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The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-02-02
Want to Purchase Or Lease White Pass Strip

VANCOUVER, B. C.. Feb. ? Purchase or lease by Cana da from the United States of the narrow strip of land ex- tending from tidewater at the head of Lynn Canal to the summit of White Pass, an ap- proximate 20 miles, has been recommended by the Trans portation Bureau of the Van couver Board of Trade.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-02-02
By COLEMAN B. JONES Associated Press Science Editor)

Associated Press Science Editorl
 WASHINGTON. Feb. 2--Greater safety for submarine crews must be found inside not outside, the submersibles themselves, in the Judgment of the government s most experienced submarine de- signers.
 Already. they declare, Americml undersea boats have inherent fac tors of safety little realized by the public. which leave only a narrow margin for improvement on the basis of any scientific facts now known.
 Fully 20 per cent of the 2.50e suggestions for safety devices re. ceived since the Sf went down off Proyincetown. Mass, last month, with 70 men, have to do
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-02-02
4ppr0pe COUernn,ent
 Operation ot Muscle
 Shools, Vote II to 2

WASHINGTON. Feb. 2-Tllc Norris resolution providing f1r Government operation of Muscle Shoals hAa been approved by the senate AGricultural Committee, II
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-02-02
Rail Mergers on Grand Scale May Awnit Added
 Legislation by Congress
By CLINTON COFFIN Associated Press Staff Writer)

WASHINGTON. Feb. 2 Rail road consolidation upon a grand scale, first made a prospect for the country in 1920, when con gress enacted the transportation act, still remains a prospect. With almost negligible exceptions. the larger railroads retain the same state of organization despite off cial and corporation proposals for reconstructing the railroad map.
 As congress saw the situation when it enacted the transporta- tion act, railroad consolidation was to become an inevitable ne cessity in the era approaching. The statute directed the interstate commerce commission to make rates permitting the railroads to earn a flair return" upon their capital investment This meant 6 per cent per annum at the time. but in March. 1922. was reduced to 5a4 per cent.
 It was realized that any attempt to make such rates would enable the straight. well-located and strong railroads to earn much above 6 per cent, while on tho same rates the more circuitous, badly-located and weak carriers would earn much less. In an en- deavor to meet the expected dis crcpancies, the law ordered the commission to recapture from the strong roads half the income they might attain above the per cent level and to hold such recaptured earnings for loans 10 the weaker lines.
 Belief in System
 This system, if was believed. would tend to make the strong roads buy the weaker in order to avoid the recapture penalty, and that the result would be to keep all the country's rail systems run ming with moderate return to capital. Further to facilitate this process. the commission was in- structed to prepare a general plan for consolidating the countrys railroads into IS or 20 great sys- tems and thereafter was empow- cred to relieve consolidating roads from the ban of the anti-trust laws against mergers.
 But the enactment of the law was about as far as- the program
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SAYS HOOVER BE NOMINATED
 FIRST BALLOT

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.--Her- bert c. Hoover. present Secretary of Commerce, will be nominated for President on the first ballot. John T. Adams. former Chairman of the Republican National Com mittee predicted today after a call on President Coolidge.
 Adams said that at least half of the Iowa delegation will be for Hoover although another candidate is seeking the Iowa delegation.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-02-02

James H. Cameron, representa- tive of the George T. Cameron and associates interests in All aska, who has been in Juneau the past three days, left on the Admiral Rogers for Ketchikan.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-02-02
Freedom. ot St. Thomas Is CiUen Li,sdy

ST. THOMAS, Feb. 1.-The freedom of the city has been conferred on Col. Charles A. Lindbergh by his fellow Amer jeans of this little Virgin Is- land in the Caribbean Sea af- ter a day of ennumerable hon ors and enthusiastic fetes. High honors were conferred at an extraordinary meeting of the Colonial Council yes terday afternoon.
 ONE MORE LEG SAN JUAN. Porto Rico, Feb. 2-Col. Lindbergh has arrived here from St. Thomas.
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-13
Attractions At TheGtres
"lS THAT NICE" AT
 COLISEUM, TONIGHT

