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The Alaska daily empire., 1925-07-09
MINING TAKES
new INTEREST
FRO NJ PUBLIC
People Are Willing to Invest,
Speaker Says-Risks
Are Not Great.

SEATTLE, July 9.-Increased in
terest in mining is reported by r
b. Hill. of the State Development
Department of the Chamber of Com
merce as the result of the forma-
tion of the Seattle Mining Club.
The need for authentic mining data
was also stressed at the meeting of
the club yesterday.
"The people are willing to invest
and we must give them good stock
to buy. Eightyfive per cent of the
commercial undertakings fail and
sixtyfive percent of manufacturing
enterprises fail but probably not
more than 25 per cent of well in
vestigated mining ventures fail,
Hill said
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-07-09
MORE TROUBLE
At CANTON IS
NOW EXPECTED
Attempt Made to Assassinate
Two New Oficials-Up-
heaval Is Feared.

CANTON, July 8. - Wupon Min,
Civil Governor of Canton's new gov
ernment, and isu Sung Chi Minis
ter of War in the same cabinet, are
reported to have been wounded by
an assassin who was killed by the
bodyguard of the two officials.
The situation is tense and all for
eign houses are closed as pre-
cautionary measure.
The Customs House and Post Of
flee are open but no business is be.
ing transacted.
A general upheayal is feared ow-
ing to the split in the government.
Three Chinese warships have ar
rived and are anchored near.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-07-09
DAYTON, TENN, ON NAP
LONG BEFORE SCOPES
i CASE, CITIZENS INSIST

DAYTON. Tenn, July 9.-While
the trial of John T. Scopes, charged
with violating the Tennessee law
prohibiting the teaching of evolution
in the public schools, has attracted
attention to this city from all parts
of the country, its citizens insist
that it was permanently placed on
the map long before on its own ac-
count. The trial scheduled to begin
tomorrow is expected. to bring to
the city large number of visitors
who never have been here before;
some, perhaps, who never have
heard of the place.
Citizens of Dayton take pride in
the city's claim to be the largest
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-07-09
YOUNG WOMAN
IN PARKED CAR
SHOT, KILLED

Los ANGELES, July 9.-Whilo
Theodore Stanford and Miss Edna
Killing were in parked automo-
bile outside the city last night, two
men drove alongside, pointed pistols
at the couple and commanded them
to put their hands up. Stanford
disobeyed and the intruders began
shooting without another word and
killed Miss Rolling and wounded
Stanford in the arm. The intruders
drove rapidly away.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-07-09
EPISCOPALIANS TOLD
80 ~ =
CHURCH DEPENDS ON
ACTIVITIES OF LAITY

NEW YORK, July 9-A severe
arraignment of the laity of the Ep-
iscopal Church for indifference to
their religious obligations Is contain
ed in report. made public today.
of the Commission on Increased Lay
Activities. which will be submitted
10 the Episcopal Triennial General
Convention at New Orleans October
Il to 90. The report is signed by
Burton Mansfield, corporation law
yer, of New Haven; John Stewart
Bryan, editor of the Richmond Va
lNews-Leader; Ira w. Stratton, for
mer mayor of Realing, Pa, and vii
lard Warner. prominent churchman
of Chattanooga.
IN the triennium now closing
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-07-09

OF ARCTIC is
RUSS SCHEME
Proposal of German Captain
Is Approved by So
Wet Committee.

MOSCOW, July Q. - The Soviet
Committee has indorsed the plan
which Captain Brouns, of Germany,
misars through Fritjof Nansen, to
establish dirigble route to Lenin.
grad via the Murmansk Coast on
the White Sea. to Obi Bay, to Lena
River and Bering Strait to Japan,
the flight to take seven days.
An exploration trip to Point Bar
row and for further exploration of
the Arctic is planned in the year
1927. This will involve the construc-
tion of an airship of 100000 cubic
meters capacity.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-07-09
CAPT. PETERSON
BADLY Il INJURED
Is Being Rushed to Dutch
acknowledgements Hur-
ries with Doctor.

