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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-19
TO
CO OUT Of
SERVICE

secre N the Treasury Mellon
today was about ready to announce
the appointment Of new Federal
prohibition commissioner.
The Governments dry war coun.
Gil" headed by Gen. Lincoln c..
Andrews, prohibition chief. after a
lengthy conference. virtually agreed
to recommend the appointment of
DR.. James M. Doran. Of st. Paul,
and since 1907 a Government
chemist.
Mellon already has been advised
Of the probable recommendation OF
his aides. At the Treasury 1t was
anticipated that the announcement
of q permanent commissioner would
be made possibly today or within
a week.
II Doran is appointed 1t means
the elimination of Major Roy A.
Haynes, OF Ohio, from any control
of the Governments prohibition
policies. Haynes is acting COM
missioner. 1t was said that he
has packed up his personal papers
and Is preparing to vacate his
office at the prohibition unit.
Although the Anti-Saloon League
has fought for the appointment of
haynes and even today had not
given up putting him at the
helm Of the dry navy. 1t was said
that this organization would not
object seriously to Doran's selec-
ton.
While officials today predicted
Doran's appointment, 1t was stated
that until the actual announce
ment Is made by Mellon. Haynes
as well as other candidates are
still technically under considera-
ton"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-19
JACK PICKFORD
SEEKS DIVORCE

LOS ANGELES. May 1s.-Deny-
ing there was "any third party''
involved, Jack Pickord, film actor,
admitted today he and his wife,
Marilyn Miller. musical comedy star,
were planning to obtain q Paris
divorce early in June.
Pickford said his wife, who is in
Chicago, would embark for Paris
soon and he would follow to APP
pear before a divorce tribunal.
I'VE tried years separation to
prevent a divorce" Pickford ex-
planned, ''but we finally decided we
are temperamentally unsuited for
each other"
The couple were married July 81,
1922 at Beverly Hills in the home
Of Mary Pickford and Douglas Fair.
banks.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-19
THOUSANDS
FLEEING
FLOOD
The Red Cross flood relief fund
reached $12,572,254 today.
b international News gervia1

BY International News eeRvlso
BATON ROUGE, La, May 10.
With five weeks disaster behind and
10 days more ahead, the flood waters
OF the Mississippi drove added thou,
sands from the farms and homes to-
day in the rich Atchafalaya basin Of
southern Louisiana.
More than 400 square miles are be
ing evacuated under orders broadcast
last night from the office of State
Relief Director John M. Parker.
TWenty-seYen towns and villages an0
HUNDREDS of miles of farming coun
try in st. Martin, Evangeline and
Iberville parishes are being aban
doned before the flood waters rolling
down behind the west levees Of the
Atchafalalya from the Bayou der
CLASSES section and from the Mel
vile crevasse.
Eleven to thirteen feet Of water al
Morgan City, in st. Mary parish. III
predicted by May 81. The Gulf Of
Mexico is the southern border Of this
parish.
While the great rescue machine
which has held loss Of life to q mini.
mum during the overwhelming rush
of water through Louisiana during
the last 10 days concentrated today
upon the southern end of the State
Thousands of uncomfortable citizens
OF Pointe Coupe parish still fought
off the Mississippi and Atchafalays
at half a dozen points within a so.
mile radius of Baton Rouge.
Torras, Woodside, McCrea, Nor
fansea and Plaquemnie Point are the
key words in the levee patrol head.
quarters. A crevasse OF serious pro,
portions il threatened at each point.
The first three are on the Atcha'
falaya, the last two on the Missis,
sippi, Morgansea on the east bank,
80 miles north Of Baton Rouge, and
PIaquemine Point is miles below, on
the east bank.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-19
Phone Co. Official
Found Dead in River

r. s. Cochrell. district superin-
tendent, Bell Telephone Company at
Philadelphia, was found floating in
the Chicago River today.
Identification was made by letters
found on the body.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-19
AID FOR RED CROSS

Proceeds Of the dance and recep.
ton, to be given by the North Caro-.
lima State Society at Meridian Man
sions. 2400 Sixteenth st. N. W,
tomorrow evening at 5 o'clock, will
be turned over to the Red Cross for
relief of the Mississippi flood suf-
ferers. The Navy Band will play.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-19