:. Two hearts with but a single
 thought, is the theme of George
 O'Haras starring vehicle for F. B. O.'s "Is That Nice,' to be shown
 at the Coliseum Theatre, tonight,
 when it begins a two-day run. George and very beautiful young lady start out to gather evidence of big political graft ring and in the process of doing so manage to become involved with one another. A great many complications and misunderstanding follow, and it Is their solution and the eventual explanations that form the body of the story. The picture, which was made under the direction of Del Andrews, moves with meteoric rapidity, and sustains a high note of suspense and siue-splitting com edy throughout the entire de- yelopment of the plot. The story is from the pen of w. A.. Sinclair and was scenarized by Paul Gan gelin. The cast boasts such ia vorites as Doris Hill, Stanton Heck, Charley Thurston, Roy Laidlaw. Babe London, Red Kirby and Ethan Laidlaw.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-13
BUSINESS CONDITIONS AT SITKA EXCELLENT;
 TROLLERS MAKE GOOD

Business conditions in Sitka are good. the fishing industry being fairly prosperous, according to W. P Mills, leading merchant Of that town, who arrived today on busi- ness trip. He will remain here for two or three days.
 Trollers at Sitka are reaping a good harvest from the sea. getting good prices for their catches, and those who reside in the communl. ty rejected proposal for them to join the "trollers' strike" MT. Mills said. Some excellent catch es have been made and the king salmon run off the coast has been good. The fish average unusual ly large, much finer than last year. Fred Schrey, Sitka mild cure op- orator, has put up 200 tierces of large reds, and but two each of white kings and small reds.
 The Pyramid Packing company is well ahead of last year, MT. Mills said. It expects at least normal pack this season.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-13
 VAUDEVILLE COMING TO PALACE SUNDAY

{ The Van and Gilbert Variety show will be seen at the Palace on Sunday in brand new bill of fun, song and accordion and banjo music.
 The movie feature will be "The Silent Lover" with Milton S:lls in the role of regal derelict
 AS Count Pierre Formal, charge d'affalre5 of the mythologieal Bal kan kingdom of Molatvia, Stills is discovered, at the opening of the story. in most undiplomatic po- sition-drunk, in fact, and sprawl ing in gutter awaiting the ar rival of some good Samaritan who . will assist him to his feet and di- rect him to his home.
 Worse yet, he has just misappro- priated large sum of his embas- sy's funds, and been grimly in- vited by his nations ambassador to rid the world of his presence with revolver shot.
 Instead, he vanishes, joins the French Foreign Legion in Africa, and wins back the captaincy of his soul and a beautiful girl in the midst of a series of hair-raising skirmishes against the turbulent Riff tribesmen of Morocco.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-13
"M'FADDEN'S FLATSv
 SHOWING PALACE

McFadden's Flats" which open ed as the feature attraction at the Palace yesterday for three day run, is one long, hilarious laugh. The famous old stage comedy has been given a brand new dress, new laughs and a new lease on life that should give screen audiences a new conception of what can be done in the way of film fun.
 Charlie Murray, as the hodear- rying Irishman, is irresistible. and teamed up with Chester Gonklin, as Scotch barber, Charlie proves one of the greatest comics of the screen.
 Of course, pretty faces-and fig ures as wcll-haye not been over. looked in the making of this pie ture. Edna Murphy. in the lead ing feminine role, is one of the most convincing reasons why ger tlemen prefer blondes. Then, when Dorothy Dwan comes along-pho- tographing as a decided brunette one becomes convinced that he might prefer her without losing the slightest evidence of hls gen tility.
 Other members of the cast whe should be given special credit for their characterizations, are Larry Kent, Aggie Herring. Dewitt Jon- nines, Freeman Wood, Cissy Fitz gerald. Dot Farley and Leo White.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-13
Prize Shorthorn Bull
 Honored by Memorial

SPRAGUE., Wash, July 13.--A bronze tablet has been placed here to commemorate "Gainford Perfeetion,' prize bull honored for distinguished services in raising the standard of Shorthorn cattle in the Pacific Northwest. :" The bull died last year, and this is believed to be the first time in the history of the West that such memorial has been put up for an animal. fsF
 Ceremonies followed the an- nual Whitman-Latah livestock tour, or exhibition, and were at tended by the Governor of Wash ington, prominent livestock men from all parts of the Northwest, and officers of the University of Idaho and Washington State Col lege. 9,4fssts
 "Gainford Perfection" was the sire Of many famous calves that in maturity headed large herds throughout the West.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-13
.13TH, DOES NOT BAN
 POLITICIANS
File for Offices in Stale of Washington on
 Opening Day

