser Richmond Is leaving
port today in advance of dozen
ships to be stationed on the route
between England, Scotland. Orkney
Islands, Iceland. Greenland, Labra-
WASHINGTON. July %. The
Air Service, in statement today,
said the army globe hiers will not
leave Brough, England, before
August l.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-07-22
"SH|EK" HERO OF THE SCREEN
GIVES WAY TO AMERICAN TYPE

Los ANGELES, July 20 The day
of the "shiek" In motion pictures
Is gone. killed by the American
type according TO Leading stars
and directors CT Hollywood
The sforeign-looking heroes have
lost their vogue, and fall styles ih
leading men for the films demand
plain Americans.
The women who have to play op-
posite the male stars of the screen
are said to have had great deal
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-07-22
CAMPAIGN IS PLANNED.

CHICAGO, July 22.-COngressman
Nelson. La Follette's manager, an
nounced today that La FNollette and
Wheeler will open their campaign
on the Atlantic Coast and then b.
divergent routes will make tour Of
every State in the Union, determined
to swell the insurgent bloc in tho
Senate. The two candidates plan 10
let the voters know which C3n-
gressional candidates the Senator
favors.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-07-22
Seattle Fighter Dies in
Canada from His Injuries

MOOSEJAW, July 90. = William
James Plaine. of Oflundblane, Sas-
katchewan, died last night at
Assinibonia, from injuries received
Saturday night when under the
name of Joe Meehan, of Seattle, ne
boxed Harry Twist, of Mooseiaw and
sustained fractured skull which
produced cranial hemorrhage.
SEATTLE. July %. Neither
Plainc nor a boxer by the name OF
Meehan are known here
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-07-22
Woman Divorces
Mate Who Loved
His Mother More

SAN FRANCISCO, July 22.--Be-
cause she believed her husband loved
his mother more than he loved her,
Mrs. Ouita Sullivan Waterman Sc
cured divorce In Judge Grahams
court from William II. Waterman
on grounds of cruelty.
Waterman, who is bean broker
is said to have left for Europe with
his mother. BY agreement, Mrs
Waterman was awarded $4,000 in lieu
of all claims for alimony.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-07-22
YIN. C.A.B0YS
ARE G0R|LLAS

PORTLAND. Ore. July 22-Two
boys of the Y. M. c. A. camp at
Spirit Lake on the slopes of Mount
Helens believe they are the "gor-
illas' the prospectors reported hurled
stones at their cabin
Maxwell Pierce. In letter re-
ceived by his parents. wrote I'VE
stumbled on trail which led down
a canyon where miners cabin
was located and couple greeted us
with six shooters. We stoned the
cabin the next day and the pros
pectors evidently told the ape story
to the forest rangers"
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-07-22
Attempts to Take His
Life Second Time; Saved

PORTLAND. Ore, July 22-Olivcr
Cameron, rescued from the William
cite River last Wednesday after at
tempting suicide by plunging from
the bridge, last night made another
unsuccessful attempt to hang himself
by his bedclothes in the emergency
ward In the hospital at police head
quarters. The cries OF fellow In
mates brought a doctor who saved
his life
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-07-22
PROHIBITION IS
DEVILS SCHEME
Judge Talks Right Out Before
Students Of international
Convention.

COLUMBUS. o.. -uiy 22.--Judge
Rutherford President of the Inter-
national Bible Students. attending
their international convention, said
today that prohibition was i
scheme of the devil himself"
Judge Rutherford declared that 1t
was impossible to reform men by
legislation" and added;
Il do not believe in men getting
drunk but it is not my business to
tell them they cannot get liquor
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-07-22
Herring Are Reported
Plentiful in Baltic

WARNEMUDE, Germany. July q.
Colossal schools of herring are IL
evidence in the Baltic Sea off tn
coast of Holstein and Meckenburg
In the Bay of Fischland, east oil
Warnemude. several fishermen ths
other day hanled in 10000 pounds
of herring in single nights catch.
Not knowing what TO do with such
a big quantity, they simply loaded
their catch in wagons and drove
around to the neighboring towns and
villages. offering the fish for song
Many farmers bought them to feed
to the pigs.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-07-22
German Embargo on
Grain Products End

BERLIN. July 22.-The embargo
on German grain, flour and grain
products has been removed by a
decree OF the ministry of agriculture
which. however. promises to curb
the export of these products, il "it
assumes alarming proportions"
The government justifies its ac.
tion by pointing out the difficulties
OF the farmers who are unable to
dispose OF their products at home.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-07-22
KETCH|KA GIRL
DUPES DEALERS;
FORCES CHECKS
Desire for Finery to Dazzle
Sailors Of Fleet Gets
Her Into Trouble.

