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The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-12-16

Paul Abbott, Alaska manager of the Du Pont Powder Company accompanied by his wife, left Sc. attle on the Alameda yesterday, bound for Juneau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-12-16

WILSON'S STATIONERY STORE
 For Shaeffer Wahl Waterman Fountain Pens and Pencil Sets, big variety. adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-12-16
NOTICE

If your furniture needs re- pairing call Phone 137. Henry Gorham. adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-12-16

Mingling Sparkling Beauty with Usefulness A choice grouping of Coored and Cut Glassware in happy arraignment. Many items are suitable for gft-peces of assured welcome.
 Console Sets, $4O0 to $7.00
 Bowls, $1.50.
 Sandwich Trays $150.
 Set of Six Sapphire Fruits, $32O
 Compotes, $1.25.
 Cream and Sugar Set, $125.
 Syrup Jug $150
 Candle Sticks, $2O0 Pair Many other items. You are invited to come in and snoop around. You'll Be Surprised
 Little Picture Salon. We have several tables and several wall cases filled with varied pictures-all framed with artistic skill and you will have delightfully."- bewildering time deciding what selections to make. Prices from $lOO and up Come in and snoop around You'll Be Surprised.
 Treasure Trove Which is just what the name implies where you may turn from a small inexpensive Ash-Tray to a unique object of Art You don't have to hurry. Take your time and snoop around We used to it. You'll Be Surprised
 THE NUGGET SHOP
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clear and clean-cut." he said: lit is
whether or not we are to confirm the
abandonment of the 500 ratio adopted
at the Washington conference.
Agrees to Report.
Without record vote the House
earlier in the afternoon agreed
to the conference report on the
Navy bill. and on motion OF Mr..
French concurred In the Senate
amendment providing 1that no part
of the money carried in the bill should
be available to pay any premiums or
bonus to any employe in the Navy
Yard in addition to his regular wages.
Mr.. French then moved that the
House disagree to the Senate amend
ment appropriating for the construc.
ton of three new scout cruisers and
asked for a conference.
Representative Butler of Pennsyl-
vania, chairman of the House naval
affairs committee. promptly offered
preferential motion. that the House
recede from its opposition to the Sen
ate amendment and concur with an
amendment. Mr.. Butler described his
proposed amendment as the "Tilson
amendment 1t would reduce the ap-
preparation for beginning work on the
threecruisers from $1.200.000. inserted
by the Senate. to S450.000. When the
bill vas under consideration In the
House the e4S0.oo0 appropriation was
favored by Majority Leader Tilscn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-24
ARTS BODY URGES
BRIDGE REMOVAL
Better Approaches to New
Span viii Then Be Made
Possible.

Removal of the old Aqueduct
Bridge in Georgetown in It's entirety
in order to provide for adequate APP
proaches to the Francis Scott Key
Bridge at both the Georgetown and
Virginia ends was urged today by the
Commission of Fine Arts in a letter
Ito Representative NORM of the House
military affairs committee. The let
ter follows:
THE Commission of Fine Arts have
received. through the United States
Engineers Office, your request to be
advised as to the attitude of the com.
mission with regard to removing the
old Aqueduct Bridge, Georgetown.
THE commission strongly favor
removal of the bridge in question. 1t
has become an eyesore. No part of
1T should be retained. On the con
trary. the removal of this unused
structure should lead to the develop
ment of an adequate approach to the
Francis Scott Key Bridge at both the
Georgetown and the Virginia ends.
These approaches are now entirely in.
adequate for traffic and unsightly az
we'll"
A bill. already passed by the Sen.
ate, Is now pending before the House
providing authorization and an ap-
preparation of $22S,000 for removal of
the bridge.
Officials of the engineers Office say
that removal of the bridge will begin
Immediately on passage by the House
OF the necessary authorization and
appropriation. The fine arts BODY is
hopeful that part of the money NAV
be used for cleaning up the bridge
approaches.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-24
MAN HELD ON CHARGE
OF STEALING CLOTHES
Captured After Chase When Seen
Leaving Store Early in
Morning.

