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New Britain herald., 1927-08-27
No Americans Killed
 In ChamOnix Disaster

Chamonix, France, Aug. 27 (UP) The latest check of passengers aboard the Funicular railway train which was wrecked on a mountain side near here indicated today that no Americans had been killed.
 Dead persons hitherto described by officials as Americans were be- lieved by them today to have been English or Swedish. Mrs. Newton Peary of Chicago. and yher daugh- ter. officials said, were injured and recovering. Miss Vilda," described as Mrs. Peary's maid. was killed. She was Swedish, officials said. About 20 persons were believed to have been killed.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-27
New Britain P. o. Men
 To Watch Bull Fight

4 Walter C. Owens and Charles M. Peterson of the local post office force left last evening for Fl Paso. Texas, where they will attend the N. A. l.. C. convention to be held in that city all next week. They will make the trip by boat from New York to New Orleans and thence to F. Paso by rail. Among the attrac tions at the convention will be bar becGe at San Plazo, Texas and bull fight at Juarez, Mexico. On their return trip the local men will stop at Topeka, Kansas, St. Louis. Mo-, Chicago, Canada, Buffalo and Niagara Falls.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-27
PRIDE OF DETROIT
 OFF FOR ENGLAND
tContinued from First Page)

for their take-off with an especially constructed runway, built by the Newfoundland government at liar bor Grace. Their first stop will be Croydon, London. Eng, from there they go to Germany, Turkey. Syria Persia, India, Japan, Honolulu and San Francisco, the last hop being the longest of their flight, 2,4S0 miles across the Pacific.
 They became convinced that their Stinson -Detroiter was the plane in which they could better the record of Linton Wells and Edward Evans Wen with it's designer. Eddie Stin- son, as pilot. won the national air tour The plane was finished on the day the tour started and entered the race without the customary tests. Despite this handicap it defeated a field of fourteen especially prepared planes by wide margin over a fog swept 4,20o-mile course.
 In general design the Schlee- Brock plane, the Pride of Detroit, is like Lindbergh's transatlantic craft. It is painted a bright yellow, has a wing-spread of 46 feet and is seven feet wide. The pilots cock pit is glass enclosed, affording clear forward vision, and large cushion seats are comfortably lodged between the gas tanks. The plane empty weighs about 1900 pounds. and its heaviest load will be 400 gallons of gasoline on the long hops, or 5,050 pounds ia all.
 The instrument board is similar 10 that on the dash of other transat- lantic planes, every device for safe flying having been installed for a forced landing on the water The aviators carry life-preservers and a pneumatic raft. An emergency ra- dio sending set, which can be oper- ated under water using a kite aerial, is also part of the equipment.
 Besides supply of sandwiches the men carry army rations for five days a vacuum can of coffee and water bottles.
 New York, Aug. 27 tH) - The expected jumps in the Pride of De-
New Britain herald., 1927-08-27
GERMANY-ARGENTINE RADIO

Buenos Aires. Aug. 27 UP) = Regular radio-telephonic service between Germany and Argentina today was expected to be in opera tion soon as a result of yesterdays successful test between Hamburg and this city.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-27
Sighted on Bahamas


 St. Petersburg. Fla. Aug. 2 R)- A radio message from station NAQF, Nassau, picked up here by the Fin ancial Journals" 4O-meter wireless station Friday. said that the Port of Brunswick, piloted by Paul Redfern, had been sighted 300 miles east of the British Bahamas by a steamer. The steamer arrived at Nassau at 11:40 o'clock last night and reported that the plane on it's nonstop flight to Brazil had been seen flying at an altitude of about 1000 feet, headed in a southerly direction. A position east of the Bahamas group would in- dicate that Redfern had covered be- tween 400 and 500 miles when sight ed by the steamer.
 Redfern's course was set so that at a distance of approximately 423 land miles from Brunswick, he would pass 35 miles east of the lighthouse on Great Abaco Island, of the Ba- hamas group. Shortly thereafter the monoplane would course east of San Salvador.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-27
JAPAN AWAITING BIRTH
 OF NEW HEIR TO THRONE
Thousands Praying Ferycntly That Child Will Be Boy-More Than
 100 Newspapermen at Palace

