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New Britain herald., 1927-12-05
First League Game

The first game of the state league schedule 10 be played in New Britain will take place next Saturday night at the Stanl'y Arena with the Wa tcrbury team opposing New Britain.
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-09-14
NEWEST HEAT WAVE SMASHES
 FORMER MARKS
Hottest September Ever Recorded Takes Toll of
 Life In Central States
MANY SCHOOLS CLOSE; BUSINESS SLOWS DOWN
Only Four Cities Under 90 Mark-Abilene, Texas,
 Hottest with 100

CHICAGO. H.. Sept. 14.-The Central States are today swelter- ing from heat wave that is without precedent Many deaths were reported and from all sec tions came word of still rising temperatures.
 It is the hottest September weather in the history of the U. $. Weather Bureau. Only four cities throughout the entire belt showed temperatures under 90 degrees.
 Abilene. Texas, is the hottest spot in the United States where the mercury registered 100. At St. Louis and Nashville it was 9S. Many of the schools in Illi- nois, Indiana and Missouri were closed for the day on account of the excessive heat.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-09-14
Have No Effect


 That President Coolidge will refuse to intervene in the closure order of Commissioner Henry O'Malley. was the opinion voiced here today by Archie Shiels, President of the Annette Island Packing Company and Vice Presi- dent of the Pacific American Fisheries, who is now visiting in this city.
 MT. Shiels, accompanied by Mrs. Shiels and their son John, arrived on the Alaska last night from Seattle. They will remain here until Thursday afternoon, leaving for the south on the steamer Yukon
 Approves of Order
 The companies with which he is affiliated are among the larger factors in the Alaska canning in- dustry. Commenting on the clos ing order of the Fall fishing by Commissioner O'Malley, MT. Shiels said he was convinced that '.the Commissioner had taken the pro- per action" to insure future fish runs, thereby benefitting both fishermen and packers.
 Packers generally have accept ed the closing order as closed incident" A movement was start ed to have them appeal to Wash ington but it was not successful. The packing plants, as general thing, have closed down for the year, removed gear from the wat CTS and returned to the south employees who were brought from there to aid in operations. Thus, it was pointed out, even though the closure were set aside, before any material opera tions could be undertaken, pro viding they were economically possible, the late salmon runs would be ended.
 The southern, or Ketchikan, district and the Prince of Wales Island area are practically the only ones in Southeastern Alaska affected by the closure of the Fall fishing. In the past, after September IA, trap and seine fishing has been permitted in those districts only Fishing in the local district has been limited to gill nets and trolling. The closure limited commercial fish, ing to trolling in the southern and Prince of Wales district and made no change locally.
 There is no restriction in the order against fishing for domestic use in any of the Alaskan waters.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-09-14
TYPHOON HEADS FOR CASAK|; I Q ' K 0 IS HIT
Four Hundred Dead and 2,300 Injured Reported
 from Kuishui Island

TOKYO, Sept. IA. The ty- phoon which yesterday swept the Prefecture of Kumamoto on Kius- kiu Island, is bearing down on the city of Nagasaki with it's 160,000 people, it was said here today. The tail of the storm struck this city early this morn ing, flooding several thousand houses in -low-lying sections.
 Four hundred persons are known to be dead and 2,300 in- jured. and TOO houses were com pletely destroyed in the Prefec- ture of Kumamoto by the ty- phoon and the tidal wave which followed it. Reports received by the Japanese Home office said the western part of the Island of Kuishui had suffered most.
 Detailed reports from most of the stricken sections are lacking today.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-09-14
UNDERWOOD PRAISES
 EFFORTS TO KILL K. K. K

/ BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Sept. IA -- Former Senator Oscar W. Under wood, in letter to Victor H. Hanson, publisher of The Br mingham News, has voiced in his plainspoken way his approval of the contest now being waged in Alabama to end Ku Klux Klau domination of the Democratic Party in that State, and at the same time to put behind prison bars every Klansman, or other person, who participates in flo; gings and such outrages. MT. Un. derwood said that not until the Legislature of Alabama proclainis that honest men in that State have mo occasion to cover their faces in public" can those who are battling to eliminate the poll tical control and curb the criminal activities of the Klan count the victory won.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-09-14
EASTERN c. o. p. IS
 TURNING TO HUGHES