DUTCH HARBOR, Alaska, July 9.
Captain Fred Peterson, of Seattle,
operating the North Pacific Sea Pro-
ducts Company, whalers, at the Ak
utan Islands, is being rushed here
with a lacerated arm. He was in
jured when a whaling tarpoon bomb
went through a whale and exploded
outside the Doc. The cutter AL
Is on the way to Dutch Har-
Dor with physician to try to save
Capt. Peterson's arm which may
have to be amputated.
The explosion tore Pattersons up
per clothing into shreds.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-07-09
Recommends
Old fashioned
Spankings

Los ANGELES, Cal, July O. -
More oldfashioned spanking in the
woodshed might have the proper dis
ciplinary effect on the future of
grammar and high school students,
Mrs. Bertha Bennett, Director OF
kindergarten work in Milwaukee
told the International kindergarten
Convention delegates.
"A great deal of the trouble with
our children comes from the free
dom allowed youngsters in the kin
dergarten days" said Mrs. Ben.
nett.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-07-09
Mother and Daughter
Are Found Murdered

NEW YORK, July 9.-The bodies
of Margaret Dianco and her daugh-
ter Jennie, aged 6 years. were found
in their apartment in an East
Thirty Fourth Street tenement
house today. The heads were crush
ed and throats slashed with a saw
like instrument which almost sew
cred the heads from the bodies. The
child was found near the threshold
of a door as IL she had been trying
to escape.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-07-09

strawberry shipping center in the
world, and they are optimistic that
within a few years it will rival Fort
Valley, Ga, as a peach center.
The county seat of Rhea county,
Dayton is the center of rich agri-
cultural country. It's strawberry
shipments this season amounted to
500 cars, which, local men say, is
far below the shipments of previous
years.
Because the surrounding hills
form excellent shields for orchards,
farmers have been turning their at
tention to peach producing in recent
years, and this season approximate
lNQQlnueQ on rage IWO.l
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-07-09
HARVEST HANDS
CAPTURE train

LAMAR. Col, July 9.-Between
40 and so harvest field workers,
who seized Santa Fe freight train
at Syracuse, Kansas, were met here
by a hastily organized posse. The
train was recovered within two
hours after a coup In which 200
shots were fired. Sixteen men were
There were no casualties
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-07-09
COOLIDGE To
BE- PASSIVE in
ALL ELECTIONS

SWAMPSCOTT, Mass, July O.
President Coolidge let it be known
today that he will remain passive
in all elections to Congress. 1t was
reported he was pushing the candi-
dacy of Henry Bowles, his close per-
sonal friend to succeed George b.
Churchill, who died in the Presi-
dents own district.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-07-09
CLAIMS MOTHER
LODE IS FOUND

QUESNEL, b. c., July 9.-Discov-
cry of the mother lode in the Carl
boo. 1S miles from Stanley, on Light
ming Greek, which in the early six
ties produced millions of dollars in
gold, is announced by j. F. Will
liams, Stanley hotel proprietor, and
a prospector.
Stanley stated the ore is high
grade and along a ledge from 10
to Is feet wide and Is easily traced
on the surface for more than
mile
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-07-09
Ada Blackjack and Two
Children Return to Nome

SEATTLE, July 8. - Ada Black
jack, lone survivor of a Wrangell
Island expedition, and her two chill
dren. will leave on the Boxer next
Monday to join her mother and two
sisters at Nome
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-07-09
President Is Busy
Reading Newspapers

SWAMPSCOTT, Mass, July O.
President Coolidge is finding some
time for reading but admitted he is
keeping busy following the newspa-
per reports about himself. Bio
graphies and history form the major
rule,
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-07-09

there has been a failure on the part
of the church to meet the require
ments of the budget of $4,241. .057
adopted at the Portland convention
in 1922, and the financial problem
of the ensuing three years will be
one of the serious questions to
grapple with, the report points out,
and adds:
The adequate solution of the
problem of maintaining and increas
| ing the active and effective interest
of the laity in the work of the
church is essential to the continu-
ance OF the life OF the church itself.
mo church. not even though it
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-07-09
FOUR ARE KILLED

ST. PAUL, July 9.-Tornadoes,
rain. hail, wind and electrical storms
in five scattered Minnesota counties
last night killed four and injured
at least Is. The damage is esti-
mated at $350000. All the dead are
in Minneapolis where the streets
were flooded, trees uprooted and
traffic blocked for several hours.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-07-09