Toyko, Japan, Aug. 27 R>-All perial birth which is expected mo- mentarily, a large corps of imperial physicians is in attendance on the empress. issuing bulletins twice daily on her condition. which has been pronounced excellent.
 Thousands of persons are praying daily on pended knees in front of the palace and in temples through out the empire. Every where there is fervent hope that the child will be boy. More than 100 newspaper men are standing guard at the palace day and night, ready to get the news to their papers as quickly as possible. Telephones are scarce, So. for the most part, they must de- pend on reaching their offices in automobiles.
 When the baby is born. the i'm perial cannon, always fired at noon each day, will discharge two shots for boy and one for girl. no mat ter whether the birth occurs during the day or night Messages will be sent immediately to Japanese em- bassies and legations abroad and the happy news will be broadcast by radio.
 As there Is imperial mourning for the late Emperor Yoshihito, no celebration or parades as usually ac- company an imperial birth. will be permitted.
 Emperor Hirohito and Empress Nagako who were married in Janu- ary 1924 have one child, daugh- ter born in December, 1925. Hirchito was regent at the time.
 When it became known officially in March that the empres expected to become a mother. there was in tense interest in view of the fact that the child, if male, would be heir to the throne.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-27

early morning. Redfern was expected to ny some 50 miles east of Trini- dad and then head along the coast to a point about 50 miles off George town, British Guiana. Here he planned to turn inland and proceed toward the Amazon river. He de- clared he would drop a flare over the town of Macapa to indicate whether he intended proceeding to Rio.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-27
CALLS HERON CRIME FACTOR

Paris, Aug. 27 CUP) - Congress- man Stephen G. Porter of Ohio told the parliamentary congress here that heroin was one of the greatest factors in crime through Crt 'Hg world.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-27
Personals

MT. and Mrs. Peter McCrann and son. Harold of 57 Lincoln street left today to spend a weeks vacation at Myrtle beach. Milford.
 Miss Mary Grem of Waterbury will be the guest of MT. and Mrs. Stephen Grem of 3S Olive street the coming week.
 Miss Sarah Keavers of the Visit ing Nurse association is enjoying her anual vacation from her duties.
 Miss Lillian Adler of Smalley street has returned after Ia vacation spent in Trenton. N. J., Atlantic City and other points of interest in that locality.
 Judge F. B. Hungerford will re- turn Monday after a vacation spent in Old Lyme.
 Miss Mary Sliney of liz Winter street is spending her vacation at Block Island.
 Miss Dorothy Goodrich of Ken sington is spending her vacation at Franklin, Maine.
 Miss Catherine Bergin, who has ok of ko rtr Landers, Frary & Clark. is spending her vacation at Oyster River.
 Miss Helen Drank is visiting rela- tives and friends in Bridgeport and New Jersey.
 Miss Helen Gustafson of Jubilee street is entertaining friends from Chicago.
 Warren Stack of Mill street will spend the next two weeks at Myrtle Beach.
 Leon Honiss of Berlin Is on a trip to New York and New Jersey.
 Miss Beatrice Griswold of Arch street will visit relatives in Norwich during the coming two weeks.
 Miss Catherine Weston of Wilcox street will spend the coming week at Grove Beach.
 Fred Anderson, of Andrews street will spend the coming week camping at Hammonasset.
 Miss Marie Miezanka, of Wash ington street is touring in New Hampshire.
 Miss Mary McKeon of Thornley street will spend the weekend at Cape Cod.
 Miss Flavia LeMay of Stanley street has returned from her vaca- tion spent in the Berkshires.
 Mrs. Anna Murray of Hart street
 
 at Asbury Park, N. J.
 Miss Grace Sorrow, of Frances street is spending her vacation at Chalker Beach, Saybrook.
 Mir. and Mrs. Charles Deming of Shuttle Meadow avenue. are spend- ing their vacation at Saybrook Manor.
 Mir. and Mrs. Fred Butler of Plainville have returned from q vacation spent at Saybrook Manor.
 Mir. and Mrs. Fred F. Miller of 200 Winthrop street, Mrs. Gertrude Sweigert of Hawkins street and Harold F. Judd of Al Pleasant street will leave tomorrow on a motor trip to Lake Saranac and Canada.
 Former Councilman Lawrence NJ. Stanley is at Montpelier, Vt.
 Miss Jewel Levin of Winthrop street is entertaining Miss Thelma Ginsberg of New York.
 Oscar J. Murray. formerly of this city and now of East Orange. Fla, and Syracuse, N. Y, is visiting in New Britain.
 Miss Mary Chilicki of Jubilee street and Miss Stella Pac of High street left today for ten days stay in New York city, Brooklyn and Passaic. N. J. On Sunday, Miss Chilicki will act as d-of-honor at wedding in Hampstead, l.. l.
 Rev. Edward V. Grikis, pastor of St. Andrews church. returned today from the annual retreat at keyser's Island, South Norwalk.
 Harry J. Hatsing and family left today for two weeks vacation in East Haven.
 Ex-Councilman Thomas J. Coyle of North street will leave today for Atlantic City, N. J., to spend two weAks.
 Mrs. H. Pettinato has returned from a three weeks vacation at
New Britain herald., 1927-08-27
Plan to Reduce Armies
 Occupying the Rhineland

