The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 17, 1926, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE —— VOL. XXIX., NO. 4354, STOCKS SOAR TODAY; WALL STREET “ALL THE JUNhAU ALASKA, FRIDAY 'DECEMBER 17, NEWS ALL THE TIME” 1926. Bloodless BRA 5:Fi — ATREY W LITHUANIAN GOVERNMENT OVERTHROWN| Former President and Mili- tary Forces in Control— Martial Law in Effect. RIGA, Dec A dispatch says that former President Smetona and his army has over- thrown the Lithuanian Government and President Kahmir Grinius w elected last June, and all the Cabinet within arrested The coup was arranged and ried out without the shedding blood Lithuania law Kov » 1 T Latvia-Kovno who Min isters of reach h heen ar- | of under martial is now placarded with rdst readin, The Government ing the country to the Bolsheviks| and foreigne therefore the Lith- u an military forces are tempor- arily taking over control ™ On September 28, the Lithue and Russian Soviet Governme signed a non-agression neutrality treaty. sell- | B SMITH FIGHT IS POSTPONED PRESENT TIME Ashurst Is Not Pressing Rcs— olution Until Creden- tials Presented. Lita Grey, and his oldest son his wife left hi Los Angeles. Sidney, with her. . WASHING 'Ifl\ Dec Ilu Revolt Changes Charlie Chaplin, movie comedian, is shown with his wife, home to live with her grandparents in She took Charles, Jr.,, and his other son, International Newsreel, RECOMMENDS i LIQUOR LAWS BE REVAMPED Dominion Commission Given Suggestion—Laws Are Violated, Claim. VANCOUVER, I Dec. 17 Dominion Commigsion Counsel Ro well today urged Ahe Commissioners to recommen@ to,Parliament amend- ing of the Cana®an Customs law to make shipping of liquor through Canada to foreign countri unlaw- ful. He recommended that liquor shippers, including~the Manitoba fineries in British Columbia, Joseph Kennedy Company and Consolidated Expoirters, whicl' made admittedly false declarationg regarding intransit shipments, be pumished. Rowell said that many Vamcopver customs brok ave handling lcgal details o liquor expo®ers business and ers the their licenses sheald be revoked Brewe u)unnfl Farris told Commission that the diquor export- ers have not violated the law. He that under the Canadian law the ultimate “destination of liquor is not matter of concern to the government, Bxporting alonce satis fies the law Testimony slowed Columbia distilleries ga Arthur, Vancouver busin Liberal Party sugnorter, $7 gave Glen 7 RY broker, for the Liberals o e said that M- man, F12,004 Perjury Prosecution Counsel Calder, for the Domonion Commission, recommended today pe jury prosecation of R. H. Morgaa J. L. Stewart and W. E. Nosenoff, of a rum running house, and Tom I California liquor lesman Calder proposed forfeiture of , Charles, Jr., shortly bofnre fight over s as United States nois, succeeded Kinley, deceased, was pos \]n ned day when Senator Ashurs he would not call up the re wmvi.m' he yesterday, 1til Smith had presented his credentials Senator Ashurst presentec re u Jution not to seat Smith, who has W]fe of Florida Sheriff, Lock-! been appointed to the £ e hy L(J i Cc" GO(’b Ah(_l Gov. Ler Small to suc MeKinley | although Smith a Senator-elect Escaped Prisoners. from Illinois. Smith told last night he acceped the appointment Fhe Senate Campaign yesterday began its investigation Smith's campaign fund - Larger Appropriation for Public Buildings TON, Dec already public country, from Senator W. B " ANGRY WOMAN HEADING POSSE declared presented is the Associated Press| had not rejected nor FORT Mrs. W. County posse into M B ay sh 17 wife of the leading in s Commitioe of a the Everglades earch of three prisoners who escaped lastj Inight. The pri plugged the plumbing in the jail and flooded it Mrs. Maynard went to make an in- vestigation and the prisoners locked _|her in a cell and made 2 With gpe cubsequently released by appropriated pop and and early this morning| builldings yo0x 4 possee and headed for the| Represen-| gyerglades | A. Reed, Repullicn| wgpa is mad apd member of the g0 will get the pi House Public Buildings Committee, !y g introduced a bill today to add an-| other $100,000,000. - - KANSAS CITY, Dec. 17. — Six men slugged the guard and robbed a cause bank messenger of $78,600 in cash | them on a down town street ear this, nighit afternoon while thousands of Christ-'of his home at Hyden and killed mas shoppers watched the robbers him. The teacher left a widow and escape in an automobile. five children NAMES FOR AIRPLANES WAS KNOTTY PROBLEM WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.