.DLY>RAtIA, Wash. Jr.y 13.-Fr,- day, inc thirteenth, failed to frighten candidates for state, coun- ty and congressional offices and the opening day filings for the fall campaign found the names of many aspirants listed with the Secretary of State
 The filings included the follow ing:
 For Governor: Stephen Chad wick and Scott Bullitt. Democrats.
 For Lieutenant Governor: W. " Corners, Paul Houser both state senator's; Victor Zednick. Secretary of the Senate; and J. II. Brown, all Republicans.
 For Secretary of State J. Grant Hinkie, incumbent since 1920, a Republican
 For State Auditor: C. w. Claus en, incumbent since 1904.
 For State Treasurer: c. ". Hin ton, assistant treasurer, and Cliff fori Babcock. both Republicans.
 For Commissioner of Public Lands: Clark Savidge, incumbent since 1912, Republican. ],
 For Attorney General: John Dunbar, incumbent.
 For United States Senator, op- posing Senator c. c. Dill, Demo crat: Kenneth Macintosh, former Supreme Court Justice. and Justin Griffiths. both Republicans.
 For Congress, Fifth District, op- posing Congressman Sam Hill, Democrat: State Senator Charles Myers, Republican.
 For Congress. First Dlstrict. John Miller. incumbent, Republi- can.
 For Congress, Second District: Lindley Hadley, incumbent, Repub- iican.
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and to those on whom these do- nations are spent.
 The purpose of my visit to Alaska" he continued, lis to help the cooperation between the Ter ritory and the States, through personal contacts which I will be able to make in the larger cities
 During the 21 years the or ganizatfon has been in existence there has been only one instance where there was possibility of helping persons who lost 100 cents on the dollar. he said. This was in illustration of the fact the Red Cros3 does not attempt to aid individuals who suffer financial losses.
 This was in the St. Francis dam disaster, but the City of Los Angeles has since taken action to restore to the persons in the flooded valley the full extent of their losses. for which the city is morally responsible according to it's Mayor and Council.
 The public, said MT. Jeffers, does not usually give sufficient funds for the minimum needs in the drives for specific disasters. so the Red Cross donates from the money taken in through mem- bership drives. Five cents and six mills of each dollar which goes to the national headquart- CTS at Washington, D. C., is used to defray overhead expenses of the organization, while the re- mainder is used for relief meas ures.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-13
TWO SPECIAL SCHOOLS
 WILL BE ESTABLISHED

Two special schools are bei1g opened this year by the Terri tory, it was announced today by l.. D. Henderson, Territorial Com missioner of Education. One will be located as Chilkoot, about 3 miles from Haines, and the other at Kasilof, near the mouth of the kasilof River on Kenai Pen insula. Both schools are in fox farming communities and will be maintained for fox farmers, Mir. Henderson said.
 The school at Chilkoct has a prospective enrolment of six pu- pills, with two families repre- scented. The children of J. w. Stansfield and of P. D. Allen will attend the school There will also be six pupils in the school at Kasilof, members of the fam lilies of Perry A. Cole and Neil A. Brown, fox farmers from New York State, who passed through Juneau recently on their way to Kasilof, where they will make their home.
 Special schools are established in communities where there are fewer than the ten pupils, re- quired by law, to maintain a regular school district. When special schools are maintained, if is necessary for the residents to provide the building, MT. Hen- derson said.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-13
French Woman of 83
 Decorated for Valor

ST. ARNONT EN-YVELINE ES, France, June 2S.-Madame Der goin, aged S3 years, has just been decorated for bravery.
 Mme. Bergoin was cdnteen keeper with the Seventy-third Regiment during the Franco Prussian War and is one of the few living survivors of the war of 1870.
 Taken by the enemy on the St. Privas front, she was confined in a Prussian camp fer three days Woman's wit plus a crafty ad- ministration of some of the fa- nous French wines obtained her release.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-13