NEW YORK, Sept. IA. - With the probability growing stronger daily that the Democrats will turp to Gov. Alfred E. Smith as their National standard bearer New York and New England Republi. cans will make another supreme effort to induce Charles Evans Hughes to enter the race for the Republican nomination for President. The feeling is growing among Eastern Republicans that with President Coolidge out Of the fight and Gov, Smith as the Democratic nominee the only hope for Republican success in New York and probably in Massachu setts, Connecticut and Rhode Is land lies in inducing Mir. Hughe to change his mind and becoming a candidate for President.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-09-14
HEAT WAVE CAUSES MANY DEATH.
Coolidge Is Asked to Reoben AIasku Salmon Fisiug
Australian Visions Continent
 Linked to World by Air Lines

DETROIT, Sept. 14.--A vision of his native Australia linked to the rest of the world by air tran sportation has led William II. Rosewarne, wealthy Detroit con. tractor to finance the first trail blazing flight from this country to the isolated continent.
 He is sponsor of the proposed flight of Capt Frederick A. Giles from Detroit to Wellington, New Zealand.
 Like the poet Tennyson, Rose warne as youth "dip't into the future, far as human eye coull see." and visioned "pilots of tha purple twilight, dropping down with costly bales" into his own hidden country.
 It has been his persistent ob- ject to further good will betwe n the United States and Australia, and he conceived a flight from Detroit to Wellington as the climax of his efforts.
 While on visit to Sidney four months ago, he became acquaint- ed with Captain Giles, who was enroute to Vancouver, where be intended to obtain plane for a |>flight to Australia. Rosewarne persuaded Giles to come to Detroit and fly under his auspices.
 Giles, an Englishman, has been flying since the world war.
 Australia, remote land witl obvious need of commerce linking the country with larger nations, is fertile field for air transporfa- tion routes," says Rosewarne.
 Aside from the fact that an American flight to Australia would be powerful agent for good will, it would give impetus to the establishment of solid commercial relations with a continent whicl: is as large as the United States, but about which relatively little is known by Americans"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-09-14
sTEESE QUITS
 ALASKA OCT. IS,
 ls ANNOUNCED
Head of Alaska Road Com. mission Will Not Return
 to the Territory

Col James G. Steese, for the past seven and one-half years President of the Alaska Road Commission, and, in addition, for several years United States Dis trict Engineer, will be relieved from his duties on October 16, it was announced at local head quarters of the Road Commis- sion today. He will not return to Alaska, it was said.
 Maj. Douglas H. Gillette, at present Assistant Engineer, is be- ing detailed, at least temporar- fly, as President of the Commits sion and it's Chief Engineer, and United States Engineer. Lieut.. Frank A. Petit will succeed Maj. Gillette as Assistant. Engineer.
 All of these changes are effec- tive on October 16. It was stated, also, that permanent President and Engineer Officer of the Com mission, and District Engineer would be detailed by the War Department next Spring, and would take over the duties of these offices about March Is. There is no indication given as to who might be expected to be assigned to the positions.
 No definite information has been received at local Commis- sion headquarters regarding Col Steese's plans for the future. He left here several weeks ago for an official visit to Washington to present the Road Commis- sion's estimates to the War De- partment. After that he took 8 short vacation, but is now back lin Washington to appear before the Bureau of Budget to defend | his estimates for next years ap. lpropriations. Local friends of Col Steese believe he is retiring from iective service to accept attrac- l tive private offers known to have been made to him.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-09-14
THOUSANDS OF TOURISTS FLY
 FROM QUAkES
Jam Black Sea Transporta- ton Many Dead and
 Injured Are Reported

MOSCOW. Sept. If. Panic driven by recurring earthquakes thousands of tourists are crowd ing all means of transportation along the Black Sea Coast in mad effort to escape the terri tory which has been heavily shaken by tremblors during the past few days.
 The quakes have caused the death of many and many more have been injured. No estimates have been received on property destruction. Late reports from Yalta said 13 persons were kill ed there and $50 injured more or less seriously Slight shocks were continuing.
 
