The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 17, 1927, Page 1

————— VOL. XXIX., NO. 4406. DAITLY ALASKA EMPIR ‘ALL THE NEW'S ALL THE TIME” JUNEAU, ALASKA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1927. M MBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS " PRICE TEN CENTS 5,000 ARE HOMELESS IN CALIFORNIA More Marines Assembling; Possible Dutv in Nzcamgua NIC. LIBERALS MAKE THREATS T0 UNCLE SAM **Further Outrages” Will Bring Clash with U. S. Says Representatives BULLETIN—WASHINGTON, TFeb. 17.—The remaining 2,500 Marines, acting as mail guards, will be withdrawn for nossible service in Nicaragua, it was officially announcel today. The Marines will assemble at Quan- itco, Virginia, and San Diego. Cal. The transport Henderson will pick up the Qu:nitco regi- ment unless the Nicaragua sit- uation improves \ The | not tot Admiral | MEXICO CITY. Feb Nicaraguan Liberals further outrages in establishing neutral | zones in cities captured or about to captured by them. This the declavation made by Pedro Zepeda Liberal representative in Mexico City. He while the Liberals | are not an bring @ | flict with the American marines, Liberals will hereafter attempt to neutraliz orounds for w i § will erate by Latimer he aid us to on a cor the consider any | such cit i | ar ANXIETY IS INDICATED ASHINGTON, Feb. 17 Furth- evidence of anxiety with which| ashington watching develop- ents in Nicaragua came with th» feclosure that a division of six ob servation planes and another pany of marines have been assigned | 1o report tc Admiral it Carfto The ordeis closely followed those to the naval transport Henderson which sails for Newport, Rhode Island, to take 800 bluejackets forg preparedness duty in the Caribbean ‘>>o HOUSE PASSES LITERACY TEST BILL FOR ALASKA com- | Rear Latimer | House Amends Measure Sof. LIQUOR VIEWS BE EXPPESSED NEXT ELECTICN that It Does Not Apply to Those Voting Last Year WASHINGTO Febh., 17 House of Representatives afternoon passed and Senate a bill permitting who speak and write the English language to in Alaska. The literacy includes among other things the writing of a legible signature It is nm\nlml that the restrictions shall not citizens of the United States )y qualified by voting in the last al election The vesterday the only those sent to vote gene This is the White Bill but heen amended, apparently, form to the law passed by Alaska Legislature, which from its terms viously voted. has to con the last exempts Mis. Edward Riker was pit- tec 1 against men in dc races at Poland Springs, Me. She lost the first iapp when her dogs left tiie course to chase q polecat, C (Iptame-tiomsl Newsrool) -oe hina-British Issue Sent to League Nations Chinese no to ta th manding Br GE Feb delegi NEVA, 17 T has unced a has Sir v note bhesn Drammond, Seer of the instructions Foreign Office withdrawal order ry al itions, « e Peki Gener League c 1o d ot th itish to send troops China w sentative ublic solution hitio elect the know quor those who had pre: |sent state our ASHINGTON, “eh Clare of Michigan proposing a n referendum at ion. time the 17 McLeod, Re ce an national P the Preside Representative McLeod has come for Congres: people’s views on th question because “in the own minds.’ an sent has filed a |"'| of aff irs we do not know Nationalists tionalists | Mars 8 he o nm e to spre- Rep- | rohi ntial said s to li- pre- | e NANCY HOYT LEAVES BRITON AND HAS GONE ferees | Anhwe, P. A.F.PLANNING |salmon season in | the ‘lndlcated Smith Not Be RAILROAD “PROVOKED” STRIKE OF MEN SAYS REPORT OF CHURCHE " UPON RETREAT Protestant church investigated Claim Capture ! counen | of Hangchow, Import- | america o 6 ant Chinese Port WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 {l the October the in a final re Catholic which situation strike of Western 1925 [ com port of Jewish Jointly and hodies huve the Conclusions search the It Fedoral Christ Action Depart- Catholic Wl the Social Jux the Central Babbis, all of the firse such an inguiry, were ma in today's statement pliment yesterday's prelimina of the u. firemen gathered by Department of the