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The Alaska daily empire., 1925-05-27

is the upper left-hand corner, not
the back" says the postmaster gen
eral. the dead letter office could
be closed and a vast amount of
money, time and energy saved More
than 99 percent of dead letters con-
tain no clue to the sender on the
envelope.
Mistakes are bound to occur, but
investigation of claims and COM
plants divulges that in the vast ma
jority OF cases II is the mailer rath-
er than the postal clerk who makes
the error. We are going to try to
do better. We are striving for that
goal of perfection. and we would
like for you to cooperate with us
and help reducing that appalling
dead letter revenue. 1t can be
done by:
Addressing letters plainly. leav-
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The Alaska daily empire., 1925-05-27
Miners CAUGHT
| BY EXPLOSION;
RESCUE HELD Up
Fumes So Dense in Mine that
Rescue Workers Un-
able to Penetrate.

RALEIGH. N. Car, May 27. -
Sixty-five men are entombed in the
mine of the Carolina Coal Company
eight miles from Sanford by a gas
'explosion.
Fumes are preventing the clearing
IOf the mine to reach the men.
Late this afternoon six more bod
les were recovered.
Two men failed to penetrate the
mine with gas masks on account of
the fumes
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-05-27
OLD STORY REVIVED.

SEATTLE, May 27.-The story of
the refusal of a Signal Corps op-
orator refusing to send a message
for Amundsen, at Eagle, Alaska,
December s, Of 1906, when he
tramped in from Herschell, after
leaving the Gjoa to get medicine for
q member OF his crew, is told in a
message here. A Signal Corps officer
dining with Erastus Brainerd, for
mer Seattle newspaper editor, men
toned the incident. Brainerd paid
the tolls and got the message
through which announced to the
world the discovery of the North
west Passage. This caused a diplo-
matte inquiry but the matter died.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-05-27
NO REASON TO RESPAIR.

OSLO, May 27.-Dr. Hesselberg
Chief of he Weather Bureau in
the Norwegian capital, said there is
no reason to despair even if Capt.
Amundsen is not heard from for sew
was equipped with skis, tents and
with this equipment he. believed the
explorer might reach Cape Colum-
bia, Ellsmore Land, northwest of
Greenland.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-05-27
Defunct Bank Attorneys
Dismissed by Supervisor

OLYMPIA, Wash, May 27.-Bank
Supervisor Johnson has dismissed
w. V. Tanner, former Attorney Gen
eral, and p. Garyin. as attorneys
for the defunet Scandinavian Am
erican Bank of Seattle, and employ
ed J. Y. C. Kellogg and Robert M.
Jones effecting a savings OF $433
monthly. 1t is stated the liquida-
tion charges will be reduced $2,100
monthly beginning June /.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-05-27
Law Prohibiting Teaching
OF Evolution Is Attacked

ATLANTIC CITY, May 27.-Ten-
nesee's law prohibiting the teaching
of evolution in the Public School
is attacked as being inimical to
progress of science and public well
fare in resolution presented to the
House of Delegates of the American
Medical Association.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-05-27
WHEREABOUTS OF
AMUNDSEN IS NOT
CAUSING " 0 R R Y
Fund for Raising Relief for
Expedition Is Held Up
for Present Time.

SAN DIEGO. Cal, May 27-The
fund for raising an expedition for
relief of Amundsen has been placed
in allegiance on receipt of a tele-
gram from Vernon Prentice, of New
York, Chairman of the Amundsen
Advisory Committee, which stated
no concern is felt
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-05-27
MEuSEL MAKES
TENTH HOMER

NEW YORK, May 27.-Bob Meu'
sci make his tenth home run today
in the sixth inning scoring Dugan
and Combs and giving the Yankees
three run lead. The drive was
terrific one and passed the run
ming track into deep left center.
LOS ANGELES. May 27.-Wade
Killefer was today indefinitely sus
pended for wrangling with an um
pire at Salt Lake last Sunday.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-05-27
Whirled to Death When
Clothing Caught in Belt

SEATTLE, May 81. Egnar
Bjorklung was killed late yesterday
afternoon when his clothes caught
in a motor belt and he was whirled
around several times. being tossed
against the wooden sides OF the
room, -demolishing the walls.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-05-27
National Boys Press
Association Is Formed

NEW YORK, May 27.-The Ma
tiOnal Boys Press Association, mod
eled after the Associated Press to
serve SO newspapers edited by boys.
will be organized by the Boys Club
Newspapers Association formed at
the Nineteenth Annual International
Convention of the Boys Club Fed
Grafton.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-05-27
Democratic National
Chairman May Resign