T. l.. Woolwine was born in Nash
vile, Tenn, in 1874, and was admit
ted to the bar in 1899. He married
Alma Foy in Los Angeles in 1900,
where he had begun the practice
of law He held various city offic-
es as we'll as county and gained
wide reputation by prosecution and
conviction of keepers of bucket
shops, strict enforcement of the ex
else laws. At one time he brought
charges of police protection against
the Mayor and police commissioners
resulting i'll designations and the re
call of the Mayor and election o.
his successor. This was the first
recall invoked against such an of
ficer in the United States. He pros
ecuted and convicted conspirators III
the Los Angeles Times dynamitine
case
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-07-09

NEW YORK, July 9.-The fea-
ture of the Curb Market yesterday
was the 25 point advance of the
Engineer Mine stock to 100. Buy
ing of shares which frequently
jumped several points between
sales, were based on reports OF a
rich strike on the sixth vein. The
stock closed at So.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-07-09
1lasha Juneau
Sho,us Profit
For June

NEW YORK. July 9.-The
Alaska Juneau Gold Mining
Company earned $50, 100 dur
ing June against deficit of
$500 the previous June.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-07-09
Roof of Pavilion Is
Blown Of; Many Injured

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, July O.
Two persons were killed and 25 in
rain storm tore the roof off the pa
vilion at Lake Harriet. Many of
the injured were buried in the de-
bris.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-07-09
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, July 9. =

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, July 8. -
Dissolution OF the 26,000,000 Grain
Marketing Corporation Of Chicago
is hailed by the Indiana Farm Blu
reau Federation, in a statement in
the official publication, as vic.
tory for true cooperative market
ing"
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-07-09
s HURT IN STORM

DES MONIES, Ia, July 9.-Fiye
were hurt in storm which swept
northwest Iowa last night destroy
ing crops and wrecking buildings.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-07-09
HEAT KILLS ONE

PITTSBURGH Pa. July 9.-One
mill worker Is dead today as a re-
suit of the excessive heat.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-07-09
I'll. WOOLWINE
PASSES away;
ILL TWO YEARS
Secured First Recall Against
a Mayor in United States
Other Activities.

LOS ANGELES. July 9.-Thomas
Lee Woolwine, former District At
torney and twice Democratic nom
inee for Governor of California, died
yesterday at the age of 81 years.
He had been i'll two years.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-07-09

txontlnue1 on rage Iwo.l
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-09-25
TO TAKE REST
AFTER SUMMERS WORK

]. j. Blake, president of the Car
penters' union, will be missing from
Central Labor Council session for the
next few weeks as a result of his de-
cision to take rest" after a sum-
mer of hard labor in behalf of the un-
ion movement.
Mr.. Blake was general chairman of
the State Federation of Labor Enter
tainment Committee during the con-
vention last July, and his efforts were
so good as to cause a standing vote
of thanks from the delegates. Every
one had a good time at the convention,
and the business sessions were run off
ahead Of time, so smoothly did the
preparatory arrangements committee
function.
. Then Mr.. Blake was general chair
man Of the committee that arranged
the Labor Day celebration at the coun-
ty fair. Mr.. Blake always takes an
active part in the deliberations Of the
council, and his absence will be deeply
regretted by the other delegates, w.
L. Brackinreed, president, said today.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-09-25
Transfers CONTINUE
ORGANIZATION WORK

With all dairies one hundred per
cent organised and the Aberdeen
Transfer company similarly organized
the Teamsters' union will now COM
plete organizing the A. A. Star Trans
fer and the Broadway Transfer CONF
panies and then start drive on the
Bowen company, N. G. Dethlefson,
president, announced today.
Only one man remains in the Star
Transfer, and two in the Broadway,
Mr.. Dethlefson said, and these have
signified their intentions of joining
the union as soon as possible.
II was announced that there still
is a large nnmben Of teamsters and
truck drivers IL the city. who are out
of the union foId, but the local union
Is determined to make the city 100
per cent organized within the next
year, it was announced.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-09-25
CITY OF SECOND CLASS
URGED IN COUNCIL TALK

