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The Alaska daily empire., 1925-08-13

CLEVELAND, Aug. 13-The pres
ent retirement act for postal employ
ees will be the chief topic of speakers
at the meeting of eight organizations
that will celebrate postal Week
here August 23 to 20.
At present, clerks and carriers
retire at 65 and supervisors at 70
and are paid $50 month, providing
they have spent 30 years in the ser
vice. If they have served less than
30 years the pay will be pro-rated.
Local postal workers say the pro
visions Of the act are utterly in
ADEQUATE to meet reasonable service
and employment needs. The annuity
granted is so small that employees
appear to accept it only under pres
sure and the age for retirement is
fixed so high as to practically defeat
the very purpose for which the law
was intended
The discussions on the retirement
act are expected to take place al
the meetings of the national associa
ton of postal supervisors, the united
: national association of post Office
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-08-13
CUTTER Bear
REPORTED 0. K.

SEATTLE, Aug. l3.--Capt. Dodge
of the Coast Guard, has received q
message from Capt. Covell, COM
manding the Bear, saying that ship
is now in shelter and does not need
aid.
The message said: Bear was
foated off the shoals at 2:1o On the
morning of August ~. Proceeded
to Cape Prince of Wales Village
where it is now anchored in seven
fathoms of water. The only damage
to the vessel is the loss of shoe
under the keel. The Bear Is not
leaking and as soon as weather
moderates will proceed to Nome
Have sent wireless to the Algonquin
sho is not needed"
SEATTLE, Aug. 13. - Steamer
Oduna. in message received today,
said the cutter Bear, aground in the
Arctic. is 20. X" and the Oduna Is
proceeding to Seattle. The Oduna
was 56S miles north Of Akutan
last night.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-08-13
STOCKHOLM RELIGIOUS
GATHERING TO DISCUSS
= VARIETY OF SUBJECTS

Stockholm, Aug 13-Leaders in
religious work from all parts of the
world will attend the Universal
Christian Conference on Life and
Work which will begin August 49,
and continue through August 80. The
is unique in that, although
most of the conferees are clergymen
it will discuss practical problems of
everyday life. The American dele
gates, numbering about $50, expect
to take home information which will
be distributed to churches through
out the United States, bearing upon
questions of the day involving edu-
cation, industry and economics.
The program of the conference has
been SO arranged that certain periods
will be devoted to the discussion of
these topics. These discussions will
be opened by the presentation of re-
ports prepared by special commissions
in the United States, Great Britain
and continental Europe. The Ameri-
can commissions started work under
the leadership of some of the coun-
try's most distinguished clergymen
One of the most interesting reports
will be presented by the Commission
on THE Church and Christian Edu-
cation of which the Rev. William
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-08-13
LOCAL CHAMBER
WILL ENTERTAIN
NOTED VISITORS
Members Of Fisheries Party
Guests of Chamber at
Tomorrow's Lunch.


The Juneau Chamber of Commerce
will be host tomorrow at its regu-
lar weekly noon luncheon meeting
to members of the Fisheries In
vestigating party now visiting in
the city. The guests vii! be Con
gressman Arthur NJ Free of San
lose. Calf. Lawrence R,chey and
y Malley. OF Washington.
in addition to these visitors, Gov.
George A. Parks has been rendered
an invitation to be present He was
not in his office early this after
noon but it nas expected he would
be present.
Since coming to the Territory
more than month ago, the mem
be1s of the Fisheries party have yis-
tied many towns in the Territory
and met with business men in them.
AS member of Congress, Mr.. Free
has exhibited lively interest in all
matters pertaining to the Territory
and discussed many subjects nesides
fisheries. He has attracted wide no.
tce and much praise for his recogni-
tion of the muddled political situa-
tion in the Territory and mis- clean
cut advocacy of literacy test for
the Territory. lie is an uncom-
promising foe of radicalism and
wlelds a verbal club against it on
every occasion. AS the personal rep
lresentative of Secretary Hoover, Mr..
Richey has confined himself largely
to fisheries questions and investi-
eating complaints affecting that in
i dustry.
Comm missioner O'Malley will prob
ably have something to say to the
Chamber regarding regulations of
the salmon fishing in Southeastern
Alaska and the future policies OF
the Bureau of Fisheries.
The meeting will start promptly
at noon and all members ale urged
to be present as the meeting ID
considered 10 be the most important
of the year.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-08-13
SIX MONTANA
CITIES shaken