SEATTLE, July 90 An overwhelm
ing desire for finery to welcome the
sailors of the fleet, carried RATHER.
inc Kline. Is years, of ketchikan,
Alaska, since May / to turn forger
and dupe merchants out of over
$500.
The girl msrried a sailor of the
battleship Oklahoma two weeks ago
He was ignorant of her check pass
ing.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-07-22

to do with the passing of the shiek
Said one. "See America first. is
my slogan, and that goes for lead
ing men as we'll as for the Grand
Canyon"
.Patent leather hair and passion
ate black eyes.-woru half closed
are all right In their places, but
they are not pant of the makeup
OF real American. declared an
other star.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-07-22
DAKOTA
FARMER-LABOR
out FOR BOB
Repudiate Candidacy Of Will
lam Z. Support
Wisconsin Man.

SIOUX ALLs. July 22.ZThe Far
mer Labor Party Of South Dakota
will give entire support to La Fol-
lettc for repudiating the candidacy
of William Il. Foster, indorsed by
the National Farm Labor Party the
executive committee announced to
day In a statement
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-07-22
DENSE FOG PREVAILED.

NEW YORK, July 22.-The col
lision occurred in a dense fog. the
looliouts being unaware until few
seconds before the crash.
The bow of the Swift Arrow cut
deep hole in the Boston. dis
abling the Iatters engines and stop
ping the steam and electric supply.
Passengers were Immediately ord
cred to the boats
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-07-22
Confesses Staying Father
For Cussing Around House

HUDSON, Wis. July 22.-William
Kruger, 81, is alleged to have made
a confession in which he said he
killed his father with an iron bar
because he was always swearing
around the house. The body was
buried in an abandoned hog pen.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-07-22
Depreciation Of Silver
Is Worrying Mexicans

MExIco cry. July ~. The
Government is worried over the
constant depreciation of silver ami
1T is reported plans to facilitate
the exploitation of gold mining are
being considered.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-07-22
Man KILLED BY
LIGHTNING BOLT

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, July 22.-
w. |. Smith, of Tacoma, was killed
by lightning yesterday afternoon,
which struck school house in
which he and party of tourists
had taken refuge in during a cy-
clone and electrical storm. The
storm caused big damage to crops.
Two Others in the Smith party
were burned by the bolt.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-07-22
Government Oil Suit
Starts Next October

Los ANGELES, July %. = The
trial the government will seek to
regain control of Elk Hills Naval
Oil Reserve from the Pan n-Americaa
oil interests will begin here on Oc-
tober 90 it was announced today at
Federal Judge McCormack's hearing
on arguments by Atlee Pomerne aud
Frank ]. Hogan, counsel for the de-
fense.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-07-22
Escapes Posse But
Dies in Quicksands

YUMA. Ariz.. July 22.-William
Jones. confessed slayer. escaped last
night from sheriff's posse wh3
rained a fusilade of shots at him.
He lost his life. however. during tho
night in the quicksands of the Colo
RADIO River.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-07-22
PLAN r. r. CAMPAIGN

CHICAGO, July 22.-L. E. Shep-
ard, OF Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Presi-
dent of the Order of Railway Con-
ductors, has arrived here to take
charge OF the Headquarters of the
Railroad Brotherhood's campaign in
behalf of U. S. Senator Robert NJ.
La Toilette.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-07-22
Sale of Beer by
Glass Wins in
B. c. Plebiscite

VANCOUVER. B. c., July
22.-The sale OF beer by the
glass won by majority of SO
in the recent plebiscite accord
ing to announcement today.
Absent votes were counted
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-07-22
Judge Criticised, Editor
Sent TO Jail for 3 Months

LAS VEGAS. N. Mex. July "a
Judge Lcahy OF the District Court
t0Gay committed Carl G. Magee, of
the New Mexico Tribune, to three
months in Jail for editorials criti-
cising his decisions.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-07-22
FOURTH VICTIM DEAD.

NEWPORT, July 2Z.-RObert L.
Copeland, passenger. brought ashore
from the Boston, died late this after
noon. making four dead.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-07-22

Los ANGELES, July 22. The
Associated Motion Pictures Produc-
ers of California have passed a reso-
luton pledged to establish a better
class of pictures and bar salacions
pictures,
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-07-22
BOSTON ToWED IN.

NEWPORT. n. l., July 22.-The
Boston was towed in here this after
noon with the bodies of two men
and woman. all unidentified as it
is impossible to remove them from
the wreckage of their staterooms.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-07-22
HAD 698 ABOARD.