WASHINGTON, May 27. = Glen
Shaver is expected to resign as
Democratic National Chairman and
party leaders are planning meet
ing within three weeks, having
agreed to select Congressman Will
lam A. Oldfeld, Of Arkansa. IL
Shaver resigns.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-05-27
Nineteen Liquor Boats
Leave Halifax fof South

HALIFAX, May 27. - Nineteen
liquor vessels have departed from
Halifax or Lunenberg, giving south
ern destinations including st. Pierre.
Havana, Nassau and Bermuda
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-05-27
French and Rifians
May Negotiate Armistic'

MOROCCAN TETUAN, May 27.
1t is reliably reported that the
Colonel in Chief of the French In
formation Service at Tangier is to
negotiate with Abdel krim to end
the Riffian offensive.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-05-27
Cannot Restrict Beer
Shops, British Columbia

VANCOUVER, B. c., May 81
Liquor Control Commissioner David
son met with merchants today at
the latters request and discussed
limiting the number of beer shops
in the city. Davidson said he must
do his duty and provide accommoda-
tions, with adequate requirements
and he had no means of restricting
licenses
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-05-27
PRESBYTERIAN
SPLIT FORECAST
BY MODERN|STS

COLUMBUS, Ohio. May 27-Pres-
byte-ian Modernists predicted a
split in the Presbyterian Church II
the Presbyterians uphold the stand
taken yesterday by the General AS.
sembly which adjourniug today, re.
quires a literal acceptance of the
Virgin Birth, for entrance to the
ministry.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-05-27
Great Northern Will
Enter Motor Bus Traffic

ST. PAUL, Minn.. May 27.--A call
for bids for 20, busses today indi-
Gated the Great Northern Railway
will enter the motor bus business
on highways In Minnesota.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-05-27
Plank Parachute Used
By Carpenter in Drop

SAN FRANCISCO. May 27.-Us-
ing a 15-foot plank for a parachute.
Ralph Harth, carpenter, fell five
stories and was not injured.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-05-27
OFFERS HISTORIC KNEE.

LOS ANGELES, Cal, May 27.-
Haakon Hammer announced he will
sell to the highest bidder, the knife
Amundsen whitfield the marker at
the South Pole, to swell the fund
for the seaplane searching expedi-
ton.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-05-27
Two Hundred and Forty
Five Dead Japan Quake

TOXIC, May 27.-Official state
ments place the casualties in the
earthquake and fire in the Tajima
district last Saturday at 245 dead
and 4S2 injured. 1t is said that
3.516 houses collapsed. The dam
age is placed at 25,000,000 yen.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-05-27
Quarrels with Wife;
Blows Himself In

WALLACE, Idaho, May 27.-Fol-
lowing quarrel with his wife. Nes-
tor Heine dynamited a shack near
his home here, killing himself
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-05-27
To Decide in Week on
Zanni's World Flight

SEATTLE, May 27.-Miguel Mo-
lima, Argentine Consul, announced
a decision is expected this week as
to whether Major Pedro Zanni will
continue his world fight, from Jap
an, where he landed late last year.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-05-27
NAVY READv TO HELP.

WASHINGTUN, Mpy 27.-Secre-
tary Wilbur regarded as remote any
chance OF sending the Shenandoah
to search for Amundsen. He said if
relief work is necessary, the navy
will do what it can
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-05-27

Professor J. T. Scopes. teacher OF
science in the Dayton tTenn.) high
school, was arrested for alleged vic
iation OF the State law against the
teaching of evolution in the schools
Liberals throughout the country In
terested themselves in his case,
while others, who oppose the teach
ing of evolution. endeayored to en-
list the services of William Jen'
nings Bryan for the State. Both
Bryan and Professor Scopes. by an
odd coincidence, are natives 0i
Salem. Ill
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-05-27
Sails for Aleutians
To Secure Fox Pelts

SEATTLE, May 27.-The schoon-
er Iskum sailed late yesterday for
the Aleutian Islands for fox pelts.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-05-27
Trial Of Shepherd
Is Postponed a Week

CHICAGO, May 27. The trial
of William d. Shepherd, charged
with the murder of William N. Nc
Clintock. was postponed for one
week following disqualification of
a juror.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-05-27

A5que: T.V. OcONNOI2 q KING GEORGE
Below JUSTI cE HOLMES & MAJ. GEM WOOD
T. " oConnor chairman of the United States Shipping Board
Government
Federaly Following
British subjects IA
milary his United
Justice Oliver Wendell Holiness eghyour CT Massachusetts,
rected
WASHINGTON, D. c. -,
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-05-27
EXPLOSION ON
WAKENA; BOAT
BURNS AT SEA
Floating Cannery Bound for
Alaska Destroyed-Nar-
row Escape Of Crew. !!

