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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-27
Below Sea Level
New Orleans Fears
Mississippi Flood

NEW ORLEANS, April 26. -
New Orleans fears flood" so the
newspapers tell us. They might add
that New Orleans always fears floods;
the only difference is that now their
fears seem about to be realized.
A dread of floods is part of the life
of New Orleans, for the city is 10
feet below sea level and is only pro-
tected from the waters of the Mis-
sissippi by the great levees which
now threatento break under the ter
rifle pressure Of flood tides.
Town Soggy.
Whenever it rains hard in New Or
leans, the streets are covered with
several feet of water. Years ago this
water remained until it gradually
seeped away into the ground. Men
and women caught in a storm would
take off their shoes and stockings
and wade home.
Recently a pumping system has
been introduced. Under each street
is a canal; and as fast as the pumps
can operate the city is pumped out
after every rain. No doubt this sys-
TEN will be relied upon if the levees
break; but while pumps may be able
to drain the city adequately after
few hours of rain, it is a question
how much they will be able to ac-
comphsh against roaring flood.
The Mississippi has no banks to be
relied upon to hold it's waters. 1t is
a huge, ungainly, rowing stream
which would just as soon change it's
course and flow over the city of New
Orleans as follow the path in which
it has been forcibly confined by ex-
pert engineers for many years past.
Breaks Thru.
The leYees which protect New Or
leans are like walls fifteen or twenty
feet thick, wide enough for a horse
and wagon to travel on. But river
is q sneaking thief, and even before
it tries to swoop over the top, it will
be slowly seeking some weak chink
in the wall and trying to widen it
and slip thru in that way.
Such a serious flood as the present
one has not threatened New Orleans
in many years.
Rescuers Quarrel.
Many new areas outside New Or
leans were flooded today from tribu-
taries of the Mississippi rising be-
yond their banks throughout the low
er Mississippi valley. Louisiana was
getting it's first real touch of the
flood disaster when breaks near
Shreveport in the Red River levees
were reported.
A crisis was expected today in
threatened split between the Red
Cross and the Mississippi National
Guard over the forceful evacuation of
several small towns.
Under orders to move persons from
the flooded towns by force if neces-
sary, national guard troops were en-
route to these towns. These orders
were sharply criticized by Red Cross
officials in the field.
Flood Near Helena.
Helena, Ark, held its breath today
as the levees showed signs Of weaken
ing. Helena to date is dry and pro-
tecting several thousand refugees but
is surrounded by water.
Cold, half-starved and half-naked
refugees, marooned on house tops and
in branches Of trees in the flood area
are being rescued by boats today and
taken to Leland, Miss. Some are
only semi-conscious from their ex-
posture.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-27
League Of Nations to
Postpone Disarmament
Talk Until Next Fall

LONDON, April 2e.-The league
Of nations preparatory disarma-
ment conference will meet again
in the autumn to await report
from President Coolidge's pro-
posed tri-partite naval disarma-
ment conference, it was stated in
official circles today.
The British official view is that
the Geneva conference has done
valuable preparatory work and has
not hindered the prospects of the
proposed tri-partite conference.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-27
copyrighted by The DAILY
WORKER, 1920
CBy CHARLES YALE HARRISON
ARTICLE XIV.

The following demonstration is I'M
assailable. 1 have made it before this
time to various life insurance Off
Gals publicly and privately. The
truth of the demonstration is self evil
dent. 1t proves conclusively that the
"Big Four" weekly-payment life in
surance swindle is complete, callous
and corrupt.
The admitted assets of the "Big
Four" are $4,000, 100000 lover three
and half billion. See N. Y. Insur-
ance Report, 1926. The amount Of
insurance in force on December 31st
1925 with this combine was a little
over $22, OOO,OOO,OOO twenty-five bill
lion).
Just to Pay Debts.
According to the statements of va
rious insurance authorities the assets
are required "to meet the current in
surance liability" That is to say, a
reserve must be kept on hand suffi-
GENTLY large enough to meet all
claims, maturities and other pay
ments to policyholders as they come
due.
Last year the "Big Four" paid to
their policyholders in claims, matur-
tiles and in other losses about 216
million dollars. The total amount of
premium income from both depart
ments, industrial and ordinary was
424 millions. This, of course, does not
include income from rents, bonds,
securities, etc. The total income from
all sources is $1,O26, 64O,47S lover one
billion).
Don't Need More.
The assets of SO billions of dollars
invested at compound interest at AZ
for thirty years or at go for twenty
years would exceed the % million dol
lar total insurance liability, assuming
that every policy would be kept up.
What does this mean? Simply this:
if every policyholder should die with
his policy in full force and benefit
for its face amount, all policies could
be paid in full without asking a dol
lar in future payment.
Expectancy"
The present assets are great enough
to meet all liabilities, for, polieyhold-
ers do not die all on one and the same
day. AS pointed out in a previous
article, the death statistics show that
the flow of mortality flows evenly
and in accordance to what the ac-
tuaries call expectancy" The aver
age expectancy of life" is about 32
years after the date of insurance.
The following table shows the ex-
pectancy of life from age 20 to so:
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-27