of @@hierclies of thé Social National and » Commission of mee of American [ which have in of the | : | tave conterence, | & on SHANGHAL claim rail and southwest Feb. 1 Han w how cooperated for portant mlies 112 has ¥ from | su ry centr time in nang as n been captured by force to hal Sun All announcement The engineme Hlers en the road went out Sun's | ober, 1923, report system hag heen able fully inee was declared “hral vlllmmh the men firm with national brothie “hoods Rockefeller, Jr., Involved John Do Roekefeller, Jr. the individual stockholder was pictured as having sought | unsuccesstully the difficulties | arbitrated, though the Alien Custodian, as trustee for rh.ul. havi Dencenivel NORMAL SEASON ALASKA FISHING ;.. .. . ghl])% Are Belllt,, Made Read\, cilioha" veCUREd o e ige ing mand, unless accompanied and Crew Assembling linquishment ot working for Canneries. member | 'thern inquiry of host- | Ot anid n hut Lo operale and the strike all intents holding their support e ance wir Nationalists as the said, the are e sert split into three S parately Soochow parts, re- toward Shanghuai of treating s (& ever nd n are the in the Province to of the prin | cipal the ‘w.nl to get Property | 4 German of stock silent.” " rease by a re which made, 8n ngs did no of rules th hrotherhood the engineer’s ground that justity “The its earni JLINGHAM, Wash., Feb, maLs erican Fisheri preparing for another Alaska Officers and men of the Catherine trimming the ship for on March 1. The 2,000 tons of s workers on the first trip will be taken to King ind Tkatan and part of o crew to Exursion Inlet, the re- the Excursion Inlet crew going on the Redwood sailing Mareh Hites athike. thiratan ] take crews 1 il ke one 0 was provoked by action of the man-| Squaw Harbor and Port Moller | agement The Mary D., the Pucific Americ leaves March 15 be taken Norwaood 4 trips but service later Plants at nette Island addition to those President Archie preparing for 17 Com sy strike question investigation s led the that strike precipgtated the man- | agement’s posting of a lock-out or } {der. by the summary enforcement | sailing ; i the lock-out upon of the ship i L enginemen, and by refusal o | es and 200 P withdraw the us o conclusion by “ pany is was n north are certain the joint carry upp committee 'a‘ “This put | contracual relations | any and the engine- | brotherhood, and "“k violation of [ l\lll\‘ il conclusions an end to between the men's cannery Full Cove read order crews i the A com will go wis to mainder of intents a agreement which also newest ship of fleet pil at Everett make pressed Neglect Usual “During the which preceded | the managtment, ANV 1gent a counter demand procedure negotiation lock-out Vice- | company We i orfered year larbitraze Proceaure final negotiations the lock-out by refusing to pre proposal to the had neglected (he in settling dispufocs Once before the twice afterward the rejected opportuniiy men o mediate an Fisheries with a load of order i 10 aboard will not may be he Iy Intof men's | usual AD- |y in | Naknek will and on be operated mentioned Shiels said normal and also the by o | are a | > The men’s demand for back pay was obviously excessive, [ further negotiations upon it. To in-| { troduce such o demand at this point accompanied by insistence upon ve- latively unimportant working rules ARICA, Chile, Fab. 17~~Four Pan f\\huh had heen Jong in abeyance | Amenfcan ‘Good-Will: planes today |38 not good negotiating. At the R e e e time, it should be kept in mind the. Chilean coast: The planes l“l;lh.n the men granted concessions in | heen left 1lo while the aviators, vigited Le by rail. | oo — for same nearly all the rules in which the | management asked for changes While the course pursued by | management indicated that it red a strike one of several sea'ed Dunng ses’ion'puxallvln alternative methods of tlement wish to point out WASHINGTON, Feb, 17. All hope [{he case of a union is strongest thdt Frank L. Smitit-of Mikals wn]l!”