BOZEMAN, Mont, Aug. 1S,-An
earthquake was felt here at 7:16
o'clock last night. Dishes ratified
and electric lights swung. People
rushed from their homes to the
streets, and remained, too timid tc
return.
Shocks were felt at Manhattan
Logan, Three Forks, Great Falls and
Livingston.
Plaster was knocked from th'
walls in some of the buildings.
Three Forks and Logan were II
the path of the earthquake of Jun'
27 where the greatest damage wa
done.
Helena, Mont. Aug. 13.-A lighi
earthquake shock was felt in this
city and vicinity at $3.50 a. m. today
BUTTE, Mont, Aug. 13.-This city
was shaken by a light earth tremoi
at 3:15 O'Clock this morning. NJ
damage was reported.
LOS ANGELES. Cal, Aug. 10
A slight earthquake shock was fel
here at 6: Is o'clock this morning.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-08-13
Alaska Mining Industry
Better Than for Years

SEATTLE, Aug. 1a.-Charles d.
Garfield, Assistant Secretary Of the
Seattle Chamber of Commerce, told
the Mining Club, commenting on
the gold strike in the Valdez Creek
district, that while reports have
just been received, they do not in
dicate bonanza proposition. The
reports were very favorable and un-
doubtedly will result to encourage
prospecting in Alaska"
Mr.. Garfield told of many sue
cessful operations in Alaska during
this summer and said the situation
was the best in several years, east
ern capital entering many mining
ventures which capital of the North
west ignored. He said these ven
tuIes were making good.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-08-13
OREGON PRISON
SCENE OF BIC
CONVICT BREAK
Two Guards Are Shot Dead
Another Wounded-3
Convicts at Large.

SALEM, Ore, Aug. 13. ]. II.
Holman, John Sweeney. both guards,
and Bert Jones, convict were killed.
Lutte Savage, another guard is ex-
pected to die, James Smith, turn
key, suffered broken jaw, and
three convicts escaped from the Ore
gon State Penitentiary late yester-
day.
One of the escaped eonvicts is
believed to have been injured
Ellsworth Kelly, James Williams
and Tom Murray escaped in a taxi
cab, commandeered from the State
Hospital, four blocks from the
prison. They are heavily armed and
it is believed that they will not be
taken alive.
| The quartette entered their cells
from the yard but did not go to
supper with the other convicts.
They cut a hole through the roof
and dropped to the main yard, by
using spiiced ropes
Warden Gets Busy.
Warden Dalrymple saw Murray in
the yard from his office and at
tempted to lock up the arsenal but
was cut off by two other convicts
who entered from the south en-
trance. Having no gun in his Of
fee, Darlymple dashed to mis- house
outside the entrance and obtained
| a shotgun.
Secure Firearms.
The conyicts took four rifles and
several revolvers and leaving the
building, opened a barrage upon the
guards at Post No. l and killed Hol-
man and Sweeney. They fired
promiscously and one shot struck
Savage beneath the heart Jones was
shot by John Davidson, guard, as he
dropped off the roof.
The trio kidnapped hospital at
tendant C. " Wits and used him
for protection against bullets in
their dash
Convicts Stage Up-roar.
While the bodies of Sweeney and
Holman were being removed from
the tower, the remaining convicts
cried hurry and gave cat calls.
whistled, shouted and shook the
cell bars.
Jones, Kelly and Murray, with
two others, escaped from the prison
March 28 last year All five were
returned Jones being the last to be
brought back. Jones and Williams
| were sentenced for robbery. Jones
for 20 years and Williams for sesen.
Williams served in San Quentin and
Oklahoma. Kelly was serving 20
years for aiding a prisoner to es-
cape. Murray was serving 20 years
for a bank robbery and had served
in San Quentin, Nevada, Sacramento
and Portland.
/ The break last night was the first
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-08-13
BIC COAL MINES
MERCER PLANNED

LEXINGTON, KY, Aug. 13-J.
E. Johnson. Secretary of the Hazard
Coal Operators Exchange, announces
plans for consolidating the Ken
lucky and West Virginia coal mines
into a $500,00O,00 company pro-
ducing approximately .0,00O,000
ton of fuel annually. He is awaiting
the hands of operators. JcEnsC1
said the operators believed the mer-
ger would reduce labor problems.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-08-13
HERRING PACK
WILL BE GOOD
Indications Are Good fo1
Banner Season-Salmon
Pack Is Not So Bad.