The above figures are based on the
American Table of Mortality, which
is grossly inaccurate, being based on
the mortality returns for the year
1868. 1t is being used by the "Big
Four" in the computation Of premium
charges. 1t is more than 500 mac
curate. It's use is sanctioned and APP
proved by the New York State De-
partment of Insurance.
Not All Paid.
However, we know that all policies
do not mature for their face values.
Only about 1870 are ever paid on at
all. Last year, as has been repeatedly
pointed out in this series, 1870 of the
terminated policies were lapses.
Only 19o We're paid as matured en-
dowments and 90 were paid in
claims. In the ordinary departments
the percentages were higher. This is
an attack on industrial insurance.
In effect this means that during
the 32-year period of expectancy only
a small fraction Of the % billions now
in force will be paid on. The rest
will be forfeited at terrific loss to
the tens of millions of policyholders,
who are now members of the "mu-
tual" Big Four. Actually about 8
billions Of the existing 90 billions will
be paid from one to fifty years hencel
They Draw Interest.
Still these swindling companies
have $50 billions of dollars OH hand
today to meet claims and losses which
will never amount to more than bill
lions of dollars fifty years from now.
These billions Of dollars are required,
so we are told, for illegal safety"
Apart from the fact that the inter-
est return from these mutual" assets
are great enough TO pay all claims as
they are incurred. The mutual" pol
icyholders of the big Four" will pay
during the 32-year period of expect
ancy $13,56S,0O0,000 in premiums.
This does not include interest.
With interest the following results:
at $50 .... S22, 1880. 000. 900
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-27
Hewitt Must Die.

JEFFERSON, O., April 26.-Floyd
Hewitt, 16 year old Conneaut boy,
and son Of wealthy parents, today
was found guilty Of the murder Of
little Fred Brown, Jr., aged 5, at
Conneaut, last February ii.
A jury of eight men and four wo-
men brought in the verdict at 1.24
p. M. today after getting the case at
1870 a. m. The verdict automaticai-
ly carries penalty Of death.
Vead Tho n.t1v WnYL.r rgv.-., M
Seward daily gateway., 1927-06-28
ALL DETAILS TAKEN CARE OF FUR FOURTH
 JULY CELEBRATION
MEET FOR THE LAST TIME PRIOR TO ARRIv-
 AL OF FOURTH OF JULY

Final arrangements were made by the Fourth of July committees at the meeting last night for the big cele7 bration and in another column of this issue will be found the official program and list of prizes. In some instances the cash rewards have been lowered slightly but this was due only to lack of finances to go around. A canvas of the local gen. eral opinion resulted in almost a unanimous vote to make the Mara thOn mountain race as attractive as possible so the committee has set aside the sum of $500 for five prizes For this event there must be at least four entrants or the race will be call ed off, To date, though it is known three or four have been training, not an entry has been made. Entry fees have been waived
 Regarding the parade it has been decided to award five prizes and these will be made rain or shine or whether the parade marches or not
 Sunday morning the Volunteer Fire men, under whose auspices the cele- bration is each year held, will turn out in body and decorate the main thorofares.
 Corporal Harry ". Mclaughlin has been selected as manager of the Seward baseball team and it is up to him to look over the rockies and form a team to play against the wis., iting hines from the three or four vessels in port on the Fourth. The diamond will be in excellent shape with little more rolling and sun- shine. The first game is scheduled to be played Sunday at ? D. m.
 Mel Horner has again been appoint ed official timekeeper and referee on top of Mt. Marathon where he will pass out the slips to the boys and clock them as they round the flag staff.
 c. E. Orlander has been named the official time keeper and with D. A. R. Roberts, official starter, will as- sist in starting all event.
 The parade will form on Second Avenue, opposite the grade school and promptly at 10 a. m. July 4th, will start marching. The line of march will be up Second Avenue across to Third, down Third and across to Fourth Avenue, up Fourth and across to Fifth, down Fifth back to Fourth again, up Fourth to the Bank of Seward corner where the parade will disperse.
 A color guard a big band, the Boy Scouts, possibly local lodges, the local American Legion Post, Signal Corps, sailors, floats and autos. all will go to make up a parade far ex- ceeding those of years past
Seward daily gateway., 1927-06-28
THIS DAY IN HISTORY