CT three mile workout. More harm fhan good has come from running around the decks and it is safe to say the coaches will take no un- necessary risks of injury or pulled muscles.
 The trip over will furnish plen- ty of mental activity for the strato- glsts and coaches, who win be able to map out their plans in the light Of performances in the tryouts. This will be carefully done for the final American entries must be :adioed to Amsterdam the day be- fore the Roosevelt is scheduled to dock. There will be no oppor- tunity for changes or revision af- ter the boys disembark.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-13
BALLOT DRIVE
 ALL SECTIONS
 NOW PLANNED
Hoover s Directors Pla n Campaign-Confer-
 ences Slated

WASHINGTON, July 13.-Al- though the situation in the East is avowedly the first considera- ticn of the directors of Hoover's campaign, they are also finding time for a ballot drive in the Middle West and on the Pacific Coast. tte
 Conferences are planned with party leaders of each section. The first conference will be held in Chicago early next month and the second in San Francisco on August 13.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-13
 FRANCES LEE IS AT
 COLISEUM TOMORROW

Frances Lee, a girl who paid
 her way through high school and the first year of her course at the University of Minneapolis. is now playing the leading feminine role fin Good, as Gold" Fox Films lat est drama starring Buck Jones, coming, to the Coliseum Saturday. She is, a Wampas baby star of 1927 and, as the. Wampas is the
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-13
FAVOR CUPBOARD MOTOR

LONDON, July 13-With in creasing interest in motor boating in England, the American out board motor is especially favored. Last year 800 were imported, against BIT the year before. Brit ish buyers are looking to the United States for further develop ment of all types of motor craft
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-13

organization of the Western Asso- citation of Motion Picture Advertis- CTS. her selection as one of it's stars gives Miss Lee the highest stamp of approval in motion pic lures.
 Her role in Good as Gold" gives her splendid opportunity of which she makes the most, to show her splendid histrionie abil. ities.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-13
SMOKES FOR OLD SOLDIERS

PARIS.-Veterans of the war of 1870 want free tobacco. They say their pensions hardly keep them alive,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-13
WIPES TREk TgRMINATEo

SAN PAULO, Brazil.-After trav- cling 400 miles afoot to fulfill a religious WOW, Ann Egydio was oyertaken by her husband, who chastised her and left her for strangers to take to hospital.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-13
HIGH OFFICIAL OF RED CROSS
 VISITS HERE
Commends S Local Chapter for Handling of Kll-
 lisnoo Fire Situation

'1 am delighted with the rapid. ity with which the local chapter of the Red Cross got on the job after the fire at Killisnoo, and think it handled the situation very promptly and thoroughly, ]" declared J. Arthur Jeffers, mana. ger of the Pacific division of the American Red Cross, with head quarters at San Francisco, who ar rived in Juneau on the Dorothy Alexander yesterday afternoon.
 MT. Jeffers' trip to Alaska is in no way connected with the recent fire at Killisnoo, but was planned by him shortly after his appoint ment as Pacific manager for the organization, a year ago, and is for the purpose of getting acquaint- ed with Alaska and it's individual problems. He expects to visit all of the important towns in the Territory i n cl lud ing Ketchikan where he stopped on his way north, Juneau, Cordova, Seward Anchorage, Valdez and Fairbanks, and will stop at Wrangell on the way south, returning to San Fran cisco about August 7th. He gave several talks at Kctchikan and spoke to the Chamber of Com merce here this noon about the work carried on by the Red Cross organization.
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Red Cross Helps

"The Red Cross still helps about 46,000 disabled ex-service men each month, and between S5,000 and S6,. 900 ex-serviee men are taken care of in hospitals, by the Red Cross annually. Much work is done in the public health field, and es. pecial attention is given to disas- ter relief work" MT. Jeffers said.
 After the Chamber of Commerce. luncheon today, MT. Jeffers was taken for a drive out the Glacier Highway by B. M Behrends. chair. man of the local chapter of the American Red Cross, Mervin H. Sides. and R. E. Robertson. mem bers of the Executive Committee
 Meeting Tomorrow
 There will be meeting of the local chapter of the Red Cross at the office of R. E. Robertson, to morrow morning at II o'clock for the purpose of discussing the To. cal situation with MT. Jeffers, il was announced today. N
 MT. Jeffers will leave Junear for Cordova on next Tuesday.
 At Chamber Luncheon
 At the Chamber of Commerce meeting today MT. Jeffers said the country as a whole is not familiar with the work of the Red Cross. As a whole, he as- erted, the Red Cross is still busy, with enc of it's greatest problems that of upholding it's. responsibili- ties to the donators of funds
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THE EMPIRE HAS THE LARG- EST. MOST UP-TO-DATD AND BEST EQUIPPED JOB PKiN1lNu PLANT IN ALASKA.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-13

