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The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-09-23
PREMIER WANTS LARGE GRANT OF ETHIOPIA LAND
Counter Proposal Submit ted to Those Outlined
 by Committee
PREPOSTEROUS IS
 ADDS ABABA REPLY
Italian Delegation May Walkout at Confer
 ence at Geneva

GENEVA. Sept. B. Rumors swept through the League of Na- tions' lcbbies today that the Italian delegation, angered by the attitude of the Italo- Ethiopian committees. might leave Geneva. W
 These reports were heard after the British delegation took the position that Italys counter proposals to the League plan for settlement of the dispute were unacceptable.
 The League plan was accepted by Ethiopia and rejected by Italy.
 Counter Proposals
 Over the weekend. the Roman government offered counter -propos- als which were reported to include the demand for wide belt of Ethi- opian territory connecting the Ital- ian colonies of Somaliland and Eritrea.
 This was characterized as pre- posterous in Addis Ababa, where Selessie's spokesman said such a grant would leave Ethiopia only mountains and deserts.
 Situation Based
 The tense situation in the Mcdi- terranean was eased considerably by an official Italian communiqle to the British ambassador to Rome, assuring Italy that neither of the naval concentrations meant im- mediate war.
 Cause For Reflection
 French circles were reported as holding the opinion that Britain's preparations in the Mediterranean were causing Premier Benito Mus solini to reflect seriously concern ing his proposed incursion into Ethi- opia. More confidence was shown in financial quarters. Business was fairly good in London stock and other foreign exchanges.
 CONTINUES MOBILIZATION
 ROME, Sept 23.--Two hundred thousand soldiers reported for duty today bringing Italys military mob- ilization to 100000 which Premier Mussolini promised would be under arms by October 1.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-09-23
Japar, Now
 Undertakes
 NelU Stunt
River War Flotilla Report
 ed Bound for Inter- TOT Soviet

MOSCOW. Sept. 23.-The official press published reports from Kha- ooroysk, on the Manchurian from tier, that the Japanese are plan- ming an attempt to send river war flotilla into the interior waters of Soviet Russia.
 The report by the Tass Agency gave no reason for the attempt, but said they planned for a late Sep .ember dispatch.
 It was said the attempt would De made by Sungari River, the fleet then to try to make it's way through Kassakevicheva Channel near Kha- barovsk.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-09-23

fett is about SO miles east of Bell Island.
 The plane was not equipped with radio sending apparatus, but the former army flier was equipped with compass with which he could obtain the direction. The Irish radio station at Athlone sent out weather reports to the flier the first quarter of every hour
 waitkus was flying a speedy Lockheed monoplane named 4Litu- naica IT."
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-09-23
FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND COAL
 MINERS STRIKE
Walkout Ordered at Mid night Sun d ay Over
 Wages and Hours
PROSPECTS REPORTED
 GOOD FOR AGREEMENT
No Immediate Danger ol Shortage of Fuel Ex-
 pected by Trouble

INTERPRETATIONS, Sept. 23.-The soft coal strike reached out to 26 States today, including w shington, with 100000 miners reported out.
 Prospects of ending the strike, called last midnight, are re- ported good by Assistant Secre- tary of Labor McGrady.
 Two thousand miners are out in Washington State.
 There is no immediate danger of coal shortage.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-09-23
WATERFRONT CRISIS NOW
 BUBBLINC UP
Difficulties Between Long shoremen, Employers
 Near Showdown

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 23.-- A new waterfront crisis growing out of the employers attempt to force longshoremen to ham dIe cargo involved in strike disputes. today moved steadily to a showdown.
 Representatives of the Inter national To n g s h remen's As aociation and the employers are meeting in an effort to work out a settlement and unless one is reached a general waterfront tieup may result.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-09-23
MRS. KENNEDY
 PASSES AWAY
 AT ANCHORAGE
Pioneer of Juneau Will Be Brought Here for
 lnterment

ANCHORAGE, Alaska. Sept. 23.- Mrs. Catherine Kennedy, aged 82, pioneer resident of Juneau, Sitka and. Anchorage, died here Saturday as the result of heart trouble, while resting in chair at her home.
 She Is. survived by three sons, John, George and Dan, all mer- chants of Anchorage.
 The remains of Mrs. Kennedy will be taken to Juneau and laid to rest beside her late husband, Dan Ken- nedy, from whom Kennedy Street, Juneau, was named.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-09-23
INDUSTRIAL STRUGGLE