SEATTLE, Aug. 13.-Chamber OF
Commerce reports state that while
there is a shortage of salmon in the
Bristol Bay Section, Alaska PENN
sula and Copper River districts
there is good run in the Prince
William Sound District and South
eastern Alaska.
Herring is plentiful in the Prince
William Sound District, at Kodiak
and Seldoyia.
The Alaska Department of the
Chamber of Commerce predicts ar
increase of at least so per cent over
the herring pack of last year.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-08-13
BritOn Directs Use of StilettO
As Positive Death Certificate

LONDON, Aug. 13.-Sir George
Greenwood, presiding recently at
meeting of the London Society for
the Prevention of Premature Burial
said that he had given directions to
those who would be his executors to
plunge a stiletto into his heart after
his death so as to make certain Of
lit. He added that school mate of
his, who became great surgeon. in
SISTED that the stabbing process be
lcarried out as precaution. Sir
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-08-13
Cross Country in Boat
From West to Chicago

CHICAGO, Aug. 13. Captain
John Hoag, writer; Frank Wilton,
photographer, and Valentine Wood
bury, Los Angeles business man,
who left. Astoria, Ore, on May 20
in 19-foot craft and hope to reach
New York in September, after a
1000 mile cross country boat trip,
have anchored in the Chicago River.
They will negotiate the Great Lakes
and St Lawrence River, then down
the Hudson, this week
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-08-13
HEARING ON
HALIbUT DUTY
. IS ADJOURNED
Salmon Industry to Receive
Attetion-Japan After
Halibut Trade.

SEATTLE, Aug. 13. Cha irman
Marvin has adjourned the halibut
hearing here but Commissioner Den
mis- will remain here until Saturday
to confer with the salmon industry
men. This hearing is on the de-
mands andpowers of customs con-
cerning fresh and frozen salmon.
John H. Cobb, director of the
college of fisheries of the University
of Washington, told the tariff COM
mission yesterday that Japan is Try
ing to wrest supremacy of the hall
but industry from the United States
and this required a duty of foar
cents pound instead OF two cents.
Cobb said Five Japanese inyesti
gtors visited me last year seeking
information concerning halibut.
Three of the investigators were Gov
ernment agents. Their plan was to
catch and freeze their fish in big
cold storage steamships on the ex-
tensive balibut banks of Siberia and
bring the catch to America IN these
ships. The only problem for the
japanese is how to prepare the fish
for the American market They
told me they did not regard tie
two-cent duty any obstacle
The tariff commissioners received
the Seattle Chamber of Commerce
resolution from Canadian interests
pointing to the Canadian duty of
one cent and urging reduction of
the duty by Americans.
A protest against any dr'y re!uc-
tion was received from the Tongass
Trading Company from Alaska.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-08-13
11-Yenr-Old Boy
Saues His Father
From, DrOtUniing

SHELTON, Wash, Aug. 10
Eugene Neimann, II years old
swan out last Monday and res
cued his father, who was strick-
en- with cramps in Island Lake.
Mrs. Neimann watched her son
rescue his unconscious father,
bring him to shore where a ply
sician gave first aid and brought
him out all right. 4k5
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-08-13
Slayer Of Washington
University Man Sought

SEATTLE, Aug. 13. - The local
police have joined the nation wide
search for Ralph E. Lee, declaring
him the slayer of Howard j. Nc
Creary, University of Washington
Football player. last February 26.
McCreary was a collector for the
Standard Oil company and was shot
after an unsuccessful attempt to rob
him.
Lewis was arrested here in Sep
tember and extradited to Indianapolis
where earlier in the year it is charg-
ed he killed Charles Peck. a grocer.
He has twice escaped the Indianapo-
lis authorities and is now at large.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-08-13

George declared he had no faith in
the present so-called modern methods
of certifying death.
Miss Emily Axes, honorary secre-
tary of the society, said that one OF
the best known men in England,
whose name was a household word,
had once been placed in a casket
as dead. and when about to be buried
was found to be quite alive. and he
had lived some twenty years after
ward.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-08-13
Word Damnation to Be
Changed to Condemnation