“‘ interests of the community are | be seated in the Senate j Qe when the threat of Kiz | the i prefer- a set | that | | and | we ‘ served this session | Commumcallons mth Strick- | although | en from their hom cold | which | 10ss Presndentlal Bee Bulzee _ . e ' B CREAGER, C . BASCOM SLEMP NICHOT.AS LONGWORTH + A meeting between Calvin Coolidge and a Texas delegation ‘headed by R. B. Creager, Republican stralegist, was umsnkud to be a manocuver preparatory ln Cooli s ididacy for re-election in 1928. Mcanwhile, C. Bascom Slemp, who failed to get a cabinet post despile (|run\~ work in 1921, was reported praising Speaker Nicholas Lengworth to Southern Republicans, (International Newsreol) DEAD UNKNOWN BALKAN QUAKE | “Catastrophic Earthquake™ Is Recorded FAENZA | Prof | vatory Feh the recorded o with miles continued 17. Italy, Bendandis here has at Area Broken—More Pl e Quakes Are Felt. conter estimated at 5,270 distanr. The | four shoc l\- BELGRADE hours, carthquakes Feh kil oceuring almost the Balkans st di ated v movement of the 17 ng wurly Fresh and gh are many thy 1i are I ->> - FLOODS FEARED INTWO STATES DENVE thr Colovado held e out 1 spatehes from the de report a terrific I's surface and| buildings and kill-| Linbinje, Province of Her-| The town felt the Sunday's tremors Vi on eart this shook down 191 zogovina full Scores of in same foree o residents are being driv 17 of into the intense today ctions Ar while freczing Montana and tem Rescne have patehed parties to the scene of is known ‘to cover arvea along the Narventa River 4 7 R Communications devaren 1nl f aiiont ~ neports Tenor Is Killed by WIfe [ reaching highly con-! During Fit of Jealousy flicting tell of the of 1nuny of lives in the first quake i at been dis-) peratures and crippled destraction | communic in a con- a large .Im.m are every direction Belgrade Some are reports hundreds and others plac than 100 VIENNA jralousy Jof the shot railroad couple | where Peb, 17.-1 Trajan Grosuye Vienna National Opera, and killed 1y wite station here entertudy was to fill loss not more was at a Two More Are Killed BELGRADE, Feb. 17 earthquake at Ljubenje according > > Another! has killed reports tor Berlin engagement, was he JIwo persons to Idaho! | tenor | us the | STCAM'S DEATH - TOLL GROWING N CALIFORNIA l wenty-four Reported Killed Damage Runs Into Millions -— lhousands Homeless. 1.0S ANGELES, Cal,, ‘he storm’s deeth destiuction continued crease today. The slide at the Edison plant has raused 13 deaths, making a tetal of 24 killed in this sec- ticn of California, due to exces- sive rair followed by floods. It is cstimated ‘that 5,000 persons are homeless and prop- erty loises wiil amount to sev- eral millions of dollars. A survey made over crippled telephicne and telegraph lines showed at least 20 cities are partly or wholly deluged, seven cf them badly. Damages to bridges in and near Los Angeles are alone esti- mated 2t $1,000,000. Saa Diego is endangered by a catastrophic flood and plans are made to dynamite the Santa Fe Railroad bridge to lessen danger, OIL DERRICKS WRECKED A windstrom has toppled over 100 oil derricks at Taft and it is indicated the loss in the oil fields will be at least $500,- 000 | Feb. 17. toll and to in- San Francisco shippers claim- ed a $100.000 storm lcss. Untold damage has been done to crops, orchards, highways and homes in the Sin Fernando Valley where several towns were flooded. LONG BEACH FLOODED Long Beach has been flood- ed and 24 blocks were under water making 2,500 homeless. Six hundred persons fled from their hcmes when 20 blocks at Venice were inundated. Eighty thousand barrels of petroleum were added to the flood waters when an oil tank toppled over at Anaheim. Six and three-quarters of an inch of rain fell at Escondido in 24 hours. Another storm is expected to sweep the country today. PREPARE TO VACATE HOMES HOLLYWOOD, Cal., Feb. 17, sidents of Laurel Canyon, were last night pre- ite their homes as the npour of rain threatened ides where two houses are buried | west ol here paring to va heay new 'ln alre (wnnnue( on Pan hixht) - >o o Hello, Missouri! | London Gots Answer Today LOUIS,» Feb. 17. radio telephone service (om London to points in Mis- souri, Kansas, Oklahoma and