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23.-An in dustrial struggle carrying threat of paralysis to basic industries, is declared underway as the United Mine Workers called on the soft coal miners, numbering 100000, to stay away from the nations pits today. ~ The strike call, issued late yes- terday. instructed miners not tc work unless the operators agreed to q new wage scale and hour agreement by midnight last night.
 At that hour conferecs were still snagged in dispute.
 Presidential action was expected sometime today.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-09-23
HITLER YOUTH STABS GIRL IN
 BORDER RAID.
French Children Attacked Assailants Scurry
 Back Home

METZ. France. Sept. 23.-P0Ilce reported that one girl was stabbed when eight members of the Hitler crossed the frontier from Germany and attacked group of French children.
 It was said that investigation showed the Hitlerites approached the French children who were tend ing cows, and told them they would soon be Germans again.
 When the children protested they wanted to remain French, the ats tack took place. s W
 The Germans recrossed the from tier into Germany. ssg <
 The United States department of agriculture expects the low point in the cycle of horse and mule pro- duction in this country to be reach- ed about 1888 or 1889.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-09-23
COUPLE CLUB IS TO
 MEET THIS EVENING

The first meeting after simmer vacation of the Northern Liz ht Presbyterian Couple Club, a social organization of young m arrie d couples, will be held this evening in the church parlors.
 Potluck dinner will be enjoyed. The evening will be spent in play ing games.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-09-23
ABANDON HOPE MISSING B0AT;
 } ARE ABOARD

PRINCE RUPERT, B. C., Sept. 23.--Afters an intensive search by water and air, hope has been aban- doned for the fish packer South Seaman, missing since September 13, when it left Barbwell Islands for Butedale. The craft carried Capt. Gerald Hamilton and two others.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-09-23
BONUS ISSUE
 IS PARAMOUNT,
 A. |. SESSION
Seventeenth Ann ual Con vention Starts in St.
 Louis Today

ST. LOUIS, Mo, Sept. 23.-Amer- ican Legion members opened their Seventeenth Annual Convention to- day with the bonus foremost on the program for settlement.
 Forty-five of the Legion's do- mestic departments submitted reso- lutions asking payment at full fasa value, with cancellation of accrued interest and refund of interest al- ready paid.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-09-23
BILLINGS TO
 APPEAR NOW,
 MOONEY CASE

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 23.-Re- versing it's previous decision, the State Supreme Court today decided that Warren K Billings should be brought here rom Folsom to testi- fly in the Tom Mooney habeas cor pus hearing now in progress.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-09-23
SHOOTER" OF WHITEHORSE
 RAPIDS, DIES
Character of Early Klon. hke Days Passes
 Away Tn Illinois

TUSCOLA, H., Sept. 23.-Calmer Barnes, aged 72, of Arcola, who achieved fame in shooting" White Horse Rapids during the gold rush to the Klondike, died here in a hospital as the result of a heart ailment.
 His death recalled the daring ex- ploits of Barnes and his twin broth CT, Dr. Omar Barnes in the days when they carried gold crazed passengers and their baggage through the swirling waters of the White Horse Rapids.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-09-23
ROGERS COMES NORTH

Cliff J. Rogers, Controller of the White Pass and Yukon Railway, was a passenger on the Princess Louise enroute to Skagway where he will spend three weeks on busi-
 ness connected with his office i Seattle.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-09-23
RUNS AMUCK;
 IS SUICIDE

CROFINIO, Idaho, Sept. a. Wallace Johnson, section hand, dur ing a quarrel shot Matt Mattson three times, swung his rifle on Mrs. Mike Bobeu and Mike Covich. fir ing shots into their arms, then shielded.
 Mattson's condition is described as extremely critical.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-09-23
Western Business 

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 23.- Far Western business reached it's highest level in 43 months, the statistical index of tho Bank of America showed
 The index stood 69.2 percent for August, the, highest since January. 1882, and 6.s percent above the corresponding figure last year.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-09-23
STEEL MAN IN NORTH

P. H. Desrosiers, President of the Sorell Steel Foundry Works in Sorell, Quebec. was passenger for Skagway on the Princess Louise. He is travelling on business and will return in a few days.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-09-23
zENGER RETURNING

Al zenger, cashier and book keeper of The Empire. is returning aboard the Yukon after brief va cation in the Pacific Northwest.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-09-23
MINE FOREMAN HERE

