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New Britain herald., 1926-10-06
A. o. H. ELECTS OFFICERS

John Quinn was reelected presi- dent and Rev. William A. Harty Branch, A. o. H. at regular meet ing held last night in Judds hall The others elected to serve with him for the ensuing year are as fol- lows: Vice-president, Philip Mo Keon; financial secretary. Thomas Donlon; treasurer. Lawrence P. Mangan: sergeant -at-arms, William Fisher; sentinel, Thomas Greene; captain of degree team, William Campbell; trustee. James Butler: chairman of standing committee, Charles Murray. It was voted to hold the first social Of the fall season next month.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-06
Russia Buys More From
 U. $. Than Other Nations

Washington, Oct. Pl--In spite of the non-recognition of Soviet Russia by the United States that country is purchasing a greater vol ume of commodities from the United States than from any other nation commerce department figures show
 For the first eleven months of 1925. the latest figures available. imports into Russia from the United States were valued at S107120,O0 Imports from Great Britain and Germany were about s56,000, 900 each. Raw cotton constituted the greatest item in the American trade.
 For the year 1925. the depart ment said, Soviet statistics indicated that Russia had an adverse trade balance of S97,000,O00.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-06
AUTOS IN COLLISION

An automobile driven by Stanley Tezaska of 24 Clark street, struck an automobile truck owned by Mill ton Berkowitz of 616 Main street, on Hartford avenue about 11:45 last night, damaging both vehicles Of f1cer Peter Skierkowski reported that the truck was parked on the east side of Hartford avenue, facing north. and the automobile was pro- ceeding in the opposite direction
 He found no cause for police action.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-06
Chicagoan, Missing Since
 1923, Reported Located

Chicago. Oct. 6 tR-The Herald and Examiner in copyrighted des- patch from Dallas. Tex, says that Lewis E. Larson, former manager of the Chicago board of education, who vanished mysteriously in 1923, has been found in Dallas, suffering from lapse of memory.
 The missing Chicagoan has been working as superintendent of Dal- las Construction company for two years using the name "E. Lawson," the paper said. His employers have summoned him to Dallas where his son Leonard planned to meet him today.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-06

and many others insist asphalt is perfectly safe. Bishop will come to tonight's meeting to defend his or dinance and representatives of sev- eral building supplies houses will unite with the commissioners in at tacking it. The claim is made that Bishops ordinance gives manufac- turers of asbestos roofing a mon- opoly in New Britain.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-06
SYRACUSE MAN DIES
|. Fl. Durston Was Prominent
 Manufacturer And Banker.

Syracuse, N. Y, Oct. P)-Al- fred Hewlett Durston, 49, president of Durston Gear corporation and associated with several other manu- facturing concerns and banks in syr- acuse, died late yesterday at the hospital of the Good Shepherd. He vas operated on for appendicitis and gall stones Saturday and suffered a relapse.
 Mir. Durston attended Syracuse public schools and then entered Phillips-Andover academy. Andover, Mass, After graduation he enrolled in the Sheffield Scientific school of Yale university from which he was graduated with the degree of bach clor of philosophy in the class of 1899.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-06
FIREAfEN'S ASSN. OFFICERS

The Firemen's Pension and Relief association elected officers last night, as follows: President, Robert Smith; vice-president, David Moore; secretary, First Deputy Chief Flu gene F. Barnes; treasurer, Chief William J. Noble. Second Deputy Chief NJ. T. Souney was chosen as firemen's representative on the pen sion board
New Britain herald., 1926-10-06
12,oOo PERSONS RESCUED.
Launches and Other Boats Bringing
 People Out of Wuchang,

Hankow, Oct. 6 RETwo rescue launches and several lighters have brought 1o,O00 women and children to this city from the neighboring city of Wuchang, where northwest ern and southern Chinese troops are at death grips. The rescue was ef- fected Sunday and Monday after a previous attempt had failed when the ships were fired on and forced to return, although opposing forces has previously agreed to the rescue.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-06
EIGHTH GRADE PROGRAM

