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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-08-02
Sensation Seekers
Go to Mt. Vesuvius

TERZIGNO, Italy Aug. 2. -
Thousands of sensation seekers,
mostly foreigners, swelled the pop.
ulation of this tiny town, famous
for the dangerous situation from
Mount Vesuyius. They came to
watch at close hand the stream
Of molten lava moving down the
mountain toward the crater. This
seems to be covered by a red
blanket spotted with large black
patches.
Activity of Mount Vesuvius
seemed unchanged today.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-08-02
REORCANIZE
DRY FORCES

WASHINGTON. D. c.. Aug. q
Steps toward final reorganization
Of the Prohibition Bureau were
taken by Assistant Secretary Of
Treasury Seymour Lowman q
hours after he formally took his
oath of office, with the abolish
ment of five fixed Enforcement
Zones and elevation of his i'm.
mediate assistance to higher ranks.
Readiustment is the only thing
now necessary when the Burean
is put on the Civil Service basis
as provided by the act of the last
Congress
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-08-02
Quits Island Home
For London Season

LONDON, Aug 2-Lady Marian
Keith Cameron, daughter of Lady
Huntington. lives on a lonely farm
among the Falkland Islands six
months of the year, looking after
a sheep ranch, but comes to LoE.
don for the summer social season.
1--WE are the only white people
on the island,' said Lady Marian
Life is very primitive. Boats cali
but seldom, and there is not much
sea bathing because there are too
many seals about"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-08-02
HUGE FLOOD
CONTROL DAM
TO Be BUILT

5 ANGELES. Cal Aug. g.
The Los Angeles County Boar /
of Supervisors have decided t1
build the San Gabriel dam to
height Of SO feet The giant
flood control project, with a IL
mile dam across the river, will be
of greater capacity than five OF
the largest flood control dams in
the world or niae Of the largest
in the United States. The new
dam will cost $zo.000.000.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-08-02
PRESIDENT
ANNOUNCES
WON'T RUIZ
i Do Not Choose to Run
for President" :" Says
Chief Executive
STARTLING STATEMENT
SURPRISE TO FRIENDS
Stanch Supporters Ss Y
Door Is Not Closed Il
Convention Insists

RAPID CITY, S. D.. Aur.
2.-Like a thundcrbolt from
clear sky came the startl,s
announcement of President
Coolidge today that he is
not a candidate for the Re.
publican denomination far
President. The statement IS
sued by the President sinp'v
SAID:
Il do not choose to run for
President in l928.n
The statement was tyne
written on a small piece f
paper and handed out by the
President on the fourth an
niversary of his becoming
Chief Executive of the Unite |
States without comment.
II Is safe to say that the Prasi
dent consulted with no one il
preparing the astounding an
nouncement His friends weri
taken completely by surprise. L.
stanch Supporters point out. how
over, that the statement does no
close the door TO the nominal o.
in the event of his selection b,
the convention
However, that the announce
ment Will cause great activity
the camps Of all the RECEIPT g
candidates for the Presidency
admitted, and that 1t might eaua
the turning Of the tide In som
other direction is regarded a
among the possibilities.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-08-02
Drouhin and Levine
Fail to Sign Contract

PARIS. Aug. 2.-After a two
hour hot discussion. Drouhin an1
Levine separated without signing
q final contract for the projected
return flight of the plane Columbia
to America.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-08-02
U. S. MINISTER
CALLED HOME

WASHINGTON, Aug. a.
United States Minister MaeMur-
ray, located IN Peking. mas been
summoned home by Secretary of
State Kellogg The Minister IS
coming for series of confer
ences with the Chinese situation.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-08-02
Fuller. TO
Make Decision
1 OHOTTOIU

BOSTON. Mass. Aug. g.
Gov Alvin T. Fuller came
early TO the State House today
to interview the last witue8ses
aud work out his decision in
the ease Of Sacco and Van
zetti, Radicals, under death
sentence for murder committed
seven years ago.
Gov. Fuller's decision has
been promised for tomorrow.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-08-02
Leaps from Burning
Plane; Parachute Fails

MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich.
Aug. 2-Leaping from a burn
ing airplane at height of 1000
feet. Lieut.. L. y. Schultz, meu-
Der of the First Pursuit Group
at Selfridge Field, was killed His
parachute failed to open and he
was dashed to death.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-08-02

DR. William Joiner of So1ttle.
is a tourist aboard the Admira'
Rogers. accompanied by his VIE
and son.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-08-02

l.. S. Robe, mine operator at
Deep Bay, left on the Admiral
Rogers for Seattle,
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1927-01-01

college students; 2 the of the new temperance
ing picture called "The Transgressor"; g. continued
of the Chrisgau debate essential elements in adj
publicity campaign.
Please assist with your money so that these other
advance features be added at the earliest possible
moment, and while doing this, the regular work
of the League must be sustained. We must still continue
to maintain organization throughout the State;
tnue addresses in the churches and at other avail
able places oragnize and the political plans
sary for the protection of the prohibition law do what
necessary in the political field the powerful
efforts Of the interests overthrow prohibition leg
saton and nuify the prohibition law; publish pa
per; make special study of economic and social condi
ons existing compared with those which existed
before prohibition came; maintain the Womens Organi
zaon prepare literature prepare in readable form such
information to be given the general public and lastly,
to do such advisory and cooperative work is possible
assist in the successful enforcement of the prohibition
law.
There not variety of work mentioned here that is
essential to the success of the prohibition
the present time All of them expensive. If this
work continued there must be money pay the bills.
The vets have vast with which to fight
Every who desires protect the American homes
against the great liquor destroyer help furnish the
cynicisms of fight it. In simple language that
means give money and fight a little harder than
before.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1927-01-01
Corruption and Corruption

1t is easy say that politics corrupt. Many good
citizens ministers and civic leaders, throw up their hands
in horror at the existing political corruption.
When you ask for definition of political corruption,
you find that it commonly means the use of money to
obtain political results without regard public interest
For instance the supply of money to Legislators in order
get them to support certain pass others;
the payment of money to officials to induce them to
make decisions favorable to the person who pays the
money. In a word it should be applied any instance
where political decisions be made not upon the
basis of what best for the general public but upon the
basis of financial interest of other the
official who making the decision and others who
to reap selfish benefit from it.
All this is reprehensible and church people, good citi
and the general public thoroughly ndoctrinated
in the idea that the practice is wrong and is be
demned
Now comes minister of the gospel and says to the
AntSaloon League, "If you do not support certain
candidate you do support certain candidate the
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1927-01-01
Five and Ten-Cent Store Giving

Somebody must sacrifice who is not doing at pres
religious and benevolent work is be kept going.
A few days attended meeting of religious lead
of certain denomination. The great question before
them was, why foreign mission offerings fall
ing off"
AT this gathering it stated that in one denomna-
ton in the nine months of the year. the offerings
for foreign missions thousands of dollars less than
last year for the period and considerably than
they had been for many previous These leaders
were wondering why and trying to find out the
and remedy. The benevolent and missionary enter
prises of other denominations are understand suffer
ing the financial eclipse.
From this we draw two conclusions One is that the
Ani-Saloon League is off than the There
those who have been trying make think that be-
the League boldly held its course in the recent
senatorial fight should wreck financial support
and be put out of business comparison of finances
however with the reports of financial conditions of other
benevolent societies. does not justify any such conclusion
We off than the rest, and nearly as we
find out doing better financially than other
agencies which have large claims upon public generosity
because of the service they render
Our second conclusion is the mass cali for sacrifice
There has been much pettiness in our giving We
have forgotten about giving until it hurts and have been
emphasizing ourselves and others that to give to this
and that enterprise will hurt because our gifts are
small or because the amount asked is rfng There
has been much of the five and store giving
Mass production of many needed articles has made
them cheap that they can be purchased for
rne but clean hands and pure hearts continue to be
product of the old high cost of living. They can
not be standardized and be made matter of mass
production. They still individual achievements and
the methods of protecting and maintaining them con-
tnue to be slow, difficult and expensive
Sacrifice and selfmastery the instruments of pro-
duction They closely related and mutually support
one another Both involved in making prohibition
Self-masery the part of the individual who
is danger of becoming victim of the alcoholic habit
and sacrifice the part of those who devoted the
success of the cause
We beseech you therefore, brethren by the merces of
God that you present your bodies living sacrifice
which is your reasonable service" The times call for
genuine and generous sacrifice to maintain the prohib
ton policy and push it forward to success
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1927-01-01
Hotel Propretors Cooperate for Safe and
Sane New Years Celebration