—Namesheroes of Latin America first were have a lot of significance for one|given consideration. But since each reason ‘or another--even names for{country I -a different acknowledg- airships. ed hero, it would be difficult to se- Take the cases of the quintettejlect five without offending the coun- | ot Army amphibians assigned to!tries not represented. make the “good relations flight” to Famous early discoverers also were Latin America. They are christened|on the list, but agai nthe question the “New York,”w “St. Louis” “‘;un‘ esolved itself of possible regional Francisco,” n Antonio” and “De-jobjections. Then the ships of Colum-{ troit,” in recognition of what these|bus were suggested but some his- five cities are doing in commercial | torians show there were three in the aviation, But behind the selection of | discoverer's fleet, and five names {hose names stands a picture of of-{ were needed ‘ ficial Washington rolling its head on Names of rivers were advanced. sleepless pillows for many nights|Again objectoins, on account of con- before the selection was made. fusion that might arise in the trans- ‘ mission of dispatches, should, for oners = their escape. WASHING $100,000,000 construct the was ar to throughout tative Daniel of New York, through and said her is clea n isoners,” | - HAZARD, mountain 17 Two angered be- their had whipped for infraction of rules,. last called the teacher to the door Ky.. Dec boys, teacher | ! school Had to Be Diplomatic Names of international or national (Continued on Page Five.) ARMY QUARTERS isoi; The letter said Mrs. McPherson 1000 cases of liquor now. aboard steam Chris Moelle rbecause steamer cleared on statements the shippers knew were false The Commission is considering re L forms designed to wipe out the running on the Pacific Coast Archic M. Thompson, shipping clerk of the Manitoba Refineries, ad- mitted sending message James Cameron” Californ goes under that name of Came Thompson refused (o remember meaning of the code except the ature which means the shipper, « 1 16 ALGOHOL J. Thomas ‘Teflin,| Alabama, in a speech in e. declared that former of Interior A, Fall have gone to trial in the leasing uniess there an “arrangement” before acquittal or mistrial Heflin asserted that Fall and Doheny should not have been tried judges who were appointed late President Harding. the the| that FALL'S TRIAL “ARRANGED" IS HEFLIN'S HUNCH United States Senator from Alabama Comments on Oil Trial. WASHIN States S Democrat of the S Secretar) would not slk Hills had been hand for Senator Daugherty, code in sign N LONG BEACH eral authoritics and the City Polics late yesterday afternoon seized the Pacific Molasses Products Com- pany's plant. It is alleged the com pany has been distilling alcohol on a gigantic scale. Officers said the plant had a 10,008 capacity of al- The plant occupies three cohol daily nundred and floors. Three thousand gallons capacity mash were uncovered. No arrests been made. B- Cal.,, Dec. 17 the | cases | before by the) have IN BAD SHAPE WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.—Maj | Gen. Charles P. Summerall, Chief| of Staff, warned the Congressional Committees that better living con- ditions must be provdied if the Army is to retain the high type of man. He said barracks and living quarters are so dilapidated that the men spend much of their time in repairing them. Summerall also gaid the food was inferior. -— Alleged Kidnaper of Mrs. McPherson Writes Letter SACRAMENTO, Cal, Dec. 17. Gov. Richardson has received an ano- nymous letter from a man whn claimed to be one of eight who kid- naped Mrs. Aimee Semple McPher- gave up hope of a ransom and she was permitted to return. “We vir- tually gave her her freedom. She thought she had escaped. What elge could we do?” the letter asked. e Neither Queen Mary, nor daughter Princess Mary, smoke, More Shopping Days Before Christmas her to} m. | the | PLANT SEIZED Fed- | sixty | | This picture of the former “Fi her side. The society girl er eloped, at the age of seventeen, later divorced, ,ue- | (International NEW GODDESS IS RAISED BY PREMIER, ITALY Mussolini Gives Views Fundamental Necessity, European Evolution. | | on “Fifi” and Her New Hubby her, marriage in Philadelphia to Milton C. Holden, shown at MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS i LY fi” Widener was taken after cated a sensation when she with Carter Lcldy. whom she Newsreel) House Is to Take Recess Over Holidays WASHINGTON, Dec The House has decided recess December 17 to take 22 and This a on 2 reconvene on inuary is the holi 5 rec I SR SINCLAIR-FALL (By P. A. Winner) ROME, Dee. 17.