James Chapados. mine foreman at the Chichagof mine. arrived yes terday morning on the Estebeth.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-09-23
Autumn Begins; Only 98 More Days in '35

Today is the first day of Autum n and incidentally there are only 9s more days in 1885. z.
 sis
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-09-23
OF TACOMA ON
 LAST TRAIL 
John Albert Longmire, of Famous Springs, Pass
 es Away in Auburn

TACOMA, Wash, sept. zS.-John Albert Longmire, aged 83, one of the best known pioneers in this re- zion, died Saturday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. lone Keene, at Auburn.
 Iongmire came to the state when one year old on an OK : dr a W n schooner from Indiana.
 James Longmire, Johns father, took a land grant at Longmire Springs, on Mount Rainier, and raised large family there.
 Funeral services are being held here today.
 EYEING HOME AND FAMILY
 GALLUP. New Mexico, Sept 23. John Barrymore is casting long ing eyes at his home and family, intimating a possible reconciliation with his estranged wife, Dolores Costello.
 Barrymore said the romance or arrangement with Elaine Barrie, radio singer and his erstwhile pro- Ttege who trailed him half way across the continent and return ed to New York is Tot of hooey."
 Barrymore said the diamond he gave her might as well have been a topaz "as for significance.
Evening star., 1935-11-10

and his comprehension OF methodology
was scant; but he caught the notion of
mutation, as it were, from the air and
did not tumble it.
His Voyage of the Beagle" 1899;
Origin of Species" 1859, and Descent
of Man." 1871, progressively developed
the idea. The immediate reaction, as
he expected, was hostile: the ultimate
result stimulating to friends and critics
alike. A new philosophy, as we'll as
new science, arose under the impact of
the truth of survival by adjustment
the principle of variation toward more
secure and more efficient ends now con-
ceded to be a form of universal law and
a manifestation of universal purpose.
The islands, volcanic and pitifully bar
rem, are inconsequential in themselves,
perhaps. But they are memorable, Just
the same, for the part they have played
through Darwin in the drama Of ex-
panding civilization. 1t is good that
they are to have recognition in stamp
designs which will travel to the remotest
corners Of the earth and be preserved
for philatelic study for decades yet to
come.
Evening star., 1935-11-10
Darwin at Galapagos.

The government of Ecuador has au-
thorized a series of postage stamps TO
commemorate the visit of Charles Darwin
to the Galapagos Islands century ago.
But the appearance of the issues Will
engage the attention of much larger
public than that which is particularly
concerned. The people of the whole
world-not merely philatelists-may be
presumed to be interested in the cele-
bration of an event which has 1nf1u-
enced the intelligence, the conduct and
the aspirations of the entire human race
as no other incident of similar character
In modern times ever has done.
1t was at Galapagos that Darwin dis
covered" his celebrated theory of evolu-
ton. At the moment, probably, he was
not conscious of the full significance OF
his observations nor of the train OF
thought which they started in his mind.
Yet he realized that he had come into
contact with something compelling. The
birds of the archipelago, especially, in
trigued his imagination. Dimly but def
nitely he grasped the fact that they
represented changing forms. He was only
twenty EIGHT, his experience was limited
Evening star., 1935-11-10
Smith,.

Smith, it is said with abundant rea-
son, is the most widely popular family
name in the English-speaking world.
There are no less than tWenty-three
pages exclusively devoted to members
of the clan in the Washington city di-
rectory-people enough to constitute by
themselves a good-sized town. Ger
tainly kind of anonymity, it would
seem, would be the result to any in
dividual in the circumstances. Oliver
Wendell Holmes, in his poem "The Boys"
long ago referred to the danger in the
line: "Fate sought to conceal him by
naming him Smith"
But, as the bard also observed, the
trick failed. The man Holmes cited was
the Rev. DR.. Samuel Francis Smith, i'm
mortal as the author of the national
anthem, America" Two centuries earlier
there had been Capt John Smith, the
courageous founder of Virginia, still cele-
brated for his adventures if not for the
important exploration work which he did
along the whole length of the Atlantic
seaboard. Other eminent persons of the
tribe noticed in the Encyclopaedia Bri-
tannica we're: Adam Smith, British eco
nomist remembered for his Wealth Of
Nations; Alexander Smith, Scottish
poet: Alfred Holland Smith, American
railway official, sometime president Of
the New York Central system; Maj. Gen.
Andrew Jackson Smith, Union soldier
in the Civil War; Maj. Gen. Charles Fer
guson Smith, teacher of Gen. Grant and
one of the "best leaders" Of the Federal
side in the same struggle. Charlotte
Smith, English novelist and poet; Brig.
Gen. Edmund Kirby Smith, commander
Evening star., 1935-11-10