A talk favoring the designation of
Aberdeen as city Of the second class
was made by Councilman E. E. VIE
land at the weekly meeting of the
Aberdeen Central Labor Council last
week. The councilman declared that
the benefits to be derived from such
q step will be so manifold that no
time should be lost in obtaining the
classification,
Aberdeen as city of the second
class would be entitled to civil SER
vice system in its police, fire and
other departments" Councilman VIE
land said, 'and would be freed from
state control. The city could write
It's own charter, and not have to ask
the legislature for permission every
time 1t wanted to do something not
specifically permitted in state regula-
tion."
Councilman Wieland said that Aber-
deem has passed beyond the 10000
mark in pOpulation, and declared that
ne Will use his influence as councilman
to work for the step upward in the
classification.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-09-25

"The American Negro Labor Con-
gress win take place in Chicago, be-
ginning October "a and lasting about
week. It win be made up Of dele
gates coming from the various Negro
labor unions throughout the country
from organizations Of Negro agricul-
tural workers and representatives
from unorganized towns.
"The fundamental aim in calling
the American Negro Labor Congress
is to establish in the life of the Amer
lean Negro working class an organiza-
tion which may serve as a medium
through which the American commun-
ist party may reach and influence the
Negro working class and at the same
time may constitute something Of q
recruiting ground for the party.
"The national committee calling
the American Negro Labor Congress
has a large communist nucleus, and
this national committee has succeeded
in drawing in an increasing number
of elements into the American Negro
Labor Congress movement"
The first man of national promi-
nence to direct attention to the con-
certed effort TO Bolshevize the Amer
lean Negro was William Green, presi-
dent Of the American Federation OF
Labor Two months eke, after Joseph
A. WISE. staff correspondent at Chi
cago of international Labor News
Service, had exposed the plans of the
Communist leaders, he gave warning
Of the underlying purpose of the So
called "Negro Labor Congress. Vio-
lent denials were entered by Commu-
mist agents in this country. The truth
Of his charges is now proven out of
their own official organ.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-09-25

By international Labor News Service.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Sept. a.
Buying by consumers which business
data shows has been at a good level
throughout the current year now is
shown to be reaching further above
the mark of last year. Figures for
August retail trade prove this.
The Federal Reserve Board has col
lected returns from more than 500 re-
tail stores throughout the country
showing the volume Of business done
this August in comparison with last
August This years volume stands Z
per cent above last year. This is a
eountry-wide average.
In the St. Louis Federal Reserve
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-09-25
LET AMERICAN VESSELS
Be MANNED BY WHITES

CHICAGO, Sept. 24.-"Americans
not coolies should man American
ships,T declared the executive board of
the international Seamen's Union at
its meeting in this city.
The uni0nists urge whenever the
government disposes of a merchant
vessel 70 private parties 4 clause be
inserted in the bill Of sale providing
that only persons eligible to American
citizenship shall be employed on such
vessel. ...ass,-e.s
Officials of the seamen will enter
into correspondence with officers of
the National Sailors and Firemen's
Union Of Great Britain on methods to
acquaint seamen throughout the world
with the tactics and purposes Of COM
munists. President Furuseth was in
structed to confer on the same subject
with German seamen who will arrive
in this country the latter part of Sep
tember with the German trade union
delegation.
Officers Of the international Sea-
mems Union viii give every aid pos
sible to British organized seamen who
now face an .outlaw strike engineered
by a former general secretary Of the
/. w. W. in the United States. He
directed the "wcbbIy" attacks against
the International Seamen's Union in
1920 and 1925
It is claimed that he was in con
slant touch with Thomas Walsh of the
Australian Seamen1s Union, who has
been encouraging the "wobblies. "
Walsh has been flirting with the COM
munists the past several years.
Because Of Australia's geographi-
cal location, the people Of that coun-
try are determined to have a white
Australia" yet Walsh, short time
ago, startled the Australian continent
by insisting that Chinese and other
Orientals be admitted.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-09-25
Federal Workers Open Fight
For Big Betterment Program

