The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 16, 1927, Page 1

THE DAY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XXIX., NO. 4405. JUNEAU, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1927, MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TL\J éEV—T; e — ———— SAN DIEGO CUT OFF BY FLOODS; - DEATH TOLL MOUNTING; 17 DEAD NEW NAVAL ALLIANCE %, S IS DEEMED POSSIBLE LAND SLIDES MANY SECTINS 1 POWERS MAY Senator Reecdl Presidential | at ldmm (lunp I'rain Stops—San Fernando - | Wrecked— Dead. \'u“v_\' Is Flooded. | SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 16-—The BULLETIN—LOS ANGELES, | greatest storm which has ever swept Feb. 16.—Deaths have mounted Now GUNFER UN he Pacific Slope to midocean con tc 17 nd the storm in South- andndat@ DenOun@@S G O P tinued today but with slightly dim-} o;y (California continues un- | 1 nl :,(hn‘\,; force 'Nt;-n“y ,:‘ ’z“nr"; ’I' abated. Transportation, frem NAVAL PR BLE | P 1_,(,1‘. are roported dead and 21) 1,55 Anpeles to ontlying dis- | Ll tricts is partiallv paralyzed. Eleven persons were killed in al | double avalanche in Southern Cali fornia at the Edison Company' SAN DIEGO, Cal., Feb. 16.— | plant, 75 east of Fresno. The first This city is cut off from the | slide crushed the bunk hcuses and rest of the world, as far as ] 10 mcn were killed. In a ceco train service is concernsd. wa'arche another man was killed Trains to and from the east Y INDIANAPOLIS. Ind., Feb ! 16.-—-With ‘“corraption” as his | theme, United States Senator | James A. Reed, of Missouri, | who will soon b¢ brought for- word formally as a Democratic Presidential candidate, deliver- France Declines Coolidge’s Suggestions—ltaly Ex- p(‘cled to /\Lu'pt BULLETIN—ROME, Feb, 16 ed a sweeping denunciation of AAINING TORRENTS R I.Tiv(D:h»”»pL':xl;‘:‘nl:?:‘ s e i b G | 2 » TORRE H ailway have stoj g —Italy will follow France ve- | "l)d“hcnfl'i‘l"““n“i'l}\"";(yr ‘?" "'l‘l". | FRESNO, Cal, Feb. 16, — It is| since last Monday because of ctine Coolidge’s disarmament ‘SL't‘o SA ¢ 4 5“, > 4 e., t(‘ raining torrents here and work to| bad washouts. posal according to a semi- Eiits R O F S0 TRIC recovery bodies at the Edison Camp The Sante Fe ¢ Ticials report- al communique. It is an- s n stopped because of further| ed last night no trains wiil After tracing the alleged Re- publican mc"ulmmes from the days of Alexander Hamilton to the present, ‘the Missouri Sen- | ator declared that the d line | of corruption runs ghrough the Capitel of the Nation and cross- es the White House grounds.” Senator Read charged Presi- dent Coolidge with acquisence in the “Pennsylvania election | corruption” and “with derelec- | tion in his public duty by fail- | ure to move toward the prose- | cution of Daugherty and other principals in oil scandals.” Turning on Fronk 0. Lowden, Mildred iter, seventeen, of Illinois. Senator Reed de- New York police charged, took clared that the former Illinois $1,500 of her mother’s money Governor wis ‘‘now appearing . on the horizon a : ncunced the Itali:n reply is ready and will probably be de- livered today. | enter <r leave this city over its : Jines between San Diego and Los TWO HOUSES BURIED | Angeles until further notice. LOS ANGELES, Cal, Feb. 16— - Two hcuscs were buried this after. noon under landslides west of Holly- S0. CAL. UNDER WATER we One woman and a child were | ¢ . rescued from cne house. One’ man LOS ANGELES, Cal, Feb. cved to have been crushedq| 16—Rowboats from the small ) have crushed | “ | Jake in Los Angeles Park have g | been commandeered by the po- ! lice to be used in rescuing more TRAIN TO GET PLUNGE | than 100 persons marooned in WHITTIER, Cal, Feb. 16.