Inaudible to the human ear be.
cause Of too high pitch, a French
inventors fog signal can be picked
up by ships equipped with receiving
apparatus and converted into sound.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-19
Times Staff Photo


DELEGATES TO THE American Medical Associa-
ton convention looking with interest at this dia
thermy apparatus exhibit in the Washington Audi
forum. This instrument, demonstrated by E. NJ
Ramey designed for the production of heat within
human tissues The electrical equipment extends into
goldfish aquarium, showing-among other things
that the current is controlled that the fish
injured thereby.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-19
-Intsrnational New.rssl Photo

DIR. o. s. WIGHTMAN. OF New
York, on behalf Of the New York
Medical Association, introduced q
resolution before the American
Medical Association urging enact
ment Of . Federal law regulating
manufacture Of cosmetics. Many
cases OF skin diseases have been
traced to the use Of Iipstick, &C.
COrding to Doctor Wightman.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-19
Students Offer Aid

Three Princeton students offered
today to form an organization OF
college men to work during the
summer vacation on reconstruction
in the flood-stricken Mississippi
Valley.
They informed Secretary Of War
Davis, in a letter, Of their wish to
volunteer-''manual labor" or any.
thing. The letter was signed VIM.
r. Howell, Howard E. Stebble, and
BENZ. r. Jones. jr.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-01-04
Hot Kiss, Indeed! Epen
Street Cars Are Halted

san FRANCISCO, Jan. 1t WAS
a hot kiss
Stopped every street car on the
Market Street Railway lines except
a few in outlying districts.
Blew out the fuses in the power
stations at Bryant street, Turk and
Fillmore and Stevenson and Second
streets.
And at the hour of S:14 a. IN. to-
day-what an inopportune moment
for passionate disaster. The world
was thinking of hot coffee rather
than "hot lips"
Lothario sat on a wire at Ninth
and Bryant streets and Lorelei sat
close to him on another wire. They
looked as gentle as cooling doves. In
having their own little petting party
Little did they realize that through
the wires around which their toes
were twined passed currents of cleo
tric power of 10000 volts.
Lorelei stretched her neck, perhaps
to whisper to Lothario that his burn
ished plumage looked especially bril-
liant under the first rays of the
morning sun.
Their bills met. There was a blind
ing flash and two feathered bodies
fluttered to the pavement.
Investigators following the course
of the high power wires discovered
the dead body of Lothario and tn.
badly singed but living Lorelei
The fatal kiss. II was no melo
dramatic Pigment of the imagination
but real and bitter tragedy.
MOral-If lovers must walk will
their heads in the clouds they shoult
| keep both feet on the ground.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-01-04
DECLARES Navy
is INADEQUATE;
MOST INFERIOR
Senator Johnson Takes Up
Cudgel for Better Navy
Now Humiliating.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4. = Senate.
Hiram Johnson. Republican OF can
fornia, has demanded that the United
States Navy be raised from its quota
of "wocful status to parity with
any other nation" and declaring
that we are out-generalled in tho
arms Conference
Senator Johnson asserted that the
American navy, in competition with
other Powers. is 'underbuilt. insult
ficient and inadequate and so Tar
inferior as to humlitate National
pride and imperl National safety.
We have made an experiment ot
setting an example of refusing COM
petition in navy armaments and that
experiment has failed There is no
thing left to do, unless we wish to
fall hopelessly behind in seaports.
and we must begin at once on tho
light cruiser program which will at
least bring us within sight of other
powers
Representative Britten of the
House Naval Committee listened to-
day to testimony that the British
navy materially outranged the Amer
lean Navy and announced he will
Immediately reintroduce bill for
the elevation of American battleship
guns.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-01-04
Ne,O Path to
Sleep Rests
In Ten Words

NEW HAVEN. Conn, Jan. 4. -
Suggestion as path to sleep, calm
and restful may often be found in
ten words, each to be thought of in
its full meaning, says Rev. DR.. Chas.
r. Brown, dean of Yale Divinity
School. He has used the formula
himself and through 1t many times
had ended wakefulness.
Each word should be thought OF
slowly and separately until restless
ness disappears and the subject IL
mentally in harmony with the mean
ing of these words which. in order
are: quietly, easily, restfully, trust
fully, patiently, serenely. peacefully
ioyously, courageously, confidently.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-01-04
RES0L UT|ON OF
SEN, Ed " ARDS
PASSES SENATE
All Information on Liquor
Poisoning Requested
from Sec. Mellon.