 Among the cannerymen going to the westward on the Alaskc were John Emel of Valdez and J. A. Magill of Seward.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-09-14
GOV. SMITH IS SURE OF TWO
 THIRDS VOTE
New York World Says Ex- pert Check of Canvass
 Gives Him Nomination

NEW YORK. Sept. 14.-A tele- graphed letter to the New York World from it's Washington bureau says it is conceded in Washington that Gov Alfred E. Smith wit receive the Democratic President ial nomination. It says that a careful canvass by experts check ed3up bv independents who have no interest in the outcome give Gov. Smith at least 735 votes in the next convention. That is more than two thircs of the dele gates
 The letter continues:
 sGov. Smiths nomination for the Presidency by the Democrats next year is taken for granted in all political figuring. In the con ferences at the White House when 1t was assumed that President Coolidge would again lead his party the discussions of campaign strategy always counted Smith as the other end of the problem
 "The tacticians of Dawes. Hoos' CT, Longworth, Lowden and Hugh es are passing all their calcula tions on the hypothesis that 1t is Gov. Smith they must beat.
 "The World has come into pos session of the results of the most recent survey of conditions among the Democrats throughout the country. Made under expert in dependent auspices, this survey shows that if the convention were held now Smith would win witl or without fhe twn-thirds rule ?
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-09-14
FISHING BOAT
 SIGHTS PLANE
 WRECK AT SEA
May Be One of Dole Flight Planes Sighted Far
 Of Cape Flattery
OLD GLORY WRECKACE,
 Us TAKEN FROM SEA
Brock and SchIee Re a C h TokyorMiss Elder Re-
 fuses to Abandon Trip

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. H. Twisted and battered wreckage of an airplane sighted two weeks ago several hundred miles off Cape Flattery by a fishing schooner is believed here possibly to have once been the plane Golden Eagle, missing contestant on the Dole flight to Honolulu. There was no sign of life about the wreck.
 The fishing schooner William H. Smith, Capt. Gustav A. Schmidt, four days out of the Aleutian Islands bound for San Francisco, making about 10 knots an hour in heavy sea, when Isaac Nelson, helmsman, and Nose Riley on deck sighted a piece of wreckage sticking about four feet out of water. It was painted bright yellow with sew eral wires dangling from it.
 The two seamen thought it was a piece Of another fishing boat and made no attempt to pick 1t up. The Smith is not equipped with radio and no one aboard had any Knowledge of the airplane race to Honolulu which started August 16.
 The wreckage was sighted Sep tember 1. Thus, Capt. Schmidt stated, a drift of one-half mile per hour could have brought the wreckage to the position where it was seen even if the plane had landed in the water on a direct course to the Hawaiian Islands. He added there was no life about the wreckage and even if there had been anyone alive on 1t orig inally they couldn't have hung on long in view of the heavy sea which was running.
 REPORT ON OLD GLORY
 NEW YORK. Sept. IA. = The Daily Mirror announced receipt
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-09-14
SKIRTS FOUR INCHES BELOW KNEES MICHIGAN COLLEGE ISSUES DECREE

BERRIEN SPRINGS. Mich, Sept 14-Young women enrolled at Elm manuel Missionary College, a Sew enth Day Adventist institution. must wear skirts at least four inches below the knee. In prom
 ulgating this edict. the author tiles commend to the girl students the advice of Peter to the young ladies of the early church that their adornins be mot that of
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-09-14
Leonard Cline Pleads
 Guilty, Manslaughter

ROCKVILLE, Conn, Sept. IA. Leonard Cline, novelist, plead ed guilty to manslaughter and was sentenced to one year in jail and to pay a fine of $1,000. He had been indicted for murder in the first degree for killing Wilfred Irwin, in Mansfield, on May 16. After jury was impan- eled, Cline changed his plea from not guilty to guilty.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-09-14
Train Derailed in
 Tunnel, Is Marooned

OAKLAND. Calif., Sept. 14.-- One hundred and fifty passengers on the Western Pacific Railroads Scenic Limited train were ma rooned four hours today in the central tunnel through the Sierra Nevada mountains when five coaches derailed and toppled aGoinet the tunnel walls. No in- 5urie6 were reported.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-09-14
Organizes Slo1o Club !; Then Pulls Fast
 One ;Club Is Detunct

CHICAGO. Sept. 14.-Miss Olive Potter. F years old. who few months ago or ganized a "Slow Club whose announced object was to pro- mote sociability among young folks without betting and drinking, pulled fast one today. She >telephoned her par ents that she had eloped to Crown Point, Ind. and mar ried William O'Donnell of Chicago. Her club is defunct.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-09-14
P,4PEETE NOW BOOTLECCINC CENTER
 HANDLES CANADIAN LIQUOR FOR U. s.