—Raging suburban tcwns in the San ilced waters in Puento Creek, five| Fernando Valley caused by miles north of here, undermined al flocds from rainstorms deluging tteel railicad trestle and a locomo Southern California from the tive, tonder and two cars on the| gea to the mountains, . Unioa itic crack flyer plunted| Water is reported six fect . \€ into ths torrent. Two persons are sep i S i and, with John Boros, fif- incwn to have been killed and oth. | ;Ifi:."v.xllll!,,[‘?wl‘npvfln':s é’ofmf;’fl’,fi :{ teen, ran away o o8 W r WASHINGTUN, Feb, 16— Possibilities of a move toward a Four-Power naval conference at Geneva, with France elim- inated, loomed with receipt of the French veply to President Coclidge's proposal declining his cuggestions on a naval arm- ament conference. The French communication said the American proposals “‘are 1isky and compromising to the success”’ of the Preparatory Disarmament Commission cre- ated by the League of Nations which is already at work The Geneva Commission, in and kilied in the second hou C Asbury lers are sou a | i md S 5 : Jit Eo L 4 are sought, at least three be tion cver highwi electric the French opinion, affords a 1[11 el Hm(l l(,nmn[‘n.cn 0[} | Park, N They were pem | lieved to have been caught and| Jines and mllwbws s broken or place where the “‘American pio- "‘"I’.fi 4 L”"!" )U“ilt ": :;CI niless when found. Boros said: drowned, | aifficult 5 g 4 e T + ualined or hat position as " Rl i P ol ‘ pesal can be effectually exom 9q 5 She made me do it. Sevcral persons are also believed e N wadint. B & weuld be for the leader of the (International Newsreel) | have been trapped in a dining! The Weather B_u\fnuf p“fh“' Sccretary of State Kellogg, Angelic choir. | car which is standing upright in| ©0 T2ins will continue for some- > | B e | time. cammenting on the French ve- midstream. nly, said that there appearel 2 | i Charles Iroland, engineer, was Sixty-five residents :.A!-Enoino to ‘“be several points in it A e ! A HAl Tfl ground to death when he attempted| 1€ marooned in their ToomG, which must be caused by a mis- O\ . to leap from the cab ns it plungea| . All traffic is suspended at understanding of the full pur- | z DELAY DECISIUN into the water, Six persons are in N;n’mu‘\‘s and Mirerlunlnls“cl}:‘fcstfi: . ~ 2 oe - Sall the h tals. They susta Ji aaye water covers a parts A 0l e e o SE“ATOR RLFD WHO ATTACKS REPUB”CAN PARTY | BE GENTER OF m‘jum‘::.w i ¢y sustained Severe| fown. Persons in the business E s e that a postpone- cepypio poLu ion are unable to reach ment to an indefinite tuture of < UN PLEBISB'TE“ i G s I e Normas 11 efforts to grappl th the | ‘e i o o gl wit 0 Three Religious Bodie | | CHINA FIGHTS an couies in Colo,, | “5ic"Filse s v building would strike a serious are under water and several ! : AL . Are Now on Railroads| |} icq automobiles are st blow to the whole cause of dis- l‘()l)()rt Tl'/()lr pl'l(ll"gs President Wishes fo (onf(l I hundred aut biles are stalled in the valley. Part of the fl,‘,:i“[m::f"oix‘.e tlhevc(];':"::flld:m,ll‘f)cl:.c ! ith € W i A“"’“‘ an P ”)P”“dl to Im- ,I.]"‘f‘““\"m‘!”l'Iy} Golg. s el S0 Scuthern Pacific track between that | a confer- with Gen. Wood on e onward trek of progress and A 5 W E ence is ended, the French Gov- ()’l blrlll" on I{(l,/,r‘)"(l ; l ‘ mune City from Attacks {civitization nas modernized Bac [ fl’“x‘n“":l»';:{l and the valley are en crnment will lend its aid to- |_ A Qm on. Is R(‘j(‘clcd county. As a result, all of the coun | ‘L,}"“,(_h,“m pp— ward consummation of such an . g it 1y's claims 1o distinction have pass- | iR L Angel agreement.” Wife’s S|ster Alds WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.Commic-| WASHINGTON a4 16 ~~Pesi i 5 e i ]]u\nc. h,\umilfie!tlnlnx: otf)s sa“ragbea‘e;: In view of the Frefch atti- | . | tees representing the three dominant| dent Coolidge will delay action fori gy ncar Feb, 16— The A CEYOIBEAL G s e BEttelhe Sor, He | eneye 3 tude, official attention centers Man to Get Divorce veligious bodies of the United States|ihe present on the resolution call | oo Y;w wx ;.I\ for |"\:mjml|iy” mile nl.u “.f.‘uu..‘.\ {.