Discovering man leaving the
entrance of the store of David Rcsen-
thai. at sos | street. about $50 this
morning. Policeman L. NJ. Gale of the
first precinct gave chase and captured
the man after cornering him in a
blind alley between Eighth and Ninth.
| and X streets.
The prisoner, young coiored man.
said his name was Richard Lee anc
he lived at 314 r street. He was taken
to the first precinct. where he was
charged with housebreaking and
grand larceny.
The officer reported he found a num-
Der of articles of clothing dropped by
the man during the pursuit and that
additional garments were found
secreted In the areaway of house on
Tenth street.
The Rosenthal store. police found
had been entered through window
the glass pane of which had been
taken out. Gale charges that Lee
made one successful trip To the store.
secreting the loot In the areaway, and
was returning for second visit, when
the policeman sighted him.
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munity in that vicinity. which now de-
ponds on wells. and at the same time
supply water to the District tree
nursery at Fort Dupont.
Paving Items Retained.
1t is understood that nearly all of
the street paving items inserted by
both branches of Congress were re-
tanned by the conferees.
Conferees decided to widen Connec.
ticut avenue between Dupont Circle
and Florida avenue, but to POSTPONE
until next year the widening south of
Dupont Circle to Eighteenth street In
order to give the planning authorities
time to decide how this project will
affect the two small park areas on
Connecticut avenue in which statues
have been erected.
All that remains to complete the
enactment of the District appropria.
ton bill is to have the conference
agreement ratified by the Senate and
House, which probably will be done
within the next few days.
1t was learned that the House con.
ferees expressed approval Of the action
taken by the Senate subcommittee In
make complete survey of the public
school system and report to Congress
i'm December.
Senator Phipps has gone on record
to the effect that IL the survey sup
ports the request of the Board Of
Education for additional school teach.
ers. steps will be taken to provide for
them i'm the first deficiency apprcpria-
ton bill to be considered by Congress
In December.
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CLEARS UP FIGHT
over R J. WATER MAINS
Judge Brent, Arlington Court,
Orders County to Issue Ex-
tension Warrants.

Judge Samuel G. Brent of the Cir.
cult Court of Arlington County. 20.
day signed an order requiring Will
liam FL. Duncan. clerk of the county
board of supervisors, to sign and is.
sue warrants for extension of the
Arlington County water system in the
name of the county. The order dis
poses of a petition of ma ndamus filed
I'm the name of the board of super
visors against Mr.. Duncan to make
the clerk of the board execute the
water warrsnts as county warrants
rather than as district warrants
State Senator Frank l.. Ball, acting
for the board, announced that an ap.
peal from the decision of Judge Brent
would not be taken
The decision of Judge Brent today
came In a test case to determine
whether the $758,000 raised In the
county for extension of the water sys.
tenn throughout the three districts
comprising the county area should be
pooled and spent as county money or
whether 1t should be apportionel
among the three districts as needed
Mr.. Duncan held that inasmuch as
each of the three misunderstanding
ton, Jefferson and Arlington-yoted
its share of the water bond money
the money should be disbursed by
each proportionately.
The spending of the money had
recently become an issue i'm Arlington
County, some believing that if the
money is distributed by the county
and not apportioned by districts, one
or two districts may absorb 1t all, ieav-
ing nothing for the remaining district.
Others held that in the interest of
good administration it was desirable
to spend the money as county money
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-24
NAVY SHIP GOES TO AID.