The eighth grades held their weekly auditorium program yester- day afternoon at Central Junior High school. Tho program was as follows; My Old Kentucky Home, class; announcement, Miss Stearns; reading, Carlessness, Emma Mills; Deputy Fire Chief Souney's talk. on Fire Prevention; violin solo by Al bert Loomis.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-06
Dollar Today Is Valued
 At 6S Pre-War Cents

Providence, R. l., Oct. P)-The dollar today Is worth only 6S pre- war cents. Dr. Irving Fisher of the economics department of Yale uni versity declared today in an address before the convention of the Ameri- can Grocery Specialties manufac- turers.
 People who do not really want 10 be humbugged must not accept the dollar at it's face value. They must translate 1t into purchasing power before they can properly compare figures" he added.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-06

bar against illegal construction be- cause builder who has had his li- cense revoked would be subjected to financial difficulties which few would be willing 10 encounter.
 Plumbers and electricians are now examined and licensed, but the other building trades are allowed to proceed with no rein. Inspector Rutherford declared the proposal has found favor not only among city officials but also with some of the leading contractors of the city.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-06
LICENSES SUSPENDED

The state motor vehicle commits sioner notified the local police today of the suspension of the operator s licenses of the following: Herbert J. Crowley of IA Brook street: Frank Jakubiak Of s5 Lyman street; Frank Makoski of 1 Concord street; street or 69 Church street; Max J. Unkelbach of 75 Black Rock avenue.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-06
P. J. TORMAY RECOVERs

Plumbing Inspector P. J. Tormay who recently underwent a minor operation at Jefferson hospital, in Philadelphia, Pa., and who has been absent from duty for the past week as a result, will return to his office tomorrow morning. Olaf A. Peter- son has been acting inspector dur ing Tormay's absence.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-06
GRID PLAYER BREAKS LEG

Anthony Gitlavitz Of 253 Elm street suffered fracture of the leg in a football game in a vacant lot next to S5 Hartford avenue last eve ming. Several boys were in the game. Dr. A. J. Savard attended the boy and assisted by Supernumerary Offi- cor John Riley, took him to his home.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-06
WON'T ACCOMPANY MARIE

Paris. Oct. P-Princess Bea- trice has decided not to accompany her sister, Queen Marie of Rumania, on Marie's visit to the United States.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-06
REPORTS AUTOMOBILE STOLEN

Merwin W. Keehner of 190 Cur tis street notified the police at 11:40 last night that his automobile was stolen on Sexton street near Beatty street.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-06

Hurry Mother! Even a fretful. feverish, bilious or constipated child loves the pleasant taste of Cali fornia Fig Syrup" and it never fails to open the bowels. A teaspoonful today may prevent a sick child to- morrow.
 Ask your druggist for genuine California Fig Syrup" which has directions for babies and children of all ages printed on bottle. Mother! You must say California" or you may get an imitation fig syrup.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-06
Takes Fears Of
 Four Comsfexion

You have wanted a skin food and beautifier that keeps the face young There is a new French Process Cream that will do this. It is so pure and different one application brings 0 change. It is called MEL Lo-GLO and everybody says il Is wonderful. Get MELLO-GLO Cream now and increase your beauty. At The Boston Store and Raphaels Dept. Store.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-06