‘,mtu’:“:,, I*zm across their doorways o' pries on Italy’s reply which may be | SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 16 S| coppined today in a report of facts ing for an independence plebiscil l,mmmm BibL G nE. his haen | tar. Tean i Joiihl tain Yl ML he street-filled water from an acceptance of Coolidge’s pro- | Wile's sister was i corroboratii yng findings on the strike of en-|in the Philippines. He wants to con-| iy e S Chuan fang, thel the Santa Fe railroad give o sweeping into their ground posals witness for Gec A. Taylor in his|gine employes which has been in|fer with Governor-General Wood be-| o™ oot oy o e nrev-lone of Colorado’s 63 ceunties o rail. | floors. " Some officials go so far as to | Suit for divorce from Julia i progress on the Western _“ill'\].uulj"! he acts ’ : L Touniy ndioited el Al mmluwlll ot | rosd. Proviously Bacs county bad | | . say that the French refusal | Paylor. A decree wa : railroad October 4 | 1t i the undesmtaniling mevar that ot e e Ruta | dlstiriction. of belig. Uhe only county| SANARY THAT SANG makes Italian acceptance more | Vhe sisier, Mrs. M Gyels.| The rindings, atye - several|General Wood will come to Wash. [ /0 " FF i Rt YAMKER. DOOBLE) b {told Superior Judge Thomas F. Gra-| pegpects to the railroad manage-| ington on leave as soon as his healt sy LA | RADIO FEATURE D'ES | ham that both she and her mother|pongs jabor policy, and taking ex-permits, and the question then will | i = | | i any times demonstre ) at a conference hetween DESERTING CANTONESE JEAC | peb. 16 | had many times demonstr noup at onference hety A. R AN ,Mabel Normand Taken LONG BEACH, Cal, Feb. 1 probable and a Four-Power possibility is already taking shape. 1 withi coption in some ways to the attitude (be ta Mrs. Taylor in regard to her treai-|oe (he Jabor leaders, was the resuit|the general and President Coolid 16. -Accordin ) \”‘,H o CHaMman Tollen iR If examination cof the replies | |\ (5 Lusband and had begged | op a six monthe: investigation, joint-| Passed by the Philippine 1 (to advices received here Shanghai| To Hospital; “Very l" entertained thousands over wonunuen on Page Eight.) her to return to him ly conducted by the research de-!iature over Gencral Wood's veto, the|is apparently "”“"”"INI,I'E Hn‘ sud ‘_“ H,“, by its singing of “Yankee PHTE partment of the Federal Council of|plebiscite has been forwarded 1ol den unexpected defeat of Sun Ching SANTA MONICA, Cal., Feb 16 | Doodle,” is dead. The bird was own Churches of Christ in America, ,;,.\\\ ashington. It will go into effect,| Fang on the southern battle front. Mabel Normand, movie star. was!od Ly Mrs, Fred O'Brien of Hunt- . . : ) , P"lk T(I,as Bore’ S()Clety [ Social Action department of the Na-|and the plebiscite will be held, un.| Hangchow important city, is in taken 1o a hospital last night suf-[ington Park, ncar here. Heart troubls tional Catholic Welfare conference,|less Mr. Coolidge likewise vetoes it.|imminent danger of falling before|fering from bronchial pneumonia. { e | ght on by its strenuous life as - . il . 7k I‘ and the Social Justice Commission| Should General Wood be prevented | the therners who have recaptur-i Attending physicians said she wi n entertainer is believed to have Glrl ]\OIU (10(’6 to u OF K|t the central Conference of Amer-|from coming to this country within|ed Chuchod. 11 is rumored that | “very ill.” Lcwusea deain la reasonable time, President Cool-|soldiers are deserting the Cantonese ican Rabbis S A second installment of the re ‘i’lk’" is prepared to act, relying l"nlvf.l‘\ ‘ : ATLANTA, Feb. 16, —“Where can theatre tickets, steamship tekels | oo conaining the main conclugions | METely on the reports and letters| The situation in Central China is ()I)I)‘)slt‘)s ‘ll" (rl() in I get a list of Canadian hay fever|plan teas and 1I:1m;.~\]. Ti\‘v ;.;l};:;«- Uil SSRa e 5y the InYdbilnatons wiln|on the l}wlwml which nl. a general L:;r;\\m:\ \(rlmxlv oo Hrm|r)lu-.