WASHINGTON, Jan. Within
a few minutes after convening. the
Senate today adopted Senator Ed
wards resolution asking Secretary
of Treasury Mellon for all cores
pondenee on liquor poisoning.
simultaneously the House ap-
plauded Representative Underhill,
Republican of Massachusetts,, who
d EN- led representative Celler's
charges made yesterday that Con
gressmen drink to excess.
The Senate passed Edwards reso-
luton without discussion and I'M
mediately after its passage the Sch
ators burst into a controversy over
lhe issue.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-01-04

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-Bullets,
bugs. fire and flood-these are some
of the hazards which confront work
ers of the Department of Agriculture
A new danger-the Chinese civil
warfare-has hindered the work of
four plant explorers Of the depart
ment and caused officials here to be
latest reports indicated they were
safe. The workers are p. H. and
James II. Dorsett, father and SOIL,
stationed at Harbin, Manchuria, ,
Floyd Mcclure at Nanking in south
.ern China, and j. +. Rock in the
Altae mountains of Mongolia, China.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-01-04

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4-"Join the
Navy and see the world is an al.
luring call to adventurous young
Americans, but who would associate
spicy adventures in strange lands
with the sedate young consuls and
budding diplomats of the Foreign
Service? They don't look the part
for one thing, and yet
Not so long ago, a new charge
d'affaires. fresh from Washington
arrived to relieve the American min
lister at foreign station. He was
dumped ashore, with wife. bag and
baggage, to find legation car wait
ing and lanky young American, IN
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-01-04
BANK R0BBER
SUICIDES AS
POSSE AWAITS

PEORIA. Ill, Jan. A. Rather than
surrender to posse of heavily arm
ed citizens, Henry Smith, aged IS,
suicided yesterday afternoon after
holding up the First National Bank
at Secor, Illinois, and obtaining
81 900.
Smith escaped from the bank after
forcing four employees into the vault
He forget To twirl the combination
and the prisoners escaped. They
telephoned nearby towns. On the
road, the bandit saw a posse await
ing him lie slowed down his car.
whipped out a gun and shot himsel.
in the head
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-01-04
POISON LIQUOR
CHARGE DENIED
Anti-saloon League Not Re-
sponsible for Poison,
Industrial Alcohol.

LOUISVILLE. Ky, Jan. 1. - Dr.
Scott Mcbride, General SuperinteG-
dent of the Anti- SkoGn League de-
MED that the Anti Saloon League is
responsible for poison in industrial
alcohol. He charged the vets with
being responsible for its presence.
DR.. Mcbride said: THE vets
brought about a poison rum them
selves in order to get tax freedom
on industrial alcohol Prohibition is
not responsible for poison in alcohol.
The Anti-Saloon League had nothing
to do with putting poison in the
liouor. The vets would increase II
rather than decrease it
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-01-04
BANKS REFUSE
BONUS L0ANS;
START ACTION
Subject Taken Up with Con
gress Direct Treasury
Loans Contemplated.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 4. Wide
spread refusal OF banks to make
loans on Soldiers bonus certificates
which acquired loan value yestef
day. has resulted in action beng
started in Congress to authorize di-
rect loans from the Treasury OF
$4o0, 900, 900 in adjusted service GER
tificates funds with $200,O00.000 loan
value. The Federal Reserve Banks
refused to make the loans and Secre-
tary of Treasury Mellon has become
aDprehensive about the government
making direct loans.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-01-04
PRESIDENT IS
CRITICISED BY
UTAH SENATOR
ATTEMPT to Muzzle Prses Is
Resented-King Says For
eign Policy Unknown.