- Prer solini told me last night tha I nco-Italian agreement was damental nec 1y for 1 n evolution and his guiding idea for providing Italy a moral, physi and spiritual expassion and not a ‘pacifist The Premier declared for storation of Buropean balance {power a way of peace and he| express a desire to visit America Premie Mussolini sadd Al though the ocean divides, our revo lution work of Fascism is more quickly and completely understood in America than any other country |a few hours away by train “Your pioneers were raised (robust arms on a soil. The Temple Lo the new is the same to which the Fascists raised a similiar Temple on the banks of the| Tiber.” i Premier Mussol Goddess was Ene e \B. C. Parliament Meets ! And Quickly Adjourns VICTORIA, B. C., Dec. 17. ‘ Bruce at the opening of the Parliament of British Columbia, sesslon, yesterday afternoon, cast passage of legislation to prove cooperative marketing legislation to protect the public logn companies. Parliament adjourned uary 10 after half an monies. s | | Vv | 1 | i | by a pacif policy a re of as with virgin Goddess, i said the new Lt. Gov Sixteenth third fore im- ‘ and | from until hour Jan- More than 400,000 foreigners have anniunced their intention of bhecom- ing French citizens, ! charges of cere-| 1 CASE POSTPONED WASHIN ON, Dec. 17 trict of Columbia Supreme forenoon postponed arraignment A. B Fall and Ha nelair, on oil lease consp! IvI next Tue Ull\ Kirkland Youths Plead ‘ Guilty, Serious Charges | | SEATTLE, Dec |youths appearing involving jaccusations against missed. One hoy Iplea and five lguilty to contributing quency of minors The Dis Court this of 17. of in court Kirkland girls, ty were dis- entered guilty allowed to plead to delin eight on a were / | Paul " PRICE TEN CENTS I Government Lithuania WALL STREET IS SCENE OF BULLISH RAID |Six Million Dollars Involved in First Deal — Divi- dends Announced. NEW swept ihe dividends terday YORK, Dec Wall stre $200,000,000 17.—The Bulls todag following United States Steel which were declared yes- of block of ates Steel e first sale shares of United at 1581 to 160, the highest and involved over $6,000,000 Industrials and railroad shares sold in lar blocks gaining from one o four points for common stock Dividends on Sharon Steel Hoop Company were resumed after seven years with 50 cent disbursement per share Crucible dend incre 10,000 went ever el announced from $5 to D NEW INTERESTS SEEKING SITES AT SNETTISHAM California_Engineer Discloses “Plans of Company for Erecting Mill. 1 a divi- $6 The pared mill" sioo sible, X ber people I represent are pre- erect @ 500 ton paper at Thane If power transmis- from Snettisham Inlet is f and at Snettisham if it is not, Martin - Smith told the Cham- of Commerce today. Thane, he was preferred as a site, but it tuke detailed investigation determine if transmission of power from Snettisham to the Chan- ne! is feasible Mr. Smith since October his principals Chamber but to sald weuld to the field’ disclose been did not in his talk to the later told a represen- tative of The Empire he represente! Howard Kollinz, of San Fran- and The Loveland Engineers, Inc., of San Francisco and Los An- geles, Joth, he said, are equaily interested in the project Project Is Underwritten Mr. Kollinz is now in London, Mr. Smith s He told the Cham- ber that aflvices received from the underwriters were most favorable. “If we get our license from the deral Power Commission, we will able to construct the mill within the time limit required by the Com- mission.’ It proposed to a mill of 500 tons daily which would give employment 6,000 people. He was enthusiastic over the nat- ural resources of Snettisham Inlet and the timber stands of the units allotted to that power site. Thers was only one real drawback to Sn tisham Inlet and that was its ' ck of a good townsite location. Thig was the determining factor in tne decision to bring power from the inlet to Gastineau Channel if it can be done, “It will take another year to make the detailed sur ey necessary to determine the feas'' i- ity of transmitting power across the has He in cisco, be was t (Continuea on Page B EI.M) EARTH SHOCK EVERY HOUR IN WORLD WASHINGTON, Dec. 17— The earth is not shaking any more than it used to, but people are noticing it more. This the answer of Director "I'ululnrl’ the Georgetown Univer- isity Observatory, to the flood of inquiries reaching him as to wheth- ter earthquakes are increasing in number and frequency. Tremors Reported More Fuily Because of the precision of instru- |ments which record tremors, the . public is informed constantly through | their newspapers of disturbances of the earth’s crust in all parts of the globe. he lay belief that the shocks ABOUT becoming close together is of this publicity. “The layman, unofficially inter- ested in the restlessness of the earth’'s crust, should know the tguth,” says Dr. Tondorf. problem of computing earthquake frequency was first scientifically undertaken by Count de Montessus de Ballore, one- time director of the Seismological Observatory of the Government of Chili. In 1900, after a close analysis of the then available earthquake rec- ords, 131,292 in number, he placed lhv annunl average earthquake oc- are result a