London, Aug. 27 R-The armies of occupation in the Rhineland will be reduced to 60,OoO. Word to this effect was received at Whitehall today in Frances re-
 ply to the British morandum sug-
 gesting reduction of 56,0O0. A three power definite agreement
 has been reached it is stated. provid-
 ing that France reduce her forces by
 5000, Great Britain by 1000 and
 Belgium by 1000.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-27

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New York, Aug. 27 tH) - The expected jumps in the Pride of De- troit's flight around the world fol- low:
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reached his objective it would be little short of a miracle. They es- timated he wouldd miss his objec- tive at Rio de Janeiro by about 450 miles. as thea did not believe his gasoline supply would last more than 57 hours. while with favorable conditions it would take 62 hours to reach his goal. They believe when he reaches the northwestern coast of Brazil he will turn east to Pernam- buco.
 Redfern, in referring to his flight called it the Brunswick to- Brazil flight and said that when he reached the Amazon river he would check his gasoline supply to determine whether he would change his course to Pernambuco or keep on to Rio.
 The fact that Redfern will be in contact with land during most of his flight. naval men point out, is in his favor as he will be aided in keep ing his course at night by naviga- ton lights on the network of islands over which he is flying. He will be assisted also by ship lights. as his course carries him over the United States South American ship lanes in which there are numerous shipping board vessels.
 Hazards Many
 Not discounting the hazards he faced, Redfern left prepared for any eventuality. but at the same time ex- pressed confidence that he would reach Brazil
 To his father at Columbia. g. C., and to his mother, who is visiting in Rochester. N. Y. Redfern sent mcs- sages saying good bye and twill cable you from Brazil"
 Some time during the afternoon or
New Britain herald., 1927-08-27

Total mileage .......,...22,0 ,0t Total flying time about 240 hours,
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-10-06

WHANGAmUMU, New Zealand,
Oct. 6.-Whales are decreasing
in numbers SO rapidly that they
will be as scarce as sailing shios
in few years.
The New Zealand goyernmer.
has limited the number. of whaling
ships in Its. waters in an effort
z to conserve the worlds stock,
which is now mostly in the Ross
sea.
A century ago whale catching
in New Zealand waters was at
its height and around 1926 the
only white men in the dominion
were those at the many whaling
stations around the coasts Of
South and North Islands.
Since then the Ross sea has
been nearly fished dry of whales.
and now only one firm is permit
cd to go whaling in Ross. sea and
Antarctic waters. The concession
is held by a Norwegian firm,
which pays the New Zealand gov
eminent $1,000 per month and a
royalty of so cents per gallon on
whale oil obtained. 1t has three
whalers. small, fast vessels, each
equipped with a torpedo" har-
poon. and parent" ship Of
10000 tons equipped as a whale
factory"
The whales move in schools OF
20. Some are large, others small,
but the average length of the
beast is Is feet over his back
When the chasers have their load
Of whales they are brought on
to the factory" for cutting III
and extraction OF the valuable oil
and glycerine.
IN the last three years whale
oil production has been increas
ing, Down in the Ross sea the
1900 tonner factory" produced
711.640 gallons OF oil in 1924, q
yeer later 1,2S6,000 gallons and
LAT year more than 100000 gal
Ions These quantities form 81
m cent Of the world supply Of
ne on.
Ae1e are still one or tws
<1lng stations IN New Zealand
waters around Cook Strait
qIt1 Auckland. but TIL
80 small. knoxi
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-10-06

as "humpbacks,' whose chasing
and capture is becoming less Of
an industry among the crews of
government chasers than a first
class sport with a thrill.
The hump-back, though small,
is as strong as sea elephant,
and slippery. Harpooning a Cook
Strait whale from gun on board
bobbing motor vessel needs
nerve and an accurate eye.
In years whaling in Cook
Strait and down Marlborough
Channel only As whales were TAX
en- worth $4,000 for their $50
tons of oil and 40 tons Of bone
dust.
The worlds record whale-or,
rather, his skeletons on show
still in Canterbury Museum. He
was found stranded on Corvisart
Bay in the Australian Blight. From
the tip of the tail over back to
the muzzle it measured nearly 10i
feet.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-10-06
No TRACE OF
MISSING SHIP
Coast Guard Cutler Fails
to Find Pride of Clou-
cester Fleet