|'ul Tesorts?" “Woull flesh georgette do|the lovelorn and find lost children. | S3e s 0 o oW [way give. bis vicws on the matier SRR e Anniibanitn Besitol g for o wedding?” “What should one| Mrs. Harringion varied her lite "‘_l_::“."l:”"::'”‘ given out today saia| Variows inuiries led the White [ing in the southward marcn await ()ffl(‘(’ ()f DrV L’ll(’f wear to Bobby Jones' dinner dance s a debutante by driving an army lu..u. to .axpldiietathat Althoushling: word of ‘the attitiide of. W Bel o “I love her, but she does not care|truck during the World war that John D. Rocketeller, .Jr., the ts regarding the Philippines | Fu, nominal master of Honan Prov- ! statem o rgest individual stockholder in the ¢ o : % for me. What should I do?” bas traveled the world over She :“TIM\ “““"“I“‘“‘“ R W:‘ | made by Carmi A. Thompson in re-|ince through which the Northerners| WASHINGTON, Feb. 16, —Wash As a result he must do his regu 1 . o rirls road, was Kno « 2 ) | % & " g . 1 S These are indicative of the hun-!has trained numerous girls mjl as- S Rt ”‘]“ labor. olloyL ok ha cent specclies are not official vepr must go ington’s most cosmopolitan congre- lar work at unusual hours to avoid dreds of questions Mrs. Bugene Har|sisted them in establishing business- vt The tites .0rkun|y sentations of the aWministrations | Feng Yu Ksian is reported to|gation is believed to be the daily | interruption. and many a night the TrEwnl Allnta soclety: matponmanowifies of thele o et ey had never ha.| Philippine policy, Mr. Thompion's | have amassed 120,000 soidiers, IHis|gathering in the outer office of As- lights burn late in the dry chiefs is answering instead. of goiug to| But she admits she and her assist-f o - joined in such @ study, but de.|YVICWs a8 expressed in his Philippinealliance is unknown but it is be-|sistant Secretary Andrews, chief of office as he dictates his correspond- pink teas. Social life became mono-fants occasioually have to spar for, fore Joled iy such & SIEEYs BAE Q6| o 1o (e President are in very |lieved he is loosely ailied with the | prohibition enforcement enios and werke mik ihe ek tonous, so she established a per-|time as persons over the telephone gious bodies, and the effects of|close accord with the views of the|Cantonese Drys, wets, preachers, brewers, ous problems of prohibition enforce- sonal service department in a large and behind the office rail fling such } B84 BEHE 0L SO L C® B Prestdent himselr i & P diplomats, politicans, Congressmen, ment store—and put it across questions as these: Z —— lawyers, reformers and law enforcers . 5 concern, though the number of men new First, the department was design-| "“What is really the proper man- involved in the Western Maryland lnfluenza Epldemlc ll Gunrd D’Autremont are among the number who meet, O¢neral Andrews says he finds ed to assist shoppers in the pur-'ner in which to act in a hotel?” as they sdek to complain to or| M0st of his callers intent upon L | CONtroversy was comnparatively small i o chase of goods, but now it has devel-| “Where can 1 rent a punch bowl ‘ Increase Refused Ragmg Wulungton Town, To Prevent Slll(:ldel“,,\,,]v with the dry chief strengthen enforcement, but it is oped into-=well,” let her describe it:| “How can I work my way to Bu-| poo 00500 50T ihe wWestern —— | - And the stream of callers ap- DOl uncomwon for one visitor to W od g axohatige. ¢ o e ’ NAL o 6 M Feb. 10 f ) 4 re w to. Rava Ho ‘e <0 long as the complain against the severity of c We planted a hook exchange, and rope? Maryland in the fall of 1925, when| ‘WALLA WALLA, Wash., Keb. 16.| MANILA i Hush D'Autre- | pears to have no end long as th e grew a lbrary. Instead of aiding a! “How do I recoyer a nickel from | A8PRE o B0 0 F L E0E T —An cpiden few shoppers in the store, we bu :llll. plhione? 4 crease to enginemen, firemen, ‘and|iM8 ground in for both men and women all over| At that, she says, if far more| " A ____ County schools the country, plan trips abroad, ®cll interesting than pink tes influenza is gain-| mont, Oregon train robber, left here|word is out that General Andrews it regulations and the next one locality and two!today on the army transport Thomas|is in town. Moreover, the General ess alurm that the admini- ve already been|for San Francicco heavily gnarded |strives to parcel out his time so as| Stration is too lax in the same parti- H cular to (Continucd on rage Twe; closed [to prevent fuicide to see as many as possible