BULLETIN - NANAIMO, B. c..
May 27.-The tug Belle has picked
up Capt. MacNeil and all of his crew
of l6 men, who took to the Wa
kena's lifeboats, and brought them
here. Capt MacNeil said he and his
men left the burning boat when
the flames were beyond control The
men lost all of their personal be-
longings.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-05-27
TANK EXPLoDEs. FIRE.

lnNh LAX LOOEc, F1nE.
VANCOUVER, B. c., May al
Steamer Griffco, standing by. re
ported no sign of life on the motCc
freighter Wakena, small wooden
vessel burning near Nanaimo.
The Griffco heard the fuel tank
exploding and then witnessed tho
vessel bursting Into flames from
steam to stern.
The crew numbered about Is men.
Hone Is expressed that they es.
capped to Vancouver Island, or small
islands nearby when they found the
fire was beyond control
The Wakena belonged to the La
touche Packing Company and Was
enroute to Latouche as a floating
cannery Her cargo included 5000
gallons, of kerosene, 1000 gallons of
gasoline and 1000 gallons of dis
tillate.
Evening star., 1925-04-27
1nue to ShaHe Records Washington to Haze Big Tennis Season
QUIST AGAIN DENIES
CHARGES OF WILSON

LOS ANGELES. April 27.-Hugo
Quist, interpreterman naSer for PaaVo
Nurmi has reiterated his denial that
he had at any time discussed with
Kenneth l.. Wilson athletic directo"
of Drake University, the expenses
of his Finnish runner and Willie
Ritola in connection with proposed
appearance in the Drake relays.
Quist repeated that his only inter
view with Wilson was in Chicago on
April 19, and that on that occasion
nothing was said about expenses.
Nurmi and the eight Indian athletes
who yesterday lost Il three-mile race
to him after one of the pluCkiest bits
of opposition he has met in America
TO date all pursued their modest and
unassuming ways yesterday, far from
the crowd and as far as possible from
the ever-curious cameramen.
Nurmi celebrated Sunday and his
victory by passing up the taxi drivers
parked near his club quarters and TAX
ing long walk about the city. Later
he was persuaded to enter an auto.
mobile for a ride To the beach city
of Santa Monica, where he fed the
machine and took another long walk
up and down the seashore.
The Indians. who almost out
Nurmied Nurmi in their reluctance
to pose for photographers. We're back
at the Sherman Indian Institute at
Riverside, picking up the thread Of
student routine where they dropped
it to race Nurmi nt the Coliseum.
Their defeat by the Finnish marvel.
who ran the three miles in l415.9.
beating their best man, 19year- old
Thomas Humphrey. to the tape by 46
seconds, did not detract from the
glory Of the Redskin runner in the
minds of sport fans discussing the
race.
Evening star., 1925-04-27
LEACH AGAIN VICTOR
IN AL0YSIUS EVENT

Finishing 200 wards ahead of A.
Schaub, his nearest competitor. Melvin
Leach of the United States Marine
corps repeated his triumph of last
Sunday by taking first honors in the
second smile run staged bv the
Aloysius Club at Georgetown Univer.
sitX track
The Marine barrier made the dis
tance in % minutes and seconds
40 seconds less than his time in the
first race.
sFrank Smith, representing Catholic
University. took third place honors
or the 20 runners who faced the
starter. 10 completed the long grind
Order of finish:
!. Melvin Leach. L. 8. NJ. c. Time. 4s:s.
:. \. Schaub. Apache A. c. Time. 2S:42.
:. Frank Smith. Catholic University.
4. b. J.. Heinrich, GalfHudet College.
.. Grattan Montague. AI0ysius Club.
q. James III. Montague. AlOysius Club.
George Frager, Apache A. e..
y. John Englar, L. y. ii. c.
-. CASTOR Niacra, Woodward 4 Lo-
throp A. A.
10. Joseph Stempel, L. s. NJ. G.
Failed to finish--Frank Maloney, Leon 8.
Raymond, J. II. SmallwoGd, Kenneth j. Zoel-
Ter. 4. f. Abutt, AIOysius Seiple, jeremiah
c. ]. Webster.
Evening star., 1925-04-27