PAPEETE, Tahiti, Sept. IA.
 This island of the South Seas has become one of the centers of the bootiegging industry operating from Canada to the West Goa st of the United States. The method is to land g liquor cargo at Pa peete from the vessel transport ing 1t from Canadian ports. and then charter another vessel to carry t to the California coast
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-09-14
PETITIONS OF ALASKANS ARE
 GIVEN TO HIM
Delegate Seeks to Override O'Malley's Closing
 Order, Fisheries
COOLIDGE REFERS
 MATTER TO HOOVER
Peti ions Say Destitution Faces Fishermen Unless
 Extension Granted

WASHINGTON. D. C.. Sept. IA Vhe early closure of Alaska s fishih season reached the White House today when the President was asked to grant an extension of commercial salmon fishing. The request was made by Delegate Dan Sutherland.
 He presented number of pe- titions from citizens of the far north Territory, declaring they faced destitution unless an exten- sion were permitted. The entire matter was referred to Secretary Hoover. of the Department of Commerce.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-09-14
Mellon Favors Hughes
 For COP. Nomination

WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 14. Secretary Mellon, of the Treas ury Department, said today he favored personally the nomina- tion of Charles Evan Hughes, former Secretary of State and prominent New York lawyer, for the Republican nomination for President, but that this did not mean that he necessarily would support Hughes If he did run.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-09-14

RAvENNA. Italy. Sept. 14-
 Two Fascist officers were wound ed today by a. Communist who opened fire on them with re- volver. Their assailant was then in turn shot to death by one of his victims. The Communist fired several shots into group of ofFicers. The attempted assasaina- tion produced much feeling here.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-09-14

putting on of apparel" but thu adorning "of the hidden man of the heart, even the ornament of meek and quiet spirit"
 The~Rev- William Guthrie. presi- dent of the college, decried the present fashions as reaching ba- yopd the point of modesty an 1 making noble and pure and up- right young women and girls ap- pear imEaodest. contrary to theII
 intention.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-09-14

WARSAW, Poland. Sept. IT, The Foreign office has issued a i communique setting forth that Poland has proposal to present at the session of the League As sembly at Geneva concerning a pact of nonaggression, to supple ment the existing League pact. which it Is declared does not entirely exclude war in interna- tional relations. The non-aggres- sion pact, as conceived by Po- land, will be open to all mem bers of the League, and even- tually to non members. It Is not directed against any country but aims only to increase confidence among nations and the Leagues s authority.
 The Polish proposal is based on the idea of gradual enforce ment of general peace by offering at once certain security for ev- erybody, and all members of the League mad no-members are in- vited to make a joint statement that in the future none will have recourse to war for settling in- ternational disputes.
 Poland Is Determined Despite the assertion of Sir Austen Chamberlain, British Secretary, that the Polish plan for r general pact for non-ag- gression had been rejected, Po- land appears determined to push forward her idea of proposing a general pact whereby the nations would solemnly engage them selves to undertake no war of aggression, and. above all. bind themselves not to help any ag- gressor power which provoked war
 The Polish spokesman inform ed the Associated Press cores pondent that although his coun- try's resolution was not yet writ ten, it would be based on the ideas of the Geneva protocol, which Jonkheer Beelaerts Van Blocklands told the Assembly he wanted revised, namely, arbitra- tion, security and disarmament.
 Fashioned in 1924
 The Geneva protocol was fash toned by the Assembly in 1924, after five weeks struggle in a kind of ecstatic atmosphere, which later at Locarno produced happier results, as this portocol, deemed too impracticable in that stage of the worlds political progress, was never accepted by l the governments. That protocol was created largely thorugh the efforts of the British Labor Gov ernment and M .Herriot's left bloc Government of France, which was in power during that period.
 The conviction of Poland and The Netherlands is that the League must keep bulldog grip on the problem Of peace through arbitration, security and disarma- ment, and never let go, else the world can have no assurance that war has been banished as a de- stroyer of mankind.
 Would Extend Pact
 It Is believed that numerous others of the smaller powers vii
 rally to the standard of Poland and The Netherlands.
 In his talk with the British journalists, Sir Austen Chamber
 lain expressed the opinion thai the League covenant and the Lo- carno accords provide sufficient i (COutinued on Page Seven
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-09-14
FAN COULDN'T MAKE IT