the employees federation look upon
the coming session of Congress as one
of achievement in the interest of Gov
ernment personnel. Every effort will
be made to bring about in the Gov
ernment service conditions that will
be comparable to those in private en-
ployment.
Aside from the legislative program
outlined by the convention, the dele
gates expressed themselves in whole
hearted approval of the administra-
ton of their affairs by the present
executive officers of hte National Fed
Grafton, Luther C. Steward, president,
and Miss Gertrude NJ. McNally, newly
electedsecretary-treasure Much of
the work Of converting the legislative
program into congressional action will
devolve upon these two officers.
To Push Organization.
In addition to the needed legislative
reforms. the officers Of the employees
federation viii devote much of their
efforts with in the next year to an in
tensive organizing campaign. Taking
their cue from the postal workers, who
are organized approximately 100 per
cent, and who recently obtained a sal
airy increase Of $500 year, the fed
eral employees propose to enlist the
support Of all eligible Government
workers to bring about the reforms
outlined. The delegates to the con-
vention went on record as definitely
favoring an intensive membership
drive.
To See Congress Members.
President Stewardsproposes to con-
fer with members Of Congfess look
ing toward the framing Of bills which
wiz place squarely before Congress
the remedying Of present unfavorable
conditions in the federal service.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-09-25
NEW YORK LABOR BANK
MADE MEXICAN AGENT

The Federation Bank of New York
a union labor bank institution, has
been made the New York City corre-
spondent of the Bank of Mexico, ac-
cording to announcement this week by
Peter j. Brady, president of the Fed
Grafton Bank.
The Bank of Mexico, the new bank
of issue, recently opened in that coun-
try, resembles the Federal Reserve
system of the United States in that it
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-09-25
HEDRICK AGAIN HEADS
PAINTER BROTHERHOOD

George F. HedriclS was reelected
president of the international Broth
erhood of Painters, Decorators and
PaperAangers of America at the con-
vention held in Montreal, Canada, last
week. This is an unusual compliment,
inasmuch as Mr.. Hedrick is also pres
ident Of the Building Trades Depart
ment of the American Federation of
Labor.
For the past year Mr.. Hedrick had
been granted leave of absence by the
Painters in order that he might attend
to his duties in the Building Trades
Department at Washington. This will
probably continue, at least until the
department meets in Atlantic City
next month.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-09-25

district sales this year were more than
13 per cent above last year. The Chi
cago and New York districts showed
sales more than 10 per cent above
last year. Richmond and Atlanta dis
tricts showed sales about per cent
above last year.
The Minneapolis district showed
sales per cent less than last year, the
only section to report a decrease.
The returns from stores are con-
firmed by other concerns dealing di-
rectly with the consumer. Mail-order
houses reported sales 81 per cent
above those Of a year ago, while 5
and 10 cent chain stores had a volume
IA per cent above a year ago.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-09-25
COMMUNISTS FINALLY ADMIT THEY SEEK
TO LURE NEGROES INTO INTERNATIONAL
Vigorous Denial of Charges Made bv A. F. of L. Refuted
in Reds Own Publication.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept 24-Warning the Negro work.
ers OF America to beware of Communist oters who nveg
ling them into alliance with the socaed Interna
onae of the Bolshevst overthrow
ocrac institutions confirmed despite repeated dnas of Red
apologsts in this country.
The confirmation made officially in the Red news releases
from Vienna distributed country hghsound
name OF international Press Correspondence current
issue just received in this country the the cat
out of the bag in article written by Lovet Whean
under thesecon he Negro Movement under the can
ton American Negro Labor Congress- this headline
Fort -Whiteman says:
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-09-25
OFFICERS ARE INSTALLED
BY LAUNDRY WORKERS

A. HinlEle was installed as president
of the local laundry workers union
at meeting held in the l. o. o. F.
hall Tuesday night. John Helgate
was installed as viee-president,
Adria johnson. secretary, H. E. Pur-
dy, treasurer, Mrs. Kathleen Kelly,
guide, and Ed. McCue, sergeant-at-
arms.
It was announced at the meeting
that Mrs. Cora Holms, former pres
ident, recently underwent an operation
for goiter in a Portland hospital, and
is reported as progressing nicely.