After tour of inspection of the Weaver factory and examnat
 of the materials and methods used he said:
 Weaver quick responsive to the touh Few
 pianos made that and such fine tonal qualities are
 seldom found pianos made today
 Other great Artists Churches Schools and Individuals Weaver The official for ana Sesqucnenna Expo on at Philadelphia Weave
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-04-21
Lays Unified dir Seruice
And Polar 4ir,uay TO Peary

our safety than our navy and army
combined
When the author refers to Peary
as the father" of the unified air
service idea, he also quotes this para
graph from the pole discoyerer:
y secretary of aeronautics is
vital and immediate necessity here.
He must be a big executive he must
have imagination. ne must have the
confidence of the public and of the
press. The place measures fully up
to the stature OF an ex-president
II will demand all the abilities of
the builder of the Panama Canal
But the man who accepts it must be
willing to sacrifice himself He will
either make good or lie will not.
aud this country may at very short
notice reach sucn boiling state of
mind that there will be no halfway
station between success and failure
for those i'll responsible positions"
Peary thought of Europe and Asia
as two large reservoirs of trade, con-
Injected by long thin pipes of traf-
fic via Panama and Suez." Com
meree only trickles through these
pipes he said. in predicting that
in the future trans-polar traffic
would come with a rush"
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-04-21
MANS RECORD
TO BE- STUDIED
Scientists on Macmillan Ex-
pedition Have Several
Missions Outlined.

CHICAGO, April 81 Donald
Macmillan is leading his nine
scientists on a journey to the Arc
tie during the summer months to
collect for the Field Museum of
Natural History of Chicago speci-
mems of animal and plant life. The
scientists will also study the record
of man in Labrador aud Baffin
Land, pausing at Labrador, South
Greenland and Baffin Island to un-
cover possible evidence of Morse
habtations of the tenth century
The scientists will gather speci-
mems Of Eskimo civilization in Baf-
fin Land.
The Bowdoin will leave Wiscas-
sett, Maine, about June 10.
Macmillan has been leader on
three previous Arctic trips.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-04-21
NO WORD FROM 4
CAPT. WILKINS

FAIRBANKT, Alaska, April al
The North American Newspaper Al
lance announced the overland par
ty, headed by Smith, reported Es-
kimos sighted the plane Alaskan
last Thursday near Thetis Island
40 miles southeast of Point Bar
row. This is the first word re-
ceived since two hours after the
plane left Fairbanks last Thursday
when Capt. wilkins and Ben Eielson
viii clessed that all was we'll.
The overland partys radio mes
sage made ID evident Wilkins was
again successful crossing the Endl-
cott mOuntaiu5.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-04-21
S T R @ N C TICKET
NOW COMPLETED;
7 NO NJ 0 RE FILE
Independent Ticket Is Com
pleted - Gurr, Wrangell,
Kubley, Ketchikan File.

With receipt today of adviees
that Wrangell and Ketchikan had
agreed on candidates for the House
of Representatives, it was an
nounced that a complete independ-
ent ticket has been made up to op-
pose the Paul-Sdtherland combine
tion in the general election next
Fall The Ketchikan candidate is
l.. H Kubley who, with 4 f. Gurr,
of Wrangell will complete the
ticket started here and at Peters
burg.
Tho complete Independent ticket
is: Allen Shattuck for Senator; \.
O. Hardy, Juneau, I'd. Locllen, Pet
ersburg, A. e. kurr, Wrangell, and
l.. II Kubley. Ketchikan, for the
House The declarations and sup
porting petitions of the first three
named will be filed today or to-
morrow in the local office of Clerk
of Court and the other two at ket
chikan in the Clerks office. The
Hardy and Loeken were first made
public yesterday.
Mr.. Gurr and Mr. Kubley are
equally well known as their run
ming mates. The former is par
ticularly we'll known on Gastineau
Channel He has resided in both
Douglas and juneau and was City
Clerk here a few years ago, resign
ing that office to accept position
in the Bank of Alaska at Wrangell.
MI kubley has resided in Ket-
chil<an for many years and is one
of the leading business men there.
He is widely known throughout
the Division in business, athletic
and fraternal circles. Both he and
Mr.. Gurr have many close personal
friends in Juneau and their candi-
dacies were very fayorably greeted
here.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-04-21