CAMDEN. Me. Sept. IA. = Frank A Winslow. veteran Rock land newspaper man and dyed in-the-wool baseball fan, hal mtssed his first Maine Coas' League game In two years. Hs is the o4icial scorer. It is said that he would walk five mile' retn(F than miss . game.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-09-14

The roundabout voyage is nec- essary in order to satisfy the Canadian law. The vessel which carries the liquor away from the French port of Papeete usually clears for some port on the West Coast of Mexico. but reports reach ing here indicate that many car. goes have been landed on the California coast despite patrolline vessols.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-09-14
3 MORE SUITS
 ARE FILED IN
 SALMON FRAUD

SEATTLE, =ar,. A. Three more suits have been filed in tae Federal Court here as a direct outgrowth of the activities of FL mer w. Smith, salmon broker, who is under indictment on charg s of fraud in connection with his business.
 Suits were brought against tfe Great Northern Railway to collect money advanced on bills of lading issued to Smith when it was sub sequently found that the salmon was not shipped. Two suits were instigated by the Copper River Packing Company and the other by the International Packing Cor poration.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-09-14
First Daros0n-Non,e MaiI Cmrier Dies in Seattle

SEATTLE, Sept. John, Clinton Ware, 66. who is said to have been the first man to carry mail into Nome, driv- ing a dog team from Dawson, died here yesterday. Ware was, also, the man from whom Rex Beach created the charac- ter Steve" in his novel, "The Silver Horde"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-09-14

SEATTLE. Sept. IA. Halibut prices yesterday ranged two cents higher at IT and 12.75 cents per pound. Neptune arrived with 5000 pounds: Sylvia, 11,000; Gloria. 300; Fairway, 14.000; Arcade, l. 800; Gretchen, $50 pounds.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-09-14
President WM Not Call Special
 Session Congress

WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 14.-It was stated of ficially at the White House today, unless he is convinced by further investigation that special session of the new Congress this Fall is neces- sary, President Coolidge will adhere to his original de- cision against calling one.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-09-14
HALlsUT PRICES

PRINCE RUPERT, Sept. 14-- Two thousand 800 pounds of halt but. all Canadian, sold here yes terday from 7.50 to 1875 cents per pound.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-09-14
CHICAGO, Sept. IA.
Brigh.

CHICAGO. Sept. IA Brigh. hued slippers are becoming poo. ular in Chicago after many young women found out they could lac quer them in any color they de- sired. The paint is said to take we'll on satin. kid or other leath- ers.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-09-14

After spending the winter at Healds Business College in Oak land, Cal, Miss Eva Tripp, fer mer Juneau High School student, returned here last night on the Alaska. and will remain here for an indefinite period.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-09-14
Poland Desires to Present
 Proposal for Neu Pact to
 Preserue Peace, Announced

GENEVA, Sept. 14.-The Norwegian representative to the League of Nations today introduced a Voluntary Universal Arbitration" pact in the League of Nations Assembly Commission on Disarmament.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-09-14

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REPORT ON OLD GLORY
 NEW YORK, Sept. IA. = The Daily Mirror announced receipt
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-14
FIRST DEATH FROM HEAT,
RECORDED In THIS CITY
William F. Donlan, IS, of II Rox-
bury Road Expires At Gen
eral Hospital

The first fatality as a result of
the heat wave occurred at New Brit
ain General hospital last night when
William F. Donlan. aged IS years,
OF II Roxbury Road, died. He was
stricken at his home and taken to
the hospital where he failed to re-
cover.
Mr.. Donlap was born In Ireland
and had lived in New Britain for 40
Years. For a long time he was
employed as sexton at St. Mary's
cemetery and more recently he had
been employed by the board Of pub
lie works Of the city government.
He is survived by his wife. four
sons, Thomas j, Edward f.. William
G. and John J. Donlan. and two
daughters. Mrs. Rose Cutter and
Mrs. Harold Parf1tt. He is survived
also by four grandchildren.
The funeral will be held Saturday
morning at 9 o'clock at st. Mary's
church. Burial will be in st. Mary's
cemetery.