NEW YORK, Aug. 3.-Recommen'
datins of the Joint Commission are
for revision of the Book Of Com
mon Prayer at the Episcopal General
Conference at New Orleans in Oc-
tober, including changing of the word
ness to ,ransgressiOns.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-08-13
Indian Proues
To Be Fast
Brick Layer

KANSAS CITY, Aug. 10
James Brown, an Indian, laid
1900 feet of roadway using
1885 bricks or more than two
a second in eight and one-half
hours. lie gets so an hour
and keeps six helpers busy
supplying him with bricks
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-08-13
Negro Giant Seized by
Mob and Shot to Death

SCOBEY, MISS. Aug. 13.-Sidney
Townes, giant negro, held for the
deaths of Jacob McMullen, aged
farmer, and Mrs. Mary Long, aged
seventy years, was taken from the
Sheriff by mob last night and shot
to death. Many bullets were pumped
into the negro's body.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-08-13
Australian |. w. w. Tries
Boycott on Amer. Fleet

WELLINGTON New Zealand, Aug.
13.-A group known as |. w. W. is
the boycott of the American fleet
until the release of certain California
state political prisoners, which have
appeared in certain places. The men
Iare said to be foreigners and not
New Zealanders.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-08-13
Germany Asks Return Of
Property Seized During War

WASHINGTON, Aug. II. The
German Ambassador has presented a
formal communication to Secretary
of State Kellogg asking the return
of German property seized by the
United States during the World
War.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-08-13
New Initiation Stunt
Announced for Montanans

CHICAGO, Aug. 90. Richard
Hart, of Great Falls, announces new
requirements for initiation into the
Montana Glass at the Northwestern
University. The applicant must
travel to college from his native
State in cattle car.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-08-13
Bremerton Navy Yard
Is to Be Inspected

BREMEKTON, Wash, Aug. 3D.
Assistant Secretary of Navy Robin
son will inspect the navy yard here
on September Is according to an
nouneement received.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-08-13
Rifians in Neutral Zone
Ordered Join ADD Ell Krim

TANGIER, Aug. 13. Add FL
Krim has ordered all Rifflsn tribes
men living in the Tangier neutral
zone to join the Riff forces. Fifty
yielded after threats.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-08-13
Three Day Airplane
Tour Of Europe Made

PARIS, Aug. 13.-Captain ARA
chart, French aviator, has completed
a three-d day airplane tour of Europe.
He left Paris on Monday and flew
to Constantinople. On Tuesday he
flew from Constantinople to Moscow
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-08-13
Poindexter Not to
Run for u. S. Senate

SEATTLE, Aug. 13.-Mrs. Miles
Poindexter has arrived here on a
the work as Ambassador to Peru
and would not return to the United
States and run for United States Sen
ator, as it has been reported.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-08-13

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Evening star., 1925-12-26

orative of one hypothesis or the other.
That these items can corroborste both
hypothesis is not paradoXical. The
Austrians and the Germa ms. holding
to one fixed belief. find support in
matters that. viewed from another
angle. may he regarded as refutation
of their contention.
Perhaps hall q century hence this
question will be settled To the salts
faction of all save the extremists
History is not written currently to
the best advantage. The perspective
of time is required Participa nts in
great events are not the most trust
worthy analysts of motives and
causes. But their testimony is re-
puired for proper judgment, and the
collection of documents and data Of
first hand authenticity is essential TO
provide the materials for scholarly
and scientific research by those who
In the years To come. write the detin-
tive story of the war.
Evening star., 1925-12-26
Twenty Million Motor Cars.

Surprising facts regarding the
American automobile industry are
shown in a chart just made public by
the Motor ma gazine. There are now
y. .20V, 900 motor cars in the United
States, according to Motor, and of this
number the State of New York has
! 500. 900, three-fourths as many as are
to be found in all of Europe.
Florida showed the largest increa Sc
in registrations over the preceding
year, SOL per cent, while the District
of Columbia reported the sma Hest, 81
per cent More than 900 900 motor
vehicles We're thrown on the scrap
heap during 1925.
1t will he hard to convince the aver
age ashington motorist, as he
threads his way in and out of the
maze of traffic and almost scra pes
tenders with his packed-in brethren,
that the smallest increase in registra-
tion is reported from the National
Capital From the appearance of the
streets during the morning and eve
ming rush hours eveAPth most con.
Evening star., 1925-12-26
The Capitol-Station Plaza.