of the trans-Mississippi division of the
Confederacy; F. Hopkinson Smith, au-
thor, artist and engineer, creator Of "Col.
Carter of Cartersville": George Smith,
British publisher and friend Of letters;
George Smith Of Coalville, English re-
former; George Smith, excavator Of the
ruins of Nineveh; Gerrit Smith, Ameri-
can reformer and philanthropist; Gold
win Smith, British historian and pub
licist; Sir Henry George Wakelyn Smith,
British general; Henry John Stephen
Smith, Irish mathematician; James and
Horace Smith. literary brothers who wrote
The Rejected Addresses" classic parodies;
jeremiah Smith, American lawyer and
economist; John Raphael Smith, Eng
lish painter and engraver; Joseph Smith,
founder of the Mormon church: Robert
Smith, Secretary of the Navy and At
torney General under Jefferson; Sydney
Smith, English essayist; Sir William
Smith, photographer: William Smith.
considered the father of English geol-
ogy"; Brig. Gen. William Farrar Smith,
who fought for the Union at Antietam
and Fredericksburg; William Robertson
Smith, Scottish philologist, physicist,
archeologist and Biblical critic, and Sir
William Sidney Smith, English admiral.
The calling of such roll should be
enough to stir. the heart of any Smith
with Joy. But no recourse to the past
really is necessary. The humblest Smith
nicker if only because it is borne with
credit and honor by that distinguished
citizen of New York who, even in retire.
ment, is universally famous and beloved
as AL.
Evening star., 1935-11-10
SUBDUINC KINGDOMS
BY THE RIGHT REV JAMES FREEMAN D. D., L. d. c. l.,
BISHOP OF WASHINGTON.

Such a statement as that which declares
that faith can subdue kingdoms seems
on the face of it gross exaggeration.
1t would seem to imply that the affairs
of nations and of men may be regulated
and directed through the practice and
application of a deepened religious con-
viction. Impossible as this seems, we
believe it to be actually true.
Applied to present critical events and
to any phase that concerns them, we
believe that the only solvent for the
grave problems that harass, embitter
and destroy human life Is to be found
in a practical and immediate applica-
ton of the teachings Of Jesus.
The principles of the Christian religion
have to do with social, economic, do
mestic and political problems. They are
regulatory and specific. They concern
world peace and order; they are de-
signed to touch intimately and imme-
diately the problems of capital and labor,
they are designed to enrich and
strengthen the fine things of the home
and to effect better conditions in the
social order. The maj jor trouble with our
professed faith Is that we restrict the
areas of its field of occupation. We
isolate 1t, relate it largely to prescribed
acts of devotion and think of it as being
embodied in some form of words that
has been handed down to us out of a
remote past.
A severer test is being applied today
to what we hold of Christian faith and
practice than at any time for generations
past. Rightly conceived, religious faith
is life's supreme dynamic. 1t is the ami
mating and compelling force that drives
men and women to pursue course of
action that often involves inconvenience
and sacrifice. What our faith needs
today is to subject it to new tests, to
apply to it the pragmatic rule: Will it
work." 1t has worked and proved its
efficacy and it will do SO again, but not
until it is released from the clustered
atmosphere in which we confine it and
brought to bear upon all our institutions
and agencies. Applied to world peace,
it is fatuous dream to look for a new
world order until the hearts and minds
of men are made more responsive to
those ideals of life given to the world
by Him who was uplifted upon Cross.
Evening star., 1935-11-10
Fifty Years Ago
In The Star