WASHINGTON. Jan A. United
States Senator William II. King. OF
Utah, today criticised President Coo
lidge for his lecture to the press
for its criticism of the President .
foreign policy
Senator King said: 81 am unable
to determine what the cOuntry's for
eign policy is but it is not a wise
thing to attempt to muzzle the press
or retard its discussion of the for
eign policy
President Coolidge several days
ago said the government was handi
capped by the attitude OF some ol
the newspapers.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-01-04
SAILORS USED
AS SMUCCLERS

NEW YORK, Jan. 4.--Customs of
ficials are seeking an international
Smuggling ring which uses sailors
to run diamonds into this country.
This follows the arrest of Belgian
seaman caught with gems valued at
1925 900 hidden in his socks Treas
ury agents said the man did not
know their destination but he was
told to take them to man with i
red handkerchief who would be on
an uptown corner.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-01-04
North Carolina Has
An Evolution Problem

CHARLOTTE, n. C.. Jan. 4.-North
Carolina fundamentalists, plan to fur
nish legislators again with the eyo-
luton problem.
They are preparing to submit TO
the state legislature the question OF
whether the theory of evolution as
it relates to the origin of man and
as originally propounded by Charles
Darwin shall be outlawed at the
University of North Carolina, North
Carolina State college and in the
public schools. A hundred fundamen-
talists at meeting here agreed tC
employ a lawyer to prepare an anti
evolution bill.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-01-04
Sumatra Communists
Run Against Bullets

PADANG. Sumatra, Jan. 4.-Thirty
Insurrectonists have been killed N
revolts and many have been arrested
The trouble started when armed ma
tive bandits attacked government
offices and police barracks and cut
the telegraph lines. The revolution
lists are described az Communists.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-01-04
BR|BE MONEY
IS ALLEGED IN
FEDERAL CASE

CHICAGO, Ill, Jan. 4. Hope
Thompson. FIRST Assistant United
States Attorney, after questioning
three men under arrest, one of them
IA Deputy Marshal, charged that from
$l5 900 to $4,000, and possible more.
was paid federal jurors who acquitted
former Sheriff Peter NJ. Hoffman and
several other officers for conspiracy
to obstruct justice.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-01-04
CUNNINGHAM
., GIVEN MONEY
IN B. B. GAME
Says Bill James Gave Him
$50-Substantiates Scan
dal Charge Of Risberg.

CHATTANOOGA Tenn, Jan. l.
The Chattanooga News quotes George
Cunningham, former Detroit pitcher
who worked in two games of four
which "Swede" Risberg claimed
were fixed for the Chicago White
Sox in 1918. as saying that Bill
James presented him with $50 bill.
lie denied there was frame-uH
when he was presented with the en-
velope containing the money it was
suggested that he take it and ask
no questions James dyulged later
that the money was gift of a
Chicago friend who sent him $3.50
to be divided equally among three
pitchers that defeated Boston /. the
crucial series.
The News said Cunningham is now
member of the Birmingham Club
Of The Southern Association.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-01-04
ADVENTURE FOUND IN
DIPLONATIC SERVICE

SNOWY uniform and with two guns
strapped to his waist, who asked
ride to the presd ential palace on
the road to the legation. He got the
ride, and enroute breezily explained
that he was a special, secret en-
voy of the president.
Protests Strangers Arrest
At the palace door the secret en-
voy" got out and blythely stepped
forward. only to be checked and
taken prisoner by the bayoneted
rifles of the bare-footed palace
guard. The charge, in horror Of what
might happen, leaped to the rescue
INnnfinn..d nm Pano TnraAl
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-01-04
SURPLUS
REVEALED FOR
PAST 6 MONTHS
y. S. Public Debt Is Also
Reduced Over One
Billion Dollars.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-The
United States Treasury ended
the first half of the fiscal year
with a surplus of $218,280,000.
One year ago the surplus for
the same period was $125,600,-
600.
The income tax and customs
receipts are increasing.
Last year the public debt was
reduced $1,173.5 100000. The
debt is new $19,074,65O,0 900.
Income receipts for the past
six months were 81 ,046, 800, 900.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-01-04
First Lady Of
Land Celebrates
Her Birthday

WASilNGTON. Jan. A. Mrs.
Calvin Coolidge celebrated her
18TH birthday by attending the
annual Charity Ball at the Will
lard Hotel with the President
last night. The Coolidges watched
the dance for an hour and IA half
from the Presidential box.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-01-04
HAZARDS OF u. S. FARM
AGENTS AKIN TO VAR

They were sent to China because 1t
has been a fertile field for the ex-
plorers in discovering new plants for
crop exploitation in this country.
Bullets often have been directed
at livestock inspectors Of the depart
ment. In the last five years there
have been two open skirmishes be
tween cattlemen and the inspectors
because of the cattle dipping regula
tions. In Arkansas one inspector was
amushed and killed. One western
livestock inspector took away five
reyolvers from ranchers during al
tercations over his rulings.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-01-04
Sutherland Introduces
Bill for Land Purchase

WASHINGTON, Jan. delegate
Sutherland has introduced a bill to
permit Americans to purchase un-
reserved public lands in Alaska at
$3.50 per acre.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-01-04
$4,000 FIRE
At WISEMAN
Store Is Destroyed = Tenn.
perature Is 40 Degrees
Below Zero.