The murder of Arch Duke Ferdin- and occurred. on this day in 1914. This murder signalled the events leading to the World War.
 Five years later in 1919 the Peace Treaty was signed on this date in Versailles.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-06-28
REM E NIB FER

The shoe repair shop gives a val uable service to those who wish to save money on the cost of foot wear Seward Leather Works.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-06-28

Strictly fresh candies. Schallerer's Alaska Shop.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-06-28

NONE GENUINE UNLESS STAMP ED FRYE'S BABY BEEF.
The Nome nugget., 1927-12-03
HOLLAND CONVINCES POLICE
 HE IS NOT MURDERED

Park Falls, Wise, Dec. 1, (P)- John Holland has convinced him self and the police that he has not been murdered, but he has to con vince the police that he is not q biga mist. When he was arrested for drunkenness few days ago a newspaper clipping was found in his pocket relating to his "mur- der," and letter from Sequiam. Washington, signed Mother re- vealed: Someone is looking for you" The police ascertained that he is a fugitive from bigamy cha ges. He is alleged to have mar ried an Indian girl in Alaska in 1925 while he had a wife in Kan sas. He is held here pending the arrival from Alaska of Department of Justice agents.
The Nome nugget., 1927-12-03
BESSIE HOWE IMPROVING
 IN ANCHORAGE HOSPITAL

Seward, Nov. 30, G?!--he con- dition of Bessie Howe, the Nnil- chic Bureau of Education school teacher who accidentally shot her. self through the abdomen while cleaning a rifle, is much improved and her life will probably be sav- ed as a result of Pilot R. H. Mer- rill's bravery, who landed her in the Government hospital at An chorage.
 Walter Kotoff of Ninilchic ar rived at Seldovia Sunday in an exhausted condition and reported the accident. He walked more than a hundred miles through the bitter cold wastes. He was the sender of the faint wireless mes sage received at Seldovia recount ing the accident. When the girl was shot he walked to fox farm near Ninilchic where :bere was iadio and sent the call for help and then continued his walk 10 Seldovia where he learned his eff forts had been successful.
The Nome nugget., 1927-12-03
THREE THOUSAND PERSONS
 PERISH ALGERIAN FLOODS

Algiers, Algeria, Dee. 1, tPp- At least three thousand persons. Europeans. perished in the floods in the Gran department. Twelve thousand square miles of the mos fel tile territory has been devas tated by the floods. which now threaten the neighboring !e9a, ' ments of Algeria The Shelif rive, is rising alarmingly and most lap- idly and communication, excep' by ai,planes. is impossible.
The Nome nugget., 1927-12-03
FIRE CAUSES NEAR PANIC
 IN JUNEAU HOSPITAL

Juneau, Dec. 1, R)-The pa tients in St. Anns Hospital here were hurriedly removed to safety when fire broke out in the insti- tuition during the coldest Novem- Der day in eighteen years. yester- day The temperature was six de grees below zero. The fire was confined to the basement. however. and little damage was done to the big hospital.
 There has been no rain in six weeks here and one-third of the town is now without fresh water.
 Travellers reaching here from the hot springs at Porcupine Har- bor report that the springs have ceased to flow hot water and are now issuing cold water. The rad ical change is believed to be due to the recent earthquake in this section.
The Nome nugget., 1927-12-03

8 mass of wreckage. The first re- ports said that eight or ten men were killed but a search through the tangled wreckage revealed no dead. The collapse came when a heavy rain and electrical storm came up and a bolt of lightning struck several steel girders which were being set in place. Three of the four walls suddenly buckled and crashed inward carrying the workmen down under hundreds of tons of twisted steel. wall brick and shattered scaffolding. One of the great construction girders smashed through the construction shanty where about fifteen of the workmen had taken shelter from the rain.
The Nome nugget., 1927-12-03