A message to the Navy Department
from the steamer st. Anthony said
there had been no loss of life in the
collision between the City of RICH
mond and the City of Annapolis off
Smiths Point. Va, early today.
1t was added that the City of An
napolis sank in IL fathoms of water
at 2:10 am, Is minutes after the col
lision, at point one mile northwest
of Smiths Point.
The superintendent of the Naval
Academy, at Annapolis, notified the
department that he had ordered sub
marine chaser to the scene of the col
lision to render any possible assist
ance.
None Taken on st. Anthony.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va, February
"a N.-None of the passengers or
crew of the steamship City of Annap-
oils, which sank early today after a
collision with the City of Richmond,
was taken aboard the freight steamer
st. Anthony. The freighter reached
here just before ! o'clock this after
noon. Her master refused to talk
about the collision until after he had
gotten in touch with the owners of
his vessel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-24

Propaganda Must Cease, AS
serts Sharp Note Sent
to Moscow.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, February "a. 49, Great
Britain threatens to sever diplomatic
relations with Soviet Russia unless
the fragrant viola tons OF the solemn
agreements between the two countries
cease" and the Soviet authorities cal
halt to bolshevist propaganda.
note to this effect has been sent to
the Soviet government through It's
emissary in London.
The note is couched in vigorous
language 1t is described as one OF
the most outspoken diplomatic docu-
ments ever formulated by the British
foreign office.
Sir Austen Chamberlain, the British
foreign secretary, makes the oinht
statement that the relations between
the British government and the
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
continue VIGOROUSLY of an unsatis-
factory nature lie declares that
there are limits beyond which 1t is
dangerous to drive public opinion i'll
Great Britain" and that continuance
of the breaches of the agreement
sooner or later will cause a break be-
tween the two countries.
Defamation Is Urged.
Despite the Soviet government 8
public protestations of friendship"
says the note, 1.-THE highest officials
defame and misrepresent Great
Britain" The foreign secretary
quotes speeches of NJ. Tchitcherin.
the Soviet foreign minister. and other
officials and extracts from boishevik
newspapers and manifestos.
Sir Tuten declares there has been
frequent violation of the undertaking
of the Soviet not to support. financial
ly or otherwise, any movement de-
signed to foment discomfort or rebel
hon in the British empire. In con-
clusion the note says:
THE British Government trusts that
this protest and warning will be re.
ceived by the Union of Soviet Socialist
Republics. with the attention they re-
quire. and that no further cause for
complaint may be given
British Resent Strike Aid.
For two years there has been in.
creasing dissatisfa ction in Great Bri
tain over Anglo-Soviet relations, with
political leaders calling upon the gov.
eminent either to send strong protest
to the Soviet or to break off relations.
There was particularly bitter feeling
when during the miners and general
strike of last year large sums of money
came from Moscow to support the
movement.
When the situa ton in China became
acute certain quarters here charged
that the bolshevists were behind the
anti-British agitation. Lord Birken.
head. Winston Churchill and Ultra.
conservative ministers demanded that
relat tons with Russia be broken off.
The protest. which is the sixth in a
series, nowhere is expected to affect
the conditions over which complai int
Is made. The attitude of newspaper
commentators, except among the ex.
tremists of either side, is mostly
What's the use?''
The next development proba bly, will
come in the House of Commons, where
the government is likely to be sub
1ected to rain of questions with at
tacks or extremists of both sides. II
is believed the Laborites will demand
a debate on the note and that the gov
eminent will accept the challenge.
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Navy Department and by the Navy
Department to the director of the
budget
Refers to Budget Bureau.
The director of the budget. he said.
had informed the Navy Department
that it was against the financial
program of the administration to ex-
tend the authorization for the three
cruisers.
The budget, he said. was in favor
of the extension of this AUTHORIZE
ton in December, but against it in
January.
Mr.. Vincent insisted that the adop-
ton of the Senate amendment for
the three-cruiser appropriation would
not be slap at the President. but, on
the contrary, would enable him to
carry on the negotiations for naval
limitation in Geneva with more chance
of success.
Representative Ayres, Democrat, of
Kansas. addressed the House in op-
position to the Senate amendment, in
sisting that the House should disagree
to it.
Andrews for Amendment.
Representative A. Piatt Andrews of
| Massachusetts urged the adoption of
the Senate amendment.
The question before us today Is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-24
DEP|NEDOLANDS
AT PORT NATAL
italian Flyer Reaches Main
land After 125-MiIe
Hop From Island.