Fortified with the federal ruling recently rendered
In this jurisdiction by Judge Clfe of the United States
District Court making liable proprieors of cabarets and
other resorts for law violations through possession and
use of liquor by guests Prohibition Administrator E G.
Yellowley worked agreement with the proprie-
tors of such places that they would cooperate in the
forcement of the law in connection with New Years
celebrations. This agreement was signed by the pro-
pretors of the outstanding hotels and others places in
all hfty-four in Chicago The results Mr. Yelowley
states were gratifying and judging from the press
dispatches OF the improved conditions existing the plan
was a real success.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1927-01-01
JANUARY, 1927
New Years Celebration Most Safe and Sober
in Our History

According reports, most of which from papers
opposed to prohibition and many of them out-and-ou
liquor propaganda sheets the New Years Eve which
nshered in 1927 the quiet and orderly, and free
from drinking and attendant evils, of any New Years
Eve in history.
The unusually sane conditions of the Holiday and New
Year celebrations of this year indicative of the
stantly improving conditions generally under federal pro-
hibtion. Compared with the wild orgies and shameful
hilarty of twelve years ago. depicted by the
press that time and recalled by celebrans this years
affair was like chdren's birthday party.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1927-01-01
Money

Money hard to get but can't live without it. In
our last Issue published extensive advance pro-
gram for the ensuing year There is not feature of
that program which be omitted. We all our
friends to help us put that program into effect We are
reproducing the entire program in this Issue.
In response to the appeal which made, we have
ceived money enough justify in beginning the radio
but the others must be carried /. The work among
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1927-01-01

notices for change OF ad-
unbelievable
should addressed
TO the Illinois Editor 1900 Security Bldg Chicago Illinois,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-19
CLARK DENIES STORY
ABOUT SHENANDOAH
Assures Navy Department Of Fal
sity of Credited Statement
Concerning Metal.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Prof. George L. Clark, divisional di.
rector of the Massachusetts Institute
of Technology's research laboratory
Of applied chemistry. yesterday as
sured the Navy Department that he
had made no public statement that
the Shenandoah disaster was due to
faulty metal.
In a letter received by the Bureau
of Aeronautics Prof. Clark took ex
cepttons to a story appearing We'd
nesday in the New Haven, Conn.
Register which said he had expressed
that opinion.
Not only had he given no interview
on the subject, he said, but he had not
even expressed such a view during an
address before the Civil Engineering
Society in New Haven Tuesday.
Prof. Clark said that in his talk he
had discussed his laboratory's investi-
cation of the structure of the wrecked
dirigible's materials and had presented
numerous specimens.
"A question was asked me-" his let.
ter continued, whether the Shenan-
doah failure was due to the metal and
the reply was that there is no direct
evidence whatsoever that this was the
case, but that the X-ray method was
now available for the very careful
study of all materials which might be
subjected to any sort of severe condi-
tions. This simple statement was
twisted into the newspaper article as
it appeared"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-19
HUNDRED-STRING HARP
TO BE DEMONSTRATED