BOSTON, Mass. Oct 6. - The
Coast Guard Cutter Tampa has
reported by wireless that it failed
to find any trace of the missing
Gloucester schooner Columbia.
pride of the Gloucester fishing
fleet, in the vicinity of Quero
Banks. Fears for the safety of
the schooner we're aroused whel
dories and pieces of wreckage
bearing the schooner's name were
found after the heavy storm OF
August "a.
The Columbia is past due from
fishing trip. She carried 20
men.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-10-06
ADRIFT
FOR ONE WEEK
IN OPEN BOAT
Captain, Seven Men of
Lumber Schooner Have
Hard Experience

NASSAU, Bahamas, Oct. 6. =
Weak from privation, suffered for
almost one week in an open boat,
Capt. Hunter and seven men of
the crew of the three masted
American schooner Golden Rod
have arrived here.
The Golden Rod left Tampa,
Fla, on September with cargo
of lumber for the West Indies.
The schooner struck high gales,
developed leaks and the crew was
forced to man the pumps con-
tinuously for Is days when the
vessel was abandoned on Septem-
Der 2S. Launching small boat
in heavy seas, the men sailed
for here. =
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-10-06
Steamer Movements
NORTHBOUND
Admiral Rogers is due Sun
lax-


SCHEDULED SAlLlNGs
Princess Alice scheduled to
sail from Vancouver at 3
o'clock tonight.
Aleutian scheduled to sail
from Seattle Oct. 8.
Yukon scheduled to sa ilfrom
Seattle Oct. Is at 8 a. m.
soUTHBoUND sAlLlNGs
Admiral Watson scheduled
southborYd about Oct. IL.
Alaska southbound about Oct.
IL.
LOCAL. eAiLlNGS
Marqnita scheduled to leave
for Sitka and way ports at
5 o'clock Wednesday night.
Sails for Skagway every
Sunday at II p. m.
9irpinia ~ sails for Chichsgof
and way ports at 6 o'e ,ck
every Wednesday night. For
Chatham Straits route a.
10 O'Clock every Saturday
night.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-10-06
Misplaced Heart
Prevents Man,
From, Shielding

HUNTINGTON. w. Va, Oct. 6.
A freakish anatomy was cred
tied by physicians today with
saving from instant death viii
liam Gray, %, OF Sandy Hook.
KY, who tried to end his life
by shooting himself m the left
side of his chest.
The physicians found Gray;a
heart is located on the right side
of his body, and said had 1t been
in normal position he would
have died Immediately. Small
hope for his recovery is enter
tanned by hospital authorities.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-10-06
THE EMPIRE
IS THE MEDIUM

Through which the general
public can always have its
wants supplied.
Closing time for classified
advertisements: 2 p. M.
Closing time for display ad-
vertisements: IL A. M.
Ten cents per line first In
sertion. ~
Five cents for continuous sub,
sequLnt insertion.
Count five average words to
the line.
Minimum charge, so ceuts.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-10-06
NO swIwMMING POOL
FOR BATHING BEAUTY

Topeka, Kans., Oct. e.
An admiral in the Swiss
navy is In no sadder plight
than Miss Ruth Green, the
official bathing beauty at
Washburn College. There is
no swimming pool at the
college which Miss Green
attends.
However. the college has
given. Miss. Green credit In
physical education in recog-
nition Of her qualifying as q
Red Cross life saver at the
SWIMMING pool Of the Y. w.
c. A.
Although she is Miss
Green. the Washburn College
bathing beauty wears a suit
Of blue and white the
schools colors.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-10-06
HAlLsur PRICES

PRINCE RUPERT, b. c., Oct. g..
-One hundred and three thousand
pounds Of halibut were sold here
yesterday. American halibut sold
for 7 and 1850 cents and Canadian
halibut for 7 and 1910 cents.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-10-06
ALPHA IN PORT

The Alpha, Capt. Anrew Brens,
dial. arrived in port yesterday az
ternoon with 500 pounds of half
but for the Juneau Cold Storage
Company.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-10-06
GETS OLD PAINTING