NEW YORK, April q Robert
+. Peary was the father" of the
idea for unified air service, orig
inator Of the trans polar ali way
proposition and I, believer in the
hypothesis that land is Gwaiting dis
toYery in the great uneXplored area
above Alaska. Commando: F.tzhugh
Green says in his biography Ct
"Peary, the Man Who Refused t.
Fail"
The book was prepared from
Peary's papers and informal, IA eain-
ed by Green, himself an explorer. on
his trips among the Eskimo3.
Peary's interest in aviation did
not come until after success had
crowned his lifc'5 work, says the
book, published today by r. p. Put
nam's Sons As early as 1912. he
was laying plans for the chartipg
of national arways and .ater lie
Originated and organized the first
complete coastal air defense FOR the
United States.
Great and important as is a SUI
ficient navy for our safety" he told
the American Academy of Political
Science in 1916. Il speak advisedly
when | say our air service of the
near future will be more vital tc
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-04-21
Welded TODAY

Miss Nellie Teich and Mr.. Paul
Oliver Johnson were married at 2
o'clock this afternoon in the office
of Judge V. A. Paine, L. S. Com
missioner who performed the cere-
mony. They were attended by Miss
Blanche Larson and Mr.. Bert
Hanson.
Mrs. Johnson has been in Ju-
neau several months and recently
has been employed as waitress
in Mabrys Cafe. Mr.. Johnson has
also been here some time and is a
driver fop the Miller Taxi Service.
After the ceremony the couple
were taken on ride around town
in the r & NJ truck, followed by
a number of automobiles of the
local taxi services to blare OF
hOnking horns
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-04-21
ENTOMBED MINERS BELIEVED DEAD
GOV. HARTLEY
ROASTED HARD
Washington University Stu
dents In Open Forum, De-
ride Chief Executive.

SEATTLE, April Glow. r. II.
Hartley was rerided, berated and
damned and no single voice de
Tended him at the University Of
Washington students open formum
last night.
Gov. Hartley was discussed as
'our friend, the Governor, or the
guy at Olympia.
While his policy on economy was
discussed Ralph Rivers Of Fair
banks, Alaska, said God help the
man educated along HaHtley's utili-
tartan line he values. The Gov
ernor may be sincere saying higher
7ducation should not be given
money. because he docs not possess.
therefore cannot appreciate the
meaning of higher education.'
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-04-21
CITY REMOVE RUBBISH
CLEANUP 3 MORE TIMES

Persons having rubbish to be re-
moved by city trucks are urged to
have it at the curb of the street and
TO notify the City Clerk as soon as
possible, it was announced by the
general committee in charge of the
Juneau Cleanup and Paintup cam
paign
Since the work of repairing the
streets has started the city trucks
are kept busy and will be used to
haul away rubbish only one day
each week and for the following
three weeks: Sunday, April 25; Sun
day. May 2; and Sunday, May ..
Sunday, May 8, will be the last
collection by the city. After that
date, it was said, rubbish will have
to be removed at the expense of
the owner from whose property it
Is cleared.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-04-21
SKINNER Is LOCAL
VISITOR ON YACHT

Gilbert Skinner, son of u. r.,
Skinner, head of the Skinner q,
Eddy Corporation, Seattle, who has
been elected President of the Sunny
Point Packing Company, succeed
ing V H. Elfcndabl, was a Juneau
visitor yesterday on his yacht Wini-
fred H. he came here from the
company plant at Funter Bay. and
returned this morning.
Mr.. Skinner is taking an active
part in the company's packing op-
erations and is supervising the
work of the three canneries at Ket-
chikan, Kake and Funter Bay. lie
expects to spend the entire pack
ing season among these canneries
and the fishing grounds OF the
district.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-04-21
TO
DOLLAR DEAL
BEING HELD Up