Amherst, Mass, (P) Several trunks containing priceless private letters of the late Pre%ident Wood TOW Wilson. as well at much data concerning his life, were saved from destruction recently when fire swept the home of Ray Stan hard Baker, author and biograph- CT of the late executive.
 While firemen concentrated their efforts to confning the fire to oth- CT parts of the house volunteers re- moved the Wilson data and valu- able effects from the Baker library.
The Nome nugget., 1927-12-03
TO REGULATE HALIBUT
 FISHING SEASONS TOO

Vancouver, B. C., Dec. 1, (P)- Although there is an opportunity to revive the halibut industry the halibut fishermen were advised by Dr. w. F. Thompson to be prepar- ed to operate under stringent reg ulations which will be made by the International Halibut Commission. Thompson is director of scientific research under authority of the commission, and spoke at the con ference here. Thompson declared that statistics show that the condi- tions at the halibut banks are be- coming very serious. The total catch has declined and an enor- nous increase in the amount of gear used has been noted.
 Vancouver representatives of the industry approved a closed halibut season, and two of them suggested that two weeks might be added to the closed season both at the be- ginning ana al tHe end ol the sea- son. Thompson declared that with the decline in the fish being caught and the increase in the gear being used the conclusion necessarily fol- lowed that stringent regulations must be adopted immediately or the future migration of the hali- but will be found comparatively small. A difference in regulations in each area will be enforced ow- ing to the distinctly different rate of fishing and disa ppearance of the halibut. It will probably be necessary that a great area be set aside for a spawning reserve t6 pro-
The Nome nugget., 1927-12-03
900 DROWNED IN FLOODS
 IN ALGERIA. SUFFERING

Oran, Algeria, Nov 30, R)- With every hour bringing fresh tidings of disaster in the total loss of life in the floods which have swept Northwestern Algeria it is known that the loss will exceed 300 lives. The catastrophe is the worst experienced fin more than fifty years. The situation is very grave, the weather is bad and tor rential rainfall continues incessant- ly. Communications are cut every where. Efforts are being made to drop food from airplanes to the stricken villages
The Nome nugget., 1927-12-03
THREE MEN SUFFER
 A LIVING DEATH

Ilwaco, Wash, Dec. 1. (P)-How for four hours three men suffered to them ultimately as the rising tide crept inch by inch upon them, was told today by three Japanese engaged in taking oysters from the sea. The men were working in an oyster bed a quarter of mile from land at low tide and their boat got away from them, and the men were marooned with a rising tide and a stormy night.
The Nome nugget., 1927-12-03
TONG sLAYERs EXECUTED

Hartford. Conn.,. P)-Chin Lung of New York and Soo Wing of Newark, N. J.. Chinese youths, barely out of their teens, were ex- ecuted at states prison shortly af- ter midnight for the tong murder in Manchester last March of Ong Cling Hom.
 500 Hoo's Irish wife Kitty. to- gether with Mrs. Clara A. R. Rick CT, of Newark, who had interested herself in the girls fight to save her husband. appeared before the pardon board during the day in an effort to substitute life imprison- ment for the death penalty. Their pleas were denied.
 Approximately s5O,000 had been spent on the defense of the youths by the On Leong Tong of New York. it was said. But all the de- fense arguments were futile against the demands of the States Attor- ney Hugh M. Alcorn who argued that the "way to stop tong mur- ders was to punish the murderers by death"
The Nome nugget., 1927-12-03
NOEL WIEN HAVING
 TOUGH TRIP FAIRBANKS

Noel Wien, wiring to G. R. Jack son, of the NJ. & NJ. Bank today, states that a strong wind forced him down at Unalakleet, two hun dred miles from Nome, where he stayed Tuesday night. The wind again forced him down at kaltag Wednesday. He made only eighty miles in two and half hours fly ing, and says that his plane drop ped two thousand feet while flying over the Sawtooth Mountains. It is presumed that he left Kaltag to- day for either Ruby or Fairbanks,
The Nome nugget., 1927-12-03
THURSDAY (1ELEGRApHicl
SOVIET RUSSIA PROPOSES
 TOTAL DISARMAMENT

Geneva, Nov. 30, R-Soviet Russia threw a peace bomb into the opening session of the prepara- tory disarmament commission by formally proposing the complete abolishment of all land armies and air forces, admitting that the Sov- viet project was radical sugges- tion, Maxim Litvinoff, chief of the Soviet delegation called for disar- mament of all land, sea and air forces, and the non-admittance of their existence in any of their can sensation at the conference all though many of the delegates had to smile as they considered the scheme. Orthan Utopin. another Russian delegate submitted other cardinal points of the project. one of the salient ones Of which was that all weapons and military sup plies and means for chemical war fare and all other forms of arma- ment be destroyed. and all war ships, military armament and air craft be scrapped. and the system calling upon the citizens of all ma tions for military training be dis continued.
The Nome nugget., 1927-12-03
MAJOR ELLIOT NEW PRES.
 4. R. (. ARRIVES SEWARD