CHARLESTON, s. c., Oct. 8.
"A painting by Chao Meng ~,
artist at the court OF Kuhla
Khan when Marco Polo wa> ~
guest, has been purchased ~
Mis- Laura NJ. Bragg, diroe1or
81 the Charleston Museum. ne
picture, painted in 1912, u o.
exhibition.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-10-06
MULES on LONG JOURNEY

wARRENsBURG. Mo-. Oct. 3.
"A span Of Missouri's famous
mules have bent sent to ouate-
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-10-06

Whales becoming the of the world that
the New Zealand Government has curtaed whaling rights the
Ross Sea- richest remaining whale fishery Norwegian feet
the entire concession there At the right Of its whale
chae ard above wokmen shown aboard the mother ship
cutting up blankets of blubber At the left below typical
Whaling boat
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-10-06

mala to help DR.. Edward Hay
maker. Presbyterian missionary
develop modern farm The
mules cost $350. TIE church that
Is financing DR.. Haymakei's en-
deavors added a set Of harness.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-10-06
TIDES TOMORROW
HERMAN SUCCEEDS DEssEs

Capt. H. c. Herman, formerly
officer on the Unalga, has been
designated to succeed Capt. Z.
Desses OF the Coast Guard Cutter
Cygan stationed at Ketchikan, The
Cygan left last Saturday for Ss-
attic and the change of command
ers will be made there, Capt.
Herman will bring the Cygan
to Ketchikan soon.
Advertising aIWaya pays Use
~ column Of The Empire. :
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-10-06

PALMIST-Come and have your
fortune told from your hand.
Work, business. marriage and
the future foretold. 500 Front
Street.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-10-06
MISCELLANEOUS

PRIVATE lessons in Englich OF
citizenship. Phone 1902.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-10-06
FOR RENT

FOR RENT room house, furn-
ished except for linens, for
three weeks. Inquire Empire.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-10-06
FOR SALE

FOR SALE-Singer hemstitching
machine in Al condition. Lew
Smith, Dry Goods, Cordova,
Alaska.
FOR SALE--A new plain tailor
ed Oregon City Mills coat. Size
40 or AZ. $35. Thrift Shop.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-26
.O0DMEN plan
PARADE

"Objects and purposes of the
convention and encampment" was
the subject of an address by L. H.
Lightner, supreme clerk, which
marked the opening today of the
second days session of the ma
tional conclave of colored Ameri.
can Woodmen at the Vermont
Avenue Baptist Church.
1.-THE purpose of our organiza-
ton is to render organized and
scientific service to the colored
race" said Lightner, who has
served in his present capacity for
more than II years. He pointed
out that the colored Woodmen
operate in 26 states and have &C.
cumulated assets of more than ST.
900, 900.
Last-minute changes for the line
Of march were made for the MarGli
Gras and Twilight Parade tonight
at 1880. The procession will move
from M Street to Seventh North
west, up Seventh to T, west on r
to Thirteenth. south on Thirteenth
to O., east on Q to Vermont Ave-
nue., north on Vermont Avenue to
T, east on T to Sixth and south
on Sixth to L where the parade
disbands. The same route will be
followed by the civic and military
parade of Woodmen tomorrow
noon.
The annual election of officers is
scheduled to take place late today.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-26
Smithsonian IS
GROW|NGFAST

Many important additions to the
arts and industries collections of
the Smithsonian Institution are be-
ing made this summer. The col
lection now Is one of the most COM
plete in the world.
The section of organic chemical
industries has just installed a large
exhibit of leather manufacturing
methods and goods, provided by the
Tanners Council Of America.
Raw hides and skins Of many
animals have been tanned with the
hair on to represent the raw ma
terial and from this point the en-.
tire process of treating the skins
and by-products is shown. among
them Clues and hair felts.
Separate sections are occupied by
shoe sole and upper feathers. belt.
ing. bag and strap and harness
feathers; and gloves and glove
feathers. Upholstery and other
fancy feathers are shown.
The division of mineral tech.
nology hasN just completed an ex.
hibit showing the steps in the
manufacture of abrasive wheels, re-
Factories. special abrasives, floor
tiles and laboratory equipment pro.
duced from the same materials.
The same division has received
specimens Of Ozokerite, a hard
mineral wax used in the manufac-
ture OF candles, colored lead pen.
ellis, shoe polishes, photograph
records, electrical insulation and
floor wax. The specimens are
shown in the section devoted to
asphalts and similar substances.