WISEMAN, Alaska. Jan. 4.-Flre
has destroyed Sam Dubin's store
and adjoining large warehouse. The
loss is estimated at 100000, Wise
man is now dependent on BEETLES
for supplies. The mercury was 40
degrees below zero at the time OF the
fire
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-01-04
Radio Telephone System
Operates on January

LONDON. Jan. 4--The Postmaster
General announced today that the
Trans. Atlantic Radio-Telephone sys-
tenn opens on January between
London and New York.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-01-04
Clemency Ciuen
2.O79 Prisoners by
"Ma'' Ferguson

AUSTIN, Tex, Jan. 4.-Gov. "Ma"
Ferguson has commuted to short
terms. life Imprisonment sentences of
two murderers and granted q full
pardons and one parole. This in
creases her clemency proclamations
to 1878.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-01-04
TAKES SENATE
TO TASK over
GOULD PROBE
Attorneys Declare Constitu-
tional Rights Too Broad
ly Interpreted.

WASHINGTON, Jan. Counsel
for Senator elect Arthur r. Gould,
of Maine, has challenged the Senate s
authority to investigate his support
ers, reputed payment to Canadian
official IA years ago. The attorneys
for Gould asserted the Senate was
putting TOO broad an Interpretation
on its constitutional rights TO de-
termine members qualifications and
digging too far into the past.
Goulds counsel argued that the
Charges against Gould constitute
the most absurd proposition ever
presented in the Senate. They de-
stroy all thought of reformation and
conversion
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-01-04
Joe jackson to Talk

SAVANNAH, Ga, Jan. 4. = Joe
jackson, bani5hed from baseball al
ter the 1919 series, has offered to
tell Baseball Commissioner Landis.
from Savannah, many things correct.
ing untrue baseball records.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-01-04

WASHINGTON Jan. L. Senator
McKeller. Democrat OF Tennessee, re-
opened the Smith contest today say
ing that when Smith presents his
credentials with unclean hands" he
should be included.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-01-04

SEATTLE Jan. 4.-Federal Judge
Neterer has revealed a new indict-
ment against George Comstock, for
mer head of the Seattle Dry Squad.
Comstock is charged with being in
the office which We're the headquar-
ters of the rum running organization.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-01-04

A Charles II silver beer tankard
has been sold in London for 545
pounds, record price.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-01-04
LIQUOR Schooner Wrecked;
Captain and Crew Drown

MEXICO CITY, Jan. 4. = Puerto
dispatches state the British schooner
Caiman with whiakey cargo, was
wrecked in gale at Funta Corda
and the Captain and six members OF
the crew were drowned. The only
survivor went insane.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-01-04

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CONTINUED on Page Thres)
Imperial Valley press., 1927-05-12
Harry Hartz wired us after
setting 10 world records
in The Commander:

Biased on my experience driving
my personal Stakeholder Conn
mander and in making the recent
record run at Culver City Speed
sVdy ,Uith a Studebaker Com
mander strictly stock model, it is
my opinion that it>,Viii maintain
any given speed, up to si.ty-tive
miles per hour, longer, more
smoothly, and q, less expense per
hour Travelled, for gasoline, oil
and repairs, than any other stock
automobile no,V being built in
the United States"
Prices Of The Studebaker
Commander:
Commander Sedan, SI585; Com.
mander Victoria, $I575; (broadcioth
upholstery. S1o4S); Commander Coupe,
$I545; (,Vith rumble seat, $Io4S).
All prices I. O. b. factory, including
front and rear bumpers, snnbbers all
around, and four -,ohcei brakes. More
than 500 uorth Of extra equipment
included at no extra cost.
Other Studebaker model, fromS1Io5
TO S2245; Erskine Sir models, $945
and S0o5.