What to do with the Government
housing plant on the Capitol Sta ion
plaza. it Is announced, Is to be con
sidered early in this session of Con
sress. Some of these buildings are on
Ia nd owned by the Government.
Others are on land which. though
within the zone of contemplated con
demnation or purchase, still is in pri-
Nate ownership. For sale" signs are in
evidence on this latter property, a
market for which is doubtful on ac-
count of the virtual pre-emption of
the land by the Government.
The hotels" now standing on this
land were erected by the Government
in belated provision of housing quar-
terS for women of the public service
during the wartime increa sc of force
BY the time they We're finished and
fully occupied the congestion from
which Washington was suffering had
begun 10 decrease. That congestion
is now at AN end. the Government
force has been very greatly reduced
and two of the hotel" units on the
plaza have been closed in consequence.
There is today no urgent reason Tor
living quarters are aNaila BILE at rea-
sOnable rates in this city. The Gov
ernment hotels" furnish accommo-
dations at lower rates than elsewhere,
and thus the United States is in a po-
sition of unfair competition with pri-
vate realty owners.
Congress will be asked to decide this
Winter whether to maintain these
time decide what is to be done with
the land on which they stand. both
that already owned by the Govern
ment and. that which is in private
ownership. 1t is not fair to the latter
TO hold this land under the ban of
possible condemnation for public use
indefinitely. Development of the
Capitol plaza plan was interrupted by
the war and by a controversy over the
price to be paid for those parcels
which nave not yet been acquired. The
war emergency has pa ssed, and on the
score of equitable prices there is no
occasion Tor protracted poStponement.
The Government can condemn this
land. The condemnation process as
sures equity to both buyer and seller
In its present condition the space
between the Union Station and the
Capitol is unsightly. 1t creat tes a very
bad impression upon newcomers to the
city. whereas with the project OF an
enlarged Capitol plaza fully executed
the vision of the Capital City first OBJ
tained by visitors would be one of IN
spira ton. The lime has come to carry
this plan into effect.
Evening star., 1925-12-26
Waste of Christmas Trees.

A walk through the streets of
Washington on the day after Christ
mas will convince the most casual Oh
server that stocks of Christmas trees
are being depleted with a rapidity
which bids fair to send prices rocket
ing as the wears roll Oh.
In almost every vacant lot, in Yards
next 10 grocery stores, and in front Of
shop windows, are piled high a left
over and forlorn appearing pile Of
trees. Although prices this year were
considered high. continuation of the
wanton waste of trees will make il I'm.
possible for the average person tu
enjoy the typical Christmas symbol
and will seriously depiete the available
supply.
Taking almost twenty years to at
tam its full growth the number of
years represented in the unused trees
is stupendous one Conservation
must immediately be incorporated into
the Christmas tree industry if the pub.
lie is TO enjoy, at a small cost, IN.
cheeriness OF a gayly -colored tree AT
Yuletide
Evening star., 1925-12-26
Christmas Casualties.

From all parts of the country come
reports of accidents and casualties in
cident to the observance of Christmas,
srade-crossinS disasters. fires. drown
ings. shootings. Children pla aying with
da nserous toys have lost their lives.
Adults impersonating Santa Claus
have suffered. Christmas trees have
famed and caused destruction. In
some cases crimes have been commit
ted growing out of disputes over
Christmas arrangements.
These tragedies mar the record of a
day which should be one of joy and
peace, of happiness and love. There
is no especial reason why they should
occur on Christmas day save that con
ditions are somewhat abnormal then.
Yet the unusualness of those condi-
lions should make for placidity and
calm, for harmony and agreement.
This country has come to expect
decided increase of casualties on a
holiday. A graph" of crimes and
misfortunes for the year would show
upward impulses in the line for every
day on which ordinary business is sus-
pended and the people are free 10 en-
joy themselves in outings and festal
ubseryances.
The saddest feature of all these
Christmas casualties is that many Of
them were directly incident to the
celebration Of the day. The spirit of
peace which should prevail on that &c.
casion is not universally manifest.