by the Associated Press.
PERNAMBUCO, Brazil. February
24.-Commander de Pinedo, Italv's
long-distance flying ace. arrived a,
Port Natal this morning from the Is.
land of Fernando Noronha, complet.
ing the southern transatlantic stage
of his fight to the Americas.
Port Natal is on the northea stern
tip of the Brazilian mainland. about
100 miles North of Pernambuco. The
distance from Ferna ndo Noronha to
Port Natal is approximately 1875 miles.
Commander De Pinedo. who first
achieved interna tional notice with his
record-breaking fight from Rome to
Toxic. and return, began his present
venture at Cagliari, SARDINIA, on Feb
ruary ID.
Will Visit u. s.
From Port Natal he will fly south to
Buenos Aires. After a possible side
trip to Valdiria. Chile, dependent upon
weather conditions. he will turn north
from Buenos Aires through central
South America to British Guiana and
the West Indies, thence to New Or
leans
His route through the United States
is not definitely fixed. but he plans to
return to Europe by way of New York,
Newfoundland and the Azores.
Larre. Borges Delayed.
CASABLANCA Morocco. February
"a fP.-Necessity of repairing the
wireless apparatus on his plane today
caused Maj. Tadeo Larre- Borges, Ur-
uguayan aviator. to postpone contin-
uance of his flight from Italy to Uru-
quay until tomorrow.
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j. S. NOW CONTROLS
700 BROADCASTERS
President Signs Measure to
End C0nfuSion-Commis-
sion Named Soon.

BY the Associated Press
The 100-odd American radio broad
casters. who daily and nightly fill the
ether with an admixture of jazz health
and Bible talks, speeches, travelogues.
operas and bedtime stories. are at last
under the guiding hand Of the Federal
Government.
President Coolidge late yesterday
fixed his signature to the hill which
establishes Government control over
all channels Of interstate and foreign
radio transmission, and there remains
only the selection Of the five-man com.
mission provided in the measure and
Senate approval of its makeup before
actual supervision of the air begins.
Select Commission Soon.
Several hundred names of men from
every section of the country have been
suggested to the President for the
commission and this list is now being
studied with the hope Of finding five
men who will. i'm the Presidents
opinion. stand the best chance Of con
nrmation. The names are expected
10 De sent to the Senate within the
next few days.
FhHibiS ttioSt proposed IN the iASt
few days are Representative Scott. Re
publican, Michigan. whose term ex-
pires in March. and who is supported
by the entire Michigan delegation:
George Walker of Georgia, Thad-
deus Brown of Columbus, former Sec
rotary OF State of Ohio; Judge r. q.
Sykes Of Jackson. Miss: John F. Dill
Ion. radio supervisor at San Francisco:
Samuel Pickard Of the Agricultural
Department and Lambdn Kay, radio
announcer of Atlanta.
O. FL. Caldwell. editor of Radio Re-
failing, of New York. also is believed
to be on the list. He called at the
White House yesterday.
Salary $4,000 Per Year.
The commissions members will re.
ceive $4,000 for the year that it will
have complete control over all radio
matters and $40 a day thereafter for
every day ii works to pass .on con-
troversies submitted to ii by the Secre-
tary of Commerce. who takes over ad-
ministration of the act after the first
year of the laws operation, which will
be February %, 1928.
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NURSES ABANDON
PLAN FOR STRIKE.
Emergency Hospital En-
ployes to Continue Efforts to
Get Hearing Before Board.