0ld papsEs EoE saas at The EnpIre
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-13

1O-25-5O, Loges 60 cents
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rare and valuable stamps are likely to
change hands. -
The convention viii open at 10
o'clock Monday, August Is, with MAI.
Guy w. A. Camp of New York, presi'
dent Of the society, presiding, Ao-
dresses of welcome viii be given by
Third Assistant Postmaster General
Robert s. Regar. who has charge OF the
sale of United states stamps. and Alvin
w. Hall, director of the Bureau OF En-
craving and Printing. which makes the
stamps
william A. Johnson, president OF the
WASHINGTON Philatelic Society, viii well
come the delegates. ~ VIII Col. w. N.
McKelvy, president OF the washington
branch of the society, After this the
convention will set down 10 business
with the address of Mai Camp. The
dele9ateS viii so on an automooiie
sightseeing trip in the afternoon and
at 8 nm. there will be q stamp hoGrse
at the Raleigh,
Business will be continued Tuesday
and there will be trip to the White
House and through the Bureau OF En-
CRAVING and Printing and an auction
sale Of stamps. The business sessions
win end Wednesday. after which the
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VALUABLE STAMPS
! To Be SOLD HERE
Collectors From All Parts of
Country win Meet
August 1915.

Stsmp collectors from all parts of the
United States are expected here for the
annual meeting Of tho Society at
Fhilatelic Americans. which will be held
at the Raleigf Hotel August Is to IS
One al the features of the meeting viii
be an auction sale az stamps at which
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BOYS GET MEDALS.
Two Capital Youths Honored al
Fort Hcyle Ceremony.

Two washington boys were awarded
medals yesterday at Fort Hoyle, Md,
during the Parents day ceremonies held
at the Citizens Military Training Camp
there.
They are Thomas M. Latimer, the
Home Apartments, Seventh and K
streets. and Phillip NJ. Jullion, 2400 Six
tenth street Latimer was adJuuged
the best Blue" student in the camp
and was presented with n medal do
mated by the Military Training Camps
Association, Jullion received Civitan
medal donated by the Civitan Club OF
baltimore for demonstrated excellence
in citizenship.
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deleeates will 30 TO Mount Vernon ana
return in time for banquet or nafne-
! enc at A o'clock,
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London has cosmetic-huying club.
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on the Gloucester pilgrimage" is the
query being asked daily at the Tour
ing Bureau of the TideWater Automo-
bile Association, and an inquiry to
those arranging the days program
brought from the kindly chatelaine OF
famous Goshen the information that
bureaus will be maintained for the day
both at the Gloucester side of the York
own-Gloucester Ferry and also at
Gloucester Court House, where tickets
may be purchased and full directions
will be given for visiting the various
homes and churches.
To Be Open All Day.
The tickets, costing 81, for the ben
eft of the Ware Church, will admit
visitors to all the houses on the pill
grimage and as all will be open all day
there will not be the congestion and
;rowding sometimes experienced on such
visits to famous places.
Among the points of interest will be
Abingdon Church, founded in 1890
and built after plan of Sir Christie
pher Wren's: Goshen, home Of the Per-
rim family for generations, about l5O
years old and furnished with antiques;
Ailville, noted for its beautiful circu-
lar hall and staircase and wonderful
collection of old and rare bottles: FL
mington, with it's rare collection of an
tiques; Toddsbury. built about 1858 and
supposed to be the scene of Herger-
sheims "Balasand," and War Church.
The grounds of White Marsh, noted
for its wonderful trees, and Warner
Halls grounds and graveyard, where the
grandparents of George Washington are