WASHINGTON. April =. The
Shipping Board has instructed
President Crowley to withhold
signature to the Dollar contract
for the purchase Of the Admiral
Oriental line of steamships for con
sideration of the legal aspect which
arises from the Senate resolution
opposing the sale Senator Short
ridge, of California, offered motion
to reconsider the Senate resolution
but Senator Dill, Of Washington,
objected, and action was deferred.
WASHINGTON. April Il The
Shipping Board announces it will
advertise the sale of the Oregon
Oriental Line of the ColumbiaPa
cifc Company which operates a
freight service between Portland
and the orient.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-04-21
Puts Prohibition
Up to Officials

ST. LOUIS, April 81. - The Ma
tional League of Women Voters in
convention here yesterday reenacted
by a vote of III to 70 the min
ority report of the Special PrOhibi-
ton Committee requesting Congress
to resist all attempts to undermine
or weaken the provisions of the
Eighteenth Amendment" and adopt
ed a majority report demanding
that officials use to the fullest
extent the power conferred upon
them for effective establishment Of
Prohibition"
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-04-21
LOWERS BLOOD PRESSURE
USING EXTRACTS OF LIVER

inflammation and infections in the
PROSTATE gland are not infrequent-
ly the primary cause Of an infection
in the eye, the germ being carried
by the blood from the first point
infected to the tissues of the eye.
Discuss Extracts
The section on pharmacology and
therapeutics discussed the new liver
extracts used in the control of
high blood pressure. The Canadian
investigators, Drs. A. A. James. N
3. Laughton and A. p. Macallum
told how the substance is prepared
from fresh liver tissue and purified
and freed from dangerous chemicals
When this substance is injected in
to the body there occurs rapid fall
in the blood pressure.
DR. Ralph H. Major of Kansas City
Continued on Page Three)
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-04-21

DALLAS, Tex, April p. The
eight scientific sections of the Amer
lean Medical Association today be
gan their annual sessions.
In the surgical section, DR.. Hugh
II. Young of Baltimore presented the
latest work done in attempts TO
combat generalized infections by in
iecting chemicals and dye substances
directly into the veins. Hundreds OF
instances were cited in which pa
tients have been benefited by such
injections. The diseases concerned
were generalized infections of the
body, infections of joints, boils, cry
sipelas, ASSESSES, and similar condi-
tions.
Specialists in disease of the eye
gave attention to infection of the eye
rs secondary to infections elsewhere
in the body. 1t was asserted that
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-04-21
HAND THAT HELD MEGAPHONE
NOW SIGNING NEW CURRENCY

Los ANGELES, April q. - Cecil
b. DeMille, who two years ago was
the first film director to become an
active bank executive, has now be-
come the first of the screens celeb
rites to affiX his signature to United
States currency.
As vice president of the CONNER
cial National Trust and Savings
Bank of Los Angeles. DeMille was
called on to sign 400 ten and twenty
dollar national bank notes. The
hand that once held the megaphone
experienced bit of writer's cramps
before the task was finished.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-04-21
FEAR FOUR ARE DEAD

OF lNC4, cal, April Il. - Res
eeess fear the remaining four min
cra are dead. The voice of Hiram
NJ Bride, heard an arms length
way throughout yesterday and
cary last night and cheered the
rcsouing party, died in a groan at
10 O'Clock last night then the voice
WIS stlled. Tappings of the air
pipe heard yesterday bring no re
Spouse today.
elushy earth which extended
from the facing of the rescue tun-
ncl wiped out the work of the res
cuers az fast they progressed. The
reseuors are driving northwest.
straight through the original bore,
timbcring and Snoring as they go
along.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-04-21
VETERAN MINERS
CAUGHT, CAvE-IN,
GIVE: Up LIVES
Two Bodies Are Recovered
in California - No
Sound Is Heard.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 21.-A
telephone message from Oroyille re-
ports the recovery of the body of
Jack Coyne, of San Francisco one
of the six veteran California min
ers, entombed in the Plumas tun-
nel. Reseuers are within six feet
.of the remaining four One other
hers running through the muck
slowed the rescue. The timbers
had to be sawed
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-04-21
Captain Of Rum Runner
Is Given Heavy Sentence