Seward, Nov. 29. GP)-Major Malcolm Elliott, the new Presi- dent of the Alaska Road Commis- sion, successor to General James G. Steese, arrived here today on his first trip through the Terri tory. The proposed Lowell creek project construction is likely to be- gin in the spring. The work will cost a hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars and the project is intended to eliminate the danger of this town being flooded.
The Nome nugget., 1927-12-03
WEDNESDAY
 ;TFLE0RAPAIcl
BILLY EVANS SELECTED
 MANAGER CLEVELAND CLUB

Cleveland, Nov. 29, R)-The se- lection of Billy Evans, American League umpire as General Manager of the Cleveland Baseball Club was today announced by President Alva Bradley. In this capacity Evans , Il be executive head of the club, handling most of the duties looked after last year by former President D. s. Barnard.
The Nome nugget., 1927-12-03
OLNlSTEAD MUST SERVE
 FOUR YEARS IN PRISON

Seattle, Nov. 29. Pp-Commit- ments were issued for Olmstead and eight of his co-defendants in the first Olmstead trial almost si multaneously with the raising of ten thousand dollar bond which would have given Olmstead his freedom. He started his four year sentence today. The other defend- ants are Attorney Jerry Finch. two years: Cliff Maurice. 15 months: Tom Nakagawa, two years: Clar- ence Healy, IS months: Francis R. Brown, 15 months: John Early. IS months: Meyer Berg. two years and Ed Engdahl, 15 months.
The Nome nugget., 1927-12-03

McNeils Island. Nov. 30, lP)- Olmstead, once acknowledged head of the Pacific Northwest largest rum running ring, entered prison here today to become a convict in expiation of his debt to society. He said, Rum running does pat pay cannot pay" as he stepped with in the walls to serve four years.
 He continued: That goes for all criminal enterprises. You can't tread on live coals without getting your feet scorched. I knew that always have known it. I'm not complaining now. I violated the law and that is always wrong and I'm going to pay the penalty for it's my own fault. Every bootleg ger goes into the game for one thing-dollars. A man might vio- late the law for quite while and make huge profits but unless he pulls out of it he will be caught and punished"
The Nome nugget., 1927-12-03
ALASKAN FIGHTER STILL
 BATTLES WAY TO GLORY

Seattle, Nov. 30, R)--Walter Cleghorn of Seldovia, Alaska. slug ged through six rounds to a draw with Hank Ryknor The fans thought Walter won, and booed the referee Cachet so hard that the main eventers could not be intro- duced. Cleghorn scored heavily in the last round but took more than he gave out in the other rounds.
The Nome nugget., 1927-12-03
SCORE INJURED WHEN
 GARAGE COLLAPsEs

Chicago, Nov. 2s. N)-More than a score of workmen were injured, several so seriously that there is little hope of recovery, when . big brick garage building under con struction collapsed during a storm after it had been struck by light ming. The men were buried under
The Nome nugget., 1927-12-03
tect the smaller fish.
ADVERTISEMENTS FORMER
 PARTNER, REID, DEAD

Seattle, Dec. 1, R)-George Thomas Reid, vice-president of the Northern Pacific Railroad died sud denly here yesterday of heart fail ure. He was formerly associated as law partner with James Wick ersham. former Alaska Congress ional Delegate.
The Nome nugget., 1927-12-03
WIEN TAKES TWO WOMEN
 FAIRBANKS TO RUBY

Ruby, Nov. 25, (P,-Noel Wien arrived here from Fairbanks in an airplane Wednesday bringing with him Mrs. Alex Brown and Baby. Mrs Brown is the first native wo- man in this district to ride in an airplane.
The Nome nugget., 1927-12-03

Chicago, Nov. 29, >(R)-Mickey Walker. worlds middleweight cham pion. won ten round decision over Paul Berlinbach, former light heavy weight champion.
The Nome nugget., 1927-12-03

q understand you got rid of your loud speaker"
 Well, not exactly! I'm still paying her alimony."
The Nome nugget., 1927-12-03

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