NEW YORK, July 22.-The East
crn Steamship Company announced
the Boston carried 696 passengers
aboard at the time of the accident
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-16
DIR. FRANK CRANES
DAILY EDITORIAL
The Soil.
The sou.
By DR.. FRANK CRANE,


YEyHE soil is the mother of US all
There as many kinds Of soil there people
to look at it.
There is the rainy and the dusty road.
There is the plowed land the grassy meadow.
essy the elements and there the thick lush soil Of the
Mississippi Valley.
We are all growths Of the soil.
Men spring up esofthevalley mountain flowers
The ideas which have come from the SOIL which is the
bosom of all seeds
Within The soil lies all life as within the fecund womb
It only awaits the touch Of the husband who the sum-
which brings its rain and warmth to bear upon her.
Then she gives forth all things rpens all Seeds Of which
mankind is one.
The soil is made up largely of forms Of departed e dead
leaves and wood and bodies Of animals It the graveyard
of life the time that it the birthplace of life
Life springs from itself 1t is the unexplained phenomenon
of the earth.
The soil always holds kinds Of seed For any por
ton of it. taken from any depth and subjected to heat and
moisture, some sorts of seeds will terminate.
l find similar thing to be true of myself There is
certain part of me which the soil and brings forth
strange creatures
Man controls his DESIRES be sure but he cannot control
the rise OF his desires in the first place These desires
part of the soil of which he is composed To change them
one would have to go back several generations.
do not condemn my SOIL am Of its humanity and moth
ing grows but has grown other persons And have
excellence that is not also theirs
Beneath us all is the deep soil Of the human
What cheap and tawdry thing is therefore for to
be proud OF his gifts aanments for those evidences OF
special genius not his but belong to his
copyright Mcclure Newspaper syndcate)
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cOpyTigAt 1924. b Ssas Company.

Many people understand by eve
ming the first half of the night.
The word day is used in two
senses. The astronomer means by
a day, the whole of the twenty
four hour period, occupied by the
earth in making a single rotation
on it's axis. His day begins at
night when the Vernal Equinox
Is on the meridian. But in pop
ular usage, day is distinguished
from night by the possession Of
sunlight. Conventionally day be-
gins at sunrise and closes at sun.
set, but the long bright twilights
Of morning and evening practi-
cally extend its reign by furnish
ing an additional hour or two Of
partial illumination by sunlight
reflected from the atmosphere
while the sun is below the horizon.
The astronomer also uses the
solar day, but counts its hours
from to "a, and hitherto he has
started it at noon instead of mid.
night. But next year the astro.
nomical solar day will, like the
civil" day, start at midnight.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-16
AYERS GREED RESPONSIBLE
FOR FRANKS CRIME

now, he viii be a sad sight at
middle life. His poor mind will be
so crammed with self that I fear
for the mental fitness Of the next
generation.
While the two Chicago youths,
by their own confessions, are
guilty Of q terrible crime against
an innocent child, yet in all fair
ness let US stop and consider the
apparently decayed minds Of these
two boys.
Poor. neglected little rich boys!
Products Of this age Of greed for
self! To my mind, they should be
committed to an asylum for the
insane, for to any sane person
their acts portray mental decay.
The greed Of society for an eve
for an eye, Of course, might over.
rule justice. This is to be seen.
In the meantime, let our leaders
change their tactics.
Don't set the example Of greed
to youth. Fathers and mothers
neglecting the characters Of their
children in their mad rush for
gold and fame. statemen jeopardy
ing youthful loyalty to flag and
country by their desire for gold,
and ministers Of the gospel flaunt-
ing in the face Of youth the un.
fitness of Gods Bible.
The jurors who sit on this case
should think Of their duty to
youth as well as themselves. In
fact, q jury of young men might be
more favorable to justice than
their fathers.
OLIVER M. TRACEwELL.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-16
ID. C. MAN EXASPERATED OVER
CUSTOMS MIDDLE