A cathedral harp, an instrument
having more than 100 strings, and
which is said to reproduce tones of a
pipe organ, will be demonstrated by
G. Belmont Hendricks of New York
City tomorrow at the evening services
at the Church of the Covenant.
Mr.. Hendricks, who has worked on
the instrument for % years. stated
that on it a player can sustain a
tone 45 seconds, produce any combira-
ton or harmonious or unisonics pos
sible on the organ or piano and trans
pose into any key at will.
While its creator is versed in music,
having been editor of the New York
Musical Advance and musical con.
sultant and critic with a large chain
of moving picture theaters on the
Coast, he specializes on the hymns
The instrument has been patented.
Mr.. Hendricks said, but it Is dedicated
20 the work of the church.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-19
NJ II S | C.
FRIDAY MORNING MUSIC CLUB

Arthur Kraft. tenor, the feature
artist on the program of the Friday
Morning Music Club this week, de-
lighted his audience with a well bal.
anced group of numbers which showed
him to be equally at home with Ger
man. Italian and English composers.
Kathleen Floeckher Cullen, pianist.
was the assisting artist.
Mr.. Krafts first number was his
most ambitious Adelaide" by Beeth-
oven. His second group included
Durante's "Vergin, Tutto Amor.
"Gia II Sole Dial Gange." by Scarlatti
"Canzonette," by Loewe, and Love
Has Eyes" by Bishop. His interpre
tatiOn of the Loewe composition was
particularly pleasing.
For his third group. Mr.. Kraft chose
four numbers by American composers
the first. II Light the Blessed Can
dis" was dedicated to the tenor bv
Arthur Proctor.
Curran's "Nocturne" was greeted
by a storm of applause. Mr.. Kraft =
pianissimo work was especially good
i'm this number. Morning" by
Speaks, and Take. Oh Take" com
pleted the group. In responding to
encores Mr.. Kraft sang Passing By"
by Purcell; a most whimsical sele.-
ton. she Is so Queer" by Richard
son; Sweet Little Woman of Mine, -
by Bartlett. and Brown Bird Sing
ing" by Wood
Miss Cullen opened her program
with Chopin's "Scherzo in G Sharp
Minor" She followed this with MAY
Night" by Palmgren; Debussy's deli
cate Reflects dams Ieau," and lively
Masquerade Dance" by Hopkins
In the latter number Miss Cullen
showed to the best advantage. She
responded to an encore with Mac
Dowell's "Rigadon"
Miss Lucy Brickenstein. we'll known
local musician. accompanied Mr..
Kraft on the piano
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-19
JAPANESE ACCEPT
ARMS CUT PLAN IN
REPLY TO COOLIDGE
Continued from First Page.)

Continued from First Page.)
when she is looking for further in
diligence on the debt question, but is
repeating the error which Foreign
Minister BRAND made at the Wash.
ington conference in 1921.
The paper asserts It would scarcely
be an exaggeration to say that from
Foreign Minister Brands similar re
fusal in 1921 dates the United States
five years aloofness from European
affairs and her attitude on the interna
tional debt question which has been a
special grievance to France.
Accusing France Of selfishness in
failing to consider Great Britain and
other powers In the matter. the West
minister Gazette contends that Britain
should still aim at a disarmament
agreement with the United States and
Japan.
All the weekly reviews comment at
length on President CoOlidge's pro-
posal.
The Spectator and the Nation en-
phasize the Quandary in which the
proposal places Great Britain because
of her loyalty to the attempt OF the
League of Nations to apply dlsarma-
ment to all league members. Tney
IL
United States is not a member OF
the league.
Some comments enlarge on the
effect of the Presidents proposal on
home politics The Saturday Review
declares that it is an ultimatum and
says that should the proposed agree
ment become impossible there Is no
shadow of doubt that Washington
will indulge in an orgy Of naval ex-
penditure which either will ruin less
prosperous countries or will leave
them in 9 state Of hopeless inferior1ty.
The New Statesman says that the
Coolidge scheme was obviously imprac'
ticable and that its fate could nave
been anticipated. >,
eff France and italy had accepted,
the paper says, I'VE should naturally
have accepted, too, but we should have
accepted without any real intention OF
agreeing to any serious limitation or
our cruiser strength and without any
hope Of France agreeing to anything
at ALL"
Most sympathetic is the Economist,
which says that 1t would be difficuH TO
exaggerate the Importance of Presl.
dent Coolidge's note. which is couched
in terms very hopeful for future coop
.rativc action on the part of the United
States.
The paper says that, although the
note has failed as far as 1t concerns
France and Italy, 1t still Is highly de-
sirable that there should be an agree
ment among Great Britain, the. United
States and Japan and that even the
question of getting European land
ornaments dealt with should not be
allowed to delay action In this direc.
ton.
The Economist thinks that Great
Britain should not hesitate to accept
the principle of naval equality with
the United States in all respects. for
Great Britain has made up it's mind
that whatever its relations with other
powers It Is not going to struggle with
America for world dominion" It
concludes with the belief that Britain
should be ready. In agreement with
the United States and japan. to extend
the 5--5--3 ratio to all dakssss Of ships.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-19
CARAVAN CLUB HEARS
ADDRESS ON EUROPE
Ripley Tells of Travels Abroad at
Ladies Day"
Luncheon.