PORTLAND. Orr April 21.-
Capt Robert Pamphlet master of
the Canadian schooner Peschawa.
seized as a rum runner off the
WASHINGTON coast in February. has
been sentenced to two years in
The penitentiary and fined $4,000.
Jacob WoHtte, of san Francisco,
was sentenced to two years and
fined 10000.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-04-21
SUGGESTS GOVT.
PURCHASE B00zE|:: /:

DALLAS, Texu April ~. The
ioeao q Delegates OF the Ameri-
can Mcdical Association today rec
commended that the Government pur-
chase all medicinal wbisl,cy in the
country and dispense it through
Federal depot3 on prescription, in
event The Snprcme Court holds un-
constitutional the law governing
liquor Prescriptions.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-04-21
LIKE ONIONS IN
MULLIGAN stew

SACRAMENTO Cal, April 21-
Commercial salmon fishers going
to Alaska are particular about their
mulligan stew in which onions
play a prominent odiferous part.
The State Department Of Agricul-
ture is led to believe this. This be
lief is founded on the fact that Goo
sacks of australian brown onions
have been received in San Francisco
for the fishing boats going to
Alaska.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-04-21
MISS SMITH is BRIDE
OF HAZEN J. FULLER

Miss Hazel Eva Smith. of Rutland,
Vermont, and Mr. Hazen Jerome
Fuller, of juneau. We're married last
night at $50 O'Clock in Holy Trinity
Cathedral, Dean c. e. Rice reading
the service. Mrs. f. NJ Policy at
tended the bride and Mr. J. c. Read
man was best man.
Mrs. Fuller arrived in Juneau last
evening on the steamer Princess
Royal, coming direct to Alaska from
the east.
Mr.. Fuller, whose home is also in
Vermont has been in Juneau the
past year and is employed in the
Alaska Juneau mill.
They will make their home on
Fifth and Kennedy streets.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-04-21
Chech for 81 900
Transmitted
PhotogrophicaHy

LONDON, April 81 - For
the first time in history, "A
check was last night transmit
ted photographically across the
ocean by wireless to be honor
ed if no legal impediments
arise. Cen j. &. Harbord wrote
the check for $1,000 in favor
of the Radio Corporation of
America of which he is Presi-
dent.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-04-21
Earthquake Shocks
Cause of AvaIanches

HILO. IL l., April 21.-A terrific
earthquake shook the district of
Kilauea last night and caused
enormous ayalanches in Hale Mau-
mau (Pit-of- Everlasting Fire.
which is nearly always active after
an eruption of Mauna Loa.
Director Jaggar, of the Observa-
tory, says the tilt Of the earthquake
indicated moving lava towards the
pit.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-04-21
CHIEF EXECUTIVE FLEES

|IENTSIN, April 2l.-Tuan Chi
Jul, deposed Chief Executive of
China, with numerous adherent5, has
arrived from Peking by automobile
Chang Iisu LANG, son OF Man
churia's dictator, has left for Pc
king with five trainloads ef Man
churian troops. Young Chang Wis
tied Peking last Sunday. His
present visit is declared to be his
triumphal entry.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-04-21
This is Really
Su.ang ger ThaIl
Fiction

HERRIN, In. Aprl 21- In
one of the most peaceful elec-
tions ever held IN this faction
torn city, three anti-klan and
one Klan We elected Alder
men. National Guard troops,
with fixed baYoncts, guarded
the polling piaees.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-04-21
MRS. WILLIAMS VISITING

Mrs. ]. O Williams, of White
horse, Y. r, arrived in Juneau last
night on the steamer Princess Royal
and will visit here with her son
and daughtcr-inlaw. Mr.. and Mrs
Joe williams, before returning To
her home. she has been visiting
in Vancouver b. Z.