With the backing of both Federal
and District officials. the proposition
TO make a wonderful municipal fish
is sure to be carried through only a
comparatively small amount of money
is asked from local anglers, and while
subscriptions of only 81 each We're
requested, If every angler in the city
sent in his donation. the amount
would be greatly oversubscribed.
The fund has now almost reached
the halfway mark. This column
earnestly hopes that by the end of
the present week the fund will be
completed.
Herring Were Here.
One evening last week the herring
arrived in great numbers in the
waters of the Potomac around Wash.
ington. An item to that effect was
printed in The Star. but the attention
of this column was called to the fact
that some anglers went up the river
and, failing to snag any of the her
ring, telephoned in that the report was
incorrect.
The herring are in the river and
were at the time the report was
printed. The habits of fish are pecu-
liar. Sometimes they are where they
are reported to be and sometimes
they are not. 4 great many of the
river front men familiar with the
movement of this particular kind of
fish state that they rise and fall"
with the tide. In other words, when
Evening star., 1925-04-27

=
The Belle Haven and clubs in Win
chester. Fredericksburg. Va, and
Hagerstown and Frederick, Md, have
become members of the league.
The first match will he played in
May. probably at Winchester. with
eiShtman teams from each club.
The Kiwanis Club will hold its first
tournament of the season at the
Washington Golf and Country Club
tomorrow. A medal play handicap
event is scheduled. Members of the
club will he the guests of John l..
Power. Fred d. Paxton and r. G..
Hunt, all Of the Washington club.
Roland X. Mackenzie. the District
amateur champion. and Fred Mcleod,
the Columbia pro, paired admirably
Yesterday in an exhibition match at
Indian Spring to defeat Leo Diegel
pro at Glen oaks. Great Neck. Long
Island. and Peter Jackson, the Indian
Spring pro. and 4. 4 prize put up
by the club for the PLAYER who equaled
the par of Il was not won, 72S by
Mcleod and Diegcl being the best of
tho day.
Mackenzie and Mcleod were up
at the end of the first Is holes. and
increased the advantage TO at the
fourteenth hole of the afternoon
round, ending the match there.
The match was featured by the very
long driving of Roland Mackenzie
who more than held his own with the
lengthy tee shots of the pros The rs
registered by Mcleod and DiegeI both
Evening star., 1925-04-27

Early in June the scene shifts back
to Washington for the Wardman Park
invitation tournament on the hotel
courts. This event has been open only
to men and indications are that this
will again be the case
The Hotchkiss cup matches will be
staged in Richmond this year, about
the middle OF June. This event will
draw a team from the District
No date has as yet been announced
for the District tournament. the
Crowning event Of the local season
but it probably viii Immediately pre-
cede the Middle Atlantic tournament
which is assigned TO Baltimore the
second week in July.
Big Score is Promised.
From the feminine standpoint the
forthcoming season in the District
promises to be productive Of exceed
ingly close competition. There are
number of reasons for this prophecy
and each one swings a skillful racket
and is hot on the trail of the District
crown.
A glance at last years records re-
veals the fact that the first six play
ers, as ranked by the District tennis
committee. are SO matched that when
any two Of them takes the courts. it
is an even draw which one will come
off victor.
There is no such thing q s doping
it OUT ahead of time where the fem
mime stars Of the District are con-
cerned. They are as capricious about
changing their positions on the rank.
ing list as the prOverbisl woman is
about changing her mind. All of
which means an exceedingly inter
eSting season.
If there is ono outstanding figure
among them it is Marywill Wakeford.
present titleholder. But even she has
been so closely pressed to gain her
advantage that she must look TO her
laurels with all the skill she can en-
ploY in order TO retain it
The unexpected return 10 the local
field of three formerly prominent con
tenders for honors will add interest
to the approaching contests.
Mrs. Clarence Norment, jr.; Miss
Jennie DoolittIe and Miss Sara Doo-
little have all expressed their inten-
tions of entering the Spring events.
Evening star., 1925-04-27