An illustrated address on many OF
the wonders of nature in Europe by
c. NJ Ripley, connected with the
radio station WGY, Schenectady,
n. Y, and a comparison by him OF
the Industrial development Of the
United States with that of other
countries, featured a ladies day"
luncheon Of the Caravan Club of
Almas Temple in the Ebbitt Hotel
yesterday.
In the United States laborers are
the directors of power rather than the
generators of power. as are members
Of the laboring class in Europe. due
10 the extensive use Of machinery here
and the lack of it over there de-
clared Mr.. Ripley.
In London, continued the speaker,
there are 60 electrical companies, as
compared with only one in Chicago,
but the one in Chicago, he added gen.
crates twice as much electricity as
the 50 in London at about half the
cost.
He told also how far the United
States is ahead of all European
countries In the matter of automobiles.
Over there he continued, the Ford
automobile is considered a demon for
speed, power and size, adding that in
European countries when a man
speaks Of my six" he means six
horsepower and not six cylinders.
Mr.. Ripley showed lantern slides of
the Alps and told of improved pas.
senger air service in the various Eu.
1opean countries.
The speaker also gave illustrations
OF the possibilities of development in
cities and in the home by the usage
OF electrical power, showing drawings
OF q city with five layers of streets
along which would be moving plat
forms or sidewalks. He also gave an
account CT how in the future things
might be made automatic in the home
SO that the furnace, doors, windows
bed clothes and other things could be
controlled by levers operated by 6
person in bed.
Mrs. George B. McGinty was award
ed handsome vanity case. Henry
Stein, president of the club, presided
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-19
PROMOTION GRANTED.
Michael J. McDermott to Head
State Department Bureau.

Following his policy of making ap.
pointments in the Department of State
on the basis of long and efficient serv-
Ice Of employees, Secretary Kellogg has
decided to promote Michael J. Nc
Dermott, who has been assistant chief
Of the division Of current information,
otherwise known as the press bureau,
to be chief of that division, an Office
vacated by the promotion of Hugh
Wilson to be Minister to Switzerland.
Mr.. McDermont - from Peabody,
Mass.
In 1914 he was a clerk in the Office
Of the Provost Marshal General In this
city. and later was an executive clerk
at the White House. During the
World War he served as a clerk for
the Supreme War Council at Yer
sailles and also as secretary to Lieut..
Col. Tasker H. Bliss of the American
Peace Commission. Subsequently he
was secretary to former Secretary
Elihu Root Of the committee of jurists
which drafted the project for an in
ternational court of justice at The
Hague. Returning to the United States
he was confidential secretary to Presi-
dent Harding on his trip to Alaska,
following which he was appointed pri-
vate secretary to the Undersecretary
Of State in 1923.