With the c. ntroverSy between grad
and the mans cement no nearer settle
ment than before, the nurses have
abandoned all thought of leaving the
hospital. but will continue their ef'
forts to obtain a hearing of grievances
by the executive committee of the
hospital committee of the nurses
today is working to reach the govern
ing board with complaints which it be
lieves will be heard.
Members of the Emergency Hos
pital Alumnae Association met last
night and decided to hold another
meeting tomorrow night, at which 1t
is expected they will be able to settle
the whole controversy. The matter
now hangs on the ability of the
nurses committee to get their griev-
ance before the hospital board, it was
said today.
Will Not Attempt Strike.
Members of the nurses committee
emphasized today that there would De
no strike. They pointed out that 1t
was their desire to serve the hospital,
and that all their efforts have been
directed to that end. AS far as their
own jobs are concerned. they SAID
they can always get plenty OF work,
but they believe the future of Elmer
gency Hospital and the training
school lis endangered by conditions
there.
The committee members declared
that the worst of these conditions
have not yet been told. Neither the
public nor the hospital governing
board has heard of them, they said.
They declared that if the board hears
~their complaints it will thank them
for telling them rather than censure
them for interfering"
One member of the committee said
she had made several efforts yesterday
to reach Woodbury. Blair, chairman of
the governing board. but had been un-
able to see him.
Refuses "Officiar' Hearing.
Blair Yesterday refused Officially"
to meet the nurses, but said he would
talk to any one who came to his office.
The committee members said that
they would continue to try to get a
hearing by the executive committee.
Their complaints are not selfish, they
said. but have to do with dangerous
conditions in the institution. They re-
iterated their belief that the executive
committee would be glad to know of
these conditions.
At the same time the nurses deplored
the publicity given to the idea OF a
strike. They pointed out that they
wanted to take the most effective steps
to bring their complaints before the
hospital authorities, and they now be-
lieve that this can be accomplished by
peaceful means.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-24
STORE DETECTIVE SEXES
COUPLE AFTER PURSUIT
Abandoned Suit Case, Containing
Apparel, Held as Evidence
Against Baltimoreans.

An alleged attempt to rob Seventh
street department store yesterday
afternoon was frustrated by Joseph
Grant, store detective, who captured
"a couple giving the names of George
Franklin Smith. 80, and Lucille Nor
man, "A, of Baltimore, by pursuing a
taNicab in which after dropping a
suitcase containing wearing apparel,
they had left the store.
Grant a former headquarters detec-
tive, made the capture with the as
sistance of Policeman G.. NJ Patton
Of the first precinct, after overtaking
them in another automobile. The
prisoners were taken to police head
quarters. where Detective Sergeant
Fred Sandherg identified Smith as
Samuel Newman, alias Levine. who
N-as arrested in this city July IS. 1914
by Grant and the late Detective James
\. ArmstronA
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t1o1IlHuNO tIoBi ct NSsC1
few feet above the guard rail, was
damaged. ~
The effort to get the City Of Kn-
napoiis into shallow water was fruit
less She filled rapidly and when the
City of Richmond and the City of
Baltimore drew away she went down
in IL fathoms of water. Capt. Brooks
said the Annapolis sank at las
o'clock, one mile south OF Smith s
Point, and few minutes later only a
part of her funnel showed above
water.
Boat Sent to Mark Spot.
It was then that the "1feboat was
launched to mark the spot as a pro-
lection to navigation.
Everybody was saved who could
move, i am sure" said Capt Brooks.
IF there was loss of life it must have
been of those who We're hurt by the
impact Of the collision
The master of the City of Baltimore
said the captain of the City of Rich
mond also believed that all passengers
and members of the crew of the City
OF Annapolis were rescued.
The City of Annapolis. like the City
of Richmond, was 277 feet long, So
feet wide and had accommodations for
$50 passengers. She had every con-
venience. including both hot and cold,
fresh and salt running water, electric
lights. private baths and telephones in
all state rooms. The City of Baltimore
is owned by the same line