The special delivery service had not
been long in operation in Washington
rL: fifty years ago when an
embarrassing incident occurred that
Efficiency. brought it somewhat
into disrepute with at
least one member of the local COM
munity, as is thus narrated in The Star
of November 2. 1885:
The city postmaster, with the inten-
ton of making use of special delivery
stamp as general as possible, keeps the
messenger boys supplied with them, SO
that when delivering letter, if it is
desired to send an answer, the boys
can furnish the stamp. One Of the
residents of the city. however, has reason
to complain of this feature of the new
system. One morning not long ago he
left his home, telling his wife he would
not be home again until late that eve
ming as he expected to be called out of
the city. His wife, recognizing the de-
mandS of business life, bade him an
affectionate adieu and tried not to think
how many hours would elapSe before his
return and how long they would seem.
Busted with her household work, her
mind was serene and cheerful and when
the front door bell rang she tripped
lightly down the stairs and opened the
door with a smiling face. Her smile was
not lost upon the little fellow who stood
there with a letter from the post Office
bearing a special stamp. He smiled in
return and the atmosphere about the
cheerful little woman was so exhllaratlng
that he forgot that he was not making
enough money to pay for his shoeleather.
".I have a letter for Mr.. Blank said
the boy
HE is out of the city today, said the
lady sweetly. I will give it to him when
he returns
well, said the boy doubtfully. the
lady said that should give the letter
to him personally
The boy was surprised to see the sweet
face change as the little woman with
quick movement Snatched the letter out
of his hand and. slamming the door in
his face, left him standing on the front
steps considerably dazed by the sudden
transition.
when he returned to the post Office
he found that the man for whom the
letter was intended had been at the
Office inquiring for letter which he
expected to find in his box. 1t was then
remembered that the boy had been sent
out with letter which he had delivered
to the lady as he had said. AS she wished
to send a reply the messenger boy gave
her a special delivery stamp, and as she
did not know the address of the citizen
in question, but only the number Of his
post Office box, she directed it there. The
boy brought the letter to the post office,
but as the stamp required an immediate
delivery the address of the man was
found in the directory and the boy
posted away to his home with the result
as above stated. When the man was
informed of the disposition of the letter
by the post Office official he turned pale
and was heard to murmur something
about not daring to go home now.
Whether he ever did 60 home and what
occurred when he got home is not
known"
Evening star., 1935-11-10
The British Election.

Great Britain on next Thursday, No.
vember IA, will elect new House OF
Commons. 1t is the first opportunity
the country has had to choose gov
ernment since the National cabinet took
Office in the 1881 financial emergency.
Though nominal Labor Leader Ramsay
Macdonald retained the prime minister
ship, he found himself at the head OF
regime overwhelmingly Conservative in
parliamentary hue. 1t was only queS-
ton of time when the Tory ch1eftaln,
Stanley Baldwin, would inherit Mac
Donalds place and convert the govern
ment into an avoWed Conservative
administration. AS such. 1t has now gone
to the country Unless the election pro-
duces wholly unexpected results, Britain
will presently again come under formal
Tory rule Mr.. Macdonald faces the
probability of losing his own House OF
Commons seat.
Indications are that Mr.. Baldwin will
marshal some $50 Conservative seats as
against a total of roundly 235 for all
opposition groups. The latter are ex-
pected to include about 21O Laborites,
compared to a handful of sixty in the
late Parliament. With prospective loss
of possibly thirty seats, the Conservatives
will be left with a majority OF roundly
$50. At the outset of the campaign, three
weeks ago, the Tories contemplated
majority of 200. Since then Labor has
made material inroadS on BaldWlnlte
strength. His majeStys opposition Will
be preponderantly Laborite. The old
Liberals are in heavy minority. The
Simonite Liberals are counted with the
government. Lloyd Georges remnant OF
supporters will form a negligible con-
tingent.
Mr.. Baldwin made a shrewd choice OF
a date for general election. The
Ethiopian conflict gave the govern
ment the opportunity to espouse the
cause of the League at the very moment
the country in national referendum
went on record in favor of the strongest
possible British support of sanctions
against an aggressor. Peace-lovers OF all
political compilations, notably Labor,
indorsed the governments attitude at
Geneva. At the same time the cabinet
presented program for increased naval
and air defense. which also evoked
widespread popularity.
The Tories are Stressing domestic
rather than international issues as cleo
ton day approaches. They hope to profit
from reduction of unemployment (42,OOO
last month";, a five-year plan for spend
ing s5OO.OOO,0 900 on road building and a
s15O,OOO00O government loan for rail-
way improvements. Naval expansion is
advocated in terms of an industrial boon
to depressed areas.
Revived Conservative government will
mean strong" British foreign policy,
powerful ornaments, solidified empire
economic relations, firm hand in India
and continued support of the League in
repression of international aggression of
the Mussolini brand. AS Prime Minister
Baldwin will be sustained by democracy
determined upon peace, the world has no
cause to view prospective British election
results with anything but profound
satisfaction.