ages to be marked as above,
under pain Of extradition, and
that now made It impossible for
q certain member Of my family
to have this necklace. It must
60 back to the London postotfice,
where the sender was supposed
to formally indicate on the pack
age that what had already been
done might be done.
Damn said I. Does this
sort Of thing happen often?"
The customs official admitted
regretfully that Il did.
And when win I get the neck
lace?"
In weeks, months, he did not
know; and informed me that pack.
ages thus returned to foreign
lands have q way. Of getting lost
In some dead letter office and
never turning up again in Amer.
lea. God knows what becomes
Of them! He was sympathetic,
but regulations must be- obeyed
And i came away without the
necklace.
I wish the Secretary Of the
AA0@CuEy VI ZIG EOSLul48LGE GSu-
eral Of the United States would
explain to me why this matter
could not have been settled with
out requiring that poor little
necklace-in It's nice leather Gox
to make two extra trips across
the Atlantic Ocean. What harm
would have been done to anybody
by GLOWING me TO pay whatever
was necessary and come into
possession OF my property?
CLEVELAND M0FFETT.
p. S.-The joke Of It is that
just a. / had finished this letter
lat q hotel writing dcslx) and re.
lieved my wrathful feelings. an
old friend tapped me on the
shoulder and asked what was
so absorbed about. When I told
him, he suggested that the thing
might be arranged. and an hour
later I received a telephone cali
that an exceptional ruling had
been made in my case and that
] could get the necklace by s'ln.
ply paying the duty on u. Which
! did--tho moral being what9
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dian above the horizon at noon.
But, saying nothing of the smaller
shift produced by adjustment to
mean time and standard time, IL
the clock is set to daylight saw
ing time, the sun does not cross
the midnight line until an hour
shown by the clock. The first
after the fictitious midnight
half Of the night is shortened
to three and one.half hours, while
the second half" is heightened to
five and one.half hours.
The term evening" is very
ambiguous, and has no place in
astronomical Technology, though
sometimes used in a popular sense,
as when speaking Of evening
stars" Evening" ! was taught
meant the time between the be-
ginning of twilight and a boys
bedtime. When there was com.
pany we found to our Joy that
evening" sometimes lasted until
8 or 10 o'clock. I have known
the term to be applied SO as to
include also the whole afternoon
after the hot hours are past.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-16

Editor The Washington Times:
r IFE-what is life?
Life itself would be crafty.
- ing, II it were not for those
who comprise the majority. In
sipid. Whitney individuals, goaded
on through the spirit Of gluttony.
too weak to admit their faults,
but strong enough always to ad-
NIT the faults Of others for them.
When one stops to consider the
vastness OF the world and the
wonders of nature, he should but
realize his own smallness. That
brain Of his can function just &C
far, and then no farther.
Something IL bound to snap,
then, as Is evidenced in the case
Of Leopold and Loeb. Two youths
not unlike their neighbors. goaded
on through gluttony Of under
standing, their poor young minds
saturated with learning. Not the
knowledge Of human love and
sympathy, but the selfishness Of
life. Oh, why does not the world,
through its great institutions Of
learning, impart to the young the
necessity of brotherly love and
understanding? Let them under
stand their own frailty, each and
every one. Impress on them the
greatness Of God and the small.
ness Of man in comparison. Cease
to teach that mans mind Is abso-
lutely superior-that 1t never
reaches the breaking point.
With the increase In higher cdu.
cation, there is naturally an in
crease in cyclists. II the modern
youth continues as he is headed
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Editor Of The Washington Times:
As an indication Of exasperat-
ing stupidity or inefficiency
4 "A in the customs department,
allow me to cite the pathetic case
Of a pearl necklace that happen
to know about. This II not an
expensive necklace, but I suppose
the laundering would have been
lust as inexcusable II It had been.
A month ago I read about this
necklace in the London Illustrat.
ed News. It was described as an
admirable imitation, sixteen inches
long, with a gold clasp, IN q
leather box-all for a guinea.
Being a trusting person, I en-.
closed q IS bill and awaited 70.
suits. The other day I received
a notification from the United
States Post Office. bidding me
present myself at the customs Of
flee for the opening Of a pack
age that seemed to contain
dutiable goods. I presented my
self and was shown the necklace,
which was quite UP TO specified
tions-leather box. gold clasp and
GOOD looking pearls. i expreBBeu
my satisfaction and asked how
much the duty was.
1.-Two dollars and ninety-five
cents" the customs officials fig
ured, but I am sorry to say you
cannot have the pearls"
why not?"
Because we must send them
back to London"
"Why 30, II I pay the duty?"
Because the London firm that
sent this necklace to you neg.
lected to mark on the package:
May be opened for customs pur-
poses before delivery to ad.
dressee.'"
But I am the addressee," I
expostulated. "You have opened
the package. I am here to pay
the duty"
The customs official shook his
head and was obdurate. He
quoted q ruling Of the Secretary
OF the Treasury and the Post.
master General Of the United
States, applicable March I. 1924,
that requires all dutiable pack.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-16
On a Stone in the Ruins Was
Written 4 Will Rise Again.
That Stone Is the Foundation Of St Paul Cathedral
Good Thing for Discouraged Men to Remember

Here part Of letter, Everything seems to have gcn
wrong with have tried but failed, and discouraged
ollows line Of discouraging details-and then ths)-
where in such ruined life can find hope?'