Mrs. Norments return VIII doubtless
cause more than one feminine as
pirant an anxious moment. II was
she who startled the local tennis
world in / s24 by her spectacular de-
feat Of Mrs. Winifred Ellis. the Cali
fornia star who had held the District
singles title for two successive wears.
not TO mention numerous seCtIona
honors which she had acquired.
Is Clever Player.
Mrs. Norment has had something Of
a career herself. Aside from the Dis
trict title, she has won honors in both
singles and doubles events in Out-of-
town tournaments. Shortly before she
came to Washington she took the
Buffalo singles championship.
She has not entered any local events
since she became District champion.
The Doolittle sisters are we'll known
in Washington tennis circles. Jennie
was twice runner-up in the DistriC-
singles, one year opposing Marie
Winner. the Southern champion. IN the
challenge round. She has also held
the Montgomery Country Club chat
lenge cup at Blue Ridge Summit.
Pa. and for three years shared the
Monterey mixed doubles champion
ship. She will lead one of the tea
in the Womens Tennis League this
season. Her sister. Sara, will PLAY
No. position on the Racqueters. one
of the strongest teams in the circuit.
Many events for women are antiCi-
pated for the coming season. open
ing with the round robin matches
of the Women's League. There are
10 teams entered in these matches,
with eight players TO a team. The
title goes TO the team with the highes
average after each player has PLAYED
every other player in her position.
The first matches will be PLAYED off
this week. Each player is required
to play at least one match week
until she has completed those assigned
to her.
Evening star., 1925-04-27

the tide comes in they go upstream
with it, and when the tide recedes
they fall back with it. If this state
ment is true, an appropriate nickname
for these fish would be tide fish
The attention of this column was
also called to the unlawful catching of
bass at and around Great Falls. but
especially at the Falls. One angler
made a personal visit to tell of this
practice and TO request that something
be done to correct the evil. The at
tention of the Fish Commissioner of
Maryland is herewith called to this
fact and he is asked respectfully TO
instruct his game warden what to do
in the matter. The fishing laws of
Maryland specifically cover this point,
and yet the game wardens have not
made any arrests. so far as known.
Shad i'm Chesapeake Bay.
The most glowing reports concern
ing tish in Chesapeake Bay have
reached here. 4 dispatch from Balti-
more last Thursday stated that the
bay was full of shad making their way
to the headwaters to spawn. and that
police boat had been dispatched to
clear entangling nets from their way.
Other reports state that big catches
OF hardheads have been made in the
nets. and that the early anglers have
also made good sized catches. Harry
Evans. well known angler Of the head
quarters detective force on a recent
trip to Scotland Beach reported that
the hardheads were so numerous at
that place that the natives were sell
ing them for so cents hundred With
the warm weather Of the last few
days 1t is expected that great many
big catches will be reported before
the end of the week.
The United States Bureau of Fish
cries has been asked by state Game
Warden E. Lee lie Compile Of Balti.
more TO solve "A problem.
The inquiry comes from sudgeon
hshermen, who ask where the gud-
geon. which appear in great numbers
each Spring in stream near Balti-
more, come from.
The small fish, which are said to he
of the carp species. are found only in
the Spring. They are always es-
pecially plentiful in the Patapsco River
at Relay. where a dam prevents them
from proceeding farther upstream.
Whether they come from the Chesa-
peake Bay or from Il greater distance
is the question that has been asked
OF the Bureau of Fisheries.
Evening star., 1925-04-27

The small-mouth bass fills these re-
,1Jirements. This denizen of rocky
streams and cold lakes has proved TO
most fishermen that he can Outright
Iarze-mouth bass two to one With
The advent of light tackle as the most
popular fishing equipment, the small
mouth of late years has been more
and more appreciated. He is a light
tackle fish. The fy is the best small
mouth lure. and his environment and
habits fit in splendidly with the new
movement to fly-f1shing equipment. 1t
is mainly for this reason that he has
become so popular during the past
Two years.
The smallmouth is usually found
alone. hut ocCas sionally both he and
his brother, the large.mouth bass
called trout in the South and green
bass, straw bass, Oswego bass and A
lot of other names in various local..
tiesI are found in the same waters.
AS a rule they are easily distinguish
able. the small-mouth being inclined
70 a steel gray belly and Il green
bronze back, while the large-mouth is
mostly light green, with horizontal
black stripe.
But in case you don't believe in col
ors. here's how o. w. Smith. noted
angler and writer on angling subjects,
tells them apart:
Draw an imaginary perpendicu-
lar line through the eve: IL the
mouth opens beyond such line
stretches beyond it-you have
large.mouth before you; upon the
other hand If the opening does
not extend beyond the eye--ordi-
narily does not quite reach the i'm
aginary line-You have a small
mouth. That is easy to remember
and is sufficient generally, though
sometimes you will be in doubt per-
haps over a specimen in which the
mouth opening just reaches the
eve. There are other simple tests.
The scales of the small-mouth are
much smaller-noticeablv SO; about
IT rows on the cheek. In imma-
ture specimens the smail-mouth is
marked with bars and spots: never
shows the median line, which in
Young larse-mouth is such promi-
nent feature, reaching almost from