Arkansas was formully inaugur- ated when President Nimi, of | | the Southwestern Bell Telephoue i talked with Col. Shreeve, of the | Bent sem, London representa tive 8T tinntic Trans- J HOME TO HER MOTHER . WASHINGTON, Feb. Moyt has goné and done it again. She's stepped right back into the spotlight that-has followed her since her debut few years ago the announcement that he was too ill the Senate com- disappeared when strike 'h 1vu~'lwn:'--ld until it s cer ‘Zero Weather Cripples Itain that a settlement cannot he ! Wast made today Traffic at Fernie, B. C. | reached otherwise, i lto appear Washington any ittos Case of Men Ll T sy [debutante who has “come out” in the G g D “Clearly the case of the men, PERNIE B €. Feb 17, Witii| : - : pero temperature evailing n | last decade. She has a mind of her . would be stronger it the union nego- | 7°! igmperdinr proyhs own and fs a sister of the pm.,.-...‘Snow Storm Abates in tiators had presented to the man | SOUtheastern British Columbia, com Japan; 168 Persons Dead| Drastic Steps Are Planned To Meet Emergency in 0il hefore 17.--Nancy | to society than WASHINGTON, Feh the Government's that the be gone 17 Stirred sensational re country's oil supply eight years unless covery are estab prepared to meet the meth- use. The rate of taker ods from the giound by of extraction now in countrs usi oil at the ROO.000.000 barrels a year ‘A uation without oil cannot de- fend Itself against a nation that has oi Requa declared. “Civilization rests adequate supply of min- erals. So far as our leading mining engineers can see, there is sufficient copper to last not more than 50 rs, Without minerals of population Imagine the a sque Elinor Wylie, the novelist, who agement the proposal which had | Mi'tng the worse traffic tieup of ! jalso does startling things {been decided upon by the national |Years as a result of a 24 l.um_r snow Four years ago Nancy union for submission of the dispute u, piling high dritts, rafl com teens, bowled society over by leay to a binding decision by the Railroad | Munication with freezing Alberta, is ing Lieutenant Wiseman-Clarke, of Labor board. This commission, how | paralyzed. Fernic ’”. ets ulx'l' !»Imk‘ the British Royal Navy. and a young | ever, was of less consequence |,(h=w| with snow and the schools are man of parts, “waiting at the| Eow cause of the fact that the national|closed chureh.” ,‘snow S||des Kl“ Thlee officers the eleventh hour made Waiting at Church the offer to the chairman of the Just before the wedding day Nancy Men Various Parts Utah hoert of directors SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb, 17 “indigposed,” and, with the “In their wage demand, s assembling for the c sumption favors, the men since they ts assembling for the ceremony,| Three persons were killed in| : ; hey ‘sedd to appear, so Lieutenant].. : ; were wage which at the man-Clagke gathered up hig | | AR foday & SORN L VIOV 1me negotiations all other o P US| ides which also paralyzed mail ‘ |service for 24 hours. ) by | port will new lighed to the Young Nancy of the sparkling eyes and sleek, dark hair is back home with Mmother today and her new hus- band, Gerald Wynn Wynne, is mop- ing in the apartment the¥ occupied following their marriage four months ago. “Mother,” is Mrs. Henry M. Hoyl, widow of the Solicitor General in the Taft Administration. Neither she nor| Nanc® o is then in her Feb. 17 leaving missing, Snow 168 also TOKYO, {have abated dead and 24 jured storms persons 100 in- in methods of the oil industry extraordinary cmergeney is steps Was Y take an > Houses Shaken in Ohio Town by an Earthqunke x.m MANSFIELD, earthquake last and was so moved, at Coolidee Requa, was 5o advised Calitornia oil ex the pre- o ua. who had charge ernment’s oil stores during said the industry acgeepts mate that 5.000,000.000 constitute the supply of the Gov- the war the esti- harrels now that can he our great cem- would disinte- great City of l (Continuea on Fage Twen), R Ohio, night severe Feb, 17 :\Il swayed houses that furniture asking of final a by te lontinued on Page Two.) (Continued on Page Eight.)